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5 x 5

Cardinal Club 18 NE 28th Ave, Portland, OR, United States

it’s that time again! this Thursday 8/15 come check out the newest edition of 5x5 with work by @futureeva @sh______ed @nathanwadecarter @jesswadleigh @daniela_naomi_molnar 8pm @cardinalclub 18 ne 28th ave Revisiting these retro 5x5 flyers, pretty cool lineups :) Next reading is 8/15, lineup TBA !! If you’re interested in participating send me a DM 5 x 5 is a monthly poetry reading series featuring 5 works by 5 local writers.

Free

5 x 5

Cardinal Club 18 NE 28th Ave, Portland, OR, United States

Cardinal Club Presents: ~5x5~ 9/19/19 7 pm with new work by: Nathan Wade Carter Spencer Pond Isabel Zacharias Sarah Cutsforth Shloimy Notik this thursday! 7pm! come out for the newest edition of 5x5, with work by @purrbot @____iz__ @shloimynotik @milhouse_rules @sarahjanecuts

Free

5 x 5

Cardinal Club 18 NE 28th Ave, Portland, OR, United States

It’s that time again! Thursday 10/24 7pm, come out for the next edition of 5x5! This month featuring six rad poets sharing their newest work @cardinalclub @katslarue @fistsofmanilamae @__k___dog__ @deepspacemime @mademoiselledelphine @ayearofstrangehours Stop by and say hi

Free

Fur Not Light Party & Reading

Cardinal Club 18 NE 28th Ave, Portland, OR, United States

To celebrate the publication of Jeff Alessandrelli's second poetry collection Fur Not Light Cardinal Club will be hosting a post-Halloween party/reading with some of Jeff's friends who helped him shape/edit the book. Special drinks and foodstuffs inspired by Fur Not Light will be for sale and free (chocolate) cake will also be available. This will be the international literary event of the decade. Fur Not Light press blurbicle: Taking its inspiration from the work of Russian Absurdist authors such as Alexander Vvedensky and Daniil Kharms, Fur Not Light interrogates how deep senselessness runs in a post-truth and truthiness world. Incorporating serial poems such as “Nothing of the Month Club” and “December 32nd,” as well as the long ideogram-based work “The Physical Impossibility of Death in…

Free

5 x 5

Cardinal Club 18 NE 28th Ave, Portland, OR, United States

Thursday 11/21 7:30pm @cardinalclub presents the next edition of 5x5 featuring the poetic musings of @queenofcalcium @katslarue @michellerayeoh @futureeva @justinwsant Stop by and say hi

Free

Printmaking Celebration Opening

Sidestreet Arts 140 SE 28th Avenue, Portland, OR, United States

Our Featured Show Opening for Our Print Month Celebration. Visit with Printmakers, mingle and munch with art lovers and sip a little wine (If 21).

Free

Making it Make Sense: Storytelling for Healing

Pulse Wellness 812 NE 28th Ave., Portland, OR, United States

There is meaning in the madness. This 8 session therapeutic storytelling workshop will guide participants in creating a story to illuminate power from pain. Series will culminate with a live performance. Limited to 5-8 participants. Thursdays 6:30 - 9 pm October 6, 13, 20, 27 November 3,10, 17 Meetings held at Pulse Wellness 812 NE 28th Ave. Portland, OR 97232 $30/session (must commit to all) Contact Erin Mahone for financial assistance erin@ifyoucouldseeme.com Register at: http://www.ifyoucouldseeme.com Final Storytelling Showcase: Sunday, November 20th at 21ten Theatre Facilitator: Erin Mahone, M.S., C.T.P. is a trained facilitator, storyteller, author, and mental health pyrofessional. She combines years of training and education, with a deep passion for holding space for the re-birth of personal narratives, her own love of telling stories…

$225