History Pub: “How to Win with 24 Outlaws: A Presentation about the Legendary...
The home 1973 opener to the Portland Mavericks at Civic Stadium (now Providence Park). Portland went on to win the league title that season. (photo by Bob McCurtan, The Oregonian) How to Win with 24...
View ArticleStumptown Stories Presents: Art ‘n Opium (12 January 2016)
Stumptown Stories presents Art ‘n Opium on Tuesday, January 12, 2016 at Jack London bar (basement of the Rialto, SW 4th and Alder). We’re back for another round of Portland history. Start 2016 off by...
View ArticleScience Pub Portland: Earthquakes in Oregon
OMSI presents Science Pub Portland: Earthquakes in Oregon on Tuesday, 19 January 2016 at the Empirical Theater at OMSI (1945 SE Water Ave.). In the Pacific Northwest of the United States, the Juan de...
View ArticleHistory Pub: “James Wasson: The Life of an Extraordinary Portlander” (25...
James Wasson: The Life of an Extraordinary Portlander, the latest History Pub, takes place Monday, 25 January 2016 at the Kennedy School (5736 NE 33rd). The life of James Wasson, a true renaissance...
View ArticleStumptown Stories: Happy Birthday, Oregon! (9 February 2016)
Come on out to the Jack London bar (basement of the Rialto, SW 4th and Alder) on Tuesday, 9 February 2016 Happy Birthday, Oregon – presented by Stumptown Stories. February 14th is Oregon’s birthday!...
View ArticleOregon Statehood Day (14 February 2016)
The Oregon Historical Society invites one and all to a special Oregon Statehood Day celebration on Sunday, 14 February 2016 at the museum (1200 SW Park Ave). Celebrate Oregon’s birthday in style at the...
View ArticlePortland Weekend Amusements (12-14 February 2016)
Fun weekend ahead – with or without a sweetheart: Beer, science, Oregon’s 157th birthday – and more! Friday Darwin Day – A celebration of Darwin’s Birthday featuring Dr. Kiki Sanford, host of the This...
View ArticleStumptown Stories: Lewis & Clark’s 210th Anniversary Extravaganza! (10...
Lewis & Clark’s 210th Anniversary Extravaganza! – a special installment of the Stumptown Stories series, begins at 7 PM on Tuesday, November 10 at Jack London bar (basement of the Rialto, SW 4th...
View ArticlePortland Weekend Amusements (13-15 November 2015)
We’ve entered the lull between the end of the big Fall festivals and the holiday season – when the weather turns to crap and folks aren’t quite ready to start hanging the mistletoe. This is a good time...
View ArticleHistory Pub: “Shaping the Public Good: Women Making History in the Pacific...
Sue Armitage, Emerita Professor of History and Women’s Studies at Washington State University in Pullman, presents Shaping the Public Good: Women Making History in the Pacific Northwest on Monday, 30...
View ArticleA Very Stumptown Holiday Extravaganza! (8 December 2015)
Image credit: Finn John adapted this image from the December 1886 edition of The West Shore, Portland’s early-day literary magazine. Join the Stumptown Stories crew this Tuesday, 8 December 2015, for a...
View ArticleHistory Pub: Harry’s First Hundred Years: A Rousing Conversation with Recent...
Harry’s First Hundred Years: A Rousing Conversation with Recent Centenarian Harry Rabinowitz, World-Renowned Conductor of Stage & Screen and Founding Member of Britain’s Campaign for Real Ale – a...
View ArticleHumanity on Wheels III (5 April 2016)
Humanity on Wheels 3, presented by Kick Ass Oregon History and TriMet Diaries, takes place tomorrow, 5 April 2016 at the Jack London Bar (529 SW 4th Ave – under The Rialto Poolroom). Humanity on...
View ArticleA Land of Milk and Honey: An Illuminated Guide to Oregon’s Bounty (12 April...
Stumptown Stories and the Oregon Historical Society present A Land of Milk and Honey: An Illuminated Guide to Oregon’s Bounty on Tuesday, 12 April 2016 at the Jack London bar (basement of the Rialto,...
View ArticleHistory Pub: Oregon on Two Wheels
Oregon on Two Wheels: The Story of Cycling in the Beaver State is the theme of the latest History Pub at the Kennedy School (5736 NE 33rd), on Monday, 25 April 2016. April Streeter will present seven...
View ArticleStumptown Stories Presents: Art ‘n Opium (12 January 2016)
Stumptown Stories presents Art ‘n Opium on Tuesday, January 12, 2016 at Jack London bar (basement of the Rialto, SW 4th and Alder). We’re back for another round of Portland history. Start 2016 off by...
View ArticleScience Pub Portland: Earthquakes in Oregon
OMSI presents Science Pub Portland: Earthquakes in Oregon on Tuesday, 19 January 2016 at the Empirical Theater at OMSI (1945 SE Water Ave.). In the Pacific Northwest of the United States, the Juan de...
View ArticleHistory Pub: “James Wasson: The Life of an Extraordinary Portlander” (25...
James Wasson: The Life of an Extraordinary Portlander, the latest History Pub, takes place Monday, 25 January 2016 at the Kennedy School (5736 NE 33rd). The life of James Wasson, a true renaissance...
View ArticleStumptown Stories: Happy Birthday, Oregon! (9 February 2016)
Come on out to the Jack London bar (basement of the Rialto, SW 4th and Alder) on Tuesday, 9 February 2016 Happy Birthday, Oregon – presented by Stumptown Stories. February 14th is Oregon’s birthday!...
View ArticleOregon Statehood Day (14 February 2016)
The Oregon Historical Society invites one and all to a special Oregon Statehood Day celebration on Sunday, 14 February 2016 at the museum (1200 SW Park Ave). Celebrate Oregon’s birthday in style at the...
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