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Cookbook Club Potluck

Two Rivers Bookstore 8836 N Lombard Street, Portland, OR, United States

This month, we'll be sharing recipes from Diana Henry's A Change of Appetite: Where Delicious Meets Healthy.

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OAT Open Mike

Oregon Adventure Theatre 4834 N Lombard Street, Portland, OR, United States

Hello friends! Oregon Adventure Theatre is hosting an Open Mic at the Peninsula Odd Fellows Lodge on February 8th at 6pm. Come bring your musical instruments, your poetry, your friends. Strut your stuff and celebrate each other's talents! The event will be hosted by singer-songwriter Ryan Westwood. The featured performers of the evening will be Ken Yoshikawa, who recently published his first book of poetry Monster Colored Glasses with Lightship Press and Ryan Westwood who wrote 4 songs in January he can't WAIT to share with you. At 5:45 signups will start, and anyone can sign up for a 5-10 minute slot to perform. Never performed before? Been killing it at venues all around town? Either way, we would absolutely love to host your talents…

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Salon Skid Row Presents: The Revival

The Lombard Pub 3416 N Lombard Street, Portland, OR, United States

A monthly salon performance series, featuring poetry, prose, music, dance, and visual artists. Doors 7pm / Show 8pm. 21 & over. Free. Tuesday, February 11th: Micah Fletcher, Rob Gray, Robyn Bateman, Jenna Marie Fletcher, KMA Sullivan & Cinema Obscura

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V is for Vulnerable: Teens Read Their Writing

Two Rivers Bookstore 8836 N Lombard Street, Portland, OR, United States

Join us as we hear local young talented writers read their work aloud! Participants, please keep your expert to between 3 and 4 minutes. All forms of writing and word-art are welcome. Two Rivers Bookstore and Weird Sisters Yarn aims to create a safe space where everyone's voice can be heard in a mutually respectful environment.

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Two Rivers Book Club

45th Parallel Wines 8527 N Lombard Street, Portland, OR, United States

Two Rivers Book Club is open to all readers who would like to discuss books in a casual group setting, perhaps even with a glass of wine! 🍷 📖 We meet the last Tuesday of the month at 45th Parallel Wines, 8527 N Lombard Street in St Johns, Portland Oregon. 6:30-8:00pm We will reveal the book for the following month at the end of the discussion. March's book is Lisa See's Island of Sea Women https://www.tworiversbooks.com/book/9781501154867 Hope to see you there-please call, message or order online! Did you know we now have Audio books available from our website? Ebooks coming shortly!

From the Caves at 45th Parallel Wines and Two Rivers Bookstore

45th Parallel Wines 8527 N Lombard Street, Portland, OR, United States

45th Parallel Wines, in partnership with Two Rivers Bookstore, is excited to host local author Thea Prieto and her new award-winning book, From the Caves. Drop by 45th Parallel during the week of September 12th with a copy of From the Caves in hand and you will receive 10% off on all in-store purchases, including local and imported wines, beer, and cider, as well as nonalcoholic drinks and food items. If you don't already own a copy of Thea Prieto's book, From the Caves will be available for purchase at Two Rivers Bookstore, located three blocks away from 45th Parallel; to purchase From the Caves online, please visit tworiversbooks.com/book/9781636280028. This week-long offer will conclude with an informal author appearance at 45th Parallel. Please join Thea…

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Mimi German Reads from Her Book of Poetry: Beneath the Gravel Weight of Stars

Revolutions Bookshop 8713 N Lombard St, Portland, OR, United States

Mimi German reads from her book of poetry dedicated to the houseless community! You're invited! This was so fun! So we’ve decided to do it again… this Sunday 4/10 at 1:00 with @eyesofhorsehair Mi mi German will be back to read from her book; Beneath the Gravel Weight of Stars. For those that don’t know, Mi Mi is a long time advocate for the houseless and through those experience’s she’s written poetry that reflects the long nights and struggles of the houseless community. Come join us! Houseless Friendly Event Please Wear Masks Inside the Store

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Reagan M. Sova Reading and Music

Revolutions Bookshop 8713 N Lombard St, Portland, OR, United States

Mark your Calendars For May 5th at 7:00 PM with Reagan M. Sova and musical guests Sunday Mornings and Abbot Daimler! We’re super excited to hear Reagan read and Play music from his new book ; Wildcat Dreams in the Death Light published by @firsttoknock Wildcat Dreams in the Death Light is an incantatory work of narrative poetry. Infused with hobo melancholy, Jewish lore, bloodshed, and hilarity, this poem is nothing short of a contemporary masterpiece. It traces young Mort Sloman’s odyssey to honor his jockey uncle—the only dead man ever to have won a horse race. But before Mort can organize a worthy funeral, he must acquire “the Locksmith keys”—a form of esoteric knowledge beyond the understanding of even graybeard rabbis. Undeterred, Mort sets…

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Two Rivers Book Club – September: Ruth Ozeki

Two Rivers Bookstore 8836 N Lombard Street, Portland, OR, United States

Returning to In-Person Meetings This Month! We'll be meeting at 6:30 in the courtyard behind our shop. The entrance is on N Chicago Ave, between Lombard and Ivanhoe. To get your name added to the email list for the book club, email christine@tworiversbooks.com --------------------------- September: The Book of Form and Emptiness by Ruth Ozeki From the publisher: With its blend of sympathetic characters, riveting plot, and vibrant engagement with everything from jazz, to climate change, to our attachment to material possessions, The Book of Form and Emptiness is classic Ruth Ozeki—bold, wise, poignant, playful, humane and heartbreaking. Check your email for the Zoom link or email Christine@tworiversbooks.com to be added. October pick: This House is Haunted - Preorder now for September 27 release! Event date:…

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The Witching Well

Two Rivers Bookstore 8836 N Lombard Street, Portland, OR, United States

Join every Saturday in October for a Halloween-themed Sidewalk Sale featuring different local artists each week. October 1 Silver Willow Aromatics & Zealous Drakes October 8 Soul of the Home & Organics X Oddities October 15 Hallow & Local Author Kathleen Converse October 22 Limitless Wearables October 29 St Johns Business Halloween Trick Or Treat  

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