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Winter Poetry Festival

IPRC (Independent Publishing Resource Center) 318 SE Main Street #175, Portland, OR, United States

Warm your soul during the darkest days of winter at the first Winter Poetry Fest! We are crafting this event to be an inspirational refuge from the chaos of the holiday season. It will be full of diverse, local poets, chapbooks and broadsides for sale their authors; writing workshops and readings. In addition, there will be hands-on activities, writing games, a holiday card print-pull, cut-up poetry button making and more! Buy last minute holiday gifts for all your artsy friends while directly supporting writers, hide from your in-laws, feed your creativity with writing prompts and games, feed your mouth with delicious snacks, write a poem to put on the Poetry Tree and celebrate the solstice with your creative family <3. Hosted by the Independent Publishing…

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Free

Future Prairie: Queer Variety Show

The Hallowed Halls 4420 SE 64th Ave, Portland, OR, United States

Please join the artists of Future Prairie as we dance our way into the new year, drawing from our histories, calling on our past, dredging up what we want to carry forward and honoring what we are ready and wiling to leave behind. Opening invocation by Reema Zaman Musical performances from Joni Renee Whitworth, Maiah Wynne, Layla Laubach, and Whisper Hiss Spoken word by Julia Laxer, Nastashia Minto, Tucker Garcia, Kalong Wong, and Meron Medhanie Lecture by Natalie Rose Baldwin Dance by Evelyn R-w Our show is inspired by the chautauquas of the 19th and early 20th centuries, where people from all walks of life came together to experience education, entertainment, and culture for the whole community, with speakers, teachers, musicians, and entertainers. BYOB Why…

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$20

Bone Tax Poem Club February Edition

Rose City Book Pub 1329 NE Fremont, Portland, OR, United States

Join us for poems from Olivia Olivia, Colin Keating, Julia Laxer, Robert Torres, and Isabel Zacharias! 21 February at 8pm at Rose City Book Pub! 💘💕💖🌟🔥🐬

Free

CLASH Books Offsite AWP Reading

East Side Delicatessen 1109 SE Madison St., Portland, OR, United States

CLASH Books gathers it's finest writers for an extravaganza of literature on Friday March 29th during the annual AWP lit festival in Portland, OR. Enjoy performances of poetry, fiction & nonfiction from some of the most exciting new & powerful voices on the scene. There will be books, there will be beer & there will be 6'' sandwiches for $7. What more could you want! LET'S GET LIT READERS Brandi Homan Anna Suarez Monique Quintana Jennifer Robin Kim Vodicka Lindsay Lerman Francesco Levato Chris Campanioni Big Bruiser Dope Boy Katy Michelle Quinn Megan Coe Autumn Christian Shy Watson Kevin Maloney NOah Cicero Kenning JP García Devora Gray Julia Laxer Garrett Cook Brian Alan Ellis Leza Cantoral Nathan Carson

Free

Future Prairie: Spring Fling

The Hallowed Halls 4420 SE 64th Ave, Portland, OR, United States

Please join the artists of Future Prairie as we dance our way through camellia season and into the cherry blossoms. This will be our spring fling: calling on visions of paradise, utopia, dreams, romances, and joy. Musical performances by Joni Renee Whitworth, Vivian Cecylia Tylińska, and Allegra Jongeward Live painting by Jasmine Co, Kathleen Boudwin, and Megan Krzmarzick Comics by Sabine Rear Poetry by Chris Gonzalez, Julia Laxer, and Olivia Marovich Dance by Jaleesa Johnston Photography by Sam Reynolds and Kimberley Hasselbrink Lecture by Roseanna Zanna Colabella We will have American Sign Language interpreters. Thanks to a grant from CymaSpace, our show can be inclusive of the Deaf and hard of hearing community! Our queer variety show is inspired by the chautauquas of the 19th…

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Free

Thoughts of Crime: A Lynn Breedlove Reading

Rose City Book Pub 1329 NE Fremont, Portland, OR, United States

Join us for a reading featuring legendary Lynn Breedlove at Portland's Rose City Book Pub! We are celebrating his new book, 45 Thought Crimes: New Writing. There is a beautiful lineup of writers reading alongside Lynn. Let’s celebrate community and diversity!!! Lineup: Lynn Breedlove Nastashia Minto Matan Gold Julia Laxer Anna Suarez

Free

PRIDE Show Reception and Exhibition

Multnomah Arts Center 7688 SW Capital Highway, Portland, OR, United States

WHAT: “PRIDE,” Juried Multimedia Group Show WHERE: Multnomah Arts Center Gallery Multnomah Arts Center 7688 SW Capitol Hwy Portland, OR 97219 WHEN: Exhibit: June 7 – July 2, 2019 Reception: Friday, June 7, 6-9pm HOURS: Mon-Fri: 9am-9:30pm Sat & Sun: 9am-5pm Show closes July 2, 5pm In conjunction with PRIDE Month, Multnomah Arts Center is exhibiting a juried multimedia show called “PRIDE” showcasing art created by artists in the LGBTQIA+ Community of Portland and the area. The exhibit begins June 7. An opening reception will be held on Friday, June 7, 6-9pm. The show runs through July 2 and closes at 5pm on that day. PRIDE I am what time, circumstance, history, have made me, certainly, but I am also, much more than that. So…

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