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LitPDX seeks to amplify marginalized voices, and welcomes all, their ideas, their events, and their words.
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Diana Lo Mei Hing My Childhood in Canton City on the eve of the Cultural Revolution Thursday November 14th 5:30-7:00 PM This event is part of our ongoing series Stories My Mother and Father Told Me, featuring artists, writers, and community elders. The series is sponsored in part by a grant from Oregon Humanities.* Tickets: $15/General; $10/Members
Join us every Saturday for kids’ storytime. Today we’re reading Sofia Valdez, Future Prez by Andrea Beaty.
Told by Ingrid Nixon Sailors of long ago sailed the “Seven Seas.” But in truth we only have one ocean, one body of water that flows around our continents -- one body of water that essentially unites us all. Come aboard for a sea voyage with peripatetic storyteller Ingrid Nixon to explore stories and peoples of far-off shores. It’s an evening of folktales, true tales, myths and legends; after dipping your toe in this evening, the ocean will never quite feel the same. “These are stories I really love,” says Ingrid. You will, too. TELLABRATION!™ is a worldwide evening of storytelling: a network of storytelling enthusiasts bonded together in spirit at the same time on the same day. In 1988 the event was launched by…
Join us for a special story time with author Elizabeth Rusch! She will be sharing her new book, Mario and the Hole in the Sky. Kids will also get to do a fun activity after the reading!
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…
GUMPTION: Prepare a five-minute story about go-getting. Moments of courage and the peaks and pratfalls of a daring spirit. Scaling mountains or admitting to mistakes. Nerves of steel or jelly legs. Tell us about your gutsiest gambles and the mettle that forged them. You've got moxie, kid! This venue is 21+ *Tickets for this event are available one week before the show, at 12pm PT / 3pm ET. *Seating is not guaranteed and is available on a first-come, first-served basis. Please be sure to arrive at least 10 minutes before the show. Admission is not guaranteed for late arrivals. All sales final. Media Sponsors: OPB and Literary Arts Additional Information About the Venue This venue is 21+.
Story Telling show Thursday November 21st 7:30 p.m. / $12 The Blackonteurs are back at The Deep End Theater! Named one of “Six New Projects Shaking Up Portland’s Arts Scene” by Portland Monthly Magazine, The Blackonteurs is Portland's own storytelling show that features all black & African-American performers sharing their stories of triumph, struggle, laughter, love, joy, and pain. On Thursday, November 21st at 7:30pm, join us for performances by: - Emmett Wheatfall! - Nichole Robinson! - Willie Poinsette! - Carlos Kareem Windham! - Cookie Zvovushe! And hosted by the forever-effervescent Leann Johnson!
Hey, champ! Thanks for checking out Telltale. This is a monthly curated storytelling event for people that like to get vulnerable and take no shit. We are into genuine connection, laughter, heartbreak, poignant moments, and community building. We are now in our third season, and we are very excited for all the shows coming up this year. At Telltale, you can expect 8-10 performers sharing something with you, in the way that feels right to them--so there will be a mix of comedy, stories, music, essays, and more. Your evening will likely include honesty, swear words, enthusiasm, resistance, alcohol if that floats your boat, excellent pizza, dark humor, and some rad raffle prizes. You might make a new friend. You know how hard it is…
Join us for kids’ storytime. Today we’re reading Pokko and the Drum by Matthew Forsythe.
Pants On Fire! features seven storytellers telling the most insane, outrageous, hard-to-believe stories from their own lives. The catch? One of those seven will actually be telling a bald-faced lie -- a whopper that never actually happened. Think you can spot which of our seven storytellers is the liar? If you can, you might win a stay at McMenamin's Edgefield Hotel on us. Not sure you can which is guess the liar? No worries! There will be other ways to win valuable prizes throughout the evening, including a chance to take on one of your fellow audience members in our Two Truths & A Lie Mano-y-Mano Cage Match. Even if you don't win, you'll walk away having heard seven of the most wild, outrageous, hard-to-believe…