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SUMMARY:IN PERSON: Imagining the Future: A Speculative Fiction Writing Workshop
DESCRIPTION:Science fiction isn’t just about men in a lab or robots in space—it’s also about us\, all of us\, our families and our communities.  \nIn this hybrid lecture and interactive writing workshop\, audiences will learn a brief history and definitions of speculative fiction—an umbrella term that encompasses the genres of science fiction\, fantasy\, space opera\, supernatural\, horror\, etc. We’ll then engage in writing exercises to give participants an opportunity to write in the genre\, starting with a warm-up prompt before tackling questions about how issues like climate change\, genetic manipulation\, or artificial intelligence might affect them in the decades to come.  \nDevelopments in science and technology affect people of all genders\, races\, and nationalities\, so we should all have a voice in exploring the changes we’ll face. This workshop will empower participants to start imagining—and writing—the world of the future.  \nTara Campbell (she/her) is an award-winning writer\, teacher\, Kimbilio Fellow\, and fiction co-editor at Barrelhouse. She graduated from American University’s MFA in Creative Writing. She teaches flash fiction and speculative fiction at institutions such as American University\, Johns Hopkins University\, Clarion West\, The Writer’s Center\, Hugo House\, and the National Gallery of Art. She’s the author of a novel\, two hybrid collections of poetry and prose\, and two short story collections. Her sixth book\, City of Dancing Gargoyles\, is forthcoming from Santa Fe Writers Project in fall 2024. \nCampbell lives in Seattle.
URL:https://www.humanities.org/event/in-person-imagining-the-future-a-speculative-fiction-writing-workshop-8/
LOCATION:North Bank Books\, 74 SW Russell Ave\, Stevenson\, WA\, 98648\, United States
CATEGORIES:Literature
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SUMMARY:ONLINE: Coming Home: How the Nez Perce Tribe Regained Their Cultural Heritage
DESCRIPTION:Belongings deeply important to tribal communities are often housed in museums far away from those communities. In this talk\, hear the remarkable story of how the Nez Perce Tribe and their allies purchased the largest and oldest collection of Nez Perce material culture—including dresses\, shirts\, and other regalia—from a museum over 2\,000 miles away from their homeland.   \nIn this hopeful story of cultural resiliency and making amends for past injustices\, explore issues surrounding collection and curation\, and the changing relationships between museums and Native communities. It’s a story that transcends the efforts of one Northwest tribe to show how many indigenous communities are reuniting with their heritage. \nTrevor James Bond (he/him) is the director of the David G. Pollart Center for Arts and Humanities and the associate dean for digital initiatives and special collections at the Washington State University Libraries. He is the author of Coming Home to Nez Perce Country: The Niimiipuu Campaign to Repatriate Their Exploited Heritage\, a finalist for the 2022 Washington State Book Award for non-fiction. \nBond lives in Pullman. \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/online-coming-home-how-the-nez-perce-tribe-regained-their-cultural-heritage-2/
LOCATION:Online Event\, Port Angeles\, United States
CATEGORIES:Society
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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-13/
LOCATION:Mary Olson Farm\, 28728 Green River Rd\, Kent\, WA\, 98030\, United States
CATEGORIES:History
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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-19/
LOCATION:Orcas Island Historical Museums\, 181 North Beach Road\, Eastsound\, WA\, 98245\, United States
CATEGORIES:History
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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-8/
LOCATION:Sultan Library\, 319 Main St #100\, Sultan\, WA\, 98294\, United States
CATEGORIES:Art and Music
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20250909T150000
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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-18/
LOCATION:Sultan Library\, 319 Main St #100\, Sultan\, WA\, 98294\, United States
CATEGORIES:Literature
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20250909T170000
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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-6/
LOCATION:Sultan Library\, 319 Main St #100\, Sultan\, WA\, 98294\, United States
CATEGORIES:Literature
