BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//Humanities Washington - ECPv6.15.6//NONSGML v1.0//EN CALSCALE:GREGORIAN METHOD:PUBLISH X-ORIGINAL-URL:https://www.humanities.org X-WR-CALDESC:Events for Humanities Washington REFRESH-INTERVAL;VALUE=DURATION:PT1H X-Robots-Tag:noindex X-PUBLISHED-TTL:PT1H BEGIN:VTIMEZONE TZID:America/Los_Angeles BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0800 TZOFFSETTO:-0700 TZNAME:PDT DTSTART:20240310T100000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0700 TZOFFSETTO:-0800 TZNAME:PST DTSTART:20241103T090000 END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0800 TZOFFSETTO:-0700 TZNAME:PDT DTSTART:20250309T100000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0700 TZOFFSETTO:-0800 TZNAME:PST DTSTART:20251102T090000 END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0800 TZOFFSETTO:-0700 TZNAME:PDT DTSTART:20260308T100000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0700 TZOFFSETTO:-0800 TZNAME:PST DTSTART:20261101T090000 END:STANDARD END:VTIMEZONE BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20251001T180000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20251001T180000 DTSTAMP:20251116T225625 CREATED:20250402T020022Z LAST-MODIFIED:20251003T020038Z UID:52658-1759341600-1759341600@www.humanities.org SUMMARY:ONLINE: Stomp and Shout: The Untold Story of Northwest Rock & Roll DESCRIPTION:Northwest Rock & Roll’s historical highpoints are well documented—in the late 20th century\, Nirvana\, Soundgarden\, Pearl Jam\, and other grunge gods took the world by storm. Previously\, Seattle’s Queensrÿche and Heart had ruled the heavy metal realm. And prior to that\, The Wailers\, The Kingsmen\, Paul Revere and The Raiders\, and The Sonics had all fueled local teen dances with garage-rock versions of the region’s signature song\, “Louie Louie.” \nYet these iconic bands are only half the story. In this talk\, join author Peter Blecha to discover the lesser-known but vitally important bands and scenes that laid the foundation for what was to come—finally connecting all the dots between the fabled Northwest era of Ray Charles\, Quincy Jones\, and Jimi Hendrix\, and the R&B-spiked roots of a distinct regional art form: the “Original Northwest Sound.” \nPeter Blecha (he/him) is the director of the Northwest Music Archives\, an award-winning author\, a founding curator at MoPop\, and a longtime staff historian at historylink.org. Blecha’s newest book\, Stomp and Shout: R&B and the Origins of Northwest Rock and Roll\, draws on his deep knowledge as a leading expert on Pacific Northwest music history to chronicle both well-known and overlooked icons of the early Northwest Sound. \nBlecha lives in Seattle. URL:https://www.humanities.org/event/online-stomp-and-shout-the-untold-story-of-northwest-rock-roll-2/ LOCATION:Online Event\, Vancouver\, United States CATEGORIES:Art and Music GEO:49.2827291;-123.1207375 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20251001T180000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20251001T180000 DTSTAMP:20251116T225625 CREATED:20250729T020024Z LAST-MODIFIED:20251022T020032Z UID:53207-1759341600-1759341600@www.humanities.org SUMMARY:ONLINE: And It Has Pockets! The Battle for Women's Clothing Equality DESCRIPTION:How many times have you heard someone wearing women’s clothing exclaim\, “And it has pockets!” Comparisons have shown that modern garments designed for women have about half the storage space of clothing designed for men. From their invention\, pockets in women’s fashion have represented independence—so much so that in the 18th century\, laws were enacted to strip women of their personal liberty by making the contents of their pockets the property of their husband. The right to have pockets went hand-in-hand with the right to vote. And people today are still speaking out about the inequality between men’s and women’s clothing based on this simple storage system. \nJoin costume designer Diane Johnston to dig into the pockets of the past\, tracing the history of the humble pocket to determine if the battle for equality may still be decided by a few inches of extremely influential fabric. \nDiane Johnston (she/her) is a theatrical costume designer who has spent the past 33 years creating costumes for productions large and small throughout the region. She holds a Master of Fine Arts in Costume Design and is a member of the International Alliance of Theatrical Stage Employees. Johnston has always been fascinated with fashion history and the historic trends that find their way into our modern closets. She is currently designing costumes for Edmonds Driftwood Players. \nJohnston lives in Stanwood. URL:https://www.humanities.org/event/online-and-it-has-pockets-the-battle-for-womens-clothing-equality-3/ LOCATION:Online Event\, Port Angeles\, United States CATEGORIES:Culture GEO:48.118146;-123.4307413 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20251001T183000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20251001T183000 DTSTAMP:20251116T225625 CREATED:20250425T031016Z LAST-MODIFIED:20251017T020022Z UID:52822-1759343400-1759343400@www.humanities.org SUMMARY:HYBRID: Wonderful\, Weird\, and Worrisome Objects in Washington State Museums DESCRIPTION:Most museums display no more than 10 percent of their holdings\, often citing “not enough space” as the reason. But there are also a wide range of cultural\, philosophical\, political\, environmental\, historic\, and even superstitious reasons why museums keep some objects from public view. \nIn this talk\, explore a wide range of hidden objects found in the back rooms of museums in our state and around the country. Examples include a Spokane institution that holds Bing Crosby’s toupées and a museum in Lynden that’s home to a 150-year-old pickle. When possible\, we will have local museum curators on hand to answer questions\, participate in our discussions\, and unbox a few hidden treasures. \nHarriet Baskas (she/her) is the author of nine books\, including 111 Places in Seattle That You Must Not Miss and Hidden Treasures: What Museums Can’t or Won’t Show You. She writes about airports\, museums\, travel\, and a variety of other topics for outlets such as NBC News\, The Points Guy\, and her own site\, StuckatTheAirport.com. She produced a radio series on hidden museum artifacts that aired on National Public Radio. Baskas has a master’s in communications from the University of Washington. \nBaskas lives in Seattle. URL:https://www.humanities.org/event/hybrid-wonderful-weird-and-worrisome-objects-in-washington-state-museums/ LOCATION:Cheney Library\, 610 1st St\, Cheney\, WA\, 99004\, United States CATEGORIES:Culture END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20251002T173000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20251002T173000 DTSTAMP:20251116T225625 CREATED:20250425T030959Z LAST-MODIFIED:20251005T020034Z UID:52802-1759426200-1759426200@www.humanities.org SUMMARY:IN PERSON: Wonderful\, Weird\, and Worrisome Objects in Washington State Museums DESCRIPTION:Most museums display