Upcoming events at Linfield College

Linfield College will host a number of events during April 2016.
MONDAY, APRIL 4
CONVERSATION PROJECT: Linfield will host an Oregon Humanities Conversation Project, “Northwest Mixtape: Hip Hop Culture and Influences,” led by journalist and author Donnell Alexander on Monday, April 4, 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.
WEDNESDAY, APRIL 6
NATURE READING: Acclaimed nature writer Kathleen Dean Moore will read from her novel, “Great Tide Rising: Toward Clarity and Moral Courage in a Time of Planetary Change” on Wednesday, April 6, at 7:30 p.m. in the Austin Reading Room of the Jereld R. Nicholson Library at Linfield College. This reading, part of the “Readings at the Nick” series, is free and open to the public. It is sponsored by the Linfield Nicholson Library and the Linfield English Department. For more information, contact Susan Barnes Whyte at 503-883-2517 or swhyte@linfield.edu.
THURSDAY, APRIL 7
SCIENCE TALK: Ecologist Terry McGlynn will present “Unknown Unknowns and the Future of Scientific Discovery” on Thursday, April 7, at 4:15 p.m. in 100 Graf Hall at Linfield College. This talk is part of the iFOCUS Science Colloquium Series. It is free, open to the public and sponsored by Linfield Program for Liberal Arts and Civic Engagement (PLACE). For more information, contact Jennifer Heath at 503-883-2267 or jheath@linfield.edu.
FRIDAY, APRIL 8
CHOIR CLINIC: The Linfield College Concert Choir will host the sixth annual Choir Clinic for Yamhill County elementary and middle school students, grades 3-8, Friday, April 8, from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. in the Vivian A. Bull Music Center at Linfield. A public concert for students to showcase what they have learned will be held at 4:30 p.m. in the Richard and Lucille Ice Auditorium in Melrose Hall. Clinic fee is $25, $15 if regular fee poses a financial burden, and includes lunch and snacks. Registration deadline is Tuesday, April 5. For more information, contact Anna Song at 503-883-2406 or the Linfield Music Department at 503-883-2275.
TUESDAY, APRIL 12
BAND CONCERT: The Linfield College Concert Band will present a spring band concert, “The Elements: Part II,” on Tuesday, April 12, at 7:30 p.m. in Ice Auditorium in Melrose Hall at Linfield. The concert is free, open to the public and is sponsored by the Linfield College Department of Music and Program for Liberal Arts and Civic Engagement (PLACE). For more information, call 503-883-2275 or visit linfield.edu/arts.
WEDNESDAY, APRIL 13
THE HARLEM QUARTET: Celebrated New York musicians, the Harlem Quartet, will present “Jazzing It Up” on Wednesday, April 13, at 7:30 p.m. in Ice Auditorium in Melrose Hall at Linfield College. A “Meet the Musicians” event will also be held earlier that day at 1:30 p.m. in the Delkin Recital Hall in the Vivian A. Bull Music Center. The performance is sponsored by the Linfield College Department of Music and the Linfield Lively Arts music series, in collaboration with Friends of Chamber Music. Tickets for the evening performance are available at the door and are $10 for general admission and free for Linfield students with current ID and students K-12. The “Meet the Musicians” event is free and open to the public. For more information, call 503-883-2275 or visit linfield.edu/arts.
FRIDAY, APRIL 15
SENIOR RECITAL: Soprano Megan Uhrinak will present a senior recital on Friday, April 15, at 7:30 p.m. in Ice Auditorium in Melrose Hall at Linfield College. The event is free and open to the public. For more information, call 503-883-2275 or visit linfield.edu/arts.
SATURDAY, APRIL 16
GLOBAL YOUTH SERVICE DAY: Linfield College students will volunteer their time to better the McMinnville community during Global Youth Service Day on Saturday, April 16. At Linfield, the day is sponsored by the Community Engagement and Service Office and the Office of Sustainability in honor of Earth Week. For more information contact Joni Tonn at 503-883-2636 or jtonn@linfield.edu.
SUNDAY, APRIL 17
CHAMBER RECITAL: Linfield College music students and faculty will be featured in a spring chamber music recital on Sunday, April 17, at 4 p.m. in the Woolley Rehearsal Hall in the Vivian A. Bull Music Center at Linfield. The recital is free, open to the public and sponsored by the Linfield College Department of Music. For more information, call 503-883-2275 or visit linfield.edu/arts.
