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FRINOV 27
8:00 PM – 9:00 PM
💰 $10+VarietyImprovDanceTalks & LecturesPartiesMusicArts & MediaFilm

Search and Destroy: A Multimedia Variety Show

Performance Works NorthWest4625 Southeast 67th Avenue
Search and Destroy (S.A.D. for short) is a multimedia variety show happening on the last friday of every month featuring artists and local leaders sharing their craft and talking about what matters most to them. Through storytelling, live...
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WEDNOV 4
7:30 PM
💰 $29+ClassicalElectronic & DJChoralArts & MediaDocumentaries

Powaqqatsi: Live with The Philip Glass Ensemble

Arlene Schnitzer Concert Hall1037 SW Broadway
Powaqqatsi is an artful cinematic experience that speaks to the impact of modernization and industrialization on traditional ways of living. Enjoyed alone or as the second in The Qatsi Trilogy , you won’t want to miss this thought-provoking...
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WEDNOV 4
10:00 AM – 5:30 PM
💰 PaidArts & MediaCultural Heritage

Weaving Time: NUNO – Textiles of Tradition and Transformation at Portland Japanese Garden

Portland Japanese Garden611 SW Kingston Ave
Join Portland Japanese Garden and experience the awe-inspiring artistry of NUNO, the iconic Japanese textile design studio. Featuring vibrant and compelling fabrics created across eight specific regions of Japan, NUNO’s championing of small...
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Multi-day events

SATNOV 7
7:30 PM
💰 $25+Hip-HopClassicalPopArts & MediaReadings

Dessa with the Oregon Symphony

Arlene Schnitzer Concert Hall1037 SW Broadway
Singer, rapper, and author Dessa joins the Oregon Symphony for an evening of soaring song ballads, writerly pop songs, and rap anthems. Don’t miss this landmark performance, presented in collaboration with Literary Arts as an extension of the...
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THUNOV 5
7:00 PM – 8:45 PM
Live Podcasts & RadioArts & MediaAuthor TalksMusic

BACKFENCE Unhinged podcast — LIVE TAPING!

Powell’s City of Books1005 W Burnside St.
The BACKFENCE Unhinged podcast records their first ever live show with incredible guests Mitchell S. Jackson and Nicole Hardy sharing delightfully unhinged stories. Hosted by Andrew Dicson and Frayn Masters, and presented by Portland Mercury and...
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SATNOV 7
5:00 PM – 6:00 PM
Arts & MediaAuthor TalksTalks & Lectures

Intergenerational: Willy Vlautin and Valeria Luiselli

First Congregational Church1126 Southwest Park Avenue

Authors Willy Vlautin (The Left and the Lucky) and Valeria Luiselli (Beginning Middle End) sit down to discuss their new novels and the intergenerational relationships at the center of their stories. Each story presents adult characters struggling through uncertain circumstances, but who find purpose, levity, and perspective in the children that rely on them. Moderated by Matthew Trueherz.

Authors Willy Vlautin (The Left and the Lucky) and Valeria Luiselli (Beginning Middle End) sit down to discuss their new novels and the intergenerational relationships at the center of their stories. Each story presents adult characters...
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WEDNOV 4
7:30 PM ¡ Doors 6:30 PM
Arts & MediaReadingsAuthor TalksMusicStand-Up

Davide De Pierro

Alberta Rose Theatre3000 NE Alberta St
Inspired by Davide De Pierro’ s newly released novel The Letters I Never Sent , his live show blends personal storytelling, humor, and audience conversation. Throughout the night, De Pierro will deliver a monologue and read selections from the...
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THUNOV 5
7:30 PM – 10:00 PM
Arts & MediaAuthor TalksFilmTalks & Lectures

Film Screening & Author Talk with Jane Schoenbrun and SenLinYu

Hollywood Theatre4122 NE Sandy Blvd
SOLD OUT Author Talk & Film Screening with Jane Schoenbrun and SenLinYu at Hollywood Theatre Parallel Worlds Bookshop and the Hollywood Theatre present a special author conversation with Jane Schoenbrun and SenLinYu, celebrating the release of...
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FRINOV 6
7:00 PM – 10:00 PM
💰 $32IndieFolkClassicalArts & Media

Sight Reading: Musical Dialects with Jimmie Herrod, Nick Jaina, Black Belt Eagle Scout and 45th Parallel Universe

First Congregational United Church of Christ1126 SW Park Ave
Music is more than just an aural language – it is a multitude of communication modes and literacies. Sight Reading features world-renowned songwriters translating between dialects in real time: the written language of music (usually expressed on...
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THUNOV 5
10:00 AM – 7:00 PM
Live Podcasts & RadioVarietyStand-UpArts & MediaMuseumsPoetryAuthor TalksHip-HopTalks & Lectures

Free First Thursday with Live Wire Radio

Portland Art Museum1219 SW Park Ave
Free admission to the museum for all, plus a Live Wire event as part of the Literary Arts Portland Book Festival.
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