A resource for the PDX literary community. Produced by Old Pal.
LitPDX seeks to amplify marginalized voices, and welcomes all, their ideas, their events, and their words.
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Using laser technology to cut precise geometric patterns out of wood, Nils Dougan explores the intersection between math, art, illusion, and reality.
Our Featured Show Opening for Our Print Month Celebration. Visit with Printmakers, mingle and munch with art lovers and sip a little wine (If 21).
Fandom PDX® (formerly Newcon PDX/Anime PDX) is Portland, Oregon's hotel based pop culture convention celebrating cosplay, video games, anime, tabletop gaming, comics, and "all things geek". Our twelfth event will take place at the Sheraton Portland Airport Hotel on Saturday and Sunday: January 4-5, 2020. The event features an Exhibitor's Hall, Artist Alley, celebrity guests, video game rooms, CCG/RPG/tabletop gaming, panels, workshops, and much more. Details coming soon!
Start the year off right, making art and setting intention!
SIGN UP WILL OPEN ON TUESDAY SEPTEMBER 10TH Join us for a special baking edition of Cookbook Club this winter filled with good food and conversation with foodie and amateur chef, Stephanie Rose and your community. This is a potluck-style event with every attendee choosing a recipe from the cookbook to share with the group. The event is limited to 12 participants and purchase of the cookbook at Books Around the Corner confirms your place on the list. After the event is full we will form a waitlist. If you have any questions please email info@booksaroundthecorner.com We will be baking out of Bake From Scratch by Brian Hart Hoffman ($39.95) . Order your copy today. Prepayment required.
Creation Island is a generative writing salon hosted in Portland, Oregon. Why island? Do you know how islands are formed?? They bubble up from the magma or snap off from other land masses, and they have their own ecosystems and their own rules. We’ve been forming islands for years. We’re all about eruptions and watching the lava flow. We make space for you to write HELP and other messages on the shore, then kick down sandcastles and build new ones. Also, we believe deeply in not being an asshole, to yourself or others. Creation Island is taught by Nathan Wade Carter and Zulema Renee Summerfield. Click here for more information, or to sign up.
Finally! We’re making moves to have another Creatives and Cocktails night. Bring your stories, your songs, your jokes and most importantly, yourselves for a night of community. Can’t wait to see you! Details to come!
Write to Publish is an annual publishing conference hosted by Portland State University’s graduate program in Book Publishing. It is the largest fundraising event for both the program and the student-run general trade publisher, Ooligan Press. This event serves as an open house for people interested in the publishing program, while also being a great networking event for local publishers and writers. Every year, we hold panels, workshops, and seminars about the latest trends in publishing, making it a great conference for writers and industry professionals alike.
ONE NIGHT ONLY! The super awesome, super intimate, super screening of our award winning feature film TheSpaceBetweenWords at The Rose City Book Pub! "Everything here simply feels true." Richard Propes, The Independent Film Critic. The romantic dramedy stars Lindsae Klein, Michael Draper, Beth Moesche and Willow Finney AND a virtual cavalcade of Portland's finest actors! Come and mingle, eat, drink, laugh and cry. See the film before it's release in 2020.
Hosted by Two Rivers Bookstore and moderated by Rebekah Courpet, this quarterly meetup is all about expanding our knowledge on selected subjects and practicing respectful communication to share thoughts and ideas with each other. We will announce topics and suggested reading lists a month prior to the scheduled meet up so everyone has time to educate themselves on the topic and form initial thoughts and impressions to be shared with the group (if desired). Come to listen, come to share, come to connect! First meeting: January 12th at 4:00pm Meeting Topic: Clothing and the fashion industry as it pertains to conscientious consumerism as a whole. Visit our website for the conversation reading list! https://www.tworiversbooks.com/event/st-johns-salon-community-connection%C2%A0-conversation-rebekah-courpet
Join us for the return of Collage Night, on the second Tuesday of the month. Glue sticks, scissors and collage materials will be provided. Free and open to the public.
Ok, hopefully it's not goodbye, and I'm not keen on throwing parties, but See You Later Gathering doesn't sound as enticing. Still, I want to say "thank you for your support" and "hope to see you soon" to everyone. So come on by this coming Friday, Jan 17 between 5 and 8ish, enjoy some snacks and drinks, and take a last look at our Miss Ave location. Feel free to bring something vegetarian to share, but only if you want to.
Test your OBOB knowledge in a fun and relaxed atmosphere! We will be playing trivia-based games featuring questions from this year’s 3-5 division OBOB reading list. Everyone is welcome to join in on the fun and get a little extra practice before the battles begin.
PDXCC is a monthly gathering where participants make and share analog correspondence in the great mail art tradition of Ray Johnson and Anna Banana: art and conversation through the mail. This uniquely democratic, DIY art form incorporates writing, drawing, collage, rubber stamps, faux postage, decorative tape, typewriters – anything goes, as long as it goes through the mail. Hang out, skill share and send the glorious results through the mail. Monthly events hosted by the Portland chapter of the Correspondence Co-op and Niko Courtelis. Basic materials will be on hand (scissors, glue sticks, envelopes’85), but you’re encouraged to bring whatever materials fuel your creative spirit. Free and open to the public, every third Tuesday of the month
Join tens of thousands of fans as they converge at Wizard World Portland to celebrate the best in pop culture. Wizard World Portland brought to you by the group who produces the most widely attended pop culture tour and has it all - Movies, Comics, Toys, Video Gaming, Games, TV, Anime, Manga, Horror, Wrestling, Original Art, Collectibles & More! SHOW HOURS Friday, January 24, 2020 - 4:00pm – 9:00pm Saturday, January 25, 2020 - 10:00am – 7:00pm Sunday, January 26, 2020 - 10:00am – 4:00pm ADMISSION DETAILS • All Admissions gain entry to Wizard World Portland 2020. • Important: Bring your printed e-Admissions to the event to gain admittance. • Up to 2 Children 10 and under get in FREE when accompanied by a paid adult • Admission will not be refunded. •…
This month, we'll be sharing recipes from Diana Henry's A Change of Appetite: Where Delicious Meets Healthy.