Press Clips

Hank Cramer Wins Award

Jul 28, 2011

Methow Grist

Karen West posts a nice feature story at Methow Grist about this year's Humanities Washington Award winner, folksinger and storyteller Hank Cramer.

Humanities Washington Night Lights Anthology Reading at Village Books

May 09, 2011

Humanities Washington Night Lights Anthology reading with Karen Fisher, Jana Harris, Margot Kahn, & Laura Kalpakian.

Lecture on Historic Buildings at Cowlitz Museum

May 04, 2011

Longview Daily News

Michael Herschensohn of Humanities Washington will give a talk entitled "Reading Between the Lines: the Stories Old Buildings Tell Us" at 7 p.m. Thursday at the Cowlitz County Historical Museum. Herschensohn will talk about how homes, factories, schools, parks, hotels and barns are key markers in the story of people's daily lives.

Alien Invaders Presentation at San Juan Island Library May 14

May 04, 2011

San Juan County Journal

Seattle-based film critic and Humanities Washington speaker Robert Horton examines political and social anxieties from alien-invasion scenarios of 1950s science fiction films. He discusses movies providing angles on Atomic Age concerns.

Architectural historian to speak at Clark County Museum

May 01, 2011

Longview Valley Bugler

Michael Herschensohn will present "Reading Between the Lines: the Stories Old Buildings Tell Us" at the Cowlitz County Historical Museum.

EWU Libraries Receives NEH Grant

Apr 30, 2011

Eastern 24/7

Eastern Washington University Libraries is one of six institutions to participate in a National Endowment for the Humanities Grant to expand access to archival digital collections.

WWII Historian David M. Kennedy to Speak on Orcas Island

Apr 25, 2011

IslandsSounder.com

The Orcas Crossroads Lecture Series continues Sunday, May 1, with a presentation by historian David M. Kennedy, “A Tale of Three Cities: How the United States Won WWII and Made the Modern World.” The lecture is scheduled for 7:30 p.m. at Orcas Center and is made possible with a grant from Humanities Washington.

Vancouver Discussion "Bridges" the Chasm

Apr 12, 2011

The Columbian

The future of the Interstate 5 bridge crossing the Columbia River will be the topic of a panel discussion, 10 a.m. to noon Saturday at the Clark County Historical Museum, 1511 Main St., part of the museum’s Bridging the Gap exhibit.

Humanities Washington Speaker Amy Rubin to Present at Western Washington University April 12

Apr 10, 2011

WWU Events Calendar

Amy Rubin will present "The Fascinating Rhythms of North and South America," a look at how a culture’s art reflects its heart and soul and tells much about its history.

Forums in Yakima, Wenatchee, Bellingham Discuss Immigration

Apr 02, 2011

KNDO/KNDU TV

Professors from local universities along with experts from across the country came together Saturday, April 2 at the Yakima Valley Museum for a forum on immigration that provided a historical perspective to the popular topic. Similar events were held in Wenatchee and Bellingham on April 1 and 2, respectively.

Union Spats - Nothing New

Mar 25, 2011

KUOW

Today unions are under attack and union membership in the US continues to decline. But during the Great Depression, coal miners banded together in central Washington to start a new, independent union. Humanities Washington Speakers Bureau member and Walla Walla University Professor David Bullock tells their story.

Woods and Associates Recognizes Humanities Washington

Mar 15, 2011

Woods & Associates LLC

Longtime Humanities Washington partner, staffing firm Woods and Associates, has featured Humanities Washington as a "spotlight organization" on its website.

Quintard Taylor on the Black Past

Mar 03, 2011

KUOW

Dr. Quintard Taylor started Blackpast.org in 2007 as a free resource on African–American history. The online encyclopedia, expanded with help from Humanities Washington, received more than 2 million visits in 2010.

Shambala Sun Publishes Story from Humanities Washington's 2010 Bedtime Stories Gala

Mar 01, 2011

Shambala Sun

MacArthur Genius Charles Johnson's short story "Welcome to Wedgewood" was written for Humanities Washington's 2010 Bedtime Stories event.

Stephen L. Carter and Sam Reed to Speak at Civility and Democracy Conference

Feb 24, 2011

WSU

Stephen L. Carter, Professor of Law at Yale University, and Sam Reed, Washington Secretary of State, will deliver keynote addresses for “Civility and Democracy in America,” a conferenceon on the state of civility in democracy, at 5:30 p.m. March 3 at the Davenport Hotel in Spokane.

Panel at Renton Library "Crosses the GR8 Divide"

Feb 11, 2011

Renton Patch

I went to a fascinating panel discussion last night at Renton Library sponsored by Humanities Washington, the Boeing Co., and KCLS.

