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Sample Me – PEN America at Lit Crawl Portland

Aesop West End 1300 W Burnside St, Portland, OR, United States

When entering a drug store’s beauty aisle, you’re confronted with skincare labels and color palettes that don’t blend into reality: dry, oily, combination; apricot, chestnut, espresso, and more. Join PEN America for Lit Crawl Portland: Phase 1 at Aesop West End with “Sample Me,” a reading on the worst thing writers have ever done to or put on their skin. Featuring Brandon Jordan Brown, Janet W. Hardy, Julayne Elle Lee, and Juan Carlos Reyes. “When the shriveled skin of the ordinary is stuffed out with meaning, it satisfies the senses amazingly.” – Virginia Woolf

Free

Mystery Box Social Dinner Party Featuring Janet W. Hardy and Ceara Lynch

The Mystery Box Show Dining Room - Residential Home 9927 N Decatur St, Portland, OR, United States

Let's erase the stigma of sex being a forbidden topic of conversation! Normalization has always been a goal at The Mystery Box show. This elegant dinner party takes it one step further by allowing and ENCOURAGING sex talk at the dinner table! The evening will begin with cocktails and appetizers, followed by 2 courses and dessert, interspersed with a special screening and deep dive into some of the Mystery Box Show's most compelling sex-centric stories. All paired with wine and amazing conversation! We will be joined by the storytellers themselves- a real treat to be able to talk directly to their experiences. And who knows? Maybe the evening will inspire anecdotes and stories of your own! This evening will feature author Janet W. Hardy (The…

$60