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***PLEASE NOTE: You can purchase your tickets online until 3pm on Saturday. After that time, tickets must be purchased at the door, starting at 7:30pm.***
XY&Z - Write Around Portland's Word Art Extravaganza
at Design Within Reach, 1200 NW Everett in the Pearl District, 7:30-10pm
Join us for this fantastic event and fun evening to support Write Around Portland featuring:
- Delightful hors d'oeuvres and decadent desserts by Vibrant Table and Provvista Specialty Foods
- A to Z Wineworks, HOTLIPS Soda, Widmer Beer & a specialty cocktail
- Word games classic and new: Boggle®, Speed Scrabble®, typing pool, Word Salad, Word Poker, and more
- A silent auction of artful journals by artists and luminaries [listed below]
XY&Z sponsors include:
Click here for information about how you or your business can sponsor XY&Z.
2010 Silent Auction Journal Artists:
Paul Harding, Pulitzer Prize winning author of Tinkers
Tim DuRoche, jazz musician, composer and conceptual artist
John Graeter, artist and director of Portland City Art
Jelly Helm, writer/designer and principal, Jelly Helm studio
Tara Dublin, former radio DJ, freelance writer and performer
Jenn Louis, owner/chef of Lincoln Restaurant
Daniela Molnar, art director, designer and illustrator
Amy Ruppel, artist, illustrator and surface designer
Kevin Sampsell, author of A Common Pornography
Mary Szybist, author of award winning poem collection, Granted
She & Him, the collaborative project of actor Zooey Deschanel and singer-songwriter M. Ward
For more information about XY&Z, contact Beth White at 503.796.9224.
XY&Z Photos
Photos by Josh McLaughlin