Citizen Salons
Do you like to throw parties? Is there an issue that you'd like to see discussed? Consider acting as a host for a Citizen Salon this year.
Citizen Salons bring together City Club member's love of good food and great converstion in intimate settings, while at the same time supporting City Club's vital mission. City Club is currently looking for hosts who are willing to open their homes or places of business to small parties who will be discussing the issue of the host's choice. You can also consider co-hosting with friends or other City club members. Salons are a wonderful way to financially support City Club while encouraging dialog about the issues that matter most. For more information, or to volunteer, contact Jennifer at jen@pdxcityclub.org or 503.228.7231 x104.
Named by Portland Monthly as the city’s “best intellectual salon,” Citizen Salons bring together members’ love of good food and great conversation in intimate settings, while at the same time supporting the vital mission of City Club.
Citizen Salons 2009
Eating What We Grow
June 20, 2009
Host:
Jon Palanuk
Provocateurs:
Mayor Sam Adams
Chef Robert Reynolds
Portland's Bridges to the Future: Pragmatism vs. Optimism
June 25, 2009
Host:
Tom Kelly
Provocateur:
Randy Gragg
Urban Greenspaces: How are we doing?
July 12, 2009
Hosts:
Barbara & David Hansen
Provocateur:
Mike Houck
Smart Growth: Assumptions and Successes
July 18, 2009
Hosts:
Tom Cox
Nicole Vanderheyden
Provocateurs:
Paddy Tillett
John Charles
Beervana: Make Your Own Microbrew
August 5, 2009
Hosts:
Alison & Steve Norman
New Leaders Council
Provocateur:
Ben Love, brewer, Hopworks Urban Brewery
Grill the Epicure
August 13, 2009
Hosts:
Harriet and Peter Watson
Provocateur:
Diane Morgan
Designing Portland for the 21st Century
August 20, 2009
Hosts:
Chet & Wendy Orloff
Provocateurs:
Stuart Emmons, Architect
Mike Houck, Director, Urban Greenspaces Institute
Don Rood, Graphic Artist/Urban Activist
The Proper Role of the Chef in a Progressive Society
August 25, 2009
Hosts:
Adam Davis
Charity Fain
Chef David Machado
Provocateur:
Chef David Machado
Pioneering a New Sense of Place: the Future of Building in Portland
September 10, 2009
Host:
Barbara Sloop
Provocateur:
Homer Williams, chairman, Williams & Dame Development
How's Obama Doing?
September 12, 2009
Hosts:
Ted & Debbie Kaye
Provocateur:
David Sarasohn, columnist and associate editor, The Oregonian
Is Oregon Governable?
October 15, 2009
Hosts:
Charlie & Darci Swindells
Provocateurs:
Representative Scott Bruun (R-West Linn)
Representative Ben Cannon (D-Portland)
Oregon's Death Penalty - Time for a Change?
October 21, 2009
Hosts:
Barnes Ellis
James A. Zehren
Provocateurs:
Bill Long, author, "A Tortured Story: The Story of Capital Punishment in Oregon"
Josh Marquis, District Attorney, Clatsop County
The Future of Media in Portland
November 9, 2009
Hosts and Provocateurs:
Richard Meeker, Publisher of Willamette Week
Mark Zusman, Editor of Willamette Week
Watch this space for new Citizen Salons in 2010!
