From Oregon Chautauqua programs and Commonplace Lectures, to Teacher Institutes and special projects, OCH events happen every month in different communities around the state. Event information is subject to change. OCH recommends contacting local sponsoring organizations to confirm the date, time, and location of the programs you plan to attend.
1/22/2009 at 6:30 p.m. Becoming Oregon: A Printed History by Robert Hamm. Sponsored by Canby Public Library, 292 N. Holly, Canby. Contact: Hanna Hofer (503) 266-2088
2/4/2009 at 9:30 a.m. Becoming Oregon: A Printed History by Robert Hamm. Sponsored by Clackamas Community College, OIT Center 191 (Harmony Complex) 7616 SE Harmony Rd., Milwaukie. Contact: Jann York (503) 657-6958 x3146
3/21/2009 at 11:00 a.m. Stitched Patches: Quilts of Celebration by Mary Bywater Cross. Sponsored by North Clackamas Parks & Recreation District. Milwaukie Center, 5440 SE Kellogg Creek Dr., Milwaukie. Contact: Beth Meyer (503) 794-8015
4/26/2009 at 2:00 p.m. Birdsong: Birds as Metaphor in American Folk Music by Jeni Foster. Sponsored by City of Lake Oswego. West End Building, 4101 Kruse Way, Lake Oswego. Contact: Kathy Kern (503) 675-3983
3/5/2009 at 7:00 p.m. The Chinese Diaspora in the Americas: The First "Illegal Aliens" by Elliott Young. Sponsored by Vernonia Public Library, 701 Weed Ave, Vernonia. Contact: Nancy Burch (503) 429-1818
4/21/2009 at 7:00 p.m. Justice in Frontier Oregon: 1851-1905 by Diane Goeres-Gardner. Sponsored by Vernonia Public Library, 701 Weed Ave, Vernonia. Contact: Nancy Burch (503) 429-1818
2/7/2009 at 1:00 p.m. Justice in Frontier Oregon: 1851-1905 by Diane Goeres-Gardner. Sponsored by Flora M. Laird Memorial Library, 435 5th St., Myrtle Point. Contact: Barbara Caffey (541) 572-2591
2/9/2009 at 7:00 p.m. Birdsong: Birds as Metaphor in American Folk Music by Jeni Foster. Sponsored by Bandon Friends of the Library. Bandon Public Library, Sprague Community Room, 11 Ave., Bandon. Contact: John Logan (541) 347-7403
3/14/2009 at 1:00 p.m. Sojourners, Settlers, and New Immigrants: Mexicanos in Oregon by Erlinda Gonzales-Berry. Sponsored by North Bend Public Library, 1800 Sherman Ave., North Bend. Contact: Buzzy Nielsen (541) 756-0400
4/27/2009 at 6:30 p.m. Women Photographers in Oregon: 1852-1917 by Carole Glauber. Sponsored by North Bend Public Library, 1800 Sherman Ave., North Bend. Contact: Buzzy Nielsen (541) 756-0400
1/10/2009 at 2:00 p.m. Trickster at the Crossroads of the World by Curt Yehnert. Langlois Public Library 48234 Hwy 101, Langlois. Nancy Angelesco (541) 348-2066
4/26/2009 at 2:00 p.m. Women Photographers in Oregon: 1852-1917 by Carole Glauber. Sponsored by Langlois Public Library. Port Orford Library, 1421 N Hwy 101, Port Orford. Nancy Angelesco (541) 348-2066
2/26/2009 at 2:00 p.m. The Chinese Diaspora in the Americas: The First "Illegal Aliens" by Elliott Young. Sponsored by UO/Osher Lifelong Learning Institute. Bend Senior Center, 1600 SE Reed Market Rd., Bend. Contact: Ruth Heller (541) 346-0698
Return to top2/9/2009 at 6:30 p.m. True Stories and Other Fictions in Northwest Oral History by Tom Nash. Sponsored by C. Giles Hunt Memorial Library 210 E. Central Ave., Sutherlin. Contact: Nita Steiner (541) 459-9161 ext. 201
2/10/2009 at 6:00 p.m. True Stories and Other Fictions in Northwest Oral History by Tom Nash. Sponsored by Mildred Whipple Library, Drain Branch 205 West A Ave., Drain. Contact: Valarie Johns (541) 836-2648
