Authors in Pubs

Local Writers Reading Original Works

Authors in Pubs is a 'First Monday' event that brings local writers into a bar, restaurant, or wherever and allows them to share their work with the patrons. This helps boost the confidence of the writer by getting first hand feedback on his/her work. We started in September, 2011 and the crowd has steadily grown so that we recently moved to a larger venue. The show runs about two hours and we invite you to show up early and stay after to talk with the writers or possibly buy their book. If you would like to contribute at a future event, please contact me in advance about being added to our current stable of writers. thanks, Don

Contact Information

Hosted by: Don Van Kirk

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E-mail: dvk2u@earthlink.net

Event Phone: 503-452-1866

Current Venue

The Jack London Bar  : 21+, Full Bar, Full Menu

529 SW 4th Ave. ( beneath the Rialto Pool Room ) @ SW 4th & Alder

Portland, Oregon. 97204

Event is Free - One block to transit mall, Street Parking, Smart Park lot diagonally across the street

Next Reading

Monday, July 2nd, 2012, From: 7:30pm - 9:30pm (Band @ 7:00)

Hear Authors

Don Van Kirk - writer, ex-bartender, Host & MC

Nancy McKnight - poet, bartender, mother

Michael Vincent Pagano - grill chef, writer, football thrower

Jennifer Willis - published author, journalist

Patrick Hoyer - bartender, sous-chef, part time Ninja

Intermission - Tonights guest painter - George Woodcock

'Special Tribute' Hear the band The Consort Symbiotic read & play

Cody Newton - writer, journalist intern, Lego collector

Melina Holl - writer, mother, drama queen

Taylor Adell Patterson - writer, sailor, poet

Grant Keltner - photographer, published author, artist

'Featured Author' - Jonathan Ems - published author, actor, dad, regular guy with a job

• PLUS* We now have a three piece band. See 'The Consort Symbiotic' playing before and after the show.

Review of the June 4th show by Kay Garrett

Almost every author was noteworthy in their own way and didn't disappoint. Best wishes are particularly due to the first-time authors as it takes alot of intestinal fortitude to get up before an audience and expose yourself to criticism.

Patrick Hoyer was one of them. Notwithstanding the fact that he is a great sous chef, his unconventional upbringing allowed him, to put down on paper specific details of his youth that made me wish I had grown up on the same block as the 'Brown House'.

Kehl Van Horn, an erudite bartender, specializing in people skills, as well as being a first-time author, read a heartwarming tribute to a well-loved mother which not only brought tears to his eyes (and mine) on more than one occasion, but gave me a whole new perspective on the local watering hole and its inhabitants.... most of whom I personally know.

We all look forward to more compositions, essays and/or exposes from these local authors.

Don Van Kirk - writer, ex-bartender, Host & MC

Nancy McKnight - poet/writer, mother

Patrick Hoyer - sous chef, writer, bartender

Kehl Van Horn - writer, restauranteur

Jennifer Willis - writer

Intermission - Tonights guest artist/painter: Jen Clark

Grant Keltner - Photographer, published author, artist

Jonathan Ems - published author, actor, dad

Featured Author: Brook Gerity-Miles - published author, inspiration for the story: 'Mama Meets the Boomer Boys'

*PLUS* We now have a three piece band. Come see The Consort Symbiotic' play before and after the show

Every 'First Monday' of the month Authors in Pubs will be presenting new authors to Portland.