NATIONAL NURSES WEEK EVENTS
Linfield will celebrate National Nurses Week with a number of academic and social events May 4-11 on the Portland Campus.
During the week, an RN dream tree will be on display in the lobby of Loveridge Hall. Students can share their nursing dreams on the tree and receive nursing-related giveaways.
MONDAY, MAY 4
Life, Liberty and the Pursuit of Well-Being
A live play about Nurse Lillian Wald (1867-1940), who embodied innovation in public health.
11:15 a.m. – 12:15 p.m., 110 Peterson Hall
TUESDAY, MAY 5
New Nursing Apparel Sale
New styles of apparel will be available, as well as old favorites.
Noon, Loveridge Hall Lobby
THURSDAY, MAY 7
My Patient, My Code, My Practice: Ethical Decision-Making and Action
A webinar from the American Nurses Association will be showcased.
10 a.m., Peterson Hall Conference Room
Nursing History: Clinical Education in 1915
Opening reception for the May art show in Loveridge Gallery.
Noon, First floor of Loveridge Hall
FRIDAY, MAY 8
LinkedIn for Nursing
Learn the basics of LinkedIn and how it can be useful to your nursing career. RSVP to student life.
11:30 a.m. – 1 p.m., 203 Peterson Hall
MONDAY, MAY 11
Spring Fling & Florence Nightingale’s Birthday
Enjoy lunch, games and a raffle to celebrate spring.
11:30 a.m. – 1 p.m., Courtyard
The events are sponsored by the Linfield College Good Samaritan School of Nursing Student Life Office. For more information, contact Lisa Burch, 503-413-7561, lburch@linfield.edu.
SPAIN FOCUS OF TALK BY ELIPE
Alba Gonzalez Elipe, Spanish teaching assistant, will present “The Spain I Know, and the Spain Others See” Monday, May 4, at 4 p.m. in 201 Riley Hall.
The presentation will focus on Spanish stereotypes, along with Spain’s linguistic, cultural and regional diversity. Elipe will also discuss visitors’ impressions of Spain and the local perspective.
The talk is sponsored by the International Programs Office. For more information, call ext. 2222.
SZYBIST, HARTIGAN TO READ
Acclaimed authors Mary Szybist and Endi Bogue Hartigan will read from their works of poetry on Tuesday, May 5, at 7:30 p.m. in the Austin Reading room of the Jereld R. Nicholson Library.
Szybist is the author of “Incarnadine,” winner of the 2013 National Book Award for Poetry. She is also the author of “Granted,” a finalist for the National Book Critics Circle Award.
Hartigan will read from “Pool [5 choruses],” a finalist for the Oregon Book Award in poetry and winner of the 2012 Omnidawn Open Poetry Book Prize. Hartigan is also the author of “One Sun Storm,” selected for the Colorado Prize for Poetry and a finalist for the Oregon Book Award.
The reading is sponsored by the Linfield Nicholson Library and the Linfield English Department. For more information, contact Susan Barnes Whyte at ext. 2517, swhyte@linfield.edu.
NEPAL CANDLELIGHT VIGIL PLANNED
A candlelight vigil for Nepal will be held Tuesday, May 5, at 8:30 p.m. on the south patio of Walker Hall.
The service will include faculty and student speakers, and provide information for those wishing to provide support.
The vigil is sponsored by the Linfield Chaplain’s Office and the Department of Religious Studies. For more information, contact the Chaplain’s Office at ext. 2259.
DOUGLASS FORUM TO HOST SYMPOSIUM
The Frederick Douglass Forum on Law, Rights, and Justice at Linfield College will host a scholarly symposium on “James Baldwin, William F. Buckley Jr., and the American Dream.”
The symposium, scheduled May 7-8 at Linfield, will commemorate the 50-year anniversary of the classic 1965 debate between James Baldwin and William F. Buckley Jr. at the Cambridge Union on the motion: “The American Dream is at the expense of the American Negro.” Eddie Glaude, professor of Religion and African American Studies at Princeton University will give the keynote speech “James Baldwin and #BlackLivesMatter” Friday, May 8, at 12:30 p.m., in Nicholson Library.
