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This Never Happened – Liz Scott

Another Read Through 3932 N Mississippi Ave, Portland, OR, United States

Join us for a reading from Liz Scott’s new memoir, This Never Happened. This Never Happened is a genre-bending memoir, told in a non-linear way using photographs, letters, and lists. This is a spare work…alternatively heartbreaking and darkly comic. Like an archeological dig, Scott’s memoir goes in search of the answers to the mysteries of her family. In her relentless quest to uncover the truth, she leaves no one, including herself, unexamined. In the end, it is about the challenge of making peace with questions that will never be answered and the struggle to forgive. Liz Scott has been a practicing psychologist for 40 years, helping clients to identify life themes and make sense of the puzzle of their lives. She has brought this focus to her…

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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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Chelsea Biondolillo in Conversation With Rene Denfeld

Powell's City of Books 1005 W Burnside Street, Portland, OR, United States

From award-winning essayist Chelsea Biondolillo, The Skinned Bird (Kernpunkt) is about all the ways we break our own hearts. In lyric, fragmented essays – full of geological, ornithological, and photographic interventions, with landscapes, loss, and longing – Biondolillo travels the terrain of leaving and finding home, while keeping her sights fixed firm on the natural world around her. Biondolillo will be joined in conversation by Rene Denfeld, author of The Child Finder.

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First Thursday: Aesthetics Without Borders

Powell's City of Books 1005 W Burnside Street, Portland, OR, United States

"Aesthetics Without Borders" is a solo exhibition of David Leiwei Li, Collins Professor of the Humanities at the University of Oregon and a published artist. The selected photography and painting represent Li's exploration and experimentation of form in his conscious mixing and merging of the world's multiple aesthetics.

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Book Talk and Signing: Jim Lommasson – What We Carried

Blue Sky Center for Photographic Arts 122 NW 8th Avenue, Portland, OR, United States

Jim Lommasson will discuss his new book, What We Carried: Fragments and Memories from the Cradle of Civilization a collaborative photography and writing storytelling project with Iraqi and Syrian refugees who have fled their homeland because of war. Jim will read participant’s stories, discuss the making of the book, and will sign copies of What We Carried. Jim began working on his What We Carried project in 2010 while completing his Exit Wounds: Soldiers’ Stories – Life After Iraq and Afghanistan traveling show and book about returning solders from the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan. Lommasson invites Iraqi and Syrian refugees who have fled to the U.S. to write their own personal stories directly on Lommasson’s photographs of objects that they carried with them on…

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Kitchen Table Launch Party

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

Join us for the launch part of the second issue of Kitchen Table, a new print and digital publication that connects adventurous souls, curious cooks, and enthusiastic eaters with talented writers, artists, cartoonists, and photographers who explore not only the how-to's of cooking, but the whys of eating.

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First Thursday: NEAR | FAR | WIDE

Powell's City of Books 1005 W Burnside Street, Portland, OR, United States

A keenly curious explorer, Portland field and street photographer Kendall Radkins shares moments captured not only around the city he loves and lives in, but also from locations near and far.

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Passages Bookshop HOLIDAY CLEARANCE SALE: 30% OFF

Passages Bookshop 1801 NW Upshur, Suite 660, Portland, OR, United States

Visit Passages Bookshop between now and December 21 for great holiday bargains! * *  ALL BOOKS 30% OFF  * * PLUS: Hundreds of books, and all framed art, marked down 50–75% Markdowns in all categories: Poetry / Literature / Philosophy Music / Film / Video Art / Photography / Graphic Design Original prints, drawings, photographs; mixed media pieces; posters: Karel Appel / Tom Phillips / Antoni Tapies Mar Goman / John Martineau / Clayton Holcomb Josef Hodek / Ben Nelson / Jacqueline Brito * *  TWO WEEKENDS ONLY  * *  Thurs-Sat, December 12-14 Thurs-Sat, December 19-21 12:00-6:00 pm each day = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = =…

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Defenders of the Faith: The Heavy Metal Photography of Peter Beste

Powell's City of Books 1005 W Burnside Street, Portland, OR, United States

The religious ferocity of heavy metal fandom is one of the most fervent in the history of subculture. The display of this fervor has been channeled and distilled throughout time into one sacred object: the battle vest. Often referred to as the Kutten (German for monk’s robe), the battle vest serves a multitude of purposes: as a musical CV, a badge of authenticity, a creative practice of identity, and a fashion statement. Photographer Peter Beste’s Defenders of the Faith (Sacred Bones) documents the timeless and universal concept of fandom through the elevation of the battle vest.

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Passages Bookshop HOLIDAY CLEARANCE SALE: 30% OFF

Passages Bookshop 1801 NW Upshur, Suite 660, Portland, OR, United States

Visit Passages Bookshop between now and December 21 for great holiday bargains! * *  ALL BOOKS 30% OFF  * * PLUS: Hundreds of books, and all framed art, marked down 50–75% Markdowns in all categories: Poetry / Literature / Philosophy Music / Film / Video Art / Photography / Graphic Design Original prints, drawings, photographs; mixed media pieces; posters: Karel Appel / Tom Phillips / Antoni Tapies Mar Goman / John Martineau / Clayton Holcomb Josef Hodek / Ben Nelson / Jacqueline Brito * *  TWO WEEKENDS ONLY  * *  Thurs-Sat, December 12-14 Thurs-Sat, December 19-21 12:00-6:00 pm each day = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = =…

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