What we’re about
Welcome! We are a coffee shop bookstore located in SW Portland featuring great coffee and diverse books. We host readings and book launches on Friday and Saturday evenings, and children's storytime on Saturday mornings. We also host recurring write-ins, writing contests, and open mics. https://boldcoffeeandbooks.com
Upcoming events (4+)
See all- Art + Social Practice Conversations: Manfred Parrales and Midori YamanakaBOLD Coffee & Books, Portland, OR
BOLD is thrilled to host Art + Social Practice Conversations with Manfred Parrales, author of Leaving Places, and Midori Yamanaka, author of In Between －その間で－.
Join us for an evening of books, dialogue, and celebration as we mark the release of two new publications from KSMoCA Press: In Between by Midori Yamanaka and Leaving Places by Manfred Parrales. Both books are part of the Art and Social Practice Conversations series and explore themes of cultural exchange, memory, identity, and place. Through interviews and personal reflection, these works invite readers to consider what happens in the spaces between—between languages, geographies, and lived experiences. Come meet the artists and be part of the ongoing conversation.
Midori Yamanaka is a Social Practice Artist and Educator based in Portland, Oregon, living between the United States and Japan. Originally from Okhotsk, a northern coastal region of Japan shaped by indigenous Ainu culture, her early experiences fostered a sensitivity to nature, language, and difference.
Manfred Parrales (he/him) is a multidisciplinary Latin artist whose practice bridges design, art history, social practice art, video, and community building. With a strong foundation in art history and visual communication, he integrates diverse media and collaborative methodologies into his work, positioning art as a vehicle for collective dialogue rather than individual expression.
Arrive at 6:30 p.m. to grab a snack or drink. The event will start at 7:00 p.m.
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Event cohosted by BOLD Coffee & Books and Indigo: Editing, Design, and More.
- Book Launch: Art Born Words, Artist Steve Graziani and AuthorsBOLD Coffee & Books, Portland, OR
BOLD is thrilled to host the launch for Art Born Words.
Art Born Words, a collaborative fiction and art book, is making its debut! Come join us as we read from the stories and showcase the etchings that inspired them. You’ll meet the authors and the artist Steve Graziani himself.
If “What do you see?” is the question, Art Born Words is the answer. Welcome to a collaboration of creative minds. Nineteen authors and one etching artist have collided in a unique storytelling experience. With no limits, this collection features short stories, flash fiction, and poems exploring what happens when a community of writers are given creative license to interpret what they see in Steve Graziani’s artwork.
Steve Graziani is a sculptor, artist, painter, and art director working out of California. His art has been featured in several galleries and he also is known for his work in multiple films and television shows, including Survivor, American Gladiators, Galaxy of Terror, American Idol, and The First Men on the Moon. Steve is also a novelist, fiction writer, and a storyteller in multiple media. His prolific work in etchings is no different, which number more than 200. Each etching has a short print run.
Arrive at 6:30 p.m. to grab a snack or drink. The event will start at 7:00 p.m.
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Event cohosted by BOLD Coffee & Books and Indigo: Editing, Design, and More.
