Ghost Town Poetry Open Mic Featuring Jan Harrington and Victor Griggs
May
8
7:00 PM19:00

Ghost Town Poetry Open Mic Featuring Jan Harrington and Victor Griggs

$5 suggested donation, no one turned away

Featuring Jan Harrington and Victor Griggs

Janis Harrington is a poet living in North Carolina. Her poetry collection, How to Cut a Woman in Half, written as a novel in verse, was a finalist for the Able Muse Book Award. Her first book, Waiting for the Hurricane, is a collection of narrative poems about three generations of a family and the dark secrets they keep. It won the 2017 Lena Shull Book Award, given by the North Carolina Poetry Society. Her work has appeared in anthologies and literary journals, including Tar River Poetry, Journal of the American Medical Association, and North Carolina Literary Review. She won the 2023 James Applewhite Poetry Contest sponsored by the North Carolina Literary and Historical Association. She co-hosts a monthly poetry reading series at an independent bookstore.

According to Victor Griggs, “I am from the Pacific Northwest. I always love writing but I really started taking seriously during The pandemic. Never give up on your dreams. For more information about me and my work please visit futurelegs.net.”

Book description from Victor’s website: Rolling Through Life chronicles Victor Griggs’ reflections from 2019-2021, set against the backdrop of the Covid-19 pandemic. In the solitude of quarantine, intensified by his personal challenges with cerebral palsy, Victor immersed himself in the details, stories, and thoughts he lived with each day. This short collection of poetry and prose is a tribute to his resilience and introspection during those times of isolation.
Visit the Ghost Town website for more information.

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Collage Laboratory
May
10
12:00 PM12:00

Collage Laboratory

Greg Bee is hosting a free paper collage day every 2nd Saturday from 12-5pm

Bring some supplies or don’t all are welcome

This is a stress free, social and creative opportunity. Minors must be accompanied by adults. Please no glitter or paint. This event is free and open to the public.

Contact Greg at greggybee@gmail for more information

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Collage Laboratory
Jun
14
12:00 PM12:00

Collage Laboratory

Greg Bee is hosting a free paper collage day every 2nd Saturday from 12-5pm

Bring some supplies or don’t all are welcome

This is a stress free, social and creative opportunity. Minors must be accompanied by adults. Please no glitter or paint. This event is free and open to the public.

Contact Greg at greggybee@gmail for more information

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Collage Laboratory
Jul
12
12:00 PM12:00

Collage Laboratory

Greg Bee is hosting a free paper collage day every 2nd Saturday from 12-5pm

Bring some supplies or don’t all are welcome

This is a stress free, social and creative opportunity. Minors must be accompanied by adults. Please no glitter or paint. This event is free and open to the public.

Contact Greg at greggybee@gmail for more information

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Collage Laboratory
Jul
12
12:00 PM12:00

Collage Laboratory

Greg Bee is hosting a free paper collage day every 2nd Saturday from 12-5pm

Bring some supplies or don’t all are welcome

This is a stress free, social and creative opportunity. Minors must be accompanied by adults. Please no glitter or paint. This event is free and open to the public.

Contact Greg at greggybee@gmail for more information

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Collage Laboratory
Apr
12
12:00 PM12:00

Collage Laboratory

Greg Bee is hosting a free paper collage day every 2nd Saturday from 12-5pm

Bring some supplies or don’t all are welcome

This is a stress free, social and creative opportunity. Minors must be accompanied by adults. Please no glitter or paint. This event is free and open to the public.

Contact Greg at greggybee@gmail for more information

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Presentation: Romani Holocaust
Mar
29
5:00 PM17:00

Presentation: Romani Holocaust

Presented by Carol Silverman

The Nazi genocide resulted in the death of over a half a million Roma, representing 50 to 90% of some communities. Why is this aspect of the Holocaust relatively unknown, and who are Roma? This illustrated presentation explores historic discrimination against Roma as well as their many contributions to European culture.  Today, Roma, Europe’s largest minority, continue to face persecution.


Carol Silverman is Professor Emerita of Cultural Anthropology and Folklore/Public Culture at the University of Oregon. She has done research with Roma for over 40 years in the US, the Balkans, and Western Europe on cultural politics, music, human rights, gender, and migration, with a focus on representation. Her 2012 book Romani Routes: Cultural Politics and Balkan Music in Diaspora (Oxford), won the book prize from the Society for Ethnomusicology. She works with the US NGO Voice of Roma and the European Roma Institute for Arts and Culture on activist projects and is curator for Balkan music for international digital RomArchive.eu.

