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David Finkel Reading at Powell's City of Books
Conversation Project: Friend Me?
Conversation Project: Landscapes and Livelihoods
Conversation Project: Marking Our Territory
Conversation Project: Seeding a Sense of Place
Conversation Project: Landscapes and Livelihoods
Conversation Project: Your Land, My Land
The Mending Wall: Immigration and Human Rights in Perspective
Conversation Project: Walking Our Talk
Conversation Project: Beyond Bars
Conversation Project: The Voters Have Spoken
Posts for "Ha!" Issue of Oregon Humanities Magazine Due Today
Conversation Project: Marking Our Territory
Conversation Project: Landscapes and Livelihoods
Conversation Project: Seeding a Sense of Place
Conversation Project: The Voters Have Spoken
Eliza Griswold Reading at Powell's City of Books
Conversation Project: Seeding a Sense of Place
Wordstock 2010
Conversation Project: Slow Learners
Conversation Project: The Voters Have Spoken
Conversation Project: Landscapes and Livelihoods
Conversation Project: Landscapes and Livelihoods
Conversation Project: Slow Learners
Conversation Project: Marking Our Territory
Conversation Project: Friend Me?
Conversation Project: Seeding a Sense of Place
Events and important dates from the Oregon Humanities calendar.
Pulitzer Prize-winning Washington Post reporter David Finkel will read from his book, The Good Soldiers, a chronicle of the infantry soldiers of 2-16 who were part of the 2007 surge in the Iraq War.
Powell's Books (cosponsored by Oregon Humanities), 7:30 p.m., Powell's City of Books, 1005 W. Burnside, Portland
Friend Me? Notions of Friendship in a Changing World by Courtney Campbell and Lani Roberts. Host Organization: OASIS Education Center. Contact: Jane Griffen at (503) 241-3059 or by email.
10:30 a.m., OASIS Education Center Adult Classroom, Macy's, 4th Floor, 621 SW 5th Ave., Portland
Landscapes and Livelihoods: A Sustainable Future for Rural Oregon by Victoria Sturtevant. Host Organization: Boardman Library. Contact: Marsha Richmond at (541)481-2665 or by email. This Conversation Project program is sponsored by Libraries of Eastern Oregon.
7:00 p.m., Boardman Library, 200 S. Main St., Boardman
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
Seeding a Sense of Place: Science, Stories, and Smart Forest Policy by Gail Wells. Host Organization: McMinnville Senior Center. Contact: Anne Lane at (503) 435-0407 or by email.
6:30 p.m., McMinnville Senior Center, 2250 NE McDaniel Ln., McMinnville
Landscapes and Livelihoods: A Sustainable Future for Rural Oregon by Victoria Sturtevant. Host Organization: Condon Library. Contact: Lyn Craig at (541) 763-2355 or by email. This Conversation Project program is sponsored by Libraries of Eastern Oregon.
7:00 p.m., Memorial Hall, 128 Main St., Condon
Your Land, My Land: Using and Preserving Oregon’s Natural Resources by Veronica Dujon. Host Organization: McMinnville Senior Center. Contact: Anne Lane at (503) 435-0407 or by email.
6:30 p.m., McMinnville Senior Center, 2250 NE McDaniel Ln., McMinnville
Cosponsored with the City of Portland and City Club of Portland, The Mending Wall brings together writers and scholars for a panel discussion about Arizona’s recent immigration law, SB 1070, Portland City Council’s resolution condemning the law, and international human rights issues. Panelists include Daniel Tichenor, Cas Mudde, Elizabeth Hovde, and Juliet Stumpf. This event is funded by an Oregon Humanities Responsive Program Grant. Attendance is free, but please RSVP.
World Affairs Council of Oregon, 5:30 p.m., Portland City Hall, 1221 SW 4th Ave., Portland
Walking Our Talk: Moral Integrity and Self-Deception by Lani Roberts. Host Organization: Tillamook County Pioneer Museum. Contact: Carla Albright at (503) 842-4553 or by email.
1:00 p.m., Tillamook County Main Library, 1716 Third St., Tillamook
Beyond Bars: Reenvisioning the Prison System by Walidah Imarisha. Host Organization: Multnomah County Central Library and partnering organization City Club of Portland. Contact: Stephanie Miller at (503) 988-4228 or by email.
1:00 p.m., Multnomah County Central Library, 801 SW 10th Ave., Portland
The Voters Have Spoken: Oregon’s Controversial Ballot Initiatives by Jackson Miller. Host Organization: Ashland Branch Library. Contact: Amy Blossom at (541) 774-6996 or by email.
