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World Affairs Council 2010 International Speaker Series from February through May 2010
Heavy Weather Radio Documentary Airs on KBOO
Conversation Project: The American Character
Conversation Project: Night of a Thousand Stars
Urban Renewal Area Town Hall: Community Truth-Telling
Think & Drink with Richard Lariviere, Mike Bellotti, Kitty Piercy, and NEH Chair Jim Leach
Reading and signing for "Three Days Before the Shooting"
Conversation Project: Your Land, My Land
Urban Renewal Area Community Forum and Planning Session
Conversation Project: Slow Learners
Urban Renewal Area Community Forum and Planning Session
Conversation Project: The Voters Have Spoken
Conversation Project: Seeding a Sense of Place
Conversation Project: Your Land, My Land
Conversation Project: Hard Choices Ahead
Urban Renewal Area Town Hall: Community Recommendations
Conversation Project: Of the People or For the People
Conversation Project: Beyond Bars
Portland Arts & Lectures presents Ruth Reichl
Conversation Project: Night of a Thousand Stars
Conversation Project: Life in a Mega City
O. Hm. Essay Contest Submissions Due Today
Conversation Project: Life in a Mega City
Conversation Project: Walking Our Talk
Conversation Project: Landscapes and Livelihoods
Conversation Project: Your Land, My Land
Portland Arts & Lectures presents Edwidge Danticat
Conversation Project: The American Character
Conversation Project: Beyond Bars
Conversation Project: Marking Our Territory
Conversation Project: The Voters Have Spoken
Conversation Project: Life in a Mega City
Conversation Project: Marking Our Territory
Conversation Project: Borderless
Conversation Project: Your Land, My Land
Conversation Project: Your Land, My Land
Conversation Project: Seeding a Sense of Place
Conversation Project: Friend Me?
Conversation Project: Marking Our Territory
Conversation Project: Marking Our Territory
Conversation Project: Of the People or For the People
Conversation Project: Of the People or For the People
Calendar
Events and important dates from the Oregon Humanities calendar.
05 January 2010 | Tuesday
World Affairs Council 2010 International Speaker Series from February through May 2010
The International Speaker Series features prominent national and international figures who address the most significant issues of our time. Speakers in the 2010 series include Karl Rove, Howard Dean, and Pervez Musharraf (president of Pakistan, 2001–2008). For more information visit http://worldoregon.org/events/iss.php.
World Affairs Council, 7:00 p.m., Arlene Schnitzer Concert Hall, Portland, OR
08 February 2010 | Monday
Heavy Weather Radio Documentary Airs on KBOO
The radio documentary Heavy Weather by Barbara Bernstein premieres on KBOO FM’s Locus Focus program at 10 a.m. Heavy Weather explores the connections between the increase in extreme weather and changing climate and landscapes. This is an Oregon Humanities Grant-funded project.
KBOO FM, 10 a.m., 90.7 FM Portland, 91.9 Hood River, 100.7 Corvallis, and on the Web at http://www.kboo.fm/locusfocus
10 February 2010 | Wednesday
Conversation Project: The American Character
The American Character: The Power of Individualism and Volunteerism by Prakash Chenjeri and Daniel Morris. Host Organization: Shady Cove Branch Library. Contact: Holly Hertel at (541) 878-2270 or by e-mail.
7:00 p.m., Shady Cove Branch Library, 22477 Hwy 62, Shady Cove
10 February 2010 | Wednesday
Conversation Project: Night of a Thousand Stars
Night of a Thousand Stars: A Portrait of Life in Iraq by Joel Preston Smith. Host Organization: Wilsonville Boones Ferry Historical Society. Contact: John Smith at (503) 682-2396 or by e-mail.
6:30 p.m., Wilsonville Public Library, 8200 SW Wilsonville Rd, Wilsonville
10 February 2010 | Wednesday
Urban Renewal Area Town Hall: Community Truth-Telling
In this town hall sponsored by the Northeast Coalition of Neighborhoods, panelists will share perspectives on how inner North/Northeast Urban Renewal Areas have historically impacted neighborhoods. Attendees will be invited to share their own views on the history of Urban Renewal Areas. Feedback will be incorporated into a final report given to the Portland Development Commission (PDC). RSVPs are encouraged. For more information, contact Shoshana Cohen at (503) 823-4575 or by email. This is an Oregon Humanities Grant-funded event.
6:30 p.m., Billy Webb Elks Lodge, 6 N. Tillamook St., Portland
12 February 2010 | Friday
Think & Drink with Richard Lariviere, Mike Bellotti, Kitty Piercy, and NEH Chair Jim Leach
University of Oregon President Richard Lariviere, University of Oregon Athletic Director Mike Bellotti, Mayor Kitty Piercy, and new NEH Chair Jim Leach will discuss the economic and cultural influences of sports in American culture. This all-ages event is free and open to the public.
