WHAT:  "Marijuana: Fact or Fiction. Art, Pain, and Cannabinoids," Sponsored by the Washington Academy of General Dentistry WHERE:  Washington AGD Educational Center, Heyamoto Conference Room, 19415 International Blvd, #410, SeaTac, WA 98188 WHEN:  Saturday, January 21, 2017, 8:00am - 5:00pm Course Outline: Cannabis, marijuana, is legal in the states of Washington, Oregon,…

NW Noggin is bringing 30 high school students, outreach volunteers and chaperones to view an actual brain surgery at Providence St. Vincent Hospital!  Learn more about our plans and past visits to this extraordinary public educational program at this link... Observing the living brain in surgery Souther Auditorium, East Pavilion

Ram Kandasamy from WSU Vancouver presents research on cannabinoids and chronic pain along with Portland musicians Bob Desaulniers and Tony Remple at the incomparable Velo Cult Bicycle Repair Shop and Pub! VELO CULT FLYER (pdf):  Chronic Pain & Mary Jane WHAT:  Chronic Pain & Mary Jane with music from Bob Desaulniers and…

Gallery 114 Hosts PNCA Exhibit As part of an ongoing collaboration with the Pacific Northwest College of Art, in February Gallery 114 hosts a show of MFA candidates entitled “Four.”  Four PNCA graduate students present paintings, prints, and installation work in a show curated by Maximiliano Martinez, MFA candidate in…

We'll meet to prepare topics, materials and related art projects for our upcoming outreach visits to the P:ear homeless youth drop in center.  More details on these efforts are available here... Noggin returns to P:ear 🍐! Confirmed participants:  Scott Jones, Brittany Alperin, Erin McConnell, Kanani Miyamoto

What: We will be visiting Shahala Middle School in Vancouver (Evergreen Public Schools) for two days in February to talk about (and look at) brains and make pipe cleaner neurons with over 400 students! See what we did on Tuesday, February 7th! Synapses @ Shahala! Where: Shahala middle school, 601 SE 192nd Ave.,…

What: We will be visiting Shahala Middle School in Vancouver (Evergreen Public Schools) for two days in February to talk about (and look at) brains and make pipe cleaner neurons with over 400 students! It should look similar to this visit to Skyridge middle school we made last November. See what we did…

Astoria, OR! During Stout Month @ the Fort George 🍻

Noggin is returning to P:ear, a remarkable Portland organization aimed at building positive relationships with homeless and transitional youth through education, art and recreation to affirm their personal worth and help them create more meaningful and healthier lives… Here is an overview of the planning and session ideas for all four upcoming visits. We'll…

Art, Pain, & Cannabinoids: Results from Research Bill Griesar, Ph.D. , Jeff Leake, M.F.A. , Ram Kandasamy How and where do cannabinoids, chemicals found in marijuana, act in the brain, and what are the effects on behavior? How have artists, approached (and sometimes used) these drugs to develop works that compel,…