Digest
This page, in brief.
Conversation Project: White Out?
Conversation Project: Science Friction
Conversation Project: Yesterday's News
Conversation Project: A City's Center
Conversation Project: White Out? The Future of Racial Diversity in Oregon
Conversation Project: Why Aren't There More Black People in Oregon?
Conversation Project: From Print to Pixels
Conversation Project: Brother Against Brother
Conversation Project: From Print to Pixels
Conversation Project: To Cut or Not to Cut
Conversation Project: Brother Against Brother
Conversation Project: Borderless
Conversation Project: To Cut or Not to Cut
Conversation Project: Borderless
Conversation Project: Life after War
Conversation Project: Tracking Godzilla
Conversation Project: Uniquely Oregon
Conversation Project: To Cut or Not to Cut
Conversation Project: Life after War
Conversation Project: A City's Center
Conversation Project: A City's Center
Conversation Project: Life after War
Conversation Project: The Art of the Possible
Conversation Project: Yesterday's News
Conversation Project: Life after War
Conversation Project: Your Land, My Land
Conversation Project: Break it Down
Conversation Project: Marking Our Territory
Conversation Project: Uniquely Oregon
Conversation Project: Uniquely Oregon
Conversation Project: From Print to Pixels
Calendar: The Conversation Project
Events and important dates from the Oregon Humanities calendar.
09 February 2012 | Thursday
Conversation Project: White Out?
White Out? The Future of Racial Diversity in Oregon by Emily Drew. Host Organization: Central Oregon Community College’s Nancy R. Chandler Visiting Scholar Program. Contact: Karen Radel Aylward at (541) 383-7257 or via email.
6:30 p.m., Central Oregon Community College, Wille Hall, Campus Center, 2600 NW College Way, Bend
09 February 2012 | Thursday
Conversation Project: Science Friction
Science Friction: Controversies and Decision Making in a Democracy by Prakash Chenjeri and Charles Welden. Host Organization: League of Women Voters Umpqua Valley. Contact: Sally McKain at (541) 679-5597 or via email.
6:30 p.m., Douglas County Central Library, Ford Room, 1409 NE Diamond Lake Blvd, Roseburg
11 February 2012 | Saturday
Conversation Project: Yesterday's News
Yesterday’s News: The New Economics of Local Information by Michael Andersen. Host Organization: OASIS Education. Contact: Jane Griffen at (503) 241-3059 or via email.
10:30 a.m., OASIS Education Center Adult Classroom, Macy's Downtown Portland, 4th Floor, 621 SW 5th Ave., Portland
22 February 2012 | Wednesday
Conversation Project: A City's Center
A City’s Center: Rethinking Downtown by Nan Laurence. Host Organization: Lake County Chamber of Commerce. Contact: Audrey Henry at (541) 947-6040 or via email.
6:00 pm, Eagle's Nest Restaurant, 117 N. E St., Lakeview
23 February 2012 | Thursday
Conversation Project: White Out? The Future of Racial Diversity in Oregon
White Out? The Future of Racial Diversity in Oregon by Emily Drew. Host Organization: Linn-Benton Community College. Contact: Dana Emerson at (541) 917-4834 or via email.
3:00 p.m., Linn-Benton Community College, College Center, Fireside Room, 6500 SW Pacific Blvd., Albany
27 February 2012 | Monday
Conversation Project: Why Aren't There More Black People in Oregon?
Why Aren’t There More Black People in Oregon?: A Hidden History by Walidah Imarisha. Host Organization: Central Oregon Community College’s Nancy R. Chandler Visiting Scholar Program. Contact: Karen Radel Aylward at (541) 383-7257 or via email.
6:30 p.m., Central Oregon Community College, Wille Hall, Campus Center, 2600 NW College Way, Bend
04 March 2012 | Sunday
Conversation Project: From Print to Pixels
From Print to Pixels: The Act of Reading in the Digital Age by Mark Allen Cunningham. Host Organization: Pacific City-Nestucca Valley Chamber of Commerce. Contact: José Solano at (503) 965-2244 or via email.
