• Stairwell Gallery: Beverly & Arthur Foster: Life and Death in a Potsdam Garden

    Lake Oswego Library 706 4th St., Lake Oswego, OR, United States

    Beverly Chesnut Foster’s compelling photographic artistry brings a hidden chapter of Potsdam, Germany, to light. From 1933 to 1945, horticulturists Karl and Eva Foerster cultivated a garden of extraordinary beauty that quietly became a sanctuary during the rise of Nazi terror. Within 3 its peaceful paths and borders, several Jewish women found a way to […]

    Free
  • Natural History Book Group

    Natural History Book Group
    Lake Oswego Library 706 4th St., Lake Oswego, OR, United States

    The Natural History Book Group was founded on the recognition that Indigenous peoples have maintained a deep and reciprocal relationship with the land now known as Lake Oswego for millennia, […]

    Free
  • Pints from the Past: Displacing Black Portland – A History of Housing Discrimination

    Lake Oswego Library 706 4th St., Lake Oswego, OR, United States

    Join us for another Pints from the Past Program at the Lake Theater & Cafe! This month's discussions is presented by Mariah Rocker with the Oregon Black Pioneers, titled 'Displacing Black Portland: A History of Housing Discrimination.' "People of African descent have called Portland home since the earliest days of non-Native settlement. However, policies of systemic racism have […]

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  • StoryWalk “Song in the City”

    StoryWalk “Song in the City”
    Iron Mountain Park 2401 Iron Mountain Rd, Lake Oswego, OR, United States

    Visit Iron Mountain Park to read our newest StoryWalk® installation, Song in the City. Written by Daniel Bernstrom and illustrated by Jenin Mohammed, it tells the story of a young blind girl filled to overflowing with the sounds of her beloved city. Poetically rhythmic and lightly humorous, the tale bridges the gap between generations of […]