Art & Culture

Jim Riswold is a highly regarded Portland, Oregon photographer—and former creative director at Wieden Kennedy—known for his staged photographs and mixed media works that poke fun at taboo figures such as Adolf Hitler, Benito Mussolini, Mao Zedong, General George Custer, Vladimir Lenin, and Kim Jong-Un, among others.

After battling leukemia for five years, Riswold became a full-time artist, creating staged photographs and other mixed media works poking fun at taboo figures including dictators, royalty, and other historical heavyweights. For the past dozen years, his scathing humor and sense of the absurd have been used to ridicule and deflate the potency of history’s most impactful bullies.

Organized by Collection Curator Jonathan Bucci, the exhibition features a selection of European and American prints and photographs from the late 19th and early 20th centuries that depict scenes of workers and the working class in European and American life.
Included in the exhibition are works by Jean Charlot, John Stuart Curry, Carl Hall, Darius Kinsey, Lewis Hines, Marion Post Wolcott, and Myra Albert Wiggins, among others.

The works were generated at a time of enormous economic, political, and social upheaval – a time period that included two world wars, the industrial revolution, worldwide economic collapse, and large scale immigration to the United States. Socialist and capitalist ideas were very much in debate in the Western world during this time and concern for how these changes impacted the working classes was a subject of significant artistic output.

Imagine thousands of luminarias glowing at twilight, each light representing someone who has brought love, laughter and light into our lives – a friend, family member, neighbor, or co-worker.

In celebration of Willamette Valley Hospice’s 40th year of caring for neighbors in our community, 24,000 glowing luminarias will line the pathways of Salem’s Riverfront Park to honor and remember each of them. Join us for a short program of celebration, reflection and a veteran honoring ceremony.  Event proceeds to support Willamette Valley Hospice care services and community programs.

Jim Riswold is a highly regarded Portland, Oregon photographer—and former creative director at Wieden Kennedy—known for his staged photographs and mixed media works that poke fun at taboo figures such as Adolf Hitler, Benito Mussolini, Mao Zedong, General George Custer, Vladimir Lenin, and Kim Jong-Un, among others.

After battling leukemia for five years, Riswold became a full-time artist, creating staged photographs and other mixed media works poking fun at taboo figures including dictators, royalty, and other historical heavyweights. For the past dozen years, his scathing humor and sense of the absurd have been used to ridicule and deflate the potency of history’s most impactful bullies.

Organized by Collection Curator Jonathan Bucci, the exhibition features a selection of European and American prints and photographs from the late 19th and early 20th centuries that depict scenes of workers and the working class in European and American life.
Included in the exhibition are works by Jean Charlot, John Stuart Curry, Carl Hall, Darius Kinsey, Lewis Hines, Marion Post Wolcott, and Myra Albert Wiggins, among others.

The works were generated at a time of enormous economic, political, and social upheaval – a time period that included two world wars, the industrial revolution, worldwide economic collapse, and large scale immigration to the United States. Socialist and capitalist ideas were very much in debate in the Western world during this time and concern for how these changes impacted the working classes was a subject of significant artistic output.

Jim Riswold is a highly regarded Portland, Oregon photographer—and former creative director at Wieden Kennedy—known for his staged photographs and mixed media works that poke fun at taboo figures such as Adolf Hitler, Benito Mussolini, Mao Zedong, General George Custer, Vladimir Lenin, and Kim Jong-Un, among others.

After battling leukemia for five years, Riswold became a full-time artist, creating staged photographs and other mixed media works poking fun at taboo figures including dictators, royalty, and other historical heavyweights. For the past dozen years, his scathing humor and sense of the absurd have been used to ridicule and deflate the potency of history’s most impactful bullies.

Organized by Collection Curator Jonathan Bucci, the exhibition features a selection of European and American prints and photographs from the late 19th and early 20th centuries that depict scenes of workers and the working class in European and American life.
Included in the exhibition are works by Jean Charlot, John Stuart Curry, Carl Hall, Darius Kinsey, Lewis Hines, Marion Post Wolcott, and Myra Albert Wiggins, among others.

