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Strange Theater: A Menagerie of Fabulists

Lucky Labrador Brewing Company 915 SE Hawthorne Blvd, Portland, OR, United States

Join us for an evening of strangeness and magic as a group of writers in the fabulist vein read their work. The event will be punctuated by multiple raffle drawings. Books by authors will be available for purchase and signing. Readers include Anne Valente, Brenda Peynado, Micah Dean Hicks, Sequoia Nagamatsu, Jennifer Pullen, Anca Szilagyi, Michelle Zamanian, Joy Balio, and Lucas Church. Contact: Sequoia Nagamatsu Join us for a lively reading by writers who call the weird, magical, and surreal their stomping grounds. Some magical intermission events will be had (a raffle of signed books and other goodies) and books will also be available for purchase. Free appetizers while they last. Reading starts at 6:30 but come early and mingle. Lucky Labrador Brewing Company at…

Free

An Evening with The Sun

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

Publishing The Sun each month doesn’t leave much time for us to meet readers. That’s why we’re looking forward to a special event on Friday, March 29, at the Alberta Rose Theatre. Sy Safransky, editor and founder of The Sun, and contributors John Brehm, Krista Bremer, David James Duncan, and Brenda Peynado will be reading their work and signing books. Doors open at 6:00 p.m. This event is free and open to the public. We hope to see you there. Contact: Molly House

Free