The Coos History Museum will be hosting the March First Tuesday Talk program on March 7, 2023 at 6:00 PM, in the Sprague Gallery, 1210 N Front St., Coos Bay, OR. Poet Barbara Drake will read from her book “Everything Looks Different from The Air”, share photographs and stories about her life in rural Oregon. Registration for this presentation is free for CHM Members, and $7 for non-members. Barbara Drake graduated from Marshfield H.S. in 1957. She is a Professor of English Emerita from Linfield College and has published numerous works of poetry, nonfiction, and textbooks. Her essay collections, Peace at Heart and Morning Light (OSU Press) were both Oregon Book Award finalists. Drake’s newly published book, Everything Looks Different from the Air, celebrates her father’s art and her own love of the southern Oregon Coast. To register for this program please visit the CHM website (https://cooshistory.org/?p=12599) or register at the Coos History Museum’s front desk or by phone at 541-756-6320. Established in 1891, The Coos County Historical Society is an Oregon 501(c)3 not for profit organization and the 2nd oldest historical society in the State. For more information about the Society and the Coos History Museum, visit cooshistory.org or email info@cooshistory.org.