no more than 10 percent of their holdings\, often citing “not enough space” as the reason. But there are also a wide range of cultural\, philosophical\, political\, environmental\, historic\, and even superstitious reasons why museums keep some objects from public view. \nIn this talk\, explore a wide range of hidden objects found in the back rooms of museums in our state and around the country. Examples include a Spokane institution that holds Bing Crosby’s toupées and a museum in Lynden that’s home to a 150-year-old pickle. When possible\, we will have local museum curators on hand to answer questions\, participate in our discussions\, and unbox a few hidden treasures. \nHarriet Baskas (she/her) is the author of nine books\, including 111 Places in Seattle That You Must Not Miss and Hidden Treasures: What Museums Can’t or Won’t Show You. She writes about airports\, museums\, travel\, and a variety of other topics for outlets such as NBC News\, The Points Guy\, and her own site\, StuckatTheAirport.com. She produced a radio series on hidden museum artifacts that aired on National Public Radio. Baskas has a master’s in communications from the University of Washington. \nBaskas lives in Seattle. URL:https://www.humanities.org/event/in-person-wonderful-weird-and-worrisome-objects-in-washington-state-museums-30/ LOCATION:South Hill Library\, 3324 S Perry St\, Spokane\, WA\, 99203\, United States CATEGORIES:Culture GEO:47.6243119;-117.3906682 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=South Hill Library 3324 S Perry St Spokane WA 99203 United States;X-APPLE-RADIUS=500;X-TITLE=3324 S Perry St:geo:-117.3906682,47.6243119 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20251002T180000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20251002T180000 DTSTAMP:20251116T225625 CREATED:20250513T202857Z LAST-MODIFIED:20251006T020014Z UID:52909-1759428000-1759428000@www.humanities.org SUMMARY:IN PERSON: UFO Northwest: How Washington State Spawned the Men In Black DESCRIPTION:On August 1\, 1947\, the tragic crash of a B-25 bomber in Washington State triggered an FBI investigation of “The Maury Island Incident”—an infamous Northwest UFO sighting\, and history’s first alleged encounter with the so-called “Men in Black.” \nThe FBI’s records from 1947\, which were sealed for decades\, reveal Cold War fears\, jurisdictional disputes\, cover-ups\, false confessions\, a courageous FBI Special Agent\, and the hands-on involvement of FBI Director J. Edgar Hoover. \nRelying on the FBI records\, this talk exposes a Washington story that shapes our current UFO narratives\, from 1950’s pulp magazines to the ubiquitous X-Files and Men in Black film franchises. Also examined: how the Northwest’s unique position in UFO history is challenged by others that assert contradictory narratives. \nSteve Edmiston (he/him) is a business and entertainment lawyer with Bracepoint Law\, and an indie film screenwriter and producer. Edmiston has keynoted for the Pacific Northwest History Conference\, Washington State Historical Museum\, McMenamins History Pubs\, film festivals\, conferences\, and business groups. He was the screenwriter and co-producer of “The Maury Island Incident\,” a short film chronicling the true story of Harold Dahl and his alleged 1947 sighting of a UFO over Puget Sound. \nEdmiston lives in Des Moines. URL:https://www.humanities.org/event/in-person-ufo-northwest-how-washington-state-spawned-the-men-in-black-34/ LOCATION:Central Skagit Library\, 10 W State St\, Sedro-Woolley\, WA\, 98284\, United States CATEGORIES:History GEO:48.503043;-122.2473961 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=Central Skagit Library 10 W State St Sedro-Woolley WA 98284 United States;X-APPLE-RADIUS=500;X-TITLE=10 W State St:geo:-122.2473961,48.503043 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20251003T110000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20251003T110000 DTSTAMP:20251116T225625 CREATED:20251004T020037Z LAST-MODIFIED:20251021T020025Z UID:53659-1759489200-1759489200@www.humanities.org SUMMARY:ONLINE: Fast Girls: Trailblazing Women Olympians DESCRIPTION:At the 1928 Olympics in Amsterdam\, Betty Robinson\, a seventeen-year-old student from Chicago\, won a gold medal in the inaugural offering of women’s track and field. Three years later as she prepared to defend her title at the 1932 Olympics in Los Angeles\, she was in a plane crash and believed to be dead until the mortician noticed her breathing and she was revived. Doctors told Robinson she’d be lucky to walk again and advised her to give up her Olympic aspirations. Yet at the 1936 Olympics in Berlin\, she was back on the podium with another gold medal. \nBetty Robinson represents one of many fascinating but overlooked pioneering women Olympians. In this talk\, author Elise Hooper separates fact from fiction to uncover the progress and setbacks faced by women Olympians since they first began competing in 1900. \nElise Hooper (she/her) spent several years writing for television and online news outlets before getting a Master of Arts and teaching high-school literature and history. Her debut novel The Other Alcott was a nominee for the 2017 Washington Book Award. Three more novels—Learning to See\, Fast Girls\, and Angels of the Pacific—followed\, all centered on the lives of extraordinary but overlooked historical women. \nHooper lives in Seattle. URL:https://www.humanities.org/event/online-fast-girls-trailblazing-women-olympians/ LOCATION:Online Event\, Des Moines\, United States CATEGORIES:History GEO:41.5868417;-93.6249522 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20251003T170000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20251003T170000 DTSTAMP:20251116T225625 CREATED:20250425T030952Z LAST-MODIFIED:20251005T020032Z UID:52793-1759510800-1759510800@www.humanities.org SUMMARY:IN PERSON: Wonderful\, Weird\, and Worrisome Objects in Washington State Museums DESCRIPTION:Most museums display no more than 10 percent of their holdings\, often citing “not enough space” as the reason. But there are also a wide range of cultural\, philosophical\, political\, environmental\, historic\, and even superstitious reasons why museums keep some objects from public view. \nIn this talk\, explore a wide range of hidden objects found in the back rooms of museums in our state and around the country. Examples include a Spokane institution that holds Bing Crosby’s toupées and a museum in Lynden that’s home to a 150-year-old pickle. When possible\, we will have local museum curators on hand to answer questions\, participate in our discussions\, and unbox a few hidden treasures. \nHarriet Baskas (she/her) is the author of nine books\, including 111 Places in Seattle That You Must Not Miss and Hidden Treasures: What Museums Can’t or Won’t Show You. She writes about airports\, museums\, travel\, and a variety of other topics for outlets such as NBC News\, The Points Guy\, and her own site\, StuckatTheAirport.com. She produced a radio series on hidden museum artifacts that aired on National Public Radio. Baskas