The works were generated at a time of enormous economic, political, and social upheaval – a time period that included two world wars, the industrial revolution, worldwide economic collapse, and large scale immigration to the United States. Socialist and capitalist ideas were very much in debate in the Western world during this time and concern for how these changes impacted the working classes was a subject of significant artistic output.

Fonda Lee is the author of the young adult science fiction novels Zeroboxer (Flux), Exo and Cross Fire (Scholastic). Her books have been named Junior Library Guild Selection, Andre Norton Award finalist, Oregon Book Award finalist, Oregon Spirit Book Award winner, and YALSA Top Ten Quick Pick for Reluctant Young Adult Readers. Her debut adult novel, Jade City (Orbit), was nominated for the Nebula Award and the Locus Award, and named a Best Book of 2017 by NPR, Barnes & Noble, Syfy Wire, and others. Fonda is a recovering corporate strategist, black belt martial artist, and action movie aficionado living in Portland, Oregon. You can find Fonda online at www.fondalee.com and on Twitter @fondajlee.

William Ritter is an Oregon educator and author of the bestselling Jackaby series. He is the proud father of the two bravest boys in the Wild Wood, and husband to the indomitable Queen of the Deep Dark.

Jillian Torassa is a nerdy Oregonian who loves stories. Books, movies, TV—anything that tells a funny, real, touching tale is worth her time. Anyone’s time, really. She’s been writing since she learned how. Her very first book was about a yellow Labrador named Ceilia who fell down a worm hole into a land of talking dogs. It was illustrated with Lisa Frank stickers, and the spelling was so horrendous, it didn’t even resemble English. She’s since honed her talent, and now she’s writing stories that she loves, and she hopes you will love, too.

Organized by Collection Curator Jonathan Bucci, the exhibition features a selection of European and American prints and photographs from the late 19th and early 20th centuries that depict scenes of workers and the working class in European and American life.
Included in the exhibition are works by Jean Charlot, John Stuart Curry, Carl Hall, Darius Kinsey, Lewis Hines, Marion Post Wolcott, and Myra Albert Wiggins, among others.

The works were generated at a time of enormous economic, political, and social upheaval – a time period that included two world wars, the industrial revolution, worldwide economic collapse, and large scale immigration to the United States. Socialist and capitalist ideas were very much in debate in the Western world during this time and concern for how these changes impacted the working classes was a subject of significant artistic output.

Jim Riswold is a highly regarded Portland, Oregon photographer—and former creative director at Wieden Kennedy—known for his staged photographs and mixed media works that poke fun at taboo figures such as Adolf Hitler, Benito Mussolini, Mao Zedong, General George Custer, Vladimir Lenin, and Kim Jong-Un, among others.

After battling leukemia for five years, Riswold became a full-time artist, creating staged photographs and other mixed media works poking fun at taboo figures including dictators, royalty, and other historical heavyweights. For the past dozen years, his scathing humor and sense of the absurd have been used to ridicule and deflate the potency of history’s most impactful bullies.

Organized by Collection Curator Jonathan Bucci, the exhibition features a selection of European and American prints and photographs from the late 19th and early 20th centuries that depict scenes of workers and the working class in European and American life.
Included in the exhibition are works by Jean Charlot, John Stuart Curry, Carl Hall, Darius Kinsey, Lewis Hines, Marion Post Wolcott, and Myra Albert Wiggins, among others.

The works were generated at a time of enormous economic, political, and social upheaval – a time period that included two world wars, the industrial revolution, worldwide economic collapse, and large scale immigration to the United States. Socialist and capitalist ideas were very much in debate in the Western world during this time and concern for how these changes impacted the working classes was a subject of significant artistic output.

