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The Work Poetry Workshop: Monday Night Edition

Angst Gallery 1015 Main St, Vancouver, WA, United States

Join us on Monday, February 11 and 25 for The Work, a poetry writing workshop at Angst Gallery led by Christopher Luna. “Well, while I’m here I’ll do the work — and what’s the work? To ease the pain of living. Everything else, drunken dumbshow.” ― Allen Ginsberg, “Memory Gardens” (Fall of America, City Lights) The Work is a drop-in poetry writing workshop for beginners as well as more experienced writers. Poetry encourages empathy and compassion, and sparks the shifts in consciousness which can lead to healing, personal growth, and an interest in fighting for progressive social change. The Monday Night Edition of The Work takes place at Angst Gallery (1015 Main Street, Vancouver) from 6-8:30 pm on the second and fourth Monday of each…

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Free – $20

Risograph Basics with Kate Bingaman-Burt *SOLD OUT*

Outlet 2500 Northeast Sandy Boulevard, Portland, OR, United States

Welcome to the Risograph Basics, Collage Experimentation and Mark Making Extravaganza! Participants will take home and edition of 25, 2-color 8.5x11 prints of your own design plus one print from all of the workshop participants (your own starter print collection!) Come and get to know Outlet's Barbara the Risograph as and her sisters Jolene, Lil' Tina, and Large Marge! Want to learn what Risograph printing is? Want to meet others who do too? Come and learn all about the basics of the Risograph in our two-color introduction workshop. The workshop will kick off with a Show & Tell of exactly what a Risograph can do with a printing demo, print and zine samples and a general exploration of how we can get the best results from this amazing…

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$50 – $65

One-Day Storytelling Bootcamp

Portland Story Theater 3333 NE 15 Avenue, Portland, OR, United States

Portland Story Theater’s Storytelling Bootcamp is a one-day (7.5 hour) intensive, where you will create new story material, learn about narrative structure and intentional storytelling techniques, and have a chance to share your stories while getting individual feedback. Cost: $150 Sunday, October 7, 2018 Sunday, November 11, 2018 Sunday, February 17, 2019 Sunday, May 19, 2019 Please call 503-284-2226 before registering if you require a disability accommodation. We will do our best to meet your needs. PREREQUISITES Everyone over 18 is welcome to participate. Really the only prerequisite is that you are drawn to personal stories told out loud. PAYMENT POLICY Full payment of $150 is expected when registering. Please note that Portland Story Theater does not give refunds (full or partial) for voluntary withdrawal…

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$150

Goodbye Cruel Worlds and Dear Johns: How to Write the Letter You’ll Never Send

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

In this two-hour generative writing workshop led by Olivia Olivia, author of No One Remembered Your Name But I Wrote It Down, writers will bring their work to the edge of life and consequence. Explore who you are at the end of the day, and what you want your words to say about you when you’re gone. Open to beginners and seasoned writers alike, this experience will allow writers to go home with a renewed sense of purpose and a list of demands from their words and lives. $25/Members* $40/Nonmembers *Email hquinn@iprc.org for discount codes, and for more information about becoming a member, visit the IPRC’s membership page here. Tickets available here.

$25 – $40

Last Sunday Writing Workshop

The Stacks Coffeehouse 1831 N. Killingsworth St, Portland, OR, United States

Last Sunday @ The Stacks will be powered by Dovesong Labs, and your workshop instructor will be jayy dodd. These workshops are available to all on a drop-in basis and all skill levels are welcome. The workshop will begin with some instruction and presentation by the workshop leader, and there will also be time to write, so please bring your pen/paper/laptop/typewriter. $5 suggested donation.

Free – $5

The Work Poetry Workshop: Monday Night Edition

Angst Gallery 1015 Main St, Vancouver, WA, United States

Join us on Monday, February 11 and 25 for The Work, a poetry writing workshop at Angst Gallery led by Christopher Luna. “Well, while I’m here I’ll do the work — and what’s the work? To ease the pain of living. Everything else, drunken dumbshow.” ― Allen Ginsberg, “Memory Gardens” (Fall of America, City Lights) The Work is a drop-in poetry writing workshop for beginners as well as more experienced writers. Poetry encourages empathy and compassion, and sparks the shifts in consciousness which can lead to healing, personal growth, and an interest in fighting for progressive social change. The Monday Night Edition of The Work takes place at Angst Gallery (1015 Main Street, Vancouver) from 6-8:30 pm on the second and fourth Monday of each…

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Free – $20

Learn Make Share: Bookarts

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

Pick up your new membership materials, get a tour and take a workshop! Everyone will come away from the workshop with two hand-stitched booklets of their own. February’s Bookarts workshop will feature hardback-pamphlet making. This workshop is part of the Learn Make Share series. Free for members taking the workshop as one of 3 annual Learn Make Shares $5-15 sliding scale for nonmembers, or for members who have already taken their 3 annual workshops Class capacity: 8 Learn Make Share Series Members can take up to three free Learn Make Share series workshops per calendar year by RSVPing here. Space is limited to 8 people.

$5 – $15

Risograph Basics with Kate Bingaman-Burt *SOLD OUT*

Outlet 2500 Northeast Sandy Boulevard, Portland, OR, United States

Welcome to the Risograph Basics, Collage Experimentation and Mark Making Extravaganza! Participants will take home and edition of 25, 2-color 8.5x11 prints of your own design plus one print from all of the workshop participants (your own starter print collection!) Come and get to know Outlet's Barbara the Risograph as and her sisters Jolene, Lil' Tina, and Janet REGISTER HERE! Want to learn what Risograph printing is? Want to meet others who do too? Come and learn all about the basics of the Risograph in our two-color introduction workshop. The workshop will kick off with a Show & Tell of exactly what a Risograph can do with a printing demo, print and zine samples and a general exploration of how we can get the best results from this…

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$50 – $65

The Work Poetry Workshop: Saturday Afternoon Edition

Niche Wine Bar 1013 Main St, Vancouver, WA, United States

“Well, while I’m here I’ll do the work — and what’s the work? To ease the pain of living. Everything else, drunken dumbshow.” ― Allen Ginsberg, “Memory Gardens” (Fall of America, City Lights) Join us on Saturday, March 2 for The Work, a monthly poetry writing workshop at Niche Wine Bar led by Christopher Luna. Poetry encourages empathy and compassion, and sparks the shifts in consciousness which can lead to healing, personal growth, and an interest in fighting for progressive social change. I look forward to sharing my passion for poetry with you. The Work is a drop-in poetry writing workshop for beginners as well as more experienced writers. We will read and discuss poetry, and write several new poems together from 12-2:30. Doors open…

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Free – $20
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