has a master’s in communications from the University of Washington. \nBaskas lives in Seattle. URL:https://www.humanities.org/event/in-person-wonderful-weird-and-worrisome-objects-in-washington-state-museums-29/ LOCATION:Ritzville Public Library District #2\, 302 W Main Ave\, Ritzville\, WA\, 99169\, United States CATEGORIES:Culture END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20251003T180000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20251003T180000 DTSTAMP:20251116T225625 CREATED:20250819T020025Z LAST-MODIFIED:20251016T020117Z UID:53297-1759514400-1759514400@www.humanities.org SUMMARY:ONLINE: Mambo 2 Hip Hop DESCRIPTION:Discover the music and dance that emerged from Afro-Indigenous artists of the Americas. Mambo 2 Hip Hop explores not only famous artists and their unique contributions to music\, but also the political and socio-economic forces that helped create them. Learn the basic similarities and differences between artists of the twentieth and twenty-first centuries and the cultural sounds that weaved a whole new contemporary art movement. \nAnnabel Quintero (she/her) is the author of memoir STEP STEP JUMP: Transforming Trauma to Triumph from the 46th Floor. Quintero is a professional speaker\, wellness coach\, and diversity\, equity and inclusion strategist. She holds a master’s degree in education policy and organizational leadership from the University of Washington. \nQuintero lives in Seattle. URL:https://www.humanities.org/event/online-mambo-2-hip-hop/ LOCATION:Online Event\, Tacoma\, United States CATEGORIES:Art and Music END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20251004T140000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20251004T140000 DTSTAMP:20251116T225625 CREATED:20250701T020022Z LAST-MODIFIED:20251005T020037Z UID:53102-1759586400-1759586400@www.humanities.org SUMMARY:IN PERSON: Beyond Words: Storytelling through Indian Classical Dance DESCRIPTION:Indian classical dance\, Bharatanatyam\, is admired globally for telling mythological stories. However\, the Bharatanatyam dance is beyond Indian mythology—its hand gestures and head-eye-neck movements can be woven into specific feet and body movements to tell any stories\, poems\, or narrations. \nUsing illustrated examples and live demonstrations\, Indian classical dancer Piyali Biswas De explores some methodologies from Classical Bharatanatyam dance to tell a story. Join Piyali and immerse yourself in the gestures and expressions that weave tales and witness a short live captivating dance performance. Ready to tell your story with Indian classical moves? \nPiyali Biswas De (she/her) is an Indian dancer and choreographer. Founder of “Dance Tantra\,” a Bharatanatyam dance academy\, and “Sadhana\,” a non-profit art and cultural organization\, Biswas De is deeply passionate about promoting Indian Classical art in the Pacific Northwest and beyond. \nBiswas De lives in Sammamish. URL:https://www.humanities.org/event/in-person-beyond-words-storytelling-through-indian-classical-dance-9/ LOCATION:Maple Valley Library\, 21844 SE 248th Street\, Maple Valley\, WA\, 98038-8582\, United States CATEGORIES:Art and Music END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20251004T140000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20251004T140000 DTSTAMP:20251116T225625 CREATED:20250918T020015Z LAST-MODIFIED:20251016T020118Z UID:53460-1759586400-1759586400@www.humanities.org SUMMARY:IN PERSON: The Firsts: Latina Struggles in the United States DESCRIPTION:Many Latinas face extraordinary challenges in their professions and personal lives. They are often first-generation college students whose parents may have little experience with higher education. This results in a difficult balancing act: they are trying not to let the process of earning a college education change them in ways that are antithetical to traditional Latino values\, yet they are often expected to help with family care and responsibilities that can take priority over their studies and careers. \nIn a talk that draws from interviews of Latinas from across a wide range of professions\, as well as from her own personal experiences\, join Maria Chávez for an exploration of the complicated challenges Latina professionals face. Chávez also offers ideas for how to provide Latinas with support and solutions. \nMaria Chávez (she/her) is a professor of political science at Pacific Lutheran University specializing in American government\, public policy\, and Latino Politics. As a first-generation college graduate herself\, her work centers on the progress of and barriers to Latinos in the U.S. She was awarded the American Political Science Association’s Best Book in Latino Politics twice: first for Everyday Injustice\, and most recently for Latino Professionals in America. \nChávez lives in Lacey. URL:https://www.humanities.org/event/in-person-the-firsts-latina-struggles-in-the-united-states-9/ LOCATION:University Place Library\, 3609 Market Pl W Ste 100\, University Place\, Washington\, 98466\, United States CATEGORIES:Society GEO:47.225835;-122.5360761 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=University Place Library 3609 Market Pl W Ste 100 University Place Washington 98466 United States;X-APPLE-RADIUS=500;X-TITLE=3609 Market Pl W Ste 100:geo:-122.5360761,47.225835 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20251004T163000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20251004T163000 DTSTAMP:20251116T225625 CREATED:20250425T030953Z LAST-MODIFIED:20251007T020017Z UID:52795-1759595400-1759595400@www.humanities.org SUMMARY:IN PERSON: Big Apples\, Big Business: How Washington Became the Apple State DESCRIPTION:Why do so many apples in the grocery store look the same? And why do so many come from Washington? \nIn this talk\, explore how Washington became the top apple producing state in the country\, and how\, in the process\, it transformed apples into an industrialized commodity. Many regions in the West attempted to grow apples\, but in Washington\, big apples became big business thanks to the work of scientists\, investors\, irrigators\, railroad corporations\, marketers\, and apple growers. How does the history of Washington apples reflect larger changes happening in the American food system—changes that continue to affect our environment and the way we eat today? \nAmanda L. Van Lanen (she/her) is a Professor of History at Lewis-Clark State College and the author of The Washington Apple: Orchards and the Development of Industrial Agriculture. She earned a Ph.D. in history at Washington State University\, and blogs about food history at historyreheated.com. \nVan Lanen lives in Asotin. URL:https://www.humanities.org/event/in-person-big-apples-big-business-how-washington-became-the-apple-state-17/ LOCATION:Railway History Campus & Train Shed Exhibit Hall\, 9320 Stone Quarry Road\, Snoqualmie\, WA\, 98065\, United States CATEGORIES:History END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20251004T193000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20251004T193000 