Upcoming events in October at Linfield College.
TUESDAY, SEPT. 30
SOCIAL MEDIA PANEL: A panel discussion on how social media affect and inform users will be held Tuesday, Sept. 30, at 6:30 p.m. in the Austin Reading Room in Nicholson Library at Linfield College. The event is free and open to the public, and sponsored by the Program for Liberal Arts and Civic Engagement. For more information, contact Susan Currie Sivek, assistant professor of mass communication, at 503-883-2521, ssivek@linfield.edu.
SUNDAY, OCT. 5
CHORAL CONCERT: Three Linfield College vocal groups will be featured during the fall choral concert on Sunday, Oct. 5, at 4 p.m. in the Richard and Lucille Ice Auditorium in Melrose Hall at Linfield. The concert, “My Spirit Sang All Day,” will feature the Men’s Glee Club, Women’s Vocal Ensemble and the Linfield Concert Choir. 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.
THURSDAY, OCT. 9
READING: Brandon Schrand, assistant professor of English at the University of Idaho, will discuss his book “The Enders Hotel: A Memoir” on Thursday, Oct. 9, at 7:30 p.m. in the Austin Reading Room of the Jereld R. Nicholson Library at Linfield College. It is part of the “Readings at the Nick” series. The lecture is free and open to the public. It is sponsored by Linfield Nicholson Library and the Linfield English Department. For more information, contact Susan Barnes Whyte at 503-883-2517, swhyte@linfield.edu.
FRIDAY AND SATURDAY, OCT. 10-11
SUSTAINABILITY CONFERENCE: The Linfield College Office of Sustainability will present “The Good Life,” a community-wide sustainability conference Oct. 10-11 at Linfield. The conference will include keynote speakers, workshops and forums. View the full schedule at www.linfield.edu/thegoodlife. Registration deadline is Friday, Oct. 3. The event is sponsored by the Linfield Office of Sustainability. For more information, contact sustainability@linfield.edu, 503-883-2738.
SUNDAY, OCT. 12
DORY EXHIBIT RECEPTION: A reception for “Launching through the Surf: The Dory Fleet of Pacific City” will be held Sunday, Oct. 12, at 3 p.m. at the Linfield College Nicholson Library. The traveling exhibit showcasing the historical and contemporary role of the dory fleet in the coastal village of Pacific City is on display now through Monday, Nov. 10. The exhibit is free and open to the public. For more information, call 503-883-2802.
OCT. 13-NOV. 15
GROUP PAINTING EXHIBIT: Linfield Gallery will host an opening reception for “Landscape: A survey of regional contemporary painting” on Wednesday, Oct. 15, at 6 p.m. in the James Miller Fine Arts Center at Linfield College. Five artists will display work including Micah Hearn, Ruth Lantz, Lucinda Parker, Ryan Pierce and Jan Reaves. The exhibit, which is free and open to the public, will run Oct. 13 through Nov. 15 in the Gallery. Gallery hours are Monday through Friday from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m., and Saturday from noon to 5 p.m. For more information, call 503-883-2804 or visit www.linfield.edu/arts.
WEDNESDAY, OCT. 15
FACULTY RECITAL: The Linfield College Music Department will present a faculty recital and multimedia lecture, “Pushkin in Exile – A retrospective on the life of a great poet,” featuring baritone Anton Belov and pianist Susan McDaniel, Wednesday, Oct. 15, at 7 p.m. in the Richard and Lucille Ice Auditorium in Melrose Hall at Linfield. It is free and open to the public. For more information, call 503-883-2275 or visit www.linfield.edu/arts.
OCT. 13-18
HOMECOMING: A series of homecoming events for students and alumni are planned for the week of Oct. 13-18 at Linfield College. For more information on alumni events contact Debbie Harmon Ferry, director of alumni and parent relations, at 503-883-2607 or dharmon@linfield.edu. For more information on student activities contact Dan Fergueson, director of college activities, at 503-883-2435 or dfergue@linfield.edu.
MONDAY AND TUESDAY, OCT 20-21
PHILOSOPHY LECTURES: Mike McNamee, professor of applied ethics at Swansea University, will present two philosophy lectures on Oct. 20 and 21 at Linfield College. Both talks are at 6:30 p.m. in Ice Auditorium in Melrose Hall. He will present “Olympism, Doping and the Spirit of Sport” on Oct. 20 and “Paralympism, Disability and the Ethics of Elective Amputation” on Oct. 21. The talks are part of the 42nd annual Walter Powell-Linfield College Philosophy Lectures at Linfield. They are free and open to the public. For more information, call 503-883-2362.
WEDNESDAY, OCT. 22
ENTREPRENEURSHIP: Bob Moore of Bob’s Red Mill Natural Foods will be featured during a presentation on Wednesday, Oct. 22, at 7 p.m. in Ice Auditorium at Linfield College. The event is part of the Linfield College Business in Residence program, and highlights the sustainable consumer products industry with Moore and Koopman Ostbo, an integrated marketing communications firm. It is co-sponsored by the Linfield College Business Department and PLACE. The lecture is free to the public and the first 100 to arrive will receive a free, personally autographed copy of Moore’s autobiography, “People Before Profit.” For more information, call 503-883-2404.
THURSDAY, OCT. 23
LINFIELD LIVELY ARTS: The Northwest Horn Orchestra will perform Thursday, Oct. 23, at 7:30 p.m. in the Richard and Lucille Ice Auditorium, located in Melrose Hall at Linfield College. The concert is sponsored by the Linfield Lively Arts Series. A reception will follow the performance. Tickets are $10 at the door and free for Linfield students with current ID. For more information, call 503-883-2275 or visit www.linfield.edu/arts.
THURSDAY, OCT. 30
WINE LECTURE: Writer and photographer Janis Miglavs will speak on “China: The New Wine Frontier” on Thursday, Oct. 30, at 7:30 p.m. in 222 T.J. Day Hall at Linfield College. The lecture, which is free and open to the public, is part of an ongoing wine lecture series at Linfield College. For more information, call 503-883-2561.
