Book Bar

Book Bar is a five-day pop-up bar, café and cultural clubhouse in the heart of downtown Portland during Portland Book Festival week. Stop in for drinks, food, conversation and a rotating lineup of literary-inspired performances, pop-ups and unexpected happenings.

On Wednesday night, 45th Parallel Universe presents a celebration of Allen Ginsberg, featuring live readings of Howl and other works accompanied by live jazz.

The evening brings together voices from Portland’s literary, music, theater and radio communities for a tribute to one of the most influential figures in American poetry, and to Howl, which Ginsberg first read publicly in Portland while studying at Reed College.

Featured participants include Gregory Scholl, Robert McBride, Fred Child, Alexis Hamilton and additional special guests.

Book Bar is a five-day pop-up bar, café, and cultural clubhouse in the heart of downtown Portland during Portland Book Festival week. Stop in for drinks, food, conversation, and a rotating lineup of literary-inspired performances, pop-ups, and unexpected happenings.

On Thursday night, take the stage for Musical Theater Karaoke with 45th Parallel Universe, celebrating some of literature’s most memorable heroes, villains, and characters.

Hosted by Adam John Roper with live piano accompaniment by Colin Shepard and Matt Katz, the evening draws from musicals inspired by books and literary works, including Les Misérables, Wicked, The Phantom of the Opera, Cats, Man of La Mancha, Matilda, Mary Poppins, Oliver! and more.

Featuring Zach Galatis and friends.

More Book Bar programming, special pop-ups, partnerships, food and beverage menus, and daily details will be announced as Portland Book Festival approaches. Visit bookbarpdx.com and follow @bookbarpdx for the latest.

Joey Bradford (of Scotch Lodge) takes over the bar while DJ Flor Violenta spins tropical cumbia, Latin funk, disco, and more on vinyl. Free and open to all ages.

Book Bar is a five-day pop-up bar, café and cultural clubhouse in the heart of downtown Portland during Portland Book Festival week, a place to meet before a show, keep the conversation going after a reading or make Book Bar the destination for the evening.

On Friday night, DJ Flor Violenta takes over the decks from 6:00–10:00pm with a vinyl set weaving together tropical cumbia, Latin funk, disco, neo-soul and more.

A Portland-based vinyl DJ, Flor Violenta (they/them) brings together contemporary cumbia with the nostalgic sounds of funk, soul and psych rock, shaped by their Latin heritage and roots in the San Francisco Bay Area. The former host of Freeform Portland’s Vinyl Pleasures Radio has recently brought their crates to Pickathon Music Festival and shared bills with acts including Orquestra Pacifico Tropical and The Sinseers.

Come by for a cocktail, grab a bite, meet fellow festivalgoers and settle in for whatever the night has in store.

Book Bar opens early on Portland Book Festival Saturday for a full day of coffee, food, drinks, pop-ups and gathering just steps from the South Park Blocks and Festival venues.

Start the morning at Book Bar with coffee, then stop back throughout the day as the programming shifts from morning coffee to afternoon treats and evening cocktails.

Joey Bradford teams up with Dessa for a special Sunday morning cocktail collaboration, with pastries from Sebastiano's PDX. Free and open to all ages.