# Event Details - **Event Name**: Creating Knowledge in Climate Extremes: An Evening with Hester Blum - **Event Start and End Date**: Thu, 01 Oct, 2026 at 07:00 pm (-07:00) - **Event Description**: Center for the Humanities Presents: Creating Knowledge in Climate Extremes: An Evening with Hester Blum​ How has our knowledge of polar regions been challenged by climate extremes? Join us for an evening with environmental humanities professor Hester Blum as she reflects on the production of polar knowledge from the 19th century to today. Blum participated in the 38th Voyage of the Charles W. Morgan, the world’s last surviving wooden whaleship, as well as Arctic expeditions tracking climate change. A documentary, Frozen Obsession, was made of the expedition, for which she served as Arctic historian. She also ventured to Antarctica with Albatros Expeditions and traveled to the International Territory of Svalbard in October 2022 with The Arctic Circle. Blum writes about polar regions for Avidly and is the author of The News at the Ends of the Earth: The Print Culture of Polar Exploration. ​ Through her experience with polar science as a writer and literary historian, Hester Blum illuminates the creation of knowledge under extreme conditions. She is the Lynne Cooper Harvey Distinguished Professor of English and professor of environmental studies at Washington University in St. Louis. Image Polar STEAM: Education, Art, Science This event is presented in conjunction with the Polar STEAM program. ​ Schedule: 6 p.m.│Doors and cash bar open 7 p.m.│Talk begins Experience this talk as part of our fall theme Polar Science, Polar Art events throughout the month of October. Lightbox Happy Hour Begins at 6 p.m. Get warmed up for the talk at our Lightbox Happy Hour, featuring drinks and snacks for purchase alongside live music by local Celtic quartet, Us & Them. Composed of two couples who love to create musical tapestries together, the four-some stitches together music from Cape Breton, Scotland, Ireland, Quebec and more. Deep explorers of music, the band's toe-tapping tunes give Celtic melodies a dynamic new mix. The group includes David Greenberg (baroque violin), Maria Blair (fiddle), Marjorie Sandor (DADGAD guitar) and Tracy Daugherty (bodhran). - **Event URL**: https://allevents.in/corvallis/creating-knowledge-in-climate-extremes-an-evening-with-hester-blum/200030749641812 - **Event Categories**: music, art, entertainment, literary-art, trips-adventures, science-fair, live-music - **Interested Audience**: - total_interested_count: 4 ## Ticket Details ## Event venue details - **city**: Corvallis - **state**: OR - **country**: United States - **location**: 470 SW 15th Street, Corvallis, OR, United States, Oregon 97331 - **lat**: 44.56298 - **long**: -123.27433 - **full address**: 470 SW 15th Street, Corvallis, OR, United States, Oregon 97331 ## Event gallery - **Alt text**: Creating Knowledge in Climate Extremes: An Evening with Hester Blum - **Image URL**: https://cdn-az.allevents.in/events7/banners/3a6b811eb6bc00eba8c313bd731aae7cca88b4e92e63a57839022f2805777178-rimg-w1200-h680-dc484848-gmir?v=1790644932 ## FAQs - **Q**: When and where is Creating Knowledge in Climate Extremes: An Evening with Hester Blum being held? - **A:** Creating Knowledge in Climate Extremes: An Evening with Hester Blum takes place on Thu, 01 Oct, 2026 at 07:00 pm to Thu, 01 Oct, 2026 at 07:00 pm at 470 SW 15th Street, Corvallis, OR, United States, Oregon 97331. - **Q**: Who is organizing Creating Knowledge in Climate Extremes: An Evening with Hester Blum? - **A:** Creating Knowledge in Climate Extremes: An Evening with Hester Blum is organized by Patricia Valian Reser Center for the Creative Arts. - **Q**: Who is this event for? Is it right for me? - **A:** Creating Knowledge in Climate Extremes: An Evening with Hester Blum is ideal for music lovers, fans of all genres, and anyone who wants to celebrate the power of music - from intimate gigs and live sessions to festivals and cultural performances. Whether you're a first-time attendee or a longtime enthusiast in Corvallis, this event is thoughtfully curated to deliver a standout experience worth every moment. 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