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In the Field 
 Throughout 2013, Humanities Washington is expanding Prime Time Family Reading to public libraries around the state. Spring programs recently wrapped up at the Shoreline Library in King County and the Shadle Library in Spokane. Photographers were on hand to capture sessions at both locations. [Read] This Week & Next 
Join us for our first Spokane Think & Drink of the year, Bit by Bit: The Digital Evolution of the Neighborhood May 22. Also upcoming: grant-funded events, Speakers Bureau presentations and more throughout the state. [Read] From the Executive Director 
Across Washington, children who haven’t mastered reading are falling behind. Prime Time Family Reading can help these kids catch up – but they need your help! The deadline for our Spring Appeal has been extended until Wednesday (May 22). [Read] 5 Questions 
Speakers Bureau’s Jennifer K. Stuller chats with Spark magazine about Wonder Woman, Katniss Everdeen and other powerful female protagonists. Stuller brings her presentation, Ink-Stained Amazons and Cinematic Warriors: Superwomen in Modern Mythology, to Edmonds Community College Tuesday (May 21) as part of the Hazel Miller Conversations in the Humanities series. [Read] In the Field 
The Northwest African American Museum hosts a series of community conversations inspired by the life of openly gay African-American author James Baldwin. The discussions support the exhibit, Bearing Witness from Another Place: James Baldwin in Turkey, Photographs by Sedat Pakay, at the museum through September. [Read] 5 Questions 
Speakers Bureau’s Alex Alben discusses how digital advances have changed our society, interactions and institutions. Alben is one of the featured speakers at Bit By Bit: The Digital Evolution of the Neighborhood, a Humanities Washington Think & Drink event in Spokane May 22. [Read] This Week & Next 
Join the Walla Walla public library for the next in their Big Idea Talks series: Public Art Practices: New Possibilities for Engaged Placemaking in Walla Walla. Also upcoming: Speakers Bureau conversations, grant-funded events and Washington State Poet Laureate programs throughout the state. [Read] Crosspost 
The veteran reporter and current Speakers Bureau presenter sparked lively conversation during a recent Hazel Miller Conversations in the Humanities session. Our partners at Edmonds Community College captured her presentation and subsequent Q&A session for online viewing. [Read] This Week & Next 
Speakers Bureau’s Antonio Davidson-Gómez tours the state with his presentation Mapping Latino Musical Migrations this week. Other Speakers Bureau presentations, grant-funded events and Washington State Poet Laureate readings add to the statewide offerings. [Read] 5 Questions 
“The great thing about music that fits into the broad category of Latin music is that it is the music of intersecting lives and stories,” says Davidson-Gómez. The musician and educator sits down with Spark magazine to talk about the ever-evolving nature of Latino music. [Read] |
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