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Oregon Jewish Museum presents Settling In exhibit events
Caldera presents Central Oregon Student Showcase
Conversation Project: Slow Learners
A World Without Gender: Imagining the Left Hand of Darkness
Conversation Project: The Tranquil Dedication of a Lifetime (cancelled)
Deadline for "Skin" Posts
Jonathan Haidt Lecture in Eugene
Dis/Representation: Reading into Disability
Jonathan Haidt Lecture in Portland
Oregon Jewish Museum presents Settling In exhibit events
Conversation Project: From Print to Pixels
Artists Repertory Theatre presents an Interactive Forum with Andrea Stolowitz and Jim Lommasson
High Desert Perspectives: Vibrant Traditions in Plateau Arts
Caldera presents Portland Student Showcase
Conversation Project: Lessons from Lincoln
Artists Repertory Theatre presents a curated exhibit tour Jim Lommasson
Conversation Project: Beyond Bars (cancelled)
Trail Tenders presents the Sinners & Saints exhibit
Author! Author! Literary Series: Erik Larson
The United Way of Jackson County presents Walk of Faith
Conversation Project: A City's Center
Think & Drink: Champion Democracy
Oregon Jewish Museum presents Settling In exhibit events
The United Way of Jackson County presents Warrior's Walk
Conversation Project: S/he Bop: Making Sense of Gender in American Pop Music
Conversation Project: Your Land, My Land
Oregon Jewish Museum presents Settling In exhibit events
The United Way of Jackson County presents a Walk for Opportunity
Conversation Project: White Out? The Future of Racial Diversity in Oregon
Conversation Project: Life after War
Conversation Project: Uniquely Oregon
The United Way of Jackson County presents a reading with Joshua Ferris
The United Way of Jackson County presents a Walk for Recovery
Conversation Project: Debating Fairly
Conversation Project: To Cut or Not to Cut
Conversation Project: Lessons from Lincoln
Conversation Project: A City's Center
Conversation Project: From Print to Pixels
Conversation Project: The Voters Have Spoken
Conversation Project: Why Aren't There More Black People in Oregon?
Conversation Project: Why Aren't There More Black People in Oregon?
Think & Drink: Serve Your Country
Events and important dates from the Oregon Humanities calendar.
Settling In examines the experience and acculturation of immigrants to Oregon through the lens of Jewish experience. This evening, OJM presents a film screening and discussion about 400 Miles to Freedom. For more information, please visit the museum’s website. This is an Oregon Humanities grant-funded event.
7:00 p.m., Oregon Jewish Museum, 1953 NW Kearney St., Portland
Please join Caldera for a public showcase featuring youth-created work and community conversations that focus on the interaction between personal identity and a sense of place, especially in the context of changing demographics throughout Oregon. This event is part of The Geography of We project. For more information, please contact Turiya Autry via email. This is an Oregon Humanities grant-funded event.
5:30 p.m., Edwin Brown Education Center, 850 SW Antler Ave., Redmond
Slow Learners: Two Hundred Years of Unheeded Warnings by Richard Clinton. Host Organization: Alpine Community Center. Contact: Jenny Gray at (541) 874-6028 or via email.
2:00 p.m., Alpine Community Center, 25184 Webster Ave., Monroe
Join Portland Playhouse and scholars of science fiction, feminist literature, and history to discuss Ursula LeGuin’s The Left Hand of Darkness. This afternoon’s panel includes Tony Wolk from Portland State University’s English Department, Ann Mussey from Portland State University’s Women, Gender, and Sexuality Studies Department, Brian Weaver from Portland Playhouse, and moderator Ruth Wikkler-Luker from BoomArts. For more information, click here. This is an Oregon Humanities grant-funded event.
4:00 p.m., Portland Playhouse, 602 NE Prescott St., Portland
This program has been cancelled.
Central Fire Station, 450 Elrod St., Coos Bay
This is the last day to submit a Post for the “Skin” issue of Oregon Humanities magazine. Submissions (400 words maximum) can be sent to .(JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address).
