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Comedy vs. Tragedy #11

Cider Riot 807 NE Couch St, Portland, OR, United States

Three musicians vs. three poets vs. three comedians! - the audience picks the winners! Plus a featured performance and a raffle! AND THIS MONTH, MIKE IS BACK TO HOST THE SHOW! IN ADDITION: MIKE WILL BE DOING A PERFORMANCE WORKSHOP BEFORE THE SHOW! (for tickets and more info go to novapdx.org - spaces are limited so book your workshop spot early, the entrance to the workshop includes access to Comedy vs Tragedy #11) ************************************************** PRICE OF TICKETS $10 online with an advanced purchase or $15 at the door. Get yours now at WWW.NOVAPDX.ORG ************************************************** ROUND ONE – NINE PERFORMERS Three poets will perform one piece in their round. Then the audience will select their favorite performance by applause and that poet will advance to the…

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$10 – $15

Slamlandia Grand Slam ft. Roxy Allen

Guilder Cafe 2393 NE Fremont St., Portland, OR, United States

Join us in MARCH for our GRAND SLAM at Guilder! Our Grand Slam will determine which four poets will be on the 2019 Slamlandia Team, and will represent Slamlandia at The Bigfoot Regional Poetry Slam here in Portland this summer. Doors at 6:00 PM Show begins at 6:30 PM. **No open mic this show** Guilder 2393 NE Fremont St Portland, OR 97213 This show is all ages. Please see our Accessibility and Safer Space info below. There is a $1-5 suggested donation. We will have an spotlight performance from the wonderful Roxy Allen! Roxy Jane Allen is a queer sex worker with an actual heart of gold. She is also a comedian, artist, body positive activist, and in recovery. A five-time Eugene Poetry Slam Champion,…

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Free

Wordlights: Saturday Poetry Evenings

Rocking Frog Cafe 2511 SE Belmont St, Portland, OR, United States

Wordlights Saturday poetry evenings presented by Nova PDX, Rocking Frog Cafe and hosted by Igor Brezhnev. On Saturday June 1st, we'll have a feature from Jane Belinda and a long set poetry open mic! OUR FEATURE: Jane Belinda is a queer jewish poet from Portland, Oregon. They are the Slammaster of Portland Poetry Slam! They write on subjects of grief, queerness, gender, and jewish identity. They have competed nationally at the Individual World Poetry Slam and was on finals stage at the Women of the World Poetry Slam in Dallas in 2017. *** Sign-ups start at 5:30, show starts at 6PM. On first and third Saturdays each performer in the open mic gets 10 minutes, there are only 8 slots available and the list order…

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Free

Bigfoot Regional Benefit Show

Cider Riot 807 NE Couch St, Portland, OR, United States

Join us in celebrating what our region has to offer in Poetry! We are having a show to get folks excited about the Bigfoot Regional Poetry Slam coming to Portland in July! Cider Riot! 807 NE Couch St, Portland, OR 97232 There will be a featured performance from Clementine von Radics! There will be group and individual performances by Bella Brianna Grisby Avery Gadling Skyler Reed Robert Lashley Nani Jane Belinda Julia Gaskill and Sage Lilac There will be exciting raffle prizes! 5-15 dollars (sliding scale) get you into to this amazing event! If you pay 10 or more you some raffle tickets with your entry! Accessibility info: Cider Riot is a 21+ venue so unfortunately no minors are allowed. There is delicious cider and…

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$5 – $10

Slamlandia July Literary Arts Show ft. The Slamlandia Team

Literary Arts 925 SW Washington Street, Portland, OR, United States

Join us on JULY 11TH for our second Thursday Poetry Open Mic and Slam! Doors and sign-ups are at 6:30 PM Get there on time to get a spot in the open mic or slam! Show begins at 7:00 PM Literary Arts 925 SW Washington Street Portland, OR 97205 This show is all ages. Please see our Accessibility and Safer Space info below. No door admission. We will have a spotlight performance from this year's wonderful Slamlandia Team - Nani Jones, Jane Belinda, Julia Gaskill, and Sage Lilac. ★ •*´¨`*• O P E N • M I C •*´¨`*• ★ The open mic will start the show out. The open mic is a great way to share your wonderful poetry! You can share 1-2 poems…

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Free

Jewish Open Mic (presented by the Bigfoot Regional)

Oregon Jewish Museum and Center for Holocaust Education 724 NW Davis Street, Portland, OR, United States

The Bigfoot Regional Poetry Slam, in partnership with the Oregon Jewish Museum and Center for Holocaust Education, presents a Jewish Identity poetry open mic. Those who identify as Jewish (religiously and/or ethnically) are invited to read. All are welcome to come watch. Event hosted by Jane Belinda. This event is free and open to the public as part of the Bigfoot Regional Poetry Slam, a two-day poetry festival and competition happening in Downtown Portland.

Free

The Bigfoot Regional Poet Showcase

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

Come out to the Ace Hotel for a stellar poetry line up. This event will showcase amazing poets from all around the PNW - and beyond! Event hosted by Stephen Meads. Featured poets: Bella Ben Yisrael Clementine von Radics Greg Harries Jane Belinda The Klute Rudy Francisco Sabrina Benaim This event is free and open to the public as part of The Bigfoot Regional Poetry Slam, a two-day poetry festival and competition happening in Downtown Portland.

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Slamlandia September Literary Arts Show ft. Jane Belinda

Literary Arts 925 SW Washington Street, Portland, OR, United States

Join us on SEPTEMBER 12TH for our second Thursday Poetry Open Mic and Slam! This is a qualifying slam to get into our WOWPS finals later this year. Doors and sign-ups are at 6:30 PM Get there on time to get a spot in the open mic or slam! Show begins at 7:00 PM Literary Arts 925 SW Washington Street Portland, OR 97205 This show is all ages. Please see our Accessibility and Safer Space info below. No door admission. We will have a feature from the absolute best, Jane Belinda! Jane Belinda is a queer Jewish poet from Portland who wants to be a giant tortoise when they grow up. They write about grief and stuff. They have been on Finals stage at IWPS…

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Free

Slamlandia House Show – ft. Dylan Collins

Pointy House 2930 SE Clay St, Portland, OR, United States

It's time for another Slamlandia house show - this time featuring the wonderful Dylan Collins! This show will be held at Pointy House (2930 SE Clay Street) on MONDAY, January 13th. Door opens & signups at 6:00pm, show starts at 6:30pm. Some snacks and drinks will be provided (on a donation basis) but feel free to bring your own! ***There will be a $5 required entry fee at the door*** This house show will have an open mic that you can sign up to read in, as well as short spotlight features from local poets Jane Belinda and Risa Mykland, and a featured slot from Dylan Collins Dylan Collins is a spoken word artist, writer, poet, activist and educator. He is the host and creator…

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$5

Slamlandia Digital Open Mic ft. Gabbi Jue

Online N/A, Portland, OR, United States

Slamlandia is hosting another digital poetry open mic. This open mic - only poetry, no music please - will take place on November 19th. We'll be hosting this event with the help of Literary Arts. You can access our Zoom link in advance. Here is the link to register: https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZcud--orjgvHdBjpiy4eJC_JNr32N0yoSrF With Portland Book Week underway, this month's show will, along with a feature, have a showcase of local Portland poets. We'll have short readings from Risa Mykland, Jane Belinda, Stephen Meads, Bella, and Ken Yoshikawa! Because we'll be having a showcase, this month's open mic will have limited spaces. If we have more people sign up than available slots, we'll do a lottery for who gets to read. Sign ups for the open mic will…

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Free
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