1930s Miner Labor Strike is Topic of Library Talk

Feb 08, 2011

Issaquah Press

 

Book Notes: Walter, Orozco Share Stage at Blue Door

Feb 06, 2011

Spokesman-Review

Spokane novelist Jess Walter and University of Idaho professor and author Daniel Orozco will give a joint reading Thursday at 7:30 p.m. at the Blue Door Theatre, 815 W. Garland Ave.

'Bridging the Gap' Opens at Historical Museum

Feb 02, 2011

The Columbian

A new exhibit on the social, cultural and economic impacts of the Interstate Bridge will kick off the “First Thursday Museum after Hours” series.

Sno-Isle Libraries Present Whidbey Reads

Feb 01, 2011

Sno-Isle Libraries

Whidbey Reads is an annual community reading program designed to bring Whidbey Island residents together to read and talk about books. This year's selection is "The School of Essential Ingredients" by Erica Bauermeister.

A Fighting Life: Humanities Washington Speaker Presents at WWU

Jan 31, 2011

Walla Walla University News

The 2011 annual Humanities CommUnity is on Tuesday, February 1, at 11 a.m. in the University Church. The speaker is Jim Kershner, one of Humanities Washington’s Inquiring Minds speakers bureau speakers for 2011.

I-5 exhibit helps bridge understanding from past to present

Jan 31, 2011

WSU Today

VANCOUVER - As area residents consider a controversial Interstate-5 bridge replacement across the Columbia River, WSU Vancouver hopes to expand understanding with an exhibit about the social, cultural and economic heritage of the bridge that connects Vancouver, Wash., and Portland, Ore.

Speaker Bureau Presenter Joan Hockaday Discusses Seattle Urban Landscapes

Jan 28, 2011

KUOW 94.9 FM

John Charles Olmsted struggled to transform Pacific Northwest urban landscapes in the early 20th century. Seattle author Joan Hockaday talks about the role Olmsted played in designing the parks and boulevards of our city.

Crisis of Civility

Jan 26, 2011

Yakima Herald

As Humanities Washington trustees, we read, with interest, coverage of President Obama's speech in Tucson, and agree wholeheartedly with his call for unity in wake of the Arizona tragedy.

Civility & American Democracy Conference

Jan 24, 2011

WSU Foley Institute

From members of Congress hollering "You lie!" to the president, to angry outbursts at town-hall meetings, to the all too frequent allusion to violence in partisan debate, many believe that our political dialogue is broken and incapable of allowing thoughtful discussion about the common good.

Humanities Washington Working on the Issue of Civility

Jan 24, 2011

The Olympian

We read, with interest, your coverage of President Barack Obama's speech in Tucson, and agree wholeheartedly with his call for unity in wake of the Arizona tragedy.

Who's Minding the Store? A Celebration of Jewish Life in the Northwest

Jan 22, 2011

South Whidbey Record

The Yiddish writer Sholom Aleichem was once quoted as saying, “No matter how bad things get, you got to go on living, even if it kills you.”

I-5 Exhibit Bridges Past to Present at Clark County Museum

Jan 20, 2011

OregonLive.com

The Interstate 5 bridge is the topic of a lecture and exhibit at the Clark County Historical Museum funded by a partnership between Washington State University Vancouver and a grant from Humanities Washington.

Humanities Washington Trustee David Freece on Unity in the Wake of Tragedy

Jan 19, 2011

The Daily News

I agree wholeheartedly with President Obama's Jan. 12 speech in Tucson, and his call for unity in wake of the Arizona tragedy.

Humanities Washington Speakers Karen Scott, Sid Peterson to Visit Centralia College

Jan 12, 2011

Centralia College Blue & Gold

 

Learn about historic preservation

Jan 10, 2011

Everett Herald

EVERETT — The nonprofit group Humanities Washington gathered experts to talk about the value of historic buildings in a community.

Not Your Toddler's Bedtime Story

Jan 09, 2011

The Olympian

 

Day in the Life of Bedtime Stories Author Charles Johnson

Jan 08, 2011

E-Channel

My day is the reverse of what a day is for most people. Typically, I'm up working all night until 5 or 6 AM, the same kind of schedule kept by Descartes and Balzac.

Can Saving the Past Build the Future?

Jan 08, 2011

Everett Blog

Humanities Washington presents an event titled “Historic Preservation: Can Saving the Past Build the Future?” at the Everett Public Library on Tuesday, January 11 from 7:00 – 8:30 PM.

Bedtime Stories Host Nancy Pearl Named Librarian of the Year

Jan 07, 2011

The Seattle Times

ONE can hardly imagine even Seattle's Nancy Pearl has a bookcase large enough to display another award, but she was in San Diego Friday to be honored at the midwinter conference of The American Library Association.

