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Steamroller Printing

Oregon Museum of Science and Industry (OMSI) 1945 SE Water Avenue, Portland, OR, United States

The Portland Printers Alliance will be showcasing our talented printmaking and book arts community at the Mini Maker Faire at OMSI! The second annual Steamroller Printing Spectacular, hosted jointly by PPA + IPRC, will engage a huge audience with the magic of printing and give local artists a chance to create on a massive scale while connecting with a supportive community. We hope you will join us!

$5 – $16

Collage Night

IPRC (Independent Publishing Resource Center) 318 SE Main Street #175, Portland, OR, United States

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.

Free

From Chaos to Creativity Tour

Two Rivers Bookstore 8836 N Lombard Street, Portland, OR, United States

It's time for a book tour! I have four dates in Portland/Seattle area. Spread the word and invite a friend who's been having trouble kickstarting that creative project they've been talking about for years. :) Come with your head full of chaos, leave with a plan. You've got this. Sept 10 at Two Rivers Bookstore is St. Johns Come hang!

Free

Two Rivers Bookstore & Weird Sisters Yarn Launch

Two Rivers Bookstore 8836 N Lombard Street, Portland, OR, United States

We are launching our new space, Sept. 13th-15. Celebrating with the musical stylings of Johnny Keener, and other fun stuff! Please swing on through and help us launch this new partnership!

Free

Portland Writers’ Picnic 2019

Laurelhurst Park 3554 SE Ankeny St, Portland, OR, United States

It's the 5th annual Portland Writers' Picnic! Writers of all pathways, come eat and drink and hang out. Bring the whole family. Picnic area D in Laurelhurst Park. It's a potluck, so bring something to share. BYOB. Come celebrate writing and friends and community!

Free

Last Day for Exhibit: NIEDECKER PANELS by KATHERINE KUEHN

Passages Bookshop 1801 NW Upshur, Suite 660, Portland, OR, United States

Katherine Kuehn’s gorgeous wall hangings present short poems by the incomparable Lorine Niedecker, sewn onto vintage textiles hand-dyed in indigo. The Niedecker panels are accompanied by two other sewn projects featuring texts by David Abel (Threnos) and Henry David Thoreau (Winter Lines). Printer, printmaker, and book artist Katherine Kuehn has been sewing texts for many years, making innovative objects that transform the act of reading. “After twenty-five years of setting type by hand,” she once remarked, “I wanted something slower.” The works in the exhibition can be seen during regular shop hours (Thursday through Saturday, 12:00-6:00 pm), as well as by appointment other days and times.

Free

A Change of Light and other observations

Fuller Rosen Gallery 2505 SE 11th Ave Suite 106, Portland, OR, United States

A Change of light and other observations a solo exhibition of new work by Sammie Cetta Opening reception Saturday September 14, 2019 from 6:00 PM - 9:00 PM Cetta’s work in A Change of Light and other observations is a welcomed intermission from the deluge of contemporary imagery and provides a quiet place for the viewer to imagine their own potential. True to the artists preoccupation with the sky, the space for possibility begins at the horizon line; where the earth and sky dissolve into one another. In a series of 12 letterpress prints, Cetta appoints text written by Julio Cortázar as a jumping off point filled with hope and discovery. A Change of Light and other observations is a suite of prints produced during…

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Free

Portland Correspondence Co-op

IPRC (Independent Publishing Resource Center) 318 SE Main Street #175, Portland, OR, United States

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.

Free

Street Books Celebration & Fundraiser: Special Guest Karen Russell

Lagunitas Community Room 237 NE Broadway St #300, Portland, OR, United States

Join us as we celebrate the ninth year of operation and honor the patrons who have checked out books all summer long. There will be a taco bar by Los Gorditos, an onsite photo booth by artist Julie Keefe, and back by popular demand: the Book Divinator Machine. Put a token into the slot to have a book magically divined for you. Emceed by the fabulous Paul Susi, there will be a short program featuring librarians and patrons from the season, and time to enjoy wine and beer (included in the ticket price) with friends. We'll see you there! Street Books, a bicycle-powered mobile library serving people who live outside & at the margins, will hold its annual fundraiser and nine-year anniversary celebration on Thursday,…

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$30

Portland Storytellers’ Picnic 2019

Laurelhurst Park 3554 SE Ankeny St, Portland, OR, United States

Welcome to the first annual Portland Picnic! Storytellers of any style, come eat and drink and hang out. Bring the whole family. Picnic area E in Laurelhurst Park. It's a potluck, so bring something to share. BYOB. Come celebrate storytelling and friends and community! *This event is inspired by the organizers of the wonderful Portland Writers' Picnic

Free
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