music & arts festival 2019 • 13th annual • portland • or

november 7-17

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THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 7 SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 10

Radical Revolution: Phenomenal Woman – Female opening night Songwriters and the Women City Hall 5-8 PM. All Ages. Free Who Inspire Them Alberta Rose Theatre Jesca Hoop w/ Chloe Foy 7 PM. $20/$25. All Ages The Old Church 8 PM. $15 Lucy Wainwright Roche Sofar Sounds The Old Church 7:30 PM. Secret location 8 PM. $15. All Ages on Burnside

MONDAY, NOVEMBER 11 FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 8 Strange & the Familiars Pacific Trio & Caspar The Alberta St. Pub The Laurelthirst Public House 6 PM. All ages. Free 9 PM. 21+. Free TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 12 SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 9 Abortion Access Front: The Tour Kris Deelane & the Hurt Alberta Rose Theatre The Laurelthirst Public House 7:30 PM. 21+. $20/$25 6 PM. 21+. Free

Hell Hath No Funny! THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 14 Comedy Showcase The Alberta Street Pub Heather Mae 9 PM. 21+. $12 The White Eagle 8 PM. 21+. $10/$12

Over The Rhine w/ Birds of Chicago The Aladdin Theater 8 PM. All Ages. $28.50/$30.00

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FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 15 SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 17

Maygantic Siren Nation Art & Craft Sale Alberta Street Pub McMenamins Kennedy School Gym 8 PM. 21+. $12 10 am–4 pm. Free. All Ages

NOTS Siren Nation Workshops Polaris Hall McMenamins Kennedy School 8 PM. 21+. $12 Meeting Rooms 11 AM – 5 PM Free. All Ages The Cabin Project, Ashleigh Flynn and the Riveters, Caspar the Betsy Olsen Band The Alberta St. Pub The Spare Room 6 PM. All ages. Free 9 PM. 21+. $10 Strange & the Familiars & Syran McMenamin’s Al’s Den SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 16 7 PM. 21+. Free

Lynn Conover & Gravel Persisting Sound: The Laurelthirst Public House Women in Classical Music 6 PM. 21+. Free The Old Church 7:30 PM. All Ages. $15 Kuinka & Lemolo Mississippi Studios HIRIE 9 PM. 21+. $12 Holocene 8 PM. All Ages. $15/$18

WORKSHOPS, NOVEMBER 17 PANELS, NOVEMBER 17

11:00 AM RACC GRANTS & 11:00 AM RESOURCES FOR ARTISTS THE POWER OF PODCASTING

12:30 PM 12:30 PM SOCIAL MEDIA COLLAGE EXPLORATIONS: FOR CREATIVES PAPER DOODLING 2:00 PM 2:00 PM THE BUSINESS OF MUSIC WHAT’S YOUR STORY? 3:30 PM 3:30 PM CREATING WITH CANNABIS BURLESQUE FOR BEGINNERS 3 WELCOME!

It’s hard to believe that this arts workshops and panels for the year marks the 13th Annual community at the McMenamins Kennedy School that we hope you Siren Nation Festival! will enjoy, learn from, and be inspired by. We’ll have 25 women teaching While our leadership has grown and and speaking on storytelling, collage, evolved over time, for those of us who burlesque, podcasting, grant funding, have been involved since that very first social media, the music business, and festival, we were looking to make an cannabis and creativity. impact in the community by creating opportunities for women’s art to be Thank you for joining us in celebrating seen, heard, worn, and experienced. women in the arts and coming together. For those of you who are artists, please Siren Nation was born out of the continue making your art and sharing desire to showcase the unique art it with us all. For those of you who being created by women throughout appreciate the arts, it is imperative that the Northwest. We have grown Siren you continue to go out and support Nation over the past 13 years from women making art in our community. a weekend festival into a non-profit organization that creates year- We welcome individuals who self- round performance and exhibition identify as female, trans, or gender non- opportunities for women — in all the conforming to apply to and participate arts — while paying homage to the in all Siren Nation events. women in history who have paved the way for us. We are always looking for creatives to join our organization. If you would like This year’s festival showcase of to volunteer or join our board, please musicians is inspiring. Our lineup email us at [email protected]. includes an amazing array of talented women; each one already a star either If you like what you’ve experienced locally or nationally. We are equally here at Siren Nation, we hope you excited about our installation of over 40 will consider giving to us this holiday visual artists for the exhibit, “Radical season. Together we can keep the arts Revolution” in Portland City Hall and alive and propel women to greater our annual Art & Craft Fair, with more visibility! than 35 fabulous crafters participating. Siren Nation is a 501(c)(3) non-profit We are excited to bring back “Hell Hath organization. You may donate online at No Funny: The Siren Nation Comedy www.sirennation.org. Showcase” to the festival this year! In Art We Trust, Siren Nation also continues our tradition of hosting a day of free The Siren Nation Board of Directors

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SIREN NATION IS A 100% VOLUNTEER RUN ORGANIZATION. Without a dedicated group of board members and committee members, who consistently give Siren Nation huge amounts of their time and energy, this festival and all of our fundraising efforts would not be possible. Deep gratitude for their dedication and tireless effort coordinating year-round events goes out to: December Carson Superstar, Anina Bennett, and Sue Cool. A special thank you to our comedy showcase organizer, Ali Reingold, to Glo Lamden-McCollough, last year’s Art & Craft Sale organizer; and to Val Egan, last year’s Visual Art Show organizer.

THANK YOU to the artists at our 2019 fundraiser concerts: the Billie Holiday tribute “Lady Sings the Blues,” and Dolly Parton tribute “Hoot Night.”

Great appreciation to the many musicians and artists who inspire and motivate us and help make Siren Nation happen by donating their time and talents throughout the year. You are an amazing group of artists who remind us constantly why Siren Nation is necessary and important. We are grateful to all the businesses and volunteers throughout the community that help make this event a reality and send a special thank you to all our friends and family who have supported us. We hope you will support those artists and businesses listed in our program.

GRAPHIC ARTISTS: Jen Bracy, Lisa Johnston-Smith, and Peggy Pfenninger

SUPPORTING BUSINESSES AND INDIVIDUALS: P-Town Prints + Designs!, Peter Vaughn Shaver/Sound Advice

VENUES: The Aladdin Theater, Alberta Rose Theatre, McMenamins Kennedy School, The Alberta Street Pub, The Old Church, Mississippi Studios, Polaris Hall, The Laurelthirst, The White Eagle, and Holocene.

