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Oregon Reads 2009 at Hillsboro Main Library
Oregon Reads 2009
Hillsboro Main Library
2850 NE Brookwood Parkway, Hillsboro(503) 615-6500
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2:00 PM
author Kurt Nelson on WWII Oregon
Kurt Nelson will talk about WWII and the Pacific Northwest at Hillsboro Main Library, Saturday, January 17th at 2:00 pm.
This author, Portland police officer, and Clackamas Community College instructor, will discuss his book. Fighting For Paradise: A Military History of the Pacific Northwest is an account of some of the little known military engagements that book place right here in our region. Although the book covers the time from the first European settlement to the present, Mr. Nelson will concentrate on the incidents that occurred in WWII. The Oregon Coast was shelled by Japanese submarines and Oregon was also attacked by Japanese incendiary bombs. Copies of Mr. Nelson’s book will be on sale after the presentation. It is also available to borrow from WCCLS libraries.
Sunday, January 18, 2009
2:00 PM
Oregon Before the White Explorers Knew It
Hillsboro Main Library will be presenting a talk by Native American artist Lillian Pitt, Sunday, January 18 at 2 PM. The talk and an exhibit of her carvings, masks and sculpture are free of charge.
Ms. Pitt, a member of the Warm Springs/Wasco tribe, will speak about the life and culture of the Columbia River Gorge’s indigenous people before the Gorge was explored and settled by white pioneers.
“I use the ancient stories of my ancestors as a basis for the imagery I create. By doing this I maintain the memory of an ancient culture and keep the beliefs of my people alive.... My ancestors have a 10,000 year history in the Columbia River Gorge. Much of my work has to do with the preservation and care of the environment along this ancient waterway,” Ms. Pitt explains.
“She Who Watches,” the Columbia River petroglyph that represents the last of the Woman Chiefs, appears frequently in her work.
Primarily a ceramics artist, she also produces sculptures in glass, bronze, and wood. She also creates paintings, drawings, prints, jewelry, and wearable art.
Her work is exhibited often in Portland galleries, including Quintana, and in museums; she also has contributed to public artworks. Her most recent award was the Earle A. Chiles Award for 2007 in acknowledgement for her art in sustaining ancient Columbia Plateau cultures and beliefs, and for promoting harmony within people, communities, and nature.
Saturday, February 7, 2009
10:00 AM
Father Son Book Club & Oregon Reads Book Discussion Group
The group will discuss Sasquatch by Oregon author Roland Smith. For boys in grades 3–5 & their fathers or a special man in their livesSunday, February 8, 2009
2:00 PM
Oregon Reads Kick-Off with Apples to Oregon Author
Author Deborah Hopkinson presents a reading from her picture book. Copies of all three Oregon Reads books will be given away as door prizes.Wednesday, February 11, 2009
6:30 PM
Obsidian: History Through the Volcanic Glass Window
Archeologist Dr. Dennis Jenkins from the University of Oregon will discuss this beautiful volcanic igneous glass and how it can give us a fascinating glimpse into the pre-history of Oregon.
Flows of obsidian, a natural glass produced by many volcanoes in Oregon, contain a unique chemical signature that enables archaeologists to trace artifacts back to the volcano of origin. Obsidian is also an unstable mineral that begins absorbing molecular water soon after a fresh surface is exposed to the atmosphere, a process that produces a detectible rind that thickens at a predictable rate under various site conditions, producing a “hydration clock” that tells the age of each artifact and flake.
Archaeologist Dennis Jenkins will discuss the invaluable information about our culture stored within nature in “Obsidian: History through the Volcanic Glass Window.” Hillsboro Main Public Library is pleased to host this Oregon Chautauqua from the Oregon Council for the Humanities. This free, public program will take place on Wednesday, February 11 at 6:30pm at Hillsboro Main Public Library, 2850 NE Brookwood Parkway, Hillsboro.
Obsidian artifacts yield a treasure-trove of information about prehistoric lifeways and the development of sociopolitical areas in central Oregon across fifteen thousand years of prehistory. Archaeologist Dennis Jenkins presents a fascinating look at the trail of information left by this beautiful volcanic glass.