5:30 p.m., Cozmic Pizza, 199 West 8th Ave., Eugene
17 February 2010 | Wednesday
Reading and signing for "Three Days Before the Shooting"
Lewis & Clark College celebrates the release of Three Days Before the Shooting: The Unfinished Second Novel by Ralph Ellison with a reading and book signing by co-editors John Callahan, Morgan S. Odell Professor of Humanities, and Adam Bradley, Lewis & Clark alum and professor at the University of Colorado, Boulder. Read more about the event.
Lewis & Clark College, 7:30 p.m., Agnes Flanagan Chapel, Lewis & Clark College, 0615 S.W. Palatine Hill Road, Portland
17 February 2010 | Wednesday
Conversation Project: Your Land, My Land
Your Land, My Land: Using and Preserving Oregon’s Natural Resources by Veronica Dujon. Host Organization: Oregon State Library. Contact: Kate McGann at (503) 378-5010 or by e-mail.
12:00 noon, Oregon State Library, 250 Winter St NE, Salem
20 February 2010 | Saturday
Urban Renewal Area Community Forum and Planning Session
Learn the nuts and bolts of Urban Renewal Areas and the choices for the future of the Interstate Corridor and Oregon Convention Center URAs. Participate in work sessions to provide input into the future of the URAs and economic development in inner North and Northeast Portland. Feedback will be incorporated into the final report given to the Portland Development Commission (PDC). RSVPs are encouraged. For more information, contact Shoshana Cohen at (503) 823-4575 or by email. This is an Oregon Humanities Grant-funded event.
10:00 a.m., Billy Webb Elks Lodge, 6 N. Tillamook St., Portland
21 February 2010 | Sunday
Conversation Project: Slow Learners
Slow Learners: Two Hundred Years of Unheeded Warnings by Richard Clinton. Host Organization: Hillsboro Public Library. Contact: Dave Pauli at (503) 615-6500 or by e-mail.
2:00 p.m., Hillsboro Public Library, 2850 NE Brookwood Pkwy, Hillsboro
23 February 2010 | Tuesday
Urban Renewal Area Community Forum and Planning Session
Learn the nuts and bolts of Urban Renewal Areas and the choices for the future of the Interstate Corridor and Oregon Convention Center URAs. Participate in work sessions to provide input into the future of the URAs and economic development in inner North and Northeast Portland. Feedback will be incorporated into the final report given to the Portland Development Commission (PDC). RSVPs are encouraged. For more information, contact Shoshana Cohen at (503) 823-4575 or by email. This is an Oregon Humanities Grant-funded event.
6:00 p.m., Billy Webb Elks Lodge, 6 N. Tillamook St., Portland
25 February 2010 | Thursday
Conversation Project: The Voters Have Spoken
The Voters Have Spoken: Oregon’s Controversial Ballot Initiatives by Jackson Miller. Host Organization: Mission Mill Museum. Contact: Jennifer Senner at (503) 585-7012 or by e-mail.
5:30 p.m., Mission Mill Museum, 1313 Mill St SE, Salem
27 February 2010 | Saturday
Conversation Project: Seeding a Sense of Place
Seeding a Sense of Place: Science, Stories, and Smart Forest Policy by Gail Wells. Host Organization: Friends of Historic Champoeg. Contact: Kim Martin at (503) 678-1649 or by e-mail.
2:00 p.m., Friends of Historic Champoeg, 8239 Champoeg Rd NE, St Paul
03 March 2010 | Wednesday
Conversation Project: Your Land, My Land
Your Land, My Land: Using and Preserving Oregon’s Natural Resources by Veronica Dujon. Host Organization: Wilsonville Public Library. Contact: John Smith at (503) 682-2396 or by email.
6:30 p.m., Wilsonville Public Library, 8200 SW Wilsonville Rd., Wilsonville
06 March 2010 | Saturday
Conversation Project: Hard Choices Ahead
Hard Choices Ahead: Adapting to Global Interdependence by Richard Clinton. Host Organization: American Association of University Women, Beaverton Chapter. Contact: Mitsy Dunlap at (503) 206-4612 or by email.
1:00 p.m., Beaverton Resource Center, 12500 SW Allen Blvd., Beaverton
11 March 2010 | Thursday
Urban Renewal Area Town Hall: Community Recommendations
Hear the Urban Renewal Area’s recommendations generated at prior community work sessions. Provide your thoughts and additional recommendations. Feedback will be incorporated into the final report given to the Portland Development Commission (PDC). RSVPs are encouraged. For more information, contact Shoshana Cohen at (503) 823-4575 or by email. This is an Oregon Humanities Grant-funded event.
