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Portland brewery Gigantic Brewing announces original label artwork auction, on August 24th, benefitting the Oregon Food Bank.

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Press Release

Gigantic Brewing to auction original label artwork from Smackdab Hazy IPA to celebrate the popular beer's re-release.

Portland tattoo artist Brad Delay donated over a dozen pieces of his original work for a silent auction to benefit the Oregon Food Bank. Many of the small works on paper are featured on Gigantic’s Smackdab Hazy IPA label. The artwork will be on view and open for bids at the Gigantic Brewery and Champagne Lounge at 5224 SE 26th Avenue in Portland starting August 24th. Bids can be submitted in person through the end of September. Auction winners will be notified at the beginning of October.

Smackdab Hazy IPA was such a hit in 2020 we had to bring it back. It’s a hazy that’s full of tropical citrus, mango and tangerine juiciness from Citra and Mosaic hops, but balances with a hoppy citrus rind bite on the finish. “The first sip of Smackdab left an indelible mark on the insular cortex of my brain”, said Ben Love of Gigantic. “The Citra and Mosaic hop combination is mind blowingly delicious.”

Artist Brad Delay can be found tattooing at Historic Tattoo in Southeast Portland (https://bit.ly/3yddfl8). He is known for creating colorful traditional style tattoos. Brad is also a very talented fine artists whose work can be seen in the “Tall Trees Of Portland” book by Overcup Press. Follow him on Instagram at @bdelay.

Join us for First Taste Tuesday featuring Smackdab Hazy IPA on August 24th at both The Brewery and Champagne Lounge (5224 SE 26th Ave) and Robot Room at the Rocket Empire Machine (6935 NE Glisan). You can also look for Smackdab on draft and in 16.9oz refillable bottles in the Portland metro area, and along the west coast in CA and WA!

As always, Gigantic beer is packaged in BottleDrop Refillable bottles. BottleDrop Refillables are sorted, washed, inspected, and delivered back to Oregon’s craft beverage producers to be refilled. By choosing beverages in refillable bottles, you help keep our air clean, our beaches, parks and roadsides litter-free, promote a circular economy, and set a model for future generations.

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September 11, 2018

“FIGHT FOR YOUR DREAMS”

by Maryanna Hoggatt

Portland, Oregon artist and author Maryanna Hoggatt, aka Leetlewolf, is the creator of the Animal Battles series of illustrations, producing cute yet complex work that appeals to both adults and children. Overcup Press says her army of beasts dressed in children’s clothing are “playful and light-hearted without being overwhelmingly whimsical” and successfully capture narratives, human tendencies, and emotions. “They never seem to express uncertainty, and instead maintain an uplifting sense of optimism and positivity when faced with overcoming challenges.” In 2014, only a year after making art her full-time work, Hoggatt shared a sampling of her upbeat work for Forest for the Trees NW—apparently appealing to her adult fans at Second Profession Brewing on NE 59th Ave at Sandy Blvd.  @maryannahoggatt  @overcupbooks  @secondprofessionbrewing  @ffttnw

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Got 99 Problems But a Bowl Ain't One: Making DIY Pipes with Brett Stern - MERRY JANE

MERRY JANE

Got 99 Problems But a Bowl Ain't One: Making DIY Pipes with Brett Stern MERRY JANE 99 Ways to Make a Pipe: Problem Solving for Pot Smokers by Brett Stern (out now on Overcup Press) is a must-have for any cannabis enthusiast because we've all, at some point, faced the dilemma of having weed in hand and no way to imbibe it. Author ...

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It's here. TOLLY the book is real.

Pre-order thru Overcup Press begins the week of 1/23! Stay tuned for more info on a limited edition print.

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Exploring the White River Refuge with biologist Matt Moran

Where you'll find the largest bottomland hardwood forest in the lower Mississippi River Valley.

Deep in the Delta, just a few miles north of where the White and the Arkansas rivers merge and pour into the Mississippi, you'll find the largest tree in the state. Arkansas's champion bald cypress stands 120 feet high with a circumference of 514 inches, big enough for seven tree huggers to wrap themselves around it. That's not accounting for the retinue of "knees" that crowd the cypress' base, some of them taller than a person.