Bedtimes Stories' a unique take on a time-honored story tradition

Jan 06, 2011

Bellingham Herald

 

Boston Review Publishes 'Bedtime Story' by MacArthur Genius Charles Johnson

Jan 04, 2011

Boston Review

Johnson originally wrote "Guinea Pig" for Humanities Washington's 2009 Bedtime Stories event.

Stories That May Keep You Up Past Your Bedtime

Jan 02, 2011

Kitsap Sun

Bedtime stories took on a whole new slant when Humanities Washington got involved back in 1999.

Highline Historical Society Presents Free Program on Eleanor Roosevelt

Jan 02, 2011

The B-Town Blog

Professional actress and Chautauqua scholar Joan Wolfberg will take audience members on Eleanor’s transformative journey from a shy, awkward childhood, to the White House.

Whidbey Island Center for the Arts Presents Photography Exhibition

Dec 30, 2010

BroadwayWorld.com

The Whidbey Island Center for the Arts and the Whidbey Island Jewish Community will host Who's Minding the Store?, an exhibition of photographs celebrating 150 years of Jewish Business and Commerce in the Pacific Northwest on Sunday, Jan. 23, 2011.

The Synagogue Chronicles: Whidbey Island Jewish Community

Dec 22, 2010

JTNews

 

Lorraine McConaghy Remembers Broadcaster Jean Sheperd

Dec 15, 2010

Backstage at the 5th Blog

Adapted from “Waves and Signals: Greenwich Village and Jean Shepherd,” originally published in Humanities Washington’s Port, 1999.

Inquiring Mind's Wayne Horvitz Interviewed on "The Conversation"

Dec 03, 2010

KUOW FM Seattle

 

Inquiring Mind's Sid Peterson interviewed on "The Conversation"

Nov 18, 2010

KUOW FM Seattle

 

Interview with Humanities Washington Award Recipient Tom Ikeda

Nov 11, 2010

8 Asians

 

Spokane MAC Honors Chicano Artist

Nov 10, 2010

Othello Outlook

 

Everett panel on immigration aims to avoid 'anger trend'

Nov 09, 2010

Everett Herald

EVERETT — Immigration is the topic of a panel discussion planned for 7 p.m. Tuesday at the Everett Public Library. While the organizers want local people with strong opinions to show up, they also want to avoid what they call “the anger trend” — folks screaming at each other.

Community Conversations Immigration Forum on Everett TV

Nov 09, 2010

Everett TV

 

Whitman College Recieves $7,500 Humanities Washington Grant

Nov 07, 2010

Union-Bulletin

 

Comics and the Classical Tradition

Nov 01, 2010

Humanities

NEH's Humanities magazine article on the grant-funded "Comics at the Crossroads: The Art of the Graphic Novel"

Bedtime Stories Author Charles Johnson on Radio Program "Think Out Loud"

Oct 29, 2010

Oregon Public Radio

Transcript and Audio

Monroe Library Hosts Mexican Poetry

Oct 26, 2010

HeraldNet

 

New Anthology by Northwest Writers

Oct 18, 2010

Forbes.com

 

New Anthology by Northwest Writers

Oct 18, 2010

PR-USA.NET

 

New Anthology by Northwest Writers

Oct 18, 2010

PR Newswire

 

Inquiring Mind Speaker Leads Eight-Week Seminar on Religious Freedom

Oct 17, 2010

ReligiousLiberty.TV

Karen Scott Presents Eight-Week Seminar on Religious Freedom in Walla Walla, Washington

Ballot Measures and Civic Involvement in Washington State

Oct 14, 2010

AM 1090

 

Olmsted in the Pacific Northwest

Oct 13, 2010

Columbia Basin College's Community Lecture Series

 

Orcas Crossroads Lecture Series Presents Louis Wolcher: “What is Justice Today?”

Oct 07, 2010

BullWings: Orcas Issues, News & Views

 

Humanities Washington is Bucking the Anger Trend at Everett Library

Oct 06, 2010

Everett WA Blog

 

Inquiring Mind's "Listen Up! What is Modern Music" in Metaline Falls

Oct 04, 2010

Selkirk Sun / Newport Miner

Inquiring Mind Presenter Donivan Johnson presents "Listen Up! What is Modern Music" in Metaline Falls

Inquiring Mind "Taking the Initiative: Ballot Measures and Civic Involvement in Washington State" at the Everett Public Library

Oct 01, 2010

Port Gardner Neighborhood Association News

 

Inquiring Mind "Taking the Initiative: Ballot Measures and Civic Involvement in Washington State" at the Everett Public Library

Oct 01, 2010

Harborview Seahurst Glenhaves Neighborhood Association

 

