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David Finkel Reading at Powell's City of Books
Conversation Project: Friend Me?
Conversation Project: Marking Our Territory
Conversation Project: Seeding a Sense of Place
Conversation Project: Your Land, My Land
The Mending Wall: Immigration and Human Rights in Perspective
Conversation Project: Beyond Bars
Conversation Project: Marking Our Territory
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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