Willamette Week turned 50 years old last November and to commemorate this golden anniversary co-editor Audrey van Buskirk distilled five decades of local history into the special edition 50 People, Places, and Things that Transformed Portland Since 1974. From Vera Katz to Thomas Lauderdale, Pioneer Courthouse Square to the Portland Farmers Market, Leatherman to the McMenamin brothers, discover an entertaining and informative combination of local culture and history as well as tips on experiencing Portland's innovations and creativity today. Get ready to feel proud of your hometown. 

Audrey van Buskirk is the former Arts and Culture editor for Willamette Week and has also written for Portland Tribune, MIX; Portland Monthly, Santa Fe Reporter, and Seattle Weekly. She has spent the last 20 years uncovering Portland's hottest restaurants, coolest bars, quirkiest monuments, and wildest places and launched influential guides including Best 100 Restaurants, Beervana, Cheap Eats, and many more.

Enjoy 15% off your hotel stay on History Pub nights! Show your ticket at check-in.

These events are open to everyone interested in Pacific Northwest history, and beyond! Often co-sponsored by local or state historical and civic organizations, we bring you experts, scholars, first-person experiencers, historians and documentaries expounding on topics from indigenous history to the birth of Portland, early explorers to hop growing, and on and on! It's like being back in the classroom - except this time you get to settle into comfortable seats and enjoy a drink or two with dinner while you listen and learn.

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