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THUNOV 5
12:00 AM
DanceCultural HeritageHolidays & SeasonalCraftsGalleriesParks & NatureWorkshopsWorld Music

Chrysanthemum Festival

Lan Su Chinese Garden239 NW Everett Street
Step into autumn’s splendor as the garden transforms with the colors and textures of chrysanthemums, a flower of nobility and longevity in Chinese culture. Stroll among 81 mum varieties, cascading displays along the waterfall, and sweeping...
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THUNOV 5
5:30 PM – 6:30 PM
Talks & LecturesReadingsPoetryAuthor 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 Drawing from both beloved and previously unpublished Brian Doyle...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
10:00 AM – 7:00 PM
FilmMuseumsGalleriesReadingsPoetryAuthor 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. — 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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FRINOV 20
3:00 PM – 4:30 PM
Arts & MediaParks & NatureWorkshops

Nature Journaling - Mushrooms

Friends of Tryon Creek11321 South Terwilliger Boulevard

Join local author and science illustrator Audrey Sauble to learn about nature journaling at Tryon Creek. Each class will introduce a variety of tools and techniques, and participants will learn to record their nature observations using both art and text. Basic art supplies will be available, but you are welcome to bring your own sketchbook and materials.

Audrey Sauble journal example

No artistic experience is required. When weather permits, part of the class may be held outside.

All Ages are welcome to attend.

Sliding scale fee $10-20.

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THUNOV 5
6:30 PM – 7:30 PM
Author TalksReadingsCultural HeritageTalks & Lectures

Kimberly Blaeser with Christopher Diaz

Literary Arts716 SE Grand Avenue
The Literary Arts Bookstore is pleased to welcome Kimberly Blaeser to celebrate her latest book Red Ants. Blaeser will be joined in conversation by Christopher Diaz. About the book: This bold and genre-defying prose debut by the prizewinning poet...
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SUNNOV 8
2:00 PM – 3:30 PM
💰 PaidDocumentariesMuseumsReadingsLGBTQ+

Mary Oliver: Saved by the Beauty of the World (2026)

Portland Art Museum1219 SW Park Ave
Mary Oliver: Saved by the Beauty of the World (2026) Directed by Sasha Waters Freyer. 1hr 31min. Not Rated. If poetry had a pop icon, Mary Oliver would be it. Best-selling poet and Pulitzer Prize-winner, lover of dogs and long walks in the woods, queer and out but intensely private—Oliver’s poems inspire liberals and conservatives, atheists and believers, naturalists and urbanites. She was America’s unlikely, contemporary mystic, stalking the ponds and forests of Cape Cod for nearly fifty...
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SUNNOV 8
5:00 PM – 7:00 PM
BooksReadingsCultural HeritageDiningWineCocktailsSpiritsParties

Soju Party at Han Oak

Han Oak511 NE 24th Ave
Closing out the Portland Book Festival with a special edition Soju Party, celebrating Korean food, drinking culture, and Irene Yoo’s James Beard Award-winning cookbook, Soju Party: How to Drink (and Eat!) Like a Korean, as part of Portland Book...
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