DTSTAMP:20251116T225625 CREATED:20250723T020047Z LAST-MODIFIED:20251014T020038Z UID:53157-1759606200-1759606200@www.humanities.org SUMMARY:HYBRID: What Is a Chief? How Native Values Can Teach Resilience DESCRIPTION:At the age of 55\, John Halliday became legally blind. As a Muckleshoot Tribal member of Duwamish ancestry\, Halliday says his Native American world view\, cultural traditions\, and values\, which have sustained Native tribes throughout history\, long before colonization\, have helped him overcome the challenges associated with losing his sight. \nToo often\, our understanding of American history begins with foreign European powers “settling” the land—as though no thriving human communities existed here. Woven in with John’s personal story\, audiences will learn Washington State history from a Native American perspective\, and how that history can teach resilience. \nJohn Halliday (he/him) is a legally blind Native American artist of Muckleshoot\, “Duwamish\,” Yakama\, and Warm Springs Indian descent. Halliday recently retired from the Bureau of Indian Affairs as Deputy Regional Director for the Navajo Region after serving as CEO for both the Muckleshoot and Snoqualmie tribes. Halliday has shown his art at Lakewold Gardens\, ANT Gallery\, and the Sacred Circle Galleries of American Indian Art under the artist name “Coyote”. \nHalliday lives in Steilacoom. URL:https://www.humanities.org/event/hybrid-what-is-a-chief-how-native-values-can-teach-resilience-5/ LOCATION:Rainier Arts Center\, 3515 S Alaska St\, Seattle\, WA\, 98118\, United States CATEGORIES:Culture GEO:47.5604004;-122.2880098 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=Rainier Arts Center 3515 S Alaska St Seattle WA 98118 United States;X-APPLE-RADIUS=500;X-TITLE=3515 S Alaska St:geo:-122.2880098,47.5604004 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20251006T143000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20251006T143000 DTSTAMP:20251116T225625 CREATED:20250508T020025Z LAST-MODIFIED:20251010T020027Z UID:52901-1759761000-1759761000@www.humanities.org SUMMARY:IN PERSON: Cómo escribir un retrato familiar DESCRIPTION:Cuente las historias que han preocupado\, divertido y definido a su familia por generaciones. \nEn este taller de escritura generativa de una hora de duración\, la ensayista Kristen Millares Young utilizará sugerencias guiadas y discusiones para ayudarle a planificar\, escribir y revisar sus historias familiares. Al reflexionar sobre algunas verdades íntimas\, podemos redefinir como pensamos acerca de nosotros mismos y nuestros familiares\, contribuir a nuestras comunidades y generar conversaciones vitales. \nEste taller será ofrecido en inglés y en español. Los participantes saldrán con una nueva perspectiva. \nKristen Millares Young (Ella) es periodista\, ensayista y autora. Su novela Subduction fue ganadora de los Premios Nautilus e IPPY\, así mismo fue finalista de dos premios del Libro Latino Internacional y del Libro del Año del Foreword Indies. Ella también es la editora de Seismic. Millares Young fue la investigadora del equipo de New York Times creador de “Snow Fall\,” el cual ganó un premio Pulitzer. Sus ensayos\, reseñas e investigaciones aparecen en el Washington Post\, el Guardian\, y antologías como Alone Together. \nMillares Young vive en Seattle. URL:https://www.humanities.org/event/in-person-como-escribir-un-retrato-familiar-7/ LOCATION:Fourth Plain Community Commons\, 3101 E 4th Plain Blvd Ste 101\, Vancouver\, WA\, 98661\, United States CATEGORIES:Literature END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20251006T170000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20251006T170000 DTSTAMP:20251116T225625 CREATED:20250508T020027Z LAST-MODIFIED:20251010T020033Z UID:52903-1759770000-1759770000@www.humanities.org SUMMARY:IN PERSON: How to Write a Family Portrait DESCRIPTION:Tell the stories that have preoccupied\, amused\, and defined your family for generations. \nIn this hour-long generative writing workshop\, essayist Kristen Millares Young will use guided prompts and discussions to help you plan\, write\, and revise your family stories. By reflecting on intimate truths\, we can redefine how we think about ourselves and our kin\, contribute to our communities\, and spark vital conversations. \nThis workshop is offered in both English and Spanish. Participants will leave with new pages. \nKristen Millares Young (she/her) is a journalist\, essayist\, and author. Her novel Subduction was a winner of the Nautilus and IPPY awards\, as well as a finalist for two International Latino Book Awards and Foreword Indies Book of the Year. She is also the editor of Seismic. Millares Young was the researcher for the New York Times team behind “Snow Fall\,” which won a Pulitzer. Her essays\, reviews\, and investigations appear in the Washington Post\, the Guardian\, and anthologies such as Alone Together. \nMillares Young lives in Seattle. URL:https://www.humanities.org/event/in-person-how-to-write-a-family-portrait-19/ LOCATION:Washougal Community Center\, 1681 C St\, Washougal\, WA\, 98671\, United States CATEGORIES:Literature END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20251008T120000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20251008T120000 DTSTAMP:20251116T225625 CREATED:20250723T020025Z LAST-MODIFIED:20251015T020031Z UID:53137-1759924800-1759924800@www.humanities.org SUMMARY:ONLINE: When Your Grandpa Is a Bot: AI\, Death\, and Digital Dopplegangers DESCRIPTION:After his father passed away\, Muhammad Aurangzeb Ahmad brought him back—digitally. To give his young children the experience of knowing their grandfather\, he created an artificial intelligence (AI) simulation he called “Grandpa Bot” that could act like his father. As his kids grow up interacting with Grandpa Bot\, Ahmad has had to confront firsthand the increasingly blurred lines between what is human and what is code. \nIn this talk\, Ahmad uses his experience to explore how artificial intelligence will transform our society\, culture\, and relationships. How might AI change what it means to be human? What does it mean to remember a loved one? What is personal identity? Join him for a talk about how technology is shaking up the foundational questions of life. \nMuhammad Aurangzeb Ahmad (he/him) is a research scientist at the University of Washington’s Harborview Medical Center and an affiliate assistant professor in the department of Computer Science at the University of Washington\, Bothell. He earned his PhD in computer science from the University of Minnesota. His research focuses on artificial intelligence\, algorithmic nudging (using algorithms to change human behavior)\, and personality emulation (software that can act like humans). He thinks extensively about the social\, cultural\, and ethical impact of AI and machine learning. \nAhmad lives in Bothell. URL:https://www.humanities.org/event/online-when-your-grandpa-is-a-bot-ai-death-and-digital-dopplegangers-4/ LOCATION:Online Event\, Seattle\, United States CATEGORIES:Science and Technology