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SUMMARY:IN PERSON: The Spokane Olympian Who Shot Off His Hand and Transfor
 med the American Army
DTSTART:20260912T000000Z
DTEND:20260912T020000Z
DTSTAMP:20260903T122214Z
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CATEGORIES:education
DESCRIPTION:After losing his right hand in a hunting accident at age 30\, 
 Spokane’s James A. Drain relearned to shoot lefthanded\, eventually lead
 ing the USA to a marksmanship gold medal in the 1908 Olympics.    \nBut Dr
 ain’s story – inspirational\, but also influential – doesn’t stop 
 there. He transformed Washington State’s National Guard into a professio
 nal force\, then joined President Teddy Roosevelt’s team of military ref
 ormers in revamping the Army’s structure and training. The changes paved
  the way for American success in World War I\, and endure to this day.  \n
 In this talk\, explore Drain’s remarkable story of trauma\, grit\, and g
 rowth\, his northwest roots\, and the history he helped create.    \nWilli
 am Woodward is Emeritus Professor of U.S. and Pacific Northwest History at
  Seattle Pacific University. He gives talks around the state\, consults on
  regional history\, and volunteers with the National Park Service. Bill ha
 s served as president of the Pacific Northwest Historians Guild\, which ci
 ted him for lifetime achievement\, and as a career National Guard officer.
   \nBill lives in Seattle.
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LOCATION:Ritzville Public Library\, 302 W Main Ave\, Ritzville\, WA\, 9916
 9\, United States
URL:https://www.humanities.org/event/in-person-the-spokane-olympian-who-sh
 ot-off-his-hand-and-transformed-the-american-army-2/
X-SOURCE-NAME:Humanities Washington
X-SOURCE-URL:https://www.humanities.org/event/yakima-coffeehouse-poets-ope
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SUMMARY:IN PERSON: An Hour with the State Poet Laureate
DTSTART:20260912T000000Z
DTEND:20260912T010000Z
DTSTAMP:20260904T061731Z
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CATEGORIES:literary
DESCRIPTION:Derek Sheffield is the 2025-2027 Washington State Poet Laureat
 e. Hailing from the Wenatchee Valley\, Sheffield is the author of Not for 
 Luck\, selected for Wheelbarrow Books Poetry Prize\, and Through the Secon
 d Skin\, runner-up for the Emily Dickinson First Book Award. He is the co-
 editor of Cascadia Field Guide: Art\, Ecology\, Poetry\, which won a 2024 
 Washington State Book Award. The first in his family to attend college\, S
 heffield is now on the English faculty at Wenatchee Valley College and is 
 the poetry editor of Terrain.org. When he’s not crafting poems\, Derek i
 s teaching his beloved Northwest Nature Writing class\, where he has share
 d his passion for the outdoors with students for the past 20 years. \n“I
  write because the words of others saved me in the long blue silence of my
  childhood\,” he says\, “and making poems for me has come to be about 
 living more deeply and widely.” \nHear State Poet Laureate Derek Sheffie
 ld discuss his journey on becoming the State Poet Laureate\, as well as he
 ar him recite some of his more meaningful poems. A Q&A session will follow
 . \nThe Poet Laureate program is sponsored by Humanities Washington and Th
 e Washington State Arts Commission/ArtsWA\, with the support of Governor B
 ob Ferguson.
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LOCATION:Vernetta Smith Chehalis Timberland Library\, 400 North Market Bou
 levard\, Chehalis\, WA\, 98532\, United States
URL:https://www.humanities.org/event/in-person-an-hour-with-the-state-poet
 -laureate/
X-SOURCE-NAME:Humanities Washington
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SUMMARY:IN PERSON: Reading and book signing at Port Townsend Public Librar
 y
DTSTART:20260924T213000Z
DTEND:20260924T223000Z
DTSTAMP:20260903T122214Z
UID:55343-1790260200-1790263800@www.humanities.org
CATEGORIES:literary
DESCRIPTION:Reading and book signing. \nDerek Sheffield is the 2025-2027 W
 ashington State Poet Laureate. Hailing from the Wenatchee Valley\, Sheffie
 ld is the author of Not for Luck\, selected for Wheelbarrow Books Poetry P
 rize\, and Through the Second Skin\, runner-up for the Emily Dickinson Fir
 st Book Award. He is the co-editor of Cascadia Field Guide: Art\, Ecology\
 , Poetry\, which won a 2024 Washington State Book Award. The first in his 
 family to attend college\, Sheffield is now on the English faculty at Wena
 tchee Valley College and is the poetry editor of Terrain.org. When he’s 
 not crafting poems\, Derek is teaching his beloved Northwest Nature Writin
 g class\, where he has shared his passion for the outdoors with students f
 or the past 20 years. \n“I write because the words of others saved me in
  the long blue silence of my childhood\,” he says\, “and making poems 
 for me has come to be about living more deeply and widely.” \nThe Poet L
 aureate program is sponsored by Humanities Washington and The Washington S
 tate Arts Commission/ArtsWA\, with the support of Governor Bob Ferguson.
