Science On Tap: Meet the Bees in Your Garden
Who are the bees living in your garden?In this lively, photo-filled presentation, we’ll go beyond honey bees and meet 13 types of bees that call the Pacific Northwest home, from gleaming green metallic sweat bees to lovable leafcutters to conniving cuckoos.Drawing on firsthand observations from her own wildlife-friendly garden, where she’s documented more than 50 bee species, Amy Campion will reveal the secret lives of these remarkable creatures, and she’ll share simple ways to help them thrive.Whether you’re new to native bees or already a practicing pollinator gardener, you’ll leave with a profound appreciation for the incredible diversity buzzing right outside your door. Amy Campion became a gardener in the Cincinnati area, where she worked at a wholesale nursery for 16 years. In 2013, she moved to Portland, OR, and in 2017, co-authored Gardening in the Pacific Northwest: The Complete Homeowner’s Guide with Paul Bonine. You can follow her on her blog, on Instagram, and on iNaturalist: @amycampion. Minors ok when accompanied by a parent or guardianReview our venue FAQ here ALL SALES ARE FINAL. PLEASE, DOUBLE CHECK YOUR ORDER BEFORE PURCHASING. NO REFUNDS. If your billing address is located outside a 250 mile radius of Portland, you will need to purchase tickets either in person or by phone by calling (503) 764-4131, or our office at (503) 719-6055. Thank You!
WorldOregon presents Dr. Katharine Hayhoe: Climate Action & Conversation Across Divides
Climate change, especially in recent years, has escalated not only as a global environmental crisis but as a highly intensified challenge in a time of political divides—often making one feel overwhelmed and powerless. How can better conversations help move individuals, communities, and the planet into a place of collective solutions? Called “one of the nation’s most effective communicators on climate change” by The New York Times, Dr. Katharine Hayhoe, chief scientist for The Nature Conservancy, has an uncanny ability to navigate all sides of the conversation on climate. With a singular balance of scientific rigor and storytelling, patience and empathy, and an abiding adherence to her faith, Hayhoe is often able to reach audiences that other climate scientists have not been able to reach —demonstrating that by finding shared values we can better connect our unique identities to collective action. WorldOregon welcomes Katharine Hayhoe back to Portland for this rich conversation exploring how to incorporate climate change into both our public decisions and private conversations at a moment of urgency when climate action and environmental policy are at a crossroads. About the SpeakerDr. Katharine Hayhoe is an atmospheric scientist whose work bridges climate science, risks, and resilience. As Chief Scientist for The Nature Conservancy (TNC), she directs the organization’s global scientific strategy and leads a global community of more than 1,000 TNC scientists and science staff whose work underpins every aspect of TNC’s mission: from conserving lands and waters to developing scalable, science-based solutions to the biodiversity and climate crises. Recognized among TIME’s “100 Most Influential People” and a United Nations Champion of the Earth, Katharine is known worldwide for her ability to make complex science accessible and meaningful, and for connecting climate and nature to people’s values in ways that inspire action. Hayhoe is the Endowed Professor in Public Policy and Public Law and Paul W. Horn Distinguished Professor at Texas Tech University and author of Saving Us: A Climate Scientist’s Case for Hope and Healing in a Divided World. Read more. Sponsored by the M.J. Murdock Charitable Trust With additional support from The Eberwein Family and The Port of Portland Minors ok with parent/guardian Review our venue FAQ here ALL SALES ARE FINAL. PLEASE, DOUBLE CHECK YOUR ORDER BEFORE PURCHASING. NO REFUNDS. If your billing address is located outside a 250 mile radius of Portland, you will need to purchase tickets either in person or by phone by calling (503) 764-4131, or our office at (503) 719-6055. Thank You!
Psychedelics and the Reimagining of Aging
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 adults are increasingly becoming part of the psychedelic conversation. So what’s behind that growing curiosity? What might psychedelic experiences have to offer as we navigate life’s later chapters? And could psychedelics change the way we think about aging itself? We’ve gathered three fascinating voices for the conversation:Abbie Rosner is a baby boomer and writer focused on how older adults are exploring the drugs of our youth in ways that enhance how we age. Her new book, Psychedelics and the Counterculture of Aging (Park Street Press) is the first to document the emerging trend of older adults using psychedelics for individual and collective transformation. Abbie also writes on Substack: The ELDEREVOLUTION Newsletter on Psychedelics in Older Life. Her work has been featured in the MAPS Newsletter, Forbes, Next Avenue, Double Blind and other publications. Phyllis Moses, Dedicated to assisting individuals to discover their own resources for growth and healing Steve Rosonke MD, is the founder of Rainfall Medicine, a ketamine center for consciousness and healing. He has also trained with indigenous healers throughout the globe. Come hear their perspectives, ask questions, and explore a topic that is moving well beyond the margins and into the conversation about aging, health, meaning, and possibility.🌿 Psychedelics for All: We’re committed to accessibility. If cost is a barrier, click here to request a discounted ticket.Come curious. Leave with something to think about. And perhaps a whole new way of looking at getting older. Minors ok with parent/guardianReview our venue FAQ here ALL SALES ARE FINAL. PLEASE, DOUBLE CHECK YOUR ORDER BEFORE PURCHASING. NO REFUNDS. If your billing address is located outside a 250 mile radius of Portland, you will need to purchase tickets either in person or by phone by calling (503) 764-4131, or our office at (503) 719-6055. Thank You!
