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Oregon State Fair 2024 concert lineup announced
The Oregon State Fair has announced its 2024 concert lineup. This year the fair will feature the iconic Goo Goo Dolls, Grammy-winning rapper Ludacris, and fabled arena rockers Foreigner, among others. The full lineup includes:. Craig Morgan, Aug. 23. Steel Pulse, Aug. 24. Goo Goo Dolls, Aug. 26. Yung Gravy,...
FlatTail Festival, including DamJam2024, canceled due to ‘unforeseen circumstances’
Oregon State University’s FlatTail Festival was canceled Thursday due to “unforeseen circumstances,” according to a statement from OSU Student Affairs. The FlatTail Festival includes the DAMJam2024, a concert featuring the pop band COIN, and the Residence Hall Association Carnival, all of which is put on annually by OSU Program Council.
How and when to trim camellias? Enjoy the bloom, then prune
CORVALLIS - Is your camellia bush looking a little bedraggled? Some older plants are so full of leaves and thin branches that they bear poor quality flowers. Others carry leaves burned by winter wind and low temperatures, making the shrubs look sickly. Spring is the best time for a camellia...
‘I want to benefit people’s health’: Corvallis Public Seed Library to host seasonal Plant Clinic
Corvallis’ Public Seed Library is working to sow the seeds of knowledge and, of course, vegetables. On May 18th, from 9:30 a.m to noon, the Public Seed Library will host its seasonal Garden Plant Clinic, during which people are encouraged to explore a wide selection of seeds and share with each other their own issues and successes.
Celebrating Identity: “Di(E)aspora” by Forrest Klamath
Tell us the story behind your Prism submissions. “A Salmon Totem” came to me in a moment of deep reflection but I was also feeling some grief. As a person re-integrating into my Native community as an adult, my ongoing learning of my culture and heritage always accompanies some sense of loss. I learn beautiful, amazing wisdoms while also having to contextualize my history within a larger discourse of ongoing genocide. On a particularly difficult day, my Salmon poem was a love and grief letter to my ancestors. [Editor’s note: “Salmon Totem” is a work featured in the 2024 print edition of Prism magazine.]
Teaser: Celebrating Identities with Cecily Evonuk
To introduce our new art series on the PRISM blog, “Celebrating Identities,” we interviewed student artist Cecily Evonuk. We asked about how their identity has influenced their artistic style and inspiration. Check out the new series at prism.orangemedianetwork.com today!
Patty’s Thai Kitchen, a Hidden Gem in the Albany Area
Patty’s Thai Kitchen is a small food truck right off of I-5 and is a hidden gem in the Albany area. It’s located next to the Love’s Truck Stop in Millersburg so it is a little out of the way for anyone living in Albany, but it is very much worth the trip.
OSU professor to write a high fantasy novel
In between teaching courses in business and sustainability, Oregon State University professor and award-winning author, Inara Scott, is now working on a new novel that will kick off a series of books. Scott has previously published 16 novels, including romance and urban fantasy, but her upcoming project is her first...
Celebrating Identity: A New Series from Prism
At the start of the academic year, Prism’s editors set a specific goal in mind: to lead an accessible and inclusive organization that creates not only a platform, but a true home for the work representative of a diverse and passionately artistic student body. It has been a privilege and a pleasure to have so much artwork shared with us this year, with each piece giving us a glimpse into the beautiful and creative minds that make up our community. After months of planning and execution, it is with great enthusiasm to introduce a new Prism art series, Celebrating Identity.
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