2:00 p.m., Kiawanda Community Center, 34600 Cape Kiwanda Dr., Pacific City
06 March 2012 | Tuesday
Conversation Project: Brother Against Brother
Brother Against Brother: Pragmatism, Civility, and the Civil War by David Sumner. Host Organization: Deschutes Public Library. Contact: Lisa McGean at (541) 312-1034 or via email.
6:00 p.m., Bend Public Library, 601 NW Wall St., Bend
10 March 2012 | Saturday
Conversation Project: From Print to Pixels
From Print to Pixels: The Act of Reading in the Digital Age by Mark Allen Cunningham. Host Organization: Scappoose Public Library. Contact: Dan White at (503) 543-7123 or via email.
1:00 p.m., Scappoose Public Library, 52469 SE 2nd St., Scappoose
13 March 2012 | Tuesday
Conversation Project: To Cut or Not to Cut
To Cut or Not to Cut: Censorship in Literature by Pancho Savery. Host Organization: Linfield College English Department. Contact: Barbara Seidman at (503) 883-2210 or via email.
3:30 p.m., Linfield College, 900 SE Baker St., T.J. Day Hall, Room 219, McMinnville
14 March 2012 | Wednesday
Conversation Project: Brother Against Brother
Brother Against Brother: Pragmatism, Civility, and the Civil War by David Sumner. Host Organization: Rotary Club of Portland’s Wholistic Peace Institute. Contact: Philip Levinson at (503) 228-1542 or via email.
7:00 p.m., Oregon Historical Society, 1200 SW Park Ave., Portland
14 March 2012 | Wednesday
Conversation Project: Borderless
Borderless: Migration, Globalization, and Changing Communities by Elliott Young. Host Organization: Multnomah County Library. Contact: Bryan Fearn at (503) 988-5342 or via email.
6:00 p.m., Troutdale Library, 2451 SW Cherry Park Rd., Troutdale
17 March 2012 | Saturday
Conversation Project: To Cut or Not to Cut
To Cut or Not to Cut: Censorship in Literature by Pancho Savery. Host Organization: Eugene Public Library. Contact: Allison Terry at (541) 682-5450 or via email.
2:00 p.m., Eugene Public Library, 100 W 10th Ave., Eugene
18 March 2012 | Sunday
Conversation Project: Borderless
Borderless: Migration, Globalization, and Changing Communities by Elliott Young. Host Organization: Hood River County Library. Contact: Buzzy Nielsen at (541) 386-2535 or via email.
2:00 p.m., Hood River County Library, 502 State St., Hood River
21 March 2012 | Wednesday
Conversation Project: Life after War
Life after War: Photography and Oral Histories of Coming Home by James Lommasson. Host Organization: Newport Public Library. Contact: Sheryl Eldridge at (541) 265-2153 or via email.
7:00 p.m., Newport Public Library, 35 NW Nye St., Newport
25 March 2012 | Sunday
Conversation Project: Tracking Godzilla
Tracking Godzilla: Images of Nuclear Radiation in Film and Media by Isabella Freda. Host Organization: Pacific City-Nestucca Valley Chamber of Commerce. Contact: José Solano at (503) 965-2244 or via email.
2:00 p.m., Kiawanda Community Center, 34600 Cape Kiwanda Dr., Pacific City
31 March 2012 | Saturday
Conversation Project: Uniquely Oregon
Uniquely Oregon: Native American Art of Oregon by Tracy Prince. Host Organization: Columbia River Maritime Museum. Contact: Betsey Ellerbroek at (503) 325-2323 or via email.
2:30 p.m., Columbia River Maritime Museum, 1792 Marine Dr., Astoria
03 April 2012 | Tuesday
Conversation Project: To Cut or Not to Cut
To Cut or Not to Cut: Censorship in Literature by Pancho Savery. Host Organization: Friends of the Forest Grove Library. Contact: Dave Pauli at (503) 380-1583 or via email.
7:00 p.m., Forest Grove Library, 2114 Pacific Ave., Forest Grove
03 April 2012 | Tuesday
Conversation Project: Life after War
Life after War: Photography and Oral Histories of Coming Home by James Lommasson. Host Organization: Willamette University Institute for Continued Learning. Contact: Philip Hanni at (503) 587-8672 or via email.