Mighty though it is, the cypress is just the most prominent citizen in a vast woodland community hugging the lower White as it winds a course between Monroe, Arkansas and Phillips counties. This is the Dale Bumpers White River National Wildlife Refuge, a sinuous island of bottomland hardwood forest rising from a sea of cotton, soybeans, rice and other row crops. At 160,000 acres, it's the largest such forest to be found anywhere in the lower Mississippi River Valley and one of the last remaining pieces of a world almost entirely lost to agriculture.

Hunters and fishermen know the refuge is one of the great natural jewels of the state, as do birdwatchers. But somehow, it's been neglected by most of the thousands of hikers and casual nature lovers who flock to the Ozarks and the Ouachita Mountains. Dr. Matt Moran, a biology professor at Hendrix College in Conway, has written a field guide that aims to change that.

Moran's "Exploring the Big Woods: A Guide to the Last Great Forest of the Arkansas Delta" (University of Arkansas Press) is an invaluable, first-of-its-kind resource for those seeking to explore the White River refuge and its smaller sister to the north, the Cache River National Wildlife Refuge. He carefully documents 27 hiking and canoe trails in this Big Woods region and provides extensive context on its ecology, hydrology and natural history. Gleaned from countless hours of firsthand exploration and research over a decade, the book conveys a scientist's eye for detail and a conservationist's passion for the land in clear, accessible prose. It's available on Amazon or directly from the publisher.

One gray morning in late September, Moran, 49, took me to visit a few spots in the refuge. The 1.2-mile path to the champion cypress tree begins at a trailhead near the tiny unincorporated community of Ethel, about an hour's drive from Stuttgart.

"For natural areas, mountains get all the press," Moran said as we hustled into the forest. "The Buffalo River is beautiful — everyone knows that. This is a place to go for the biology, because there's so much going on down here. There's such abundance of life, such rapid growth. In terms of the number of animals, it's incredible. I think it's been overlooked by a lot of people."

Photography doesn't do this landscape justice; everything tends to blur together in a monochromatic jumble of chlorophyll. In person, the bottomlands just feel fundamentally different than other forests in Arkansas. I had expected a swampy tangle of brambles and brush spreading in all directions, but there's only sparse undergrowth beneath the overarching canopy of mature trees. That's because the White floods the land most years, Moran explained.

"If the water level rises above saplings' height, it'll kill them, because they can't respire," he said. "So, trees only get to reproduce during a series of dry years in a row. They have to grow tall enough to escape the flooding." That means the refuge is more traversable than one might expect. "I've walked cross-country across miles of this, and it's pretty easy."

Another perk of flooding: Ticks and chiggers are "almost nonexistent" in the bottomlands of the refuge because the annual deluge suppresses their populations. "If the mosquitoes aren't out, you're almost free of pest species," Moran said. That's a big "if," though — depending on the day and the month, mosquitos can be a severe hassle, so bring along bug spray.

Be warned also that snakes are common in the refuge, including water moccasins and sometimes timber rattlesnakes. (Wear boots. Even if you never see a snake, you will most definitely encounter mud.) So are cold-blooded creatures of all kinds: innumerable small frogs and toads, legions of turtles, the occasional alligator. Bass, crappie, catfish, gar and other fish crowd the hundreds of small lakes, ponds and rivers that speckle the region.

The flood cycle is one of the things that make the White River refuge an exceptional place. Once upon a time, most major rivers regularly overflowed their banks during heavy rainy seasons — century after century of floods in the Mississippi River Valley yielded the rich soil that makes the Delta such valuable farmland — but that natural pattern has been suppressed by means of locks, dams, levees and various other man-made interventions. Most rivers have been tamed, at least most of the time. This lower section of the White, though, still runs free and undomesticated, going where it wishes. (The closest dam on the White is the one that creates Bull Shoals Lake, in North Arkansas.)

"Obviously, all rivers flood at some point in time, but to have yearly flooding that's roughly what it was before humans came along? That's pretty unusual," Moran said.

Not every tree likes being regularly drowned, so the bottomlands are home to a distinctive set of species: overcup oak and Nutall oak, sweetgum, water hickory, sweet pecan. In the swamps, water tupelo and bald cypress dominate. I could have been convinced this forest had stood here undisturbed for millennia, but Moran said that's not the case. This land, like almost every other acre in the Arkansas Delta, was harvested for timber within the century.