SPONSORS: Cravedog, The Portland Mercury.

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ASHLEY ARMSBY ASHLEY

TRISHA SHOZUYA

ALANA GARRIGUES • SHILO DE LA CRUZ RENAN INGRID

SHARON JONQUIL ELIANA ENRIQUEZ

PEGGY PFENNINGER

ASHLEY KORONKO • STEPHANIE HATCH HANNAH FINEGOLDAMY TURRELL • TERA •STENZEL LISA WARMINGTON

KIM NICKENS • VALERI DARLING ALISON ROSE • JACKIE AVERY TAMMIE DUPUIS • LAURA WEILER

ANSHULA TAYAL • PATTIE PALMER-BAKER

DANNA LAUREN ALMETER LEA (LULU) MAGDANGAL CINDY LEMMON • LISA LASER RUTH BRAVETTI • KAREN WU MARA FARRINGTON MARY CHANT • KATIE SPAIN ALEKSADRA ZVIAGUINE LIBBY WADSWORTH SHANALEE HAMPTON ANCA HARITON • SYLVIA JUNG BIJA YOUNG • NICOLE MARK SOPHIE PIEDRA-MANSUET SAMYAK YAMAUCHI

DARCIE A RICHARDSONJULIE FORBES GROUP ART SHOW THURSDAY, 11/7 PORTLAND CITY HALL 1221 SW 4th Avenue, Portland 5:00-8:00pm: First Thursday Opening • ALL AGES • FREE

RADICAL REVOLUTION A Group Art Show Featuring Women Artists From the Pacific Northwest Come celebrate the launch of the 2019 Siren Nation Festival in style— at the opening reception for our 13th annual juried visual arts show: Art! Snacks! Beverages available! Family friendly! and FREE!

Meet the artists on First Thursday, Nov. 7th. The show will be on view at Portland City Hall through November 22, 2019.

ARTISTS: Cindy Lemmon Danna Lauren Almeter Lea (Lulu) Magdangal Ashley Armsby Nicole Mark Jackie Avery Kim Nickens Ruth Bravetti Pattie Palmer-Baker Mary Chant Peggy Pfenninger Valeri Darling Sophie Piedra-Mansuet Shilo De La Cruz Ingrid Renan Tammie Dupuis Darcie A Richardson Kellette Elliot Alison Rose Eliana Enriquez Trisha Shozuya Mara Farrington Katie Spain Hannah Finegold Tera Stenzel Julie Forbes Anshula Tayal Alana Garrigues Amy Turrell Shanalee Hampton Libby Wadsworth Anca Hariton Lisa Warmington Stephanie Hatch Laura Weiler Sharon Jonquil Karen Wu Sylvia Jung Samyak Yamauchi Ashley Koronko Bija Young

Lisa Laser Aleksadra Zviaguine 7 HELL HATH NO FUNNY! COMEDY SHOWCASE Featuring: Kate Murphy, Andy Iwancio, Katie Nguyen, Quinne Salameh and Susan Rice. FRIDAY, 11/9 THE ALBERTA STREET PUB 1036 NE Alberta Street, Portland 9:00 PM • 21+ • $12

For years, Portland has been on the national map for amazing comedy. Our city is known to have more female produced comedy shows than any other local scene. This city is loaded with hilariously talented humans and we’ve handpicked some of our favorites for you!

SUSAN RICE: For over 35 years Susan Rice has worked as a stand up comic. She is one of Portland, OR’s original stand- ups, beginning in 1983 at the Leaky Roof Tavern. Her career as a comic has taken her all over the US and Canada, as well as the Caribbean and Mexico. She has appeared on HBO, Showtime, Comedy Central, A&E, ABC, CBS, and Fox. She was more recently featured on Portlandia and named by Willamette Week “Portland’s Funniest Person.” Rice was recently Arsenio Hall’s opening act as well as Maria Bamford’s. She is familiar because she reminds everyone of an auntie they should check in on more often. Rice can be seen often at Harvey’s Comedy Club, her home club, or performing for various corporations or charity events. She is the co-founder of the podcast “Stop Me If I’ve Heard This.”

KATIE NGUYEN is a writer and comedian. Her writing has been featured in The New Yorker and she is a regular at Helium Comedy Club. She has performed at comedy festivals across the country and hosts the weekly show Earthquake Hurricane. Katie has twice been named one of the Portland Mercury’s Geniuses of Comedy and has taught comedy classes and workshops at Portland Center Stage and Deep End Theater.

8 ANDY IWANCIO is a transgender gal comedian from Seattle who waxes poetics on being transgender, growing boobs, and then, subsequently, shaking those boobs because of her epilepsy. So, all of that, plus puns. She has opened for Whitmer Thomas, James Adomian, and Cameron Epsosito. Festival-wise, she has done Bumbershoot, Out of Bounds, Altercation, Women in Comedy NW, Ha-Ha Harvest Festival, Intersections, and All- Jane. She also appeared in the HUMP! film-festival award-winning film “Queer Safari” and the Emmy award-winning movie “Star Wars Uncut.”

Comedian QUINNE SALAMEH self identifies as Bi-Racial, Queer, and extremely cheap so it’s gonna be a good time. Quinne is a new member of the “That’s What She Said” feminist comedy collective and was a performer on this year’s Portland Queer Comedy Festival. She brings good vibes but will shame you for your purchase of novelty hummus. You can catch her on Shows all.

KATE MURPHY is a Portland comic, born and raised in Bozeman, MT. Kate Murphy wrote and co-produced the short film “A HUMP! Public Service Announcement” which won ‘best humor’ HUMP! Film Festival 2017. She’s been featured in Hell Yes Fest, The NW Women’s Comedy Festival, and was a finalist in Helium Comedy Club’s Portland’s Funniest Person 2018. She was named one of the Portland Mercury’s Undisputed Geniuses of Comedy 2018, and is the current host of the Portland Mercury’s The I, Anonymous Show.

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THURSDAY, 11/7 JESCA HOOP W/ CHLOE FOY THE OLD CHURCH CONCERT HALL 1422 SW 11th Avenue, Portland 8 PM • $15 • All Ages • theoldchurch.org/music Returning in support of her a hugely acclaimed fifth album, ‘Stonechild’, the California-born, UK-based singer-songwriter and guitarist Jesca Hoop remains a uniquely intriguing, idiosyncratic and compelling performer.

