The Bookish Brain Virtual Trivia Night

Join our virtual trivia night on Saturday, January 23, 2021 at 6pm! Share your wide-ranging knowledge and raise funds for the Eugene Public Library, while competing for prizes (and bragging rights). Join as a team of 4-6 people, or as an individual to be matched to a team. Invite your friends, sign up, and have fun!

An Interactive Look at a Multimedia Design Practice

In addition to leading the Eugene Public Library Foundation, Reed is a multimedia designer who weaves tactile design pieces. Learn to make basic tapestry weaving loom from objects you may have around your house and how to make your arts and crafts activities more sustainable.

Planting Seeds: Building Intergenerational and Cross-Cultural Community Through the Urban Gardens

Learn about urban agriculture and building connections through gardening.

A Global History of the Cascade Hop

Learn how the craft beer revolution emerged from the hop fields and scientific research centers of the Pacific Northwest with Dr. Kopp, author of Hoptopia: A World of Agriculture and Beer in Oregon’s Willamette Valley (University of California Press, 2016).

The Bookish Brain Virtual Trivia Night

Join our virtual trivia night on Saturday, January 23, 2021 at 6pm! Share your wide-ranging knowledge and raise funds for the Eugene Public Library, while competing for prizes (and bragging rights). Join as a team of 4-6 people, or as an individual to be matched to a team. Invite your friends, sign up, and have fun!

Separating Fact from Fiction: An Independent Bookstore Owner Reflects on 45 Years in the Business

Enjoy a conversation with the owner of one of Eugene's literary institutions, J. Michael's Books, and hear what it's been like to run a bookstore during a global pandemic. Score some great book suggestions for your summer reading list!

The Intersection of Visual Design and Cultural Arts: Carnaval Dance & Costume Making

San Francisco’s Carnaval is a vibrant tradition that brings community across the Bay Area together with music, dance, and visual spectacles. Raffaella Falchi Macias is a quadrilingual multi-disciplinary artist and architect who focuses on community-building in the arts, and who leads an annual Samba parade contingent featuring over 100 dancers of all ages. Explore the development of Carnaval costume design and learn how she curates and builds one of a kind costumes that transform the streets of San Francisco’s Mission District with vibrant rhythm.

In Conversation with: Dr. Alisa Freedman, Professor of Japanese Literature, Cultural Studies, and Gender at the University of Oregon and the Editor-in-Chief of the U.S.–Japan Women’s Journal

Japanese Emoji, Cultural Literacy, and Global Communication

This talk explores the fun and fascinating world of emoji. Learn what the emoji in our phones reveal about our cultural literacy and teach us about Japanese and other world cultures. Discover the ways emoji use differs between generations, how emojis get approved for use, and why emojis make us better communicators and global citizens. And bonus: discover what famous works of literature have been translated into emoji!

In Conversation with Andrew Whitehead, Former Editor of BBC World Service News

Covering the News: A Look Back at 2020

Understand what is at stake for journalists as they cover the news, including a global pandemic, Black Lives Matter, and Brexit.

Andrew Whitehead was until recently Editor of BBC World Service News, where he was responsible for the live news and current affairs content of the world’s most respected radio network. He also served as the BBC’s Delhi correspondent and political correspondent during his 35-year career with BBC News.

In Conversation with: Cheryl Hartup, Curator of Academic Programs and Latin American and Caribbean Art at the Jordan Schnitzer Museum of Art and UO student + JSMA intern Wendy Echeverría García (Presented in partnership with Jordan Schnitzer Museum of Art)

Transcultural Bridges and Political Activism: Mexico and the Graphic Arts, 1929-1956

Travel may still be limited but you can still visit early 20th century Mexico with the help of a Jordan Schnitzer Museum of Art curator, who will take us on a fascinating journey of artworks produced in response to the Mexican Revolution (1910-1920). You'll learn why printmaking flourished as artists addressed what happened to the ideals of the Revolution and see imagery that attacked fascism and imperialism, promoted labor and indigenous rights, and expressed a renewed interest in cultural traditions.

In Conversation with: Ben Niedelman, Sommelier

The Oenology of Books: How to pair wine with your favorite genre

New York sommelier and Eugene native Ben Niedelman conjures the right wines to go with some of our favorite books.

In Conversation with: Dr. Lisa Price, Professor of anthropology at Oregon State University

The Biological and Cultural Construction of Race

Dr. Price presented an exploration of race as a biological and cultural construction. This discussion sheds new light on what race is, and will be interesting to those seeking additional context to understand the social movement, Black Lives Matter, that has gained strength and new allies over the course of the last few months.