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XY&Z: Saturday, October 3rd

Write Around Portland Celebrates 10 Years!

 

XY&Z is a word art extravaganza.

XY&Z is an interactive evening of words.

XY&Z is Write Around Portland’s 10th Anniversary fundraiser

and celebration. 

Join us Saturday, October 3rd at Design Within Reach
1200 NW Everett in the Pearl
7:30pm – 10:00pm

Featuring classic word games—and some new games created just for XY&Z—in a gallery of modern furniture with great music, great drinks and great people. Silent auction of journals designed by authors, artists and lumaries, including:

 

Dave Eggers, Author

Beverly Stein, Former Multnomah County Chair

Cory Schreiber, Chef & Author

Rebecca Pearcy, Queen Bee Creations Founder & Designer

Storm Large & The Balls, Rock stars

John Brodie, Artist & Owner of Le Happy restaurant

Charles D'Ambrosio, Author

Nicole Georges, Zinester

Matt Love, Author & Oregon Aficionado

Charles Froelick, Froelick Gallery

...and broadsides honoring ten years of Write Around Portland’s writers created by ten amazing book artists.

All of the proceeds support Write Around Portland’s unique model of writing workshops coupled with published anthologies and community readings.  

 

Tickets at $50, $100 and $250 on sale now. For more information or to order by phone, call us at 503-796-9224.

Everyone who attends XY&Z will receive a free one-day pass to the Wordstock festival the following weekend!

 

XY&Z Sponsors to Date:

 

Strategic Solutions NW

 

 

 

Click here for information about how you or your company can support Write Around Portland by sponsoring XY&Z.