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WaterShed Vol.1 by Melanie Stevens

Chingada Gallery 328 NW Broadway #117, Portland, OR, United States

Chingada is thrilled to present Melanie Stevens longtime in the making graphic novel, WaterShed, Volume 1: PostModern. Join us on December 5th at from 6:00 pm to 10:00pm for the presale and presentation of the work in form of an exhibition. Friday December 14 from 6:00pm to 8:00pm for the sale and panel discussion on comics and Watershed led by Rubén García Marrufo. "WaterShed, Volume 1: PostModern” is the pilot for a graphic novel series that will span nine volumes. WaterShed is a love and death story about America through the lens of race: a sweeping account that merges nonfictional elements of history and current events with speculative fiction and features a Black femme protagonist who unwittingly finds herself directly and indirectly oscillating between three…

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DOJA CAT – 2nd Annual Black Arts Festival + BIPoC Marketplace

Reed College 3203 SE Woodstock Blvd, Portland, OR, United States

Come celebrate festival-style during Reed College's 2nd annual Black Arts Festival presented by the Reed College Multicultural Resource Center. The festival will include a full concert experience Featuring performances by Doja Cat Maarquii DJ BNICK Bella (poet) Shelby Williams BIPoC Community Marketplace featuring: High Sparrow Mimi’s Fresh Tee’s LLC Flying DogHeart Farm ReSISTA Kat She Shreds Creations for Continuity Switchblade Sistas Vintage Golden Pear Studio by Georgina Brooks Dakky Comics donna's macarons Urban Eden Smokeshow Hot Sauce Cheadagi's Treasure Trove MexiRican PDX Glass by Dijenaire Crijuan Threefifs Lovely Coils Ta Zha World Es Súper Fun Habiba Abdul Rahim Art Stormy Brady QM Collective Vanport Mosaic Longhouse NW Bath and Wellness Rest for Resistance Bus Riders Unite! Black Fem Press by Melanie Stevens Darling Distraction Felton…

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