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Conversation Project: White Out?
Conversation Project: Science Friction
Bridging the Divide: Interfaith Conversations on Globalization
Conversation Project: Yesterday's News
Wallowa County in Transition: Creative Markets for Traditional Products
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
The Greatest Adventure: A Survivor's Guide to a Melting Century
Conversation Project: From Print to Pixels
Conversation Project: To Cut or Not to Cut
Conversation Project: Brother Against Brother
Conversation Project: Borderless
Wallowa County in Transition: Keeping Traditions Alive
Conversation Project: To Cut or Not to Cut
Conversation Project: Borderless
Conversation Project: Life after War
Conversation Project: Tracking Godzilla
Conversation Project: Uniquely Oregon
Oregon History Day
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
Events and important dates from the Oregon Humanities calendar.
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
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
Join leaders from various faith traditions as they discuss what their faiths teach about globalization. This panel, the last of five interfaith panels focused on justice issues, will help frame globalization within the wisdom of these traditions. For more information, please contact Sister Carol Higgins at (503) 534-4066 or via email. This is an Oregon Humanities grant-funded event.
Marylhurst University, 6:30 p.m., Flavia Salon, 17600 Pacific Highway (Hwy 43), Marylhurst
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
Creative Markets for Traditional Products is part of Wallowa County in Transition: New Stories from the Old West, co-sponsored by Wallowa Land Trust, Wallowa Resources, and Fishtrap with support from the Hurricane Creek Grange Hall. This discussion focuses on how local business people, especially farmers and ranchers, have found new markets in response to wider ecological, economic, and social changes. Tickets are $5 general admission, $3 students, available in advance or at the door. More information is available at the Wallowa Land Trust website. This is an Oregon Humanities grant-funded event.
Wallowa Land Trust, Wallowa Resources, and Fishtrap, 7:00 p.m., Hurricane Creek Grange Hall, 82930 Airport Lane, Joseph
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
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
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
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
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
Doug Peacock, author of Walking It Off: A Veteran’s Chronicle of War and Wilderness, will give the Oregon Humanities Center Clark Lecture titled, “The Greatest Adventure: A Survivor’s Guide to a Melting Century” as part of the 2011-12 “Conflict” series. For more information, call (541) 346-3934 or email. Oregon Humanities is a cosponsor of this event.
Oregon Humanities Center, 7:30 p.m., University of Oregon, 182 Lillis Hall, Eugene
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
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
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
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
Keeping Traditions Alive: The Next Generation on Working Land is part of Wallowa County in Transition: New Stories from the Old West, co-sponsored by Wallowa Land Trust, Wallowa Resources, and Fishtrap with support from the Hurricane Creek Grange Hall. This discussion focuses on the future of our working lands, asking how the children of present day ranchers, farmers, and foresters can own land and make a living. Tickets are $5 general admission, $3 students, available in advance or at the door. For more information, please visit the Wallowa Land Trust website. This is an Oregon Humanities grant-funded event.
Wallowa Land Trust, Wallowa Resources, and Fishtrap , 7:00 pm.., Hurricane Creek Grange Hall, 82930 Airport Lane, Joseph
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
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
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
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
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
Oregon Historical Society is hosting 2012 National History Day on the theme “Revolution, Reaction, Reform in History.” The year long program includes a history competition that begins at the local level and culminates in a national contest at the University of Maryland in June. The competition is open to students in private, public, and home schools.
Oregon Historical Society, 1200 SW Park Ave., Portland
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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