After his father passed away, research scientist Muhammad Aurangzeb Ahmad brought him back—digitally. To give his young children the experience of knowing their grandfather, he created an AI simulation he called “Grandpa Bot” that could act like his father. In this talk from 6-7:30 p.m. Nov. 13, Ahmad uses his experience to explore how artificial […]

The Historic Trust presents "The Trickster: How This Ancient Archetype Helps Us Imagine a Better World" with author and activist Shepherd Siegel from 6-7:30 p.m. Oct. 9 at the Red Cross Building, 605 Barnes St., Vancouver. The Trickster, a character who animates and enlivens humanity’s oldest stories, is frequently misunderstood. Explore the paradoxes, art, tricks, […]

The Historic Trust will host "UFO Northwest: How Washington State Spawned the Men in Black" from 6 to 7:30 p.m. April 10 at the General O.O. Howard House, 750 Anderson St. A, Vancouver. Screenwriter and producer Steve Edmiston will discuss the Aug. 1, 1947, crash of a B-25 bomber in Washington State, which triggered an […]

The Historic Trust presents "Stomp and Shout: The Untold Story of Northwest Rock & Roll," from 6 to 8 p.m. Nov. 14 at the Red Cross Building, 605 Barnes St., near Fort Vancouver. The Northwest has contributed to Rock & Roll history with Nirvana, Soundgarden, Pearl Jam, Queensrÿche and Heart. Before that, it was The Wailers, […]

The Historic Trust will host "Coming Home: How the Nez Perce Tribe Regained Their Cultural Heritage" from 6 to 7:30 p.m. Oct. 24 at the Red Cross Building, 605 Barnes St., Vancouver. Presenter Trevor James Bond is the director of the David G. Pollart Center for Arts and Humanities and the associate dean for digital […]

The Historic Trust and Humanities Washington present "How Beer Might Save Democracy," 6 to 8 p.m. Aug. 8 at the Red Cross Building, 605 Barnes St., Vancouver. Michael Goldsby, beer enthusiast and associate professor of philosophy in the School of Politics, Philosophy, and Public Affairs at Washington State University, suggests we get off social media […]

The Historic Trust and Humanities Washington present Quin’Nita Cobbins-Modica, a member of the Humanities Washington Speakers Bureau program, with a free lecture, "About We Are Also in Bondage Here: Black Women in the Washington Civil Rights Movement" at 6 p.m. March 14, at the Red Cross Building, 605 Barnes St., Vancouver. In the 1960s, Black […]

The Historic Trust and Humanities Washington presents Luther Adams -- Free Man of Color, a member of the 2024-2026 Humanities Washington Speakers Bureau program, with "A Space for Black History," […]

The Historic Trust and Humanities Washington present veteran broadcaster Ross Reynolds to the Red Cross Building, 605 Barnes St., Vancouver, from 6 to 8 p.m. Nov. 16. "How Audio Technology […]

The Historic Trust and Humanities Washington present "Atomic Washington: Our Nuclear Past, Present, and Future," a presentation by author Steve Olson, author of "The Apocalypse Factory: Plutonium and the Making of the Atomic Age," from 2 to 4 p.m. Oct. 29. The free program is offered in the Red Cross Building, 605 Barnes St., Vancouver. […]

The Historic Trust and Humanities Washington invite the community to an in-person conversation with Professor Steven Stehr, a member of the 2021-2023 Humanities Washington Speakers Bureau program, from 6 to 8 p.m. Sept. 28 at the Red Cross Building, 605 Barnes St., Vancouver. "All the Rage: How American Politics Boiled Over" explores the troubling state […]