Named after the sixteenth-century Danish castle in William Shakespeare’s Hamlet, the Elsinore Theater opened for silent films and vaudeville shows on May 28, 1926. It was heralded as the “largest and most lavish theater between Portland and San Francisco.”
In the decades since attorney and art connoisseur George B. Guthrie constructed the building at High and State Streets, the Elsinore has been an integral part of the city’s cultural scene. Performers have included John Philip Sousa, Clark Gable, Jack Benny, Bonnie Raitt, Gregory Peck, Bernadette Peters, James Earl Jones, and Itzak Perlman.
Ellis F. Lawrence, founder of the University of Oregon School of Architecture, and interior designer Fred S. Allyn designed the Elsinore by combining the characteristics of a Gothic cathedral and a Tudor palace. The building included Povey Brothers stained-glass windows, 30-foot faux stonework walls, candlelit chandeliers, a decorative foyer, murals of Shakespeare’s characters, and two grand carpeted staircases.
In 1986 Clayton and Rick Parks donated and installed the largest theater pipe organ in the Pacific Northwest—a stunning 26-rank, 1,800-pipe instrument— The Elsinore Theatre remains the home of the Parks Murdock Mighty Wurlitzer Organ.
Hear the stories behind the ghost light, which is a light bulb on a stand, glowing center stage. The ghost light remains on casting shadows against the walls of the stage and the back of the auditorium when the stage and theater are empty.
Take the tour and learn so much more.

Organized by Collection Curator Jonathan Bucci, the exhibition features a selection of European and American prints and photographs from the late 19th and early 20th centuries that depict scenes of workers and the working class in European and American life.
Included in the exhibition are works by Jean Charlot, John Stuart Curry, Carl Hall, Darius Kinsey, Lewis Hines, Marion Post Wolcott, and Myra Albert Wiggins, among others.

The works were generated at a time of enormous economic, political, and social upheaval – a time period that included two world wars, the industrial revolution, worldwide economic collapse, and large scale immigration to the United States. Socialist and capitalist ideas were very much in debate in the Western world during this time and concern for how these changes impacted the working classes was a subject of significant artistic output.

Organized by Collection Curator Jonathan Bucci, the exhibition features a selection of European and American prints and photographs from the late 19th and early 20th centuries that depict scenes of workers and the working class in European and American life.
Included in the exhibition are works by Jean Charlot, John Stuart Curry, Carl Hall, Darius Kinsey, Lewis Hines, Marion Post Wolcott, and Myra Albert Wiggins, among others.

The works were generated at a time of enormous economic, political, and social upheaval – a time period that included two world wars, the industrial revolution, worldwide economic collapse, and large scale immigration to the United States. Socialist and capitalist ideas were very much in debate in the Western world during this time and concern for how these changes impacted the working classes was a subject of significant artistic output.

Organized by Collection Curator Jonathan Bucci, the exhibition features a selection of European and American prints and photographs from the late 19th and early 20th centuries that depict scenes of workers and the working class in European and American life.
Included in the exhibition are works by Jean Charlot, John Stuart Curry, Carl Hall, Darius Kinsey, Lewis Hines, Marion Post Wolcott, and Myra Albert Wiggins, among others.

The works were generated at a time of enormous economic, political, and social upheaval – a time period that included two world wars, the industrial revolution, worldwide economic collapse, and large scale immigration to the United States. Socialist and capitalist ideas were very much in debate in the Western world during this time and concern for how these changes impacted the working classes was a subject of significant artistic output.

Organized by Collection Curator Jonathan Bucci, the exhibition features a selection of European and American prints and photographs from the late 19th and early 20th centuries that depict scenes of workers and the working class in European and American life.
Included in the exhibition are works by Jean Charlot, John Stuart Curry, Carl Hall, Darius Kinsey, Lewis Hines, Marion Post Wolcott, and Myra Albert Wiggins, among others.

The works were generated at a time of enormous economic, political, and social upheaval – a time period that included two world wars, the industrial revolution, worldwide economic collapse, and large scale immigration to the United States. Socialist and capitalist ideas were very much in debate in the Western world during this time and concern for how these changes impacted the working classes was a subject of significant artistic output.

“Annie Get Your Gun” is a Wild West show-within-a-show that frames the ageless “Anything You Can Do I Can Do Better” love story of sharpshooters Annie Oakley and Frank Butler. Tony, Oscar and Emmy-winner Peter Stone reshaped the 1946 book to complement Irving Berlin’s classic score that features hit after hit, making it a musical for the ages.

