The Moth: GrandSLAM Championship
Aladdin Theater 3017 SE Milwaukie Ave, Portland, OR, United StatesFrom The Moth's website: Media Sponsor: OPB
$25
Loading view.
LitPDX seeks to amplify marginalized voices, and welcomes all, their ideas, their events, and their words.
For details regarding specific events please contact the organizers or venues. If you are an organizer or venue and would like to reach out to us please feel free to contact us or submit an event using our submission form. We’d love to hear from you!
Slams
Slamlandia
Literary Arts 925 SW Washington Street, Portland, OR, United StatesFrom Literary Arts's website: Slamlandia is a poetry open mic and slam which meets on the second Thursday of each month. This mic provides a space that is creative, fun, and welcoming to all literary communities in Portland. We encourage poets new and old to come share their work. We strive towards a safer space for poets to read their own poetry, witness others, and participate in the community.
Free
Poetry Slam and Open Mic!!
Tiny's Coffee - NE MLK Jr 2031 NE Martin Luther King Jr Blvd, Portland, OR, United StatesJoin us for another amazing poetry slam and open mic!!! This slam is the second of four qualifiers for our first semi-final to pick our team for next year! There is a 5 dollar suggested donation for this even but no one is turned away. We will be at our new venue, Tiny's Coffee Northeast! This means our show is all-ages! Everyone is welcome. We do not sensor our mic except for instances of hate-speech. Please also note that we start a little earlier then at previous venues. Accessibility info: Tiny's is on the 6 bus line, which is a frequent service line. It is a quarter mile from the the streetcar line and about a half mile away from the max. The building and…
Free – $5
Semi-final #1 and Open Mic feat. Ebony Stewart!
Tiny's Coffee - NE MLK Jr 2031 NE Martin Luther King Jr Blvd, Portland, OR, United StatesJoin us for an open mic and our first Semi-Final slam of the season!!! There is a 5 dollar suggested donation for this even but no one is turned away. We will have a feature performance from Ebony Stewart More about Ebony: Ebony Stewart is an international touring performance artist and slam poet. 3 time adult female slam champion in Austin TX. Recognized as the top touring poet in Texas and the 2017 Woman of the World Poetry Slam Champion. The story of the black girl winning & #homegirlhood Ebony Stewart. We will be at our new venue, Tiny's Coffee Northeast! This means our show is all-ages! Everyone is welcome. We do not censor our mic except for instances of hate-speech. Please also note that…
Free – $5
The Moth: Instincts
The Secret Society 116 NE Russell St, Portland, OR, United StatesINSTINCTS: Prepare a five-minute tale involving your animal instincts. Tell us about your intuition or sixth sense, a premonition or other intangible instruction from your deep down insides. Spidey sense, bar room brawls, or the hunch that leads you to a great sublet or away from a traffic jam. This venue is 21+. *Tickets for this event are available one week before the show, at 12pm PT / 3pm ET. *Seating is not guaranteed and is available on a first-come, first-served basis. Please be sure to arrive at least 10 minutes before the show. Admission is not guaranteed for late arrivals. All sales final. Media Sponsors: OPB and Literary Arts
SOLD OUT
Slamlandia December (Friday!!) Guilder Slam ft. Brandon Leake
Guilder Cafe 2393 NE Fremont St., Portland, OR, United StatesJoin us for our DECEMBER Poetry Open Mic and Slam at Guilder! This month we are changing it up and will take place on a FRIDAY! This will be our second qualifying show to make it into our Grand Slam in March 2019! Doors and sign-ups are at 6:00 PM Get there on time to get a spot in the open mic or slam! Show begins at 6:30 PM. Guilder 2393 NE Fremont St Portland, OR 97213 This show is all ages. Please see our Accessibility and Safer Space info below. There is a $1-5 suggested donation. We will have an spotlight performance from the astonishing Brandon Leake! Brandon Leake is an Award Winning Spoken Word Poet, Artistic Educator, and Motivational Speaker from Stockton, Ca.…
Free – $5
Slamlandia: featuring Brianna Grisby
Literary Arts 925 SW Washington Street, Portland, OR, United StatesSlamlandia is a poetry open mic and slam which meets on the second Thursday of each month. This mic provides a space that is creative, fun, and welcoming to all literary communities in Portland. We encourage poets new and old to come share their work. We strive towards a safer space for poets to read their own poetry, witness others, and participate in the community.
Free
Poetry Slam and Open Mic feat. Doc Luben
Tiny's Coffee - NE MLK Jr 2031 NE Martin Luther King Jr Blvd, Portland, OR, United StatesJoin us for another amazing poetry slam and open mic!!! This slam is the second of four qualifiers for our second semi-final to pick our team for next year! There is a 5 dollar suggested donation for this even but no one is turned away. We will have a feature performance from Doc Luben More about Doc: Doc Luben is the two time Portland Poetry Slam City Champion, and reached finals at the 2013 Individual World Poetry Slam. They have been a featured poet at diverse venues throughout North America, including the Denver ComicCon and Rose City ComicCon, NYC Urbana, California Institute Of The Arts, and the Denver Minor Disturbance poetry slam. Doc Luben can also transform into a steam locomotive. Their writing appears in…
Free
Slamlandia January Guilder Slam ft. Devin Devine
Guilder Cafe 2393 NE Fremont St., Portland, OR, United StatesJoin us for our JANUARY Poetry Open Mic and Slam at Guilder! This will be our third qualifying show to make it into our Grand Slam in March 2019! Doors and sign-ups are at 6:00 PM Get there on time to get a spot in the open mic or slam! Show begins at 6:30 PM. Guilder 2393 NE Fremont St Portland, OR 97213 This show is all ages. Please see our Accessibility and Safer Space info below. There is a $1-5 suggested donation. We will have an spotlight performance from the fantastic Devin Devine! Devin Devine is an internationally touring road rat. A writer, comedian, sex worker, and performer from Spokane, Washington, Devin currently lives out of her car with her dog Maya. She is…
Free – $5
Poetry Slam and Open Mic feat. Devin Devine
Tiny's Coffee - NE MLK Jr 2031 NE Martin Luther King Jr Blvd, Portland, OR, United StatesJoin us for another amazing poetry slam and open mic!!! This slam is the fourth of four qualifiers for our second semi-final to pick our team for next year! There is a 5 dollar suggested donation for this even but no one is turned away. We will have a feature performance from Devin Devine More about Devin: Devin Devine is an internationally touring road rat. A writer, comedian, sex worker, and performer from Spokane, Washington, Devin currently lives out of her car with her dog Maya. She is one of the former organizers for Spokane Poetry Slam and a member of Spokane's 2015, 2017, and 2018 National Poetry Slam teams. She laughs and writes her way through issues of mental health, sexuality, addiction, and love.…
Free – $5
Click a category label below to view the calendar with only events in that specific category.