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THUNOV 5
6:30 PM – 8:30 PM · Doors 6:00 PM
💰 $125DiningTalks & Lectures

Symbol of Freedom

The Heathman Lodge7801 NE Greenwood Dr
Join CDM Caregiving Services for Symbol of Freedom, our 16th annual Veterans Day celebration, honoring the men and women who have served our country while raising vital funds to support the Veterans, older adults, and people with disabilities in...
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THUNOV 5
10:00 AM – 7:00 PM
FilmMuseumsGalleriesPoetryAuthor TalksLive Podcasts & RadioVarietyStand-UpHip-HopCultural HeritageTalks & Lectures

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. — Free, pre-show, pop-up performances will take place throughout the Museum’s galleries. Performers are poet and rapper Dessa, bestselling children’s...
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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
9:00 PM
💰 $29Electronic & DJIndieDance Clubs

DOSS (DJ Set) + CFCF (DJ Set)

Holocene1001 SE Morrison St
Over the past ten years, the mononym “ Doss ” has come to represent something increasingly rare in the world of dance music: not just a sound, but an ethos, a tension—a collage of disparate moods coalescing around a single idea. From her 2014...
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TUENOV 3
7:00 PM ¡ Doors 6:00 PM
Talks & LecturesMusicDocumentaries

Girl Winter Film Tour

Alberta Rose Theatre3000 NE Alberta St
GIRL WINTER FILM TOUR is a collection of femme-forward and gender-nonconforming films. The tour aims to shift the narrative of ski & snowboard films seen on the big screen each fall and include new voices in the stories we consume. Girl Winter...
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SUNNOV 8
4:00 PM – 6:00 PM
💰 $53+ClassicalTalks & Lectures

Portland Piano International: Jan Lisiecki

Location Lincoln Performance Hall (LH 175) 1620 SW Park Ave. Portland, OR 97201Map
Portland Piano International presents Canadian pianist Jan Lisiecki, a Deutsche Grammophon artist, in “a whole dancing world,” a recital of dances from across Europe and the Americas. The program includes Martinů’s Three Czech Dances...
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WEDNOV 4
7:00 AM – 10:00 AM
Talks & LecturesWorkshopsArts & MediaClassical

Audrey Luna Soprano Masterclass

Portland State University1825 SW Broadway, Portland, OR 97201

Join us for an afternoon with Grammy Award-winning soprano and PSU alum Audrey Luna! Audrey will give a masterclass with L&C and PSU students and present a lecture titled "The Business of Singing."

Learn more about the School of Music & Theater Voice Area.

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SATNOV 7
10:00 AM – 11:00 PM
Author TalksTalks & Lectures

Wildwood: Colin Meloy & Carson Ellis

Arlene Schnitzer Concert Hall1037 SW Broadway
The first book in the best-selling fantasy series full of magic, wonder, and danger from Colin Meloy, lead singer of the highly celebrated band the Decemberists, and Carson Ellis, the award-winning illustrator. Soon to be a major motion picture...
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TUENOV 3
9:00 AM – 5:00 PM
TeaTalks & LecturesMuseumsGalleriesCultural Heritage

mai ide: Boxed Woman

Pacific University2043 College Way
An exhibition of textile works by mai ide, using Sashiko stitching and salvaged fabric to explore identity, race, and belonging.
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SATNOV 7
5:00 AM – 2:00 PM
Talks & LecturesDining

2026 Linus Pauling Medal Award Symposium

Portland State University1825 SW Broadway, Portland, OR 97201

Sign up for the poster session here!

The 2026 Pauling Medal will be presented to Professor Wooley at the 2026 Pauling Medal Symposium on November 7, 2026, at Portland State University in Portland, OR, in recognition of her pioneering studies.

Information about the symposium is posted at the Pauling Medal web page. The symposium includes lectures by eminent scientists and the awardee, a student poster session, a reception, and an evening banquet with presentation of the Pauling Medal to Professor Wooley.

The symposium is free and open to the public. The Awards Dinner is open to the public but requires advance purchase of a banquet ticket. Please visit the Pauling Medal web page for event details and banquet tickets.

Schedule:

  • 11:00am - 1:00pm: Poster Set-up Time
  • 1:00 - 5:30pm: Symposium in Hoffman Hall
    Symposium speakers
    • Prof. Geoff Coates, Cornell University
    • Prof. Craig Hawker, University of California, Santa Barbara
    • Prof. Doug Keszler (emeritus), Oregon State University
    • Pauling Awardee, Prof. Karen Wooley, Texas A&M University
  • 5:30 - 7:00pm: Reception and poster session in SRTC lobby
  • 7:00 - 10:00pm: Banquet and award lecture in Hoffman Hall
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