IPRC on OPB TV!
A portion of Oregon Art Beat looks at this phenomenal center. Independent Publishing Resource Center, 917 SW Oak Street, #218, 232-5673, 8 pm
* New User Orientation
Find out what the IPRC has to offer! Lots of equipment and resources. This is a chance to meet the people who run the place. Orientation takes about 45 minutes. Independent Publishing Resource Center (IPRC), 917 SW Oak Street, #218, 232-5673, 7 pm, Free
Matthew Levinger
Englightented Nationalism: The Transformation of Prussian Political Culture, 1806-1848. Lewis & Clark College, 615 SW Palatine Hill Road, 224-8499, 3:30 pm
Casey Bush, Laura Winter and Dan Raphael
Three of Portland's finest, reading new work. Mount Tabor Coffee Cellar, 6031 SE Stark St., 234-8665, 7:30 pm
No Apparent Danger.
That lurking volcano may be more deadly than you think... Author Victoria Bruce is a former Oregonian science writer, among other honors. Powell's City of Books, 1005 W Burnside St., 228-4651,
Margaret Weis and Tracy Hickman
Dragons of a Lost Star. Fantasy sequel to Dragson of a Fallen Sun. Powell's-Beaverton, 8725 SW Cascade Ave, 643-3131, 7 pm
Open Mic Poetry Celebration
See Jantzen Beach B&N listing for info. This location features local poet, essayist and instructor, Barbara Drake. Drake's book of essays, Peace of Heart, was an Oregon Book Award nominee. Also reading: Florence Sage and student author Anushka Shenoy. Barnes & Noble-Beaverton, 18300 NW Evergreen Parkway, 645-3046, 2 pm
Tom Douglas's Seattle Kitchen
Pasta Works offers complimentary wine tasting and selections from the cookbook. Powell's Books for Cooks & Gardeners, 3747 SE Hawthorne Blvd, 235-3802, 1 pm
Pearl Poets Present Russian Voices in Translation
Local poets will read from the anthology, Crossing Centuries: The New Generation in Russian Poetry. Annie Bloom's Books, 7834 SW Capitol Hwy, 246-0053, 7:30 pm
Literature in Performance: The Works of Don Marquis
Rebecca J. Becker and Sam Mowry read selections from Archie and Mehitable. Borders Books and Music, 708 SW 3rd Ave, 220-5911, 7 pm
Tananarive Due
Living Blood. Twenty-Third Avenue Books, 1015 NW 23rd Ave, 224-6203, 7:30 pm
Dennis McBride
Killing the Mockingbird. McBride is a local author, award winning, with rave reviews. Broadway Books, 1714 NE Broadway, 284-1726, 7 pm
* Zine Publishing Basics
A brief overview of self publishing and technical info. Samples on display, brainstorming, and collaborating as desired. Independent Publishing Resource Center, 917 SW Oak Street, #218, 232-5673, 7-9 pm, $5/$10
Stanley Williams, Surviving Galeras
The second Volcanologist at Powell's this week! This one suffered through an eruption too close to the source. A fractured skull, nearly severed leg, his backpack on fire--saved by two women volcanologist also on hand! An exciting story of nature's inhumanity to man. Powell's City of Books, 1005 W Burnside St., 228-4651, 7:30 pm
Rachel Naomi Remen
Author of Kitchen Table Wisdom. Annie Bloom's Books, 7834 SW Capitol Hwy, 246-0053, 7:30 pm
Portland Center Stage presents PlayGroup
Discuss current productions. This month, it's Gimmick, by Daniel Orlandersmith. Borders Books and Music, 708 SW 3rd Ave, 220-5911, 7 pm
Janine Benyus: Innovations for a Sustainable Future
Brilliant ideas from a thinking scientist, aiming for sustainability by looking to technology that most closely resembles nature. Get rid of the predatory, Darwinian mode of capitalism, and incorporate a cooperative approach. Solar cells that work like leaves, agriculture that creates a prairie, a world we can keep living on for a while yet. First Congregational Church, 1126 SW Park Ave, 228-4651, 7:30 pm, $15/$7.50 students
Hermaphrodites Speak!
A film of intersexed people with the message that unique as humans are, nobody is ever the only one. In Other Words, 3734 SE Hawthorne Blvd, 232-6003, 7 pm
Michael Dibdin
Thanksgiving. The story of a man who meets his wife's first husband, after her death, and descends into madness! Powell's City of Books, 1005 W Burnside St., 228-4651, 7:30 pm
