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Team Semi Final and Open Mic

Tiny's Coffee - NE MLK Jr 2031 NE Martin Luther King Jr Blvd, Portland, OR, United States

Join us for a team semi-final and open mic!!! The top two poets from the last four slam will be competing! There is a 5 dollar suggested donation for this event but no one is turned away. We will be at our venue, Tiny's Coffee Northeast! This means our show is all-ages! Everyone is welcome. We do not censor our mic except for instances of hate-speech. Please also note that we start a little earlier then at previous venues. Accessibility info: Tiny's is on the 6 bus line, which is a frequent service line. It is a quarter mile from the the streetcar line and about a half mile away from the max. The building and stage is wheelchair accessible and most of the seating…

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Free – $5

Silent Book Club

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

Silent Book Club offers the time-starved and tech-obsessed permission to unplug and relax among readers in their community. Here's how it works. 6:00-6:30pm - People arrive and share what they're reading 6:30-7:30pm - Quiet reading hour 7:30-8:00pm - Optional socializing, or just keep reading You are welcome to bring a drink, quiet and clean snacks, pillows, or a blanket. Make yourself at home! Email us at info@booksaroundthecorner.com if you have any questions.

Free

Lance Olsen in Conversation With David Naimon

Powell's City of Books 1005 W Burnside Street, Portland, OR, United States

Set on a single day in 1927, Lance Olsen’s My Red Heaven (Dzanc) imagines a host of characters – some historic, some invented – crossing paths on the streets of Berlin. Drawing inspiration from Otto Freundlich’s painting by the same name, My Red Heaven explores a complex moment in history: the rise of deadly populism at a time when everything seemed possible and the future unimaginable. Olsen will be joined in conversation by David Naimon, host of the Between the Covers podcast.

Free

What’s Your Pronoun?: Beyond He and She

Powell's Books at Cedar Hills Crossing 3415 SW Cedar Hills Blvd, Beaverton, OR, United States

Like trigger warnings and gender-neutral bathrooms, pronouns are sparking a national debate, prompting new policies in schools, workplaces, even prisons, about what pronouns to use. Far more than a by-product of the culture wars, gender-neutral pronouns are nothing new. Based on linguist Dennis Baron’s own empirical research, What’s Your Pronoun? (Liveright) chronicles the story of the role pronouns have played – and continue to play – in establishing both our rights and our identities.

Free

Gayle Brandeis in Conversation With Rene Denfeld

Powell's City of Books 1005 W Burnside Street, Portland, OR, United States

A novel in poems by Gayle Brandeis, Many Restless Concerns (Black Lawrence) gives voice to the hundreds of girls and women killed by Countess Erzsébet Báthory of Hungary between 1585 and 1609. The ghosts of these women speak in chorus, compelling us to bear witness to the violence enacted against them, and to share their quest for justice – not only for themselves, but for all women to come. Brandeis will be joined in conversation by Rene Denfeld, author of The Butterfly Girl.

Free

Queer PDXpressions Presents Sometimes You Gotta Say F#!K IT.

Rogue Ales & Spirits - Rogue Hall 1717 SW Park Ave, Portland, OR, United States

Grab a Drink, Grab a Chair, Grab an Open Mind. We are so excited for our First show at Rogue Hall. We will have a sign up sheet starting at 7:45 pm show will start at 8:00 pm. we also have the pleasure of hosting Nicky

Free

Jim Ottaviani

Powell's Books at Cedar Hills Crossing 3415 SW Cedar Hills Blvd, Beaverton, OR, United States

America may have put the first man on the moon, but it was the Soviet space program that made Valentina Tereshkova the first woman in space. Meanwhile, in the United States, NASA’s first female astronauts were racing toward milestones of their own. In Astronauts: Women on the Final Frontier (First Second), a nonfiction graphic novel for young readers, Jim Ottaviani (and illustrator Maris Wicks) capture the drive of Mary Cleve, Valentina Tereshkova, and the first women in space.

Free

The Moth: StorySLAM: Revolution

Holocene 1001 SE Morrison St, Portland, OR, United States

REVOLUTION: Prepare a five-minute story about rebellion. Renewal, upheaval, or ridding a system of evil. Whether macro or micro, tell us about a moment of complete transformation, progression, regression. A call to arms or a call to action, share a story of change and the power of resistance. 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+.

$15

Author in Chief

Powell's City of Books 1005 W Burnside Street, Portland, OR, United States

Based on a decade of research and reporting, Craig Fehrman’s Author in Chief (Avid Reader/Simon & Schuster) tells the story of America’s presidents as authors – and offers a delightful new window into the public and private lives of our highest leaders. Combining the narrative felicity of a journalist with the rigorous scholarship of a historian, Fehrman delivers a feast for history lovers, book lovers, and everybody curious about a behind-the-scenes look at our presidents.

Free

Story Time for Grown Ups with David Loftus

Rose City Book Pub 1329 NE Fremont, Portland, OR, United States

Oops! We’re Married! funny tales of weddings and the married state In conjunction with the month for Valentines, “Story Time for Grownups” presents comic tales about the weddings and married conditions that often ensue. No cover. The evening will feature pieces by James Thurber and E.B. White, Dave Barry, Robert Fulghum, and a script or two from “The Bickersons”—the classic 1940s radio show about a squabbling couple ... with a special guest to perform the voice of Blanche Bickerson. Warm yourself with a mug of beer, a pot of tea, soup, sandwich, or cookies while reliving the childhood experience of being read to before bedtime. David Loftus reads aloud to live audiences, for recordings, and as a principal character in the science-fiction podcast series “Exoplanetary.”…

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