Documentary filmmaker to present screening, discussion
Filmmaker and former Oregon Sen. Jason Atkinson will present a discussion and screening of the film “A River Between Us” on Tuesday, Dec. 1, at 7 p.m. in Ice Auditorium in Melrose Hall.
“A River Between Us” depicts how 42 adversarial organizations came together to conserve the Klamath River. The film was shot over two years along the river and includes individual interviews with stakeholders throughout Oregon and California: farmers who need the water for irrigation; Pacific Power who manages the dams; members of the Klamath Basin Rangeland Trust who problem-solve for water use; fishermen; members of the Native Tribes who have lived and worked along the Klamath for centuries; federal, state and local politicians; and environmental advocates. The coalition that comes together over the course of the film is made up of 42 different – and many historically adversarial – organizations.
But as the disparate groups put aside their differences to sign a landmark agreement of compromise, the collective movement begins an entirely new approach to conservation; one that views community as a crucial part of the natural habitat, where people are an extension of the river rather than its controlling interest.
The film was co-produced by Atkinson and Jeff Martin, a writer, director and creative executive.
“We created this film to be a cinematic call to action on behalf of the largest restoration project in American history,” said Atkinson, who served as the Republican state senator of Oregon from 2001 to 2013. “Our goal for it is to provoke the White House into taking part in it.”
More information about this project can be found at www.ariverbetweenus.com.
The presentation is free and open to the public. It is sponsored by 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 Jennifer Heath at jheath@linfield.edu, 503-883-2267.
Exhibit to showcase student art
Artwork by Linfield College students will be on display at the annual Juried Student Exhibition Dec. 2-12 at the Linfield Gallery in the James F. Miller Fine Arts Center.
Winning entries will be announced at the artists’ reception Wednesday, Dec. 2, at 5 p.m. in the gallery.
The exhibit will showcase Linfield student talent in a variety of mediums including paintings, drawings, prints, photography, sculpture, graphic design, ceramics and mixed media pieces.
This year’s juror is Ashley Stull Meyers, an independent curator and arts writer. She has curated exhibitions and programming for multiple institutions including the Wattis Institute and Oakland Museum of California, and has written for DailyServing, The Exhibitionist and BOMB Magazine.
The Linfield exhibit is free and open to the public. For more information, call 503-883-2804 or visit Linfield Gallery online at www.linfield.edu/art/gallery-now.html
Faculty, students present chamber ensemble performance
Linfield College will host a Faculty-Student Chamber Ensemble performance on Wednesday, Dec. 2, at 7:30 p.m. in Ice Auditorium in Melrose Hall.
The concert will showcase faculty and students in a program of music that highlights chamber music for string quartet and soloists.
Performers include Linfield music faculty mezzo-soprano Hannah Penn, guitarist Pamela Goldsmith and Victoria Gunn on viola, along with professional musicians from Portland-area colleges and performing groups.
The concert includes the popular “Clarinet Quintet in A Major, K. 581” by W.A. Mozart; “Il Tramonto” (“The Sunset,” text by poet Percy Bysshe Shelley) for mezzo-soprano and string quartet by Ottorino Respighi; and Luigi Boccherini’s “Quintet in D Major” for guitar and string quartet.
Clarinet soloists are Mark Dubac of the Oregon Symphony with Linfield senior Quillan Bourassa and junior Parker Wells. Penn, who also performs with the Portland Opera, is the featured soloist in “Il Tramonto.” Classical guitarist Goldsmith will perform a duet with senior Adrian Clifford, and will also be the guitarist for the Boccherini Quintet. The string quartet players are Gunn, viola; Casey Bozell, violin; Heather Mastel-Lipson, violin; and Valdine Mishkin, cello.
The performance is free and open to the public, and made possible by the generosity of dedicated music supporters who value live classical music in the community. It is part of the Department of Music’s program in ensemble education, giving advanced Linfield music students the opportunity to play alongside mentor musicians in study and performance.
For more information, call 503-883-2275 or visit www.linfield.edu/arts.
