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The fairytale comes to an end! Join artist Leila Del Duca and editor/colorist Alissa Sallah in celebrating the release of the second and final volume of the dreamy fantasy story of Sleepless.
Come, my pretties! Join us for this year's first FUR with an amazing array of talented writers. I promise they won't bite! Join us after for extra sweet treats in honor of this month's tale, Hansel & Gretel. Featuring the talents of sweet talkers Dian Greenwood Kimberly King Parsons Bobby Bermea And a special performance by Sherry Okamura Leonard and Charles Sheffer
Please join us for a one-day pop-up wunderkammer of art, handmade goods, vintage clothing and curiosities, and more, hosted by not-for-profit art collective The Creeping Museum. General admission is free to the public from 4pm-9pm; a limited number of Early Bird tickets are available for those who would prefer to skip the crowd and enter the market early at 3pm. Participating artists include: The Creeping Museum (@thecreepingmuseum) The Chalk Garden (@inthechalkgarden) A Dark House (@adarkhouse) Alchemy Tintype Studio (@alchemytintypestudio) Arcana Obscura (@arcana_obscura) Rebecca Artemesia (@rebeccaartemesia) Ashtomaton (@ashtomaton) Benz and Chang (@benzandchang) Bittersqueaks (@bittersqueaks) Georgina Brooks (@agoldenpear) Holly Cappello (@holigoil) Lana Crooks (@lanacrooks) The Dark Exact (@darkexact) Matt Darling (@midnite_tremors) Defective Pudding (@defectivepudding) Don't Shoot PDX (@dontshootpdx) Tripper Dungan (@tripperd) Morgaine Faye Jewelry (@morgaine_faye) Camille Rose…
Join us for a very special FUR with guest curator Stevan Allred, author of The Alehouse at The End of The World, as we explore a story about abuse, retribution and healing through the Grimm tale The Juniper Tree. Stevan is joined by writers Missy Ladygo, Susan DeFreitas, and Nicole Rosevear at Indivisible, 2544 SE 26th Ave between Clinton and Division.
Snow White. The Round Table. Persephone and Hades. From hybrid prose to web comics and blockbusters, fairy tales and legends are constantly retold across mediums. Why do we continue to relate? How do they help us find meaning in uncertain times? What can we borrow from these forms to examine the past and future in light of climate change, migration, and capitalism? In this course, we will study writers like Helen Oyeyemi, Carmen Maria Machado, Sabrina Orah Mark, and Joy Williams. Then we will begin our own stories, inspired by existing lore. If you are drawn to cross-cultural myths, obscure tales, or the idea of Rapunzel on Mars, this is the class for you. Register for this workshop NOTE: To protect everyone during the COVID-19 pandemic,…