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

Search and Destroy: A Multimedia Variety Show

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...
THUNOV 5
7:30 PM – 10:00 PM
Arts & MediaAuthor TalksFilmTalks & Lectures

Film Screening & Author Talk with Jane Schoenbrun and SenLinYu

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...
THUNOV 5
10:00 AM – 5:30 PM
💰 $23Cultural HeritageArts & MediaMuseumsGalleries

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

An exhibition of contemporary Japanese textile design from NUNO, featuring vibrant fabrics made with community makers across eight regions, plus site-specific installations and a hands-on touch wall.

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

Dessa with the Oregon Symphony

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...
THUNOV 5
6:00 PM – 8:00 PM
Live Podcasts & RadioMusicArts & MediaAuthor TalksTalks & Lectures

BACKFENCE Unhinged podcast LIVE!

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...
WEDNOV 11
6:30 PM – 8:30 PM
Arts & MediaAuthor TalksReadingsTalks & Lectures

Book Launch: Any Time But This Time — Adam Peterson in Conversation with Zachary Schomburg

Join us for the Portland launch of Any Time But This Time (Mad Creek Books), the debut story collection from LA filmmaker and author Adam Peterson, in conversation with Portland poet, novelist, and painter Zachary Schomburg. The human condition...
THUNOV 5
10:00 AM – 4:30 PM
WorkshopsDanceCultural HeritageArts & MediaCraftsGalleriesParks & NatureHolidays & SeasonalKids & FamilyWorld Music

Chrysanthemum Festival

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...
THUNOV 5
10:00 AM – 7:00 PM
Arts & MediaFilmMuseumsGalleriesPoetryAuthor TalksLive Podcasts & RadioVarietyStand-UpHip-HopCultural HeritageTalks & LecturesTours

Free First Thursday with Live Wire Radio

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...
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

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...
FRINOV 6
5:00 PM – 7:00 PM
Group RidesArts & MediaCraftsKids & FamilyHolidays & Seasonal

Light Up the Night Community Bike Ride

Light Up the Night Community Bike Ride Friday, November 6 | SMART Welcome Center (9749 SW Barber St.) Gather at 5:00pm | Ride Departs at 6:00pm As the days get shorter and the nights get longer, it’s time to Light Up the Night! Join SMART for a...

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