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On Call in the Arctic

9 events,

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The Mouths of Others: Author Diana Kirk

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Helen Zia in Conversation with Putsata Reang

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Poetry Practice Space

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Whitenoise Project 19: Yen / Kaufka / Kim / Agcaoili / Perez

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Annie Jacobsen

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7 events,

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QUEER PDXpression

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Slow Media – Jennifer Rauch

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Whitman at the Whitsell

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Reading: Thomas J. Sims: On Call in the Arctic

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Christopher X. Shade

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David Wolman & Julian Smith

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8 events,

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Nights Since Chapbook Release

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Whitman at 200: Words of Resistance

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Young Adult Book Club (Burnside)

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This Will Destroy You – Pedram Navab and Janice Lee

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Future Prairie Screening + Q&A

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Do You Have Kids? Life When the Answer Is No

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5 events,

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This Will Destroy You – Pedram Navab

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Wordlights: Saturday Poetry Evenings

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Reading: Casandra Lopez, Sam Roxas-Chua, John Sibley Williams

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Portland Storytellers’ Guild: The Sarah Hauser Festival of Stories – Storython –

6 events,

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Oregon Battle of the Books 25% Sale

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Original Plumbing: The Best of Ten Years of Trans Male Culture

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Poetry Slam and Open Mic feat. Raggedy Andey

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KAREN KILGARIFF & GEORGIA HARDSTARK – Creators and Hosts of the Hit Podcast My Favorite Murder – SOLD OUT

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QTIPOC Draw Night

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Street Journalist: Understand and Report the News in Your Community

8 events,

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Gary Anderson, Jessica Pierce, Bob Sterry

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Robert Lashley, Nastashia Minto, and Sophia Shalmiyev

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The Moth: StorySLAM: Chemistry

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Grief Rites Readers Series ~ June 3

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A Girl’s Guide to the Wild: Be an Adventure-Seeking Outdoor Explorer!

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Well-Read Black Girl: Finding Our Stories, Discovering Ourselves

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3 events,

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Windfall: A Journal of Poetry of Place

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Neal Stephenson

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The Scientific Attitude

6 events,

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Writers Group

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Gates of Plasma release party with Carlos Gonzalez / Russian Tsarlag performance

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Kate Hope Day

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Birds of the West: An Artist’s Guide

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One Page Wednesday – June

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Ryan Chapman in Conversation With Justin Taylor

14 events,

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Man of Letters: A Retrospective Exhibition: Allen Q. Wong

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First Thursday: Art Opening and Book Talk!

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p:ear street poem

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THE DERELICT release party and art exhibit with Alex Delaney

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Slamlandia Says Farewell To Guilder – ft. Doc Luben

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7 events,

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PRIDE Show Reception and Exhibition

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Portland Story Theater: Urban Tellers

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Portland Literary Event of the Season!

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The Verse featuring Jonie Blinman

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Jennifer Pastiloff in Conversation With Lidia Yuknavitch

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9 events,

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Shapeshifters: A Cloud Watching Workshop

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Fonograf Benefit Fundraiser Party

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Wordlights: Saturday Poetry Evenings

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Signal Fire 10th Anniversary Party!

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M.F. McAuliffe: I’m Afraid of Americans

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The Mystery Box Show – Annual Pride Show

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9 events,

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Cultural Connections: Celebrating Immigrant & Refugee Stories

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Building a Book Collection

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The Mystery Box Show: EXXXOTICA Expo Performance and Seminar

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Poetry Slam and Open Mic feat. Avery Gadling

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Book Talk with Stephanie Kaza

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8 events,

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Opening Reception / Exhibition by Gordon Hall

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Pointed Circle Issue 35 Release Party!

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Sarah Gailey in Conversation With Fonda Lee

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Reading: Michael Benanav: Himalaya Bound

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An Evening with Mighty Mike McGee, Anis Mojgani, & Brian Ellis

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Giraffes on Horseback Salad

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9 events,

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Teen Book Club | No Adults Allowed

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Happy Hour Writers’ Workshops

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Collage Night

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Bohemian Dream Cafe Music Hour & Literary Fun

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Matthew Inman (The Oatmeal)

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YA Pride Panel

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4 events,

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Book Talk Book Club

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Jim Stewart and Robin Cody

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Reading: Liz Prato: Volcanoes, Palm Trees, & Privilege

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Thom Hartmann

8 events,

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Ghost Town Poetry Open Mic Featuring Emmett Wheatfall

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Slamlandia June Literary Arts Show ft. Nastashia Minto

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Chris Guillebeau

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Emerge – LeeAnn McLennan

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Erica Ferencik

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5 events,

Rose City Book & Paper Fair

Rose City Book & Paper Fair

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Monster Pageant 2: Return to Runway Island

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Best of PDX Summer Kick Off!

