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20 May

Conversation Project: Marking Our Territory

26 May

Conversation Project: Uniquely Oregon

05 June

Conversation Project: Uniquely Oregon

21 July

Conversation Project Unplugged

11 August

Conversation Project Unplugged

The Conversation Project in Northwest Oregon.

Events and important dates from the Oregon Humanities calendar.

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., Inn at Cape Kiwanda, 33105 Cape Kiwanda Dr., Pacific City

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

05 June 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

21 July 2012 | Saturday
Conversation Project Unplugged

“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

11 August 2012 | Saturday
Conversation Project Unplugged

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