Posts, Oregon Humanities, 813 SW Alder St., Suite 702, Portland, OR 97205
The penultimate lecture in the University of Oregon Humanities Center’s 2012-13 “Being Human/Human Being” series: “How Humans Got Morality, Religion, Civilization, and Humanity” by Jonathan Haidt, professor, Stern School of Business, New York University, and author of The Righteous Mind: Why Good People Are Divided by Politics and Religion. Oregon Humanities is a cosponsor of this series.
University of Oregon Humanities Center, 7:30 p.m., University of Oregon, 182 Lillis Hall, Eugene
Dis/Representation: Reading into Disability is a disability justice reading group run by Disability Art and Culture Project, Gimp Girl, Portland Community College Disability Services, Dr. Allison Hobgood of Willamette University, and Dr. Elizabeth Wheeler of University of Oregon. This is the first reading group meeting. For more information, please contact Kathy Coleman via email or check out the Dis/Representation Facebook page. This is an Oregon Humanities grant-funded event.
6:00 p.m., Portland Community College Cascade Campus, Terrell Hall Room 112, 705 N Killingsworth St., Portland
The last lecture in the University of Oregon Humanities Center’s 2012-13 “Being Human/Human Being” series: “What on Earth Is Happening to Us? Polarization, Demonization, and Paralysis in American Politics” by Jonathan Haidt, professor, Stern School of Business, New York University, and author of The Righteous Mind: Why Good People Are Divided by Politics and Religion. Oregon Humanities is a cosponsor of this series.
University of Oregon Humanities Center, 7 p.m., Univeristy of Oregon in Portland, White Stag Block, 70 NW Couch St., Portland
Settling In examines the experience and acculturation of immigrants to Oregon through the lens of Jewish experience. This evening, OJM presents the panel discussion Immigration Past and Present. For more information, please visit the museum’s website. This is an Oregon Humanities grant-funded event.
7:00 p.m., Oregon Jewish Museum, 1953 NW Kearney St., Portland
From Print to Pixels: The Act of Reading in the Digital Age by Mark Allen Cunningham. Host Organization: Corvallis-Benton County Public Library. Contact: Bonnie Brzozowski at (541) 766-6965 or via email.
2:00 p.m., Corvallis-Benton County Public Library, 645 NW Monroe Ave., Corvallis
Join Artists Repertory Theatre for a conversation between the lens and the stage with photographer Jim Lommasson and playwright Andrea Stolowitz. This event coincides with Stolowitz’s play Ithaka, running at Artists Rep from May 28 to June 30. For more information, visit the theater’s webpage. This is an Oregon Humanities grant-funded event.
5:30 p.m., Artists Repertory Theatre, 1515 SW Morrison St., Portland
Join the High Desert Museum for the Vibrant Traditions in Plateau Arts lecture series. This evening’s program will feature Roberta Kirk, an accomplished dressmaker from Warm Springs, for a discussion of Plateau Indian style beadwork. Kirk will have several examples of her own work to showcase. For more information, please visit the Museum’s website. This is an Oregon Humanities grant-funded event.
12:00 noon, High Desert Museum, 59800 S. Hwy 97, Bend
Please join Caldera for a public showcase featuring youth-created work and community conversations that focus on the interaction between personal identity and a sense of place, especially in the context of changing demographics throughout Oregon. This event is part of The Geography of We project. For more information, please contact Turiya Autry via email. This is an Oregon Humanities grant-funded event.
5:30 p.m., Weiden+Kennedy Building, 224 NW 13th Ave., Portland
Lessons from Lincoln: Is Political Bipartisanship Possible? by Richard Etulain. Host Organization: Clackamas County Historical Society. Contact: Roxandra Pennington at (503) 655-5574 or via email.
2:00 p.m., Museum of the Oregon Territory, 211 Tumwater Dr., Oregon City
Join Artists Repertory Theatre for a guided tour of Exit Wounds, a gallery exhibit that looks at life for soldiers after returning from Iraq and Afghanistan, with photographer Jim Lommasson. This event coincides with the play Ithaka, running at Artists Rep from May 28 to June 30. For more information, visit the theater’s webpage. This is an Oregon Humanities grant-funded event.
