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Olivia Olivia
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Notable Portland: 5/28–6/3
Thursday 5/28: The Journey Art Festival author showcase welcomes S. Renee Mitchell and guest poets Emily Newberry, Polo Catalani, and Alberto Moreno. The event serves as a fundraiser in support of the Sisters of the Road kitchen and other services.…
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Notable Portland: 5/21–5/27
Thursday 5/21: Oregon Humanities presents poet, activist, and professor Walidah Imarisha to lead a discussion for their Think & Drink series. Alberta Rose Theatre, 6:30 p.m., tickets start at $10. Tin House and Portland State University’s Creative Writing Department welcome…
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Notable Portland: 5/14–5/20
Thursday 5/14: Contributors to local anthology Windfall: A Journal of Poetry of Place will read their work to celebrate the release of the Spring 2015 issue. Readers will include Judith Barrington, Barbara Drake, Andrea Hollander, Verlena Orr, and Kim Stafford,…
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Notable Portland: 5/7–5/13
Thursday 5/7: Local author Anne Tenino will read from her story, “Helping Hand,” which was collected in Lights, Camera, Cupid. Another Read Through, 7 p.m., free. Shawn Smallman’s Dangerous Spirits offers a glimpse into indigenous beliefs, cross-cultural communication, and embryonic colonial…
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Notable Portland: 4/30–5/6
Thursday 4/30: Leaf Litter celebrates its fifth issue release party with a reading. Mother Foucault’s Bookshop, 6 p.m., free. Join Ooligan Press for an evening reading of Untangling the Knot: Queer Voices on Marriage, Relationships & Identity featuring A.M. O’Malley,…
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Notable Portland: 4/23–4/29
Thursday 4/23: Maggie Messitt and Rene Denfeld read from their respective new books, The Rainy Season and The Enchanted. Broadway Books, 7 p.m., free. Calyx literary journal celebrates National Poetry Month with a reading featuring poetry by Hannah Baggott, Qwo-Li…
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Notable Portland: 4/16–4/22
Thursday 4/16: Local author Traci Taylor share her collection of interviews and letters from LGBTQ people from around the country and the globe, gathered over four years in her latest book, Voices From The Rainbow. Another Read Through, 7 p.m.,…
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Notable Portland: 4/9–4/15
Thursday 4/9: Critical Resistance Portland Presents a reading and facilitated discussion with Beyond Wall & Cages editors Jenna M. Loyda, Matt Mitchelson, and Andrew Burridge. Red & Black Café, 6:30 p.m., free. Lisa Ohlen Harris and Jared John Smith read…
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Notable Portland 4/2–4/8
Thursday 4/2: Award-winning novelist, short story writer, essayist, and translator Randa Jarrar reads from her latest work for the Reed College visiting writers series. Eliot Chapel, 6:30 p.m., free. For its annual Comics and Art Issue, monthly punk rock fanzine…
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Notable Portland: 3/26–4/1
Thursday 3/26: The ACRL Zine Pavillion is your chance to read a zine, make a zine, talk to librarians who use zines for teaching and outreach, edit ZineWiki.com, and buy zines from local zinesters. Oh, and make sure to add…
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Notable Portland: 3/19–3/25
Thursday 3/19: PQ Monthly celebrates its March issue release with drinks for readers, contributors, and community members. Triangle Productions, 5 p.m., free. George Byron Wright reads from his new novel on changing the worst parts of our pasts, In The…
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Notable Portland: 3/12–3/18
Thursday 3/12: Caldera Arts welcomes Patricia Smith as she reads from her latest poetry. Wieden + Kennedy, 6:30 p.m., free. Local author Wendy Kali celebrated her latest work, The Butch/Femme Photo Project, which was recently turned into a book. She…