MONDAY, APRIL 18
DIVERSITY LECTURE: Writer and historian Teju Cole will present “The Miracle of Our Shared Space” on Monday, April 18, at 7 p.m. in Ice Auditorium in Melrose Hall at Linfield College. The lecture is free and open to the public and is sponsored by Francophone African Studies Program, Black Student Union, Department of Modern Languages, Department of Political Sciences, English Department, Academic Affairs, Nicholson Library, International Programs Office, Department of Sociology and Anthropology and the Diversity Committee. For more information contact Marie Noussi, mnoussi@linfield.edu, 503-883-2231 or Nick Buccola, nbuccol@linfield.edu.
WEDNESDAY, APRIL 20
CLIMATE CHANGE TALK: Joshua Howe, assistant professor of history and environmental studies at Reed College, will present “Telling Stories about CO2: History, Science and the Politics of Climate Change” on Wednesday, April 20, at 4:30 p.m. in the Austin Reading Room in Nicholson Library at Linfield College. The talk is free, open to the public and sponsored by the Program for Liberal Arts and Community Engagement (PLACE). For more information, contact Lissa Wadewitz at 503-883-2719 or lwadewi@linfield.edu.
THURSDAY, APRIL 21
WOODROW WILSON FELLOW: Florence Reed, president and founder of Sustainable Harvest International, will speak on “Making a Real Difference on Earth Day and Every Day” on Thursday, April 21, at 7:30 p.m. in Ice Auditorium at Linfield College. Reed will be on campus for a week as part of the Woodrow Wilson Visiting Fellows Program. The lecture is free and open to the public. For more information, call 503-883-2561.
SUNDAY, APRIL 24
CELLO EXTRAVAGANZA: Linfield College cello students will present solo and ensemble performances on Sunday, April 24, at 4 p.m. in the Delkin Recital Hall in the Vivian A. Bull Music Center at Linfield. This performance is free, open to the public and sponsored by the Linfield College Department of Music. For more information, call 503-883-2275 or visit linfield.edu/arts.
WEDNESDAY, APRIL 27
FACULTY LECTURE: Nicholas Buccola, political science professor, will present “James Baldwin, William F. Buckley Jr. and the American Dream” on Wednesday, April 27, 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.
THURSDAY, APRIL 28
SCIENCE TALK: Biologist Chris Gough will present “Can aging and disturbed forests soak up our carbon emissions? Challenging old theories with new science” on Thursday, April 28, at 4 p.m. in 100 Graf Hall at Linfield College. This talk, part of the iFOCUS Science Colloquium Series, is free, open to the public and sponsored by Linfield Program for Liberal Arts and Civic Engagement (PLACE). For more information, contact Jennifer Heath at 503-883-2267 or jheath@linfield.edu.
FRIDAY, APRIL 29
MOM’S AND DAD’S WEEKEND: Linfield college will host Mom’s and Dad’s Weekend April 29-30. Online registration for this event will take place in April. For more information, call 503-883-2547 or visit linfield.edu/parents.
SATURDAY, APRIL 30
STUDENT RECITAL: Linfield students Katie van Dyk and Adrian Clifford will perform pieces on the flute and guitar on Saturday, April 30, at 7:30 p.m. in Delkin Recital Hall in the Vivian Bull Music Center at Linfield. This performance is free, open to the public and sponsored by the Linfield College Department of Music. For more information, call 503-883-2275 or visit linfield.edu/arts.
HAWAIIAN LU’AU: Linfield College will host the 44th annual lu’au celebration, “Gift of Aloha,” on Saturday, April 30, in the Rutschman Field House and Ted Wilson Gymnasium at Linfield. A Hawaiian dinner at 5 p.m. will be followed by a live performance at 7:30 p.m. General admission tickets for the performance are $15. Tickets for both the show and dinner are $25 for general admission and $28 for reserved seats. Student and senior (60+) tickets are $18 for general admission and $20 for reserved seats, and require I.D. Children’s tickets are $10 for general admission and $13 for reserved seats. Children under age two, seated on their parents’ laps, are admitted free without a meal. Purchase tickets at www.linfieldtickets.com. For more information, visit www.linfield.edu/activities/luau or call 503-883-2435.