"None of this is old growth forest. ... Most of it was cut in the '20s. Most of it was clear cut, and some of it was cut two or three times," he said. "What's remarkable is how big these trees are already. Because the soil here is rich, and because it's wet here all the time, they grow extraordinarily fast. Probably all these trees are 50 to 80 years old."

There are a few exceptions. The champion cypress at the end of the trail is one such survivor of pre-European times, though Moran said it couldn't be dated with any certainty because it's hollow inside and the growth rings can't be examined. The tree could be anywhere from 600 to 800 years old.

Bald cypress — which is in the same family as sequoias and redwoods — can live up to 1,500 years, Moran said. (None in Arkansas are quite that ancient, though University of Arkansas researchers have found some individuals in an old-growth stand at Bayou De View, in the Cache River refuge, that are around 1,200 years old.)

The fact the champion tree is hollow may have saved its life. "Cypress was really valuable wood because it doesn't rot," Moran explained. "Before we had chemicals for termite protection and that kind of thing, it was really valued for building material. So, most of the big cypress trees in Arkansas were cut for their timber." Loggers likely didn't spare the champion tree out of pity; they probably just thought it wasn't worth their time, because it's a little malformed. "I think this tree may have been damaged when it was young — it resprouted and the trunks fused together. Maybe that's why it has this weird shape to it and maybe that's why the loggers decided to leave it."

The hollow interior of the tree serves another purpose: a maternity ward for mother bears.

Bears, Moran said, have an "interesting problem" in the Big Woods. "In the wintertime, female bears give birth, and they do it in hibernation. ... But there's no obvious place to den. You can't den here in the ground. Why is that? Because it's going to flood, most likely. So, they find a large tree that's hollow, they climb inside of it, and that's where they give birth. And when it floods, they'll be safely up the tree, above the flood zone." (Claw marks on the big cypress indicate it's almost certainly wintertime bear territory: "I'm not going to put my head in there and find out, but I'm sure they use it," Moran said.)

Bears were once so numerous in Arkansas that it was known as the Bear State, but overhunting almost eliminated the animals. "By the middle of the 20th century, there were only about 50 bears in the entire state — right here, in the Big Woods. [This is the] last place they survived," Moran said.

Then, in the '60s, the Arkansas Game and Fish Commission made the decision to repopulate the Ozarks and the Ouachitas with black bears brought from Minnesota. "There's roughly three or four or five thousand bears today in the state total, most of them in the mountains. And those are all Minnesota bears. They had to adapt to the climate, but they seem to do all right. Down here [in the Big Woods], these are native Arkansas bears."

Both populations are members of the same species, he explained, but "the ones here are much more closely related to the Louisiana subspecies of black bear. They're smaller and they're adapted to these really swampy habitats." It's unlikely they've interbred with the Minnesota transplants, because the Big Woods is cut off from Arkansas's mountains by miles and miles of farmland.

Today, there are thought to be roughly 500 black bears roaming the Big Woods, Moran said — a fairly large number for a relatively small area. But don't worry about running across one on a casual visit. Though Moran has often seen scat or scratch marks on trees in the refuge, they're so skittish that he's never encountered a bear.

Other animals are more likely to be seen. White-tailed deer are abundant throughout the woods and attract hunters every fall (there are tight quotas on the number of permits distributed). Beavers, squirrels and other rodents are common, as are small carnivores like raccoons, foxes, coyotes, river otters and mink.

And, of course, the bird life of the region is legendary. Millions of migrating waterfowl overwinter each year in farmlands adjacent to the forest, and raptors such as hawks, eagles and owls crowd the woods, along with smaller birds. Woodpeckers fill the refuge in "extraordinary densities," Moran said.

Before heading home, we stopped at the visitor center near St. Charles. Though the day had turned sunny and bright, the parking lot was almost empty — a reminder of the remoteness and relative obscurity of this place. A 1.5-mile trail behind the visitor center led us on an easy loop that includes a boardwalk traversing a swamp and a beautiful overlook of the White River itself, running broad and wild and muddy.

