History Pub: C.E.S. Wood: Romancing Freedom
January 26, 2015 |
Soldier, attorney, poet, raconteur, artist, and art patron, Charles Erskine Scott Wood was one of Oregon’s most colorful citizens. A friend of Chief Joseph, Clarence Darrow, Emma Goldman, and Mark Twain, Wood’s romance with freedom made him a passionate defender of civil liberties and a leading progressive voice of early 20th century America. Wood left a profound, enlightening, and controversial legacy on Portland and the West Coast. The presentation includes a screening of the Oregon Experience film C.E.S. Wood.
Laurence Cotton is a historian, filmmaker, and co-producer of C.E.S. Wood,and Tim Barnes is a poet and co-editor of Woodworks, The Life and Writings of Charles Erskine Scott Woods.
Laurence Cotton and Tim Barnes
Monday, January 26 at 7 PM
McMenamins Kennedy School Theater
Free and open to the public
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Website:
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Location Information |
McMenamins Kennedy School Theater |
Portland, OR |
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