Consider This with Christian Wiman
Join Oregon Humanities for a conversation about trust, faith, and beauty with Christian Wiman. In his poems and essays, Wiman explores religious and secular belief, hope and despair, sickness and memory. In all that he writes and does, Wiman asks what we can count on or believe in as we aim to live lives full of meaning and connection. Christian Wiman is the author, editor, or translator of fourteen books, including Zero at the Bone: Fifty Entries Against Despair, Hammer is the Prayer: Selected Poems, My Bright Abyss: Meditation of a Modern Believer, and Stolen Air: Selected Poems of Osip Mandelstam. Currently a professor at Yale Divinity School, Wiman has taught at Stanford University, Northwestern University, and Lynchburg College. From 2003 until 2013 he was the editor of Poetry magazine, the premiere magazine for poetry in the English-speaking world. For the magazine’s centennial year, Wiman edited, with Don Share, The Open Door: One Hundred Poems, One Hundred Years of Poetry Magazine. He has written for the New Yorker, Harper’s, the New York Times Book Review, the Atlantic, and numerous other publications. He is a former Guggenheim Fellow and holds two honorary doctorates. His particular interests include modern poetry, the language of faith, “accidental” theology (that is, theology conducted by unexpected means), and what it means to be a Christian intellectual in a secular culture. Raised in West Texas, he now lives in New Haven, Connecticut. This event is part of Oregon Humanities’ 2025–26 Consider This series, What Do We Trust? General Admission: Price: $15 plus fees Pay it Forward: Price: $30 plus fees (Get one general admission ticket and cover the cost of a free ticket for someone else) No CostTo make sure as many people as possible who want to attend are able to, we make a portion of tickets available at no cost. (More information below) If you’re able to pay for a ticket, we ask that you do so to help keep this program accessible to all. Please click the link below to register for no-cost tickets. Click here to register for no-cost tickets to Consider This. Minors ok when accompanied by a parent or guardian Review our venue FAQ here ALL SALES ARE FINAL. PLEASE, DOUBLE CHECK YOUR ORDER BEFORE PURCHASING. NO REFUNDS If your billing address is located outside a 250 mile radius of Portland, you will need to purchase tickets either in person or by phone by calling (503) 764-4131, or our office at (503) 719-6055. Thank You!
Science On Tap – The Earth Said Remember Me: How to Revive Our Memories and Restore the Planet
As the climate emergency worsens and biodiversity shrinks, we humans get used to it—we adapt, we normalize, we forget. Scientists call this “shifting baseline syndrome” and warn that it’s why we are increasingly sleepwalking toward disaster. In this positive and inspiring manifesto, the environmental activist and longtime editor-in-chief of Sierra magazine Jason Dove Mark offers an antidote, focusing on four simple but powerful rules that everyone can use to resist environmental amnesia: Go outside. Bear witness. Make a record. Pass it on. Mark makes the case for easy, everyday practices that can help us “remember the Earth” and support environmental conservation, restoration, and rewilding. And he shares moving examples of citizen scientists, birdwatchers, mountain climbers, and fishermen across the country who are putting them into practice. The Earth Said Remember Me: How to Revive Our Memories and Restore the Planet is a hopeful, achievable prescription for protecting the planet, one citizen at a time. Jason Dove Mark has served as editor-in-chief of Sierra and editor of Earth Island Journal. His writing has appeared in the New York Times, Los Angeles Times, San Francisco Chronicle, and the Atlantic. He lives in the Pacific Northwest. Get 15% OFF both ticket and book by selecting the combo option at the ticket page. Minors ok when accompanied by a parent or guardian Review our venue FAQ here ALL SALES ARE FINAL. PLEASE, DOUBLE CHECK YOUR ORDER BEFORE PURCHASING. NO REFUNDS.