THURSDAY, 11/7 SOFAR SOUNDS A SECRET LOCATION ON BURNSIDE, PORTLAND Arrival time: 7:30pm–8pm • sofarsounds.com/ cities/portland-or/events/29939 The future is female! We’re celebrating girl power with a lineup of all lady-fronted acts.

FRIDAY, 11/8 PACIFIC TRIO & CASPAR THE LAURELTHIRST PUBLIC HOUSE 2958 NE Glisan Street, Portland 9 PM • 21+ • FREE • laurelthirst.com Drawn to the intimacy and power of three part harmony, Pacific Trio bridges their differing musical backgrounds to create a sound that leans into the honesty and narrative inclinations of singer/ songwriter music while also honing in on driving rhythms and soulful resonance. Caspar is a two-piece indie folk band from Portland, OR that wants to break your heart with one hand while using the other hand to stitch it back together.

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SATURDAY, 11/9 KRIS DEELANE & THE HURT THE LAURELTHIRST PUBLIC HOUSE, 2958 NE Glisan Street 6 PM • 21+ • FREE • laurelthirst.com Kris Deelane & The Hurt – Portland’s Old School/ New School Soul extravaganza brings you Kris’ originals plus Stax/Motown/Atlantic soul hits and rarities from the 60’s and 70’s. This 9-piece band is led by powerhouse vocalist Kris Deelane. With her dancing backup singers, the Ladyparts, plus horn section—it’s all here. Come dance!

SATURDAY, 11/9 HELL HATH NO FUNNY! COMEDY SHOWCASE Featuring: Kate Murphy (host), Andy Iwancio, Katie Nguyen, Quinne Salameh, Susan Rice THE ALBERTA STREET PUB 1036 NE Alberta Street, Portland 9 PM • 21+ • $12 • albertastreetpub.com

SUNDAY, 11/10 PHENOMENAL WOMAN - FEMALE SONGWRITERS AND THE WOMEN WHO INSPIRE THEM Featuring singer-songwriters LaRhonda Steele, Bre Gregg (Red Bird), Beth Wood + Ara Lee James ALBERTA ROSE THEATRE 3000 NE Alberta Street, Portland 7 PM • $20/$25 • All Ages. albertarosetheatre.com

SUNDAY, 11/10 LUCY WAINWRIGHT ROCHE THE OLD CHURCH CONCERT HALL 1422 SW 11th Avenue, Portland 8 PM • $15 • All Ages • theoldchurch.org/music 11 MUSIC

MONDAY, 11/11 STRANGE & THE FAMILIARS & SYRAN THE ALBERTA STREET PUB 1036 NE Alberta Street, Portland 6 PM • All Ages • Free •albertastreetpub.com

TUESDAY, 11/12 ABORTION ACCESS FRONT: THE TOUR featuring Lizz Winstead (The Daily Show-Co-Creator) ALBERTA ROSE THEATRE 3000 NE Alberta Street, Portland 7:30 PM • 21+ • $20/$25 • albertarosetheatre.com Comedians Lizz Winstead (Co-Creator of The Daily Show) and Beth Stelling (Netflix’s The Standups) link up with Portland’s own Brandon Lyons for the Portland stop on Abortion Access Front Tour, an activism roadshow created by the reproductive rights non-profit that Winstead heads up. The performance will also feature a post-show talkback with local abortion providers and activists, plus an info booth on direct action items.

THURSDAY, 11/14 HEATHER MAE (ALBUM RELEASE) THE WHITE EAGLE 836 N Russell Street, Portland 8 PM • 21+ • $10/$12 • mcmenamins.com/white-eagle-saloon Unfazed by what a typical pop artist today is “supposed” to look like and how the typical pop artist is “supposed” to sound, Heather Mae, an award-winning songwriter whose evocative vocals and rhythmic piano style call to mind artists like Stevie Nicks and Sara Bareilles, creates intoxicat- ing music that tackles complex topics surrounding mental health, LGBTQ+ issues, self-love, racial injustice, social inequality and women’s rights.

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THURSDAY, 11/14 OVER THE RHINE W/ BIRDS OF CHICAGO THE ALADDIN THEATER 3017 SE Milwaukie Avenue, Portland 8 PM • All Ages • $28.50/$30.00 • aladdin-theater.com

When you listen to Over the Rhine, the supremely talented musical couple comprised of Karin Bergquist and Linford Detweiler, you quickly fall under the spell of Karin’s timeless voice “which has the power to stop the world in its tracks” (Performing Songwriter). But then the songs start hitting you. Paste magazine writes, “Over the Rhine creates true confessional masterpieces that know neither border nor boundary.”

FRIDAY, 11/15 MAYGANTIC THE ALBERTA STREET PUB 1036 NE Alberta Street, Portland 8 PM • 21+ • $12 • albertastreetpub.com Maygantic is a funk, soul, psych rock fusion of epic proportions. Lead by powerhouse singer Megan Martinez and featuring Jimmy Russell on guitar, Galen Clark on keys, Sean McLean on sax, Agyei Marshall on bass, and Kirk Kalbfleisch on drums.

FRIDAY, 11/15 NOTS POLARIS HALL 635 N Killingsworth Court, Portland 8 PM • 21+ • $12 • facebook.com/polarishallpdx

NOTS are a 4 piece, all XX, “nuevo no wavo” band from Memphis, TN. Unpredictable guitars, celestial synths, and punctuated vocals swirl around the repetition of a powerful rhythm section to form a sound and a live show not easily classifiable but entirely addictive. 13 MUSIC

FRIDAY, 11/15 THE CABIN PROJECT, ASHLEIGH FLYNN AND THE RIVETERS, THE BETSY OLSEN BAND THE SPARE ROOM 4830 NE 42nd Avenue, Portland 9 PM • 21+ • $10 • spareroomrestaurantandlounge.com

The Cabin Project, made up of four Portland-based queer women, is an indie rock band whose sound stems from haunting choruses, two-part harmonies, pedals, synths and string sections. The songs are musically expansive, yet retain an intimacy similar to that of The National, Warpaint and Bon Iver. Like the Ohio to muddy Ol’ Miss, Ashleigh Flynn follows her troubadour heart. Ashleigh Flynn grew up in Kentucky and cut her teeth on local bluegrass music. She arrived on the national Americana scene in 2008 with the release of her third record, American Dream, and continues playing national stages to critical acclaim with the release of her most recent studio effort A Million Stars (2013).