6:30 p.m., Billy Webb Elks Lodge, 6 N. Tillamook St., Portland
18 March 2010 | Thursday
Conversation Project: Of the People or For the People
Of the People or For the People: Getting the Government We Deserve by Jeff Golden. Host Organization: Mission Mill Museum. Contact: Kylie Pine at (503) 585-7012 or by email.
5:30 p.m., Mission Mill Museum, 1313 Mill St. SE, Salem
18 March 2010 | Thursday
Conversation Project: Beyond Bars
Beyond Bars: Reenvisioning the Prison System by Walidah Imarisha. Host Organization: Jefferson County Library District. Contact: DeRese Hall at (541) 475-3351 or by email.
7:00 p.m., Jefferson County Library Rodriguez Annex, 134 SE E St., Madras
28 March 2010 | Sunday
Portland Arts & Lectures presents Ruth Reichl
Literary Arts’ Portland Arts & Lectures presents an evening with food writer and editor Ruth Reichl. Oregon Humanities is an underwriter of the 2009-10 series.
Literary Arts, 7:30 p.m., Arlene Schnitzer Concert Hall, 1037 SW Broadway, Portland
30 March 2010 | Tuesday
Conversation Project: Night of a Thousand Stars
Night of a Thousand Stars: A Portrait of Life in Iraq by Joel Preston Smith. Host Organization: Springfield Public Library. Contact: Carrie Schirdele-Cupples at (541) 726-3766 or by email.
6:30 p.m., Springfield Public Library, 225 5th St., Springfield
31 March 2010 | Wednesday
Conversation Project: Life in a Mega City
Life in a Mega City: Images of Urban Bangladesh by Geoffrey Hiller. Host Organization: Wilsonville Boones Ferry Historical Society. Contact: John Smith at (503) 682-2396 or email.
6:30 p.m., Wilsonville Public Library, 8200 SW Wilsonville Rd., Wilsonville
05 April 2010 | Monday
O. Hm. Essay Contest Submissions Due Today
Submission for the O. Hm. essay contest are due today. In 500 words or less, share a moment of insight or surprise—a time when you’ve read, seen, or heard something that changed the way you think about the world. Send your submission to Oregon Humanities, O. Hm. Essay Contest, 813 SW Alder, Suite 702, Portland, Oregon, 97205, or .(JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address). Winning entries will be published in the summer 2010 issue of Oregon Humanities magazine.
Monday, April 5, 2010, 813 SW Alder St., Ste. 702 or .(JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address)
06 April 2010 | Tuesday
Conversation Project: Life in a Mega City
Life in a Mega City: Images of Urban Bangladesh by Geoffrey Hiller. Host Organization: Vernonia Friends of the Library. Contact: Nancy Burch at (503) 429-1818 or email.
7:00 p.m., Vernonia Library, 701 Weed Ave., Vernonia
13 April 2010 | Tuesday
Conversation Project: Walking Our Talk
Walking Our Talk: Moral Integrity and Self-Deception by Lani Roberts. Host Organization: American Association of University Women, Lincoln City Chapter. Contact: Marlene Ankeny at (541) 996-3489 or by email.
6:00 p.m., Oregon Coast Community College, 3788 SE High School Dr., Lincoln City
14 April 2010 | Wednesday
Conversation Project: Landscapes and Livelihoods
Landscapes and Livelihoods: A Sustainable Future for Rural Oregon by Victoria Sturtevant. Host Organization: Gold Hill Branch Library. Contact: Lori Hettman at (541) 855-1994 or by email.
6:00 p.m., Gold Hill Branch Library, 202 Dardanelles, Gold Hill
17 April 2010 | Saturday
Conversation Project: Your Land, My Land
Your Land, My Land: Using and Preserving Oregon’s Natural Resources by Veronica Dujon. Host Organization: Dallas Public Library. Contact: Donna Zehner at (503) 623-2633 or by email.
11:15 a.m., Dallas Public Library, 950 Main St., Dallas
22 April 2010 | Thursday
Portland Arts & Lectures presents Edwidge Danticat
Literary Arts’ Portland Arts & Lectures presents an evening with writer Edwidge Danticat. Oregon Humanities is an underwriter of the 2009-10 series.
Literary Arts, 7:30 p.m., Arlene Schnitzer Concert Hall, 1037 SW Broadway, Portland
24 April 2010 | Saturday
Conversation Project: The American Character
The American Character: The Power of Individualism and Volunteerism by Prakash Chenjeri and Daniel Morris. Host Organization: Friends of Historic Champoeg. Contact: Kim Martin at (503) 678-1649 or by email.
2:00 p.m., Friends of Historic Champoeg, 8239 Champoeg Rd., St. Paul
27 April 2010 | Tuesday
Conversation Project: Beyond Bars
Beyond Bars: Reenvisioning the Prison System by Walidah Imarisha. Host Organization: Willamette University Institute for Continued Learning. Contact: Phil Hanni at (503) 587-8672 or by email.