1:00 p.m., Willamette University, Smullin Hall, Room B17, 900 State St., Salem
14 April 2012 | Saturday
Conversation Project: A City's Center
A City’s Center: Rethinking Downtown by Nan Laurence. Host Organization: Friends of the Dallas Public Library. Contact: Dale Derouin at (503) 623-6340 or via email.
1:00 p.m., Dallas Public Library, 950 Main St., Dallas
22 April 2012 | Sunday
Conversation Project: A City's Center
A City’s Center: Rethinking Downtown by Nan Laurence. Host Organization: Pacific City-Nestucca Valley Chamber of Commerce. Contact: José Solano at (503) 965-2244 or via email.
2:00 p.m., Kiawanda Community Center, 34600 Cape Kiwanda Dr., Pacific City
25 April 2012 | Wednesday
Conversation Project: Life after War
Life after War: Photography and Oral Histories of Coming Home by James Lommasson. Host Organization: REACH CDC. Contact: Debbie Lowder at (503) 501-5725 or via email.
6:00 p.m., Ritzdorf Court Apartments, 1225 SE Belmont St., Portland
29 April 2012 | Sunday
Conversation Project: The Art of the Possible
The Art of the Possible: Jazz and Community-Building by Tim DuRoche. Host Organization: Deschutes Public Library. Contact: Lisa McGean at (541) 312-1034 or via email.
2:00 p.m., Tower Theatre, 835 NW Wall St., Bend
29 April 2012 | Sunday
Conversation Project: Yesterday's News
Yesterday’s News: The New Economics of Local Information by Michael Andersen. Host Organization: Pacific City-Nestucca Valley Chamber of Commerce. Contact: José Solano at (503) 965-2244 or via email.
2:00 p.m., Kiawanda Community Center, 34600 Cape Kiwanda Dr., Pacific City
05 May 2012 | Saturday
Conversation Project: Life after War
Life after War: Photography and Oral Histories of Coming Home by James Lommasson. Host Organization: Friends of the Vernonia Public Library and Library Board. Contact: Nancy Burch at (503) 429-1818 or via email.
4:00 p.m., Vernonia Library, 701 Weed Ave., Vernonia
06 May 2012 | Sunday
Conversation Project: Your Land, My Land
Your Land, My Land: Using and Preserving Oregon’s Natural Resources by Veronica Dujon. Host Organization: Pacific City-Nestucca Valley Chamber of Commerce. Contact: José Solano at (503) 965-2244 or via email.
2:00 p.m., Kiawanda Community Center, 34600 Cape Kiwanda Dr., Pacific City
19 May 2012 | Saturday
Conversation Project: Break it Down
Break it Down: Exploring Hip Hop’s Musical and Cultural Odyssey by Walidah Imarisha. Host Organization: Eugene Public Library. Contact: Allison Terry at (541) 682-5450 or via email.
2:00 p.m., Eugene Public Library, 100 W. 10th Ave., Eugene
20 May 2012 | Sunday
Conversation Project: Marking Our Territory
Marking Our Territory: How to Read Local Landscapes by Reiko Hillyer. Host Organization: Pacific City-Nestucca Valley Chamber of Commerce. Contact: José Solano at (503) 965-2244 or via email.
2:00 p.m., Kiawanda Community Center, 34600 Cape Kiwanda Dr., Pacific City
22 May 2012 | Tuesday
Conversation Project: Uniquely Oregon
Uniquely Oregon: Native American Art of Oregon by Tracy Prince. Host Organization: Canby Public Library. Contact: Hanna Hofer at (503) 266-3394 or via email.
6:30 p.m., Canby Public Library, 292 N Holly St., Canby
26 May 2012 | Saturday
Conversation Project: Uniquely Oregon
Uniquely Oregon: Native American Art of Oregon by Tracy Prince. Host Organization: Tillamook County Pioneer Museum. Contact: Carla Albright at (503) 842-4553 or via email.
1:00 p.m., Tillamook County Pioneer Museum, 2106 Second St., Tillamook
02 June 2012 | Saturday
Conversation Project: From Print to Pixels
From Print to Pixels: The Act of Reading in the Digital Age by Mark Allen Cunningham. Host Organization: Eugene Public Library. Contact: Allison Terry at (541) 682-5450 or via email.
2:00 p.m., Eugene Public Library, 100 W. 10th Ave., Eugene