Recital, pre-concert lecture set for chamber recital
Linfield College will host a fall chamber musical recital Thursday, Dec. 3, at 4 p.m. with a pre-concert lecture at 3:30 p.m. in the Delkin Recital Hall in the Vivian Bull Music Center.
The recital will highlight five chamber music ensembles including flute ensemble, string ensemble, cello quintet, clarinet choir and brass quintet. The performances will feature pieces by composers including Giovanni Gabrieli, Claude Debussy, George Gershwin, Johann Strauss, and 2014 Linfield graduate, Zach Gulaboff Davis.
The ensemble coaches include Joan Haaland Paddock, Linfield professor of music, and adjunct instructors Diane Chaplin, Vicki Gunn and Denise Westby.
The recital will focus on this year’s theme for the Program for Liberal Arts and Civic Engagement (PLACE), “Air, Water, Earth, and Fire: The Ancient Elements on a Changing Planet.”
The performance is sponsored by the Linfield Department of Music and is free and open to the public. For more information, call 503-883-2275 or visit linfield.edu/arts.
Linfield hosts annual Dance Showcase
Linfield College student dancers will present the fall Dance Showcase Saturday, Dec. 5, at 7:30 p.m. in Ice Auditorium in Melrose Hall.
The showcase will feature student choreography and performances. Individual dancers as well as members of the Hip Hop Club and Dance Team will perform jazz, modern, contemporary and hip hop dances.
The showcase is led by Emily Crocker, instructor of dance at Linfield. Crocker earned her B.S. in dance at the University of Oregon and has been teaching at Linfield since 2005.
It is free and open to the public and is sponsored by the Department of Music. For more information, call 503-883-2275 or visit linfield.edu/arts.
Students to present musical theatre cabaret
Linfield College music students will perform a musical theatre cabaret on Sunday, Dec. 6, at 4 p.m. in Delkin Recital Hall in the Vivian A. Bull Music Center at Linfield.
The students will perform solo and ensemble pieces from musicals produced before 1960, including “The Sound of Music,” “Fiddler on the Roof,” “The Mikado,” “Showboat,” “Once Upon a Mattress” and others. The performance is the culmination of a semester-long class, led by Hannah Penn, adjunct professor of music.
The event is free and open to the public. For more information, call the Department of Music at 503-883-2275 or visit linfield.edu/arts.
Seasonal celebration of music and light planned
Seasonal choral music and sacred readings celebrating various holiday traditions of light will be presented Wednesday, Dec. 9, at 7:30 p.m. in Ice Auditorium in Melrose Hall at Linfield College.
“A Seasonal Celebration of Music and Light” will feature music by Bruckner, Victoria and MacMillan as well as popular Christmas carols including “Carol of the Bells,” “Hark the Herald Angels Sing” and “Silent Night.” Sacred readings will be presented in several languages.
The concert is performed by the Linfield Concert Choir, the Women’s Vocal Ensemble and the Wildcat Men’s Glee Club.
A reception will be held in Fred Meyer Lounge, Riley Hall, following the concert.
The concert is free and open to the public. It is sponsored by the Department of Music and the Linfield Chaplain’s Office. For more information, call 503-883-2275 or visit linfield.edu/arts.
Baldwin scholar to present lecture
David Leeming, author of “James Baldwin: A Biography,” will speak on “Me and My House: James Baldwin, Prophet of Freedom” Thursday, Dec. 10, at 11:45 a.m. in the Austin Reading Room of Nicholson Library.
Leeming met James Baldwin while teaching at Robert College in Istanbul, Turkey, in 1961. During his graduate school years in New York, Leeming worked as Baldwin’s personal assistant, sorting and filing papers, attending to correspondence, and doing speech research. In 1965 he accompanied Baldwin back to Istanbul where, with Baldwin’s younger brother David, they lived for a year. During that time Baldwin completed “Tell Me How Long the Train’s Been Gone,” a novel which he dedicated to Leeming and his brother, David.