GEO:47.6061389;-122.3328481 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20251008T180000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20251008T180000 DTSTAMP:20251116T225625 CREATED:20250723T020049Z LAST-MODIFIED:20251024T020029Z UID:53159-1759946400-1759946400@www.humanities.org SUMMARY:IN PERSON: Resisting Erasure through Storytelling DESCRIPTION:When Putsata Reang was eight years old\, she didn’t understand why her skin was brown when almost all of her classmates’ skin was white. So she put an eraser to her arm and began to rub\, hoping to become white. A decade later\, feeling disoriented by the dawning realization that she is gay\, Putsata put a razor to her wrist. But ultimately she was too ashamed to end her own life. That’s because when she was a baby\, and her family fled war in her native Cambodia\, her mother had saved her life. \nToday\, an increasing number of Americans like Putsata are at risk of erasure because of external forces such as anti-LGBTQ+ legislation\, and internal forces\, such as shame and discrimination. Putsata discusses the dangers of dwelling on differences and encourages audiences to share their personal stories as an antidote to erasure. \nPutsata Reang (she/her) is an author and journalist whose debut memoir\, Ma and Me\, was awarded the 2023 Pacific Northwest Booksellers Association prize for nonfiction and was recognized as a finalist for the 2023 Lambda Literary Award. Her writing has appeared in publications including the New York Times\, Ms. magazine\, Politico\, and The Guardian. Reang has held several prestigious residencies and was a fellow of the Jack Straw Writers program and Alicia Patterson Foundation for journalists. \nReang lives in Seattle. URL:https://www.humanities.org/event/in-person-resisting-erasure-through-storytelling-9/ LOCATION:Tacoma Public Library – Swasey Branch\, 7001 6th Ave\, Tacoma\, WA\, 98406\, United States CATEGORIES:Culture END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20251009T180000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20251009T180000 DTSTAMP:20251116T225625 CREATED:20250118T020113Z LAST-MODIFIED:20251115T020046Z UID:52127-1760032800-1760032800@www.humanities.org SUMMARY:IN PERSON: The Trickster: How an Ancient Archetype Helps Us Imagine a Better World DESCRIPTION:What do Loki\, Banksy\, Bugs Bunny\, Thelonious Monk\, Mae West\, Yoko Ono\, Raven\, Eshù Elégba\, and Muhammad Ali all have in common? Whether deity or human\, all bring Trickster magic to our world. \nThe Trickster\, a character who animates and enlivens humanity’s oldest stories\, is frequently misunderstood. Wander and wonder with author Shepherd Siegel through the paradoxes\, art\, tricks\, backfires\, pranks\, pratfalls\, and messianic acts that together form this indestructible component of our collective psyche. From that common ground\, we’ll share our own personal encounters with tricksterism and come to an understanding of how the journey from moral indeterminacy to moral discovery can inspire us to imagine and create a better world. \nShepherd Siegel (he/him) is an author and activist. He started off as a professional rock and jazz musician before becoming a teacher for incarcerated youth and students with disabilities. He earned his doctorate at University of California\, Berkeley\, with studies in anthropology and special education. His recent books\, Disruptive Play and Tricking Power into Performing Acts of Love (a Bronze Winner for an INDIES Book of the Year Award and Silver winner of a CIPA Evvy)\, explore the Trickster in politics and culture. \nSiegel lives in Seattle. URL:https://www.humanities.org/event/in-person-the-trickster-how-an-ancient-archetype-helps-us-imagine-a-better-world-7/ LOCATION:Red Cross Building\, 605 Barnes St\, Vancouver\, WA\, 98661\, United States CATEGORIES:Culture GEO:45.6266962;-122.6664693 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=Red Cross Building 605 Barnes St Vancouver WA 98661 United States;X-APPLE-RADIUS=500;X-TITLE=605 Barnes St:geo:-122.6664693,45.6266962 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20251009T180000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20251009T180000 DTSTAMP:20251116T225625 CREATED:20250425T030950Z LAST-MODIFIED:20251027T020031Z UID:52791-1760032800-1760032800@www.humanities.org SUMMARY:ONLINE: The Messages We Carry DESCRIPTION:Navigating gender in our world has become more complicated. In this talk\, discuss the spectrum of gender in a warm and accessible way. Most of us were socialized around gender\, and that socialization can limit us and affect the way we interact with others. Mac walks audiences through the types of modeling and messaging they had growing up around gender\, and how we can all make conscious choices that serve us better today. \nWhat is it like to see and walk in the world from both the male and female perspectives? Mac will share his gender journey and what it taught him about life\, our culture\, and how it affects our interactions with others. \nMac Scotty McGregor (he/him) is the co-founder and executive director of Positive Masculinity\, a nonprofit that works to dismantle toxic masculinity cultural norms and create a healthier positive masculinity model for all people. On top of being an educator\, trans activist\, writer\, speaker\, radio host\, and author of the book Positive Masculinity Now\, McGregor is a former U.S. karate team member and Martial Arts Hall of Fame inductee. \nMcGregor lives in Seattle. URL:https://www.humanities.org/event/online-the-messages-we-carry/ LOCATION:Online Event\, Seattle\, United States CATEGORIES:Society GEO:47.6061389;-122.3328481 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20251009T183000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20251009T183000 DTSTAMP:20251116T225625 CREATED:20250909T020040Z LAST-MODIFIED:20251014T020045Z UID:53351-1760034600-1760034600@www.humanities.org SUMMARY:HYBRID: They Want Our Rhythm\, but Not Our Blues: African American Innovation through Pop Culture DESCRIPTION:The freedom often denied to African Americans to move and express themselves has meant that they have had to be especially creative in building their culture. The innovations created under oppression are often appropriated by the oppressor—they want our rhythm. And such culture and creativity has been forged from their everyday struggles—but they do not want our blues. \nReflecting on music\, sports\, language\, food\, and even hair\, this talk calls audiences in beyond the rhythm to recognize the blues that made African American popular culture. It serves as a guide to appreciating the art of Black pop culture by understanding how and why African American culture was created\, and when and where it appears across multiple platforms of popular culture—never without a unique artisan style. \nLaToya Brackett (she/her) is an associate professor of African American studies at the University of Puget Sound\, where she also serves as a member of the leadership team for the Race & Pedagogy Institute. A scholar with two degrees in Black