The symposium schedule is:
THURSDAY, MAY 7
4:30 p.m.: Screening of the Cambridge Debate, James Baldwin and William F. Buckley, T.J. Day 219 and 222
5:30 p.m.: Reception with Baldwin and Buckley scholars, Jonasson Hall, lower level of Melrose Hall
FRIDAY, MAY 8 (all events are in Nicholson Library)
9-10:30 a.m.: William F. Buckley and American Conservatism
Lecture one: “William Buckley and the Decline of American Conservative Racism: 1955-95,” Patrick Allitt (Emory University)
Lecture two: “On the Beaches, in the Hills, in the Mountains: William Buckley’s Legacy in the Politics of Denial,” William Hogeland (author)
11 a.m.-12:30 p.m.: The Political Ideas of James Baldwin
Lecture one: “‘Hideously Loaded:’ James Baldwin’s History of the American Dream,” Lawrie Balfour (University of Virginia)
Lecture two: “On the Faiths of (and in) Our Fathers,” Susan McWilliams (Pomona College)
12:30-1:30 p.m.: Lunch/Keynote Lecture: “James Baldwin and #BlackLivesMatter,” Eddie Glaude (Princeton University). Lunch will be available on a first-come, first-served basis.
2-3:30 p.m.: The Political Ideas of William F. Buckley
Lecture one: “Buckley’s Political Romance with Racism,” Joe Lowndes (University of Oregon)
Lecture two: “Buckley and America’s Engines of Concern,” Will Barndt (Pitzer College)
4-5:30 p.m.: Civilization and Freedom in Baldwin’s Political Thought
Lecture one: “Representing Civilization: Baldwin and Buckley at Cambridge Union,” Chip Turner (University of Washington)
Lecture two: “James Baldwin Bearing Freedom,” Michele Elam (Stanford University)
This event is sponsored by the Frederick Douglass Forum on Law, Rights, and Justice, the Office of Academic Affairs, the Program for the Liberal Arts and Civic Engagement (PLACE), and the National Endowment for the Humanities.
For more information contact Nick Buccola, ext. 2246, nbuccol@linfield.edu.
THEATRE PRESENTS SPRING PRODUCTION
“A Small Family Business” will be produced by the Linfield Theatre Program May 7-9 and 14-16 at 7:30 p.m. with a matinee on Mother’s Day, Sunday, May 10, at 2 p.m. with special prices for all moms.
“A Small Family Business” is the story of Jack McCracken, who just received the opportunity of a lifetime. He is the new head of a family furniture business and believes he will initiate a new age of honesty and integrity. He quickly learns that everyone else involved in the enterprise has a vested interest in maintaining business as usual, rife with dishonesty and deceit. “A Small Family Business” premiered at the National Theatre in London, England, in 1987 and received a revival production at the National in June 2014.
Tickets are $9 for full price; $7 for seniors (62+) and Linfield faculty and staff (two tickets per ID); and $5 for students (any age, any school, one ticket per ID); with a $2 discount on all tickets on opening night. Tickets for all moms will be $5 for the Sunday matinee on Mother’s Day. Seating is reserved. Tickets will go on sale April 28 and will be available at http://www.linfield.edu/arts or by phone, or at the Marshall Theatre Box Office. Located in the lobby of Ford Hall, the box office is open Tuesday through Friday from 3 to 5 p.m., and until 7:30 p.m. on performance days. The box office will also be open May 9 and 16 from 3 to 7:30 p.m. and on May 10 from noon to 2 p.m. The box office is closed Mondays. The Marshall Theatre is fully accessible.
For more information, call ext. 2292.
DANCE ENSEMBLE TO GIVE TWO SHOWS
The Linfield College Dance Ensemble’s annual concert, “Every Last Piece,” will be held Friday, May 8, and Saturday, May 9, at 7:30 p.m. in Ice Auditorium.
Students have choreographed and will perform more than 20 diverse dances in styles including ballet en pointe, hip-hop, jazz, contemporary, tap, modern and Bollywood/hip-hop fusion.