The loop also bisects a small stand of old-growth bottomland forest — a few trees that somehow escaped the loggers a century ago. "It's hard to emphasize how rare this is," Moran said. "I'd say there are maybe 2,000 acres in the entire Delta that were not harvested." About 1,500 acres of that is swamp forest, leaving just 500 acres of bottomland old growth. The largest such patch is found in the wildest southern reaches of the refuge, in a spot called the Sugarberry Natural Area. (It's accessible by canoe or kayak; Moran's field guide tells you how to get there.)

The ancient trees aren't the only casualties. Several species that were once cornerstones of the bottomland ecosystem have long since been exterminated locally, including elk, bison and red wolves. Others, like the Carolina parakeet and the passenger pigeon, are extinct.

Still, the efforts of the local conservationists and government agencies that created the White River refuge have yielded monumental results. The forest has reclaimed tens of thousands of acres of clear-cut land, a testament to its resilience. Many species once facing annihilation have rebounded as well, from bears to bald eagles.

Work continues to expand the refuge. The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service hopes to buy another 125,000 acres from private landowners. But whether the refuge grows or whether its successes are one day retrenched depends in large part on whether Arkansans are invested in the survival of this remarkable landscape. To that end: Grab a copy of "Exploring the Big Woods" and go do what the title tells you.

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Other things to do while you're in the area: Count birds

The Dale Bumpers White River National Wildlife Refuge hosts a Christmas Bird Count, an event in which experienced and amateur birders spend a day recording the birds they see and their number. Twelve-thousand ring-necked ducks? You betcha. This is a great way to really explore the bird life on the refuge, which in winter includes all manner of waterfowl, hawks and perching birds. It's set for Dec. 20 this year.

You don't have to wait until Christmas, however. Birders flock to the Cache River and Lower White year-round to see species that conservation efforts on the refuges are helping survive the Anthropocene onslaught. These include the swallow-tailed kite — a large black and white raptor with a distinct forked tail from the coast — that visits in spring and which biologists hope will begin to nest there. Spring also brings migrating warblers in their jewel-toned feathers, like the egg-yellow prothonotary and the increasingly rare cerulean, to raise their young. Owls, woodpeckers, flycatchers, swallows — there are all sorts of birds you've got to leave the house to enjoy in the rivers, swamps and sloughs of East Arkansas. The bird life is so significant that Audubon has declared the Cache and White River refuges as Global Important Bird Areas.

Buy waders

Mack's Prairie Wings at 2335 U.S. Highway 63 in Stuttgart — close to the flyway that brings ducks to Arkansas — is famous statewide for its hunting gear, from decoys, blinds and duck calls for the hunters to camo vests for their best friends to wear as they brave the cold waters to retrieve mallards. Nonhunters — like the birders headed over to the refuge — will find things they like, too, like rugged shirts, pants and fleecy sweaters suitable for the outdoors. Neither hunter nor birder but along for the ride? Lingerie and UGG moccasins are to be had at Mack's, right there in Stuttgart.

Eat Mexican at a food truck

The Los Locos food truck at 106 E. 17th St. in Stuttgart comes recommended for its American-style desserts by pie maven and author Kat Robinson (in "Another Slice of Arkansas Pie"), but the fajita plates, stuffed avocados, nachos and grilled shrimp will feed you up good. Have dessert, too; you'll work it off stomping in the swamp. It's open 10 a.m.-1:30 p.m. weekdays.

Après slough burger, beer and live music

Kelly's On Main Street, 313 S. Main in Stuttgart, serves ample pub grub — burgers, po' boys, meatball soup, toasted ravioli — at lunch and dinner, hosts live music on some Friday nights and serves cold beer and alcohol.

Exploring the White River Refuge with biologist Matt Moran

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Read Indie. Support Small Press Authors.

Yesterday we joined Publishers Weekly and other small/independent publishers, organizations, and trade magazines to launch the #ReadIndie campaign. It's an opportunity for publishers like Overcup to highlight the range, importance, and distinctive character of the indie publishing community.

Several Overcup authors took time out to let us snap a few photos and to talk about why it's important to support independent small publishers like us. Thanks Ruby, Liz, Matt, and Niki for sharing your thoughts on this topic that is near and dear to us. Check out these videos below to hear more about how they found a home for their work here at Overcup. 

Take a few minutes to hear what all of them have to say about the power of small, independent publishers!

