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Tender Table: Shilo George, Daela Muñoz, Michelle Week

Social Justice Action Center 400 SE 12th Avenue, Portland, OR, United States

Please join us for an afternoon of stories and food by Shilo George, Daela Muñoz, and Michelle Week in Portland, OR. This event is being held at the Social Justice Action Center, a place to gather, organize, and build culture. ***This event is not ticketed*** ***Limited capacity, please arrive early*** Tender Table provides compensation to all presenters- thank you in advance for your donations. We suggest a $5-$15 donation, with no one turned away for lack of funds. We will accept cash donations at the door and through Venmo. Tender Table is a storytelling platform for women, trans, and non-binary folks who are Black, Indigenous, or people of color. We seek out narratives about the sweet, savory, sour, and bitter relationships to food and its…

$5 – $15

Broadway Books Holiday Book Chat

Broadway Books 1714 NE Broadway, Portland, OR, United States

Beat the holiday rush and get some great gift suggestions at our annual Holiday Book Chat. Join us on Sunday, November 17th, from 5:30 to 7:30 pm for one of our most loved events of the year. We'll share with you some of our favorite new books (and games) to inspire your holiday gift-giving (or planning for book club ideas), talking faster than you ever thought possible. We will provide light refreshments and door prizes, and we promise a fun evening! Attendance to this event is limited, so RSVP today! The cost to register is $15; that payment can be applied to anything you purchase in the store during the event. You can register for the Holiday Book Chat in the store or with a…

$15

Holiday Card Print/Pull at Ace Hotel

Ace Hotel 1022 SW Stark St, Portland, OR, United States

All supplies provided. Join us for card-making, cookies, and cocoa!

Free

Local Comic Shop Day at Comic Cave!

Comic Cave PDX 1924 N Kilpatrick St, Portland, OR, United States

Save the date for Local Comic Shop Day! We'll have variants and other hard-to-get items, details to come as we get closer.

Free

Local Comic Shop Day at Cosmic Monkey Comics

Cosmic Monkey Comics 5335 NE Sandy Blvd, Portland, OR, United States

Local Comic Shop Day is the day celebrating the independent spirit of local comic book specialty shops, returns for its fifth annual event Saturday, November 23, 2019. Here is a list of what will be available this year. LCSD 2019 THE WALKING DEAD: THE ALIEN LCSD 2019 ABSOLUTE CARNAGE #5 (OF 5) VIRGIN VARIANT – 600 copies LCSD 2019 ABSOLUTE CARNAGE #5 (OF 5) LCSD ARTIST VARIANT LCSD 2019 DCEASED HC – JOKER COVER – 1400 copies LCSD 2019 DOCTOR WHO 13TH HOLIDAY SPECIAL #1 LCSD 2019 DOCTOR WHO 13TH HOLIDAY SPECIAL #2 LCSD 2019 HAZEL & CHA CHA SAVE CHRISTMAS (UMBRELLA ACADEMY) LCSD 2019 OVER THE ROPES #1 (OF 5) LCSD 2019 INVADER ZIM TREASURY EDITION LCSD 2019 KILLADELPHIA #1 LCSD 2019 LEGION OF…

Free

Celebrate Local Comic Shop Day at Bridge City Comics!

Bridge City Comics 3725 N Mississippi Ave, Portland, OR, United States

Kick off the holiday shopping season in style with exclusive & cool items available first on Local Comic Shop Day... including a never-before-in-print Walking Dead story from Brian Vaughan! LCSD 2019 ABSOLUTE CARNAGE #5 (OF 5) ARTIST VAR (NET) LCSD 2019 CROW HARK THE HERALD #1 SEELEY LCSD 2019 DCEASED HC LCSD 2019 DOCTOR WHO 13TH HOLIDAY SPECIAL #1 LCSD 2019 DOCTOR WHO 13TH HOLIDAY SPECIAL #2 LCSD 2019 HAZEL & CHA CHA SAVE CHRISTMAS TALES UMBRELLA ACAD LCSD 2019 INVADER ZIM TREASURY EDITION LCSD 2019 KILLADELPHIA #1 (MR) LCSD 2019 LEGION OF SUPER HEROES #1 LCSD 2019 MMPR SHATTERED GRID BLIND BOX HC LCSD 2019 MMPR YEAR ONE & TWO HC SET LCSD 2019 NEW MUTANTS #1 ARTIST VAR LCSD 2019 THESE SAVAGE SHORES…

Free

CoCreate Art Collaboration

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

How would you like to make art while also making friends? Are you a painter? Writer? Musician? Generally creative person? Join us for some creative and collaborative fun at the IPRC on November 17th from 7-9PM! You and another artist will be paired together, given a one word prompt, and let loose to create whatever you want. Bring your musical instruments, paints, pencils, and computers because all creatives are welcome! There’s no skill level required, just imagination and enthusiasm. Spots are limited, so register here to book your spot! Questions or concerns? Email us at CoCreateOregon@gmail.com

Free

Giving Tuesday Llama Pajama Party

Books Around the Corner 40 NW 2nd Street, Gresham, OR, United States

The Tuesday after Thanksgiving is GIVING TUESDAY and we're partnering with Penguin Random House as we bring you a special pajama party story time! Come on down in your cozy PJs and listen to some stories! Can't come to the storytime? You can still help! Drop off a new pair of PJs for children in need and PRH will donate books for every pair of PJs we collect. This is such a great program and is a nice kick off to the gift giving season. Purchase a new book at our shop to donate and we will match it. These books will be donated to local non-profits, SnowCap, My Father's House, and Gresham Reads!

Free

THE SLEEP GAS release party and art exhibit with Chris Cilla

Floating World Comics 1223 Lloyd Center, Portland, OR, United States

Chris Cajero Cilla is the author of the 2010 cult classic graphic novel, The Heavy Hand, and this new book from FU Press is a collection of the artist’s short stories created over the past decade-plus. Cilla’s absurdist humor takes center stage in this bouillabaisse of pieces that recalls the work of contemporary masters such as Matthew Thurber and Michael Deforge, as well as the unfettered id that permeates the great underground comix of the 1960s and 1970s. Cilla co-mingles a variety of styles and genres in the service of surrealist gems such as “Burp’s Law,” “Exqueezmeat,” and “Labyrinthectomy,” all of which will buoy you with a blissfully dull buzz, long after you’ve put it down. WHO: Chris Cilla WHAT: The Sleep Gas release party and…

Free

Authors Guild Portland Chapter Meet and Mingle

Literary Arts 925 SW Washington Street, Portland, OR, United States

New Authors Guild ambassadors Cai Emmons and Gillian Klucas will be there to greet you as we launch our very first Portland Chapter event. Enjoy drinks and light refreshments as you get to know your fellow Portland authors. At this meeting we'll connect and plan ways we can help ensure a fruitful future for Portland's writing community. Please let us know if you plan to come by emailing portlandchapter@authorsguild.org

Free