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Mon, Nov 8

Readings & Talks

Portland Book Festival

Every day, from Nov 8 - Nov 13
Portland Art Museum
Southwest Portland
  • $0 - $100

Tue, Nov 9

Readings & Talks

Portland Book Festival

Every day, from Nov 8 - Nov 13
Portland Art Museum
Southwest Portland
  • $0 - $100

Wed, Nov 10

Readings & Talks

Portland Book Festival

Every day, from Nov 8 - Nov 13
Portland Art Museum
Southwest Portland
  • $0 - $100

Thu, Nov 11

Readings & Talks

Portland Book Festival

Every day, from Nov 8 - Nov 13
Portland Art Museum
Southwest Portland
  • $0 - $100

Fri, Nov 12

Readings & Talks

Portland Book Festival

Every day, from Nov 8 - Nov 13
Portland Art Museum
Southwest Portland
  • $0 - $100
Geek & Gaming

OryCon 42

Fri Nov 12
12 pm
Red Lion Hotel on the River Jantzen Beach
Portland
  • $50 until July 15th, $60 July 16th - October 15th, $75 at door; youth prices can be found on our website

Sat, Nov 13

Readings & Talks

Portland Book Festival

Every day, from Nov 8 - Nov 13
Portland Art Museum
Southwest Portland
  • $0 - $100
One Day Only

Foodways: Kate Lebo & Cecily Wong

Sat Nov 13
10 - 11 am
Winningstad Theatre
Southwest Portland
  • $0 - $44

Tue, Dec 14

Readings & Talks

The Moth Mainstage in Portland

Tue Dec 14
7:30 pm
Arlene Schnitzer Concert Hall
Southwest Portland
  • $18 - $85

Fri, Dec 31

Readings & Talks

TEDxPortland

Fri Dec 31
9 am - 4:30 pm
Moda Center
North Portland
  • $69 - $250

Thu, Jan 27, 2022

Readings & Talks

Cathy Park Hong

Thu Jan 27 2022
7 pm
Literary Arts
Southwest Portland

Thu, Feb 17, 2022

Readings & Talks

Brit Bennett

Thu Feb 17 2022
7 pm
Literary Arts
Southwest Portland

Thu, Apr 21, 2022

Readings & Talks

Richard Powers

Thu Apr 21 2022
7 pm
Literary Arts
Southwest Portland

Thu, Apr 28, 2022

Readings & Talks

Verselandia! Youth Poetry Slam Championship

Thu Apr 28 2022
7 pm
Arlene Schnitzer Concert Hall
Southwest Portland
  • $10 - $70

Thu, May 12, 2022

Readings & Talks

Edwidge Danticat

Thu May 12 2022
7 pm
Literary Arts
Southwest Portland

Fri, May 13, 2022

Proof of Vaccination Required

Henry Rollins: Good to See You 2022

Multiple dates between May 13 - May 16 2022
8 pm
Aladdin Theater
Southeast Portland
  • $30 - $155

Mon, May 16, 2022

Proof of Vaccination Required

Henry Rollins: Good to See You 2022

Multiple dates between May 13 - May 16 2022
8 pm
Aladdin Theater
Southeast Portland
  • $30 - $155

Wed, May 18, 2022

Readings & Talks

Neil deGrasse Tyson

Wed May 18 2022
7:30 pm
Arlene Schnitzer Concert Hall
Southwest Portland
  • $45 - $250

Fri, Jun 10, 2022

Readings & Talks

Professor Brian Cox - Horizons: A 21st Century Space Odyssey

Fri Jun 10 2022
8 pm
Keller Auditorium
Southwest Portland
  • $51 - $61
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