6:30 p.m., Artists Repertory Theatre, 1515 SW Morrison St., Portland
This program has been cancelled
Trail Tenders presents the exhibit Sinners & Saints: Indelicate Stories of the Emigrants in the West. This self-guided exhibit explores concepts of diversity and tolerance in the context of western emigration and settlement. A range of stories drawn from first-person accounts will highlight the morals and values of pioneers, early settlers, and Native Americans. This exhibit opens June 20 and runs through September 9. For more information, please visit the Trail Tenders website. This is an Oregon Humanities grant-funded event.
9:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m. daily, National Historic Oregon Trail Interpretive Center, 22267 Oregon Hwy 86, Baker City
The Deschutes Public Library Foundation presents Erik Larson (The Devil in the White City) as part of its “Author! Author!” literary series. Oregon Humanities is a cosponsor of this series.
7 p.m., Bend High School Auditorium, 230 Northeast 6th St., Bend
This series aims to provide Rogue Valley residents with some exercise while learning about issues faced by local people and communities. Today’s walk focuses on different faith traditions and begins with the panel presentation, The Place of Walking in Faith Traditions. For more information, visit the United Way of Jackson County website, or email Dee Anne Everson. This is an Oregon Humanities grant-funded event.
2:00 p.m. program, walk to follow, Temple Emek Shalom, 1800 East Main St., Ashland
A City’s Center: Rethinking Downtown by Nan Laurence. Host Organization: Chehalem Cultural Center. Contact: Caleb Thurston at (503) 487-6883 or via email.
7:00 p.m., Chehalem Cultural Center, 415 E. Sheridan St., Newberg
The third Think & Drink of the 2013 series, How to Love America, features Olga Oliker, associate director of the RAND Corporation, and Bruce Gilley, an associate professor of political science at Portland State University. Doors at 5 p.m.; program from 6:30 to 8 p.m. Minors are allowed when accompanied by an adult.
6:30 p.m., McMenamins Mission Theater and Pub, 1624 NW Glisan St., Portland
Settling In examines the experience and acculturation of immigrants to Oregon through the lens of Jewish experience. This evening, OJM presents the program storytelling circle, Planes, Trains, and Automobiles (and Ships). For more information, please visit the museum’s website. This is an Oregon Humanities grant-funded event.
7:00 p.m., Oregon Jewish Museum, 1953 NW Kearney St., Portland
This series aims to provide Rogue Valley residents with some exercise while learning about issues faced by local people and communities. Today’s walk focuses on the veteran experience and includes a screening of the film Warrior Champions with an accompanying panel presentation. For more information, visit the United Way of Jackson County website, or email Dee Anne Everson. This is an Oregon Humanities grant-funded event.
4:00 p.m. program, walk to follow, SORCC Theater, 8495 Crater Lake Hwy, White City
S/he Bop: Making Sense of Gender in American Pop Music by Sarah Dougher. Host Organization: Multnomah County Office of Diversity and Equity. Contact: Rasheeda Webber at (503) 988-4347 or via email.
Noon, Multnomah County Office of Diversity and Equity, 501 SE Hawthorne Blvd., Ste. 600, Portland
Your Land, My Land: Using and Preserving Oregon’s Natural Resources by Veronica Dujon. Host Organization: Hood River County Library District. Contact: Rachael Fox at (541) 386-2535 or via email.
2:00 p.m., Hood River County Library, 502 State St., Hood River
Settling In examines the experience and acculturation of immigrants to Oregon through the lens of Jewish experience. This evening, OJM presents a film screening and discussion about Refusniks. For more information, please visit the museum’s website. This is an Oregon Humanities grant-funded event.
7:00 p.m., Oregon Jewish Museum, 1953 NW Kearney St., Portland
This series aims to provide Rogue Valley residents with some exercise while learning about issues faced by local people and communities. Today’s walk will feature LIFE ART. For more information, visit the United Way of Jackson County website, or email Dee Anne Everson. This is an Oregon Humanities grant-funded event.
9:00 a.m., Loop through downtown White City (starting point TBD)
White Out? The Future of Racial Diversity in Oregon by Emily Drew. Host Organization: Multnomah County Office of Diversity and Equity. Contact: Rasheeda Webber at (503) 988-4347 or via email.
