Christine Colasurdo

UPCOMING EVENTS

MAY 15, 2012 IN VANCOUVER, WA:
THREE MONUMENTAL DECADES: A 30TH ANNIVERSARY CELEBRATION
OF THE CREATION OF THE MSHNVM
It has been 30 years since the US Congress passed an act to establish the national volcanic monument in 1982. Come hear conservationist Susan Saul recount how the monument was created and enjoy some slides by photographer Darryl Lloyd, who has hiked many of the monument trails. Christine Colasurdo will host the evening and pose the question, "What does the monument mean to you?" Come share your own monumental story and help honor the national treasure we have in our own backyards. At 7 pm at the Mount St. Helens Institute’s Views and Brews series in Vancouver. http:/​/​www.mshinstitute.org/​


RECENT EVENTS

OCTOBER 7, 2011 IN HOOD RIVER, OR:
POETRY READING FOR “TREES” EXHIBIT
Christine Colasurdo reads from her manuscript of tree poems to celebrate the opening of the fine-arts exhibit, “TREES,” at the Columbia Center for the Arts. From 6 to 8 pm at 215 Cascade Street, Hood River, OR. Free. http:/​/​www.columbiaarts.org/​gallery/​2011/​10_11/​trees.html

June 2, 2011 in Kelso, WA:
REMEMBERING MOUNT ST. HELENS
Christine Colasurdo will host an evening of remembering Mount St. Helens with special presentations by photographer/​mountaineer Darryl Lloyd and conservationist Susan Saul. The public is invited to bring stories and photos to share during the Q & A. Colasurdo will be available to sign copies of Return to Spirit Lake.

May 7, 2011 IN PACIFIC CITY, OR:
"Life and Landscape at Mount St. Helens"
A slide-illustrated lecture and booksigning of Return to Spirit Lake: Life and Landscape at Mount St. Helens at Rowboat Gallery, 34950 Brooten Road, Pacific City, OR. The evening starts at 6:30 pm. Free.

November 4, 2010 IN KELSO, WA:
"Life and Landscape at Mount St. Helens"
A slide-illustrated lecture and booksigning of Return to Spirit Lake: Life and Landscape at Mount St. Helens. Cowlitz County Historical Museum, 405 Allen Street, Kelso, WA. Free.

November 21, 2010 IN PORTLAND, OR:
Booksigning with other Northwest authors from noon to 4 pm at the Wild Arts Festival in the Montgomery Park Bldg. on Vaughan Street in NW Portland. Admission supports the Audubon Society of Portland.

October 19, 2010 IN PORTLAND:
"A Hike through Time: Decades of Change on Mount St. Helens' Harmony Trail"
The $5 admission supports the Mount St. Helens Institute. This presentation is part of the institute's Views and Brews lecture series at the Lucky Lab Brew Pub at 1945 NW Quimby, Portland, OR.

October 20, 2010 IN PORTLAND:
"Remembering Mount St. Helens: A Trek through Time"
This special 30th-anniversary event commemorating the 1980 eruption is an evening of public remembrance sponsored by the Mazamas at 7 pm at the Mazamas Mountaineering Center, SE 43rd & Stark Street, Portland. Guest presenters (besides Christine Colasurdo) include photographer Darryl Lloyd, conservationist Susan Saul, and longtime Mazama member and eruption survivor Marianna Kearney. Free.

June 26, 2010: "The Largest Landslide in Recorded History: The Day Mount St. Helens Collapsed," a field seminar for the Mount St. Helens Institute including a 2.5-mile hike on the Hummocks Trail.

May 4, 2010: "Remembering Spirit Lake: A Public Gathering," at the Lucky Lab Brew Pub, Portland, Oregon. This event was part of the institute's Views and Brews lecture series.

April 7, 2010: "The Odd and Haunting Transformation of Spirit Lake: A Contrast Between the Pre- and Post-eruption Landscape." 7 pm at the Mazamas Mountaineering Center, Portland, Oregon.