SATURDAY, 11/16 LYNN CONOVER & GRAVEL THE LAURELTHIRST PUBLIC HOUSE 2958 NE Glisan Street, Portland 6 PM • 21+ • FREE • laurelthirst.com

Lynn Conover & Gravel: Legendary Roots-Rock and Alt-Country from the PNW

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SATURDAY, 11/16 KUINKA & LEMOLO MISSISSIPPI STUDIOS 3939 N Mississippi Street, Portland 9 PM • 21+ • $12 • mississippistudios.com

Lemolo is the Seattle dream pop project of songwriter Meagan Grandall. While the band has garnered comparisons to Cat Power, Feist, Beach House, and Warpaint, Lemolo’s growing buzz comes from a fresh and distinct tone that is truly their own. Led by Grandall on vocals, keys, and electric guitar, and accompanied by a talented host of Seattle musicians, the band is known for their energy, edge, and ethereal beauty. Kuinka’s genre-defying music features several different lead singers, four- part harmony, and core elements of rock (lead guitar, synth, drums) flavored with eclectic folk instrumentation (cello, banjo, ukulele) and a driving dance beat. But through all of their sonic experimentation, the Seattle quintet’s songs and live shows are linked by an infectious energy that remains present in everything they do.

SUNDAY, 11/17 CASPAR THE ALBERTA STREET PUB 1036 NE Alberta Street, Portland 6 PM • All Ages • Free albertastreetpub.com

Caspar is a two-piece indie folk band from Portland, OR that wants to break your heart with one hand while using the other hand to stitch it back together.

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SUNDAY, 11/17 STRANGE & THE FAMILIARS & SYRAN MCMENAMINS AL’S DEN 303 SW 12th Avenue, Portland 7 PM • 21+ • Free • mcmenamins.com/crystal-hotel/als-den

Peculiar, sensual, playful, original soul music with wickedly crafted lyrics.

SUNDAY, 11/17 PERSISTING SOUND: WOMEN IN CLASSICAL MUSIC Featuring: Savannah Gentry, Carolyn Quick, Rebecca Larkin, Robert Wakeley, and Minsun Song, and Evan C. Paul THE OLD CHURCH CONCERT HALL 1422 SW 11th Avenue, Portland 7:30 PM • All Ages • $15 theoldchurch.org/music Come out for an evening of celebration as new music group Persisting Sound presents a show- case of amazing creations by female composers in classical music. Our program will have music for flute, electronics, voice, beatbox flute quar- tet with guest artists: Rebecca Larkin, Robert Wakeley, and Minsun Song, and Evan C. Paul on piano. We want to share our perspective as women with you through this diverse repertoire both in song and discussion.

SUNDAY, 11/17 HIRIE HOLOCENE 1001 SE Morrison Street, Portland 8 PM • All Ages • $15/$18 • holocene.org

An All Ages show with soulful reggae artist Hirie!

16 McMenamins Kennedy School Sunday, November 17 • 10am–4pm

Showcasing over 35 Women Artisans selling original handmade products from the Pacific Northwest

Part of the 13th Annual Siren Nation Music and Arts Festival mcmenamins.com/kennedyschool sirennation.org ALEKSANDRA APOCALISSE ART BRIGHTON PLACE www.apocalisseart.com instagram.com/brighton_place Colorful, detailed fine art originals and Provider of bright and bold jewelry and prints within the realm of fantasy and decor. Brighton Place is for trendsetters abstract realism. & standouts looking for unique & well- crafted statement pieces for their home ALLEGRA B DESIGNS and wardrobe. etsy.com/shop/AllegraB I love creating accessories and CANDY AMOR JEWELRY home décor in unique patterns that candyamorjewelry.etsy.com are eclectic and edgy to give your Candy primarily works with sterling accessories a creative twist, everything silver and gold filled metal. Many is handcrafted by myself with great pieces are embellished with beautiful detail given to pattern placement and semi-precious stones that are carefully quality construction. hand-picked by her. The techniques used in her jewelry making are ART BY HAZEL GLASS soldering, metal texturing, and wire artbyhazelglass.com Art by Hazel Glass creates intricate, wrapping. multi-layered hand-cut paper original CASCADIA WIREWORKS art. She reproduces them as lasercut cascadiawireworks.com/ editions, artist books, and hand- Cascadia Wireworks creates wire- embellished giclee prints so that you wrapped jewelry using raw copper can bring these precious windows into wire and semi-precious gemstones. abstracted worlds home with you. Each pendant, ring, or pair of earrings is thoughtfully designed to show off ART OF CHRISTA PAOLUCCI the natural beauty of the stones and christapaolucci.com Christa is a Portland-based artist with a finished with hand-fabricated findings. love for tea, nature, and creatures. She CHERRY RIVER loves to illustrate scenes from nature cherryriver.net alongside whimsical flora & fauna. Her Handcrafted CBD-infused bath and desire is to create illustrations that beauty products. We use organically instill feelings of openness with our grown hemp plants from our family’s environment, and a curiosity about GAP and GMP certified farm, what could be inhabiting the hidden promising our customers the highest worlds around us. quality bath bombs, lotions, shower oils, and more. BOOK ART BY MELODY bookartbymelody.etsy.com COCO DELAY Books, Books, Books!! During the day, etsy.com/shop/cocodelayinc Melody Bush works in a library and at Coco Delay fashions handmade jewelry night- she uses discarded books as her from decorative paper sourced from medium. She carves books, folds books, around the world. and creates beautiful pieces of art! All her books are done by hand, one page DEEDEE & SHARK deedeeandshark.etsy.com at a time. They make a very unique gift. I make and glaze decorative and functional ceramics using original 18 designs. EMMA GEDDIE ART HANKY PYSANKY emmageddieart.ecwid.com etsy.com/shop/hankypysanky Dapper mammals and fantasy art. Timeless treasures of traditional art with a modern flair. I hand draw every ERICA GIBSON design on a real egg shells through a instagram.com/ericagibsonart process of wax resist and progressive Erica Gibson is mixed-media artist series of dyes in the Ukrainian who creates thoughtful characters from tradition. The result is heirloom- reclaimed and vintage wood, metal & quality art, perfect for hanging or clay. She combines our inner thoughts standing display. Designs range from with the imaginative stories embodied the traditional to the not your Baba’s in intriguing materials. pysanka. ERIKA RIER ART erikarier.com HEIDI WEST DESIGNS Erika Rier is a folk surrealist artist heidiwestdesigns.com Heidi creates handmade bags and focused on creating work which depicts textiles with her own screen printed womxn actively engaged in the world fabrics. Her designs are inspired around them. In addition to fine art by nature and often whimsical and she creates art zines and comics as well colorful. as screen printed textiles and hand painted ceramics. HK DESIGN PDX hkdesignpdx.com GREENSTITCH Heather’s art is truly made from greenstitch.com Portland, utilizing salvaged wood and Sue Selbie is a local artist creating other materials from deconstructed or multi-layered paper cut art inspired abandoned homes in the Portland area. by the many iconic scenes around Incorporating recognizable reclaimed Portland, and her frequent walks in pieces of lath, decorative edging and Forest Park. She also makes hand moulding into one-of-a-kind designs. stitched leather journals and notebooks Reclaimed wood has a history and a that make lovely gifts for the journallers story and Heather gives them a new life in your life. in her artwork. HANDMADE BY SENG handmadebyseng.com JEN BRACY Handcrafted heirloom quality jenbracy.wixsite.com/jen-bracy/artwork Jen’s eclectic art stuffs include multicultural dolls to inspire play, affordable stencil paintings and prints embrace diversity, and teach inclusion. which address issues of gun violence, Fully dressable dolls, available in five social justice, and feminism. These skin tones and twenty hair colors. Fun often utilize materials and textures and whimsical doll clothes, pocket dolls like reclaimed wood, which blend well and accessories for young ones, and with Jen’s home goods items: driftwood those young at heart. creations which bring a touch of nature into the home.

