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Coffee Break with Reading is Resistance

Online N/A, Portland, OR, United States

A recurring conversation on building awareness through the books we read. Register and join the conversation via Crowdcast at: https://www.tworiversbooks.com/event/coffee-break-reading-resistance For a collection of recommended book lists curated by Reading is Resistance, please visit our Reading is Resistance Resource page: https://www.tworiversbooks.com/reading-resistance For the full Book Club, and all related information, check out their website: https://www.readingisresistance.com/book-club Topics by date: June 4: Jazz Baby (ft. live music with Farnell Newton) (farnellnewton.com) June 11: Activism/Community Engagement June 18: Collage and Craft in Social Justice Books for Kids June 25: Outdoor/Adventure Books July 2: Book Bundle Highlight July 9: Social Justice Teaching July 16: Poetry July 23: Book Bundle Highlight (ft. special guest Vera Newton, from Vera's Reviews) July 30: Interview (TBD) August 6: How to Get Involved in…

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Free

Virtual IPRC: Still Life Drawing Time

Online N/A, Portland, OR, United States

Join Marissa and friends for an hour of still life drawing! We’ll start with a check in drawing activity and do several short timed drawings and a longer drawing. Set up your own scene to share or draw one that’s provided! Register through Eventbrite here. Suggested donation of $5-$15 go to paying the artist and supporting community programming. No one turned away for lack of funds. Zoom meeting link sent out via email after registration.

$5 – $15

Books Around the Corner: Independent Bookstore Day

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

Independent Bookstore Day is a one-day national party that takes place at indie bookstores across the country. Every store is unique and independent, and every party is different. This year it will be especially different. We will not be open for public browsing BUT we will get creative! We will be available to help window shop all day with exclusive books and literary items that you can only get on that day. Not before. Not after. Not online. Will will go live before the special day and show you all the exclusive items we'll have! More details to come! Why are we celebrating independent bookstores? Independent bookstores are not just stores, they’re community centers and local anchors run by passionate readers. They are entire universes…

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Free

Mason Mooney: Paranormal Investigator Book Launch

Online N/A, Portland, OR, United States

Join us for a chat about the book, virtual book plate signing, and more! Bring your own refreshments. Book is great for kids 8 and up, and they're welcome at this party, too. ABOUT MASON MOONEY: PARANORMAL INVESTIGATOR Paranormal Investigator Mason Mooney is heartless, both figuratively and literally. He’s on a mission to prove to the Paranormal Society that he’s the best paranormal investigator around, but they’re not so sure. And they’re not the only ones. Join Mason as he tackles ghosts, witches and grumpy teenagers to prove once and for all who the REAL talent in the world of paranormal creatures is. If anyone can take on the ghosts in the Grimbrook’s haunted house – it’s him. And no one else. But with an…

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Free

2020 Courageous Voice Breakfast with Cheryl Strayed

Online N/A, Portland, OR, United States

IMPORTANT UPDATE: In an effort to slow the spread of the coronavirus, we have decided to postpone the 10th Annual Courageous Voice Breakfast with Cheryl Strayed to Wednesday, September 9th. This will be a virtual event, and we will share log-in instructions with all ticket holders the day before the event. We’re looking forward to seeing you, hearing from Cheryl Strayed, celebrating champions for reproductive freedom and raising critical funds to protect the health of Oregonians in these difficult times! Since 2011, the Courageous Voice Breakfast has celebrated brave leaders who speak truth in the face of hostility. Now more than ever, Planned Parenthood Advocates of Oregon believes it's crucial to harness our collective power and amplify our stories. This is a historic and incredibly…

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$125

An Appointment with Emily and Your Chair: Free Writing Session

Online N/A, Portland, OR, United States

Writing, even on a good day, is hard. So how do we do it on the not-good days, on the days when it feels like the world is upside-down? “Butt in chair” is the simple answer. We make ourselves sit down, and we don’t get up until we’ve gotten a few sentences down at the very least. But sometimes it feels impossible to even get to the chair. We’d honestly rather throw the chair out the window than sit in it. But what if we made an appointment with the chair? And we knew that other interesting people were doing it too, at the exact same time? This free Zoom meeting is that appointment. We’ll say hello, and then we’ll work from a writing prompt.…

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Free

Sunday Parkways x IPRC: Virtual Zines 101 Workshop

Online N/A, Portland, OR, United States

The IPRC is working with Sunday Parkways to make September a month of zine making for all of Portland! Each week will feature a different workshop facilitated by a local artist. We’ll be making a community zine called Portland’s Got Talent with submissions that will be printed and bound at the IPRC. Workshop Description: Zines 101: Monuments We Need Zines take all kinds of forms. They can be about personal stories, politics, food, travel, anything! In this virtual workshop, Portland zine maker Sarah Mirk will show examples of inspiring zines from around the world. We’ll fold a zine together and each create our own short zine about monuments (like statues and plaques) that we think the city needs. No special writing or drawing skills required,…

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Free – $20

An Appointment with Emily and Your Chair: Free Writing Session

Online N/A, Portland, OR, United States

Writing, even on a good day, is hard. So how do we do it on the not-good days, on the days when it feels like the world is upside-down? “Butt in chair” is the simple answer. We make ourselves sit down, and we don’t get up until we’ve gotten a few sentences down at the very least. But sometimes it feels impossible to even get to the chair. We’d honestly rather throw the chair out the window than sit in it. But what if we made an appointment with the chair? And we knew that other interesting people were doing it too, at the exact same time? This free Zoom meeting is that appointment. We’ll say hello, and then we’ll work from a writing prompt.…

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Sunday Parkways x IPRC: Group Work Session

Online N/A, Portland, OR, United States

The IPRC is working with Sunday Parkways to make September a month of zine making for all of Portland! Each week will feature a different workshop facilitated by a local artist. We’ll be making a community zine called Portland’s Got Talent with submissions that will be printed and bound at the IPRC. Description: Work on finishing your zine in a group setting! Swap tips, talk about themes, get other people’s opinions on pieces of your zine, find inspiration from other people’s work, so many possibilities! This is an open time to make and be together (virtually). *Zoom link coming soon! You can also watch the workshop on Sunday Parkways Facebook livestream. RSVP here. *Suggested $20 donation for the workshop includes a finished copy of the…

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Free – $20

An Appointment with Emily and Your Chair: Free Writing Session

Online N/A, Portland, OR, United States

Writing, even on a good day, is hard. So how do we do it on the not-good days, on the days when it feels like the world is upside-down? “Butt in chair” is the simple answer. We make ourselves sit down, and we don’t get up until we’ve gotten a few sentences down at the very least. But sometimes it feels impossible to even get to the chair. We’d honestly rather throw the chair out the window than sit in it. But what if we made an appointment with the chair? And we knew that other interesting people were doing it too, at the exact same time? This free Zoom meeting is that appointment. We’ll say hello, and then we’ll work from a writing prompt.…

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