1:00 p.m., Ashland Branch Library, 410 Siskiyou Blvd., Ashland
Posts submissions of 400 words or less on the theme of “Ha!” for Oregon Humanities magazine are due today. Send them via email or postal mail.
Oregon Humanities magazine, Posts, 813 SW Alder St., Suite 702, Portland, OR 97205
Marking Our Territory: How to Read Local Landscapes by Reiko Hillyer. Host Organization: Terwilliger Plaza. Contact: Pamela Huff at (503) 820-5466 or by email.
7:00 p.m., Terwilliger Plaza, 2545 SW Terwilliger Blvd., Portland
Landscapes and Livelihoods: A Sustainable Future for Rural Oregon by Victoria Sturtevant. Host Organization: Klamath County Library. Contact: Christy Davis at (541) 882-8894 or by email.
6:30 p.m., Klamath County Library, 126 South Third St., Klamath Falls
Seeding a Sense of Place: Science, Stories, and Smart Forest Policy by Gail Wells. 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
The Voters Have Spoken: Oregon’s Controversial Ballot Initiatives by Jackson Miller. Host Organization: Terwilliger Plaza. Contact: Pamela Huff at (503) 820-5466 or by email.
7:00 p.m., Terwilliger Plaza, 2545 SW Terwilliger Blvd., Portland
Award-winning journalist and poet Eliza Griswold will read from her forthcoming book The Tenth Parallel: Dispatches from the Fault Line Between Christianity and Islam.
Powell's Books (cosponsored by Oregon Humanities), 7:30 p.m., Powell's City of Books, 1005 W. Burnside, Portland
Seeding a Sense of Place: Science, Stories, and Smart Forest Policy by Gail Wells. This is a special Wordstock event. Host Organization: Oregon Humanities. Contact: Jennifer Allen, Director of Programs at (503) 241-0543, ext. 118, or by email.
6:00 p.m., Bill DeWeese Classroom, Hoyt Arboretum, 4000 SW Fairview Blvd., Portland
This weekend, we’ll be at the Northwest’s largest book and literary festival—Wordstock! Stop by booth 403, say hello, and spin the Wheel of Cogitation.
10 a.m. to 6 p.m., Oregon Convention Center, 777 NE MLK Jr. Blvd., Portland
Slow Learners: Two Hundred Years of Unheeded Warnings by Richard Clinton. Host Organization: Friends of Tryon Creek State Park. Contact: Stephanie Wagner at (503) 636-4398 or by email.
2:00 p.m., Tryon Creek State Park, 11321 SW Terwilliger Blvd., Portland
The Voters Have Spoken: Oregon’s Controversial Ballot Initiatives by Jackson Miller. Host Organization: Oregon State Library. Contact: Kate McGann at (503) 378-5010 or by email.
Noon, Oregon State Library, 250 Winter St. NE, Salem
Landscapes and Livelihoods: A Sustainable Future for Rural Oregon by Victoria Sturtevant. Host Organization: Alsea Watershed Council. Contact: Kelly Kittel at (541) 528-3390 or by email.
7:00 p.m., South Lincoln County Community Center, 265 NW Hemlock St., Waldport
Landscapes and Livelihoods: A Sustainable Future for Rural Oregon by Victoria Sturtevant. Host Organization: Siletz Valley Friends of the Library. Contact: Alice McCain at (541) 444-1277 or by email.
7:00 p.m., Siletz Library, 255 Gaither St., Siletz
Slow Learners: Two Hundred Years of Unheeded Warnings by Richard Clinton. Host Organization: Central Coast Unitarian Universalist Fellowship. Contact: Cynthia Jacobi at (541) 574-6617 or by email.
10:00 a.m., Newport Visual Arts Center, 777 NW Beach Dr, Nye Beach Turnaround, Newport
Marking Our Territory: How to Read Local Landscapes by Reiko Hillyer. Host Organization: Hood River Valley Residents Committee. Contact: Jonathan Graca at (541) 490-3618 or by email.
6:00 p.m., Double Mountain Brewery, 8 4th St., Hood River
Friend Me? Notions of Friendship in a Changing World by Courtney Campbell and Lani Roberts. 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
Seeding a Sense of Place: Science, Stories, and Smart Forest Policy by Gail Wells. Host Organization: High Desert Museum. Contact: Dana Whitelaw at (541) 382-4754 or by email.
7:00 p.m., High Desert Museum, 59800 S Hwy 97, Bend
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