Directed by Stephen Munshaw with choreography by Christopher Dean, the Elsinore Theatrical production includes cirque aerialists, professional performers, and unforgettable music making it a truly big top experience with showman style and production.

Family Friendly. Doors open at 6:30. Beer, wine and concessions available.

Organized by Collection Curator Jonathan Bucci, the exhibition features a selection of European and American prints and photographs from the late 19th and early 20th centuries that depict scenes of workers and the working class in European and American life.
Included in the exhibition are works by Jean Charlot, John Stuart Curry, Carl Hall, Darius Kinsey, Lewis Hines, Marion Post Wolcott, and Myra Albert Wiggins, among others.

The works were generated at a time of enormous economic, political, and social upheaval – a time period that included two world wars, the industrial revolution, worldwide economic collapse, and large scale immigration to the United States. Socialist and capitalist ideas were very much in debate in the Western world during this time and concern for how these changes impacted the working classes was a subject of significant artistic output.

“Annie Get Your Gun” is a Wild West show-within-a-show that frames the ageless “Anything You Can Do I Can Do Better” love story of sharpshooters Annie Oakley and Frank Butler. Tony, Oscar and Emmy-winner Peter Stone reshaped the 1946 book to complement Irving Berlin’s classic score that features hit after hit, making it a musical for the ages.

Directed by Stephen Munshaw with choreography by Christopher Dean, the Elsinore Theatrical production includes cirque aerialists, professional performers, and unforgettable music making it a truly big top experience with showman style and production.

Family Friendly. Doors open at 1pm. Concessions available.

Organized by Collection Curator Jonathan Bucci, the exhibition features a selection of European and American prints and photographs from the late 19th and early 20th centuries that depict scenes of workers and the working class in European and American life.
Included in the exhibition are works by Jean Charlot, John Stuart Curry, Carl Hall, Darius Kinsey, Lewis Hines, Marion Post Wolcott, and Myra Albert Wiggins, among others.

The works were generated at a time of enormous economic, political, and social upheaval – a time period that included two world wars, the industrial revolution, worldwide economic collapse, and large scale immigration to the United States. Socialist and capitalist ideas were very much in debate in the Western world during this time and concern for how these changes impacted the working classes was a subject of significant artistic output.

Organized by Collection Curator Jonathan Bucci, the exhibition features a selection of European and American prints and photographs from the late 19th and early 20th centuries that depict scenes of workers and the working class in European and American life.
Included in the exhibition are works by Jean Charlot, John Stuart Curry, Carl Hall, Darius Kinsey, Lewis Hines, Marion Post Wolcott, and Myra Albert Wiggins, among others.

The works were generated at a time of enormous economic, political, and social upheaval – a time period that included two world wars, the industrial revolution, worldwide economic collapse, and large scale immigration to the United States. Socialist and capitalist ideas were very much in debate in the Western world during this time and concern for how these changes impacted the working classes was a subject of significant artistic output.

Organized by Collection Curator Jonathan Bucci, the exhibition features a selection of European and American prints and photographs from the late 19th and early 20th centuries that depict scenes of workers and the working class in European and American life.
Included in the exhibition are works by Jean Charlot, John Stuart Curry, Carl Hall, Darius Kinsey, Lewis Hines, Marion Post Wolcott, and Myra Albert Wiggins, among others.

The works were generated at a time of enormous economic, political, and social upheaval – a time period that included two world wars, the industrial revolution, worldwide economic collapse, and large scale immigration to the United States. Socialist and capitalist ideas were very much in debate in the Western world during this time and concern for how these changes impacted the working classes was a subject of significant artistic output.

“Annie Get Your Gun” is a Wild West show-within-a-show that frames the ageless “Anything You Can Do I Can Do Better” love story of sharpshooters Annie Oakley and Frank Butler. Tony, Oscar and Emmy-winner Peter Stone reshaped the 1946 book to complement Irving Berlin’s classic score that features hit after hit, making it a musical for the ages.