19 KATT SPLAT MINDY’S BEER GEAR kattsplat.com etsy.com/shop/MindysBeerGear KattSplat makes spooky-fun ceramics I turn used craft beer 6-pack boxes into with an industrial edge. From bowls durable and functional wallets and that look like brains to cups that accessories. I started this business in resemble toxic waste barrels, we’ve 2010 and it has allowed me to be a stay- got all your post-apocalyptic dining at-home mom to my 5 year old. You can devices. follow me on Instagram and my shop inventory on Etsy. KOLLODIWORKS etsy.com/shop/kollodiworks NANCY FLECHA Kollodi creates reusable alternatives to nancyflecha.com throwaway culture from her basement Illustrator, Designer, Printmaker workshop. She makes reusable snack bags, straw bags, sandwich wraps, PETALS BY KIMBERLY PetalsbyKimberly.com insulated lunch totes, and other gifts Kimberly works with recycled wine for the parent and child. bottles creating unique, hand painted KIMBERLY CARMAN DESIGNS wind chimes, soy candles, and home kcdesignjewelry.com decor. She is an acrylic painter that Kimberly fabricates and designs jewelry creates floral portraits on canvas as well using a variety of mixed metals such as on glassware for distinctive, one of a as sterling silver, gold, copper and kind pieces. brass, and utilizes pearls, gemstones and other mediums in her pieces to PHI phi-portland.com/wood-jewelry create artful adornments that are either Lauren creates handcrafted wood organic in their origin, geometric in jewelry pieces, using local, salvaged shape, or Bohemian in design and wood scraps from her woodshop. creation. Each piece is unique and thoughtfully KIRSTEN ELISE designed, attempting to balance the etsy.com/shop/KirstenElisePDX natural world with the modern shapes One of a kind jewelry made with gem of today. stones, vintage chain, and bones. RACHEL BEYER MAIJA REBECCA HAND DRAWN rachelbeyer.com maijarebecca.com Rachel Beyer is an intuitive artist and Maija Rebecca Hand Drawn is a paper creative based in Portland, Oregon. Her goods company owned & operated by work is inspired by the cycles of nature, Portland, Oregon-based artist, Maija the elements, mystic symbols and plant Kellner-Rode. Maija draws most of medicine. Her latest series of art is her inspiration from the magic found inspired by the zodiacal seasons and in nature, the mysterious connection astrology. Rachel also crafts small batch we have to this universe & each other. aromatherapy candles and aura sprays Her hope is to create art that inspires with loving intention. others to connect with themselves and each other in a more open, honest & vulnerable way, while spreading beauty, love & a little bit of sass worldwide. REIMAGINE FAT TIGER FOOD PRESS elisabethwalden.com tigerfoodpress.com/ Elisabeth Walden is an artist, I create letterpress printed stationery printmaker and ceramicist based in and linocut art prints. I also have a Portland, OR. Her work explores her growing line of home goods featuring relationship with her fat, female body, the same hand printed designs as my as shaped by contemporary American paper goods, including pillows, tote culture and art history using a variety bags, and tea towels. of painting, printmaking, sculptural and experimental mixed-media WEAVERKATE weaverkate.com/index.html techniques. WeaverKate is a Handweaver of RESISTA KAT practical things. All items are resistakat.com handwoven by me, in my home studio. Born at the historic D.C. Women’s By combining my love of color, March, ReSISTA Kat is a mash up the texture and structure I create lovely, Asian lucky cat, Mexican Day of the functional textiles. From delightful Dead and other multicultural motifs handwoven 100% cotton towels to to reflect and celebrate our inclusive snazzy handwoven scarves you will find spirit. ReSISTA Kat logo apparel and something that adds a pop of color or accessories aims to motivate you to stay an eye catching elegance to give as a united, get involved and to find your gift or keep for yourself. The best thing inner activist. is, it’s functional art!

SACHIKO QUINN ART XYLOGRAPHILIA LLC sachikoquinn.artspan.com/home xylographilia.com/ Each of Sachiko Quinn’s original works Liv Rainey-Smith is an artist is created with two different mediums, specializing in hand-pulled xylographic batik and acrylic. Her art reflects her prints. Her imagery draws primarily inspiration from the natural world, upon historic styles, folklore, dreams, especially birds and the native flora and esoteric traditions. Her woodcut around her home in Oregon, and other process incorporates a mixture of places she’s visited in her life. traditional and modern tools as well She sells her original works as well as as a blend of European and Japanese limited reproductions in various forms. printmaking technique. STEPHANIE BROCKWAY instagram.com/stephaniebrockway/ Is a salvaged wood artist, carving puppets, dolls, paintings on paper and wood.All unique and one of a kind. She shows at local galleries, and was featured on Oregon Art Beat this year.