studies\, one from Cornell University and the other from Michigan State\, she is an interdisciplinarian who centers the Black experience. \nBrackett lives in Tacoma. URL:https://www.humanities.org/event/hybrid-they-want-our-rhythm-but-not-our-blues-african-american-innovation-through-pop-culture-2/ LOCATION:Lacey City Hall\, 420 College St SE\, Lacey\, WA\, 98375\, United States CATEGORIES:Culture END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20251011T093000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20251011T093000 DTSTAMP:20251116T225625 CREATED:20250425T031017Z LAST-MODIFIED:20251015T020026Z UID:52824-1760175000-1760175000@www.humanities.org SUMMARY:HYBRID: Bad People and Good Ol’ Boys: The Criminalization of Rural Disadvantage DESCRIPTION:If you live in a rural area and commit a crime\, your social standing plays a huge role in your ability to recover. Drawing on research from Central and Eastern Washington\, this talk explores how the social dynamics in rural communities play an outsized role in how a person is treated after an entanglement with the law. \nParticularly in small towns\, where word can travel fast of an arrest\, judgement and stigma can undermine social relations and create barriers to securing work and housing. Yet those same dynamics can also give some people a pass—your local reputation can make it easier for some to regain their standing in the community. Join professor Jennifer Sherman as she asks questions including: Why do we define criminality in the ways we do? And are there more effective ways to keep our communities safe and support vulnerable people? \nJennifer Sherman (she/her) is professor of sociology at Washington State University\, and currently serves as president of the Rural Sociological Society. Her qualitative research focuses on poverty and inequality\, mainly in the rural Northwest. She is the author of two books\, 2009’s Those Who Work\, Those Who Don’t: Poverty\, Morality\, and Family in Rural America\, and 2021’s Dividing Paradise: Rural Inequality and the Diminishing American Dream (2021). She also co-edited the 2017 volume\, Rural Poverty in the United States. \nSherman lives in Moscow\, Idaho. \nThis talk is presented in partnership with The Thomas S. Foley Institute for Public Policy and Public Service\, which educates citizens across the state about democratic institutions and public affairs\, and is based at Washington State University. For more information\, visit The Foley Institute’s website. URL:https://www.humanities.org/event/hybrid-bad-people-and-good-ol-boys-the-criminalization-of-rural-disadvantage/ LOCATION:North Spokane Library\, 44 E Hawthorne Rd\, Spokane\, WA\, 99218\, United States CATEGORIES:Society GEO:47.7507902;-117.4090422 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=North Spokane Library 44 E Hawthorne Rd Spokane WA 99218 United States;X-APPLE-RADIUS=500;X-TITLE=44 E Hawthorne Rd:geo:-117.4090422,47.7507902 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20251011T143000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20251011T143000 DTSTAMP:20251116T225625 CREATED:20250723T020037Z LAST-MODIFIED:20251012T020022Z UID:53148-1760193000-1760193000@www.humanities.org SUMMARY:IN PERSON: The Firsts: Latina Struggles in the United States DESCRIPTION:Many Latinas face extraordinary challenges in their professions and personal lives. They are often first-generation college students whose parents may have little experience with higher education. This results in a difficult balancing act: they are trying not to let the process of earning a college education change them in ways that are antithetical to traditional Latino values\, yet they are often expected to help with family care and responsibilities that can take priority over their studies and careers. \nIn a talk that draws from interviews of Latinas from across a wide range of professions\, as well as from her own personal experiences\, join Maria Chávez for an exploration of the complicated challenges Latina professionals face. Chávez also offers ideas for how to provide Latinas with support and solutions. \nMaria Chávez (she/her) is a professor of political science at Pacific Lutheran University specializing in American government\, public policy\, and Latino Politics. As a first-generation college graduate herself\, her work centers on the progress of and barriers to Latinos in the U.S. She was awarded the American Political Science Association’s Best Book in Latino Politics twice: first for Everyday Injustice\, and most recently for Latino Professionals in America. \nChávez lives in Lacey. URL:https://www.humanities.org/event/in-person-the-firsts-latina-struggles-in-the-united-states-8/ LOCATION:Summit Pierce County Library\, 5107 112th St E\, Tacoma\, WA\, 98446\, United States CATEGORIES:Society GEO:47.1549049;-122.3606676 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=Summit Pierce County Library 5107 112th St E Tacoma WA 98446 United States;X-APPLE-RADIUS=500;X-TITLE=5107 112th St E:geo:-122.3606676,47.1549049 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20251012T140000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20251012T140000 DTSTAMP:20251116T225625 CREATED:20250723T020043Z LAST-MODIFIED:20251020T020029Z UID:53154-1760277600-1760277600@www.humanities.org SUMMARY:IN PERSON: And It Has Pockets! The Battle for Women's Clothing Equality DESCRIPTION:How many times have you heard someone wearing women’s clothing exclaim\, “And it has pockets!” Comparisons have shown that modern garments designed for women have about half the storage space of clothing designed for men. From their invention\, pockets in women’s fashion have represented independence—so much so that in the 18th century\, laws were enacted to strip women of their personal liberty by making the contents of their pockets the property of their husband. The right to have pockets went hand-in-hand with the right to vote. And people today are still speaking out about the inequality between men’s and women’s clothing based on this simple storage system. \nJoin costume designer Diane Johnston to dig into the pockets of the past\, tracing the history of the humble pocket to determine if the battle for equality may still be decided by a few inches of extremely influential fabric. \nDiane Johnston (she/her) is a theatrical costume designer who has spent the past 33 years creating costumes for productions large and small throughout the region. She holds a Master of Fine Arts in Costume Design and is a member of the International Alliance of Theatrical Stage Employees. Johnston has always been fascinated with fashion history and the historic trends that find their way into our modern closets. She is currently designing costumes for Edmonds Driftwood Players. \nJohnston lives in Stanwood. URL:https://www.humanities.org/event/in-person-and-it-has-pockets-the-battle-for-womens-clothing-equality-25/ LOCATION:Aljoya Senior Living\, 2430 76th Ave SE\, Mercer Island\, WA\, 98040\, United States CATEGORIES:Culture