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Saturday, 05 May

The Deschutes Public Library and Deschutes Public Library Foundation present the 9th Annual “A Novel Idea…Read Together” program, culminating in free presentations by author Amor Towles on Friday, May 4 at the Tower Theatre and Saturday, May 5 at the Sisters High School. Tickets are required for the Tower Theatre event and are available on their website, at (541) 317-0700, or from the Tower Theater box office. This is an Oregon Humanities grant-funded event.

The Deschutes Public Library and Deschutes Public Library Foundation, 7:00 p.m., Sisters High School, 1700 W McKinney Butte Rd., Sisters

05 May 2012 | Posted in Featured On Home Page Events Grants

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Events and important dates from the Oregon Humanities calendar.

Wednesday, 16 May

Andrew J. Bacevich, professor of international relations and history at Boston University and retired career officer in the U.S. Army, delivers the Oregon Humanities Center Kritikos Lecture titled, “A Decade of War.” This lecture is part of the OHC’s Conflict series, of which Oregon Humanities is a cosponsor. For more information, contact .(JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address) or (541) 346-3934.

7:00 p.m., Trinity Episcopal Cathedral, 147 NW 19th Ave., Portland

Friday, 18 May

Slow Learners: Two Hundred Years of Unheeded Warnings by Richard Clinton. Host Organization: Friends of the Cornelius Public Library. Contact: Karen Hill at (503) 357-4093 or via email.

7:00 p.m., Cornelius Public Library, 1355 N. Barlow St., Cornelius

Saturday, 19 May

Join the Arts Center in Corvallis for American Spring, a four-part symposium on radical change in America. For more information, visit the Arts Center website. This afternoon’s panel includes Courtney Dailey, Frossene King, and Steve Shultz. This is an Oregon Humanities grant-funded event.

Arts Center, 2:00 pm.., The Arts Center, 700 SW Madison Ave., Corvallis

Sunday, 20 May

Join the Arts Center in Corvallis for American Spring, a four-part symposium on radical change in America. For more information, visit the Arts Center website. This afternoon’s panel includes Andrew Millison and Harper Keeler. This is an Oregon Humanities grant-funded event.

Arts Center, 2:00 p.m., The Arts Center, 700 SW Madison Ave., Corvallis

Sunday, 20 May

Miracle Theatre Group presents a three-part conversation series following Sunday matinee performances of the play Oedipus el Rey. Panelists include: Ron Macias, Youth Gangs Outreach Specialist; Tori Lopez, Juvenile Court Counselor at Multnomah County Deptartment of Community Justice; and other invited guests. For more information, please visit the Miracle Theatre’s website. This is an Oregon Humanities grant-funded event.

Miracle Theatre Group, 4:15 p.m., Milagro Theatre, 525 SE Stark St., Portland

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Submit a Post for the Fight Issue

05 April 2012 | Posted in Publications | Comments? (0 so far)

For the summer 2012 issue of Oregon Humanities magazine, we invite readers to send Posts submissions on the theme “Fight.” Writers may wish to explore notions of conflict and disagreement especially as they relate to politics, war, media, rhetoric, and American culture.

Send... More

What We're Reading Over Break

26 December 2011 | Posted in Inside O. Hm. | Comments? (0 so far)

The Oregon Humanities office is closed until Tuesday, January 3, 2012, and the staff hopes to get some reading done during this break. Here’s what’s on our winter reading list; what’s on yours?

Kamla: Blue Nights by Joan Didion, Design*Sponge at Home, Then Again by Diane... More

Looking Ahead to 2012

07 December 2011 | Posted in Community New Ideas | Comments? (0 so far)

Oregon Humanities is working on a project to usher in the new year, and we want to know what people, places, and ideas you hope to learn and talk more about in 2012. Leave a comment below to let us know what’s on your mind as we say goodbye to 2011 and welcome the year to come.... More

Vote for your favorite Oregon Humanities essay

24 October 2011 | Posted in Publications | Comments? (0 so far)

Help us decide which personal essay from an issue of Oregon Humanities published before 2010 still resonates today and should be included in the upcoming “Encore” issue. Up for consideration are these ten pieces that generated a lot of conversation when they were originally... More

