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D.B. Cooper 101 (19 November 2013)
Join Kick Ass Oregon History‘s Ribald Resident Historian Doug Kenck-Crispin on Tuesday, November 19, 2013 at the Jack London bar (basement of the Rialto, SW 4th and Alder) for D.B. Cooper 101. Get the...
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“The Wake of Vanport” Premier Screening (15 November 2014)
The Wake of Vanport, multimedia works produced by the 2014 Vanport Multimedia Project, will be publicly screened for the first time at 2 PM Saturday, November 15, 2014 at the Vancouver Avenue First...
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Made in Oregon: 16mm Industrial Films from the Pacific Northwest (12 November...
The Oregon Historical Society presents Made in Oregon, an evening of 16mm films produced by local area businesses on Wednesday 12, November 2014 at the Hollywood Theatre (4122 NE Sandy Blvd). From the...
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Revolution: DB Cooper (22 November 2014)
For the fourth year in a row, the geeked out history folks at Kick Ass Oregon History give us the straight shit on the NW’s most famous hijacker. Revolution: DB Cooper takes place Saturday, 22 November...
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Oregon History 101: Immigration and Ethnicity (1 December 2014)
Oregon History 101: “Looks Like a Good Beginning”: Immigration, Ethnicity, and Exclusion in Oregon, 1850-1910. will be presented by Dr. Jacqueline Peterson-Loomis at the Kennedy School (5736 NE 33rd...
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Holiday Cheer: A Celebration of Oregon Authors (7 December 2014)
The 47th Annual Holiday Cheer: A Celebration of Oregon Authors takes place Sunday, December 7, 2014 from noon until 4 PM at the Oregon Historical Society (1200 SW Park). This celebration of Oregon...
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Old Town History: “Illumination #1″ (4-7, 12-14, 19-21 December 2014)
For three weekends in December the 1881 Mariner’s Building (209 NW 3rd) will be the location, and canvas, for Illuminations #1, a site-specific work by artist Rose Bond. [E]ducator and animator Rose...
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Kick Ass Oregon History Diorama Contest 2015
The 4th annual Kick Ass Oregon History Diorama Contest is under way. You made them in Mrs. Dingleberry’s 5th grade American History class. You saw them at that Crappy County Historical Society your Dad...
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On This Day in Oregon History
At some point in 2010 I realized that with my Multnomah County library card I had access to The Oregonian Historical Archive, among other research databases and sites. That, plus an obsession with...
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Stumptown Stories: Mighty Celilo Falls! (9 March 2015)
Mighty Celilo Falls! on Monday, 9 March 2015, is the latest installment of the venerable Stumptown Stories series. Sellwood Public House (8132 SE 13th) is the host. On March 10, 1957, the nation’s...
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Stumptown Stories: Gimme that old-time religion … on second thought, don’t....
Gimme that old-time religion … on second thought, don’t. is the title of the 13 April 2015 edition of Stumptown Stories hosted by the Sellwood Public House (8132 SE 13th). There’s some weird stuff in...
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Stumptown Stories Presents: Bombs, Vice, and Little Beirut (14 July 2015)
Bombs, Vice, and Little Beirut, the latest installment of the venerable Stumptown Stories series, kicks off at 7 PM on Tuesday, July 14 at Jack London bar (basement of the Rialto, SW 4th and Alder)....
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A Hootenany Windig Art Unveiling at Erickson’s Saloon (23 July 2015)
A Hootenany Windig Art Unveiling at Erickson’s Saloon (NW 2nd between Burnside & Couch) takes place on Thursday, 23 July 2015 from 4 PM to 7 PM – with the unveiling at precisely 4:47 PM. Join the...
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History Pub: Stories from our Native Ancestors (27 July 2015)
Stories from Our Native Ancestors: Killing Bigfoot, The Giant Beaver, The Coast Range Goblin and How Clam Got His Eyes is the latest History Pub, on Monday, 27 July 2015 at the Kennedy School (5736 NE...
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Know Your City – New Projects in 2016
Updated: They did it! Know Your City does great things – they lead fascinating walking tours, create thought-provoking and informative publications, and organize creative placemaking projects. All of...
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Building the Panama Canal – OMSI Science Pub (3 August 2015)
OMSI presents Building the Panama Canal as part of the Science Pub Portland series, on Monday, 3 August 2015 at the Hollywood Theatre (4122 NE Sandy Blvd). During the early 20th century strategic...
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Stumptown Stories Presents: Burnside Vice (11 August 2015)
Join Kick Ass Oregon History’s Resident Historian Doug Kenck-Crispin and JB Fisher, co-author of Portland on the Take as they present the next edition of Stumptown Stories Presents: Burnside Vice – 7...
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History Pub: A History of the Bagdad Theater: Hawthorne’s ‘Oasis of...
McMenamins Historian Tim Hills presents A History of the Bagdad Theater: Hawthorne’s Oasis of Entertainment on Sunday, 16 August 2015 at the Bagdad Theater (3702 SE Hawthorne) at 11 AM until noon....
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One Flew Over The Cuckoo’s Nest – 40th Anniversary Screening (3 September 2015)
The Portland Film Festival presents One Flew Over The Cuckoo’s Nest – 40th Anniversary Screening Thursday, 3 September 2015, at the Clinton Street Theater (2522 SE Clinton). Celebrate the 40th Film...
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Stumptown Stories Presents: Postmodernism and Shanghaiing in PDX (8 September...
“Portland Building 1982” by Steve Morgan at English Wikipedia. Licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0 The Stumptown Stories crew has put together a fascinating show – this one covers a couple terrible things...
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