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LOCATION:WA
URL:https://www.humanities.org/event/in-person-reading-and-book-signing-at
 -port-townsend-public-library/
X-SOURCE-NAME:Humanities Washington
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SUMMARY:IN PERSON: Power and Politics in the Age of AI
DTSTART:20260925T010000Z
DTEND:20260925T030000Z
DTSTAMP:20260903T122214Z
UID:55017-1790272800-1790272800@www.humanities.org
CATEGORIES:education
DESCRIPTION:Shouldn’t the public have a say in how AI is changing our li
 ves?  \nAI is marketed as a life-changing innovation made by brilliant exp
 erts and the companies they work for. Yet as the people most affected by A
 I tools\, we have almost no say in designing\, developing\, or deploying t
 hem.  \nIn this talk\, explore the ways that AI companies are shutting peo
 ple out of their creation\, stifling competition\, threatening jobs\, and 
 shaking up society. Then learn how we can fight back\, helping shape this 
 new technology into a tool that helps us lead productive\, enjoyable\, hea
 lthy\, and meaningful lives.   \nOnur Bakiner is a professor and director 
 of the Technology Ethics Initiative at Seattle University. His research in
 terests include technology governance\, human rights\, and judicial politi
 cs. His book “Truth Commissions: Memory\, Power\, and Legitimacy” rece
 ived the Best Book Award\, American Political Science Association. \nOnur 
 lives in Seattle.
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LOCATION:Power and Politics in the Age of AI\, 1620 S Union St\, Kennewick
 \, WA\, 99338\, United States
URL:https://www.humanities.org/event/in-person-power-and-politics-in-the-a
 ge-of-ai-5/
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X-SOURCE-URL:https://www.humanities.org/event/yakima-coffeehouse-poets-ope
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SUMMARY:IN PERSON: Celebrate the Arts Month
DTSTART:20260926T000000Z
DTEND:20260926T020000Z
DTSTAMP:20260903T122214Z
UID:55337-1790355600-1790362800@www.humanities.org
CATEGORIES:arts,literary
DESCRIPTION:A gathering at the Peninsula Arts Center with a presentation b
 y Derek Sheffield\, a Q&A period\, and some time for mingling.  \nDerek Sh
 effield is the 2025-2027 Washington State Poet Laureate. Hailing from the 
 Wenatchee Valley\, Sheffield is the author of Not for Luck\, selected for 
 Wheelbarrow Books Poetry Prize\, and Through the Second Skin\, runner-up f
 or the Emily Dickinson First Book Award. He is the co-editor of Cascadia F
 ield Guide: Art\, Ecology\, Poetry\, which won a 2024 Washington State Boo
 k Award. The first in his family to attend college\, Sheffield is now on t
 he English faculty at Wenatchee Valley College and is the poetry editor of
  Terrain.org. When he’s not crafting poems\, Derek is teaching his belov
 ed Northwest Nature Writing class\, where he has shared his passion for th
 e outdoors with students for the past 20 years. \n“I write because the w
 ords of others saved me in the long blue silence of my childhood\,” he s
 ays\, “and making poems for me has come to be about living more deeply a
 nd widely.” \nThe Poet Laureate program is sponsored by Humanities Washi
 ngton and The Washington State Arts Commission/ArtsWA\, with the support o
 f Governor Bob Ferguson.
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LOCATION:WA
URL:https://www.humanities.org/event/in-person-celebrate-the-arts-month/
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SUMMARY:IN PERSON: Power and Politics in the Age of AI
DTSTART:20260927T013000Z
DTEND:20260927T033000Z
DTSTAMP:20260903T122214Z
UID:54719-1790447400-1790447400@www.humanities.org
CATEGORIES:education
DESCRIPTION:Shouldn’t the public have a say in how AI is changing our li
 ves?  \nAI is marketed as a life-changing innovation made by brilliant exp
 erts and the companies they work for. Yet as the people most affected by A
 I tools\, we have almost no say in designing\, developing\, or deploying t
 hem.  \nIn this talk\, explore the ways that AI companies are shutting peo
 ple out of their creation\, stifling competition\, threatening jobs\, and 
 shaking up society. Then learn how we can fight back\, helping shape this 
 new technology into a tool that helps us lead productive\, enjoyable\, hea
 lthy\, and meaningful lives.   \nOnur Bakiner is a professor and director 
 of the Technology Ethics Initiative at Seattle University. His research in
 terests include technology governance\, human rights\, and judicial politi
 cs. His book “Truth Commissions: Memory\, Power\, and Legitimacy” rece
 ived the Best Book Award\, American Political Science Association. \nOnur 
 lives in Seattle.
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LOCATION:Nichols Community Center\, 690 9th Avenue\, Fox Island\, WA\, 983
 33\, United States
URL:https://www.humanities.org/event/in-person-power-and-politics-in-the-a
 ge-of-ai-3/
X-SOURCE-NAME:Humanities Washington
X-SOURCE-URL:https://www.humanities.org/event/yakima-coffeehouse-poets-ope
 n-mic-featuring-washington-state-poet-larueate-derek-sheffield
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SUMMARY:IN PERSON: All Over The Map: Stories Behind the Names of Washingto
 n Places and Things
DTSTART:20260930T010000Z
DTEND:20260930T030000Z
DTSTAMP:20260903T122214Z
UID:55257-1790704800-1790704800@www.humanities.org
CATEGORIES:education
DESCRIPTION:How did your town get its name? What about your neighborhood s
 chool? Or that locally made candy bar? In this talk\, get the big picture 
 of how names were given to geographic places in Washington\, as well as to
  iconic local brands\, and how those names can reflect deeper\, and someti
 mes challenging\, meanings. Explore how names often evolve to better conne
 ct us to place and to our neighbors.   \nFeliks Banel has worked in histor
 y and media since the 1990s. He served as deputy director of MOHAI\; and h
 as produced Edward R. Murrow Award-winning radio and podcasts and Emmy-win
 ning TV about local history.  \nFeliks lives in Seattle.
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LOCATION:Calispel Valley Library\, 107 S 1st Ave\, Cusick\, WA\, 99119\, U
 nited States
URL:https://www.humanities.org/event/in-person-all-over-the-map-stories-be
 hind-the-names-of-washington-places-and-things-17/
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