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October 2018
BIG Data – 3rd Annual Operations and Tech Symposium
University of Portland's Pamplin School of Business is pleased to present its 3rd annual Operations & Technology Symposium as part of the Pamplin Education Series! This year's theme: The importance of "Big Data" in today's business world. This annual event congregates thought-leaders in the OTM space (IT managers, business analysts, project, operations and supply chain managers, business intelligence analysts/managers, market research analysts, procurement managers, product developers, etc.) to spotlight the latest trends, initiate dialogue and network with fellow professionals. Featuring…
Find out more »OMSI Curved Space Comedy Presents “Even the Earth Is Bipolar”
Curved Space Comedy at OMSI presents "Even the Earth Is Bipolar" at 7:30 p.m. on Oct. 25. Join science-comedian and stand-up philosopher Gregg Eisenberg for a multi-media show about atoms, space, the speed of light, volcanoes, geometry and the human condition — to test Heisenberg’s hypothesis. Allow Gregg to be your conceptual concierge, taking you on a visual and musical journey from the edges of the Milky Way down to the molecules in human DNA in this 75-minute exploration of evolution,…
Find out more »Downtown Vancouver Haunted Tours — Thursdays, Fridays & Saturdays in October
Are you curious to hear tales of what haunts the buildings and streets of Downtown Vancouver? Interested in the strange and peculiar side of our local history? Then join the Clark County Historical Museum as they take an excursion through Clark County's haunted history. Starting at 8 p.m. every Thursday, Friday, and Saturday nights in October, guides from the Clark County Historical Museum (CCHM) will lead inquiring minds to the answers. Join them on walking tours along Main Street and…
Find out more »Spirit Tales of the Vancouver Barracks
The Vancouver Barracks was founded in 1849, and in over 150 years, soldiers and their families left behind many memories of the darker aspects of military life. Whether you believe in ghosts or not, you will find the stories of the Vancouver Barracks' ghostly past interesting as well as chilling. The tour starts at the west end of the Eatery at The Grant House parking lot. The approximate street address for the parking lot is 1100 E. Evergreen Blvd., Vancouver.…
Find out more »Downtown Vancouver Haunted Tours — Thursdays, Fridays & Saturdays in October
Are you curious to hear tales of what haunts the buildings and streets of Downtown Vancouver? Interested in the strange and peculiar side of our local history? Then join the Clark County Historical Museum as they take an excursion through Clark County's haunted history. Starting at 8 p.m. every Thursday, Friday, and Saturday nights in October, guides from the Clark County Historical Museum (CCHM) will lead inquiring minds to the answers. Join them on walking tours along Main Street and…
Find out more »Steve Adelson, author of “Little Bighorn,” at Fort Vancouver Visitor Center
Fort Vancouver National Historic Site and the Friends of Fort Vancouver invite you to attend a free book signing and presentation by Steve Adelson, author of Little Bighorn, Voices from a Distant Wind, from 2:30 to 4 p.m. on Oct. 27 at the Fort Vancouver National Historic Site Visitor Center. Adelson is a historian of American western expansion and the Indian Wars in the American West. He is also a seasonal Park Ranger Interpreter at Little Bighorn Battlefield National Monument.…
Find out more »Spirit Tales of the Vancouver Barracks
The Vancouver Barracks was founded in 1849, and in over 150 years, soldiers and their families left behind many memories of the darker aspects of military life. Whether you believe in ghosts or not, you will find the stories of the Vancouver Barracks' ghostly past interesting as well as chilling. The tour starts at the west end of the Eatery at The Grant House parking lot. The approximate street address for the parking lot is 1100 E. Evergreen Blvd., Vancouver.…
Find out more »Spirit Tales of the Vancouver Barracks
The Vancouver Barracks was founded in 1849, and in over 150 years, soldiers and their families left behind many memories of the darker aspects of military life. Whether you believe in ghosts or not, you will find the stories of the Vancouver Barracks' ghostly past interesting as well as chilling. The tour starts at the west end of the Eatery at The Grant House parking lot. The approximate street address for the parking lot is 1100 E. Evergreen Blvd., Vancouver.…
Find out more »Downtown Vancouver Haunted Tours — Thursdays, Fridays & Saturdays in October
Are you curious to hear tales of what haunts the buildings and streets of Downtown Vancouver? Interested in the strange and peculiar side of our local history? Then join the Clark County Historical Museum as they take an excursion through Clark County's haunted history. Starting at 8 p.m. every Thursday, Friday, and Saturday nights in October, guides from the Clark County Historical Museum (CCHM) will lead inquiring minds to the answers. Join them on walking tours along Main Street and…
Find out more »Spirit Tales of the Vancouver Barracks
The Vancouver Barracks was founded in 1849, and in over 150 years, soldiers and their families left behind many memories of the darker aspects of military life. Whether you believe in ghosts or not, you will find the stories of the Vancouver Barracks' ghostly past interesting as well as chilling. The tour starts at the west end of the Eatery at The Grant House parking lot. The approximate street address for the parking lot is 1100 E. Evergreen Blvd., Vancouver.…
