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The B-17 Alliance Veterans Coffee Club is a safe place for Veterans to gain appreciation, build comradery, friendships and receive the honor they are due all over a cup of Joe and a continental breakfast. There are often historical moments as the...

A talk by Glynnis Fawkes. How does a cartoonist go about adapting a work of history, specifically Eric H. Cline’s 1177 BC: The Year Civilization Collapsed? In this talk Fawkes will describe the process of interpreting Cline’s text in comics, an exercise during which she repeatedly asked herself how she might tell this story visually. Through page compositions and dramatizations in which historical figures (such as Ramses III) speak, she imagined characters for whom we have no record offering...

Overview Todd McGrain’s original bust of York, the enslaved man who was the only African American member of the Lewis and Clark expedition, was secretly installed on Mount Tabor Park in 2021. It was placed on the vacant pedestal where a statue of Oregonian editor Harvey Scott (1830-1910), a known racist, once stood. The surprising appearance of York, with no artist name attached to the work, is a local example of the protest art being created in the wake of political and social unrest. The...

What if getting older could open the door to something new? Join Portland Psychedelic Society for a lively, thoughtful—and yes, fun—conversation about psychedelics, aging, and the many ways we might reimagine what it means to grow older. Older...

Our teen book club is led by a local YA author’s teen and supervised by AH staff! Meetings will take place monthly, on first Thursdays @ 5:30p. Didn’t finish this month’s book? You can still come to the meeting (as long as you don’t mind...

Friday, November 6, 2026 6:00-8:30pm with Elsy Why Do Haitians Eat Pumpkin Soup (Soup Joumou)? Soup Joumou is much more than a delicious Haitian pumpkin soup. It is a powerful symbol of freedom. During the colonial era in Saint-Domingue, now...

The dance floor opens at 7:15 PM Starting in January 2026, a beginning level dance lesson starts at 7:00 PM with the regular lesson at 7:30 PM followed by general social dancing at 8:15 PM. Dance to ballroom, swing, Latin, and misc./variety...

Join TKO for a day of brushing and tread maintenance on Angel's Rest Trail! Crew Leader: Krysti W. Max Size of Crew: 12 Hike Distance: <5 miles Elevation Gain: up to 1500 feet Hike Intensity: Moderate/High Work Intensity: Moderate Work Type:...