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:
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