Find out more »Gwendolyn Morgan at Barnes & Noble Open Mic Night
Gwendolyn Morgan, Clark County's newest Poet Laureate, will be the featured poet at Barnes & Noble's monthly Open Mic Night, starting at 7 p.m. on Oct. 30 at the Barnes & Noble Vancouver, 7700 N.E. Fourth Plain Blvd., Vancouver. Morgan will read from her first collection, "Crow Feathers, Red Ochre, Green Tea," and second collection, "Snowy Owls, Egrets and Unexpected Graces," which interweave concerns about wildlife, inequities and healthcare. The Open Mic events always welcome audience members and offer an…
Find out more »Clark County Poet Laureate Gwendolyn Morgan at Barnes & Noble Open Mic
For all those who love writing and reading....Oct. 30 is the next opportunity to read your three-minute piece to a friendly audience, or just be a part of that audience, at the monthly 7 p.m. open mic at Barnes & Noble Vancouver, 7700 N.E. Fourth Plain Blvd., Vancouver. The featured speaker will be Gwendolyn Morgan, having just completed her first month as Clark County poet laureate, and copies of her two books will be available. There will also be sales…
Find out more »November 2018
OMSI Science Pub: “Back to the Night: Why Bringing Back the Stars is Not Just for the Birds”
Science Pub is a monthly event held in multiple locations throughout the state and is open to all ages. No scientific background is required. Just bring your curiosity, sense of humor, and appetite for food, drinks and knowledge. The next Science Pub is 7 p.m. Thursday, Nov. 1, at McMenamins Mission Theater, 1624 N.W. Glisan, Portland. The presenter is Mary Coolidge, BirdSafe Campaign Coordinator at the Audubon Society of Portland. The cost is $5 advance purchase for guaranteed seats or $5…
Find out more »Reception for “Five Fingers” Photography Exhibit by Janis Miglavs
Portland photographer Janis Miglavs presents a gallery of his "Five Fingers" photo illustrations from an 18-year project of recording stories, myths and archetypal dreams of Africa's most remote tribes. This transformational quest has impacted Miglav's worldview, religious outlook and ideas about the commonality of being human. Engage in a lively question and answer session within the slide talk. The art will be on display Nov. 3 to 30 with an artist's reception and talk from 4 to 5 p.m. on…
Find out more »Fort Vancouver Regional Library Foundation’s 2018 Authors & Illustrator’s Dinner with Craig Johnson, Author of “Longmire”
Craig Johnson, author of the bestselling Walt Longmire mystery series (the basis for "Longmire," the popular hit Netflix original drama), will be the keynote speaker at Fort Vancouver Regional Library Foundation’s annual Authors & Illustrators Dinner & Silent Auction. Proceeds from the fundraiser help underwrite various public library programs in southwest Washington. Johnson’s books have won multiple awards, including the Wyoming Historical Association’s Book of the Year, the Western Writers of America’s Spur Award, the Mountains and Plains Book of…
Find out more »Ann Tweedy at Ghost Town Poetry Open Mic
The next Ghost Town Poetry Open Mic Night features poet Ann Tweedy, author of "The Body's Alphabet," at Angst Gallery on Nov. 8. Nibbles and beverages courtesy of Niche Wine Bar. Open mic sign up begins at 6:30 p.m. and closes at 7 p.m. Ghost Town Poetry Open Mic is LGBTQ+ friendly and uncensored. For more information, contact Christopher Luna at christopherjluna@gmail.com or 360-910-1066.
Find out more »Lunch & Learn at Touchmark at Fairway Village
Touchmark at Fairway Village is hosting a three-part Lunch & Learn series on the second Thursday of each month with professional organizer and downsizing expert, Elaine Kresta. Learn how to eliminate the stress of downsizing and experience the freedom you are seeking. During this first informative and practical session, you will: • Develop a move plan • Learn to start small and be strategic • Learn to sort and prioritize • Envision your new space • Develop a dream team…
Find out more »Portland Book Festival at the Portland Art Museum
The Portland Book Festival is coming to the Portland Art Museum on Saturday, Nov. 10, featuring more than 100 authors presenting onstage events and pop-up readings throughout the museum and in adjacent locations in the South Park Blocks. The festival welcomes readers (and future readers) of all ages. The 2018 lineup includes Mac Barnett, H. W. Brands, Ingrid Rojas Contreras, Tom Hanks, Lauren Groff, Abbi Jacobson, Rachel Kushner, Ada Limón, Terese Marie Mailhot, Marissa Meyer, Eileen Myles, Tommy Orange, Gregory Pardlo,…
Find out more »Powell’s Books presents Pete Souza, Former Chief Official White House Photographer for Barack Obama
Powell's Books will present a special evening with photographer Pete Souza, the former chief official White House photographer for President Obama. He'll be at Revolution Hall, 1300 Stark St. in Portland, at 7:30 p.m. on Nov. 12. Since Souza left the White House in 2017, he has posted photographs from the Obama years on his personal Instagram account. Souza’s following on Instagram has since grown to nearly two million people. Souza’s new book, "Shade: A Tale of Two Presidents," is…
Find out more »OMSI Science Pub: “Distant Worlds: Exoplanets, Their Stars, and the History and Future of Earth”
Science Pub is a monthly event held in multiple locations throughout the state and is open to all ages. No scientific background is required. Just bring your curiosity, sense of humor, and appetite for food, drinks and knowledge. The next Science Pub is Nov. 13 at 7 p.m. at the Empirical Theater at OMSI. The cost is $5 advance purchase for guaranteed seats or $5 suggested donation at the door.
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