21 WORKSHOPS & PANELS Sunday, November 17 • 11am–5pm • Free McMenamins Kennedy School • sirennation.org

WORKSHOPS – MARTHA JORDAN ROOM

RACC GRANTS & RESOURCES FOR ARTISTS 11:00am–12:15pm Humberto Marquez Mendez, RACC

COLLAGE EXPLORATIONS: PAPER DOODLING 12:30–1:45pm Peggy Pfenninger, multimedia artist, graphic designer & printer

WHAT’S YOUR STORY? 2:00–3:15pm Reba Sparrow, story coach & producer/co-host, The Mystery Box Show

BURLESQUE FOR BEGINNERS 3:30–5:00pm Dee Dee Pepper & Mamie Demure, burlesque performers & producers

PANELS – MINA PARSONS ROOM

THE POWER OF PODCASTING Denise Espinoza, Geek In The City Radio; Amy Lam, Backtalk; 11:00am–12:15pm Sarah Tiedemann, Third Angle New Music; Miriam Rosenberg, What’s Up With Your Down There?; Marita DeLeon, Queer Mental Condition; Jeni Wren Stottrup (moderator), Gritty Birds

SOCIAL MEDIA FOR CREATIVES Moderator Lindsay Strannigan, social media strategist at 12:30–1:45pm Strannigan+Sons, talks with Erika Lee Sears (painter), Sloane Leong (graphic novel artist, Image Comics) and Jessica Hebert (scientist & singer/songwriter, The PDX Broadsides)

THE BUSINESS OF MUSIC Moderator Allison Del Fium, founder of Music Industry 2:00–3:15pm Collective, talks with Kathryn Griffin (AEG Presents), Lori Hughes Killen (McMenamins), Christina Klinge (Sofar Sounds), and Courtney Layacan (FuturiMedia)

CREATING WITH CANNABIS Moderator Samantha Montanaro, founder of Tokeativity and Prism House, talks with Ama Colindres (mural artist), 3:30–5:00pm Nickia Delaware (dispensary manager & model/actor/artist), Savina Monet (graphic artist), Lisa Snyder (activist & founder, Tokeativity), and Liv Vasquez (chef, restaurateur, & educator)

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THE POWER OF PODCASTING 11:00 AM–12:15 PM Podcasting has emerged as a creative medium all its own, with diverse topics and approaches. Panelists will share their experiences podcasting for RACC GRANTS & RESOURCES FOR ARTISTS different purposes; talk about how to get started, build an audience, and 11:00am–12:15pm Humberto Marquez Mendez, RACC sustain a podcast show; and answer questions.

COLLAGE EXPLORATIONS: PAPER DOODLING MARITA DELEON is a fat, sober, queer filipina femme who is 12:30–1:45pm Peggy Pfenninger, multimedia artist, graphic designer & printer most comfortable on a stage or with a microphone in her hand. She started out as a performance poet before getting her WHAT’S YOUR STORY? comedic toes wet in 2015. Marita quickly became a Seattle 2:00–3:15pm Reba Sparrow, story coach & producer/co-host, favorite, and she co-produced and co-hosted Fist & Shout, a The Mystery Box Show monthly QTPOC variety show with El Sanchez. New to Portland, Marita has graced the stages of Lez Stand Up, Intersect Fest, BURLESQUE FOR BEGINNERS Melange, and It’s Gonna Be Okay. In recovery since 2004, Marita co-hosts 3:30–5:00pm Dee Dee Pepper & Mamie Demure, burlesque performers the podcast Queer Mental Condition with Sean Paul Mahoney. & producers DENISE ESPINOZA has been podcasting since 2014, and for the last four years has been a co-host of Geek In The City, Portland’s longest-running podcast. Denise has been an editor THE POWER OF PODCASTING for both prose novels and graphic novels, and she served two Denise Espinoza, Geek In The City Radio; Amy Lam, Backtalk; tours of duty in Iraq. In her spare time, she enjoys playing 11:00am–12:15pm Sarah Tiedemann, Third Angle New Music; Miriam Rosenberg, Dungeons & Dragons and reading comics, and she is an avid What’s Up With Your Down There?; Marita DeLeon, Queer organizer/project manager. She lives in Portland, Oregon with a dog, a cat, Mental Condition; Jeni Wren Stottrup (moderator), Gritty Birds and a husband. geekinthecity.com

SOCIAL MEDIA FOR CREATIVES AMY LAM is a writer and editor based in Portland, Oregon. Moderator Lindsay Strannigan, social media strategist at She is a contributing editor and co-host of Backtalk podcast 12:30–1:45pm Strannigan+Sons, talks with Erika Lee Sears (painter), at Bitch Media, the editorial assistant at diaCRITICS, and the Sloane Leong (graphic novel artist, Image Comics) and Jessica former editorial lead at On She Goes exploring the world of Hebert (scientist & singer/songwriter, The PDX Broadsides) women of color and travel. She is a Kundiman fellow and received an MFA from the University of Mississippi, where THE BUSINESS OF MUSIC she was the John & Renee Grisham fellow. Her work has appeared Moderator Allison Del Fium, founder of Music Industry and is forthcoming in Tin House, Gay Mag, Pacifica Literary Review, Utne Collective, talks with Kathryn Griffin (AEG Presents), 2:00–3:15pm Reader, and Papercutter. Lori Hughes Killen (McMenamins), Christina Klinge byamylam.com (Sofar Sounds), and Courtney Layacan (FuturiMedia) MIRIAM ROSENBERG is a nurse midwife at Legacy Emanuel midwifery clinic in Portland, Oregon and host of the podcast CREATING WITH CANNABIS What’s Up With Your Down There? She has spent most of her Moderator Samantha Montanaro, founder of Tokeativity and adult life answering questions about people’s vaginas. Prism House, talks with Ama Colindres (mural artist), 3:30–5:00pm whatsupwithyourdownthere.com Nickia Delaware (dispensary manager & model/actor/artist), Savina Monet (graphic artist), Lisa Snyder (activist & founder, Tokeativity), and Liv Vasquez (chef, restaurateur, & educator)

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JENI WREN STOTTRUP (moderator) is an audio engineer, musician, storyteller, vocalist, and podcast advocate based in Portland, Oregon. She is a producer at XRAY.FM; owner of Gritty Birds Podcasting, a full-service podcast production and consulting company; and host of the podcast Gritty Birds. Jeni has written for publications including Portland Mercury, Paste Magazine, and Vortex Music Magazine and has funded her albums and show through grants and multiple Kickstarter campaigns. She also runs Podcast Portland, a community forum for podcasts in the NW. Jeni is currently working on her second record. grittybirds.com

SARAH TIEDEMANN serves as Artistic Director of Third Angle New Music, is Second Flute/Piccolo of the Oregon Ballet Theatre Orchestra, and performs alongside guitarist Mario Diaz in the Cerulean Duo. She has appeared across North America, Europe, Australia, and China with groups including the Swedish Radio Symphony, Royal Stockholm Philharmonic, Norrköping Symphony, Oregon Symphony, and Boston Philharmonic. Sarah teaches at Lewis & Clark College, Portland State University, and the International Youth Music Camp in Chengdu, China. thirdangle.org

SOCIAL MEDIA FOR CREATIVES 12:30–1:45 PM Instagram, Twitter, Facebook, Snapchat, LinkedIn—they’re all useful in some way, but do you need to use all of them?! Get a variety of perspectives on social media strategies, tips for using different platforms, and how to find time to manage your online presence while also doing your creative work.

