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BOOKS MARCH 4–10 = WW Pick. Highly recommended. By PENELOPE BASS. TO BE CONSIDERED FOR LISTINGS, submit lecture or reading information at least two weeks in advance to: WORDS, WW, 2220 NW Quimby St., Portland, OR 97210. Email: words@wweek.com. Fax: 243-1115. Dark Horse Comics will host a screening of the documentary Will Eisner: Portrait of a Sequential Artist . Following the fi lm will be a panel discussion with Matt Wagner (writer of the next incarnation of Eisner’s The Spirit series), comics critic Douglas Wolk, and director of PSU’s comics studies program Susan Kirtley. Portland State University, Cramer Hall, 1721 SW Broadway. Noon. Free. SATURDAY, MARCH 7 Playback Theatre PDX THURSDAY, MARCH 5 Untangling the Knot The new anthology from Ooligan Press, Untangling the Knot: Queer Voices on Marriage, Relationships & Identity , delves beyond main- stream issues of marriage equality to explore a broad scope of issues faced by the LGBTQ community. The book launch will celebrate the release of the anthology, with a variety of voices involved in the project. Portland State University, Smith Memorial Student Union, 1825 SW Broadway. 6 pm. Free. Al-Mutanabbi Street Starts Here Al-Mutanabbi Street is the cen- turies-old book-selling district in Baghdad , which was bombed on March 5, 2007. In remembrance, the Al-Mutanabbi Street Starts Here project will hold an event in Portland with spoken words from Gail Barker and Omar Jaburi, three Iraqi women’s personal stories, Jim Lommasson speaking about his project What We Carried , as well as live music and food. Portland State University, Smith Memorial Student Union, 1825 SW Broadway. 7 pm. By donation. FRIDAY, MARCH 6 Molly Gloss Portland author Molly Gloss’s newest novel, Falling From Horses , follows the story of young man who leaves his home in south- eastern Oregon in the 1930s to move to Hollywood and become a stunt rider. The book was chosen a winner by the Pacifi c Northwest Booksellers Association. Broadway Books will host a celebration for Gloss as she receives her award. Broadway Books, 1714 NE Broadway, 284-1726. 6-7 pm. Free. A George Hitchcock Extravaganza In 1957, Oregon playwright, poet and activist George Hitchcock testifi ed before the House Un-American Activities Committee. The resulting chapbook, Hitchcock on Trial , which contains the full transcript of his testimony, con- tains political satire and subversive wit at its best. A staged production of the book will be performed by local writers Joseph Bednarik and Jay Ponteri. Additionally, Marjorie Simon and Carl Adamshick will read from Tavern Books’ new col- lection of Hitchcock’s poetry, The Wounded Alphabet . Mother Foucault’s Bookshop, 523 SE Morrison St., 236-2665. 7 pm. Free. Will Eisner Week As part of the week-long national celebration highlighting the work of iconic cartoonist Will Eisner, Whether it’s your eyes, your smile, or your penchant for getting black- out drunk and punching Irishmen, we all carry traits from our ances- tors. Local improv group Playback Theatre PDX will invite audience members onstage to tell their own stories of what they have learned from their ancestors while the performers act out the stories. Hipbone Studio, 1847 E Burnside St., 358-0898. 7:30 pm. $15. Beyond the Print HEADOUT The city’s most comprehensive and useful events calendar in the palm of your hand. SUNDAY, MARCH 8 Yesterday’s News The loss of local news coverage can have devastating impacts that ripple through communities and lead to civic corrosion and corrup- tion. It’s a loss seen in cities across the country. Journalist Michael Andersen will facilitate the con- versation “Yesterday’s News: The Future of Local Information” to discuss how the gathering and dissemination of information has changed in Oregon and what it means for the future. Hint: robot overlords. Central Library, 801 SW 10th Ave., 988-5123. 2-3 pm. Free. The Studio Series Poet and literary translator Karen McPherson will read from her fi rst full-length collection, Skein of Light , which skims through land- scapes of memory both famil- iar and foreign. Poet Elizabeth McLagan ( In the White Room ) will join her for the monthly Studio Series poetry reading and open mic. Stonehenge Studios, 3508 SW Corbett Ave., 224-3640. 7-9 pm. Free. TUESDAY, MARCH 10 Everybody Reads: Mitchell S. Jackson As the culminating event of the Multnomah County Library’s annual community program Everybody Reads, author Mitchell S. Jackson will speak about his book The Residue Years . Jackson’s debut autobiographical novel recounts his life growing up a black man in a neglected Portland neigh- borhood, raising issues from the city’s past that continue to aff ect our cultural and economic growth today. Read, share, grow, repeat. Arlene Schnitzer Concert Hall, 1037 SW Broadway, 248-4335. 7:30-9 pm. $15. Megan Kruse Megan Kruse weaves together a three-pronged narrative between Amy, a woman who leaves her Texas home at 19 with a man she barely knows, and her two children, who are caught in the abusive rela- tionship between their parents. Her debut novel, Call Me Home, examines family and living with the choices we make. Powell’s City of Books, 1005 W Burnside St., (800) 878-7323. 7:30 pm. Free. For more Books listings, visit TO DOwnlOAD, TEXT “wEEK” TO 77948 Want to advertise? Email: advertising@wweek.com for details. Willamette Week MARCH 4, 2015 wweek.com 37