Events & Opportunities
October 24, 2024
Illumination Native Community Gathering
Learn about the work Springfield's Native story team is doing with the Springfield History Museum to explore and celebrate the American Indian and Alaska Native history and experience in Springfield and rural east Lane County. Enjoy food and be in community as the Springfield History Museum holds space to listen and learn from you about how you want to celebrate this collection of video interviews, photos and history of our local Native peoples.
This program is supported by a Public Program Grant from Oregon Humanities.
5:30 p.m., Chifin Native Youth Center, Springfield
October 30, 2024
Books! Books! Books!
Join us for an early evening reading featuring magazine contributors and authors Paul Susi, Lola Milholland, and Jessica E. Johnson.
5:30 p.m., Turn! Turn! Turn!, Portland
November 1, 2024
Catrina on the Beach
A celebration of Día de los Muertos including a parade, Catrina contest, music and ballet folklorico, food, and face painting for kids. This event is presented by Conexión Fenix and supported by a public programs grant from Oregon Humanities.
5:00 to 8:00 p.m., Driftwood Public Library, Lincoln City
November 7, 2024
Reflective Conversation Training (in-person)
During this in-person facilitation training, participants will:
- learn about facilitation and reflective conversation
- have an opportunity to practice new skills and techniques
- reflect on and share your own beliefs and assumptions and listen to beliefs, backgrounds, and experiences different than your own
- design and participate in reflective conversations and debriefs that analyze facilitation tools and choices.
This training will take place in the Oregon Humanities office in Portland (610 SW Alder St., Suite 1111) over the following days:
- Day 1: Thursday, November 7, from 9:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m.
- Day 2: Friday, November 8, from 9:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m.
To register for the November in-person training, click here.
9:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m., Oregon Humanities, Portland
November 10, 2024
Consider This: Preserving Democracy for Future Generations with Manu Meel - La Grande screening
Join Oregon Humanities staff in La Grande for a live screening of a post–Election Day conversation about preserving democracy for future generations with Manu Meel, CEO of BridgeUSA.
7:00–8:30 p.m., HQ, La Grande
November 10, 2024
Consider This: Preserving Democracy for Future Generations with Manu Meel
Join us for a post–Election Day conversation about preserving democracy for future generations Manu Meel, CEO of BridgeUSA.
7:00 p.m., Alberta Rose Theatre, Portland
December 5, 2024
Consider This: Stories of the Hood River Watershed
Join us at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday, December 5, at Columbia Center for the Arts in Hood River for a conversation with city manager Abigail Elder, media creator Sarah Fox, and orchardist Lesley Tamura on the intersections of place, storytelling, and the public in the Hood River watershed.
7:00 p.m., Columbia Center for the Arts, Hood River
December 12, 2024
Conversation Project: Housing and Belonging
Housing and homelessness is a visible and divisive issue in local media, in politics, and across different communities within our state. Many of us were experiencing housing instability and economic uncertainty even during the “boom” times before the current crisis. This conversation will explore common assumptions and perspectives about the experience of houselessness/homelessness and seek to answer the question, How do we decide who “belongs” in our community?
1:00 p.m., Chetco Community Public Library, Brookings