Event Type: Single Event

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Natural History Pub: On the Tail of the Trumpeter Swan

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  •  01.06.25
     7:00 pm - 8:00 pm

Oregon’s Summer Lake Wildlife Area is a wetland habitat that hosts thousands of migrating and resident birds. Among them is the Trumpeter swan, the state’s largest waterfowl. A species that almost disappeared from the U.S., Trumpeter swan populations have rebounded thanks to partnerships between federal, state and private organizations. Please join Martin St. Louis—retired Oregon (more…)

Waterston Desert Writing Prize Submissions Open

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  •  01.06.25
     8:00 am - 5:00 pm

The Museum begins accepting submissions for the 2025 Waterston Desert Writing Prize. This will be the 11th anniversary of the prize, which honors creative nonfiction that illustrates artistic excellence, sensitivity to place and desert literacy, with deserts as both subject and setting. The submission deadline is May 1. (more…)

Winter Nights: By the Fireside

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  •  12.26.24
     4:00 pm - 7:30 pm

This is your ticket to get the entire family out of the house in their pajamas! Take family pajama portraits in our photo booth, enjoy story time with your kiddos, decorate holiday cookies, savor beverage tastings from regional craft vendors and more. This is the final Winter Nights of the year! 4:00 pm – 7:30 (more…)

Winter Nights: Paws and Paint

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  •  12.19.24
     4:00 pm - 7:30 pm

Attention animal lovers! Hightail it to the Museum after dark for watercolor crafts, a look at our new exhibition from artist Hilary Baker—who will be here to greet you—a Museum scavenger hunt, cookie decorating and more. Oh, and don’t forget to “paws” for a photo in our photo booth! Animal-themed outfits are highly encouraged. 4:00 (more…)

Winter Nights: Feels like Flannel!

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  •  12.12.24
     4:00 pm - 7:30 pm

Flannel is the fabric of the season! Don your grungiest flannel as you explore our new Blood, Sweat & Flannel exhibition after hours. Grab a treat at the Rimrock Café, enjoy holiday discounts at Silver Sage Trading, take a few silly photos in our photo booth, decorate holiday cookies and more! 4:00 pm – 7:30 (more…)

Winter Nights: Welcome to Winter

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  •  12.05.24
     4:00 pm - 7:30 pm

When the moon hits your eye, like it’s 5:45, it’s December…which means, Winter Nights are back! Throw on your ugliest sweater or craziest hat and head to the Museum after hours for cookie decorating, beverage tastings, store discounts, story time, photobooth fun and more holiday shenanigans. 4:00 pm – 7:30 pm Adults and member guests (more…)

Prohibition Party: Sidecar Sweethearts – Cocktails & Courting in the Jazz Age

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  •  02.07.25
     6:00 pm - 9:00 pm

Get ready to rev your engines for this year’s Prohibition Party! We’ll explore the 1920s shift from old-school courting to the fast-paced world of public dating. With live music, dancing, a costume contest and plenty of roaring romance, it’s your chance to party like it’s 1925 — when the business of romance became an increasingly (more…)

Natural History Pub: Geology and Paleontology of the John Day River Basin

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  •  12.02.24
     7:00 pm - 8:00 pm

Photo courtesy of the National Park Service The geology of the John Day basin records a rich history of changing environments, including deep oceans, subtropical rainforests, temperate forests and sagebrush steppes. While volcanic and tectonic activity built the land we see today, the John Day River and its tributaries have helped to expose these rocks. (more…)

Indigenous Speakers Series – Ancestral and Legacy Burdens

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  •  12.04.24
     6:00 pm - 7:00 pm

Featuring Donald “Del” Laverdure – enrolled citizen of the Crow Nation, member of the Ties the Bundle Clan Join us for an enlightening discussion led by Del Laverdure, where we will explore the mental and behavioral health challenges faced by indigenous communities and opportunities for healing and growth within these communities. Del will facilitate a (more…)