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ZooNights

Fri, Jun 19, 4:00 PM UTC · Oregon Zoo · 4001 SW Canyon Rd, Portland, OR

Celebrate summer Friday evenings at the zoo with live music, food carts, keeper chats and activities for all ages.

Textile Workshop Series with Judilee Fitzhugh

Tue, Mar 31, 1:19 AM UTC · Portland Japanese Garden · 611 SW Kingston Ave, Portland, OR

Portland Japanese Garden is partnering with textile artisan Judilee Fitzhugh to offer a series of four immersive textile workshops. In each session, participants will relax and enjoy the rhythmic dance of needle and thread while learning the meditati

Frame by Frame // A Dream-Inspired Stop Motion Animation Camp (ages 8 – 10) – SOLD OUT

Jul 13 – Jul 17 · Pam Cut · 934 SW Salmon St., Portland, OR, 97205, Portland, OR · Ages 8–10

Camp overview Working with teaching artist and filmmaker Sahar Al-Sawaf, campers explore the magical connection between visual art, dreams, and stop motion animation. Inspired by the works of artists such as Pipilotti Rist, Marco Brambilla, Salvador Dali, and Kurosawa’s film Dreams, young creators..

0 to 69: Comedy Bingo Night hosted by Andie Main and Friends

Wed, Apr 1, 2:00 AM UTC · McMenamins Ringlers Pub · 1332 W Burnside St, Portland, OR

HOLD Bigfoot Poetry Festival Open Mics

Sat, Jun 27, 5:00 PM–1:00 AM UTC · Central Library · 801 SW 10th Ave, Portland, OR 97205, Portland, OR

Come share your voice! The Bigfoot Poetry Festival is a three-day poetry event that happens in early summer in downtown Portland. Poetry open mics, writing and performance workshops, poet showcases, an artists market, and a poetry slam tournament.

Octavia Butler: Fledgling

Tue, Jun 23, 1:00 AM–3:00 AM UTC · Online via Zoom · Portland, OR

Octavia Butler’s final novel, Fledgling, is a powerful, disturbing book about humanity and Otherness that is also a vampire coming-of-age story. Class instructor Nisi Shawl, a friend of Butler’s during her lifetime, adds unique perspective drawing on their personal experience of the author’s joys,..

Bitchcraft Fair

Thu, Oct 1, 4:00 PM UTC · Oregon Convention Center · 777 NE Martin Luther King Jr Blvd, Portland, OR

Drawing Club: David Hockney Edition – SOLD OUT

Tomorrow · Sun, May 10, 8:00 PM–11:00 PM UTC · Portland Art Museum · 1219 SW Park Ave, Portland, OR, 97205, Portland, OR · Ages 16+

Sundays, March 8, April 12, May 10, June 14, 1 – 4 p.m. Sign up for all four sessions ($150) or just one individually ($50/each)! Ages 16+, limited to 20 participants PAM // PAM CUT Drawing Club is an in-gallery drawing workshop series led by teaching artists Fry and Julz Clementine, who are...

Lego Club

Sat, Aug 1, 6:00 PM–7:00 PM UTC · Northwest Library · 2300 NW Thurman St, Portland, OR 97210, Portland, OR

Join us for a fun and imaginative LEGO building session. We'll provide the building blocks, you bring the creativity! Ideal for grades K-5, but younger and older siblings are welcome.

Lego Club

In 2 weeks · Sat, May 23, 6:00 PM–7:00 PM UTC · Woodstock Library · 6008 SE 49th Ave, Portland, OR 97206, Portland, OR

Join us for a fun and imaginative LEGO building session. We'll provide the building blocks, you bring the creativity! Ideal for grades K-5, but younger and older siblings are welcome.

Lego Club

Sat, Aug 8, 6:00 PM–7:00 PM UTC · Midland Library · 805 SE 122nd Ave, Portland, OR 97233, Portland, OR

Join us for a fun and imaginative LEGO building session. We'll provide the building blocks, you bring the creativity! Ideal for grades K-5, but younger and older siblings are welcome.

Lego Club

Sat, Jul 18, 6:00 PM–7:00 PM UTC · Rockwood Library · 17917 SE Stark St, Portland, OR 97233, Portland, OR

Join us for a fun and imaginative LEGO building session. We'll provide the building blocks, you bring the creativity! Ideal for grades K-5, but younger and older siblings are welcome.

Nature Meets Art: Upcycling with the Earth in Mind

In 2 weeks · Sat, May 23, 9:00 PM–11:00 PM UTC · Holgate Library · 7905 SE Holgate Blvd, Portland, OR 97206, Portland, OR

Connect with nature through art! Use reclaimed materials to make projects inspired by plants, animals, and ecosystems. Recycle materials like fabric and cardboard to make art. This class blends artmaking with lessons about how we can protect our environment. Learn how to build community through...