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Back Fence PDX: GET ME OUTTA HERE!
Featuring awesome people telling TRUE stories based on the theme:
GET ME OUTTA HERE!!
Thursday, November 19th
6:00PM Drinks/Doors -- 7:30PM Show!
The Mission Theater
1624 NW Glisan
Alcohol. Food. True Stories.
$10.00 online/$12.00 door
21 and Older Only
Free Saint Cupcakes
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Free buttons from One Inch Round
PRESENTING THE STORYTELLERS...
Recovering Radio Personality and Semi-professional smartass, BOBBY 'FATBOY' ROBERTS was 1/2 of "Cort and Fatboy" for 5 years. He's also a columnist/film critic for comedy website Cracked.com. Podcasts of their recently deceased show are available at www.cortandfatboy.com.
SCOTT KRAVITZ is an animator whose work was featured in Madagascar 2, The Matrix Trilogy, and The Host. This year he shared an Annie Award for his work on a United Airlines ad that ran during the 2008 Olympics. His short film "Loom" premiered at the Hiroshima Animation Festival. He has been a restauranteur, a veterinary technician, an election observer, and a runway model (at age 8). Recently, he appeared on stage in the Portland, LA, and New York productions of Mortified to talk about his fear of death. For more, see www.scottkravitz.com
RILEY MICHAEL PARKER was born in 1984 in the middle of California. His friends describe him as having "teeth" and "bangs." He paints homages to movies in the form of posters. He recently started his own online talk show, runs Wonder Lust Press, and is the author of Our Beloved 26th (Future Tense Books, 2008). He is the recent winner of Portland's first Literary Death Match. twitter: @rileymp
EMILY RICHMOND covers education for the Las Vegas Sun, and was named Outstanding Journalist of the Year by the Nevada Press Association in 2007. She is co-host of The Petcast, a weekly Podcast about companion animals, which she blatantly uses as a platform to promote the awesomeness of her miniature schnauzer Archie Leashwww.thepetcast.com
Born and Raised in Portland OR. FOGATRON has been beatboxing professionally since 01. His unique sounds have taken him all over the globe. He is currently a cast member of "One Night in Frogtown A live musical adaptation to a locally produced children's book. Watch his amazing skills here: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dLN-ErjhxbM
RORY MILLER -- author, teacher, father and husband. Former corrections officer. A little scarred up but generally happy. He blogs here: http://chirontraining.blogspot.com/
KAROL COLLYMORE is an Afro-Panamanian who grew up in New Mexico and now lives in Portland. She works in politics and also writes while attempting to be the most stylish person at all political events. Check out her thoughts on Oregon politics here: http://www.blueoregon.com/karol_collymore/
For more information, visit www.backfencepdx.com
Back Fence PDX is an evening with people telling their true eight-minute stories based on the month's theme. The stories must not have been performed publicly prior to their Back Fence PDX telling. We are also a blog with a weekly story by a writer, blogger, or someone with an unusual story about the topic.
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LocationMission Theater
1624 N.W. Glisan St.
Portland, OR
United States
Categories
| Minimum Age: 21 |
| Kid Friendly: No |
| Dog Friendly: No |
| Non-Smoking: No |
| Wheelchair Accessible: No |
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