36 Authors, One Novel and Humanities Washington's Bedtime Stories

Sep 26, 2010

Seattle Times

 

Smithsonian's Journey Stories Opens at Jefferson County Museum

Sep 01, 2010

PT Leader

 

Port Townsend Woman Opens Smithsonian Exhibit Journey Stories

Aug 29, 2010

Peninsula Daily

 

Catching Up With the Seriously Funny Mary Guterson

Aug 26, 2010

Kitsap Sun

 

Inquiring Mind's "Soldiers in Petticoats: The Struggle of the Suffragettes"

Aug 24, 2010

Kitsap Sun

 

Séance: Albert von Keller and the Occult at Frye Art Museum

Aug 23, 2010

Art & Artworks News

 

Smithsonian Journey Stories Event: "Journeys that Shape Our Lives"

Aug 20, 2010

Skagit Publishing

NEH Awards Initial Grants in its Bridging Cultures Program

Aug 20, 2010

National History Coalition

 

WSU, Humanities Washington and Humanities Idaho win $212,735 NEH grant

Aug 20, 2010

WSU Today

 

Gant-funded Comics at the Crossroads: Art of the Graphic Novel at Maryhill Museum of Art

Aug 18, 2010

 

New Exhibition Season at Frye Art Museum

Aug 18, 2010

Frye Museum

 

NEH Selects Top Scholars to Launch National “Bridging Cultures” Program

Aug 16, 2010

National Endowment for the Humanities

 

SAM Opens Behind the Scenes: The Real Story of Quileute Wolves

Aug 15, 2010

Museumpublicity.com

 

Smithsonian Journey Stories coming to Jefferson County Library

Aug 13, 2010

Peninsula Daily

 

Smithsonian Journey Stories Lecture: "U.S. Exploring Expedition"

Aug 13, 2010

Islands Sounder

 

Seattle Times Profiles Grant-Funded Quileute Exhibit at SAM -

Aug 10, 2010

Seattle Times

 

Grant-funded Real Story of Quileute Wolves Corrects "Twilight" -

Jul 28, 2010

Seattle PI

 

“Journey Stories” Come Alive at Orcas Island Historical Museum Tomorrow

Jul 16, 2010

BullWings: Orcas Issues, News & Views

 

Union Pacific Foundation Grants $171,600 to Principals' Partnership and Others

Jul 15, 2010

Union Pacific Foundation

 

Smithsonian Exhibit Coming to Orcas Island Historical Museum

Jul 13, 2010

Islands Sounder

 

Funding Awarded for Regional Cultural Projects

Jul 12, 2010

Indian Country Today

 

Twilight Blog: "The Real Story Of The Quileute Wolves"

Jul 12, 2010

Twilighter's Guide

 

Twilight Blog: "The Real Story Of The Quileute Wolves"

Jul 12, 2010

Blackpack

 

Smithsonian "Journey Stories" Comes to Ilwaco Museum

Jun 29, 2010

Chinook Observer

HW Board Member Dan Lamberton Featured in Walla Walla University Magazine

Jun 21, 2010

Westwind

 

Richard Watts Honored for Preserving Cemeteries

Jun 15, 2010

Sammamish Review

 

Cemetery Work Leads to State Award

May 27, 2010

Daily Record

Roslyn cemetery a matter of history, pride for Sammamish resident

May 26, 2010

Sammamish Reporter

Smithsonian Coming to Orcas Historical Museum

May 25, 2010

Islands Sounder

Humanities Washington Trustee Ed Marquand Featured in Yakima Magazine

May 07, 2010

Yakima Magazine

 

State's First Poet Laureate Takes his Job Seriously

May 06, 2009

Yakima Herald

 

Olmsted Followers Celebrate A-Y-P Centennial

Apr 09, 2009

Seattle Daily Journal of Commerce

 

Spokane Committee to Focus on Local Pool of Nominees for Humanities Washington Award

Mar 21, 2009

Spokane News & Announcements

 

Actress brings Thea Foss to Life

Dec 04, 2008

Tacoma Weekly

 

Philosophy in the Dark Film Festival in Everett

Nov 03, 2008

The Herald

 

Cuentos para Niños

Jul 11, 2008

El Sol de Yakima

 

A life dedicated to the art of poetry

Jul 06, 2008

Seattle PI

 

In Focus: Executive Director Ted Lord

Jul 01, 2008

Humanities

 

Alaska-Yukon-Pacific Centennial Celebration

Apr 20, 2008

Seattle Times

 

Former Poet Laureate Robert Hass in the Gonzaga Writers' Series

Feb 21, 2008

Gonzaga Bulletin

 

Bharati Mukherjee Regales Audience at Gonzaga Writers' Series

Feb 07, 2008

Gonzaga Bulletin