Portland Psychedelic Society presents: Mycelopause
Join Portland Psychedelic Society for a fun and witty conversation about the intersection of psychedelics and menopause! Co-authored by Dr. Trish Singh, PhD, LPCC and Kelly McGinty, CNP, MSN, Mycelopause is a rebellious, witty, and deeply insightful journey into the intersection of psychedelics, perimenopause, and personal transformation. Combining science, storytelling, and satirical humor, we explore how psilocybin and other holistic tools can help reframe menopause from a crisis to a rite of passage. We will be joined by two licensed psilocybin facilitators, Dr. Alicia Bigelow and Tracey Tirét who are familiar with this life transition and are excited to be part of this conversation. About the Panelists:Kelly McGinty, ARNP is a nurse practitioner accredited by the American Academy of Nurse Practitioners, with a Master’s in Nursing from Gonzaga University. After over a decade as an emergency department NP, Kelly sought holistic approaches to address pandemic-related burnout and mental health crises. www.magicalmenopause.com Dr. Patricia Singh, Ph.D., LPCC is an independently licensed mental health counselor with over 25 years of experience in behavioral health. She holds a doctorate in Mind-Body Medicine with a specialization in Integrative Mental Health and is certified in Psychedelic-Assisted Therapy through the California Institute of Integral Studies. www.triphom.com Dr. Alicia Bigelow is a Naturopathic Doctor, licensed psilocybin facilitator, ketamine provider, and herbalist who provides integrative approaches to mental health, with care and humility. She also facilitates Menomorphosis, a supportive community gathering created in collaboration and alliance with low-dose mushrooms, for women experiencing and exploring peri- and menopausal metamorphosis. www.drbigelow.com Tracey Tirét is a Clinical Herbalist and one of the first licensed psilocybin facilitators in Oregon. She received a BS in Kinesiology and has trained in a variety of modalities including CranioSacral Therapy and Somatic Emotional Release. www.traceytiret.com Psychedelics for All: We’re committed to accessibility. If cost is a barrier, click here to request a discounted ticket.Portland Psychedelic Society is a donation-based 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization.Visit our website for info about memberships, volunteer opportunities, and more. Minors ok with parent/guardianReview our venue FAQ here ALL SALES ARE FINAL. PLEASE, DOUBLE CHECK YOUR ORDER BEFORE PURCHASING. NO REFUNDS.
Consider This: The Stories We Tell About Our Nations with Colum McCann
Join Oregon Humanities for a conversation with Colum McCann, the author of thirteen books and cofounder of Narrative 4. In conversation with Adam Davis and a Narrative 4 Fellow, McCann will explore the stories we tell about our nations. Colum McCann is the author of eight novels, three collections of stories, and two works of nonfiction. Born and raised in Dublin, Ireland, he has received many international honors, including the U.S National Book Award, the International Dublin Literary Prize, a Chevalier des Arts et Lettres from the French government, election to the Irish arts academy, several European awards, the 2010 Best Foreign Novel Award in China, and an Oscar nomination. He is the president and cofounder of Narrative 4, a nonprofit organization that uses personal storytelling to build empathy between young people. He lives in New York with his wife, Allison, and their family. This event is part of Oregon Humanities’ 2025–26 Consider This series, Beyond 250. 2026 will be the 250th anniversary of the Declaration of Independence, and we’re looking at what this milestone means: How do we think about and experience equality, freedom, independence, tyranny, justice, union, and other ideas central to the Declaration and to our nation’s understanding of itself? How has the Declaration shaped the country we live in today, and how might we shape its future? General Admission: Price: $15 plus fees Pay it Forward: Price: $30 plus fees (Get one general admission ticket and cover the cost of a free ticket for someone else) No CostTo make sure as many people as possible who want to attend are able to, we make a portion of tickets available at no cost. (More information below) If you’re able to pay for a ticket, we ask that you do so to help keep this program accessible to all. Please click the link below to register for no-cost tickets. Click here to register for no-cost tickets to Consider This. All Ages Review our venue FAQ here ALL SALES ARE FINAL. PLEASE, DOUBLE CHECK YOUR ORDER BEFORE PURCHASING. NO REFUNDS
Consider This with Rukaiyah Adams