1/10/2009 at 2:00 p.m. Birdsong: Birds as Metaphor in American Folk Music by Jeni Foster. Sponsored by Talent Branch Library, 101 Home St., Talent. Contact: Laurel Prchal (541) 535-4163
2/7/2009 at 3:00 p.m. The Idea of Justice by Lani Roberts. Sponsored by Friends of the Ruch Library, 7919 Hwy 238, Jacksonville. Contact: Patricia Gordon (541) 899-7655
2/20/2009 at 7:00 p.m. Stitched Patches: Quilts of Celebration by Mary Bywater Cross. Sponsored by Jefferson County Library District. Rodriguez Annex, 134 SE E St., Madras. Contact: DeRese Hall (541) 475-3351
4/15/2009 at 7:00 p.m. Justice in Frontier Oregon: 1851-1905 by Diane Goeres-Gardner. Sponsored by Chiloquin Visions in Progress, 140 S. 1st Ave., Chiloquin. Contact: Brett Fisher (541) 783-7780
4/16/2009 at 7:00 p.m. Justice in Frontier Oregon: 1851-1905 by Diane Goeres-Gardner. Sponsored by Klamath County Museum, 1451 Main St., Klamath Falls. Contact: Todd Kepple (541) 883-4208
3/8/2009 at 2:00 p.m. Out of the Ordinary Oregon by Connie Battaile. Sponsored by Science Factory Children's Museum. Eugene Public Library, 100 W. 10th Ave., Eugene. Contact: Kevin Kurtz (541) 682-7892
3/15/2009 at 2:00 p.m. Women Photographers in Oregon: 1852-1917 by Carole Glauber. Sponsored by Eugene Masonic Cemetery Association. Eugene Public Library, 100 W. 10th Ave., Eugene. Contact: John Bredesen (541) 485-6869
3/22/2009 at 2:00 p.m. A Tale of Two Rivers by Janet Brown. Sponsored by Willamette Resources and Educational Network. Eugene Public Library, 100 W. 10th Ave., Eugene. Contact: Holly McRae (541) 683-6494
1/14/2009 at 7:00 p.m. Magic Carpet Made of Steel: Songs of America's Railroads by Jeni Foster. Sponsored by the AAUW. Congregational Church, 1760 NW 25th St., Lincoln City. Contact: Eva Robertson (541) 994-2908
1/31/2009 at 1:00 p.m. Stitched Patches: Quilts of Celebration by Mary Bywater Cross. Sponsored by Toledo Public Library, 173 NW 7th St., Toledo. Contact: Peter Rayment (541) 336-3132
2/7/2009 at 11:00 a.m. Magic Carpet Made of Steel: Songs of America's Railroads by Jeni Foster. Sponsored by the Toledo History Center, 208 S. Main St., Toledo. Contact: Celeste Mathews (541) 336-1203
2/8/2009 at 10:00 a.m. Birdsong: Birds as Metaphor in American Folk Music by Jeni Foster. Sponsored by Central Coast Unitarian Fellowship, 777 NW Beach Dr., Newport. Contact: Cynthia Jacobi (541) 574-6617
3/11/2009 at 7:00 p.m. Innovators and Traders: The Indigenous People of the Columbia River by Pat Gold. Sponsored by the AAUW. N. Lincoln County Historical Museum, 4907 SW Hwy 101, Lincoln City. Contact: Eva Robertson (541) 994-2908
1/20/2009 at 7:00 p.m. Women Photographers in Oregon: 1852-1917 by Carole Glauber. Sponsored by Friends of the Scio Public Library. Scio Public Library, 38957 NW First Ave., Scio. Contact: Linda Ziedrich (503) 394-3643
4/2/2009 at 10:00 a.m. Adapting to Global Interdependence by Richard Clinton. Sponsored by Willamette University Institute for Continued Learning, Smullin Hall, Room B17, 900 State St., Salem. Contact: Philip Hanni (503) 587-8672
4/25/2009 at 2:00 p.m. The Chinese Diaspora in the Americas: The First "Illegal Aliens" by Elliott Young. Sponsored by Friends of Historic Champoeg. 8239 Champoeg Rd. NE, St. Paul. Contact: Kim Martin (503) 678-1649
