When I was in high school, knowing nothing about the book, I was required to read The Handmaid’s Tale by Margaret Atwood. Expecting a Merchant Ivory-type, quaint, old-timey story, imagine my surprise. What an amazing novel: That’s the kind of feministic science fiction I can get behind. And then when I recently picked up Ursula Le Guin’s The Lathe of Heaven, I knew a bit more about what to expect (BTW, I would love for some of my dreams to alter reality).

So, how thrilled was I to hear that both of these amazing women will be speaking, together, as part of our great Portland Arts and Lectures series. Two brilliant, outspoken, original, award-winning minds, discussing their work with each other, with us as the lucky voyeurs. You can keep your baseball: This is the best double-header around.

Date: September 23, 7:30pm

More Info Here

Ciao,

Emily

One of my buddies recently asked me to describe the deLuxe to him. Ordinarily, when you go somewhere day after day, you sort of stop seeing it. Not so with the deLuxe. I’m a guy (duh), but even I know it’s special. It’s just elegant. And classy. When I step into the lobby, I really do feel like I’m going back to an earlier era—cool, old Hollywood glamour days. Big mirrors, velvet, those great soft-focus, heavily-retouched black and white photos of Hollywood royalty—it transports you.

A lot of people stay at the same chain hotel, with a name they recognize, no matter where they go. Next time you travel to Portland, check the 2010 Conde Nast list of America’s 100 best hotels. When you see that the Hotel deLuxe has a well-earned spot, go ahead and make a reservation.

Cheers,

Brandon