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Conversation Project: Life after War
Conversation Project: Uniquely Oregon
Conversation Project: The Tranquil Dedication of a Lifetime
Deadline to Apply to Host Summer and Fall 2012 Conversation Projects
Conversation Project: From Print to Pixels
Conversation Project: Uniquely Oregon
Conversation Project/Race Talks: Why Aren't There More Black People in Oregon?
Conversation Project: Slow Learners
Pedalpalooza: Future of News Ride
Conversation Project Unplugged
Conversation Project Unplugged
Conversation Project: Break it Down
Events and important dates from the Oregon Humanities calendar.
Life after War: Photography and Oral Histories of Coming Home by James Lommasson. Host Organization: Willamalane Adult Activity Center. Contact: Trish Phetteplace at (541) 736-4444 or via email.
1:30 p.m., Willamalane Adult Activity Center, 215 West C St., Springfield
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
The Tranquil Dedication of a Lifetime: A Practical Exploration of Citizenship by Jeff Golden. Host Organization: Chiloquin Visions in Progress. Contact: Janice Voyles at (541) 891-1569 or via email.
7:00 p.m., Chiloquin Visions in Progress, 140 S. 1st St., Chiloquin
This is the deadline for Oregon nonprofit organizations to apply to host Conversation Projects taking place between July and October 2012.
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
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
Why Aren’t There More Black People in Oregon?: A Hidden History by Walidah Imarisha. Host Organization: Uniting to Understand Racism. Contact: Donna Maxey at (503) 933-4953 or via email.
7:00 p.m., McMenamin's Kennedy School, 5736 NE 33rd Ave., Portland
Slow Learners: Two Hundred Years of Unheeded Warnings by Richard Clinton. Host Organization: City Club of Central Oregon. Contact: Liz Goodrich at (541) 312-1032 or via email.
6:00 p.m., Bend Public Library, 601 NW Wall St., Bend
Join Oregon Humanities and Portland Afoot editor Michael Andersen on a conversational ride that will reveal the social forces continuing to shape our media, from the Portland Evening Journal to KBOO to the Mercury to Food Carts Portland, and ask where media is headed next. Family-friendly, easy ride. Contact: Annie Kaffen at (503) 241-0543 ext. 116 or via email.
6:00 p.m., Japanese American Historical Plaza just southwest of the Steel Bridge
“A City’s Center: Rethinking Downtown,” led by Nan Laurence, a senior planner for Eugene, explores how downtowns can represent a community’s ideals and aspirations. This conversation will be held at Milwaukie’s Riverfront Park, where a Metro nature grant is helping launch a major transformation. Cohosted by Oregon Humanities, Metro regional government, and the City of Milwaukie. Bring a picnic lunch to enjoy; Metro will bring the pie. For details and directions, visit the Metro website.
Metro regional government, 1:00-2:30 p.m., Riverfront Park, Milwaukie
The Art of the Possible: Jazz and Community-Building, led by scholar and musician Tim DuRoche, will explore the value of risk, collaboration, and individual voice in the highly democratic art form of jazz. Cosponsored by Oregon Humanities and Metro regional government. Bring a picnic lunch to enjoy; Metro will bring the pie. For details and directions, visit the Metro website.
Metro regional government, 1:00-2:30 p.m., Cooper Mountain Nature Park, 18892 SW Kemmer Road, Beaverton
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
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