Thursday, September 10, 2009
Artsy Entertainment for People
Posted by Alison Hallett on Thu, Sep 10, 2009 at 3:44 PM
Tonight at the Woods, the creators of Back Fence, PDX bring you an evening of storytelling, sketch comedy, and music:
Back in April, Melissa Lion and Frayn Masters laid out to the Mercury what they vowed to do. The two founders of Back Fence PDX, Portland's answer to storytelling nights like New York City's The Moth and San Francisco's Porchlight, promised to keep it unique, aim for a broad audience, and to never stop changing. So, after a summer-long hiatus, Back Fence is back with something different, simply and aptly titled Entertainment for People, a new series kicking off this week with an all-star roster of stories and performances from guests that include The Moth fixture Dan Kennedy and Porchlight co-founder Beth Lisick
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