DR. JESSICA F. HEBERT is a postdoctoral research fellow at Oregon Health & Science University in Portland and is an avid science communicator. She is also 1/3 of Portland folk-pop nerd supertrio The PDX Broadsides, who sing about fandoms and feelings in a way that only exuberant geeks can. When she’s not singing or sciencing, Dr. Herbert spends time swashbuckling and shantying as Captain Greta with Portland’s premiere pirateer performers PDXYAR. Find her on Twitter as @Dame_DNA. twitter.com/Dame_DNA

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SLOANE LEONG is a mixed indigenous cartoonist, writer, and artist. She is most well known for her indigenous sci-fi comic Prism Stalker and has a new graphic novel called A Map to the Sun forthcoming from First Second Books in 2020. She is currently living near Portland, Oregon. sloanesloane.com

ERIKA LEE SEARS is a self-taught oil painter from Portland, Oregon. For the last five years she has created an original piece of art every day and shared her journey on social media. As a busy mother of two, she finds inspiration from her eclectic children, everyday moments, and happy accidents. Her passion extends to inspiring others with her accessible approach to modern oil painting with her online classes on Creative Bug. You can find her work on the television show Portlandia and the first season of Significant Mother. Her work is also featured in the Brooklyn Art Library. erikaleesears.com

LINDSAY STRANNIGAN (moderator) is a social media strategist and event planner based in Portland, Oregon. She runs her own social media management and strategy company, Strannigan & Sons, and teaches social media classes. Lindsay’s client list includes Kimpton Hotels, Oregon Fruit Products, Lauretta Jean’s Bakery, The David Machado Group, and Fried Egg I’m in Love. Lindsay lives in SE Portland with her husband, daughter, grumpy old cat, and two rowdy yet adorable dogs. stranniganandsons.com

PNW MUSIC: AN ALTERNATIVE ROUTE TO SUCCESS 2:00–3:15 PM Does being a music industry professional/artist mean you have to sell your soul and move to a major music hub, just to make a name for yourself? Hear from PNW-based professionals as they discuss their journeys within the music industry and where the Pacific Northwest music scene is headed.

ALLISON DEL FIUM’s (moderator) wide-ranging experience includes artist development/management, digital marketing, and music journalism. Allison has collaborated with numerous creatives to combine music and business, ultimately leading to the University of Oregon’s Music Industry Collective (MIC) and Music Business program, the first of their kind. At the age of 23, Allison has already worked with a number of industry professionals and hopes to continue growing her career while helping others achieve their goals within the industry. adelfium.com 25 PANELS

KATHRYN GRIFFIN is a production manager and promoter rep at AEG Presents. Kathryn got her start in music during college, interning for different music companies and gaining skills that led her to work for Shimon Presents (Coachella, Bonnaroo, Stagecoach), Autonomous Music, Red Light Management, Summer Meltdown Festival, and more. Kathryn’s work at AEG is centered on event planning/logistics with a focus in the music industry. She’s also the owner of local event company birch.

LORI HUGHES KILLEN has worked as both performer and producer for local projects such as Orchestre L’Pow Presents and Cooper and the Jam, giving her a unique perspective in her current role as talent buyer for McMenamins Presents. Lori coordinates the weekly music programming for seven McMenamins hotel properties and curates several specialty programs, such as The Great North West Music Tour and the annual Sundown Grand Ol’ Country Fest. In addition, she serves as a board member for Portland’s grassroots industry advocacy group MusicPortland.

CHRISTINA KLINGE moved to Portland from Chicago in 2017, eager to explore the local music scene and all the PNW has to offer. She has been a part of the Sofar Sounds PDX team since arriving. As Portland’s city director, Christina has grown the local Sofar community and continued to reimagine live events while expanding to 20+ intimate shows per month. When not planning secret concerts, Christina enjoys visiting Portland’s many breweries and cheering on her Chicago teams.

With nearly 10 years of professional experience as an audio engineer, COURTNEY LAYACAN brings a diverse perspective and set of skills to the table. A musician herself, she’s been able to not only record, write, and produce for PNW artists, but has also used her engineering skills in other realms of entertainment. Her work at ReelWorld Productions and Futuri Media crosses over into sound editing for radio, TV, and film.

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CREATING WITH CANNABIS 3:30–5:00 PM For centuries artists, makers, and creators of all kinds have used cannabis to enhance their divergent thinking and to spark creative flow. With cannabis legalization sweeping the globe, artists are gaining more insight into which strains, consumption methods, and environments work best to get their creativity cranking. This panel features six women who use cannabis in different ways to create amazing art, design, food, movement, community, and music.

Kansas native NICKIA DELAWARE is a photographer, model, and canna-creative. Since 2009, cannabis has played an integral part in her life, from managing anxiety to enhancing her photographic eye. Nickia began her journey into the Oregon cannabis industry in 2014, before legalization. She has worked her way up to managing Portland’s second oldest dispensary, Collective Awakenings, where she assists in guiding others towards what works best for their bodies. nickiadelaware.com

SAVINA MONET enjoys the process of destruction and creation by shredding some of your favorite magazines in the name of art. Hailing from the strange sister city of Seattle, Savina is a self-taught digital and analog collage artist creating pieces that demystify cannabis and its effects. When she isn’t working on her collage pieces, Savina works as a freelance graphic designer for the cannabis industry, creating packaging and branding for female- and POC-owned businesses.hellomonet.com

SAMANTHA MONTANARO (moderator) is a business strategist, multimedia artist, event coordinator, gardener, musician, and mother who is passionate about community, cannabis, and feminine empowerment. Sam stepped into the cannabis industry in 2014 by founding Prism House PDX, an events and graphic design company that became an epicenter for Oregon cannabis social culture by offering unique, uplifting, and creative cannabis-friendly gatherings that shatter stoner stigmas. In 2017, Samantha partnered with Lisa Snyder to launch Tokeativity, the global cannabis community for women, which now has chapters in the US, Spain, South Africa, and Canada. Samantha also leads a psychedelic folk pop band called Mama Sam and the Jam; serves on the Board of Historic Parkrose; and is a mother of one human, six chickens, and one dog. tokeativity.com

