Events Calendar
 What's Happening? From our interactive museum exhibits to our Research Library to our premier meeting and event space, there's always something fun happening at the Oregon Historical Society. See below for upcoming events. Unless otherwise noted, programs take place at the Oregon Historical Society building in downtown Portland (1200 SW Park Avenue) and are free of charge with museum admission. Click on links or call (503) 222-1741 for more information. Series Announced!  Free Day! Oregon and the Arts – Then & Now December 20, 2008 Free Day Program in Partnership
Programming includes activities for children of all ages. Younger children will enjoy hearing the story of Snowflake Bentley, look at photography by Carleton Watkins and do a craft.
Visitors can listen to the Beaver Lodge Drum Circle Powwow Singers. Students from Beaverton High School Indian Education Club along with master Powwow drum maker and singer, Chet Clark will share songs, and highlight Feather Dancer, Tapwe S. After hearing this group, make a miniature Powwow Drum.
Adelante Mujeres Chicas, a group of middle school Latina girls from Forest Grove, will share the life-sized alibrijes that they constructed with Mexican artist, Armando Olveda. The girls will display the two alibrijes, Mexican folk art sculptures made from papier mache. The sculptures are of “animal-like creatures” and are brightly painted. They will also share a PowerPoint of their experiences and the process of the construction of these creatures. This is a bi-lingual presentation.
Sign up for a tour at 11am or 2pm and learn about the resources available in the Research Library at the Oregon Historical Society. Oregon Experience From historical biographies to issues and events that have shaped our state, Oregon Experience is an exciting television series co-produced by OPB and the Oregon Historical Society. The series explores Oregon's rich past and helps all of us — from natives to newcomers — gain a better understanding of the historical, social and political fabric of our state.
Each half-hour show brings to life fascinating characters — both familiar and forgotten — who've played key roles in building our state into the unique place we call home. Coming In November The River They Saw The beauty and magic of the Columbia River Gorge has attracted photographers for more than 150 years. The River They Saw will chronicle the history of the Gorge with rarely seen images crafted by Carleton Watkins, Sarah Ladd, Benjamin Gifford, Al Monner and many others. These early photographers left a stunning visual legacy through images still considered among the greatest landscape photos ever made.
Premieres Monday, November 10 on OPB TV
Copies of the DVD will be available in the OHS Museum Store Upcoming Program! Friday, November 21st @ 5:30 p.m. Oregon Historical Society Pavilion Free to OHS Members
Raymond Loewy and Andy Warhol: Commerce, Culture, and Art in 20th-Century America
A lecture presented by the curator of the Raymond Loewy exhibit, Dr. Glenn Porter, Director Emeritus, Hagley Museum and Library in Wilmington, Delaware.
America’s consumer culture was shaped in significant part by the work of the advertisers, industrial designers, and commercial artists who defined much of the nation’s visual landscape in the 20th century. Pioneer industrial designer Raymond Loewy and Pop artist Andy Warhol both spent a full decade as highly successful commercial artists before moving to their principal careers in industrial design and in art. Dr. Porter will examine the commercial art and subsequent careers of these two major figures, who reflected and influenced broad patterns of cultural change in America from the 1920s through the 1960s.  41st Annual Holiday Cheer Please join us for the 41st Annual Holiday Cheer: A Celebration of Oregon Authors and Artists on Sunday, December 7, 2008 from noon to 5 p.m. Gather for an afternoon with more than sixty Oregon authors and artists as they display, autograph, and sell their latest work at this popular event. It's the perfect chance to get your holiday gift buying finished early.
Research Library Workshops These special Research Library events aim to teach new research and preservation techniques. Check out these upcoming Research Library programs & workshops. |