3/12/2009 at 12:30 p.m. Aristophanes: The Grandfather of Comedy by Keith Scales. Sponsored by Retired Associates of PSU. PSU Smith Building, Room 228, 1825 SW Broadway, Portland. Contact: William DuValle (503) 525-7949
4/9/2009 at 10:30 a.m. The Idea of Justice by Lani Roberts. Sponsored by OASIS. Macy's Building, 621 SW 5th Ave., 4th Floor, Portland. Contact: Jane Griffen (503) 241-3059 or (503) 276-9703
1/10/2009 at 1:30 p.m. Sojourners, Settlers, and New Immigrants: Mexicanos in Oregon by Erlinda Gonzales-Berry. Sponsored by Independence Heritage Museum, 112 S. 3rd St., Independence. Contact: Julie Baxter (503) 838-4989
1/30/2009 at 2:00 p.m. Stitched Patches: Quilts of Celebration by Mary Bywater Cross. Sponsored by Tillamook County Library, 1716 Third St., Tillamook. Contact: Sarah Beeler (503) 842-4792 ext. 1708
2/7/2009 at 7:00 p.m. Night of a Thousand Stars and Other Portraits of Iraq by Joel Preston Smith. Sponsored by The Hoffman Center for the Arts, Hoffman Center Annex, 598 Laneda Ave., Manzanita. Contact: Anne Osborn Coopersmith (503) 368-3846
4/16/2009 at 6:30 p.m. Stitched Patches: Quilts of Celebration by Mary Bywater Cross. Sponsored by Blue Mountain Community College, Theatre Building, 2411 NW Carden, Pendleton. Contact: Doug Radke (541) 278-5961
4/17/2009 at 6:30 p.m. Stitched Patches: Quilts of Celebration by Mary Bywater Cross. Sponsored by Athena Library Friends Association. 418 E. Main St., Athena. Contact: Janet Mandaville (541) 566-3090
2/21/2009 at 1:30 p.m. Innovators and Traders: The Indigenous People of the Columbia River by Pat Gold. Sponsored by the Original Wasco County Courthouse, 410 W. 2nd Pl., The Dalles. Contact: Karl Vercouteren (541) 296-4798
2/21/2009 at 1:00 p.m. Stitched Patches: Quilts of Celebration by Mary Bywater Cross. Sponsored by The Dalles-Wasco County Public Library, 722 Court St., The Dalles. Contact: Rita Squires (541) 296-2815
4/25/2009 at 11:00 a.m. Magic Carpet Made of Steel: Songs of America's Railroads by Jeni Foster. Sponsored by The Dalles-Wasco County Public Library, 722 Court St., The Dalles. Contact: Rita Squires (541) 296-2815
1/28/2009 at 7:00 p.m. Becoming Oregon: A Printed History by Robert Hamm. Sponsored by Tigard Historical Society. Tigard Public Library, 1355 SW Hall Blvd., Tigard. Contact: David Wilson 503-547-4132 or (503) 747-9856
3/3/2009 at 7:00 p.m. The Chinese Diaspora in the Americas: The First "Illegal Aliens" by Elliott Young. Sponsored by Friends of the Forest Grove Public Library. 2114 Pacific Ave., Forest Grove. Contact: David Pauli (503) 380-1583
3/17/2009 at 7:00 p.m. Women Photographers in Oregon: 1852-1917 by Carole Glauber. Sponsored by Glen and Viola Walters Cultural Arts Center, 527 E Main St., Hillsboro. Contact: Maggie Chapin (503) 615-3485
4/4/2009 at 1:30 p.m. Stitched Patches: Quilts of Celebration by Mary Bywater Cross. Sponsored by Tigard Public Library, 13500 SW Hall Blvd., Tigard. Contact: Joyce Niewendorp (503) 684-6537
4/14/2009 at 7:00 p.m. Stitched Patches: Quilts of Celebration by Mary Bywater Cross. Sponsored by Yamhill County Historical Society. 7th Day Adventist Church, 1500 Old Sheridan Rd., McMinnville. Contact: Gloria Lutz (503) 472-7563
4/16/2009 at 6:00 p.m. The Chinese Diaspora in the Americas: The First "Illegal Aliens" by Elliott Young. Sponsored by The Parrett Mountain Farm, 10500 NE Parrett Mountain Rd., Newberg. Contact: Tracy Miller Prien (503) 625-6821