Northwest Mixtape: Hip Hop Culture and Influences

Wednesday, August 17, 2016 • Downtown Bend Public Library • 6:00 p.m.

The Pacific Northwest has a relationship with hip hop culture that is complex and, on occasion, commercially exceptional. What are the conditions of our region that make Northwest hip hop unique? And in turn, how has hip hop influenced language, fashion, art, and political life in the region?

This is the focus of “Northwest Mixtape: Hip Hop Culture and Influences,” a free conversation with Donnell Alexander on Wednesday, August 17 at 6:00 p.m. at the Downtown Bend Library. This program is hosted by Deschutes Public Library and sponsored by Oregon Humanities. Donnell Alexander is a storyteller and editor, perhaps best known for his 2003 memoir Ghetto Celebrity and the story of Dock Ellis & the LSD No-No. Alexander has contributed to TIME, Rolling Stone, Fusion, and ESPN: The Magazine. His work can also be found in Narrative Global Politics: Theory, History and the Personal in International Relations (Routledge).

Through the Conversation Project, Oregon Humanities offers free programs that engage community members in thoughtful, challenging conversations about ideas critical to our daily lives and our state’s future. More information about Oregon Humanities’ programs and publications can be found at oregonhumanities.org. Oregon Humanities is an independent, nonprofit affiliate of the National Endowment for the Humanities and a partner of the Oregon Cultural Trust.

For more information about these or other library programs, please visit the library website at www.deschuteslibrary.org. People with disabilities needing accommodations (alternative formats, seating or auxiliary aides) should contact Liz at (541)312-1032.