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20250909T180000
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SUMMARY:IN PERSON: Creatives Get Real\, featuring Washington State Poet Laureate Derek Sheffield
DESCRIPTION:Creatives\, by definition\, are constantly changing and pushing against boundaries. There are examples of people successfully changing directions\, innovating\, and reinventing all over. Whether it was economic pressure\, a global pandemic\, or a more personal reason\, creatives grow and change and come out stronger. \nIn this uncertain current climate\, the creatives we know want to connect and talk about change in their community and their craft.  Wheelhouse is interested in meeting with creative entrepreneurs who want to share how they have reacted to external forces and successfully weathered the storm. \nThe goal of this panel\, which features Washington State Poet Laureate Derek Sheffield\, is to share some of these inspiring stories with other creative entrepreneurs to empower them to face change and thrive. \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/in-person-creatives-get-real-featuring-washington-state-poet-laureate-derek-sheffield/
LOCATION:Wenatchee Valley Museum and Cultural Center\, 127 S Mission\, Wenatchee\, WA\, 98801\, United States
CATEGORIES:Literature
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20250910T170000
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SUMMARY:IN PERSON: Imagining the Future: A Speculative Fiction Writing Workshop
DESCRIPTION:Science fiction isn’t just about men in a lab or robots in space—it’s also about us\, all of us\, our families and our communities.  \nIn this hybrid lecture and interactive writing workshop\, audiences will learn a brief history and definitions of speculative fiction—an umbrella term that encompasses the genres of science fiction\, fantasy\, space opera\, supernatural\, horror\, etc. We’ll then engage in writing exercises to give participants an opportunity to write in the genre\, starting with a warm-up prompt before tackling questions about how issues like climate change\, genetic manipulation\, or artificial intelligence might affect them in the decades to come.  \nDevelopments in science and technology affect people of all genders\, races\, and nationalities\, so we should all have a voice in exploring the changes we’ll face. This workshop will empower participants to start imagining—and writing—the world of the future.  \nTara Campbell (she/her) is an award-winning writer\, teacher\, Kimbilio Fellow\, and fiction co-editor at Barrelhouse. She graduated from American University’s MFA in Creative Writing. She teaches flash fiction and speculative fiction at institutions such as American University\, Johns Hopkins University\, Clarion West\, The Writer’s Center\, Hugo House\, and the National Gallery of Art. She’s the author of a novel\, two hybrid collections of poetry and prose\, and two short story collections. Her sixth book\, City of Dancing Gargoyles\, is forthcoming from Santa Fe Writers Project in fall 2024. \nCampbell lives in Seattle.
URL:https://www.humanities.org/event/in-person-imagining-the-future-a-speculative-fiction-writing-workshop-10/
LOCATION:Tacoma Public Library – Wheelock Branch\, 3722 N 26th St\, Tacoma\, WA\, 98407\, United States
CATEGORIES:Literature
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20250913T100000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20250913T140000
DTSTAMP:20251116T231229
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SUMMARY:IN PERSON: Resilient Roots: Blue Heron Canoe Family Paddle Pattern Workshop
DESCRIPTION:Join Mike Evans\, Waq́usqidəb\, the Honorable Chair of the Snohomish Tribe of Indians and Father of the Blue Heron Canoe Family\, for a paddle pattern workshop. A lunch of Indian Tacos will be served. \n“Resilient Roots” is a year-long monthly series at the Kent Historical Museum\, celebrating the artistic and cultural traditions of Indigenous people. Through storytelling\, musical performances\, artisan demonstrations\, and hands-on workshops\, this program provides a platform for Indigenous voices while fostering intergenerational learning and cultural exchange. \n“Resilient Roots” draws Inspiration from the idea of “Hub trees.” Hub trees grow strong from the spirit of ancestors within the land: nourishing and nurturing younger trees through their shared roots. Much in the same way\, this program ensures that elders pass down ancestral knowledge to younger generations so they too may grow strong. \nThis event is funded in part by a Washington Stories Fund grant from Humanities Washington.
