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Weren't able to get enough time with Lidia in the Powell's signing line? Help us celebrate Lidia's new book and join us after the reading for a reception at the Corporeal Writing Center, 510 SW 3rd. Ave., #101, Portland, OR at 9pm on Feb. 4. Drinks and hors d'oeuvres will be provided.
This is what happens when a group of the Pacific Northwest College of Art’s finest cartoonists dive into the unknown, led by the incomparable Jonathan Hill, comics artist extraordinaire. In 2017, Unversed launched as a collection of stories that navigate unfamiliar situations and explore the growth that comes from not knowing. No Refunds, explored stories about how you can never return to the way things were. Now, in its third and final year, Unversed Comics presents Postscript. Sometimes you know a moment will be the last time. Other times, you don’t realize until it’s too late. Postscript is a comics anthology that captures these last times. It is a two-color, softcover comics anthology featuring 12 new artists from the Pacific Northwest College of Art, as well as 27…
In "Build It an Altar," Rebecca Artemisa references the way in which we as people build altars for our grief, faith, accomplishments, and happiness. Artemisa references her own Indigenous, Mexican, and Xicana roots with (often) symmetrical images of people building their lives around ends of life, ends of seasons, welcoming new life, embracing new seasons, and untapped joy.
Let's erase the stigma of sex being a forbidden topic of conversation! Normalization has always been a goal at The Mystery Box show. This elegant dinner party takes it one step further by allowing and ENCOURAGING sex talk at the dinner table! The evening will begin with cocktails and appetizers, followed by 2 courses and dessert, interspersed with a special screening and deep dive into some of the Mystery Box Show's most compelling sex-centric stories. All paired with wine and amazing conversation! We will be joined by the storytellers themselves- a real treat to be able to talk directly to their experiences. And who knows? Maybe the evening will inspire anecdotes and stories of your own! This evening will make an excellent date night, a…
Join us on Sunday, February 9 to celebrate the release of Original Art: Daniel Clowes, which turns the spotlight on one of the medium’s most dynamic creators. A vital entry of the Fantagraphics Studio Edition series, this volume draws from Clowes’ nearly 30 years of comics art, ranging from his seminal one-man anthology, Eightball (in which Ghost World was originally serialized), to his most recent graphic novel, 2016’s best-selling time travel thriller, Patience. Daniel Clowes will also take part in a Q&A with Fantagraphics editor, Eric Reynolds. The edition features over 150 pages of art from 1989–present, each reproduced as an exact facsimile of the original to best showcase every detail of the artist’s cartooning process. Plus new covers, endpapers, and other surprises from Clowes, including…
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.
If you can't make it to Saturday's book launch event at Rose City Book Pub, then meet me at Base Camp for a beer and a paperback! If you want to pick up a paperback from me at this event, COMMENT BELOW and Venmo me $14.99. I'll sign copies if you buy ahead of time 😁 Otherwise the book is available on Amazon (ebook and print) Valentine's Day or at Rose City Book Pub on 2/15. Hope to see you there! ♡♡♡ "This is not a tale about the breaking, but of the putting back together." THE REBOOT: 50 DATES WITH MYSELF won 2nd Place in the Memoir Category at the PNWA 2017 Literary Contest. Read the Prologue at mariemacmillan.com and follow @macmillanpages on Instagram…
Come celebrate Black families and Black art with Interactive Science, Story, and Art Activities for grades K-2 and their favorite adult.