[Heritage] Oregon Heritage News 2009-01-16

[Heritage Info]

In this issue:
1.  'Politics of Sand' exhibit to open in Cannon Beach
2.  Oregon originals series to continue
3.  National preservation award nominations sought
4.  Cultural Trust has job opening


'POLITICS OF SAND' EXHIBIT TO OPEN AT CANNON BEACH

A "Politics of Sand"  exhibit that showcases various artifacts associated with the Oregon Beach Bill (1967) and Bob Straub's Measure 6 campaign (1968) will open Feb. 14 at the Cannon Beach History Center and Museum.  A screening of the documentary video of the same name will take place at 7 .m. Feb. 21 at the History Center. 

Tom Olsen Jr. created the video and exhibit. His efforts were assisted by a grant from the Oregon Council for the Humanities that facilitated the oral history component of the project, allowing each of 25 individual interviews, including over 14 hours of unedited, raw material, to be transcribed and put onto DVD.

The History Center is open from 1-5 p.m. Wednesday-Monday, and is located at the corner of Spruce & Sunset Streets in Cannon Beach. For more information, call 503-436-9301 or visit www.cbhistory.org 


OREGON ORIGINALS SERIES TO CONTINUE

The first presentations of the 2009 Oregon Originals series of the Oregon Cultural Heritage Commission have been scheduled.

Missisippi Mud's designer-editor Joel Weinstein and his roles in Northwest and international creative culture will be discussed at 7 p.m. Jan. 21 at the First Unitarian Church, SW 12th and Salmon in Portland. At 2:30 p.m. Feb. 1, Doug Lynch, the oldest Works Progress Administration artist living in Oregon, and his work will be reviewed. (Lynch made the linoleum murals at Timberline Lodge.)

At 7 p.m. artist-basketmaker Pat Courtney Gold will talk about the Wasco fishing culture on the Columbia River.

For more information, visit the organization's website at www.ochcom.org .


NATIONAL PRESERVATION AWARD NOMINATIONS SOUGHT

Each year the National Trust for Historic Preservation celebrates the best of preservation by presenting National Preservation Awards to individuals and organizations
whose contributions demonstrate outstanding achievements in historic preservation.  The 2009 National Preservation Awards winners will be announced on Oct. 15 at the National Preservation Conference in Nashville, Tenn.  The deadline to submit nominations is March 2.

National Preservation Awards nomination form is available at http://www.preservationnation.org/take-action/awards/  If you have questions or need additional information, contact the awards coordinator at 202.588.6236 or awards at nthp.org.


CULTURAL TRUST JOB OPENING

The Oregon Cultural Trust is recruiting qualified individuals to fill the position of manager of the Oregon Cultural Trust. For information on the position and how to apply, vist http://www.oregon.gov/ECDD/jobs/LEEC0747.shtml 
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