Noon, Multnomah County Office of Diversity and Equity, 501 SE Hawthorne Blvd., Ste. 600, Portland
Life after War: Photography and Oral Histories of Coming Home by James Lommasson. Host Organization: Friends of the Cornelius Public Library. Contact: Karen Hill at (503) 357-4093 or via email.
6:30 p.m., Cornelius Public Library, 1355 N. Barlow St., Cornelius
Uniquely Oregon: Native American Art of Oregon by Tracy Prince. Host Organization: Estacada Area Arts Commission. Contact: Gloria Feider Polzin at (503) 974-4043 or via email.
7:00 p.m., Estacada Public Library, Flora Room, 825 NW Wade St., Estacada
This series aims to provide Rogue Valley residents with some exercise while learning about issues faced by local people and communities. Today’s reading is with Joshua Ferris, author of The Unnamed. It corresponds with tomorrow’s Walk for Recovery. For more information, visit the United Way of Jackson County website, or email Dee Anne Everson. This is an Oregon Humanities grant-funded event.
7:00 p.m., TBD
This series aims to provide Rogue Valley residents with some exercise while learning about issues faced by local people and communities. Today’s walk focuses on the addiction and recovery experience. For more information, visit the United Way of Jackson County website, or email Dee Anne Everson. This is an Oregon Humanities grant-funded event.
9:00 a.m., Jackson County Courthouse, S. Oakdale Ave. at Eighth St., Medford
Debating Fairly: Disagreement, Civility, and Democracy by Prakash Chenjeri and Daniel Morris. Host Organization: Prospect Friends of the Library. Contact: Susan Kiefer at (541) 560-1170 or via email.
3:00 p.m., Prospect Community Hall, 305 Red Blanket Rd., Prospect
To Cut or Not to Cut: Censorship in Literature by Pancho Savery. Host Organization: West Slope Library. Contact: Jackie Kubat at (503) 292-6416 or via email.
6:15 p.m., West Slope Library, 3678 SW 78th Ave., Portland
Lessons from Lincoln: Is Political Bipartisanship Possible? by Richard Etulain. Host Organization: Oregon City Public Library. Contact: Maureen Cole at (503) 657-8269 or via email.
7:00 p.m., Oregon City Public Library, 606 John Adams St., Oregon City
A City’s Center: Rethinking Downtown by Nan Laurence. Host Organization: Friends of the Cornelius Public Library. Contact: Karen Hill at (503) 357-4093 or via email.
6:30 p.m., Cornelius Public Library, 1355 N. Barlow St., Cornelius
From Print to Pixels: The Act of Reading in the Digital Age by Mark Allen Cunningham. Host Organization: Canby Public Library. Contact: Hanna Hofer at (503) 266-3394 or via email.
6:00 p.m., Canby Public Library, 292 N. Holly Lane, Canby
The Voters Have Spoken: Oregon’s Controversial Ballot Initiatives by Jackson Miller. Host Organization: Estacada Area Arts Commission. Contact: Gloria Feider Polzin at (503) 974-4043 or via email.
7:00 p.m., Estacada Public Library, Flora Room, 825 NW Wade St., Estacada
Why Aren’t There More Black People in Oregon?: A Hidden History by Walidah Imarisha. Host Organization: Rogue Community College. Contact: Mary O’Kief at (541) 245-7915 or via email.
9:30 a.m., Rogue Community College Riverside Campus, 101 S. Bartlett St., Medford
Why Aren’t There More Black People in Oregon?: A Hidden History by Walidah Imarisha. Host Organization: Host Organization: Rogue Community College. Contact: Mary O’Kief at (541) 245-7915 or via email.
1:30 p.m., Rogue Community College, 3345 Redwood Highway, Grants Pass
The final Think & Drink of the 2013 series, How to Love America, features Karl Marlantes, author of Matterhorn: A Novel of the Vietnam War and What It Is Like To Go To War, and Cameron Smith, director of the Oregon Department of Veterans’ Affairs and veteran of three tours in Iraq with the U.S. Marine Corps. Doors at 5 p.m.; program from 6:30 to 8 p.m. Minors are allowed when accompanied by an adult.
6:30 p.m., McMenamins Mission Theater and Pub, 1624 NW Glisan St., Portland
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