How the Oregon Cultural Trust Donation Works

24 September 2011 | Posted in Advocacy Community | Comments? (0 so far)

Still unclear about how the Oregon Cultural Trust tax credit works? Watch this entertaining video that explains it all. The basics are: 1) Donate to any of 1,300 cultural nonprofits in Oregon. 2) Match that gift by donating an equal amount to the Oregon Cultural Trust. 3) 100... More

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Think & Drink
Think & Drink: Future of Food Security
Think & Drink Looks at the Future of Food Security

Buy local, eat organic, avoid GMOs. Sound familiar? We all want to do our part, but what is the true impact of these choices? How do biotechnologies create change for the better,... More

Humanity in Perspective
HIP Salem deadline extended
There's Still Time to Apply for Humanity in Perspective

Adults living on low incomes in the Salem area who want to explore challenging ideas about power, justice, knowledge, and community can now apply for Humanity in Perspective, which... More

Idea Lab
2012 Idea Lab Fellows
Congratulations, Idea Lab Fellows

Oregon Humanities is proud to announce the twenty Oregon secondary school teachers who have been chosen as Idea Lab Teaching Fellows for the 2012 Idea Lab Summer Institute, a... More

The Conversation Project
Apply Now for Conversation Project Programs

Through May 31, 2012, Oregon nonprofits may apply to host Conversation Project programs taking place between July 1, 2012 and October 31, 2012.

Led by experts who are trained in... More

Special Projects
Community Academy at Tamastslikt
Community Academy at Tamastslikt Cultural Institute

Oregon Humanities is pleased to cosponsor Tamástslikt Cultural Institute’s Community Academy in 2012. Through the academy, Tamástslikt offers the public opportunities to connect... More

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Donor Spotlight: Sona Andrews
Donor Spotlight: Sona Andrews

By increasing her most recent gift to Oregon Humanities, board member Sona Andrews has effectively doubled her impact on Oregon communities throughout the state. That’s because through April 30, 2012, the National Endowment for the Humanities is matching all new and increased donations, up to $10,000.

Sona supports Oregon Humanities because she believes in giving to organizations... More

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Theater as an Act of Communion

The act of gathering together to worship is nothing new. Sometimes that worship takes the form of praising a higher power. Sometimes it takes the form of humans role-playing the lives of other humans. Portland Playhouse in northeast Portland is melding the ideas of worship,... More


Getting to Know Our Places

In Home Ground: Language for an American Landscape, desire path is defined as “the route people have chosen to take across an open place, marking a human pattern upon a landscape.” Desire paths are everywhere—diagonal shortcuts from sidewalk to sidewalk, trails blazed through... More


The Secret of Life

In Roald Dahl’s short story “The Hitch-Hiker,” the title character is coy about his line of work, initially telling the narrator only that he is in a skilled trade. “The secret of life,” the Londoner says, “is to become very, very good at something that is very, very... More


Tireless Poetry Traveler

Paulann Petersen, Oregon’s poet laureate, has been on the road for nearly two weeks, traversing the state in an effort to visit as many communities during her tenure as possible.

Petersen was appointed to a two-year term by Governor Kulongoski in April 2010. Oregon Humanities... More


How We Got "Here"

People often ask how we come up with themes for Oregon Humanities magazine. We find inspiration everywhere, including in our own programs and those of other organizations. For instance, with the Fall/Winter 2011 issue on the theme “Here,” we were inspired by a special program... More

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utterly satisfying in content and form. and prolly a buncha other levels i can’t quite articulate.

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05-17 8:45

The Revolution Will Be Live-Streamed: Rethinking Media and Journalism, 5/19 at 2 pm in Corvallis (grant-funded). http://t.co/bYJANna5

05-16 8:45

Slow Learners: Two Hundred Years of Unheeded Warnings, 5/18 at 7 pm at the Cornelius Public Library http://t.co/px52MECA

05-15 8:45

Oregon Humanities Center Kritikos Lecture: "A Decade of War" by Andrew J. Bacevich. 5/16 at 7 pm in Portland. http://t.co/dyNExZLq

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