Events, Classes, and Seminars

Our events, classes, and seminars bring the community together to hear, learn, and discuss the most compelling issues and ideas of our day. We hope you will join us in our community space and bookstore at 716 SE Grand Avenue, Portland, OR, online, and at partnering venues across Portland and Oregon.

Views Navigation

Event Views Navigation

Sunday

Apr 12

Writing Classes   In-person   Storytelling  

Small Stories, Big Meaning: a storytelling workshop

In this four-hour workshop, we'll mine minutia. Everyday moments, half-remembered anecdotes, passing observations using them as raw material for telling personal stories that resonate. What makes a story feel big or important? Together, we’ll test that question by looking closely at how you move through your life: the choices you make, the risks you avoid or take, the mistakes you repeat, the things you long for, and the decisions that reveal what matters to you.

Find out more
Sunday

Apr 26

Writing Classes   In-person   Storytelling  

Bring Your Story to the Stage

This class is for anyone ready to take a personal 5-minute story and actively shape it for an audience. You’ll work hands-on with one story. Drafting, refining, and testing it aloud. We’ll focus on structure, pacing, and point of view, helping you find the spine of the story and decide what belongs in this particular version of the story and what doesn’t.

Find out more

Filters

Changing any of the form inputs will cause the list of events to refresh with the filtered results.