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Slamlandia Timbuk2 Show ft. Ryan Boyland

Timbuk2 1142 SW Harvey Milk Street, Portland, OR, United States

We have a special show in store for y'all in July! Slamlandia is partnering with Timbuk2 to put on a one-off show in their store - with a feature from Omaha's own Ryan Boyland. This show will be held at Timbuk2 (1142 SW Harvey Milk Street) in downtown, Portland, on Friday, July 12th. Signups at 5:30pm, show starts at 6:00pm. There will be drinks for purchase at this event. There is no required entry fee, though we suggest a $5 donation so we are able to pay our feature. This show will have a short open mic that you can sign up to read in, as well as spotlight features from local poets Stephen Meads and Devin Devine, and a feature set from Ryan Boyland.…

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Free – $5

Cult of Orpheus / Rose City Art Song Project

Valentine's 232 SW Ankeny St, Portland, OR, United States

Readings by poets collaborating on the Rose City Arts Songs Project (Phase 3, Valentine's). It's a great variety, from the lyrical symbolist imagism of Coleman Stevenson to the surreal invocations of Jason Squamata. Cult of Orpheus presents the Rose City Art Song project, featuring works of Portland poets set to music. On the eve of Portland Book Festival and the night of LitCrawl! Join us at 7 pm for poetry readings by Mo McFeely, Jason Squamata, Coleman Stevenson and James Yeary. At 8 pm, Cult of Orpheus presents musical performances of eight poems, two from each poet. Our featured vocalists are tenor Eric Asakawa, soprano Jocelyn Claire Thomas, baritone Dan Gibbs, and mezzo-soprano Sadie Gregg. Music composed by Christopher Corbell, with music direction by Erica…

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Free

Distressing Deaths in the Land of Literature

Ace Hotel 1022 SW Stark St, Portland, OR, United States

Ah, death. It can be both beautiful and terrible, and death certainly makes us keep turning the page. Join author (and mortician!) Elizabeth Fournier and the many departed characters of fiction as we test our bookish cred in a game of Literary Demise for deathy prizes to (not) die for. Death, be not proud, but always be fictitiously entertaining.

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