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WEDNOV 4
7:30 PM · Doors 6:30 PM
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Davide De Pierro

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...
THUNOV 5
10:00 AM – 7:00 PM
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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. — 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
6:30 PM – 7:30 PM
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Kimberly Blaeser with Christopher Diaz

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...
SUNNOV 8
2:00 PM – 3:30 PM
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Mary Oliver: Saved by the Beauty of the World (2026)

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...
THUNOV 19
12:30 PM – 2:00 PM
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Poetry Group

Join fellow poetry lovers for a monthly meet-up to read and discuss poetry in a supportive environment. Feel free to read a poem of your own or one written by a published author that you’d like to share. This group meets on the third Thursday of the month in the conference room on the second floor of the library. Meetings will include time for introductions, poetry readings, organic discussion, and resource sharing. Light refreshments will be available. All are welcome to attend, including newcomers, and we hope to see you there!

This program is supported by the Friends of the Lake Oswego Public Library. Lake Oswego Public Library is located at 706 Fourth Street, Lake Oswego. For more information, contact Rachael Hyde at [email protected].

SATNOV 7
7:30 PM
💰 $25+Hip-HopClassicalPopReadings

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...
TUENOV 3
7:00 PM – 8:00 PM
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Election Night Service

Join us for a contemplative service of Scripture readings, poetry, prayers, and choral music on Election Day. The Cathedral Schola will sing music by Edward Elgar, Horatio Parker, and Katie Webb. (Livestreamed)

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