END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20251014T173000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20251014T173000 DTSTAMP:20251116T225625 CREATED:20250723T020054Z LAST-MODIFIED:20251018T020054Z UID:53164-1760463000-1760463000@www.humanities.org SUMMARY:IN PERSON: Honoring Women Peacebuilders in Africa and Beyond DESCRIPTION:What makes women’s peacebuilding movements so effective—often more effective than larger scale national and international initiatives? Why is the work of women peacebuilders less well-known and celebrated than that of their male counterparts? Is the collective nature of women’s peacemaking work a reason it’s both effective yet also underappreciated? \nIn this talk\, meet peacebuilders beyond the usual names like Mother Theresa and Jane Addams\, and gain an appreciation for the collective nature of women’s peacebuilding activities. Glimpse the more peaceful horizon that could dawn if we inspired and supported women’s peacebuilding collectives. \nRichard Middleton-Kaplan (he/him) is the director of Academic Support Services at Whitman College. In 2011\, Richard spent a sabbatical at the Centre for Applied Human Rights at University of York\, helping to develop a course on literature and human rights. His publications include “Using Literature to Teach Peace” in Peace Research: The Canadian Journal of Peace and Conflict Studies. \nMiddleton-Kaplan lives in Walla Walla. URL:https://www.humanities.org/event/in-person-honoring-women-peacebuilders-in-africa-and-beyond-3/ LOCATION:Asotin County Library\, 417 Sycamore St\, Clarkston\, WA\, 99403\, United States CATEGORIES:Society GEO:46.412234;-117.0438713 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=Asotin County Library 417 Sycamore St Clarkston WA 99403 United States;X-APPLE-RADIUS=500;X-TITLE=417 Sycamore St:geo:-117.0438713,46.412234 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20251014T173000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20251014T173000 DTSTAMP:20251116T225625 CREATED:20250812T020034Z LAST-MODIFIED:20251015T020035Z UID:53252-1760463000-1760463000@www.humanities.org SUMMARY:IN PERSON: Mambo 2 Hip Hop DESCRIPTION:Discover the music and dance that emerged from Afro-Indigenous artists of the Americas. Mambo 2 Hip Hop explores not only famous artists and their unique contributions to music\, but also the political and socio-economic forces that helped create them. Learn the basic similarities and differences between artists of the twentieth and twenty-first centuries and the cultural sounds that weaved a whole new contemporary art movement. \nAnnabel Quintero (she/her) is the author of memoir STEP STEP JUMP: Transforming Trauma to Triumph from the 46th Floor. Quintero is a professional speaker\, wellness coach\, and diversity\, equity and inclusion strategist. She holds a master’s degree in education policy and organizational leadership from the University of Washington. \nQuintero lives in Seattle. URL:https://www.humanities.org/event/in-person-mambo-2-hip-hop/ LOCATION:Steilacoom PIerce County Library\, 2950 Steilacoom Blvd\, Steilacoom\, WA\, 98388\, United States CATEGORIES:Art and Music END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20251015T180000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20251015T180000 DTSTAMP:20251116T225625 CREATED:20250326T020035Z LAST-MODIFIED:20251017T020015Z UID:52553-1760551200-1760551200@www.humanities.org SUMMARY:IN PERSON: Fast Girls: Trailblazing Women Olympians DESCRIPTION:At the 1928 Olympics in Amsterdam\, Betty Robinson\, a seventeen-year-old student from Chicago\, won a gold medal in the inaugural offering of women’s track and field. Three years later as she prepared to defend her title at the 1932 Olympics in Los Angeles\, she was in a plane crash and believed to be dead until the mortician noticed her breathing and she was revived. Doctors told Robinson she’d be lucky to walk again and advised her to give up her Olympic aspirations. Yet at the 1936 Olympics in Berlin\, she was back on the podium with another gold medal. \nBetty Robinson represents one of many fascinating but overlooked pioneering women Olympians. In this talk\, author Elise Hooper separates fact from fiction to uncover the progress and setbacks faced by women Olympians since they first began competing in 1900. \nElise Hooper (she/her) spent several years writing for television and online news outlets before getting a Master of Arts and teaching high-school literature and history. Her debut novel The Other Alcott was a nominee for the 2017 Washington Book Award. Three more novels—Learning to See\, Fast Girls\, and Angels of the Pacific—followed\, all centered on the lives of extraordinary but overlooked historical women. \nHooper lives in Seattle. URL:https://www.humanities.org/event/hybrid-fast-girls-trailblazing-women-olympians/ LOCATION:Stevenson Community Libray\, 120 NW Vancouver Ave\, Stevenson\, WA\, 98648\, United States CATEGORIES:History END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20251016T180000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20251016T180000 DTSTAMP:20251116T225625 CREATED:20250903T020032Z LAST-MODIFIED:20251023T020107Z UID:53343-1760637600-1760637600@www.humanities.org SUMMARY:IN PERSON: Wonderful\, Weird\, and Worrisome Objects in Washington State Museums DESCRIPTION:Most museums display no more than 10 percent of their holdings\, often citing “not enough space” as the reason. But there are also a wide range of cultural\, philosophical\, political\, environmental\, historic\, and even superstitious reasons why museums keep some objects from public view. \nIn this talk\, explore a wide range of hidden objects found in the back rooms of museums in our state and around the country. Examples include a Spokane institution that holds Bing Crosby’s toupées and a museum in Lynden that’s home to a 150-year-old pickle. When possible\, we will have local museum curators on hand to answer questions\, participate in our discussions\, and unbox a few hidden treasures. \nHarriet Baskas (she/her) is the author of nine books\, including 111 Places in Seattle That You Must Not Miss and Hidden Treasures: What Museums Can’t or Won’t Show You. She writes about airports\, museums\, travel\, and a variety of other topics for outlets such as NBC News\, The Points Guy\, and her own site\, StuckatTheAirport.com. She produced a radio series on hidden museum artifacts that aired on National Public Radio. Baskas has a master’s in communications from the University of Washington. \nBaskas lives in Seattle. URL:https://www.humanities.org/event/in-person-wonderful-weird-and-worrisome-objects-in-washington-state-museums-35/ LOCATION:Moses Lake Museum & Art Center\, 401 S. Balsam St.