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LISA SNYDER is a cannabis and women’s rights activist, a web developer and online strategist, and the founder and CEO of Tokeativity, the global cannabis community for women. She has worked on the web since the mid-90s and has created and organized feminist events since 2005. Lisa has been recognized for her work by Forbes, Rolling Stone, Conde Naste, High Times, MJ Lifestyle, Travel Portland, Dope Magazine, Civilized, Willamette Week, The Potlander, Time Out New York, and Oregon Leaf, among others. tokeativity.com

LIV VASQUEZ brings her experience as a chef, recipe writer, and restaurateur to the cannabis/CBD space by using beautiful events and beautiful plates to teach about hemp, cannabis, this emerging industry, and plant medicine. By speaking about cannabis and food from soil to ingestion, Liv helps her clients and guests understand efficacy, absorption, laws, and what makes a clean and effective product. In 2019 Liv hosted an adult summer camp on an ethical cannabis farm; put out the first CBD meal kit with the sales platform BUSHL; and penned Smart Infusion, an e-book intended to help put you in charge of how an edible affects you. Liv works as a brand curator, content creator and private caterer for clients all over North America. livviesmalls.com

RACC GRANTS & RESOURCES FOR ARTISTS 11:00 AM–12:15 PM The Regional Arts & Culture Council (RACC) supports artists of all kinds, arts organizations, and educators in Clackamas, Multnomah, and Washington Counties. Learn about the many resources RACC offers artists, including grant funding, residencies, public art commissions, and community-building events!

HUMBERTO MARQUEZ MENDEZ is the Community Engagement Manager at the Regional Arts and Culture Council, where he oversees community partnerships and engagement efforts, with an emphasis on increasing participation and access of underrepresented communities. Humberto also coordinates RACC’s Art & Power conversation series, which explores the experiences of artists from historically marginalized communities through themes of creative expression and power structures. His commitment to social justice is rooted in his personal experiences and his professional work with various nonprofits, notably Causa, the Immigrant and Refugee Community Organization (IRCO), Impact NW, and Latino Network. racc.org

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COLLAGE EXPLORATIONS: PAPER DOODLING 12:30–1:45 PM Do you love collage but aren’t sure how to get started? This workshop will help you learn to create on the fly. Just as if you were doodling with a pen, except your tools are paper, scissors, and a glue stick. Depending on speed, you may be able to create several collages. No experience needed and open to all ages.

PEGGY PFENNINGER spends her time running a graphic design/print business and creating unique pieces of art. Because she loves to work in many different media, the title multimedia artist suits her best. Whether dreaming up a new collage, painting, or snapping photos, she is always exploring color, texture, and energy. Peggy is a joyous, dedicated member of the art community and hosts collage workshops in her NE Portland home. fb.me/collagewithpegguin

WHAT’S YOUR STORY? (INTRO TO DYNAMIC STORYTELLING) 2:00–3:15 PM What makes a story compelling? How do you choose a topic? And how do you structure it to keep your audience engaged? Come learn about these and other fundamentals of live storytelling. Great for folks interested in storytelling for the stage, for upping your presentation style, or for those who want to feel empowered in their communication.

REBA SPARROW is the executive producer, story coach, and co-host of Portland’s longest-running live storytelling event, The Mystery Box Show. Reba brings a unique insight and connectivity to storytelling that delights both the storyteller and their audiences. You can catch Reba every other month at The Alberta Rose Theatre with The Mystery Box Show; occasionally on other folks’ stages, most recently in a live show she co-produced and co-hosted with the RISK! podcast; and through private coaching sessions. mysteryboxshow.com

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BURLESQUE FOR BEGINNERS 3:30–5:00 PM Everything you’ve always wanted to know about burlesque dancing! Get a quick history of this sexy art form, practice some basic burlesque dance techniques, and learn what goes into creating an act. This class is for all experience levels and will accommodate limited mobility.

DEE DEE PEPPER was raised in the feral Oregon wilderness. Her life-long love of theatre, glamour, scary movies, and absurd humor gives her a weird and wonderful role in the burlesque world. Dee Dee has been actively involved in the burlesque community since 2011 as a performer and a producer of Pepper + Bones Presents and Sign of the Beast Burlesque. deedeepepper.com

MAMIE DEMURE has been shimmying around the Portland burlesque scene for the past eight years. A graduate of Rose City School of Burlesque, with a BA in theatre and BFA in jazz hands, she loves making audiences laugh, chortle, guffaw, and “hmmm.” When she’s not stretching in strangers’ laps at shows, she can often be found solving murders on trains or searching for long-lost antiquities.

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DECEMBER CARSON SUPERSTAR one of the first comic books to feature Artistic Director and Co-Founder a team of female action heroes. Anina December is a native Portlander who is a former comic book editor who also loves the city she grew up in. She has has a background in business writing. over 20 years experience booking, She has served on the boards of several managing and promoting local musical nonprofits and helped found Friends of talent. As the owner of Siren Music Lulu, a 1990s organization dedicated to Company she helped create careers encouraging female comic book readers for musicians and bands around the and creators. Originally from Chicago, country. She is currently the Marketing Anina relocated to Portland, Oregon, in and Community Outreach Specialist 1991. Her work was recently featured in for the Northwest Film Center. In the Oregon Historical Society’s exhibit her spare time, she enjoys eating at “Comic City, USA.” BigRedHair.com Burgerville, listening to old-time music and square dancing. SUE COOL Board Member ANINA BENNETT Producer of branded, public, Workshops & Panels Organizer philanthropic, and corporate events. Writer Anina Bennett is the co-author New product roll-outs, brand of the illustrated historical fiction/ expansion, large immersive installations sci fi booksBoilerplate: History’s live broadcast, live entertainment, Mechanical Marvel and Frank Reade: strategic event development, assorted Adventures in the Age of Invention. permitting processes, environmental She co-created the Eisner-nominated design and creation, and all production science fiction seriesHeartbreakers , aspects of live event implementation.

SIREN NATION VOLUNTEERS & COMMITTEE MEMBERS: Jin Camou, Allison Del Fium, Savannah Gentry, Lisa Johnston-Smith, Teresa O’Neill, Peggy Pfenninger, Virginia Sumner, and Karen Wu.

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