The Shedd Institute
www.theshedd.org - 541.434.7000
The 25th annual
Oregon Festival
of American Music
g.i.jive
Good Cheer From Home, 1939-45
August 9-13 The Shedd Institute
Mike & Nancy
Oft Rose
Between the World and Me; Michelle
Alexander’s The New Jim Crow; unsung
activists in every town, city and state.
How many more centuries do African-
Americans have to wait for whites to “pay their
respects” to dignity, fairness and decency?
Sean S. Doyle
Corvallis
DREAM OF A FUTURE
It is true that we Americans have it
better than people in many places in the
world. There is a place for patriotism
and celebration. However, the founding
principles of this country, those such as
democracy, liberty and equality, are not
being well cared for and could be lost.
These ideals have been eroding due to the
agendas of greedy corporate interest and
power-hungry politicians as much as from
public disinterest and neglect.
The habit of ignoring problems with
superficial solutions has become the
norm in American society. Coping is the
currency of capitalism. But understand
that democracy, liberty and equality are
living things. They cannot be protected
only by a piece of paper or law. Rights
like these are protected when people are
active in practicing and developing them
further. Until we as a society mature to
this truth, we may as well expect to be
taken advantage of by others who are more
cunning and greedy.
So let’s dream of a future to believe in.
And not just dream, but also act, embody,
practice, investigate, encourage. Get
educated and involved with local political
or activist groups, and aspire and support
each other to be our best possible selves.
Luke Grossmiller
Eugene
A DREAMING CULTURE
Your dreams are your soul speaking to
you.
Dreams are guaranteed to everyone
every night for recording. Drink a tall
glass of water before sleeping and you will
awaken in the night to relieve yourself, but
you will awaken from a dream. Record it
first. Dreams are incredibly fragile; wisps
of memory visions are quickly lost unless
you record as much as you can before they
fade away. And they will, guaranteed. Now
relieve yourself; this is the discipline of
dream recording.
Your soul is speaking to you. Recording
your dreams welcomes the wisdom of your
numinous essence into your daily life. All
you have to do is to chronicle each visitation.
It is with this method for 38 years that I
amassed over 18,600 dreams. Did it work for
you? Email drinkwaterdreams@gmail.com.
One dream at a time.
Glug, glug.
Dennis R. Archambault
Eugene
somewhere in the south pacific
Bob “Mosquito Net” Hope & The USO
Thursday, August 11 - 8:00 pm
Karen Warren
GENERATION GAP
When I was born (1936) there was no TV,
internet, artificial intelligence, computers,
Medicare, DNA, stem cell, freeways, jet
engines, air conditioning, digital printing,
digital music, automatic transmissions and
a very long list of other things.
I wonder — will the trend continue for
another 80 years? Will people born today
want to advance/change society? What do
young people want today? Is the age of the
“Brave New World" over?
Another thought — for young people —
should old people be allowed to determine
the future?
Old people are certainly not going to be
around for the next 50 years to pay for or
put up with the laws, court decisions and
policies put in place today.
When one reaches a certain age, should
the right (power) to vote, hold elected office
or sit in judgment be terminated? If so,
perhaps certain qualified old people should
have a “formal” way of providing advice
and counsel to the younger generation.
Frank Skipton
Springfield
keep the home fires burning
Command Performance...until it’s over, over there
Friday, August 12 - 7:00 pm cabaret
ac-cent-tchu-ate the positive
The Andrews Sisters & Bing Crosby in World War II
Saturday, August 13 - 8:00 pm
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