Ruby McConnell, author of Ground Truth: A Geological Survey of a Life

    Liz Prato, author of Volcanoes, Palm Trees, and Privilege: Essays on Hawai'i

    Niki Ganong, author of The Field Guide to Drinking in America: A Traveler's Guide to State Liquor Laws

    Matt Wagner, author of The Tall Trees series of books

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COVID 19: Support Indie Bookstores

Today was supposed to be Independent Bookstore Day. It's now been rescheduled for August 29, 2020. There's so much worth celebrating right now, today and we want to help you find bookstores to support. Our thanks to bookstores all over the country who are keeping our communities well-read while keeping people safe and healthy.

When we read about Don Gorman of Rocky Mountain Books making a map of Canadian bookstores that are open for delivery, curbside pickup, and shipping, we loved the idea. To celebrate Independent Bookstore day we've borrowed a page from his playbook and created U.S. regional maps of bookstores that are open right now.

We hope you'll share these maps and your favorite local bookstore on social media and use these hastags:

#VirtualBookstoreParty and #ShopBookstoresNow

Did we miss a store? Use this form to tell us about other stores we should add.

Northeast 

Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Vermont,  Connecticut, Rhode Island

Mid-Atlantic

Virginia, West Virginia, Maryland, Pennsylvania, Delaware, New Jersey, New York

Southeast 

Arkansas, Louisiana, Mississippi, Alabama, Georgia, North Carolina, South Carolina, Tennessee, Florida, Kentucky

Midwest 

Ohio, Illinois, Indiana, Minnesota, Wisconsin, Michigan

Great Plains 

Iowa, Kansas, Missouri, Nebraska, North Dakota, South Dakota

Southwest 

Arizona, Utah, Colorado, Texas, New Mexico, Oklahoma

West

California, Nevada, Hawaii

Northwest

Oregon, Washington, Idaho, Montana, Wyoming, Alaska

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Submit Your Manuscript

Overcup Press is an independent book publishing company based in Portland, OR that’s particularly interested in literary non-fiction. Overcup has published a variety of works, all with strong visual design elements, and we are committed to helping authors develop ideas and offer collaborative support. Our latest title, published Spring 2019, is an essay collection by Liz Prato Volcanoes, Palm Trees, and Privilege. 

We ARE interested in: 

Creative non-fiction narratives and journalism

Regional U.S. Northwest Topics

Travel (essay, other related)

Architecture and Design

Contemporary Arts and Culture

Music / Music History / Long-form Music Journalism

We are NOT currently looking for:

Children's picture books

STEM titles (middle grade and YA audience-focused)

Fiction

Poetry

Religious books

Self-help books

How to submit: 

Submit a query letter that briefly describes the work and the author’s background, list any publication credits if applicable, and explain why that work is a fit for Overcup Press. 

If we feel like your title aligns with our mission, we will request a proposal package. 

Important to note:

Our team responds to query letters within 30 days. 

If you’re submitting from #PitMad, please note that in your query letter. 

For more information, refer to our submittable page. 

We look forward to reading your work! 

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A Look at the Journey 4/20 Took to Get to Today

by Ryan Scribner

National Weed Day, more commonly known as 420, has become an international counterculture holiday where people celebrate by consuming marijuana. But in America, the line between civil disobedience and mainstream sanctioned culture has been blurred to the point that the line is almost indistinguishable. No origin story explains the practice of this holiday but that makes sense. All over the world, people smoke weed for recreation, health or religious purposes. But one aspect that has helped spread the culture of 420 pertains to the ritualization of numbers.

The Origin

In 1971, a group of students who attended San Rafael High School in California who called themselves the Waldos designated a Louis Pasteur statue on the school grounds as their meeting place for smoke sessions, and 4:20 pm, the time designated for the meetup. The meetup time eventually became a code that the Waldos used to discuss their afternoon smoking plans. The popular appeal of 420 occurred when one of the Waldos, Dave Reddix, became a roadie for The Grateful Dead and participated in flyer distribution asking for show attendees to toke up at 4:20 pm. Steve Bloom from the magazine High Times, got a hold of the flyer and published it, which lead to the widespread concept of 420.