Leeming maintained his friendship with Baldwin during the years that followed. The two exchanged many visits: in Amherst, Mass., where Baldwin often taught in the 1980s; in London, when their paths crossed; in Connecticut, where Leeming lived with his wife and children; and in St. Paul de Vence, France, where Baldwin lived for part of each year. Leeming spent the last days of Baldwin’s life in St. Paul de Vence, where he helped David Baldwin care for his brother.
Leeming’s biography of Baldwin was published in 1994. Later, Leeming served as both an on-camera witness and a scholar/advisor for Karen Thorsen’s award-winning film for PBS/American Masters, “James Baldwin: The Price of the Ticket.”
Leeming received his B.A. in English from Princeton University in 1958 and his Ph.D. in Comparative Literature in 1970 from New York University. He wrote “Amazing Grace: A Life of Beauford Delaney,” a biography of Baldwin’s mentor and close friend. Leeming is also the author of a biography of Stephen Spender and many books including the “Oxford Companion to World Mythology.” His most recent work is “Medusa: In the Mirror of Time.”
Lunch will be available at 11:45 a.m. on a first-come, first-served basis. Leeming’s talk will begin at noon, followed by a question and answer session. The lecture is free and open to the public and is supported by an Enduring Questions grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities and the Frederick Douglass Forum on Law, Rights, and Justice at Linfield College. For more information, contact Nick Buccola, associate professor of political science, 503-883-2246, nbuccol@linfield.edu.
Jazz Night spotlights student talent
Big band jazz will be featured at the Linfield College Jazz Night on Thursday, Dec. 10, at 7:30 p.m. in Ice Auditorium in Melrose Hall.
Songs will include “Hawaii Five-O,” “Get It On” and “Georgia On My Mind,” featuring year-long Japanese exchange student Riho Miyagawa on alto sax.
The Jazz Band is made up of Linfield music majors and minors and non-music majors from across all disciplines, as well as community members. It is under the direction of Steve Kravitz, adjunct professor of music.
The concert is free and open to the public. For more information, call the Linfield Department of Music at 503-883-2275 or visit linfield.edu/arts.
Community news
Anton Belov, assistant professor of music, performed a recital and master class at the University of Notre Dame on Wednesday, Nov. 18.
A paper co-written by Chad Tillberg, associate professor of biology, is now available in the Early Edition section of the journal Ecology Letters. The paper, “Abiotic mediation of a mutualism drives herbivore abundance,” was co-authored by Tillberg, Emily H. Mooney, Joseph S. Phillips, Cheryl Sandrow, Annika S. Nelson and Kailen A. Mooney.
Jim Diamond, professor of chemistry, published an opinion piece, “Climate change is the world’s most pressing problem,” in the Oregonian Nov. 21.
Campus calendar
TUESDAY, DEC. 1
7 p.m.: Jason Atkinson, “A River Between Us,” Ice Auditorium
WEDNESDAY, DEC. 2
5 p.m.: Annual Juried Student Exhibition artists’ reception, Linfield Gallery
7:30 p.m.: Faculty-Student Chamber Ensemble, Ice Auditorium
THURSDAY, DEC. 3
3:30 p.m.: Pre-concert lecture, fall chamber musical recital, Delkin Recital Hall
4 p.m.: fall chamber musical recital, Delkin Recital Hall
FRIDAY, DEC. 4
6 p.m.: Women’s basketball at Whitman
8 p.m.: Men’s basketball at Whitman
SATURDAY, DEC. 5
Noon: Football vs. Mary Hardin-Baylor, NCAA quarterfinals
4 p.m.: Women’s basketball at Whitworth
6 p.m.: Men’s basketball at Whitworth
7:30 p.m.: Dance Showcase, Ice Auditorium
SUNDAY, DEC. 6
4 p.m.: Musical theatre cabaret, Delkin Recital Hall
WEDNESDAY, DEC. 9
7:30 p.m.: Choral concert and sacred readings, Ice Auditorium
THURSDAY, DEC. 10
11:45 a.m.: David Leeming, “Me and My House: James Baldwin, Prophet of Freedom,” Nicholson Library
3:30 p.m.: Farewell reception for international students, Jonasson Hall
7:30 p.m.: Jazz Night, Ice Auditorium
