“From Sea to Shining Sea” Documentary Screening

Oregon Historical Society
McMenamins Kennedy School, 5736 NE 33rd Avenue, Portland, OR, United States

“America the Beautiful” may be America’s most beloved song. But few know about the fascinating life of the writer behind it. From Sea to Shining Sea: Katharine Lee Bates and the […]

Consider This: The Changing Roles of Religious Spaces in Oregon

Oregon Humanities| website
HQ, 112 Depot Street, La Grande, OR, United States

Join Oregon Humanities on Tuesday, March 31 at 7pm for a conversation about the changing role of religious spaces in Oregon. Guests Frank So, director of Ecumenical Ministries of Oregon; Rev. Amy Jayne […]

Heritage Talk: A Willow Tree Becomes a Forest

Salem Art Association| | website
Bush House Museum, 600 Mission Street SE, Salem, OR, United States

The Salem Art Association’s Heritage Talks series continues on Friday, April 3 with speaker Dr. Russell Low as he explores his family’s struggle to establish roots and pursue their dreams […]

EDU Lab: Feel the Fur Trade

Columbia River Maritime Museum| | website
Columbia River Maritime Museum, 1792 Marine Dr, Astoria, United States

The semiquincentennial marks the beginning of our nation. The Columbia River Maritime Museum (CRMM) is looking at the mouth of the Columbia’s own beginnings — with Indigenous peoples before Oregon […]

Consider This: What Democracy Needs with Hélène Landemore

Oregon Humanities| website
Alberta Rose Theatre, 3000 NE Alberta Street, Portland, OR

Join Oregon Humanities on April 7 at 7pm for a conversation with Hélène Landemore, author of Politics Without Politicians, on what democracy must become to meet the complexity, speed, and scale of […]

250 in the West: Public Lands with Leisl Carr Childers

High Desert Museum| website
High Desert Museum, 59800 S Hwy 97, Bend, OR, United States

Public lands are a tangible aspect of life in the American West. What are the origins of public lands and how have debates over their use shaped the West? Historian, author and associate professor at Colorado […]