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Genocide In The Human Heart: From The Holocaust To Darfur - Walla Walla
Saturday, November 10- 2:00 at the Walla Walla Public Library -
238 E. Alder Street
Temple Beth Israel and the Walla Walla Public Library host a discussion between Bruce Magnusson, Whitman College professor of modern African politics, and Rabbi Stanley Yedwab. Walla Walla City Council member Barbara Clark will moderate the discussion and facilitate audience questions and comments. The event is free and open to the public.
For more information, please contact Noah Leavitt at 509-529-4080
Event Page at City of Walla Walla Website
Joy Harjo Gonzaga University Visiting Writers Series:
Poet, Writer and Musician - Joy Harjo - Spokane
November 14 - 7:30pm in the Cataldo Globe Room Free
From the Gonzaga Event webpage - Harjo, a poet, musician, editor and artist, is a full member of the Muscogee Creek Tribe. She has written several volumes of poetry, including "The Last Song," "What Moon Drove Me to This," "She Had Some Horses," "Secrets from the Center of the World," "In Mad Love and War," and "The Woman Who Fell from the Sky." She plays the saxophone in her band, Poetic Justice, which combines music with poetry, and she also teaches in the English department at the University of New Mexico.
February 6 - Bharati Mukherjee | February 25 - Robert Hass | March 26 - Dan Butterworth
Gonzaga University's Event Page
Hugo Literary Series: "We Could Be Heroes" - Seattle
November 16 - 7:30 at Richard Hugo House $15-25
November 17 - workshops throughout the day
From Richard Hugo House webpage - Journalist Jack Hitt, graphic novelist Ellen Forney and poet/soldier Brian Turner present new work on the theme "We Could Be Heroes," alongside new music by Canary Sing.
Richard Hugo House Website
Snowy Owl- Seattle
Exhibit open through 1/6/08 at the Museum of History and Industry (MOHAI)
MOHAI presents a selection of extremely rare and valuable Audubon works of art and artifacts selected from the collection and archives of the John James Audubon Museum in Henderson, Kentucky. The exhibit includes original Audubon letters, rare books, photographs, personal items, and 60 of the original large hand colored "Double Elephant Folio"; engravings from The Birds of America. John James Audubon: American Artist and Naturalist is open through Sunday, January 6, 2008.
MOHAI Website
The Children's Museum Cultural Sundays - Seattle
Every Sunday, families can attend facilitated performances (dance, music, storytelling) or complete art projects designed to teach them about the cultures, traditions, and histories of these communities.
November: 4 - Annie Penta / Diwali |
11 - Modibo Traore / West African Drumming |
18 - Bonnie Birch / International Accordion Music from France, Italy, and Mexico |
25 - Finnish-American Dance Group/Katrilli Dance Group (FOL)
The Children's Museum Website | Cultural Sundays Page
New Harmonies: Celebrating American Roots Music
| July 20 - Sept 2 | Moses Lake Museum & Art Center | Moses Lake |
| Sept 7 - Oct 21 | The Cutter Theatre | Metaline Falls |
| Nov 2 - Dec 9 | Museum and Arts Center | Sequim |
| Dec. 14 - Feb 2, '08 | Ilwaco Heritage Museum | Ilwaco |
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