THURSDAY 7/26
* Bruce Campbell: Confessions
of a B-movie actor
Ever wonder what the life of a B-movie actor is all about? Bruce Campbell is ready to tell you all about what it’s like to be both a movie star and a regular guy, in his memoir If Chins Could Kill, Confessions of a B Movie Actor. Powell’s City of Books, 1005 W Burnside St, 228-4651, 7:30 pm, free
Susanne Antonetta
In, Body Toxic: An Enviornmental Memoir, Antonetta tells the story of a family growing up in the boglands of New Jersey, ignorant of the fact that they were being exposed to radiation from the Oyster Creek Nuclear Power Plant. Her book tells the story of her consequential infertility. Powells on Hawthorne, 3723 SE Hawthorne Blvd, 238-1668, 7:30 pm, free
FRIDAY 7/27
Poetry Fling: Open Mic Readings
All ages, all skill levels, no skill level, all styles. Read your own work or that of your favorite poet. Barnes & Noble, 1720 N Jantzen Beach, 283-2800, 7 pm
Portland Poetry Workshop
Full of verse and all alone? Here’s your poetry support group. It’s never too late to get started writing poetry, unleashing that inner voice. Start with a writing exercise, a discussion of work, and party favors. Barnes & Noble Northeast (Lloyd Center), 1231 NE Broadway, 335-0201, 7 pm
Sleepytime Stories
P.J. Bottoms reads nighttime stories by favorite authors. Barnes & Noble-Beaverton, 18300 NW Evergreen Parkway, 645-3046, 7 pm
SATURDAY 7/28
Stella Dong
Shangai: The Rise and Fall of a Decadent City 1842-1949. What we don’t know of history, we are condemned to repeat–and some of this wickedness, debauchery, endulgence, might not be the worst thing to have to do again, depending on where you stand. Barnes & Noble, 1720 N Jantzen Beach, 283-2800, 3 pm
SUNDAY 7/29
Heath Kizzier
Author of Dogwalker, a high adventure suspense thriller. Barnes & Noble-Beaverton, 18300 NW Evergreen Parkway, 645-3046,
* Photoshop Collage
Workshop
Use the Mac to combine images and create surreal pictures. Scan, cut, paste, merge, work with provided digital files. In short, all you need to know, and a few more tricks too. Pre-register. Independent Publishing Resource Center, 917 SW Oak Street, #218, 232-5673, 2-4 pm, $7-15
MONDAY 7/30
History Book Group
This month, discuss Gideon’s Trumpet, by Anthony Lewis. Barnes & Noble-Beaverton, 18300 NW Evergreen Parkway, 645-3046, 7 pm
TUESDAY 7/31
Karen Kay & Heather Cullman, Romance Writers
Borders-Beaverton, 2605 SW Cedar Hills, 644-1498, 7 pm
Last Word Open Mic
Poetry, prose, anything at all. Come early if you want to sign up to read. In Other Words, 3734 SE Hawthorne Blvd, 232-6003, 7-9 pm
Beginning Bookbinding
Intro to bookbinding. Folding, gluing, and sewing book structures. Take home three small books! Independent Publishing Resource Center, 917 SW Oak Street, #218, 232-5673, 6:30-9 pm, $10-20
WEDNESDAY 8/1
Quark XPress Workshop
Learn the basics of the program, as well as how to use the tools as they apply to zine, newsletter, and chapbook publishing. Pre-register. Independent Publishing Resource Center, 917 SW Oak Street, #218, 232-5673, 7-9 pm, $15-30
Animerotics
Nude women, exotic animals, the softening lines of gentle illustration coupled with repetitive use of the pleasing aviod shape, accented with suggestively naughty imagery such as passively resting whips and masks. A crowd pleaser? The images are intended to illustrate the underground cabaret as staged by a wealthy eccentric of 1984. Instead, they sing of a quiet dream world, devoid of friction or complications. Authors David Delamare and Wendy Ice will be on hand, and cite themselves as models for this illustrated book. Powell’s City of Books, 1005 W Burnside St, 228-4651, 7:30 pm