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250 in the West: Back East with Flannery Burke

Date:
Thursday, March 12
Time:
6:30 pm - 8:00 pm
Cost:
$8
Organizer:
High Desert Museum
Location:
High Desert Museum, 59800 S Hwy 97, Bend, OR 97702
Phone:
(541) 382-4754

250 in the West: Back East with Flannery Burke

How have Western writers and scholars imagined and shaped the American East? In her book Back East, historian Flannery Burke flips the script on American regional narratives by centering the west in the cultural landscape. Join the High Desert Museum for a discussion of how Westerners have influenced the development of the United States.

Doors open at 6pm, program begins at 6:30pm.

About 250 in the West

2026 marks the 250th anniversary of the signing of the Declaration of Independence. What does this document and the formation of the United States mean for us who live and work in the American West? 250 in the West, a new programmatic series at the High Desert Museum, explores the legacies of the 250th in the American West, from public lands to citizenship and sovereignty.