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All Kinds of Fur at the Creeping Museum Artist’s Market

Alberta Abbey 126 NE Alberta Street #205, Portland, OR, United States

After perusing the beauty & magic of The Creeping Museum's Artist Market, https://www.facebook.com/events/593475014477344/ please join us for a special edition of All Kinds of Fur as we celebrate The Dark Exact's newest folktale oracle deck and The Creeping Museum's latest project inspired by Little Red Riding Hood & Angela Carter's The Company of Wolves. Seating is limited! NOTE: The work presented might contain mature themes and is intended for an adult audience. Follow Coleman Stevenson, Michael Matewauk, Mk Chavez, Tehlor Kay Mejia, Michelle Ruiz Keil and Angelika Keil into the forest for a magical evening of poetry, prose, prizes. * Books & oracle decks will be for sale after the reading! * Enter a raffle to win a signed copy of Michelle Ruiz Keil's ALL…

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Free

MICHAEL NAMKUNG and KYLE CEASE – SEEING THE INVISIBLE Live Performance and Book Signing Party

Alberta Rose Theatre 3000 NE Alberta St, Portland, OR, United States

Portland artist Michael Namkung teams up with transformational speaker Kyle Cease for an experiential mind-bending journey through storytelling, poetry and live visual art, in a creative process that breaks down our self-imposed limitations and makes a break for freedom. Beneath the dry surface features of every human life runs a powerful current of creative energy waiting to be expressed out into the world. And while every individual has a unique path, there is only one way forward—to embrace the art of becoming yourself. During intermission and after the show, Kyle will sign copies of his new book, The Illusion of Money: Why Chasing Money is Stopping You from Receiving It, and Michael will sign copies of his book of poetry, Seeing The Invisible. $25 GA…

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$25 – $40

Hum and Swish Story Time with Matt Myers

Green Bean Books 1600 NE Alberta Street, Portland, OR, United States

Join us in welcoming author/illustrator Matt Myers as he reads his picture book Hum and Swish on Sunday, September 15th at 11am! In this contemplative story, Jamie is spending a day at the beach creating... well, something, she doesn't know yet. She's constantly getting interrupted so will she ever get it done? A celebration of being introverted. Some of the other books he's illustrated are The Infamous Ratsos series written by Kara LaReau and Battle Bunny written by Jon Scieszka and Mac Barnett.

Free

Pirate (and Potty!) Story Time with Dawn Prochovnic

Green Bean Books 1600 NE Alberta Street, Portland, OR, United States

Celebrate Talk like a Pirate Day with us as we welcome local author Dawn Prochovnic on Thursday, September 19th at 3:30pm. Dawn will lead a lively, interactive story time and pirate party to celebrate International Talk Like a Pirate Day and the pre-launch of one of her latest books, Where Does a Pirate Go Potty? For pirate enthusiasts and potty humorists of all ages! Her previous book in the series, Where Does a Cowgirl Go Potty?, will also be available at this event. Signing and questions will follow the story time.

Free

Front Porch Sessions at The Alberta Street Pub

Alberta Street Pub 1036 NE Alberta St, Portland, OR, United States

One Host, Three Storytellers, Three Questions and a whole lot of conversations. Please join us as Front Porch Sessions kicks off its first event of the year on September 19th from 7:00 PM to 9:00 PM at the Alberta Street Pub in Northeast Portland. Get ready to once again make less strangers in the world! Theme: "Back to School" with story tellers: Ezell Watson III Depart in Love.  This is what the name “Ezell” means.  Born and raised in Birmingham Alabama, the product of high school aged parents, I believe “It takes a village.”  My village has been a mobile one, attending college in Virginia and Alabama, and working and living in various villages across the U.S—from the Southeast Panhandle to the Pacific Northwest.  I’ve…

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$10

Graphic Novel Event with Aron Nels Steinke

Green Bean Books 1600 NE Alberta Street, Portland, OR, United States

Local graphic novelist Aron Nels Steinke returns to Green Bean Books for the third installment of his entertaining Mr. Wolf's Class series on Sunday, September 22nd at 11am! In Lucky Stars, the kids get stumped trying to come up with interesting things for their personal narrative assignment, get into a bike accident, and try to get along with one another during recess.

Free

Drag Queen Banned Books Bingo

Alberta Abbey 126 NE Alberta Street #205, Portland, OR, United States

Join Poison Waters and special drag queen guest performers to celebrate the freedom to read and have fun by playing Banned Books Bingo. By focusing on efforts across the country to remove or restrict access to books, Banned Books Week draws national attention to the harms of censorship. This event is for an adult audience. This event will be held at the Alberta Abbey, 126 NE Alberta St. Enjoy food and drinks for purchase at the Abbey's cafe. Doors open at 6pm Seats available at 6:30pm Showtime at 7pm

Free

My Shape is Sam Story Time with Amanda Jackson

Green Bean Books 1600 NE Alberta Street, Portland, OR, United States

Author Amanda Jackson will be at Green Bean Books to share her picture book My Shape is Sam on Saturday, September 28th at 1pm What's it like to be a square peg in a round hole? Sam wants to do more than what other Squares do in this sweet story about defying outward expectations. A signing will follow the reading!

Free

The Mystery Box Show – True Stories All About Sex

Alberta Rose Theatre 3000 NE Alberta St, Portland, OR, United States

From vanilla to kinky, queer to straight, and everything in between, a night at The Mystery Box Show brings you tales of one-night stands, explorations into fetish, awkward first times, dark fantasies come true, and much much more. Storytellers have included bestselling authors, nationally touring comedians, adult film industry veterans, theatre professionals, sex toy experts, members from the kink community, students and people from all walks of life. Nothing here is too raw, too sweet, too strange, or too deep; it's all about the sex, and all about the story.

$22 – $57

Dracula Readings in The Snug

T.C. O'Leary's 2926 NE Alberta St, Portland, OR, United States

Newcomers and visitors always welcome! T.C. O'Leary's Literary Society has two books clubs, both open to everyone. Monday nights the group reads Ulysses and Tuesday nights the group explores a variety of Irish literature. This famous Gothic horror novel is the latest endeavor.

Free
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