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Live Wire with Mary Roach, Janesh Rahlan, Amy Millan, and River Selby

  • Alberta Rose Theatre 3000 Northeast Alberta Street Portland, OR, 97211 United States (map)

Show starts at 7:30pm • Doors Open at 6:30pm
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MARY ROACH

Mary Roach is the author of eight New York Times bestsellers, including Stiff: The Curious Lives of Human Cadavers, Gulp: Adventures on the Alimentary Canal, Fuzz: When Nature Breaks the Law, and Packing for Mars: The Curious Science of Life in the Void. Her new book, Replaceable You: Adventures in Human Anatomy, debuts in September 2025. Mary's books have been published in 21 languages, and her second book, Spook, was a New York Times Notable Book. Mary has written for National Geographic, Wired, The New York Times Magazine, and the Journal of Clinical Anatomy, among others. She was a guest editor of the Best American Science and Nature Writing series and an Osher Fellow with the San Francisco Exploratorium and serves as an advisor for Orion and Undark magazines. She has been a finalist for the Royal Society's Winton Prize and a winner of the American Engineering Societies' Engineering Journalism Award, in a category for which, let's be honest, she was the sole entrant.

JANESH RAHLAN

Janesh Rahlan is an LA based comedian, actor and writer. He’s opened for acts like Kumail Nanjiani, Atsuko, Josh Johnson, Cedric the Entertainer, Alex Edelman, and Jordan Klepper. He's a regular at many clubs, including the Hollywood Improv and San Francisco Punch Line. His comedy touches upon his immigrant upbringing and aggressively millennial persona.

AMY MILLAN

Canadian chanteuse Amy Millan is best known as the co-lead vocalist for indie rock act Stars and as a satellite member of the iconic collective Broken Social Scene. She launched her solo career with Honey from the Tombs (2006) and Masters of the Burial (2009), blending indie rock with country and folk influences. After a 15-year hiatus from solo work, Millan has returned with I Went To Find You, a deeply personal album that explores themes of loss, friendship, and self-discovery.

RIVER SELBY

River Selby is a former hotshot and wildland firefighter, a writer, and a nonbinary person. They hold an MFA in creative writing from Syracuse University; they are currently pursuing their PhD. They were the recipient of the Emerging Writer’s Prize for Fiction from Boulevard Magazine for their story, “How Certain Fires Burn.” Their writing has appeared in the New Ohio ReviewBellevue Literary ReviewVox, and High Country News. They currently live in Tallahassee, Florida.

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