News & Announcements
Please join us for two practice Conversation Project programs that Oregon Humanities has added to the 2018-19 Conversation Project catalog.
Pints from the Past is thrilled to have resident expert Marylou Colver as a speaker for our May event. This evening she will discuss real estate and land development mogul Paul C. Murphy and his lasting impact on Lake Oswego.
In 1913 a group of women working at a fruit cannery in Portland went on strike. They did so at a time when nationwide attention was focused on the panic over "white slavery," the fear that young white women were being kidnapped and sold into prostitution.
Join us for a free, public lecture in the "Pints from the Past" series at the Lake Theatre, State Street, Lake Oswego. "The Pig War," an illustrated presentation, examines the confrontation of the United States and Great Britain between 1859 and 1871 in the San Juan Islands of Puget Sound.
Tuesday, January 8, at 7pm
Come on down and support a local business that serves delicious food and a wide variety of beverages while you enjoy free entertainment from our delightful presenter. Doors open at 6:30 so you have time to choose a seat and order a meal.
Before the show began: Theaters of Oregon. Theaters have always captured our imaginations. Their architecture and lighting have drawn us inside. Their decorative lobbies have let us know something special was about to happen.
Patrick Harris graduated from Portland State University with a Masters Degree in American History in 1981. He has worked as Executive Director and Curator of the Aurora Colony Historical Society for over twenty five years and also as the Executive Director of the Clackamas County Historical Soci
The Portland Guitar Duo focus on Historical Interpretation and perform on a number of instruments from the guitar and lute families such as Renaissance, Baroque lutes and Mandora, Baroque guitars, Romantic guitars of the 1800s, Modern Classical guitars and 10-string guitars.
Join us at the Star Spangled Parade and Celebration July 4, 10:00am, A Avenue.
Library will be open again Thursday at 10:00am. See you then!
The Drawing Workshop Series will focus on improving drawing skills through observation and technique. Call 503.675.2540 to sign up!
Students will be let in at the front of the library, before we open at 10:00 am.
People will be the specific focus this month.
Join us in the parking lot to visit and explore some of the City's most important vehicles: a police car, a fire truck, a backhoe, and Oscar the Street Sweeper.