Join Oregon Humanities for an onstage conversation with Rukaiyah Adams, president and CEO of the 1803 Fund. As the leader of this ambitious new foundation, which seeks to rebuild Portland’s Albina neighborhood and advance the wealth and wellbeing of Black Portland, Adams requires a lot of trust: both trust from supporters that she will responsibly oversee a major investment in urban infrastructure, and trust from the community that her efforts to reshape a central part of the city will benefit the public. As former chief investment officer at Meyer Memorial trust, Adams also oversaw a different kind of trust, managing approximately $1 billion in assets for one of the state’s largest charitable foundations. Since January 2023, Rukaiyah Adams has served as the President and Chief Executive Officer of the 1803 Fund, an innovative organization dedicated to growing shared prosperity. She brings a powerful blend of experience to her leadership role: the lived perspective of growing up in subsidized housing, the legal clarity gained from immersing herself in housing and urban development, and the sharp acumen of an investor who understands the transformative power of real assets in building community prosperity. This event is part of Oregon Humanities’ 2025–26 Consider This series, What Do We Trust? General Admission: Price: $15 plus fees Pay it Forward: Price: $30 plus fees (Get one general admission ticket and cover the cost of a free ticket for someone else) No CostTo make sure as many people as possible who want to attend are able to, we make a portion of tickets available at no cost. (More information below) If you’re able to pay for a ticket, we ask that you do so to help keep this program accessible to all. Please click the link below to register for no-cost tickets. Click here to register for no-cost tickets to Consider This. Minors ok when accompanied by a parent or guardian Review our venue FAQ here ALL SALES ARE FINAL. PLEASE, DOUBLE CHECK YOUR ORDER BEFORE PURCHASING. NO REFUNDS If your billing address is located outside a 250 mile radius of Portland, you will need to purchase tickets either in person or by phone by calling (503) 764-4131, or our office at (503) 719-6055. Thank You!
Consider This with Naomi Shihab Nye
Join Oregon Humanities for a conversation with the extraordinary poet and novelist Naomi Shihab Nye about nations and communities. What makes this nation, the United States, what it is? How do nations change over time, and what moves those changes? How do communities become what we hope them to be? How should we strive to live together in community? Naomi Shihab Nye was born in St. Louis, Missouri, to a Palestinian father and an American mother. During her high school years, she lived in Ramallah in Palestine and the Old City in Jerusalem. She is the author of several collections of poetry as well as the young-adult novel Habibi. She currently lives in San Antonio, Texas.This event is part of Beyond 250, Oregon Humanities’ 2024–25 Consider This series. General Admission: Price: $15 plus fees Pay it Forward: Price: $30 plus fees (Get one general admission ticket and cover the cost of a free ticket for someone else) No CostTo make sure as many people as possible who want to attend are able to, we make a portion of tickets available at no cost. (More information below) If you’re able to pay for a ticket, we ask that you do so to help keep this program accessible to all. Please click the link below to register for no-cost tickets. Click here to register for no-cost tickets to Consider This. Minors ok when accompanied by a parent or guardian Review our venue FAQ here ALL SALES ARE FINAL. PLEASE, DOUBLE CHECK YOUR ORDER BEFORE PURCHASING. NO REFUNDS
Consider This with Hélène Landemore
Join Oregon Humanities for a conversation with Hélène Landemore, author of Politics Without Politicians, on what democracy must become to meet the complexity, speed, and scale of today’s world. Landemore will be joined in conversation by Adam Davis, executive director of Oregon Humanities. Hélène Landemore is the author of Politics Without Politicians: The Case for Citizen Rule and Open Democracy. She is currently a Full Professor in the Political Science department at Yale University and a Faculty Fellow with Yale’s Institute for Social and Policy Studies (ISPS), where she founded a research program on Citizens’ Assemblies and the “Governing x” conference series. She is also a Distinguished Research Fellow at the Institute for Ethics in AI at the University of Oxford, England. In 2023, she served as an advisor to the Democratic Inputs to AI program at OpenAI. She is currently undertaking work supported by Schmidt Futures through the AI2050 program. Her research and teaching interests include democratic theory, constitutional theory, political epistemology, and the ethics and politics of AI. This event is part of Oregon Humanities’ 2025–26 Consider This series, Beyond 250.General admission General Admission: Price: $15 plus fees Pay it Forward: Price: $30 plus fees (Get one general admission ticket and cover the cost of a free ticket for someone else) No CostTo make sure as many people as possible who want to attend are able to, we make a portion of tickets available at no cost. (More information below) If you’re able to pay for a ticket, we ask that you do so to help keep this program accessible to all. Please click the link below to register for no-cost tickets. Click here to register for no-cost tickets to Consider This. Minors ok when accompanied by a parent or guardian Review our venue FAQ here ALL SALES ARE FINAL. PLEASE, DOUBLE CHECK YOUR ORDER BEFORE PURCHASING. NO REFUNDS