\, Moses Lake\, WA\, 98837\, United States CATEGORIES:Culture END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20251016T190000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20251016T190000 DTSTAMP:20251116T225625 CREATED:20241028T204518Z LAST-MODIFIED:20251018T020047Z UID:51432-1760641200-1760641200@www.humanities.org SUMMARY:IN PERSON: UFO Northwest: How Washington State Spawned the Men In Black DESCRIPTION:On August 1\, 1947\, the tragic crash of a B-25 bomber in Washington State triggered an FBI investigation of “The Maury Island Incident”—an infamous Northwest UFO sighting\, and history’s first alleged encounter with the so-called “Men in Black.” \nThe FBI’s records from 1947\, which were sealed for decades\, reveal Cold War fears\, jurisdictional disputes\, cover-ups\, false confessions\, a courageous FBI Special Agent\, and the hands-on involvement of FBI Director J. Edgar Hoover. \nRelying on the FBI records\, this talk exposes a Washington story that shapes our current UFO narratives\, from 1950’s pulp magazines to the ubiquitous X-Files and Men in Black film franchises. Also examined: how the Northwest’s unique position in UFO history is challenged by others that assert contradictory narratives. \nSteve Edmiston (he/him) is a business and entertainment lawyer with Bracepoint Law\, and an indie film screenwriter and producer. Edmiston has keynoted for the Pacific Northwest History Conference\, Washington State Historical Museum\, McMenamins History Pubs\, film festivals\, conferences\, and business groups. He was the screenwriter and co-producer of “The Maury Island Incident\,” a short film chronicling the true story of Harold Dahl and his alleged 1947 sighting of a UFO over Puget Sound. \nEdmiston lives in Des Moines. URL:https://www.humanities.org/event/in-person-ufo-northwest-how-washington-state-spawned-the-men-in-black-26/ LOCATION:Kiggins Theatre\, 1011 Main Street\, Vancouver\, WA\, 98660\, United States CATEGORIES:History END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20251017T133000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20251017T133000 DTSTAMP:20251116T225625 CREATED:20250723T020100Z LAST-MODIFIED:20251021T020024Z UID:53169-1760707800-1760707800@www.humanities.org SUMMARY:IN PERSON: Stomp and Shout: The Untold Story of Northwest Rock & Roll DESCRIPTION:Northwest Rock & Roll’s historical highpoints are well documented—in the late 20th century\, Nirvana\, Soundgarden\, Pearl Jam\, and other grunge gods took the world by storm. Previously\, Seattle’s Queensrÿche and Heart had ruled the heavy metal realm. And prior to that\, The Wailers\, The Kingsmen\, Paul Revere and The Raiders\, and The Sonics had all fueled local teen dances with garage-rock versions of the region’s signature song\, “Louie Louie.” \nYet these iconic bands are only half the story. In this talk\, join author Peter Blecha to discover the lesser-known but vitally important bands and scenes that laid the foundation for what was to come—finally connecting all the dots between the fabled Northwest era of Ray Charles\, Quincy Jones\, and Jimi Hendrix\, and the R&B-spiked roots of a distinct regional art form: the “Original Northwest Sound.” \nPeter Blecha (he/him) is the director of the Northwest Music Archives\, an award-winning author\, a founding curator at MoPop\, and a longtime staff historian at historylink.org. Blecha’s newest book\, Stomp and Shout: R&B and the Origins of Northwest Rock and Roll\, draws on his deep knowledge as a leading expert on Pacific Northwest music history to chronicle both well-known and overlooked icons of the early Northwest Sound. \nBlecha lives in Seattle. URL:https://www.humanities.org/event/in-person-stomp-and-shout-the-untold-story-of-northwest-rock-roll-20/ LOCATION:Camano Community Center\, 606 Arrowhead Road\, Camano Island\, WA\, 98282\, United States CATEGORIES:Art and Music END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20251017T190000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20251017T210000 DTSTAMP:20251116T225625 CREATED:20251008T020028Z LAST-MODIFIED:20251008T020028Z UID:53662-1760727600-1760734800@www.humanities.org SUMMARY:The Stegner Lecture\, featuring Washington State Poet Laureate Derek Sheffield DESCRIPTION:Join Washington State Poet Laureate Derek Sheffield for The Stegner Lecture\, an annual lecture at Lewis Clark State College that has been a literary-cultural highlight for the community since its creation in 1982. This event is free and open to the public. \nDerek Sheffield is the 2025-2027 Washington State Poet Laureate. Hailing from the Wenatchee Valley\, Sheffield is the author of Not for Luck\, selected for Wheelbarrow Books Poetry Prize\, and Through the Second Skin\, runner-up for the Emily Dickinson First Book Award. He is the co-editor of Cascadia Field Guide: Art\, Ecology\, Poetry\, which won a 2024 Washington State Book Award. The first in his family to attend college\, Sheffield is now on the English faculty at Wenatchee Valley College and is the poetry editor of Terrain.org. When he’s not crafting poems\, Derek is teaching his beloved Northwest Nature Writing class\, where he has shared his passion for the outdoors with students for the past 20 years. \n“I write because the words of others saved me in the long blue silence of my childhood\,” he says\, “and making poems for me has come to be about living more deeply and widely.” \nThe Poet Laureate program is sponsored by Humanities Washington and The Washington State Arts Commission/ArtsWA\, with the support of Governor Bob Ferguson. URL:https://www.humanities.org/event/the-stegner-lecture-featuring-washington-state-poet-laureate-derek-sheffield/ LOCATION:Lewis Clark State College\, 411 D St\, Lewiston\, ID\, 83501\, United States CATEGORIES:Literature END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20251018T130000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20251018T130000 DTSTAMP:20251116T225625 CREATED:20250812T020037Z LAST-MODIFIED:20251014T020043Z UID:53254-1760792400-1760792400@www.humanities.org SUMMARY:IN PERSON: Big Apples\, Big Business: How Washington Became the Apple State DESCRIPTION:Why do so many apples in the grocery store look the same? And why do so many come from Washington? \nIn this talk\, explore how Washington became the top apple producing state in the country\, and how\, in the process\, it transformed apples into an industrialized commodity. Many regions in the West attempted to grow apples\, but in Washington\, big apples became big business thanks to the work of scientists\, investors\, irrigators\, railroad corporations\, marketers\, and apple growers. How does the history of Washington apples reflect larger changes happening in the American food system—changes that continue to affect our environment and the way we eat today? \nAmanda L. Van Lanen (she/her) is a Professor of History at Lewis-Clark State College and the author of The Washington Apple: Orchards and the Development of Industrial Agriculture. She earned a Ph.D. in history at Washington State University\, and blogs about food history at historyreheated.com. \nVan Lanen lives in Asotin. URL:https://www.humanities.org/event/in-person-big-apples-big-business-how-washington-became-the-apple-state-20/ LOCATION:Issaquah Public Library\, 10 W Sunset Way\, Issaquah\, WA\, 98027\, United States CATEGORIES:History END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR