Join the Clark County Historical Museum for First Thursday on Thu., Aug. 6, 7 p.m., when cheese maven Tami Parr, author of “Pacific Northwest Cheese: A History,” narrates the history of local cheese making from fur-trading years and industrial production to artisan renaissance.
Learn about blue, Swiss and even goat cheese from a regional expert. Books will be available to purchase at the event.
Parr is the author of “Artisan Cheese of the Pacific Northwest” and “Pacific Northwest Cheese: A History.” Her writing has also appeared in The Oregonian, Northwest Palate and Edible Portland. She is the creator of the Pacific Northwest Cheese Project website, www.pnwcheese.com, and she lives in Portland.
Doors at the museum open on Aug. 6 at 5 p.m., lecture starts at 7 p.m. Come by early to explore the associated exhibit “Food for Thought: Clark County’s Food History,” which features artifacts, documents and images from the collection that illustrates the shifting landscape of food in the region.
Admission is $4 for adults, $3 for seniors and $2 for children under the age of 18, free with a museum membership.
Contact the museum at (360) 993-5679, by email at info@cchmuseum.org or visit the website, www.cchmusem.org for more information.