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Film: From Ground Zero
Mar
27
6:00 PM18:00

Film: From Ground Zero

Composed of 22 short films, this anthology features documentaries, fiction, animation and experimental films by 22 Palestinian directors. The anthology film was conceived by Rashid Masharawi in October 2023, with the interest of supporting Palestinian creatives.

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Presentation: Critical Thinking on Media, Information, and Power
Mar
19
5:00 PM17:00

Presentation: Critical Thinking on Media, Information, and Power

Presented by Laurie Mercier and Sam Lohmann

Are the media watchdogs or lapdogs? WSU Vancouver professors Sam Lohmann and Laurie Mercier discuss how we can become more informed and critical media/information consumers, users, and creators. They look at how the media covered the Holocaust, the persecution of the Roma people, and Israel’s war on Gaza to understand the process of selection, emphasis, and bias that lead to misunderstanding of current and past events. They will lead an interactive discussion on shared practices of source evaluation, media literacy, and intentional media usage in the current climate.

At WSU since 1995, Dr. Laurie Mercier teaches courses about the history of the United States and the Pacific Northwest, and is the author of many books and articles about the intersections of class, race, gender, and region in the 20th century United States.

Sam Lohmann (MLS) is a library faculty member at WSU Vancouver and teaches courses on information literacy and research skills. His published work includes articles on accessibility and copyright in higher education and on information literacy assessment practices, as well as several books of poetry.

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Collage Laboratory
Mar
8
12:00 PM12:00

Collage Laboratory

Greg Bee is hosting a free paper collage day every 2nd Saturday from 12-5pm

Bring some supplies or don’t all are welcome

This is a stress free, social and creative opportunity. Minors must be accompanied by adults. Please no glitter or paint. This event is free and open to the public.

Contact Greg at greggybee@gmail for more information

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First Friday Reception for Seeking Warmth
Mar
7
5:00 PM17:00

First Friday Reception for Seeking Warmth

Seeking Warmth aims to explore humanity's need for emotional and physical warmth, especially during times of extreme circumstances such as those caused by genocide, war, oppression and neglect. Ceija Stojka (1933-2013) was a child survivor of the Romani Holocaust (samudaripen) who began sharing her experiences in written and painted format in 1988 at age 55. She is recognized as a bold activist of the Roma, who continue to face persecution today. Sam Marroquin works in collage and paint to expose current and historical trauma within society, emphasizing systems that mask the atrocities against humanity. Daniel Baker examines the role of artistic practice as a form of social agency with a focus on Roma aesthetics. The exhibit, held at Art at the Cave gallery in Vancouver, WA will be paired with various related presentations throughout the month.

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Nothing Day - a bonus Collage Lab
Feb
22
12:00 PM12:00

Nothing Day - a bonus Collage Lab

The way the days this month fall on the calendar means that we have a Saturday this month to do anything we want!

Greg Bee is hosting a free paper collage day every 2nd Saturday from 12-5pm

Bring some supplies or don’t - all are welcome

This is a stress free, social and creative opportunity. Minors must be accompanied by adults. Please no glitter or paint. This event is free and open to the public.

Contact Greg at greggybee@gmail for more information

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Collage Laboratory
Feb
8
12:00 PM12:00

Collage Laboratory

Greg Bee is hosting a free paper collage day every 2nd Saturday from 12-5pm

Bring some supplies or don’t all are welcome

This is a stress free, social and creative opportunity. Minors must be accompanied by adults. Please no glitter or paint. This event is free and open to the public.

Contact Greg at greggybee@gmail for more information

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First Friday Reception for Love is Love
Feb
7
5:00 PM17:00

First Friday Reception for Love is Love

Sam Yamauchi

The River Is Coming (detail)

$1200

Acrylic, pencil and oil pastel on canvas

I experienced LOVE as the tremendous flow of a powerful river that poured over me and through me, washing away everything that was attached to my identity. It left me filled with only LOVE. I then saw it pouring back out of me into everything around me. Now I know that when I paint, LOVE is painting LOVE.  


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Collage Laboratory
Jan
11
12:00 PM12:00

Collage Laboratory

Greg Bee is hosting a free paper collage day every 2nd Saturday from 12-5pm

Bring some supplies or don’t all are welcome

This is a stress free, social and creative opportunity. Minors must be accompanied by adults. Please no glitter or paint. This event is free and open to the public.

Contact Greg at greggybee@gmail for more information

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