But to many people, the origin of the culture of 420 doesn’t add up with the Waldos’ story. Bob Dylan’s song “Rainy Day Women #12 & 35” arrives at that total exactly. In the noted song, Dylan sings “Everybody must get stoned,” which when combined with the reality that 12 multiplied by 35 equals 420, a compelling argument against the high school origin story is established; especially, since this song is on an album released in 1966.

An even older potential origin exists in the H.P. Lovecraft literary canon. A 1939 short story titled “In the Walls of Eryx” by Lovecraft and Kenneth Sterling, mentions “curious mirage-plants,” with effects upon the characters similar to the psychoactive effects of marijuana. In the story, the narrator even stops experiencing the chemical effects of the “mirage-plants” at 4:20.

Whether the culture of 420 emerged from a group of clever high school students, a musician or a fiction writer, beyond the unifying dimension of the ritualization of numbers exists another important dimension of this holiday: that dimension is creativity. It is seen of course in music and stories (the Grateful Dead, Dylan, and Lovecraft are a few examples) and arts and crafts in general, codes and insider culture information (420 being used to covertly plan a meeting), organizing events, and protests or meetups/events in general. Brett Stern in 99 Ways To Make A Pipe continues to honor the creative tradition of 420. As noted in the book title, he presents 99 problem-solving solutions for smokers who are in need of a pipe and don’t have one.

All across the country, 420 events are held each year and each has something unique to offer. Ritual acknowledgment and creativity are found in abundance on 420. And whether you're chilling with friends or relaxing by yourself, creative experimentation separates this holiday from all others. The use of psychotropics for many people is one of the earliest forms of experimenting with who we are. 420 encourages people to look at circumstances from a different perspective. For the events across the U.S., one of Stern’s 99 pipes is being used to maximize the enjoyment and ensure that no one misses out on enjoying their sweet leaf on 420. from Overcup Press - Overcup Press http://bit.ly/2vbNX8Z via IFTTT

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4/20 and Things You Can Do

by Ryan Scribner

The Mile High 4.20K

Denver, Colorado 80212

Sloan's Lake Park at 1700 N Sheridan Blvd.

Saturday, April 20, 2019

This event raises awareness about how cannabis can be part of a healthy lifestyle. Cannabis can be useful for physical, mental, and psychological needs. The start time of the event is 8:00 am MDT and ends at 11:00 am MDT.

The price of the event is $25.00 plus a $2.50 signup fee. Price of the event increases to $35.00 at 12:00pm MDT February 25.

What type of pipe?: You want to have an edge on the other runners and get really baked? Make a gas mask pipe. Bret Stern writes that after you remove the exhale valve at the base of the mask you can “Breath 100% purified air.” You might not win the race while running high but you’re winning in your own way!

SPLIFF Fest 2019

Portland, Oregon 97214

Revolution Hall at 1300 SE Stark St.

Saturday, April 20, 2019

The SPLIFF film festival presented by Portland Mercury and Portland’s Finest showcases short films in a multitude of genres that explore and examine recreational marijuana use. The event starts at 6pm PST and tickets cost $24.49 with fees.

What type of pipe?: It's discreet. It's obvious. And you do it because you are a sensitive artist attending a film festival. Bret Stern recommends someone in your case use a crayon pipe for a little extra inspiration. Make sure to bring a pad of paper to not look suspicious.

The Liberty Belle - Rocks Off Concert Cruise

New York, New York 10002

299 South Street Pier 36

Saturday, April 20, 2019

This 21+ party boat leaves the harbor at 7:00pm EST and doors open at 6:00pm EST. They are very serious about departure time so plan on taking your last hit of the early evening at 4:20pm EST and then head yourself over to the harbor. Bring cash for the bar and the food available for sale. Enjoy dancing while high and getting crossfaded if that is your thing.

What type of pipe?: Artificial fruit flavors from a popsicle pipe would go well with this ocean adventure. A coconut pipe would do the trick too. Better yet make two pipes, one coconut, and one pineapple popsicle, and then make a sort of cannabis-infused Pina Colada. You’ll probably need to bring a cooler but it will be a good place to hide your stash!

420 on 4/20 at 4:20

Abington, Massachusetts 02351

South Shore Pottery Shop 1209 Bedford St.

