On Monday, February 6th, the Dill Pickle Club hosts The 2nd Annual Perfect Pickle at Holocene (1001 SE Morrison St). The event is a fundraiser that brings together some of the city’s top chefs, musicians and entertainers to raise support to sustain the organization’s work to “broaden knowledge about Portland’s past, present and future.”
Past Events
How Does the River Work?
Long known as a port town, Portland’s location on the Willamette River is central to the vitality of the city. Join us for a Saturday bus ride to learn more about the past, present and future of Oregon’s working waterfront.
The 99%: A Teach-in on Occupy Portland
The Dill Pickle club presents a series of speakers who bring together various perspectives on the current occupations movement, focusing on the economic, political and social factors that have led to the emergence of occupations in Portland and throughout the country.
The Right to the City: A Discussion
Dill Pickle Club Book Club talks about Henri Lefebvre’s 1968 essay Le droit a la ville (The Right to the City). The ideas of Lefebvre, a French sociologist, had strong influence in European cities. Four decades later, we consider what his essay can teach us about living in Portland today.
Where Does Garbage Go?
Love it or loathe it, Portland is recognized for being one of just a handful of U.S. cities to provide municipal curbside composting. This bus tour provided an insider’s perspective to trash, recycling and waste reduction in the Rose City.
How is News Made?
How does journalism contribute to public life? What is the media’s civic responsibility? Join us as we examine these issues and explore the ecology of local news media.
A Report Back: How is Justice Served?
Criminal justice is often an invisible but important element of society. The Dill Pickle Club takes a walking tour through downtown Portland, learning about how the justice system works.
City Limits Book Discussion
The Dill Pickle Book Club meets to discuss “City Limits: Walking Portland’s Boundary.” Local author and teacher Dr. David Oates walked all 260 miles of Portland’s Urban Growth Boundary, then put his thoughts about the experience into this book.
A Report Back: How is the City Planned?
Portland is known worldwide as a city at the forefront of urban planning, but how did the city become known for its progressive policy and what are its current initiatives? A group of 40 Dill Picklers takes a walking and public transit tour to meet with city experts and take in some of the Portland’s notable urban design sites.
‘The Death and Life of Great American Cities’
The Dill Pickle Book Club meets to discuss Jane Jacobs’ “Death and Life of Great American Cities.”
Where Does Water Come From?
We kick off our 2011 City Works tours with a very special day-long bus trip to the Bull Run watershed, where the Portland Water Bureau carefully protects the source of the city’s water. Known for its exceptionally high quality, the Bull Run facility provides drinking water to more than 840,000 people in the Portland metropolitan area.
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