# Event Details

- **Event Name**: Powell's Presents: Melissa Hart in Conversation With Karen Gaffney & Allison Fogarty
- **Event Start and End Date**: Sun, 08 Jun, 2025 at 03:00 pm
- **Event Description**: In Melissa Hart’s new illustrated biography collection, Down Syndrome Out Loud (Sourcebooks Explore), meet over twenty people with Down syndrome who have accomplished amazing things in their lives. Excelling in film, sports, business, photography, and more, these people are changing hearts and minds about their disability. Read about Chris Nikic, the first person with Down syndrome to complete an Ironman Triathlon, and Isabella Springmuhl Tejada, the first designer with Down syndrome invited to showcase her work at London Fashion Week. Learn about the Special Olympics, Best Buddies, and other organizations who support the Down syndrome community. Each of these stories will educate and inspire young readers, both kids with Down syndrome and their family members, friends, classmates, and teammates! Hart will be joined in conversation by Karen Gaffney, President of the Karen Gaffney Foundation, and Allison Fogarty, CEO and Chef at Doggy Delights by Allison.

Buy the book: https://www.powells.com/events/melissa-hart-in-conversation-with-karen-gaffney-allison-fogarty-6-8-25
- **Event URL**: https://allevents.in/portland/powells-presents-melissa-hart-in-conversation-with-karen-gaffney-and-allison-fogarty/200028177283547
- **Event Categories**: sports, food-drinks, fashion, art, entertainment, kids, cycling, marathons
- **Interested Audience**: 
  - total_interested_count: 9

## Ticket Details


## Event venue details

- **city**: Portland
- **state**: OR
- **country**: United States
- **location**: Powell's Books, Inc. (Powell's City of Books)
- **lat**: 45.52319
- **long**: -122.68142
- **full address**: Powell's Books, Inc. (Powell's City of Books), 1005 W Burnside ST,Portland, Oregon, United States

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## FAQs

- **Q**: When and where is Powell's Presents: Melissa Hart in Conversation With Karen Gaffney & Allison Fogarty being held?
  - **A:** Powell's Presents: Melissa Hart in Conversation With Karen Gaffney & Allison Fogarty takes place on Sun, 08 Jun, 2025 at 03:00 pm to Sun, 08 Jun, 2025 at 03:00 pm at Powell's Books, Inc. (Powell's City of Books), 1005 W Burnside ST,Portland, Oregon, United States.
- **Q**: Who is organizing Powell's Presents: Melissa Hart in Conversation With Karen Gaffney & Allison Fogarty?
  - **A:** Powell's Presents: Melissa Hart in Conversation With Karen Gaffney & Allison Fogarty is organized by Powell's Books, Inc..

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