6 things to do this week: ‘Filmed by Bike’ festival, Vanport exhibit, Dozer Days
Updated May 12, 2021;
This week’s entertainment offerings span interests from heavy machinery to bike culture. Also consider these music offerings: a streamed local jazz show, and the Portland premiere of classical pianist Jason Vieaux. And Pittock Mansion hosts an exhibit focused on a vanished Portland community.
Dozer Days
Fans of heavy machinery can drive through a working construction site, modified to keep visitors at a distance and still immerse families in an actual “construction experience” with operational machinery. The event includes public safety messaging, contests and giveaways. The drive-thru takes 25 to 35 minutes. There is no stopping inside the event, and visitors must not exit their vehicles. Masks are required for drivers who will be interacting with event volunteers during check-in. Timed tickets are required in advance.
Published February 24, 2021 at 10:15 AM PST Listen • 17:49
Benton County Historical Archives via Oregon State Archives
A family portrait around 1884 of Richard and America Bogle and five of their surviving children: Arthur, Belle, Warren, Kate and Waldo.
Just because there s a Black History Month does not mean we as a country have done a great job preserving Black history. In fact, the story is quite the opposite, often one of neglecting or erasing evidence of the past and mistreatment of Black Americans.
Federal and state governments are working to correct the record; a federal agency recently gave a grant to Oregon s
State Historical Preservation Office to help document and preserve Black history in the state. This is ground already well-covered by the