Upcoming events in March 2016 at Linfield College.
TUESDAY, MARCH 1
FILM FESTIVAL: Linfield College will host “Beneath the Waves,” a film festival and panel discussion on Tuesday, March 1, at 7 p.m. in Ice Auditorium in Melrose Hall at Linfield College. This event is free, open to the public and sponsored by the Science Colloquium and PLACE (Program for Liberal Arts and Community Engagement), exploring this year’s theme “Air, Water, Earth, and Fire: The Ancient Elements on a Changing Planet.” For more information, contact Jeremy Weisz at 503-883-2704 or jweisz@linfield.edu.
DIVERSITY SPEAKER: In celebration of Women’s History Month, Renee Mitchell, Pulitzer Prize finalist and former award-winning columnist of The Oregonian, will present “Diversity in the Media” on Tuesday, March 1, at 8 p.m. in Jonasson Hall, lower level of Melrose Hall, at Linfield College. The talk is free, open to the public and sponsored by the Black Student Union, Multicultural Programs and the Mass Communications Department. For more information contact Lauren Card, 503-883-2326, lcard@linfield.edu.
THURSDAY, MARCH 3
CLIMATE CRISIS TALK: Camila Thorndike, co-founder of Oregon Climate, will present “Millennials: #PutAPriceOnIt for Climate Justice” on Thursday, March 3, at 7 p.m. in Ice Auditorium in Melrose Hall at Linfield College. The talk is free and open to the public. For more information, contact Jennifer Heath at 503-883-2267 or jheath@linfield.edu.
CHANGING AMERICA LECTURE: Nicholas Buccola, associate professor of political science at Linfield, will present “Power Concedes Nothing Without a Demand: Frederick Douglass on Emancipation” on Thursday, March 3, at 7:30 p.m. in the Austin Reading Room of the Jereld R. Nicholson Library at Linfield College. The talk is part of a traveling exhibition, “Changing America: The Emancipation Proclamation, 1863 and the March on Washington, 1963,” which will run through March 25 at Linfield. The lecture and exhibit is free, open to the public and sponsored by the Linfield Department of Political Science, The Frederick Douglass Forum on Law, Rights, and Justice, the Elliot Alexander Fund for Political Science, the Dean’s Speaker Fund and the Linfield Nicholson Library. For more information, contact Susan Barnes Whyte at 503-883-2517 or swhyte@linfield.edu.
SATURDAY, MARCH 5
CLARINET RECITAL: Quillan Bourassa, Linfield College senior, will present his senior clarinet recital on Saturday, March 5, at 7:30 p.m. in Ice Auditorium in Melrose Hall at Linfield College. The recital is free and open to the public. For more information, call 503-883-2275 or visit linfield.edu/arts.
WEDNESDAY, MARCH 9
REFUGEE CRISIS TALK: Dawn Nowacki, professor of political science, will present “Voluntary and Involuntary Migrant Stats: Thoughts on the International Refugee Crisis” on Wednesday, March 9, at 4 p.m. in 201 Riley Hall at Linfield College. This talk is free, open to the public and sponsored by the Linfield College Office of International Programs and Women’s History Month. For more information, contact Dawn Nowacki at 503-883-2276 or dnowacki@linfield.edu.
CONVERSATION PROJECT: Linfield will host an Oregon Humanities Conversation Project, “White Out? The Future of Racial Diversity in Oregon,” led by sociologist Emily Drew on Wednesday, March 9, at 4:30 p.m. in 219 T.J. Day Hall at Linfield College. The Oregon Humanities Conversation Project brings Oregonians together to discuss their differences, beliefs and backgrounds about important issues and ideas. This discussion is free and open to the public. For more information, contact Reshmi Dutt-Ballerstadt at 503-883-2485 or rdutt-b@linfield.edu.
CLIMATE CHANGE: Susan A. Crate, associate professor of anthropology at George Mason University, will speak on “Investigating the Bottom-up Complexities and Adaptive Challenges of Contemporary Climate Change in Northeastern Siberia and Nunatsiavut, Canada” on Wednesday, March 9, at 7:30 p.m. in Ice Auditorium in Melrose Hall at Linfield College. The 12th annual anthropology lecture is sponsored by the Linfield Department of Sociology and Anthropology and by PLACE. It is free and open to the public. For more information, contact Tom Love at 503-883-2504 or tlove@linfield.edu.
