Win Tickets ($50): BACKFENCE Mixed Media Storytelling — SNAP OUT OF IT! @ Powell’s Books | Live Storytelling, Visuals, Music

We are giving away a pair of tickets to BACKFENCE Mixed Media Storytelling @ Powell’s Books on November 15. To win, comment below on this post why you’d like to attend. Winner will be drawn and emailed November 10.



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From our sponsors:
BACKFENCE Mixed Media Storytelling – Snap Out Of It!
November 15, 2025
6pm doors, 7pm show | $17-32 | 17+
Purchase Tickets: merctickets.com

Powell’s Books
1005 W Burnside St, Portland, OR 97209

Hosted by FRAYN MASTERS
Music by: CHAACH!

Every ticket holder will receive 15% off books for the night!!

We’re closing down the Pearl Room to bring you a private mixed media storytelling show featuring stellar people telling true stories based on the theme Snap Out of It!

Stories will be shared in all kinds of forms: the OG straight up way, choral story format, through visuals, poetry, musical accompaniment, and video shorts.

With STORY PERFORMANCES by…

Back for the 4th time, audience favorite and host of the Moth Podcast, numerous McSweeney’s pieces, author of Rock On and American Spirit
DAN KENNEDY @dankennedy_exnyc

Tattoo Artist, Scorpio:
CIARA LYNSEY @ciaralynsey.pokes

World renowned storyteller, 7 X Just for Laughs award nominee
JON BENNETT @jonbennettcomedy

Therapist, Actor, Mom of two
ZOË MARTININI

Chef, Food Consultant, Podcaster
MIKEY SHETHAR @mikeyshethar

Award winning poet, BACKFENCE producer
BRIAN S. ELLIS @brianstephenellis

High school Science teacher, Baker
DARSHANPREET GILL

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11 Comments

  1. Cass on November 3, 2025 at 1:16 pm

    Haven’t seen this show in so long! Would love to attend.

  2. Marie on November 3, 2025 at 10:19 pm

    always down to check out something at Powell’s! And love backfence!

  3. Rose on November 4, 2025 at 11:17 am

    Looks like fun!

  4. Lea Anna on November 4, 2025 at 1:12 pm

    Live storytelling is so good. Would love to attend this!

  5. Shelby on November 4, 2025 at 1:35 pm

    I would love to go to! Please pick me! I haven’t been to a story telling event in years!

  6. Jefferson McClure on November 4, 2025 at 2:50 pm

    Love live storytelling!

  7. Robin on November 4, 2025 at 4:22 pm

    Would love to go!

  8. Kacie on November 4, 2025 at 6:49 pm

    Would love to check this out!

  9. Jane Black on November 5, 2025 at 6:09 am

    I love storytime, especially at a bookstore!

  10. Lunita Renfrow on November 6, 2025 at 2:31 pm

    I’ve never been to a storytelling this sounds amazing.

  11. Nicole on November 7, 2025 at 9:28 am

    I’ve been wanting to get out to a storytelling event for a long time! Fingers-crossed!

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