There are hands-on activities and something for everyone. Become more involved or just hang out and have fun. Stop by and say hello to KBOO, Kumoricon, My Story, Oregon Paranormal Association, PDXswap, Oregon Regency Society, Steampunk Society, Tolman Green Living, Chess for Success, S.C.R.A.P., Taoist Tai Chi Society, as well as Circus Cascadia, Ignite Portland, Portland Sacred Harp, and Portland Uke Association.



The Foundation 8 Year Anniversary Breakdance Battle
Saturday, November 8, from 7 - ?
Reed College Student Union
3203 SE Woodstock
The Foundation is an annual, nonprofit breakdance competition which gives local dancers the opportunity to meet and compete against their peers both from their hometown and on a national scale. The event has brought dancers to Oregon from CA, WA, FL, TX, and Canada and is known for its atmosphere, quality production level and unparallel audience energy and participation. As usual, this battle is a benefit for Ethos Music Group, which is a non-profit organization based in Portland, OR dedicated to providing affordable music programs to the community. Check out this video from 2007!



Live Wire!
11/8, 8pm
Aladdin Theatre
3017 SE Milwaukie
Wordstock Extravaganza IV - Come join us for a special 2 hour star-studded show celebrating Wordstock Literary Festival. Guests include: Cartoonist Lynda Barry; graphic memoirist Alison Bechdel; humorist, former literary agent, and minor television celebrity John Hodgman, along with his troubador sidekick Jonathan Coulton; two-time US national slam poetry champion Anis Mojgani; Jay Allison, producer of NPR's essay series, "This I Believe"; and, musical guests, The Long Winters.



Wordstock
11/8-9, 10:30-5:30
Oregon Convention Center
Wordstock is paradise for people who love the written word. It features ten author stages, a book fair with over 150 exhibitors, a special children’s area and children’s literature stage, a series of workshops for writers and for K-12 teachers, a special broadcast of Live Wire!, the popular public radio variety show, featuring writers from the festival, and more. Although it only began in 2005, Wordstock is already the largest celebration of literature and literacy in the Pacific Northwest, and is one of the largest festivals of its kind in the nation.

This year features Alison Bechdel, John Hodgman, Jonathan Coulton, and Sandra Tsing Loh!