March 18-30: Screenings of Northwest Film Forum’s L.A. Rebellion Series
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THIS WEEK (March 18-23, 2013)
SPARK PICK
An image from Compensation, part of the L.A. Rebellion film series.
SEATTLE – Northwest Film Forum presents a screening of Compensation on March 22 [Details], a free cinema salon March 23 [Details] and screening of Black Arts, Black Artists [Details] on March 23. These films are part of the Northwest Film Forum’s L.A. Rebellion series, which features four weekends of powerful film experiences, shared stories and in-depth conversation about race, cinema and history. This program is supported by a Humanities Washington Spark Grant.
TUESDAY (March 19)
REDMOND – Speakers Bureau’s Gloria Burgess, It Takes a Village: Sparks of Light. [Details]
Harriet Baskas
PORT TOWNSEND – Port Townsend Community Read’s book discussion group. [Details] This program is supported by a Humanities Washington Spark Grant.
ABERDEEN – Speakers Bureau’s Joan Hockaday, The Lewis & Clark Wildflower Discoveries. [Details]
ISSAQUAH – Speakers Bureau’s Harriet Baskas, Hidden Treasures in Washington’s Museums. [Details]
WEDNESDAY (March 20)
John Marshall
YAKIMA – Speakers Bureau’s John Marshall, Fire and Forests, East of the Cascade Divide. [Details]
PORT TOWNSEND – Port Townsend Community Read’s book discussion group. [Details] This program is supported by a Humanities Washington Spark Grant.
THURSDAY (March 21)
LACEY – Speakers Bureau’s Amy Rubin, Exploring the Magical Process of Creating Music. [Details]
RENTON – Speakers Bureau’s Julia Harrison, A World of Sweets in Washington State. [Details]
CLARKSTON – The Asotin County Library presents a book night with Out of the Dust. [Details] This event is part of the programming for Hope in Hard Times: Washington During the Great Depression, Humanities Washington’s Traveling Exhibit.
PASCO – Speakers Bureau’s Jennifer K. Stuller, Ink-Stained Amazons and Cinematic Warriors: Superwomen in Modern Mythology. [Details]
SATURDAY (March 23)
Janet Oakley
SEATTLE – Speakers Bureau’s Janet Oakley, Tree Army: The Civilian Conservation Corps in Washington State, 1933-1941. [Details]
CLARKSTON – The Asotin County Library presents the musical program Hard Travelin’. [Details] This event is part of the programming for Hope in Hard Times: Washington During the Great Depression, Humanities Washington’s Traveling Exhibit.
TUMWATER – Speakers Bureau’s Amy Rubin, Exploring the Magical Process of Creating Music. [Details]
NEXT WEEK (March 24-30, 2013)
SUNDAY (March 24)
SEATTLE – Northwest Film Forum presents a screening of Child of Resistance, part of the L.A. Rebellion series. [Details] This program is supported by a Humanities Washington Spark Grant.
MONDAY (March 25)
Tom Keogh
CAMANO ISLAND – Speakers Bureau’s Tom Keogh, Dr. Doyle and Mr. Holmes: The Cultural Staying Power of Sherlock Holmes. [Details]
PORT TOWNSEND – Port Townsend Community Read presents Contents Shifting from a Writer’s Perspective with author Judith Kitchen. [Details] This program is supported by a Humanities Washington Spark Grant.
SEATTLE – Poetry reading by Spencer Reece & screening of a short film by James Franco. [Details]
TUESDAY (March 26)
DES MOINES – Speakers Bureau’s Milt Priggee, Political Cartooning: Yesterday, Today and Tomorrow. [Details]
Milt Priggee
WATERVILLE – Speakers Bureau’s Janet Oakley, Tree Army: The Civilian Conservation Corps in Washington State, 1933-1941. [Details]
WEDNESDAY (March 27)
SEATTLE – Gallery tour as part of the here:now at the Frye Art Museum program. [Details] This program is supported by a Humanities Washington Spark Grant.
THURSDAY (March 28)
FREELAND – Speakers Bureau’s Lance Rhoades, American Indians in Cinema: Portrayals and Participation, Onscreen and Behind the Scene. [Details]
WALLA WALLA – The Next Seven Generations: Walla Walla in 2185, a conversation with Professor Don Snow. [Details] This is one of the Big Idea Talks series presented by the Walla Walla Public Library and Whitman College in 2013. This program is supported by a Humanities Washington Spark Grant.
PORT TOWNSEND – Port Townsend Community Read’s Pam Houston Meets Port Townsend. [Details] This program is supported by a Humanities Washington Spark Grant.
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