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What: Portland Literary Death Match

Who: Readers-Scott Poole, Fiona McCann, Greg Robillard, Cheryl Strayed; Judges-Kevin Sampsell, Rozz Rezabek, Courtenay Hameister

Where: Disjecta (8371 N Interstate Avenue)

When: September 8th, 2011, 8:00pm – 10:00pm

How Much: $6 advance; $10 at the door

Info: Literary Death Match is (finally) speeding back Portland-ward for a gorgeous literary and comedy trainwreck with some of the city’s finest minds. Be there to share in the PDX brilliance!

Featuring Live Wire’s genius poet Scott Poole (The Sliding Door), pond-hopping journalist Fiona McCann, hilarious novelist Greg Robillard (Captain Freedom: A Superhero’s Quest for Truth, Justice and the Celebrity He So Richly Deserves), and saucy mistress of memoir Cheryl Strayed (Wild)!

Three unflappable judges control fate: From Future Tense Books, Kevin Sampsell (A Common Pornography), punk rock icon Rozz Rezabek, and Live Wire! Radio’s goddess of hilarity Courtenay Hameister.

Hosted by LDM West Coast’s executive producer Alia Volz.

Other Portland Literary Event’s Happening Today:

7:00pm-Brent Weeks presents “The Black Prism” at Powell’s Books at Cedar Hills

7:30pm-Rosemarie Ostler presents “Slinging Mud” at Powell’s City of Books

Are you attending this event tonight? We invite you to recap your experience, and discuss the event with others, here. Or, you can recap any of the other events added to our list. We will pick the best recaps to highlight on our blog!

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What: Plazm Magazine 20th Anniversary Party

Where: Disjecta (8371 N. Interstate)

When: August 20th, 2011, 8:00pm-12:00am

How Much: $5–15 sliding scale/VIP Event $50, featuring Colin Meloy and Carson Ellis reading from their new children’s book.

Info: Featuring- Smegma / Strength / Atole / Woolly Mammoth Comes to Dinner / DJ Yeti/ DJ Miracles Club

Video & film- Vanessa Renwick, Lena Munday, Adrian Freeman, Shana Moulton, Duncan Malashock, Nic Chancellor, Bruce Bickford, Hooliganship, Andrew Benson, Andrew Jeffrey Wright & Clare Rojas

Lots more ~ music, art, video, performance, Laura Fritz light & space installation, Jason Kinney custom photo booth.

+ Plazm #30 Magazine release

Beer by Fort George Brewery

Other Portland Literary Event’s Happening Today:

11:00am-4th Annual Letterpress Printers Fair at Em Space Book Arts Center

2:00pm-Johanna Wright presents “Bandits” at Green Bean Books

6:30pm-In Other Words Benefit Fundraiser featuring Portlandia’s Carrie Brownstein & Fred Armisen

Are you attending this event tonight? We invite you to recap your experience, and discuss the event with others, here. Or, you can recap any of the other events added to our list. We will pick the best recaps to highlight on our blog!