Saturday, October 3rd
11:00 am-6:00 pm, Bishop & Wilde
August Artisan Bakery is stopping by Bishop & Wilde for their monthly pop-up. Lucky us! The menu includes: pumpkin hand pies, brown butter cookies, pumpkin spice bites, focaccia!

Tuesday, October 6th
6:00pm, MWC

We are excited to once again be partnering with The Alano Club of Portland for an evening of community readings featuring Jeff Alessandrelli (Fonograf Editions) and our October Resident, Simone Zapata.

This event will include an open mic and reception.

Please note that this will be a sober event.

Thursday, October 7th
7:00pm, MWC

Constellation celebrates local and visiting writers of all genres and serves as a regular gathering place for Portland’s reading and writing communities.

Doors 6:30pm/Reading 7:15pm. Reception to follow.

Masks are required in the downstairs reading space. Readers may unmask while reading. MWC has an upstairs space for socializing where masks are optional. We ask that you enjoy Constellation from home via livestream if you have symptoms or are testing positive for COVID.

Sunday, October 18th
12:00 pm-3:00 pm, MWC

Spend a Sunday writing in community at the McCormack Writing Center with Bishop & Wilde owner Melissa Amstutz & MWC Program Director A.L. Major.

Stop by any time between 12 – 3 pm.

We’ll start the session by setting intentions, then write for 90 minutes and conclude with short reflections.

No RSVP required. Come as you are, whether you’re working on a novel draft, generating ideas or wanting to make a new writing buddy.

Coffee and tea will be provided. You’re welcome to bring your own snacks.

Sunday, October 25th
6:00 pm, Bishop & Wilde

This month’s Bishop & Wilde book club pick is Trainers, Or The Brutal Unpleasant Atmosphere of This Most Disagreeable Season: A Theatrical Essay by Sylvan Oswal

“Part essay and part play, my newest project Trainers follows a struggling writer who falls in with a group of depressed queer revolutionaries during a future civil war. Based on an essay by Montaigne and the story of his intellectual love affair with political thinker Etienne de la Boetie, the text explores what it takes to challenge the politics of one’s time.” 

Newcomers welcome! No sign-up required!