URL:https://www.humanities.org/event/in-person-resilient-roots-blue-heron-canoe-family-paddle-pattern-workshop/
LOCATION:Kent Historical Museum\, 855 E Smith St\, Kent\, WA\, 98030\, United States
CATEGORIES:Culture
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20250913T103000
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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-21/
LOCATION:Old Redmond Schoolhouse\, 16600 NE 80th Street\, Redmond\, WA\, 98052\, United States
CATEGORIES:Art and Music
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20250913T180000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20250913T180000
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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-35/
LOCATION:Orcas Island Public Library\, 500 Rose St\, Eastsound\, WA\, 98245\, United States
CATEGORIES:History
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20250914T170000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20250914T190000
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SUMMARY:IN PERSON: Leavenworth Community Celebration\, featuring Washington State Poet Laureate Derek Sheffield
DESCRIPTION:Join Artist Trust for a celebration honoring artists\, arts supporters\, and Artist Trust community members based in and around Leavenworth! This event will take place on Sunday\, September 14 from 5 – 7 pm in the Canyon Wren Recital Hall at Icicle Creek Center for the Arts\, featuring light refreshments\, remarks from Artist Trust Executive Director Kristina Goetz\, and a reading by Washington State Poet Laureate Derek Sheffield. \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/in-person-leavenworth-community-celebration-featuring-washington-state-poet-laureate-derek-sheffield/
LOCATION:Canyon Wren Recital Hall at Icicle Center for the Arts\, 7409 Icicle Rd\, Leavenworth\, WA\, 98826\, United States
CATEGORIES:Literature
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20250915T100000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20250915T100000
DTSTAMP:20251116T231229
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LAST-MODIFIED:20250724T020028Z
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SUMMARY:IN PERSON: 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/in-person-when-your-grandpa-is-a-bot-ai-death-and-digital-dopplegangers-6/
LOCATION:Redmond Senior & Community Center\, 8703 160th Ave\, Redmond\, WA\, 98052\, United States
CATEGORIES:Science and Technology
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20250915T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20250915T190000
DTSTAMP:20251116T231229
CREATED:20250425T031013Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250917T020046Z
UID:52819-1757962800-1757962800@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-18/
LOCATION:Pasco Riverview Community Event Center\, 605 Road 36\, Pasco\, WA\, 99301\, United States
CATEGORIES:History
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20250917T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20250917T190000
DTSTAMP:20251116T231229
CREATED:20250723T020031Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250925T185225Z
UID:53142-1758135600-1758135600@www.humanities.org
SUMMARY:ONLINE: Imagining the Future: A Speculative Fiction Writing Workshop
DESCRIPTION:Science fiction isn’t just about men in a lab or robots in space—it’s also about us\, all of us\, our families and our communities.  \nIn this hybrid lecture and interactive writing workshop\, audiences will learn a brief history and definitions of speculative fiction—an umbrella term that encompasses the genres of science fiction\, fantasy\, space opera\, supernatural\, horror\, etc. We’ll then engage in writing exercises to give participants an opportunity to write in the genre\, starting with a warm-up prompt before tackling questions about how issues like climate change\, genetic manipulation\, or artificial intelligence might affect them in the decades to come.  \nDevelopments in science and technology affect people of all genders\, races\, and nationalities\, so we should all have a voice in exploring the changes we’ll face. This workshop will empower participants to start imagining—and writing—the world of the future.  \nTara Campbell (she/her) is an award-winning writer\, teacher\, Kimbilio Fellow\, and fiction co-editor at Barrelhouse. She graduated from American University’s MFA in Creative Writing. She teaches flash fiction and speculative fiction at institutions such as American University\, Johns Hopkins University\, Clarion West\, The Writer’s Center\, Hugo House\, and the National Gallery of Art. She’s the author of a novel\, two hybrid collections of poetry and prose\, and two short story collections. Her sixth book\, City of Dancing Gargoyles\, is forthcoming from Santa Fe Writers Project in fall 2024. \nCampbell lives in Seattle.
URL:https://www.humanities.org/event/online-imagining-the-future-a-speculative-fiction-writing-workshop-2/
LOCATION:Online Event\, Spokane\, United States
CATEGORIES:Literature
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20250918T180000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20250918T180000
DTSTAMP:20251116T231229
CREATED:20250425T030949Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250922T020030Z
UID:52789-1758218400-1758218400@www.humanities.org
SUMMARY:IN PERSON: Have You No Sense of Decency? Shame in American Politics