Saturday, April 20, 2019

Make resin bud necklaces, pot leaf sculptures, and psychedelic windchimes at this pottery 420 event. This event begins exactly at 4:20pm EST and costs $8.00.  

What type of pipe?: Since this event is so precise for stoners, 420 is the real New Year, to celebrate moments like these, celebrate with a champagne pipe.

420 Cann Expo

Mt. Pleasant, Michigan 48858

Soaring Eagle Casino and Resort 6800 Soaring Eagle Blvd.

Saturday, April 20, 2019

Leading marijuana industry professionals and serious marijuana enthusiasts will find stimulating presentations and booths that provide recent conversations on business, science, and laws relevant to the cannabis industry. Admission is free and the event starts at 10am EST and ends at 8pm EST.

What type of pipe?: At this event, you might need to be discreet. Use your stylus pipe after entering the contact information of the vendor who told you that they have a “weed bus” (Is it a bus full of weed or a bus made out of weed?) and light up.

No matter what state you are in on 420, mentally, psychologically, or physically, you can always come up with a creative idea that can lead to fun or wonder. Brett Stern’s 99 Ways to Make a Pipe is a good way to get in the creative spirit but sometimes the best thing is to just blow puffs of smoke and eat lots of snack foods. Make this holiday your own!

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Ruby McConnell, author of GROUND TRUTH

We're excited to announce Overcup's acquisition of Ruby McConnell’s new nonfiction collection of essays. The book is tentatively titled Ground Truth: A Personal and Cultural Geology of the Pacific Northwest and will be published in print and digital formats in spring, 2020. A geologist and author of the successful outdoor handbook A Woman’s Guide to the Wild, McConnell’s book will investigate the ways in which people of the Pacific Northwest region are knitted to the land where they live.

McConnell says this new work is “a portrait of the forces and landscapes that have shaped one woman’s life in the Pacific Northwest, a place where the land is always the thing. No exertion of human will or industry will take away its precedence. These essays are the fragments and field notes from those portions of this land that I have attempted to ground-truth for myself.”

 Written as an extended eulogy to a rapidly changing world with a population awakening to the realities of climate change, land-use, logging, and pollution - the he essays combine the personal narrative of a memoir with a moving portrait of the Pacific Northwest. In 2016, Oregon’s Literary Arts awarded McConnell a fellowship for her essay writing, which became the foundation for “Ground Truth”, calling it “timely and significant, and daring”

 “This collection of essays is incredible,” says Overcup publisher Patrick McDonald. “Writing with the authority of a scientist but with a lyricism reminiscent of some of the greatest environmental writers like Wendall Berry and Barry Lopez, McConnell’s ‘truths’ reach far beyond the Pacific Northwest where they are grounded. Overcup Press is thrilled to add McConnell’s collection of essays to the urgent and necessary conversation on climate science and advocacy.”

Ruby McConnell is a writer, geologist, and environmental advocate living and writing in Eugene, Ore. Her writing examining the relationships between landscape and the human experience won an Oregon Literary Arts Fellowship in 2016. Her work has been published in Grain, Entropy, and Mother Earth News, among others. You'll often find her in the woods. To read her essays and learn more about her, visit her website. 

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Liz Prato Exclusive Essay at Powells.com

In celebration of the release of Volcanoes, Palm Trees, and Privilege: Essays on Hawai'i, Liz Prato has published an exclusive essay entitled "Falling Together" on the Powell's Books website. 

Read the full essay here!

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Liz Prato Spring Book Tour 5/21

Join author Liz Prato for her Spring Book Tour for Volcanoes, Palm Trees, and Privilege: Essays on Hawai'i! 

Reading with Wendy J. Fox

When: 7:00pm-8:00pm

Where: Third Place Books 6504 20th Ave NE Seattle WA 98115 from Overcup Press - Events https://ift.tt/2CgDvB4 via IFTTT

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Liz Prato Spring Book Tour 5/9

Join author Liz Prato for her Spring Book Tour for Volcanoes, Palm Trees, and Privilege: Essays on Hawai'i! 

Reading & In Conversation with Donna Bryson

When: 5:30pm

Where: Denver Women's Press Club 1325 Logan St Denver, CO 80203 from Overcup Press - Events https://ift.tt/2CgDux0 via IFTTT