June 2, 2012
Monthly Events

June 2nd: Market Day Poetry Series. 12PM. St Johns Booksellers. 8622 N Lombard St. Featuring Dan Raphael, Laura Winter, and Amy Temple Harper.

June 7th: Andrea Gibson and Tara Hardy. 8PM. 24Ten. 2410 N Mississippi Ave. $12. Music by the I’s. Tickets at qpoetry.ning.com.

June 9th: Market Day Poetry Series. 12PM. St Johns Booksellers. 8622 N Lombard St. Featuring Christopher Luna and Toni Partington.

June 9th: Nick’s Goodbye Lit Party! 7PM. Mother Foucault’s Bookshop. 523 SE Morrison St. Featuring Nicky Tiso, Kira Clark, Becca Taplin, James Yeary, Zosia Rose Wiatr, and Lindsay Allison Ruoff.

June 10th: Stonehenge Studios Poetry Reading and Open Mic. 7PM. 3508 SW Corbett Ave. Featuring Vern Rutsala and Jim Shugrue.

June 12th: Fault Lines Poetry Debut. 7:30PM. Milepost 5. 850 NE 81st Ave. Featuring Tiel Aisha Ansari, Ryan Scariano, Michael Berton, Sam Roderick Roxas-Chua, Tim Applegate, Kelly Running, Elizabeth Ferguson, Penelope Schott, and Dan Encarnacion.

June 12th: Small Doggies Reading: The Final Episode. 8PM. The Blue Monk. 3341 SE Belmont. Featuring Jac Jemc, Gabriel Blackwell, Eirean Bradley, Courtenay Hameister and musical guest Muscle and Marrow. $5

June 13th: Stone Soup Reading Series. 7PM. Marin0 Adriatic Cafe. 4129 SE Division St. Featuring Patrick Bocarde, Jamondria Harris, and Ric Vrana.

June 14th: Soulful Showcase featuring Blacque Butterfly. 8PM. 910 N. Killingsworth St. Family-friendly music, spoken word, and African food. Includes open mic. Contact blacquebutterflypdx@gmail.com

June 20th: Stone Soup Reading Series. 7PM. Marino Adriatic Cafe. 4129 SE Division St. Featuring Meg Waldron, Stephen Meads, and Robyn Bateman.

June 23rd: Market Day Poetry Series. 12PM. St Johns Booksellers. 8622 N Lombard St. Featuring A. Molotkov, David Cooke, Jennifer Lesh, and John Sibley Williams.

June 23rd: If Not for Kidnap. 7:30PM. 3968 SE Mall St. Featuring Don Mee Choi, Jennifer Bartlett, Jesse Morse, and Jennifer Denrow

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March 3, 2012
Monthly Events:

March 3rd: Rhythm of Resistance Open Mic. 6PM. Center for Intercultural Organizing. 700 N. Killingsworth St. Portland, OR. FREE.

March 4th: Reading of “The State I’m In” by Dan Raphael. 4PM. Powell’s Books on Hawthorne. 3723 SE Hawthorne Blvd. Portland, OR. FREE.

March 6th: APOCALIPS Open Mic featuring Ken Arkind. 8PM.The Platteau. 615 SW Palatine Rd. Portland, OR. FREE. Come see Lewis and Clark’s best and brightest poets with special guest.

March 8th: Slam Poetry Night featuring Patricia Smith. 7:30PM. La Hacienda. 2020 Main St. Forest Grove, OR. Slam poet legend, Patricia Smith, won the first two Individual Slams at the National Poetry Slam. Participants can sign up to slam through cast6059@pacificu.edu.

March 11th: Poetry Out Loud Regional Finals. 2PM. Powell’s City of Books. 1005 W Burnside. Portland, OR. FREE. Join high school students from around Oregon reciting works of classic and contemporary poets for this competition.

March 11th: Reading by Poets: Julian T. Brolaski and Judith Goldman. 4PM. Powell’s Books on Hawthorne. 3723 SE Hawthorne Blvd. Portland, OR. FREE.

March 11th: Stonehenge Studios features Andrea Budy and Carolyn Martin. 7PM. Stonehenge Studios. 3508 SW Corbett Ave. Portland, OR.

March 12th: Smallpresspalooza featuring Brian Ellis. 6-10PM. Powell’s City of Books. 1005 W Burnside St. Portland, OR. FREE.

March 12th: Saul Williams. 9PM. Doug Fir Lounge. 830 E. Burnside St. Portland, OR. 21+. $15

March 14th: Stone Soup Reading Series featuring Nicole Zdeb, rick j, and David Matthews. 7PM. Marino Adriatic Cafe. 4129 SE Division St. Portland, OR.

March 19th: Shanghai Tunnels Project: Video Poetry Contest. 7PM. The Jack London Bar. 529 SW 4th Ave. Portland, OR. $8 including raffle prizes. 

March 26th: Conversations with Writers: Jon Seaman. 7PM. Influence Music Hall. 135 SE Third Ave, Hillsboro, OR.

March 28th: Stone Soup Reading Series: Q Poets. 8PM. Mariano Adriatic Cafe. 4129 SE Division St. Portland, OR. Poetry from LGBTQ community. Hosted by Curtis Whitecarroll and Jake Hart. Featuring Amanda Jane, Jace Devine, Kyle Minstrel, Jessie Drake, Meg Waldron and Camille Perry.

March 29th: Tiny Prophets in their Houses: a night of poetry and music. 7PM. The Variant. 4810 NE Garfield. Portland, OR. Featuring Mike G. Randy Darris, and Leyna Rynearson. FREE.

March 31st: TedXConcordiaUPortland featuring Anis Mojgani. Concordia University Portland. 2811 NE Holman St. 8AM-6PM. For tickets: http://tedxconcordiauportland2012-efbevent.eventbrite.com/

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