Sense of Place

Time, Memory, and Imagination
in the Pacific Northwest

Schedule of Rolling Seminars, Events and Other Activities

2002-04

Includes images, texts and streaming video of past seminars, as well as the schedule of future seminars.

  1. The start of our adventure - Orientation held on August 24, 2002 at the 1912 Center.  Session Notes: Session (Notes provided by Nancy Chaney)

  2. Visit to the Palouse Seminar, the first of our four rolling seminars, held on September 14 at the Blaine Schoolhouse, with additional materials from the pre and post-seminars, and images. Session Notes: Pre-Session, Rolling Seminar, and Follow-up (Notes provided by Nancy Chaney)

  3. Visit the Schitsu'umsh Seminar, our second rolling seminar held on Friday Oct. 25 through Sunday Oct. 27, including images. Visit the pre-seminar event, "Art of the Powwow: Creating a Sense of Place through Camera and Brush," held on Oct. 14-18.  Session Notes: Pre, Rolling and Follow-up  (Notes provided by Nancy Chaney)

  4. Visit  Interpreting Photographs, an incredible web site developed especially for us by Anna Banks and Al Wildey, as part of a seminar held on Thursday November 14.

  5. Architect Cesar Pelli gave a presentation on the Lionel Hampton Center on January 30.  

  6. Visit The Glittering Hill: Celebrating the History of Butte, Montana, presentation held  February 5 by composer Dan Bukvich and the ethnographer John Mihelich, with assistance by the audio engineer P.K Northcutt. Session Notes. (Notes provided by Nancy Chaney)

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  7. William Layman, author of Native River," gave a lecture, and slides and video presentation on March 6, in the Whitewater Room of the Commons. Notes. (Notes provided by Nancy Chaney)

  8. "American Indian Film Series," co-sponsored by the American Indian Studies Program was held during the week of March 11 - 15 at the Kenworthy Theater.  Films include: Skins, Grand Avenue, The Business of Fancydancing, and Naturally Native. - Thanks to Jan Johnson, as this is a film series she conceived and developed.

  9. Visit the Silver Valley: A Resource-Based Community in Transition, our third rolling seminar held from March 28 - 30, including images - (full itinerary of activities).  Session Synopsis and Notes: Pre-Session (with Terry Abraham and Earl Bennett) and Rolling Seminar.  (Synopsis notes provided by Nancy Chaney)

     

  10.  A follow-up discussion on the Silver Valley Seminar and a group discussion on Craig Lesley's "Winterkill" was held on April 3  Notes (Notes provided by Nancy Chaney)

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  11. Visit some of the background information for the showing and discussion of "Heavy Metal," a Hans Rosenwinkle video in progress.  Hans was on hand April 7 discuss the making of this important documentary.  "Heavy Metal" explores environmental damage and restoration in the Silver Valley.  A synopsis of his project is attached, along with session notes.  (Notes provided by Nancy Chaney)

  12. Donald Worster,  Environmental Historian, University of Kansas spoke, among other insightful topics, on the role of the "university faculty" in creating a sense of place on April 10.  Notes (Notes provided by Nancy Chaney)

  13. Listen to a reading by Kim Barnes from her new book, "Finding Caruso."  The reading was held on April 10.  Her first novel, the story takes place in the Lewiston and Lapwai country.

  14. On April 19 we traveled to the Northwest Museum of Arts and Culture, including the Peoples of the Rivers: Lifeways of the Northern Plateau, and Hometowns: Heart of the Inland Northwest.  Some Images

     

  15. On May 1 artist Patrick Zentz discussed his unique environmental -sound sculptures.  These site-specific works are placed in the landscape and emanate with the sounds of that landscape.  His public design work is a blend of sculpture, engineering, landscape  architecture, and music.   Zentz describes his ..."instruments [as] 'mechanico-linguistic'  in that you can look at the piece and follow the pulleys, gears, and levers to  determine the action created and imagine the sounds that would subsequently result."

     

  16. Visit the The Columbia River and Seattle our fourth and final rolling seminar held May 20-25, with images  -  (See the itinerary).  To have some fun and gain some background, travel to a few Seattle web links (Seattle, Celilo Falls, Roslyn and "Northern Exposure" links).  Notes of the Pre-Seminar Session (with Nick Sanyal, Wendy McClure and Rula Awaad-Rafferty; Post-Seminar Session; and  Rolling Seminar itself.  (All notes provided by Nancy Chaney)

  17. Some of the Summer Gathering dates and times and places:
    • Thursday, June 5 from 4 to 6 at Margaret Salazar  
    • Thursday, June 12 -- 4 to 6 p.m., in Wendy McClure
    • Wednesday, June 18 -- 5 to 7 p.m., salmon barbecue at Walter's and Elinor's home, 1117 E. 6th
    • Friday, June 27 -- 7 p.m., salmon barbecue with faculty and students from Aberdeen University at Gundars' home, 721 E. First.  RSVP to Gundars, 882-7143, by June 25, so he knows how much salmon to catch!
    • Friday, July 4 -- Independence Day fireworks at Rula's, time TBA
    • Thurday, July 17 -- at Mary's, 320 N. Adams, time TBA

     

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  18. Fall Semester 2003 - Interdisciplinary Colloquium  

  19. October 17 - November 15, 2003 - Prichard Art Gallery Exhibition with artists:
    • Anjel Luna will give a public lecture  Wednesday October 15 at 6 PM,  Commons Horizon Room
    • Greg Pfarr will give a public lecture Thursday, October 16, 7 pm at the Prichard Art Gallery.
    • Roger Shimomura  will give a public lecture on Thurs, Oct. 30 at 7:00 pm in Renfrew Rm. 112, UI campus.
    • Scott Fife will be at the Prichard Gallery, Wednesday, Dec. 3. to show and discuss his work.  Time: 7:30 p.m.   Wine and cheese reception to follow.

  20. November 3 - 6 - Indigenizing the Curriculum - co-sponsored by the American Indian Studies Program

  21. Spring Semester 2003 - AST 301 

  22. "Curriculum Discussion" page and begin a dialogue with other seminarians.

 

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