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Switch No. 50: manuel arturo abreu & Samantha Giles

Stumptown Coffee Roasters - Division 4525 SE Division Street, Portland, OR, United States

Switch No. 50: manuel arturo abreu & Samantha Giles, 5:30 p.m. PROMPT. It's our 50th Switch reading!!! We are super glad to celebrate it with Samantha Giles from Oakland and Portland's own manuel arturo abreu--both have new books. Start your weekend right. Come early to get a coffee, we'll start sharp. manuel arturo abreu (b. 1991, Santo Domingo) is a poet and artist from the Bronx, currently living/working from a garage in southeast Portland. With text, ephemeral sculpture, and photography, they work in a process of magical thinking with attention to ritual aspects of aesthetics. Recent projects and engagements with MoMA (NYC), the Frye (Seattle), Yale Union (Portland), AA|LA Gallery (LA), and Rhizome + the New Museum (online). abreu is the author of three books,…

Free

Copper Canyon Press Book Launch Party!

Stumptown Coffee Roasters - Downtown 128 SW 3rd Ave, Portland, OR, United States

Raise a glass (or mug) and hear brief readings from Jericho Brown, Alison Rollins, Keith S. Wilson, Deborah Landau, Sherwin Bitsui, Arthur Sze, Paisley Rekdal, and Natalie Scenters-Zapico. Contact: Elaina Ellis

Free