Dance Ensemble is a class that explores the art of dance composition. Class members are encouraged to create dances. Students make creative decisions, generate material, direct rehearsals and prepare for the show.
The show will feature work by students in the class as well as the Dance Team and Hip-Hop Club. Students represent departments across the college and their skill level ranges from first-time dancers to those who have studied and performed most of their lives.
The Dance Ensemble is under the direction of Emily Crocker, who teaches the class and supervises the composition process for student choreographers. She has a bachelor’s degree in dance from the University of Oregon and has been teaching for over 15 years. At Linfield, she teaches ballet, modern, tap, jazz and African dance in addition to directing the Dance Ensemble. She also choreographs and performs in shows at Linfield and was a principal dancer with the UO repertory company, Dance Africa, for 13 years.
For more information, call ext. 2275 or visit linfield.edu/arts.
WINE WORKSHOP PLANNED
A wine workshop geared for the beginning wine enthusiast, “How to Taste Wine,” will be held Saturday, May 9, from 1:30 to 5 p.m. in 201 Riley Hall.
This workshop is for the beginning wine drinker and will cover how to taste and evaluate wine, wine selection and serving tips, and tasting room etiquette. The workshop is limited to 25 participants and includes tastings of eight wines in a relaxed non-intimidating environment. The fee is $75. Sponsored by Linfield’s Online and Continuing Education Program, the workshop is part of a series of fun and informative wine-related experiences that will be offered by Linfield on an ongoing basis.
Ellen Brittan, Linfield’s director of wine education, will lead the workshop, along with other industry experts. For more information, call or email Brittan at ext. 2218, ebrittan@linfield.edu. To register, go online at http://www.linfield.edu/wine-workshops.
‘MUSIC FOR 18 MUSICIANS’ SET
The Linfield College Department of Music will present Steve Reich’s “Music for 18 Musicians” on Sunday, May 10, at 4 p.m. in Delkin Recital Hall in the Vivian A. Bull Music Center.
“Music for 18 Musicians” is one of the seminal masterworks of process or minimalist music. The piece is scored for a conductorless ensemble of violin, cello, two clarinets, four vocalists, marimbas, xylophones, maracas and four pianos.
Linfield students form the core of the ensemble and are joined by Linfield faculty coaches Florian Conzetti, percussion; Andrea Reinkemeyer, composition; and Albert Kim, piano. Guest percussionists Maxwell Kolpin and Dianna Hnatiw from Portland State University will also perform.
Linfield student performers include seniors Sasha Meyer, Cassandra Pangelinan, Delaney Bullinger, Mattie Wong, Nicholas Coney, Malley Nason, Kelsey Garrett and Christian Santangelo; junior Quillan Bourassa; sophomores MacKenzie Smith and Mary Beth Jones; and freshman Anna Vanderschaegen.
The concert is free and open to the public. For more information, call ext. 2275 or visit linfield.edu/arts.
MUSIC IN THE ARTS QUAD SCHEDULED
An upcoming Linfield College band performance, “Music in the Arts Quad,” will feature two Linfield College music students along with the concert band Tuesday, May 12, at 6:30 p.m. in the Nicholson Library Courtyard at Linfield.
The outdoor concert will feature senior music major Christian Santangelo, conducting intern, and sophomore nursing major Galen Wash, saxophone soloist. Program highlights include Pierre La Plante’s “American Riversongs” featuring many American traditional melodies and songs; “The Aryes of Agincourt” by Richard Meyer; “Tournament of Trumpets” featuring trumpet soloists; and a concert band arrangement of “The Hymn of Acxiom” by Vienna Tang. Wash will be featured in “Le Carnaval de Venise.” “Under the Double Eagle March” by Josef Franz Wagner and the first movement of “Where the River Flows” by James Swearingen will end the concert.
The Linfield Concert Band is an instrumental ensemble made up of students and community members who play woodwind, brass and percussion instruments. Student performers are music majors and minors, as well as non-majors from across campus. This year’s concert band also has nine graduating seniors including Santangelo, Amanda Pierce, Sasha Meyer, Kathleen Greaver, Gabriel Wells, Morgan Seymour, Kelsey Garrett, Malley Nason and Daniel Bradley.
For more information, call ext. 2275 or visit linfield.edu/arts.
ANNUAL JAZZ NIGHT PLANNED
The Linfield College Jazz Band will perform big band jazz Friday, May 15, at 7:30 p.m. in Ice Auditorium.
The band will perform the music of Glenn Miller; Les Brown; Charles Mingus; Earth, Wind and Fire and “Count Bubba’s Revenge” by Gordon Goodwin. Sophomore Parker Wells will perform a tap dance to Count Basie’s “Cute.” Seniors Cassandra Pangelinan and Jaimie McDonald and junior Megan Uhrinak will be featured on songs made famous by the Andrews Sisters.
The Linfield College Jazz Band is made up of Linfield students including four graduating seniors and community members. It is under the direction of Steve Kravitz, adjunct professor of music.
For more information, call the Linfield Music Department, ext. 2275 or visit linfield.edu/arts.
CHORAL GROUPS PRESENT CONCERT
Three choral groups will perform in concert Sunday, May 17, at 4 p.m. in Ice Auditorium.
The Concert Choir will perform the choral masterpiece, “Requiem” by Maurice Durufle, accompanied by a chamber orchestra. The Wildcats Men’s Glee Club and the Linfield Women’s Vocal Ensemble will also perform a variety of works including music by Debussy, Poulenc and Rachmaninoff, along with songs from Disney’s “Mulan” and “Beauty and the Beast.”
The Concert Choir is the premier choral organization at Linfield. This select group of 40 to 50 voices was the first such ensemble in the Pacific Northwest and has toured every year since its formation in 1930, traveling throughout the western states, Hawaii, Canada, Europe, New Zealand, Australia, China, Southeast Asia and Costa Rica. It has also performed at state, regional and international conferences.
The choir is under the direction of Anna Song, associate professor of music and director of choral activities. For more information, call ext. 2275 or visit linfield.edu/arts.
COMMUNITY NEWS
A music piece by Andrea Reinkemeyer, assistant professor of music composition and theory, NaamJai (Liquid Heart) for Orchestra (2015), will premiere Saturday, May 16, at the Experimental Media and Performing Arts Center in Troy, N.Y.
CAMPUS CALENDAR
MONDAY, MAY 4
All week: National Nurses Week events
4 p.m.: “The Spain I Know, And the Spain Others See,” 201 Riley Hall
TUESDAY, MAY 5
Noon: French table, Starbucks
6 p.m.: Japanese Table, Japanese Classroom, Walker Hall
7:30 p.m.: Mary Szybist and Endi Bogue Hartigan poetry reading, Nicholson Library
8:30 p.m.: Candlelight vigil for Nepal, South Walker patio
WEDNESDAY, MAY 6
Noon: German Language Table, Dillin Hall
THURSDAY, MAY 7
Today and tomorrow: Symposium, “James Baldwin, William F. Buckley Jr., and the American Dream.”
11:50 am: SOAN Voices, Dillin Northwest Room
7:30 p.m.: “A Small Family Business,” Marshall Theatre
FRIDAY, MAY 8
Today through Sunday: Softball at NCAA regionals
Noon: Track and field, Oregon Twilight at Eugene
11:30 a.m.: Spanish Language Table, NW Alcove, Dillin Hall
7:30 p.m.: “A Small Family Business,” Marshall Theatre
7:30 p.m.: Dance Ensemble concert, Ice Auditorium
SATURDAY, MAY 9
10 a.m.: Track and field, Linfield Open
1:30 p.m.: Wine workshop, 201 Riley Hall
7:30 p.m.: “A Small Family Business,” Marshall Theatre
7:30 p.m.: Dance Ensemble concert, Ice Auditorium
SUNDAY, MAY 10
2 p.m.: “A Small Family Business,” Marshall Theatre
4 p.m.: “Music for 18 Musicians,” Delkin Recital Hall
