History Pub - 50 People, Places, and Things that Transformed Portland Since 1974

Name: History Pub - 50 People, Places, and Things that Transformed Portland Since 1974
Start: 2025-01-27T19:00:00-08:00
Location: McMenamins Kennedy School

Schedule

Mon, 27 Jan, 2025 at 07:00 pm

UTC-08:00

Location

McMenamins Kennedy School | Portland, OR

McMenamins and Oregon Historical Society present History Pub
50 People, Places, and Things that Transformed Portland Since 1974
Presented by Audrey Van Buskirk
Kennedy School Theater
Monday, January 27, 2025
7pm/doors 6pm
$5 advance/$6 doors
All ages
𝑊𝑖𝑙𝑙𝑎𝑚𝑒𝑡𝑡𝑒 𝑊𝑒𝑒𝑘 turned 50 years old last November and to commemorate this golden anniversary co-editor Audrey van Buskirk distilled five decades of local history into the special edition 50 People, Places, and Things that Transformed Portland Since 1974. From Vera Katz to Thomas Lauderdale, Pioneer Courthouse Square to the Portland Farmers Market, Leatherman to the McMenamin brothers, discover an entertaining and informative combination of local culture and history as well as tips on experiencing Portland’s innovations and creativity today. Get ready to feel proud of your hometown.
Audrey van Buskirk is the former Arts and Culture editor for 𝑊𝑖𝑙𝑙𝑎𝑚𝑒𝑡𝑡𝑒 𝑊𝑒𝑒𝑘 and has also written for 𝑃𝑜𝑟𝑡𝑙𝑎𝑛𝑑 𝑇𝑟𝑖𝑏𝑢𝑛𝑒, 𝑀𝐼𝑋, 𝑃𝑜𝑟𝑡𝑙𝑎𝑛𝑑 𝑀𝑜𝑛𝑡ℎ𝑙𝑦, 𝑆𝑎𝑛𝑡𝑎 𝐹𝑒 𝑅𝑒𝑝𝑜𝑟𝑡𝑒𝑟, and 𝑆𝑒𝑎𝑡𝑡𝑙𝑒 𝑊𝑒𝑒𝑘𝑙𝑦 She has spent the last 20 years uncovering Portland’s hottest restaurants, coolest bars, quirkiest monuments, and wildest places and launched influential guides including 𝐵𝑒𝑠𝑡 100 𝑅𝑒𝑠𝑡𝑎𝑢𝑟𝑎𝑛𝑡𝑠, 𝐵𝑒𝑒𝑟𝑣𝑎𝑛𝑎, 𝐶ℎ𝑒𝑎𝑝 𝐸𝑎𝑡𝑠, and many more.