Portland Book Festival: One venue’s reading list
Karen Pate
November 6, 2022
An afternoon in the Winningstad Theatre yields an armload of recommended reading.
An afternoon in the Winningstad Theatre yields an armload of recommended reading.
More than 70 authors attended the in-person event, which drew book-loving crowds to downtown Portland on Saturday.
Portland filmmaker Anthony Orkin’s “Hello from Nowhere” blends romantic mixups and Gilbert & Sullivan on a Mount Hood camping trip.
Aaron Durán, Gale Galligan, Kat Fajardo, and Christina Diaz Gonzalez talk about what drew them to create graphic novels, and who should read them (hint: not just kids).
“King of the Yees” and “Kristina Wong, Sweatshop Overlord” headline a week that also includes black comedy, a “Blink,” and a “Zooman.”
Through the story of Roy Hudgins, a woman who lived as a man in rural Louisiana, the Portland writer explores issues of identity, family, and life in the South.
Plus: Blackfish Gallery’s big moving sale, remembering cartoonists Sempé and Booth, what’s next for Portland’s elk fountain and statue.
In which we discuss Niel DePonte’s chair change, Aminé with Oregon Symphony, Caroline Shaw at The Reser, PCSO premieres Nicole Buetti, Cappella Romana premieres Robert Kyr, Young Composers Project alumni with FNM and MYS and PYP, Dvořák galore, and more.
Literary Arts’ celebration of authors, writing, and books returns to downtown Portland in full force, with headliners Selma Blair and Taylor Jenkins Reid.
An intriguing but not-too-dangerous apocalyptic tale, a saga of art behind bars, adventures on Mars, Lawrence returning to her indie roots, and one heaven of a sex scandal.
Portland director Dawn Jones Redstone’s debut feature film tells the tale of a woman balancing community activism and raising children.
Portland Columbia Symphony Orchestra and Brett Deubner perform not one but two world premieres.
The weather may be gloomy but Lindsay Costello has plenty of art offerings and happenings to brighten up the shorter days.
The watercolorist will speak Thursday at a free “Tea and Talk” in Newport’s Visual Arts Center.
This month’s performances demonstrate the scope of inspiration and self-expression behind the choreographers and dancers.
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