Tonight 10-9: Warm Up For Wordstock at Blackbird Wineshop

Today’s Featured Book Event:

Warm Up For Wordstock (Blackbird Wineshop, @7:00pm): Join us on Friday evening to enjoy a reading by four of Oregon’s most highly regarded poets, Peter Sears, Shaindel Beers, John Morrison and Pamela Steele. The reading, sponsored by Breakerboy Communications, in association with Oregon Literary Review, helps kickoff Wordstock weekend. Come early to enjoy Blackbird’s Friday night wine tasting, then stay for great words by some of the region’s finest writers.

Other Book Events Today:

Zoe Weil “MOGO” Presentation (University of Portland, Shiley Hall, Room 319, @4:00pm): Please join us for a presentation with the cofounder and president of the Institute for Humane Education in Surry, Zoe Weil, author of Most Good, Least Harm: A Simple Principle for a Better World and Meaningful Life. Zoe will speak about the 7 Keys to the MOGO (most good) principle through an interactive presentation that will leave you motivated to make your own life an expression of your deepest values.

Underground Comix From China an Art Exhibit, Minicomic and Zine Release (Floating World Comics, @6:00pm): This October, John Jay from Weiden & Kennedy has organized a series of art exhibits focusing on modern Chinese design, art, photography and fashion.  The exhibits span from the Ace Hotel to Old Town, a path that John has dubbed “The New Creative Corridor”.   The opening weekend (Oct. 9-10) coincides with the opening of JELLYGEN, next door at the Goldsmith Gallery.

I was given an underground Chinese comics anthology called “Special Comics”, filled with a variety of experimental Chinese comics artists I had never seen before.  From this collection we have curated a selection of 9 artists that deserve wider recognition.  In addition to digital prints of the artists’ work we will also print affordable zines and minicomics of their work, making their comics available to American audiences for the first time.

Jeff Lemire Reception and Book Signing (Floating World Comics, @6:00pm): Jeff Lemire is one of the most impressive cartoonists to emerge in the last several years. His graphic novel trilogy Essex County, has been a well-deserved critical darling, and continues to amaze anyone that picks it up.  His new graphic novel THE NOBODY was recently published by Vertigo.  Jeff is currently writing and drawing the new monthly Vertigo series SWEET TOOTH.   Lemire’s expressive ink work, moody storytelling, and a surprising sense of humanity are not to be missed.  This event has been cancelled.

You can find other events on your community Libraries schedule using these links: Washington County, Multnomah County, Clackamas County. For other book events this week, please check the list.