A sequel to the Emmy award-winning documentary Tashi and the Monk, Loving Karma follows Tashi’s twelve-year journey at Jhamtse Gatsal, a children’s community in the Himalayan foothills of Arunachal Pradesh, and explores how love, stability, and daily care can help heal early trauma. This screening is shown with permission from the local documentary filmmaker and […]
Third Tuesday Author: Rebecca N. Thompson, MD Tuesday, February 17, 7:00 – 8:00 pm Lake Theater & Cafe, 106 North State Street Held Together recounts Dr. Thompson's complicated path to parenthood as a young doctor many years ago, woven into the stories of her patients, friends, and medical colleagues. Their voices speak not just to […]
World Cinema Series: Little Forest (Korean) Tuesday, January 27, 5:30 – 8:00 pm Lake Theater & Cafe, 106 N. State St. Join us for a screening of Little Forest. Dr. Jungmin Kwon, a professor of digital culture and film studies in the School of Film at Portland State University, will introduce the film. Little Forest […]
Third Tuesday Author: Anne Jaeger Tuesday, January 20, 7:00 – 8:00 pm Lake Theater & Cafe, 106 N. State St. Step into the world of Ann Rule — the woman who reshaped true crime. In the first-ever biography of Ann Rule, The Rule of Crime and Me, veteran journalist Anne Jaeger opens the door to […]
Pints from the Past: The Stories Behind Our Street Names Tuesday, January 13, 6:30 – 8:00 pm Lake Theater & Cafe, 106 N. State Street This month, Pints from the Past is hosted by The Oswego Heritage Council’s Executive Director Kathryn Sinor, on the topic of “The Stories Behind Our Street Names.” Attend to learn […]
Kimberly Moreland serves as the President of the Oregon Black Pioneers, whose mission is to preserve the history of Black Oregonians. On behalf of the Oregon Black Pioneers, she authored Images of America: African Americans of Portland. Kimberly began documenting Portland's Black history as a city planner with the City of Portland. She worked with […]
Author Presentation: Dr. Robert Macauley Tuesday, November 18, 7:00 – 8:00 pm Lake Theater & Cafe, 106 N. State Street Please join us for a presentation of Because I Knew You: How Some Remarkable Sick Kids Healed a Doctor's Soul with Dr. Robert Macauley. Most people associate palliative care with hospice and the end of […]
Pints from the Past: Asylum and Cemetery Tuesday, November 11, 6:30 – 8:00 pm Lake Theater & Cafe, 106 N. State Street This month's Pints from the Past is hosted by Norm Gholston, Preservation Program Manager at the Architectural Heritage Center of Portland and Board Member of Portland's Chinatown Museum, on the topic of “Asylum […]
Mark Pomeroy lives with his family in Northeast Portland, where he was born and raised. In 2014, Oregon State University Press published his first novel, The Brightwood Stillness, which The Oregonian called “absorbing and humane.” He has received an Oregon Literary Fellowship for fiction, and for the past thirty years has led creative writing workshops […]
PSU Historian Dr. Tracy Prince and her daughter Zadie Schaffer (Stanford University) will present their book Notable Women of Portland which uncovers overlooked parts of Portland history – from 10,000 years of native American women, pioneer women, women of the Progressive Era, WWI, WWII, post-war women, and women in arts and politics. Many women made […]
Hybrid: World Cinema Series: Kedi (Turkish) Tuesday, August 26, 5:30 – 7:30 pm Lake Theater & Cafe, 106 N. State Street, Lake Oswego Join us for a screening of Kedi. Originally presented in Turkish, it will be shown with English subtitles. Discover the enchanting world of Istanbul's street cats. Kedi is a mesmerizing documentary that […]
Hybrid: World Cinema Series: Here We Are (Hebrew) Saturday, July 29, 5:30 pm Lake Theater & Cafe 106 N. State Street, Lake Oswego Join us for a screening of Here We Are. Originally presented in Hebrew, it will be shown with English subtitles. Experience the tender and moving story of a father and his autistic […]
