As Oregon's largest Black-owned independent bookstore, Third Eye Books has a unique perspective on the publishing world. Hear from Charles Hannah, one of the co-owners of the store, as he shares information about the creation of their bookstore, trends and other obstacles/discoveries in the book industry. Registration is not required, but RSVP to get an […]
All are welcome to celebrate the lunar new year with crafts, games and food.
Moon Rabbit features two Washington-born artists, Jean Isamu Nagai and Ash Wyatt. The public is invited to attend the opening reception on Saturday, February 17, from 3 p.m. to 5 p.m. ARTspace is open Tuesday through Friday from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. The work of Ash Wyatt and Jean Isamu Nagai features highly textured, […]
People of African descent have lived and worked in Oregon since before the founding of the earliest English-speaking settlements in the Americas. Despite this, the popular narrative of our state's history excludes the experiences of African Americans before the mid-20th century. This erasure is the result of historic legal and social marginalization that contributes to […]
Join the library for a viewing of the OPB Oregon Experience documentary on Beatrice Morrow Cannady. As a writer, lawyer, lecturer, radio show guest, civil rights advocate, and publisher of a weekly newspaper, Cannady was an important figure in Oregon history. At a time when racial discrimination was commonplace, Cannady worked to secure equal rights […]
Thursday, February 29 at 6:30 p.m. The next installment of Art + Community will feature artists Terresa White and Mike Suri, who recently completed a public art commission that celebrates the unique landscape and ecology of Errol Heights Park in Southeast Portland. The conversation will begin with their unique journeys into practicing art, while sharing […]
Make music with us for FREE during our spring open house. Sample group classes, test drive instruments, meet instructors, buy used gear, and more. Come learn first hand what makes Youth Music Project rock, and once you’ve found your sound get registered for Spring term. New students who register for a group class at the […]
Come and check out what a number of our artists came up with in response to the most unusual challenge/prompt! We gave them the portion of a poem, a sound, a scent, a flavor, a texture, and an image -- and then we asked them to create a new original artwork by mixing them all […]
Come and join our first "Art on Tap" event, a collaboration between the Imperfecta Gallery and Arch Bridge Taphouse - both in lovely downtown Oregon City! Sip a delicious beer while learning (in a fun, informal way!) about art and the creative process - directly from artists and collectors. We will focus on a specific […]
Lead farmer, Daniel Grady, of Black Futures Farm will share the work happening at the farm, from CSA programs to community-building and regenerative agriculture practices.Black Futures Farm, a program of the Black Food Sovereignty Coalition, is a community farm in the Brentwood-Darlington Neighborhood of Portland, which is located on unceded Clackamas and Multnomah First Nations […]
Darrell Jabin, Oregon's Traveling Historian, will present the history of films made in Oregon, from the earliest days of the cinema to the recent blockbusters filmed in our state.
Celebrate National Poetry Month with the Library's National Poetry Month Challenge! Here's how it works: Every day in April, log into our Beanstack website (orcity.beanstack.org) or the free Beanstack app, and navigate to the Activity/Badges tab. Select the badge for the appropriate day and read the poem of the day. You have 24 hours to […]