10:00 a.m., Willamette University, Ford Hall, Room 122, 900 State St., Salem
01 May 2010 | Saturday
Conversation Project: Marking Our Territory
Marking Our Territory: How to Read Local Landscapes by Reiko Hillyer. Host Organization: Deschutes Public Library. Contact: Liz Goodrich at (541) 312-1032 or by email.
3:00 p.m., Deschutes Public Library, 507 NW Wall St., Bend
05 May 2010 | Wednesday
Conversation Project: The Voters Have Spoken
The Voters Have Spoken: Oregon’s Controversial Ballot Initiatives by Jackson Miller. Host Organization: Multnomah County Central Library. Contact: Stephanie Miller at (503) 988-5234 or by email.
6:00 p.m., Multnomah County Central Library, 801 SW 10th Ave., Portland
06 May 2010 | Thursday
Conversation Project: Life in a Mega City
Life in a Mega City: Images of Urban Bangladesh by Geoffrey Hiller. Host Organization: Newspace Center for Photography. Contact: Laura Valenti at (503) 963-1935 or email.
7:00 p.m., Newspace Center for Photography, 1632 SE 10th Ave., Portland
11 May 2010 | Tuesday
Conversation Project: Marking Our Territory
Marking Our Territory: How to Read Local Landscapes by Reiko Hillyer. Host Organization: American Association of University Women, Lincoln City Chapter. Contact: Marlene Ankeny at (541) 996-3489 or by email.
6:00 p.m., Oregon Coast Community College, 3788 SE High School Dr., Lincoln City
19 May 2010 | Wednesday
Conversation Project: Borderless
Borderless: Migration, Globalization, and Changing Communities by Elliott Young. Host Organization: Washington County Museum. Contact: Jennifer Kozik at (503) 645-5353 or by email.
3:30 p.m., Washington County Museum, 17677 NW Springville Rd., Portland
22 May 2010 | Saturday
Conversation Project: Your Land, My Land
Your Land, My Land: Using and Preserving Oregon’s Natural Resources by Veronica Dujon. Host Organization: Deschutes Public Library. Contact: Liz Goodrich at (541) 312-1032 or by email.
3:00 p.m., Deschutes Public Library, 507 NW Wall St., Bend
22 May 2010 | Saturday
Conversation Project: Your Land, My Land
Your Land, My Land: Using and Preserving Oregon’s Natural Resources by Veronica Dujon. Host Organization: Sunriver Nature Center and Observatory. Contact: Nancy Flood at (541) 593-4442 or by email.
7:00 p.m., Sunriver Nature Center and Observatory, 57245 River Rd., Sunriver
28 May 2010 | Friday
Conversation Project: Seeding a Sense of Place
Seeding a Sense of Place: Science, Stories, and Smart Forest Policy by Gail Wells. Host Organization: Stayton Public Library. Contact: Louise Meyers at (503) 769-3313 or by email.
3:00 p.m., Stayton Public Library, 515 N 1st Ave., Stayton
11 June 2010 | Friday
Conversation Project: Friend Me?
Friend Me? Notions of Friendship in a Changing World by Courtney Campbell and Lani Roberts. Host Organization: Willamalane Adult Activity Center. Contact: Trish Phetteplace at (541) 736-4444 or by email.
1:30 p.m., Willamalane Adult Activity Center, 215 West C St., Springfield
15 June 2010 | Tuesday
Conversation Project: Marking Our Territory
Marking Our Territory: How to Read Local Landscapes by Reiko Hillyer. Host Organization: Tigard Public Library. Contact: Joyce Niewendorp at (503) 684-6537 or by email.
7:00 p.m., Tigard Public Library, 13500 SW Hall Blvd., Tigard
15 June 2010 | Tuesday
Conversation Project: Marking Our Territory
Marking Our Territory: How to Read Local Landscapes by Reiko Hillyer. Host Organization: Washington County Museum. Contact: Jennifer Kozik at (503) 645-5353 or by email.
3:30 p.m., Washington County Museum, 17677 NW Springville Rd., Portland
26 June 2010 | Saturday
Conversation Project: Of the People or For the People
Of the People or For the People: Getting the Government We Deserve by Jeff Golden. Host Organization: Multnomah County Central Library. Contact: Stephanie Miller at (503) 988-4228 or by email.
2:00 p.m., Multnomah County Central Library, 801 SW 10th Ave., Portland
27 June 2010 | Sunday
Conversation Project: Of the People or For the People
Of the People or For the People: Getting the Government We Deserve by Jeff Golden. Host Organization: Humanists of Greater Portland. Contact: Joyce Lackie at (503) 222-5531 or by email.
10:00 a.m., Friendly House, 1737 NW 26th Ave., Portland
