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Braver Together: Writing in the Way of Beauty

DoubleTree Hotel 1000 NE Multonomah St, Portland, OR, United States

Be part of the magic when AWP meets Portland! Join us for Braver Together, a modern glamping gala featuring Wild author, Cheryl Strayed. Join Cheryl Strayed and special guests for a "glam" evening featuring hearty Pacific Northwest hors d'oeuvres and the featured "Dear Sugar" cocktail! WHEN: Wednesday, March 27, 2019, from 5:30 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. WHERE: DoubleTree by Hilton Hotel Portland, 1000 NE Multnomah Street, Portland, Oregon. Braver Together celebrates today’s women writers. How can writing “in the way of beauty” be a tool for evolving the literary landscape in response to current social and political events? ABOUT THE PRESENTERS: Cheryl Strayed is the author of the #1 New York Times bestselling memoir Wild, the New York Times bestsellers Tiny Beautiful Things and Brave Enough, and…

$100 – $1000

Whitman at 200: Words of Resistance

Roll-Up Studio + Gallery 1715 SE Spokane St, Portland, OR, United States

Leaves of Resistance, Secret Society of Book Artists Show Closing GALA Friday, May 31 7 PM Celebrating Walt Whitman’s 200th Birthday with Animation and Poetry Readings, in Partnership with Passages Bookshop • Animation by Gratz, Zornado, Jetten, Kuehn, Tetenbaum & Others • Whitman political readings by David Abel & Friends • Projection performance by Devon Damonte • Birthday cake Secret Society of Book Artists Dawn Banker Anita Bigelow Marian Christensen Mary Elliott Ellen Fortin Joely Helgesen Judilee Fitzhugh Deanna Lautenbach Megan Leftwich Ilsa Perse Kathy Karbo Kathy Kuehn Bernie Smith Gay Walker Marilyn Zornado See exhibition page here.

Free