Category Archives: Oregon

Madeleine Albright “Plays” the Bagdad Theater

Posted on February 21, 2013 by beckyajohnson

Last night my husband and I went to see former Secretary of State Madeleine Albright speak at the historic Bagdad Theater & Pub in Portland. She was in town promoting her fifth book Prague Winter: A Personal Story of Remembrance and … Continue reading →

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Coming to Ground Film + Connecting with Local Food Systems

Posted on January 18, 2013 by beckyajohnson

I cannot remember exactly when my interest in sustainable and healthy food systems began, but it has grown as a result of reading books like In Defense of Food: An Eater’s Manifesto and watching compelling documentaries such as Food, Inc. I gave up shopping … Continue reading →

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Stabs at Happiness Book Release Event

Posted on December 1, 2012 by beckyajohnson

Last night my husband and I headed in to downtown Portland for a book release event at the Jack London Bar. The featured book was Portland-based author Todd Grimson’s newly-released collection of short stories Stabs at Happiness: 13 Stories. Todd Grimson was … Continue reading →

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Getting Back into Running and Writing

Posted on November 26, 2012 by beckyajohnson

I hope everyone had a fantastic Thanksgiving weekend! I’d had ambitious plans going into the weekend — to check out several open houses at local wineries and to head to a bar to watch the big Civil War football game … Continue reading →

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Portland Opera’s Don Giovanni

Posted on November 11, 2012 by beckyajohnson

Earlier this year, my dad took me to several encore showings of the Metropolitan Opera in High Definition at a local movie theater. We saw Verdi’s Ernani and Masseneti’s Manon. I was surprised how much I liked it — the elaborate sets, the beautiful costumes, … Continue reading →

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