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Inkwater Authors Night – Marilynne Eichinger, Sharon Ann Rose, and Mark Chussil

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Young Adult Book Club (Hawthorne)

8 events,

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Llama Destroys the World Release Party!

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Writing the Script: An Exphrastic Writing Workshop

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Kids’ Storytime With David Covell

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Danielle Corsetto Signing (With Erika Moen & Lucy Bellwood!)

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Wordlights: Saturday Poetry Evenings

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ELVIA WILK Reading and discussion with Tabitha Nikolai

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2 events,

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Spare Room reading: Will Alexander and John Beer

2 events,

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The Democracy Fix

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Real Queer America: LGBT Stories From Red States

4 events,

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The Moth: StorySLAM: Danger

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Reading: Laila Lalami: The Other Americans

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Michelle Ruiz Keil in Conversation With Tehlor Kay Mejia

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James Ellroy

3 events,

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Rachel DeWoskin in Conversation with Cheryl Strayed — THIS EVENT IS NOW SOLD OUT

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Elderhood: Redefining Aging, Transforming Medicine, Reimagining Life

13 events,

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Drop-In Help for Oregon Literary Fellowship Applications

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Nineteenth Century Chinese Women Workers in the Northwest: Chuimei Ho

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Mystery/Thriller Book Club

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Tea with the Author: Amy Stewart

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Slamlandia June Picnic PDX Poetry Open Mic

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For Colored Folks

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3 events,

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Future Prairie: Becoming

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Comedy vs. Tragedy #16

4 events,

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Wordlights: Saturday Poetry Evenings

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Mystery Box Social: A Dinner Party!

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Jennifer Robin’s Earthquakes in Candyland Launch Party!

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7 Deadly Sins: Wedlocked

2 events,

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Summer Five-Minute Reading Marathon

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Poetry Slam and Open Mic feat. Robert Lashley

5 events,

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The Work Poetry Workshop with Christopher Luna

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Survival Stories

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Kevin Scott

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Reading: 9 Bridges

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Yongey Mingyur Rinpoche in Conversation With Tim Olmsted

4 events,

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Oregon Wild + Street Roots Happy Hour

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Poetry Practice Space

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Ed Levine in Conversation With J. Kenji López-Alt

8 events,

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Wordlights: Saturday Poetry Evenings

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Queen of the Sea Launch Party

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Creation Island

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Readers Choice Book Club

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9 events,

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Funeral for Flaca Book Release

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Sarah Townsend and Liz Scott Reading and in Conversation about their Memoirs

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Poems with J Mase III: A Night of Black Trans Survival

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Sarah Townsend and Liz Scott Reading in Conversation about their Memoirs

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Poetry Night – John Sibley Williams, Coleman Stevenson, Cindy Williams Gutierrez

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8 events,

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The Grandma Reporter Intimacy Issue Magazine Launch Party

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The del Duca Sisters Joint Reading

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Monks Mound book reading with Conor Stechschulte

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Black Feast: Plant It, featuring Amenta Abioto

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Kirby Krackle LIVE at TFAW in Portland!

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5 events,

Portland Indie Con

Portland Indie Con

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Free Seminar for Writers hosted by Local Author Caroline Miller

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Grief Rites Readers Series PRIDE Pop-up Event

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Wordlights: Saturday Poetry Evenings

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Works on Paper #2: Matt Hannafin: Table, Paper, Cymbal & Voice

9 events,

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Graphic Novel Event with Dylan Meconis

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Tender Table: Sea Mason + Akoth Ombaka

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Metaphysik – Game Release + Book Signing with DMD and Stevenson

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Poetry Slam and Open Mic feat. The Portland Poetry Slam Team

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Last Sunday Writing Workshop

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The Hour That Stretches: June 30, 2019

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