DESCRIPTION:From the use of pillories and stocks in colonial America to the rise of “cancel culture\,” use of shame as a weapon has a long history in the United States. And it has been used to mixed effect in the political arena when used to target politicians and their supporters.    \nProfessor Carolyn Long examines the rise of shamelessness in American politics and the use of shame against those with whom we disagree. When shame is used to demonize others\, does it contribute to political polarization? Are shame and shamelessness equally destructive to our politics and society? Can shame be used effectively in politics without demonizing the person being shamed? And if this is the case\, how can we fix this and improve our political discourse? \nCarolyn Long (she/her) is an associate professor at Washington State University Vancouver’s School of Politics\, Philosophy\, and Public Affairs. Her research focuses on American politics\, policy\, and law. She is the author of Mapp v. Ohio: Guarding Against Unreasonable Searches and Seizures\, and Religious Freedom and Indian Rights: The Case of Oregon v. Smith\, and the recipient of two Fulbright Scholar Awards. She was the Democratic nominee for the Third Congressional District in 2018 and 2020. \nLong lives in Vancouver. \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/in-person-have-you-no-sense-of-decency-shame-in-american-politics-4/
LOCATION:Red Cross Building\, 605 Barnes St\, Vancouver\, WA\, 98661\, United States
CATEGORIES:Society
GEO:45.6266962;-122.6664693
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20250919T170000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20250919T170000
DTSTAMP:20251116T231229
CREATED:20250118T020043Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20251001T020023Z
UID:52077-1758301200-1758301200@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/in-person-fast-girls-trailblazing-women-olympians-14/
LOCATION:Ritzville Public Library\, 302 W Main Ave\, Ritzville\, WA\, 99169\, United States
CATEGORIES:History
GEO:47.126292;-118.3820175
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20250919T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20250919T200000
DTSTAMP:20251116T231229
CREATED:20250909T020042Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250909T020042Z
UID:53353-1758308400-1758312000@www.humanities.org
SUMMARY:SoCo Downtown Arts Festival\, featuring Washington State Poet Laureate Dereh Sheffield
DESCRIPTION:Come join us for an unforgettable evening with Derek Sheffield\, Washington State’s Poet Laureate\, at the SoCo Downtown Arts Festival. This in-person event will be held on North Ione Street. Immerse yourself in the beauty of poetry and celebrate the arts with us! \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/soco-downtown-arts-festival-featuring-washington-state-poet-laureate-dereh-sheffield/
LOCATION:North Ione Street\, North Ione Street\, Kennewick\, WA\, 99336\, United States
CATEGORIES:Literature
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20250920T140000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20250920T140000
DTSTAMP:20251116T231229
CREATED:20250521T020030Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250921T020118Z
UID:52943-1758376800-1758376800@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-7/
LOCATION:Pierce County South Hill Library\, 15420 Meridian E\, South Hill\, WA\, 98375\, United States
CATEGORIES:Society
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20250920T140000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20250920T150000
DTSTAMP:20251116T231229
CREATED:20250823T020026Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250917T020048Z
UID:53321-1758376800-1758380400@www.humanities.org
SUMMARY:SOCO Creative Arts Festival\, featuring Washinton State Poet Laureate Derek Sheffield
DESCRIPTION:See Washington State Poet Laureate Derek Sheffield read at the SOCO Creative Arts Festival. SOCO Creative Arts Festival is a     festival of festivals\, featuring live art demonstrations\, live music\, and local creatives selling crafts\, handmade items\, food\, and other sundries and delights! \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/soco-creative-arts-festival-featuring-washinton-state-poet-laureate-derek-sheffield/
LOCATION:Storytime Books\, 309 W Kennewick Ave\, Kennewick\, WA\, 99336\, United States
CATEGORIES:Literature
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20250923T173000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20250923T173000
DTSTAMP:20251116T231229
CREATED:20250326T020034Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250926T020017Z
UID:52552-1758648600-1758648600@www.humanities.org
SUMMARY:IN PERSON: A Space for Black History
DESCRIPTION:Across the country\, efforts to suppress Black history in libraries and classrooms have taken root. Anger against “critical race theory” and “wokeness” has led to new laws prohibiting what can and cannot be taught to students of all ages\, and what books can remain in libraries. Why are there efforts to limit this knowledge? Are some ideas just too dangerous? If so\, how do we decide what those are as a society? Shouldn’t we have the freedom to think\, to know\, to aspire?   \nTo counter some of these efforts\, professor Luther Adams – Free Man of Color\, uses Black thought\, images\, and poetry\, as well as local history\, to create an open space to ask questions about Black history and why it matters to all of us.  \nLuther Adams – Free Man of Color (he/him) is an associate professor of ethnic\, gender\, and labor studies at the University of Washington\, Tacoma. As a student and teacher of Black history and culture\, his work brings together the interdisciplinary study of urban\, southern\, labor\, and religious history to understand Black culture and life. He is following up his first book\, Way Up North in Louisville: African American Migration in the Urban South\, 1930-1970\, with a history of African Americans’ long struggle with and against police brutality. \nAdams lives in Tacoma.
