They say April showers bring May flowers, but you can also expect top-notch events from Denzel Curry’s Mischievous South Tour to Professor Brian Cox and from The One Motorcycle Show to the Portland Cinco de Mayo Fiesta this week.
MONDAY
READINGS & TALKS
2025 Oregon Book Awards
To add even more titles to your TBR list, don’t miss this annual award ceremony, which honors the best in Oregon poetry, fiction, nonfiction, YA, and graphic literature. This year’s ceremony will be hosted by Egypt-born, Portland-based author Omar El Akkad, and finalists include names you might recognize from talks at Powell’s, like Willy Vlautin, Kimberly King Parsons, and Jaclyn Moyer. Who are you rooting for? (If you don’t have an answer, it’s time to get readin’.) LINDSAY COSTELLO
(Portland Center Stage, Pearl District)
