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THUNOV 5
6:30 PM – 7:30 PM
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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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WEDNOV 11
6:30 PM – 8:30 PM
Author TalksReadingsTalks & Lectures

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

Mother Foucault's Bookshop715 Southeast Grand Avenue
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...
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THUNOV 5
6:30 PM – 8:30 PM
BooksReadingsPoetry

BOOK LAUNCH: Transformations: Wood / Metal / Stone / Sundry

Mother Foucault's Bookshop715 Southeast Grand Avenue

Join us for Transformations: Wood / Metal / Stone / Sundry, from Raven Chronicles Press's celebrates the discovery of, and connection with, found objects that hide within landscapes of urban decay and nature. Objects that, when revealed, stand as testaments to time, place, and the transformative effects of nature and the elements. Editor Scott Martin, local poets dan raphael and Allison Green, plus other readers.

Join us for Transformations: Wood / Metal / Stone / Sundry, from Raven Chronicles Press's celebrates the discovery of, and connection with, found objects that hide within landscapes of urban decay and nature. Objects that, when revealed, stand as...
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SATNOV 28
1:30 PM
Clubs & MeetingsReadingsWorkshopsJams

Sketch Coven Meetup for Writers and Actors

Kickstand Comedy1006 SE Belmont St
Sketch Coven is a meetup and workshop for sketch comedians. Each month, we get together at Kickstand Comedy to read scripts in progress, give supportive feedback, and help develop a fun, vibrant sketch community here in Portland. NOTE: This meeti...
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SATNOV 7
6:30 PM – 8:30 PM
ReadingsPoetryBooksPerforming Arts

Householding: Poetry Reading with Tom Blood, Shannon Baird

Mother Foucault's Bookshop715 Southeast Grand Avenue
Join us for a poetry reading from Householding with Tom Blood, Shannon Baird, and Brian Hebb. Tom Blood is the author of the sky position which was awarded the Oregon Book Award for Poetry. Published the raccoon, dot dot, the act, if ever then...
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FRINOV 13
6:30 PM – 9:00 PM
BooksReadingsPoetryMusicPerforming ArtsTalks & Lectures

Book Launch: Junebug by Paul Maziar

Mother Foucault's Bookshop715 Southeast Grand Avenue
Join us for a reading and celebration of Paul Maziar’s Junebug. The evening with feature musical guests Kelli Schaefer and Drew Grow. When asked for eight words to describe Junebug, Maziar channeled Agent Cooper: “Everyday, once a day, give...
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WEDNOV 18
7:30 PM – 9:30 PM
ReadingsPoetryTalks & Lectures

Mountain Writers Series - Gerald Costanzo & Michele Glazer

Mother Foucault's Bookshop715 Southeast Grand Avenue
Join us for the Mountain Writers Series readingswith: Gerald Costanzo & Michele Glazer Gerald Costanzo’s Badlands: First Poems, was published by Copper Canyon Press in 1973, and in 1974, In the Aviary, won the Devins Award. Other of his poetry...
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THUNOV 5
6:30 PM – 8:30 PM
ReadingsPoetry

Reading From Transformations Anthology

Mother Foucault’s Bookshop715 Southeast Grand Avenue

Readings from Transformations: Wood/Metal/Stone/Sundry (Raven Chronicles, 2026). Transformations celebrates the discovery of, and connection with, found objects that hide within landscapes of urban decay and nature. Objects that, when revealed, stand as testaments to time, place, and the transformative effects of nature and the elements. Readers include Dan Raphael, Allison Green, Nora Martin, and Scott Martin.

Readings from Transformations: Wood/Metal/Stone/Sundry (Raven Chronicles, 2026). Transformations celebrates the discovery of, and connection with, found objects that hide within landscapes of urban decay and nature. Objects that, when revealed...
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