Directed by Stephen Munshaw with choreography by Christopher Dean, the Elsinore Theatrical production includes cirque aerialists, professional performers, and unforgettable music making it a truly big top experience with showman style and production.

Family Friendly. Doors open at 6:30 pm. Concessions available.

Organized by Collection Curator Jonathan Bucci, the exhibition features a selection of European and American prints and photographs from the late 19th and early 20th centuries that depict scenes of workers and the working class in European and American life.
Included in the exhibition are works by Jean Charlot, John Stuart Curry, Carl Hall, Darius Kinsey, Lewis Hines, Marion Post Wolcott, and Myra Albert Wiggins, among others.

The works were generated at a time of enormous economic, political, and social upheaval – a time period that included two world wars, the industrial revolution, worldwide economic collapse, and large scale immigration to the United States. Socialist and capitalist ideas were very much in debate in the Western world during this time and concern for how these changes impacted the working classes was a subject of significant artistic output.

“Annie Get Your Gun” is a Wild West show-within-a-show that frames the ageless “Anything You Can Do I Can Do Better” love story of sharpshooters Annie Oakley and Frank Butler. Tony, Oscar and Emmy-winner Peter Stone reshaped the 1946 book to complement Irving Berlin’s classic score that features hit after hit, making it a musical for the ages.

Directed by Stephen Munshaw with choreography by Christopher Dean, the Elsinore Theatrical production includes cirque aerialists, professional performers, and unforgettable music making it a truly big top experience with showman style and production.

Family Friendly. Doors open at 6:30 pm. Concessions available.

Organized by Collection Curator Jonathan Bucci, the exhibition features a selection of European and American prints and photographs from the late 19th and early 20th centuries that depict scenes of workers and the working class in European and American life.
Included in the exhibition are works by Jean Charlot, John Stuart Curry, Carl Hall, Darius Kinsey, Lewis Hines, Marion Post Wolcott, and Myra Albert Wiggins, among others.

The works were generated at a time of enormous economic, political, and social upheaval – a time period that included two world wars, the industrial revolution, worldwide economic collapse, and large scale immigration to the United States. Socialist and capitalist ideas were very much in debate in the Western world during this time and concern for how these changes impacted the working classes was a subject of significant artistic output.

Remember getting a pass from math class to play the old computer game “Oregon Trail?” The WHC is proud to bring the classic game (but not math class!) to life in our competitive event, Oregon Trail Live! OTL challenges teams of contestants to confront the difficulties of the Oregon Trail (as portrayed by the video game), from carrying 200 pounds of meat to running the rapids. Winner of the Outstanding Museum Educator award from the Oregon and California Trails Association and supported by the computer game’s developer, Oregon Trail Live provides a unique and fun way to learn about the Oregon Trail—while avoiding that dreaded fate of death by dysentery!

In this fun live-action game, teams compete in a variety of challenges across the Willamette Heritage Center’s five-acre campus. Challenges often include (with new ones added regularly) a three-legged dysentery race, caulking your wagons, hunting for game, and more! At the end, we find out who the best (and most ill-fated) pioneers were in the award ceremony! This is a wonderful event for all ages.

OTL serves as an excellent educational opportunity by making history accessible, memorable, and FUN! Gather your family, friends, coworkers – anyone! – and test your pioneering skills at the Willamette Heritage Center. Grab a cold drink and some food in Miss Milly’s Saloon & Arm Wrestling Emporium after your finish the “grueling” trek from Independence, Missouri and home to Oregon!

Team registration is open now online, and costs just $20 for teams of two to five individuals.

“Annie Get Your Gun” is a Wild West show-within-a-show that frames the ageless “Anything You Can Do I Can Do Better” love story of sharpshooters Annie Oakley and Frank Butler. Tony, Oscar and Emmy-winner Peter Stone reshaped the 1946 book to complement Irving Berlin’s classic score that features hit after hit, making it a musical for the ages.

Directed by Stephen Munshaw with choreography by Christopher Dean, the Elsinore Theatrical production includes cirque aerialists, professional performers, and unforgettable music making it a truly big top experience with showman style and production.

Family Friendly. Doors open at 6:30. Beer, wine and concessions available.