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Wolf at the Door

Milagro 525 SE Stark St, Portland, OR, United States

A grim Latino fairy tale Written by Marisela Treviño Orta Directed by Rebecca Martinez About the Play Isadora finds the strength to stand up to her abusive husband Septimo when he forces the very pregnant Yolot to stay against her will. While Septimo makes plans for the baby, Isadora and Yolot devise one of their own. And as a pack of wolves closes in on the hacienda, Isadora must decide what price she’ll pay for her own freedom. Milagro is one of four theatres producing Wolf at the Door as part of the National New Play Network Rolling World Premiere. The other participating theatres are New Jersey Repertory Company in Long Branch, NJ; Kitchen Dog Theater in Dallas, TX; and Halcyon Theatre in Chicago, IL.…

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$20 – $40

Chamber Stories: Digital Concert of Music w/ Narratives

Online N/A, Portland, OR, United States

Be transported by music that tells a story, from the classic Saint-Saëns "Carnival of the Animals" with narration by pianist Orion Weiss to contemporary works "Portraits of Langston" by Valerie Coleman and Bruce Adolphe’s urban fairy tale "Marita and Her Heart’s Desire."

Free

PSG: A Beautiful Girl, Her Prince (and that Step-mother!)

Online N/A, Portland, OR, United States

Sound Familiar?  The fairy tale with the step sisters, the fancy dress ball, the fairy god-mother? And those slippers? A universal story, right? Maybe not. Join members of the Portland Storytellers’ Guild for an around the world tour of this story from different cultures with so many nuanced differences. What – no slippers? Huh -- no prince or fancy ball? Hey – what happened to the fairy god-mother? Through it all, discover that in our many cultural differences, we have a lot more in common than we thought. A half dozen storytellers bring you Cinderella in some of her many surprising guises from around the world. Join us for a fun frolic with an old/new friend. A virtual evening of tales Saturday, April 3 at…

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$10

Michelle Ruiz Keil in Conversation With Laini Taylor

Online N/A, Portland, OR, United States

Inspired by the Greek myth of Iphigenia and the Grimm fairy tale “Brother and Sister,” Michelle Ruiz Keil’s second novel follows two siblings torn apart and struggling to find each other in early ’90s Portland. All her life, 17-year-old Iph has protected her sensitive younger brother, Orr. But this summer, with their mother gone at an artist residency, their father decides it’s time for 15-year-old Orr to toughen up at a wilderness boot camp. When their father brings Iph to a work gala in downtown Portland and breaks the news, Orr has already been sent away against his will. Furious at her father’s betrayal, Iph storms off and gets lost in the maze of Old Town. Enter George, a queer Robin Hood who swoops in…

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Free

In-Store Reading: Michelle Ruiz Keil: Summer in the City of Roses

Annie Bloom's Books 7834 SW Capitol Hwy, Portland, OR, United States

Annie Bloom's welcomes Portland author Michelle Ruiz Keil for a reading from the paperback release of her novel Summer in the City of Roses. About Summer in the City of Roses: Inspired by the Greek myth of Iphigenia and the Grimm fairy tale "Brother and Sister," Michelle Ruiz Keil's second novel follows two siblings torn apart and struggling to find each other in early '90s Portland. All her life, seventeen-year-old Iph has protected her sensitive younger brother, Orr. But this summer, with their mother gone at an artist residency, their father decides it’s time for fifteen-year-old Orr to toughen up at a wilderness boot camp. When their father brings Iph to a work gala in downtown Portland and breaks the news, Orr has already been…

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Free
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