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Livestream Event: In Conversation with Alexi Pappas

Online N/A, Portland, OR, United States

The Hellenic-American Cultural Center & Museum (HACCM) is pleased to welcome award-winning writer, filmmaker and Olympic athlete Alexi Pappas to a virtual interview about her new book, Bravey: Chasing Dreams, Befriending Pain, and Other Big Ideas. Annie Bloom's is proud to be the official bookseller for this event. Register here: https://zoom.us/webinar/register/7416075434367/WN_OTf9EsrHTreMXYGIZQDF_w ALEXI PAPPAS is an award-winning writer, filmmaker, and Olympic athlete. Her writing has appeared in The New York Times, Runner’s World, Women’s Running, Sports Illustrated, The Atlantic, and Outside, among other publications, and she has been profiled in The New York Times, Sports Illustrated, New York, and Rolling Stone. Pappas co-wrote, co-directed, and starred in the feature film Tracktown with Rachel Dratch and Andy Buckley. Most recently, she co-wrote and starred alongside Nick Kroll…

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Free

Slamlandia Digital Open Mic ft. Sheila J. Sadr

Online N/A, Portland, OR, United States

Slamlandia is a poetry open mic and slam that meets every month. This mic provides a creative, fun, and welcoming space for all literary communities in Portland. We encourage poets new and old to come share their work. We strive towards a safer space for poets to read their own poetry, witness others, and participate in community. Hosted by Julia Gaskill. January’s featured poet is Sheila J. Sadr. Click here to register for this event. If you have any questions, please contact slamlandia@gmail.com or jessica@literary-arts.org. Slamlandia is hosting another digital poetry open mic. This open mic - only poetry, no music please - will take place on January 21st. We'll be hosting this event with the help of Literary Arts. You can access our Zoom…

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Free

Telltale Presents: Let’s Start Over

Online N/A, Portland, OR, United States

Curated storytelling for people that like to get vulnerable and take no shit. Hey, champ! Thanks for checking out Telltale. We are (once again) 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 in our 4th season. Yeah, it’s going to be on zoom and not in person. Yeah, it’s not the same. But it’s better than nothing. And I said I’d do the show until the government stopped making me angry all the time....and....you see my point. At this unique version of Telltale, you can expect about 6-8 performers sharing something with you, in the way that feels right to them--so there will…

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Free – $7

FREE LITERARY WORKSHOP: “Mastering Magazine Submissions”

Online N/A, Portland, OR, United States

Consistently submitting to and being published in literary magazines, both in print and online, is a crucial step in reaching new readers, creating a community around your work, and being taken more seriously by book publishers. In this free workshop, award-winning poet and literary agent John Sibley Williams provides you with all the tools and strategies you’ll need to successfully target and get accepted by literary magazines. From researching to cover letter writing, bookkeeping to submission tracking, goalsetting to retaining your enthusiasm (and sanity), you will learn how to get your publishing career off the ground…and your poetry into stellar magazines. No registration required. Please find the Zoom link and password below. Email me with any questions at jswilliams1307@gmail.com. Zoom link: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/82488177085?pwd=TW0rVm1nbk1kNVBRM3hXMFQ3dUNTQT09 Meeting ID: 824…

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Free

VIRTUAL Risograph Basics with Outlet!

Online N/A, Portland, OR, United States

Welcome to our Risograph Basics course: a printing, collage, experimentation, and mark making extravaganza! Get to know Outlet and our RISO sisters (Barbara, Janet, Corita, and Tina) and learn the basics of this fun and unique print method with Kate Bingaman-Burt! About the Workshop: Want to learn what Risograph printing is? Want to meet others who do too? Join us to 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 printing machine. Supplies for the Workshop: A laptop or similar smart…

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$15 – $100

THE MAYOR TURNS 90: A PAUL KNAULS CELEBRATION

Online N/A, Portland, OR, United States

Paul Knauls, Sr. is turning 90 years old. Affectionately known as “The Mayor of Albina,” Paul’s legacy is difficult to sum up. An entrepreneur, raconteur, trailblazer, and soul music aficionado, this man continues to inspire and strengthen bonds in our community. Tonight’s virtual storytelling event features public officials, musicians, and community members celebrating this great man on his 90th birthday. This event will be live streaming virtually on the World Arts Foundation Facebook page, Albina Vision Youtube channel, and both the Worlds Art Foundation and Albina Vision websites, from 6:30-8pm pst on Friday Jan 22nd. Donations are strongly encouraged to support the work of Albina Vision.

Free

Portland Storytellers’ Guild: Step Into Storytelling 102 – Virtual Workshop (Part 2)

Online N/A, Portland, OR, United States

Presenters: Barbara Fankhauser and Ken Iverson Step Into Storytelling 102 will introduce you to a basic need and solution in storytelling: finding the stories YOU want to tell.   A fun, hands-on, two-hour session that will provide you with tools guaranteed to help you to uncover distant memories just waiting to be polished into story gold. And as helpful as these methods are for digging up personal stories from your life or those of your family members, they also apply to stories that catch your eye -- or ear --  from the bigger world. Saturday, January 23 from 10:00 am to noon.  Attend virtually via Zoom. Click Here to Register.  Registration is just $10 per log-in. Prior to the workshop, each registered attendee will receive an…

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$10

Creative Semester: Poetry

Online N/A, Portland, OR, United States

IPRC Creative Writing Workshops for Winter 2021 will be held online via zoom, PST. Register here Taught by Catie Hannigan, Creative Semester is a new hybrid creative writing workshop that brings together creative practice, generative writing, critical discussion and an exploration of bookforms. With an emphasis on continual creative engagement participants will learn four bookforms in tandem with monthly generative writing prompts. The workshop will also incorporate asynchronous community engagement, with ample opportunity to give and receive feedback on creative work. Over the course of 6 months, participants will be challenged to explore craft choices through journaling & creative writing prompts, and assigned readings and book discussions. Participants will come away with four hand-crafted bookarts projects, a suite of new poems, and a creative community.…

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$825

Poetry Editing Workshop with Risa Mykland

Online N/A, Portland, OR, United States

Join us for a Poetry editing Workshop with Risa Mykland! Please read Risa’s note below if you are interested in attending. This workshop is free with an opportunity to tip our workshop host for her time. Workshop info: IMPORTANT NOTE: Please bring a poem you have written and feel good about starting to edit. You don't have to think it is good! Preferably, but not required, have it be a poem that is not super raw for you still, because that makes it easier to work on. Risa Mykland (she/they) will be leading a workshop about common and unorthodox editing practices, including their personal method of editing poems for publication. Come prepared with some way to take words down (ex. notebook + pen, phone notes…

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Free
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