Yoga for Artists and Writers With Julia Tillinghast (200hr RYT, Sola School of Contemplative Arts) An accessible, all-levels class for visual artists, writers, printmakers, and other crafts-folk to increase overall strength, mobility, and balance, and address the repetitive strain and chronic posture imbalances endemic to our work. The class will incorporate mind-body centering, breath work,… Continue reading Yoga for Writers and Artists
Sharpen your visual storytelling skills, learn how to publish your own comics and much more! Meeting Dates and Times: Sunday October 15th, 12-3pm Sunday October 22nd, 12-3pm Sunday October 29th, 12-3pm Sunday November 5th, 12-3pm
Zine Drop-In In the Zine Drop-in workshop, you'll learn to make zines or get help with existing projects, experiment with new zine forms monthly (single sheet, accordion, large format, and collaborate & skill-share with other zinesters). $25-50 sliding scale
Join Kate Lebo and Sam Ligon for a Wordstock 2017 Edition of Pie & Whiskey!* November 12, 11:00 a.m., in the IPRC Studios at 318 SE Main Street, a pie-eating, whiskey-drinking  fundraiser for the IPRC, with brief, sublime readings by: Christopher Howell Robert Lashley Kate Lebo Dana Levin Samuel Ligon Gary Lilley Alexandra Teague… Continue reading Pie and Whiskey (21+ Event)
Learn Make Share: Stab Stitch Bookmaking Pick up your new membership materials, get a tour and take a workshop! Everyone will come away from the workshop with a hand stitched booklet of their own. This workshop is part of the Learn Make Share series. Free for members taking the workshop as one of 3 annual Learn… Continue reading Postponed: Learn Make Share: Stab Stitch Bookmaking
Intro to Linoleum Relief Printing In this workshop you will learn how to carve and print a small linoleum relief block on the poster press, creating your own set of prints! We will go over different approaches and techniques for carving your block and how versatile relief printing can be, with tips for combination with… Continue reading Intro to Linoleum Relief Printing
Yoga for Artists and Writers With Julia Tillinghast (200hr RYT, Sola School of Contemplative Arts) An accessible, all-levels class for visual artists, writers, printmakers, and other crafts-folk to increase overall strength, mobility, and balance, and address the repetitive strain and chronic posture imbalances endemic to our work. The class will incorporate mind-body centering, breath work,… Continue reading Yoga for Writers and Artists
Poetry Practice Space 6:30-8:30pm / Last Wednesday of the month Poetry Practice Space is a monthly gathering for poets on the last Wednesday of the month. Writing materials, readings and prompts for generative writing will be provided. Come share a space to talk about your writing practice, and current writing projects, bemoan rejections, celebrate acceptances,… Continue reading Poetry Practice Space
 Zine Drop-In In the Zine Drop-in workshop, you'll learn to make zines or get help with existing projects, experiment with new zine forms monthly (single sheet, accordion, large format, and collaborate & skill-share with other zinesters). $25-50 sliding scale
Switch No. 43 presents Mary Cisper from New Mexico, Cedar Sigo from San Francisco and Portland's own Sara Sutter! $5 donation at the door; no one turned away Amid bindweed and migrating hummingbirds, Mary Cisper lives in northern New Mexico. Her first poetry collection, Dark Tussock Moth, won the 2016 Trio House Award (Trio House… Continue reading The Switch Reading Series: Cedar Sigo, Mary Cisper and Sara Sutter
Yoga for Artists and Writers With Julia Tillinghast (200hr RYT, Sola School of Contemplative Arts) An accessible, all-levels class for visual artists, writers, printmakers, and other crafts-folk to increase overall strength, mobility, and balance, and address the repetitive strain and chronic posture imbalances endemic to our work. The class will incorporate mind-body centering, breath work,… Continue reading Yoga for Writers & Artists