Author Events at Four Venues – Two Radio Interviews
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@MHelquistWriter
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Monday, Sept. 14, 7 – 8:30 pm
Oregon Historical Society
In collaboration with Oregon State University Press
1200 SW Park
Reading, Book Purchase & Signing
With Special Guest: Kimberly Jensen, Western Oregon University
Oregon’s premiere venue for everything history-related, located downtown amid the lush Park Blocks. Marie Equi enthusiasts will gather in the open pavilion for the official launch.
Author Event at New LGBTQ/Queer Coffeehouse
Tuesday, Sept. 15, 7 – 8pm
Triumph Coffee
201 SE 12th Avenue
Reading, Book Purchase & Signing
Portland’s newest coffee house, Triumph Coffee welcomes LGBTQ, Queer, and Cisgender folks – and everyone else – to take a break from the heat with the Rose City’s most prominent lesbian activist of 100 years ago.
Thursday, Sept. 17, 10am – 11:30 am
Oregon Health Sciences University Library
3181 SW Jackson Park Road
Reading, Book Purchase & Signing
Marie Equi completed her medical studies at the University of Oregon Medical Department, now OHSU. She slapped a strapping male student for calling her a fool? What was that about?
Author Event at Much-Loved Bookstore
Thursday, Sept. 17, 7pm-8:30 pm
Broadway Books
1714 NE Broadway
Reading, Book Purchase, & Signing
A favorite neighborhood stop-and-linger bookstore and now the site of the bookstore launch of MARIE EQUI. Equi was well-read and would have held court telling stories until finally escorted to the door.
KBOO Community Radio for Portland and Beyond
Monday, Sept. 14, 11:30am – 12 noon
On Radiozine at KBOO 90.7 FM Portland
Hear the first remarks about research and writing from the author. What was that about the hatpin dipped in a deadly virus to ward off cops? Then plan to attend the launch at OHS the same evening or any of the author events.
Wild Planet Radio, the Nation’s Only Full-Time LGBTQ & Questioning Radio
Tuesday, Sept. 15, 11 am
KPQR 99.1 FM, Streaming at wildplanetradio.com
Get primed on the don’t-tread-on-me lesbian Marie Equi before meeting the author the same night at Triumph Coffee.