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Matthew Eiford-Schroeder at Grief Rites Readers Series Nov. 5

American Legion Post 134 2104 NE Alberta St, Portland, OR, United States

Printed Matter Vancouver is proud to announce that Matthew Eiford-Schroeder, the author of our most recent release, Consistently East, will be one of the featured readers at Grief Rites Readers Series on Monday, November 5. The series, which is hosted by Melissa Lynne and Marialicia Gonzalez, takes place at Post 134 in Portland (2104 NE Alberta St, Portland, OR 97211). The community will celebrate the three-year anniversary of this remarkable series that night. https://printedmattervancouver.com/2018/10/10/matthew-eiford-schroeder-reads-from-consistently-east-at-grief-rites-readers-series-on-monday-november-5/

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Songbook PDX 15

American Legion Post 134 2104 NE Alberta St, Portland, OR, United States

Writers on the songs that terrified and inspired them. Eight readers, eight experiences, eight readings eight songs played after the eight readers read their eight pieces. April's SongbookPDX is already on fire. Come on out for the literary mixtape you always wanted. Featuring: Carmel Breathnatch, Flint, Daniel Dagris, Chris Bleiler, Bethann Cartino, Missy Ladygo, Carol Fishbach, and Adam Strong

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Grief Rites Readers Series – May 6

American Legion Post 134 2104 NE Alberta St, Portland, OR, United States

A monthly storytelling showcase about grief, loss and love. Gather in community with others who share grief in all forms and manifestations. Come ready to cry, laugh, listen and hold space for yourself and others. *Trigger warning, because Grief. Content not edited for language or topic. Mature audience. *Venue is accessible; gender-neutral restrooms on premises Readings begin promptly at 7pm. Come early, grab a drink (full bar) and find your seat. Please consider bringing canned goods or cold weather clothing/blankets to donate to the Post 134 food & clothing pantry, which serves local veterans, houseless and anyone in need. ***This month's event will include an open mic, in addition to our curated readers. If you have words to share about your grief, we welcome you.***…

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Literary AF Reading

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

Join us February 4th at the Rose City Book Pub for Literary AF. An evening of off-the-wall readings. This is not your usual stuffy reading series. Since this is our first event at Rose City Book Pub we have an amazingly talented line up coming to read including Daniel Dagris, Marla Eizik, Jeb Sherrill, Jesse Kwak, and more. As usual Kelley Baker and Stephanie Bates will be reading. We have new stuff that we know you're dying to hear cause we're dying to read to you. I'll be telling you more about our writers over the next few days so stay tuned. Rose City Book Pub brings together everything we enjoy: books, beer, and wine, of course, but also community events, music, art, and good…

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