Sunday, October 16
3:00-8:30pm

Location: Acme (www.acme-pdx.com)
SE 8th & Main (1 block north of Hawthorne)
Portland, OR / (503) 230-9020

Since Hurricane Katrina devastated the Gulf Coast, Portland’s artists and musicians have organized several events to help the victims of this natural disaster. Now over 30 of the finest poets and spoken-word performers in Portland have joined forces to contribute to the relief effort. Please join us at Acme on Sunday, October 16th from 3:00-8:30pm for a very special marathon reading and raffle. Readers include Judith Barrington, Vern Rutsala, David Biespiel, Leanne Grabel, Tiffany Brown, Kevin Sampsell, James Grabill, Doug Marx, Primus St. John, Carlos Reyes, Kate Gray, and many more. Acme is located on SE 8th and Main -- one block north of Hawthorne -- and is equipped with a full bar and restaurant. Admission on a sliding scale from $5-20. All proceeds, including 10% of the bar, will be donated to Northwest Medical Teams. For more information, or to donate an item for the raffle, contact Jason.

Schedule (times are PM):

3:00 open doors
3:15 set one begins
3:18 Dan Raphael
3:25 Leanne Grabel
3:32 James Grabill
3:39 Tiffany Brown
3:46 Lisa Steinman
3:53 Bill Shively
4:00 mini-break
4:07 Vern Rutsala
4:14 Joe Wheeler
4:21 Lisa Radon
4:28 David Abel
4:35 Kevin Sampsell
4:42 break

5:02 set two begins
5:04 Christopher Luna
5:11 Patricia McLean
5:18 Glynis Irwin
5:25 Tim Barnes
5:32 Chris Cottrell
5:39 Frank D'Andrea
5:46 mini-break
5:53 Duane Poncy
6:00 Judith Barrington
6:07 Jason Mashak
6:14 Virginia Ulrich
6:21 Doug Marx
6:28 break

6:47 set 3 begins
6:49 Sean Patrick Hill
6:56 Fred Fox
7:03 Carlos Reyes
7:10 Trevino Brings Plenty
7:17 Arlo Voorhees
7:24 Casey Bush
7:31 Daneen Bergland
7:38 mini-break
7:45 David Biespiel
7:52 Emily Riley
7:59 Jim Shugrue
8:06 Kate Gray
8:13 Primus St. John

And a possible appearance by Shanna Germain, 2004 recipient of the C. Hamilton Bailey Poetry Fellowship from Literary Arts, and former editor of Nervy Girl Magazine.