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SATNOV 7
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Holiday Book Fest at Fort Vancouver

Fort Vancouver National Historic SiteFort Vancouver Visitor Center 1501 E Evergreen Blvd

Celebrate the season at Holiday Book Fest at Fort Vancouver, featuring 12 local authors, book signings, historic demonstrations, and Native American crafts at the Fort Vancouver Visitor Center. Browse books in a variety of genres, meet local writers, and find unique gifts for the readers on your holiday list. Admission is free. Book purchases support Friends of Fort Vancouver National Historic Site outreach programs.

Celebrate the season at Holiday Book Fest at Fort Vancouver, featuring 12 local authors, book signings, historic demonstrations, and Native American crafts at the Fort Vancouver Visitor Center. Browse books in a variety of genres, meet local...
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THUNOV 12
1:00 PM – 4:00 PM
CraftsAuthor TalksTalks & Lectures

Lace History & Technique Demonstration

Beaverton City Library12375 SW Fifth St

Anna Guillemot, a member of the Portland Lace Society, has been making lace for almost nine years. Her goal is to become comfortable with half a dozen techniques and to demonstrate them, and to spend the rest of her energy admiring the many others in existence in various parts of the world. She loves to teach, thereby encouraging new people to pursue an art that is very far from becoming extinct!

Anna Guillemot, a member of the Portland Lace Society, has been making lace for almost nine years. Her goal is to become comfortable with half a dozen techniques and to demonstrate them, and to spend the rest of her energy admiring the many...
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THUNOV 5
10:00 AM – 4:30 PM
WorkshopsDanceCultural HeritageCraftsGalleriesParks & NatureHolidays & SeasonalKids & FamilyWorld Music

Chrysanthemum Festival

Lan Su Chinese Garden239 NW Everett Street
Celebrate the beauty of fall at Lan Su Chinese Garden’s annual Chrysanthemum Festival! Families can explore a colorful display of 81 chrysanthemum varieties, admire cascading blooms and creative floral sculptures, and discover the flower’s...
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THUNOV 5
6:00 PM – 8:00 PM
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BACKFENCE Unhinged podcast LIVE!

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
11:45 AM – 12:45 PM
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Second Chances: Deesha Philyaw & Rainbow Rowell

First Congregational United Church of Christ1126 SW Park Ave
Deesha Philyaw joins Rainbow Rowell for a discussion on the perils of perception and the allure of a second chance. Both authors deliver humorous and rich stories of women faced with crumbling reputations and the opportunity to find freedom in...
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THUNOV 5
10:00 AM – 7:00 PM
FilmMuseumsGalleriesPoetryAuthor TalksLive Podcasts & RadioVarietyStand-UpHip-HopCultural HeritageTalks & LecturesTours

Free First Thursday with Live Wire Radio

Portland Art Museum1219 SW Park Ave
Overview Portland Art Museum invites the community to join a Free First Thursday event, offering free admission to the museum for all, plus a Live Wire event as part of the Literary Arts Portland Book Festival. Visitors can take in the afternoon gallery pop-ups, the evening show, or both! Free First Thursday + Museum pop-ups 4:30 – 6 p.m. — 4:30-6:00pm — Free, pre-show, pop-up performances will take place throughout the Museum’s galleries. Performers are poet and rapper Dessa, bestselling...
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THUNOV 5
7:30 PM – 10:00 PM
Author 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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THUNOV 5
5:30 PM – 6:30 PM
Talks & LecturesPoetryAuthor Talks

HYBRID: Brian Doyle Celebration and Book Release

Lake Oswego Public Library380 A Avenue
Join Mary Miller Doyle and friends for a presentation of Wonder Is a Lovely Place to Be: 365 Days of Wit, Wisdom, and Irrepressible Imagination by Brian Doyle and Mary Miller Doyle. Drawing from both beloved and previously unpublished Brian Doyle...
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THUNOV 5
5:00 PM – 7:00 PM
💰 $32DanceVarietyCultural HeritageHolidays & SeasonalCraftsWorld MusicParks & Nature

Nights of the Golden Flower

Lan Su Chinese Garden239 NW Everett Street
Our premier evening experience of Chrysanthemum Festival returns to kick off the Floral Design Showcase. Immerse yourself in the illuminated works of 18 talented local floral artists and featured designer Toni Tibbits as they interpret this...
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THUNOV 5
10:30 AM – 12:00 PM
History TalksAuthor TalksCultural Heritage

The Making of 1177 BC: A Graphic History of the Year Civilization Collapsed

Reed College — PAB 320 - Music Rehearsal Room & Lecture Hall3203 SE Woodstock Blvd
A talk by Glynnis Fawkes. How does a cartoonist go about adapting a work of history, specifically Eric H. Cline’s 1177 BC: The Year Civilization Collapsed? In this talk Fawkes will describe the process of interpreting Cline’s text in comics, an exercise during which she repeatedly asked herself how she might tell this story visually. Through page compositions and dramatizations in which historical figures (such as Ramses III) speak, she imagined characters for whom we have no record offering...
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