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WORD! All Ages Poetry Workshop

Marrow PDX 7025 N Lombard St, Portland, OR, United States

This will be a workshop centered around finding the power in the little details of our lives, and piecing them together to create a piece that shows how much every part of who we are matters, and deserves to be heard. Lets write, let’s perform, let’s create something impactful. All ages: free for youth, $5-$15 sliding scale for adults (25+). All proceeds go to the facilitator! Friday, March 8th 7-9pm About the facilitator: Bella is a local slam poet who competes and has performed at various events such as the WeMake Disrupt Conference, Invisible Spectrums, Ori Art Gallery, Intersect Fest, and various other pop up art events. She is 24 year old California native who found herself in Portland after a few things went wrong,…

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Free – $15

Poem-a-Day: How to Write a Connected Series

Another Read Through 3932 N Mississippi Ave, Portland, OR, United States

A Chapbook in a Month – POEM-A-DAY: HOW TO WRITE A CONNECTED SERIES with Penelope Scambly Schott In this workshop we will discuss how to create an extended body of work that goes together, whether by topic or tone or sequence.  Poet Penelope Scambly Schott (author of NOVEMBER QUILT and other books) will briefly describe her process and results. Then we as a group will brainstorm topics and approaches. We will each experiment with an organizing idea and make notes toward a first poem in our own possible new series. If participants are interested, we can plan to meet again in about a month to see what we’ve done. Group limit: 15. Cost: $28. Prerequisites: none. To sign up email Penelope: penelopeschott@comcast.net

$28

The Work Poetry Workshop: Monday Night Edition

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

Join us on Monday, March 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

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

Welcome to the Risograph Basics, Collage Experimentation and Mark Making Extravaganza! REGISTER HERE! 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! 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

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

Poetry Workshop w/ Zachary Schomburg

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

Come join Zachary Schomburg this spring at Outlet for a six week Poetry workshop. This will be a generative poetry workshop for poets at all levels. The main focus will be to sustain a poetry writing practice for six weeks with access to a small group of focused readers. After each workshop, Zachary will give the group a prompt/assignment to complete for the week, one that addresses some aspect of poetry writing brought up in your group conversations. The participants will spend the beginning of the following week's workshop discussing your experiences with the assignment. The workshop will be capped at 6 people, so everyone will get about 20 minutes of focused group discussion of their own new work at each meeting. The class will meet once per…

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$200

Risograph Basics with Kate Bingaman-Burt

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

Welcome to the Risograph Basics, Collage Experimentation and Mark Making Extravaganza! REGISTER HERE! 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! 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

Playwriting Techniques for the Specialist with Matthew B. Zrebski

Portland Center Stage 128 NW 11th Avenue, Portland, OR, United States

This intensive will dive deep into areas of playwriting that require special skills for a particular piece. How does one adapt a story from a non-theatrical medium?  How does one approach writing the book of a musical as well as lyrics? How does one approach the one-person show?  How does a playwright collaborate on a devised piece? Specific frameworks will be offered to assist in tackling the unique challenges of these less traditional forms of playwriting. Students will have opportunities to choose one or multiple projects and share work for both peer and instructor critique. This class meets for 6 Saturdays, April 6, 13, 20, 27, May 4 & 11 Saturday, April 6, 2019 10:00 a.m. – 1:00 p.m. The Armory Conference Room $150 Instructor:…

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$150

Intro to Screenprinting

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

Join us to learn about silkscreen printing! Learn how to create stencils, prep and process screens while gaining knowledge about tools, tips, and tricks for the photo emulsion process. You’ll have the chance to acquire best practices for setting up your print station, printing and registration while gaining practice with the medium. Our studio area uses only water-based silkscreen inks and is a primarily a non-toxic studio environment. *Screen printing is also called silkscreen or serigraphy *Completion of this course grants Studio Members access to the Screen Printing studio to print during open studio hours. Non-members and Basic Members receive one trial month of Studio Membership after the completion of the workshop. Purchasing a personal screen is not required Screen Printing Resources:  RC SCREEN SHOP &…

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$125 – $225

Fiction Workshop with Megan Kruse

Online N/A, Portland, OR, United States

When I say ‘work’ I only mean writing. Everything else is just odd jobs. —Margaret Laurence In this eight-week workshop, study the art of fiction with master storyteller Megan Kruse. We’ll generate ideas for short stories or novel chapters, identifying key emotions. We’ll develop compelling scenes that move our stories forward, work on characterization, dialogue, pacing, voice, and other elements of successful fiction. Weekly deadlines, feedback, writing exercises and short readings will keep you feeling inspired & generating new work. April 6 – June 1 The cost of this 8-week course is $295 A $90 deposit saves your spot. Megan Kruse studied creative writing at Oberlin College and earned her MFA at the University of Montana. Her debut novel, Call Me Home, was published by Hawthorne…

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$295
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