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09 February

Conversation Project: White Out?

09 February

Conversation Project: Science Friction

11 February

Conversation Project: Yesterday's News

22 February

Conversation Project: A City's Center

23 February

Conversation Project: White Out? The Future of Racial Diversity in Oregon

27 February

Conversation Project: Why Aren't There More Black People in Oregon?

04 March

Conversation Project: From Print to Pixels

06 March

Conversation Project: Brother Against Brother

10 March

Conversation Project: From Print to Pixels

13 March

Conversation Project: To Cut or Not to Cut

14 March

Conversation Project: Brother Against Brother

14 March

Conversation Project: Borderless

17 March

Conversation Project: To Cut or Not to Cut

18 March

Conversation Project: Borderless

21 March

Conversation Project: Life after War

25 March

Conversation Project: Tracking Godzilla

31 March

Conversation Project: Uniquely Oregon

03 April

Conversation Project: To Cut or Not to Cut

03 April

Conversation Project: Life after War

14 April

Conversation Project: A City's Center

22 April

Conversation Project: A City's Center

25 April

Conversation Project: Life after War

29 April

Conversation Project: The Art of the Possible

29 April

Conversation Project: Yesterday's News

05 May

Conversation Project: Life after War

06 May

Conversation Project: Your Land, My Land

19 May

Conversation Project: Break it Down

20 May

Conversation Project: Marking Our Territory

22 May

Conversation Project: Uniquely Oregon

26 May

Conversation Project: Uniquely Oregon

02 June

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