Eliot Feenstra (he/they) is a long-time community organizer, facilitator, performer, teacher, poet, and gardener. He grew up in Pittsburgh, PA and lived and worked in rural southwestern Oregon for over a decade before recently relocating to Portland. He has co-founded multiple collaborative projects including Versailles (a queer land project), Whirlwind (24-hour play festivals), and RiverStars (a school-based devised theater initiative). Eliot holds an MA in performance studies from York University and a BA in interdisciplinary studies from the University of Chicago. He manages projects for Oregon’s Kitchen Table, leads facilitation trainings with Oregon Humanities, and serves as the co-chair of the governance committee for the Queer Data Project, a statewide research project with the LGBTQIA2S+ community in Oregon.
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.
Incite: Queer Writers Read is a curated, bimonthly reading series for Queer writers. Incite’s hope is to create conversation, connection, and greater understanding both within the Queer community and with other communities. Hosted by Vinnie Kinsella and Jennifer (JP) Perrine. The featured readers for July are JP Perrine, Grey Traynor, and Eliot Feenstra. The theme is
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