URL:https://www.humanities.org/event/hybrid-a-space-for-black-history/
LOCATION:Cascade Park Community Library\, 600 NE 136th Ave\, Vancouver\, WA\, 98684\, United States
CATEGORIES:History
GEO:45.6250809;-122.5355078
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20250923T180000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20250923T180000
DTSTAMP:20251116T231229
CREATED:20250723T020104Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20251014T020042Z
UID:53173-1758650400-1758650400@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-34/
LOCATION:Yakima Valley Museum\, 2105 Tieton Drive\, Yakima\, WA\, 98902\, United States
CATEGORIES:Culture
GEO:46.5929583;-120.5377224
X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=Yakima Valley Museum 2105 Tieton Drive Yakima WA 98902 United States;X-APPLE-RADIUS=500;X-TITLE=2105 Tieton Drive:geo:-120.5377224,46.5929583
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20250924T170000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20250924T170000
DTSTAMP:20251116T231229
CREATED:20250723T020056Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250926T020019Z
UID:53165-1758733200-1758733200@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-33/
LOCATION:Wenatchee Valley Museum & Cultural Center\, 127 South Mission St.\, Wenatchee\, WA\, 98801\, United States
CATEGORIES:Culture
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20250925T173000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20250925T173000
DTSTAMP:20251116T231229
CREATED:20250916T020025Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250926T211639Z
UID:53396-1758821400-1758821400@www.humanities.org
SUMMARY:ONLINE: 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/online-wonderful-weird-and-worrisome-objects-in-washington-state-museums-5/
LOCATION:Online Event\, Vancouver\, United States
CATEGORIES:Culture
GEO:49.2827291;-123.1207375
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20250925T180000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20250925T180000
DTSTAMP:20251116T231229
CREATED:20250723T020053Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20251002T020025Z
UID:53163-1758823200-1758823200@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-37/
LOCATION:Clinton Community Hall\, 6411 S Central Ave\, Clinton\, WA\, 98236\, United States
CATEGORIES:History
GEO:47.9779782;-122.3562353
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20250927T170000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20250927T200000
DTSTAMP:20251116T231229
CREATED:20250823T020028Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250919T020026Z
UID:53323-1758992400-1759003200@www.humanities.org
SUMMARY:IN PERSON: Poetry Lives Here\, featuring Washington State Poet Laureate Derek Sheffield
DESCRIPTION:Join Washington State Poet Laureate Derek Sheffield for Poetry Lives Here\, a showcase for poetry in Friday Harbor. \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/in-person-poetry-lives-here-featuring-washington-state-poet-laureate-derek-sheffield/
LOCATION:WaterWorks Gallery\, 232 A St\, Ste 4\, Friday Harbor\, WA\, 98250\, United States
CATEGORIES:Literature
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20250930T110000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20250930T110000
DTSTAMP:20251116T231229
CREATED:20250521T020029Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20251005T020035Z
UID:52942-1759230000-1759230000@www.humanities.org
SUMMARY:IN PERSON: Measuring Mourning: A Ritual for Loss
DESCRIPTION:Discover the recently-resurfaced Ashkenazi women’s tradition of feldmestn—the practice of measuring ancestors’ burial places with candlewick\, later burnt for the living and the dead.   \nCan this two-century-old Eastern European Jewish tradition help us grapple with contemporary catastrophes\, as well as old displacements\, genocides\, and assimilation? When we do not know where our people are buried\, what do we measure? Brown will share some of her own art practice and conclude with an open-ended maker space. Participants will have an opportunity to work with materials\, including wick\, to measure and reflect. \nMaia Brown (she/her) is a visual artist\, Yiddish musician\, writer\, translator\, and educator. Brown has a background in oral history and fine art\, including a Watson Fellowship to study storytelling and advocacy in South Africa and the North of Ireland. She received her Master of Fine Arts in Interdisciplinary Arts at Goddard College. She is a dedicated student and teacher of her own tradition as well as the many ways people have reached out to each other across communities. \nBrown lives in Seattle.
URL:https://www.humanities.org/event/in-person-measuring-mourning-a-ritual-for-loss-6/
LOCATION:Goldendale Community Library\, 131 W Burgen St\, Goldendale\, WA\, 98620\, United States
CATEGORIES:Culture
GEO:45.8202453;-120.8242995
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20250930T170000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20250930T210000
DTSTAMP:20251116T231229
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SUMMARY:IN PERSON: Gratituesday at Reuben’s Brews
DESCRIPTION:Join Humanities Washington as we partner with Reuben’s Brews for Gratituesday\, Reuben’s series supporting local non-profits.  \nFor every pint pulled at the Ballard Taproom this Tuesday evening\, Humanities Washington will receive $1! More pints = more money for the humanities\, so raise your glass to support Humanities Washington. \nOur staff will be on hand to chat—ask us about the new Speakers Bureau roster\, Heritage Arts Apprenticeship Program cohort\, Prime Time’s Library of Congress award\, or anything else that sparks your fancy. We’ll also have free books by Washington authors to give away. \nGreat beer\, great books\, great company… all for a great cause!
URL:https://www.humanities.org/event/53602/
LOCATION:Reuben’s Brews Ballard Taproom\, 5010 14th Ave NW\, Seattle\, WA\, 98107\, United States
CATEGORIES:Society
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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-32/
LOCATION:Odessa Public Library\, 21 E. First Ave.\, Odessa\, WA\, 99159\, United States
CATEGORIES:Culture
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