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'''Next Reading'''       
'''Next Reading'''       
: ''Monday, July 2nd, 2012,  From: 7:30pm - 9:30pm'' ([[Band @ 7:00]])   
: ''Monday, Aug 6th, 2012,  From: 7:30pm - 9:30pm'' ([[Band @ 7:00]])   
 
Dear fans of Authors in Pubs: A quick review of the July 2nd show. After a late start waiting for more people to arrive, I was able to move things around and the crowd didn’t seem to mind. Every writer was very agreeable to being moved to a different slot and I thank them for being flexible. It also seems that everyone knows who I am, so the joke about introducing myself didn’t fly. (again)
 
The show had some very heart warming stories with a little comedy mixed in. Featured author Jonathan Ems pulled it all together at the end and everybody left smiling. Our artist, George Woodcock, brought some beautiful paintings. Please visit his studio and gallery in Multnomah Village.
 
I hope to see everybody at the Aug 6th show. We already have 10 authors signed up with a couple more waiting. See ya then
 
:Authors at the July 2nd show
:Don Van Kirk - writer, ex-bartender, Host & MC
: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
:Jennifer Willis - published author, journalist
:Patrick Hoyer - writer, sous-chef, Ninja
:Jon J. Justice - 'Joe', co-creator of Authors in Pubs


:Intermission - Tonights  guest painter - George Woodcock
:Intermission - Tonights  guest painter - George Woodcock
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:'Featured Author' - Jonathan Ems - published author, actor, dad, regular guy with a job
:'Featured Author' - Jonathan Ems - published author, actor, dad, regular guy with a job


"NOTICE" Due to an injury, the band will not perform tonight.*PLUS* We now have a three piece band. See 'The Consort Symbiotic' playing before and after the show.
*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.
:'''Every '[[First Monday]]' of the month '''Authors in Pubs''' will be presenting new authors to Portland.


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[[Category:Events]]

Revision as of 11:47, 3 July 2012

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
Web
Facebook
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, Aug 6th, 2012, From: 7:30pm - 9:30pm (Band @ 7:00)

Dear fans of Authors in Pubs: A quick review of the July 2nd show. After a late start waiting for more people to arrive, I was able to move things around and the crowd didn’t seem to mind. Every writer was very agreeable to being moved to a different slot and I thank them for being flexible. It also seems that everyone knows who I am, so the joke about introducing myself didn’t fly. (again)

The show had some very heart warming stories with a little comedy mixed in. Featured author Jonathan Ems pulled it all together at the end and everybody left smiling. Our artist, George Woodcock, brought some beautiful paintings. Please visit his studio and gallery in Multnomah Village.

I hope to see everybody at the Aug 6th show. We already have 10 authors signed up with a couple more waiting. See ya then

Authors at the July 2nd show
Don Van Kirk - writer, ex-bartender, Host & MC
Jennifer Willis - published author, journalist
Jon J. Justice - 'Joe', co-creator of Authors in Pubs
Intermission - Tonights guest painter - George Woodcock
Don Howard - reading for F. J. Farque'
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.


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