Portland, December 6th. Lewis & Clark President Barry Glassner and his wife, literary agent Betsy Amster, welcomed guest to their historic home for some holiday cheer. Michelle Dorman, Mark Dorman, Betsy Amster, Barry Glassner, Libby McCaslin, and James Richardson enjoyed the evening together. (Photo credit, Brian Foulkes)
Tuajuanda Jordan, Robert Klonoff
John Bates, Jordan Schnitzer, Barry Glassner
Liz Dahl, Peter Bhatia, Barry Glassner
James Richardson, Carol Timm, Geoff Owen
The halls of Cooley House were elegantly decorated and echoed with cool jazz of the popular Dan Balmer Trio
Dan Balmer, Randy Rollofson
Betsy Amster, Barry Glassner, Jennifer Putney, Chuck Putney
From Lewis & Clark:
A Lewis & Clark education isn’t like anything you could experience anywhere else. We’re a private institution with a public conscience, a residential campus with global reach. Students and faculty throughout all three of Lewis & Clark’s schools—the College of Arts and Sciences, the Graduate School of Education and Counseling, and the Law School—pursue new ways of knowing by combining classic liberal learning with pioneering collaboration.Â
Our students represent the next generation of global thinkers and leaders, unafraid to discard conventional thinking, civic complacency, and outmoded preconceptions. Yet they value what Lewis & Clark offers: an education built from the time-tested elements of careful study, original research, and spirited debate.
So what makes the experience of our students unique? How about the inspiring beauty of our natural setting, on 137 wooded acres in Portland’s southwest hills. Or our rich history and our diverse, multicultural present. Or our commitment to interdisciplinary academic learning, as well as community engagement here in Portland and around the world.
Add to this our well-stocked libraries, award-winning green buildings, and outstanding athletic facilities; our implementation of technology and the innovative research it allows; and above all our committed and engaged students, teachers, mentors, staff, alumni, donors, and friends. It all adds up to Lewis & Clark, a place where agile minds come to learn, to explore, and to work together.
Portland, September 20th. At a special Literary Arts presentation, during the celebration of Oregon’s bounty, Portland Feast,  Mark Bittman spoke passionately about what’s wrong with what we eat. Bittman is fiercely political when it comes to food. He links the high consumption of meat to global warming and criticizes the typical American diet. Bittman covers food policy, cooking, and eating as an opinion columnist for the New York Times, where he is also the New York Times Magazine’s lead food writer.
Mary Bishop, Ed Jensen, Libby McCaslin, Lee Ragen, Gaye Richardson, Betsy Amster and President Barry Glassner.
Michael Powell, the architect behind Powell’s City of Books, and Lewis & Clark Trustee Libby McCaslin
The Lewis & Clark reception was at the Heathman Hotel.
During his recent appearance on OPB’s Think Out Loud which was taped in front of a studio audience at Literary Arts, Bittman explained, “Many of the things we eat do not promote good condition and they are not nourishing. Therefore they are not defined as food.”
Mark Bittman at Literary Arts recording a program for OPB. (Literary Arts Photo credit)
For to learn more about Mark Bittman’s concept of eating ethically, here’s a link to his website: http://markbittman.com/
From Literary Arts:
Literary Arts is a community-based nonprofit literary center located in downtown Portland, with a 28-year history of serving Oregon’s readers and writers. Our programs include Portland Arts & Lectures, one of the country’s largest lecture series; Oregon Book Awards & Fellowships, which celebrates Oregon’s writers and independent publishers; and Writers in the Schools, which hires professional writers to teach semester-long creative writing workshops in Portland’s public high schools. We also host guided discussion groups around great works of literature through a program called Delve.
Our Mission
To engage readers, support writers, and inspire the next generation with great literature.
Our Programs
Portland Arts & Lectures brings the world’s most celebrated writers, artists and thinkers to our community. In addition to live events that are broadcast statewide on OPB radio, the program connects readers and writers of all ages with classroom visits and workshops.
Writers in the Schools hires professional writers to teach in Portland’s public high schools for semester-long residencies that span the curriculum, reaching 2,600 students each year. Students share their work at community readings across the city, online and in print anthologies.
Oregon Book Awards & Fellowships celebrates Oregon’s writers. The program promotes Oregon’s literature and provides financial support to writers and independent publishers. The Oregon Book Awards Author Tour connects writers and readers throughout the state with readings, workshops and school visits.
Delve: Readers’ Seminars offers the opportunity to explore great books with an experienced guide in the company of other dedicated readers. Seminars are lively, in-depth discussions led by local scholars.
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