The Biden-Harris administration's celebrity-packed inauguration night special, Celebrating America, airs at 5:30 pm tomorrow. Biden Inaugural Committee via Facebook
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Here's hoping better days lie ahead as a new president takes the helm this week. Below, you'll find our picks for online events honoring the occasion (including an Inauguration Night Special hosted by Tom Hanks), as well as a slew of other ways to stay entertained at home, from a reading with Call Me By Your Name author André Aciman to the second run of A Thousand Ways (Part One): A Phone Call at Boom Arts to a Phoebe Bridgers concert. Plus, check out our StreamLocal events hub and stay tuned for a roundup of the best socially distanced things to do this weekend.
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Oregon Black History with Walidah Imarisha
While Oregon has a violent history of white supremacy, it also has a history of Black leadership and culture that often goes unnoticed. Here to change that is author Walidah Imarisha, who will take you through a timeline of influential Black cultural moments in the state.
