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Trivia Night

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

Trivia is conducted hybrid online and in person. Join us at the bar or join us through Zoom. This is one of our most popular events. Come early to make sure you get a table, and come early so that you can order food and drinks and get settled in time. It is also important to come up with a clever team name. If you come as a single person or a pair and are looking to make new friends, let us know and we will place you with welcoming regulars, or we might place you with other new folks. Trivia night is a great way to make new friends, and they will be sure to be good people since Publiners are quality folks. The…

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Ada Calhoun

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

When Ada Calhoun stumbled upon old cassette tapes of interviews her father, celebrated art critic Peter Schjeldahl, had conducted for his never-completed biography of poet Frank O’Hara, she set out to finish the book her father had started 40 years earlier. As a lifelong O’Hara fan who grew up amid his bohemian cohort in the East Village, Calhoun thought the project would be easy, even fun, but the deeper she dove, the more she had to face not just O’Hara’s past, but also her father’s, and her own. The result is a groundbreaking and kaleidoscopic memoir that weaves compelling literary history with a moving, honest, and tender story of a complicated father-daughter bond. Also a Poet (Grove Press) explores what happens when we want to…

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Katee Robert

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

In Olympus, you either have the power to rule… or you are ruled. Achilles Kallis may have been born with nothing, but as a child he vowed he would claw his way into the poisonous city's inner circle. Now that a coveted role has opened to anyone with the strength to claim it, he and his partner, Patroclus Fotos, plan to compete and double their odds of winning. Neither expect infamous beauty Helen Kasios to be part of the prize… or for the complicated fire that burns the moment she looks their way. Zeus may have decided Helen is his to give away, but she has her own plans. She enters into the competition as a middle finger to the meddling Thirteen rulers, effectively vying…

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Slamlandia- June

Literary Arts 925 SW Washington Street, 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. This event takes place in-person. Proof of Covid-19 vaccine or a negative PCR test is required for admittance. Please see our Covid-19 guidelines for in-person events at Literary Arts. Hosted by Julia Gaskill. If you have any questions about this event, please contact Jessica Meza-Torres at jessica@literary-arts.org.  

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Bans off Portland with Planned Parenthood Advocates of Oregon Protest/Rally

Salmon Street Springs 695 SW Naito Pkwy, Portland, OR, United States

Planned Parenthood Advocates of Oregon and Pro Choice Oregon invite you to take to the streets with us when the Supreme Court makes its official decision to not only to demonstrate that people still support abortion access, but to show that we won’t back down. Our movement will continue to help people access care, no matter what. We encourage event participants to wear masks and practice social distancing. For details see here (note the location change in the tweet provided in the following link) and here. Stay tuned to their Twitter here: https://twitter.com/PPAdvocatesOR or their Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/p/CfMiW9UJPU5/ More info about rallies at other locations here: https://wewontgoback.com

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Vancouver, WA: We Won’t Go Back

Clark County District Courthouse 1200 Franklin St., Vancouver, WA, United States

We will meet at the courthouse in Vancouver, WA and march to Esther Short Park and back. 5pm: Meet in front of the courthouse 5:30pm: begin marching to Esther Short Park 6:20pm: arrive back at the Courthouse for closing remarks

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Democratic Socialists of America: Abortion is Healthcare, Healthcare is a Human Right Protest/Rally

Lownsdale Square SW 4th Avenue and Main Street, Portland, OR, United States

‼️TODAY‼️ Roe v. Wade has been officially overturned by SCOTUS. Join us TODAY at 5:30pm in Lownsdale Square to rally against the decision.⁣⁣ ⁣⁣ We’ve got a guest speaker lineup to talk about reproductive justice, its intersection with queer and trans healthcare, and the fight for labor solidarity!⁣ #AbortionIsHealthcare⁣ ⁣⁣ Read our full Portland DSA chapter statement here: bit.ly/3HOHHbw⁣⁣ ⁣⁣ ——⁣ ⁣ Image descriptions: ⁣⁣ ⁣ Slide 1 in red, black, and white shows Portland DSA logo and reads, “Abortion is Healthcare, Healthcare is a human right! Join us today in protest at Lownsdale Square at 5:30pm. ⁣⁣ ⁣ Slide 2 in red, black, and white reads, “Portland DSA condemns the Supreme Court’s decision. Join us at 5:30pm today in Lownsdale Square! We’ve invited a…

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Live Reading: CONFESSIONS

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

Poetry, prose, and arcane literary rituals. . HOCUS enters its third year with a confession-themed event. Curated readings, a few choice anonymous confessions, and absolution for all your literary sins!

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Decision Day Action in Portland: We Won’t Go Back

Colonel Summers Park SE 17th Avenue and Taylor Street, Portland, OR, United States

The Supreme Court has overturned Roe v Wade thus putting a final nail in the coffin of legal abortion rights on the national level. The only reason abortion rights were achieved was because of the struggle of tens of millions of women demanding justice in the 1960’s and early 1970’s. The people’s struggle will be the path to win and secure abortion rights and all other rights once again. Now more than ever we cannot sit back and despair. We must take to the streets across the country and make it clear that we will not accept this. We won’t go back. We WILL fight back!

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EAST SIDE MAKERS SHOWCASE

Martha's Curiosity Shop 110 East Historic Columbia River Highway, Troutdale, OR, United States

June 25, 2022, Martha's Curiosity Shop and RACC present: Free workshops taught by local artisans in skateboard art and design, fiber arts, zines, collaborative painting, and printmaking Portland, Ore. — June 2, 2022 — Martha's Curiosity Shop and the Regional Arts and Culture Council present an all-ages (13-150) free event for the east Portland and Troutdale communities. June 25, 2022 from 12:30 to 5:30 PM local artisans in fiber arts, printmaking, skateboard art and design, collaborative painting, and zine making will present free workshops on a first-come, first-served basis. Arrive by 12:30 to sign up. Workshops are capped at twenty participants each. The East Side Makers Showcase is the first event of its kind presented by Martha Grover and Martha's Curiosity Shop and aims at…

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