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Why There Are Words – PDX presents Migrate

Leach Botanical Garden 6704 SE 122nd Ave, Portland, OR, United States

Why There Are Words – PDX presents “Migrate” November 18, 2018 (Sunday) at 4pm, at  Leach Botanical Garden in SE Portland, with the following seven acclaimed authors. Doors open at 4pm; readings begin at 4:15. $10 suggested donation at the door. Kate Carroll de Gutes’ first book, Objects In Mirror Are Closer Than They Appear, won the 2016 Oregon Book Award for Creative Nonfiction, a Lambda Literary Award in Memoir, and First Place in the Next Generation Indie Book Awards in LGBT Writing. Her second book, The Authenticity Experiment: Lessons From the Best & Worst Year of My Life, won an Independent Publishing Award Medal for LGBTQ Nonfiction. She lives in Portland, in a house with lots of light, wood floors, and a view of…

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Free – $10

Why There Are Words: Peace and Justice

Leach Botanical Garden 6704 SE 122nd Ave, Portland, OR, United States

Why There Are Words – Portland returns for a second year of outstanding live author readings February 17, 2019 (Sunday) at 4pm, at  Leach Botanical Garden in SE Portland. The following six acclaimed authors will read on the theme of Peace and Justice. Doors open at 4PM; readings begin at 4:15. $10 at the door; proceeds to benefit Leach Botanical Garden. Donations to WTAW, a 501(c)3 nonprofit, are always welcome. For details, including readers’ full bios, see whytherearewords.com/pdx. Stevan Allred lives in Portland, Oregon, halfway between Hav and the Isle of the Dead, which is to say he spends as much time burrowed into his imagination as he possibly can. The Alehouse at the End of the World, his debut novel, was published by Forest…

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Lilla Lit Launches on May 19!

Leach Botanical Garden 6704 SE 122nd Ave, Portland, OR, United States

Join Lilla Lit for our inaugural event on May 19, 4-6pm, and enjoy food, drink, books, nature, culture, community and readings from Portland writers.

Free – $10

Seek

Leach Botanical Garden 6704 SE 122nd Ave, Portland, OR, United States

In honor of our inspiration and namesake, Lilla Leach, the intrepid explorer of Oregon's most wild spaces, we present "Seek," a literary reading featuring Idris Anderson, Kate Gray, Takashi L. Kendrick, Missy Ladygo, Gigi Little, and Anis Mojgani. Join us for this literary expedition on the East Terrace of Leach Botanical Garden, August 18th, 4-6PM. Discover new authors to love (or discover something new about an already-loved author), plus ample supplies of food, wine, and conversation, all in Lilla's magical back yard. Come early and explore the Garden! $10 suggested donation at the door. Proceeds to benefit Leach Botanical Garden, a 501(c)3 nonprofit. Idris Anderson’s second collection of poems Doubtful Harbor won the Hollis Summers Prize and was published by Ohio University Press in 2018.…

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Lilla Lit Presents BRAVE

Leach Botanical Garden 6704 SE 122nd Ave, Portland, OR, United States

Join Lilla Lit, the quarterly literary reading series hosted at Leach Botanical Garden for readings on the theme of Brave by six Oregon authors: Rebecca Clarren, Michelle DuBarry, John Larison, Jessica Mehta, Natalie Serber, and Leni Zumas, with guest introductions by Brian Benson (Going Somewhere) and Jennifer Perrine (No Confession, No Mass). Doors open at 4PM, readings begin at 4:15. $10 suggested donation at the door; proceeds benefit Leach Botanical Garden, a 501(c)3 nonprofit. For details, including readers’ full bios, see https://www.lillalit.com/fall-2019/

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Lilla’s Winter Reading: Thirst

Leach Botanical Garden 6704 SE 122nd Ave, Portland, OR, United States

Lilla presents our Winter reading in the Fireplace Room of the Manor House at Leach Botanical Garden. The evening’s theme: Thirst. Featuring Jason Arias, Liz Asch Greenhill, Chelsea Biondolillo, Katie Grindeland, Mary Rechner, Armin Tolentino, and John Sibley Williams. Doors open at 4 PM; readings begin at 4:15 $10 suggested donation at the door Proceeds benefit Leach Botanical Garden, a 501(c)3 nonprofit As always: Wine, snacks, gorgeous surroundings, literary community aplenty Follow Lilla on social media, including Facebook, for more info See you there!

Free – $10
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