THURSDAY, MARCH 10
PIZZA AND POLITICS: Author and historian Waldo E. Martin will host a lunchtime discussion, “Pizza and Politics: Women in the Black Panther Party” on Thursday, March 10, at 11:45 a.m. in 201 Riley Hall at Linfield College. It is free, open to the public and sponsored by the Linfield Department of Political Science and Women’s History Month. For more information, contact Nick Buccola at 503-883-2246 or nbuccol@linfield.edu.
CHANGING AMERICA LECTURE: Author and historian Waldo E. Martin will present “Ready for the Revolution? History and the Black Panther Party” on Thursday, March 10, at 7:30 p.m. in the Austin Reading Room of the Jereld R. Nicholson Library at Linfield College. The talk is part of a traveling exhibition, “Changing America: The Emancipation Proclamation, 1863 and the March on Washington, 1963,” which will run through March 25 at Linfield. The lecture and exhibit are free, open to the public and sponsored by the Linfield Department of Political Science, The Frederick Douglass Forum on Law, Rights, and Justice, the Elliot Alexander Fund for Political Science, the Dean’s Speaker Fund and the Linfield Nicholson Library. For more information, contact Susan Barnes Whyte at 503-883-2517 or swhyte@linfield.edu.
FRIDAY, MARCH 11
KEYBOARD KAPERS: The Linfield College Department of Music will present “Keyboard Kapers,” featuring students in the piano studio of Albert Kim, assistant professor of music, on Friday, March 11, at 7:30 p.m. in the Delkin Recital Hall in the Vivian A. Bull Music Center at Linfield College. This concert is free and open to the public. For more information, call 503-883-2275 or visit linfield.edu/arts.
MONDAY, MARCH 14
PI DAY RUN/WALK: Linfield College will host the third annual Pi Day 3.14 mile fun run/walk on Monday, March 14, at 3:15 p.m. in the Walker Hall Courtyard. The event is free, open to the public and sponsored by the Linfield College Student Health, Wellness and Counseling Center. For more information, contact Kara Kepple, coordinator of Student Health and Wellness Programming, at 503-883-2806 or kkepple@linfield.edu.
JAPANESE SWORD LECTURE: Michael and Gabriel Bell, swordsmiths at Dragonfly Forge, will present “Earth, Wind, Water and Fire: The Art and Science of the Japanese Sword,” on Monday, March 14, at 7 p.m. in Ice Auditorium in Melrose Hall at Linfield College. For more information, contact Jesus Ilundain at 503-883-2362 or jilunda@linfield.edu.
TUESDAY, MARCH 15
CONSERVATION TALK: Dave Hoffmann, cultural anthropologist and associate professor of anthropology at Mississippi State University, will present “How do the Ancient Elements Motivate Costa Ricans’ Migration to National Park Edges” on Tuesday, March 15, at 5 p.m. in Ice Auditorium in Melrose Hall at Linfield College. This talk is free and open to the public. For more information, contact Jennifer Heath at 503-883-2267 or jheath@linfield.edu.
THEATRE: Linfield College theatre students will present John Cariani’s romantic comedy “Almost, Maine” March 15-18 at 7:30 p.m. in the Marshall Theatre in Ford Hall at Linfield College. Thomas Gressler, Linfield professor emeritus, will direct. Tickets are $9; $7 for seniors (62+) and Linfield faculty and staff; and $5 for students; with a $2 discount on all tickets on opening night. Seating is reserved. Tickets are available online now at www.linfield.edu/arts and will be available at the Marshall Theatre Box Office beginning March 8. Located in Ford Hall, the box office is open Monday through Friday from 3 to 5 p.m., and until 7:30 p.m. on performance days. For more information, call 503-883-2292.
WEDNESDAY, MARCH 16
FACULTY LECTURE: Jeff Summers, professor of economics, will present “The Economics of Higher Education,” Wednesday, March 16, at 7 p.m. in 201 Riley Hall at Linfield College. The lecture is free and open to the public. The Linfield College faculty lecture series offers one presentation each month by Linfield faculty. For more information, call 503-883-2409.
