2GQ ~ 2 Gyrlz Quarterly ~ Portland, Oregon arts, literature, & madness

LETTERPRESS YARD SALE AUGUST 3

Our own Clare Carpenter and her Tiger Food Press join other artists and printers for the Letterpress Yard Sale. This will be a fantabulous opportunity to purchase artist books, collectible letterpressed broadsides, and cards. (Bindery equipment, tools, and type will be on sale for all you awesome Print Nerds out there.)

IPRC, Stumptown Printers, Crack Press, Oregon College of Art & Craft, and other upstanding Portlandians will be in attendance. Sunday, August 3 11 am- 4pm at Liberty Hall (311 North Ivy).

RICHARD FOREMAN FESTIVAL 2008 - What part of "must-see" don't you understand?

Get! Tickets! Now! Make! Many! Happy! Good! Yes!

DIY STORIES MOVES TO NEW TIME & PLACE

DIY Stories is storytelling for the people, by the people. Join Dave Vanadia and other PDX storytellers, including you, now located at Sydney's on the corner of NW 16th and Thurman.

Next up is Thursday, August 14, 2008. Doors open at 7:30, Stories 8-10. $3 cover. THEME: What Goes Around, Comes Around

PLEIN AIR WRITING ON THE LOVELY COLUMBIA

Writers ~ join the Plein Air Writing Exhibition / workshop in the Columbia Gorge this summer. Registration ends August 8. After visiting a variety of sites, you have the option of submitting one of your pieces for publication on the Columbia Center for the Arts website and also in participating in a public reading on September 14. The registration fee is $15.

2GQ's "Play Me" at Portland Center Stage, july 19

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"Play Me," a performance-installation by Tiffany Lee Brown and 2GQ, explores intimacy and communication through sound, words, voice, and technological mediation. Collaborators include Jen Folker, Eric Hausmann, Richard Kadrey, Barb Klansnic, Pecos B., Nora Robertson, and Stephanie Snyder. "Play Me" is part of the You Are Here series at the JAW Festival.

JAW Festival:
Two weeks of playwright mayhem at PCS. The 2GQ installation will slowly happen over these weeks, culminating in a live performance along with the installation on July 19.

You Are Here: 
Saturday, July 19
11:30am-2:30pm
Free; sign up at Portland Center Stage or at the Theatre Fair on NW Davis Street
Part of the JAW Festival

"You Are Here" features site-specific performances, music, and other fun stuff by 2GQ, Sarah Dougher's Flash Choir, and Lane Hunter Dance Company.

About 2GQ

2GQ is an experiment in literary, performative, and interdisciplinary arts that takes place under the auspices of 2 Gyrlz Performative Arts, a non-profit organization in Portland, Oregon.

Our books and journals are available on Etsy.com and at Powell's, Reading Frenzy, and Plazm Books. Back issues of 2GQ's 2 Gyrlz Quarterly are nearly sold out, but you can still buy a collection for $35 from Plazm Books.

 

To contact us, email the current year at our domain. Example: in 2003, send mail to 2003@2GQ.org. If you want something reviewed, snailmail it to

    Tiffany Lee Brown,
    Editor, PLAZM/Director, 2GQ
    PO Box 2863
    Portland, OR 97210

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This entry updated October 1, 2008.