Upcoming events in October at Linfield College.
MONDAY AND TUESDAY, OCT. 5-6
PHILOSOPHY TALKS: Kathleen Higgins, a philosophy professor at the University of Texas at Austin, will present two lectures on Oct. 5 and 6 at Linfield College. She will present “Life and Death in Rock: Meditations on Tombstones” Monday, Oct. 5, at 7 p.m. in Ice Auditorium located in Melrose Hall, as well as “The Functionality of the Aesthetic in the Context of Mourning” on Tuesday, Oct. 6, at 7 p.m. in Jonasson Hall, lower level of Melrose Hall. The talks, which are free and open to the public, are part of the annual Walter Powell-Linfield College Philosophy Lectures at Linfield. They are also part of this year’s Program for Liberal Arts and Civic Engagement (PLACE). For more information, contact 503-883-2362, jilunda@linfield.edu.
MONDAY AND TUESDAY, OCT. 5-6
DIVERSITY LECTURES: Human rights ambassador Thomas Davis will give two lectures at Linfield College. Davis will present “How Health Care Professionals Can Effectively Work with and Support HIV Positive Clients” on Monday, Oct. 5, at 11:30 a.m. at the Linfield College Portland Campus. On Tuesday, Oct. 6, at 8 p.m. he will present, “What We Don’t Know CAN Hurt Us” in Ice Auditorium in Melrose Hall on the McMinnville Campus. The talks are free and open to the public. They are sponsored by the Department of Health, Human Performance and Athletics; Student Health, Wellness and Counseling Services; the Black Student Union; Fusion; the Diversity Committee; and the Associated Students of Linfield College. For more information, contact dghaight@linfield.edu, 503-883-2641.
WEDNESDAY, OCT. 7
NORWEGIAN MUSIC: The music and culture of northern Scandinavia will be the focus of a performance and panel discussion, “Sámi and Native American Folklore, Poetry, Song & Joik,” on Wednesday, Oct. 7, at 5 p.m. in the Delkin Recital Hall in the Vivian A. Bull Music Center. The event is free and open to the public. It is sponsored by the Program for Liberal Arts and Civic Engagement (PLACE), Linfield’s Diversity Committee, The American Scandinavian Foundation and the Bernhard and Johanna Fedde Grant from the Grieg Lodge Scholarship Fund. For more information, contact 503-883-2258, jpaddock@linfield.edu.
SUNDAY, OCT. 11
CHORAL CONCERT: Linfield College choirs will present a concert, “To My Old Brown Earth,” featuring the Linfield Concert Choir, Women’s Vocal Ensemble and Wildcat Men’s Glee Club on Sunday, Oct. 11, at 4 p.m. in Ice Auditorium in Melrose Hall at Linfield. The performance is free and 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, OCT. 14
READING: Author Heather Sharfeddin will read from her novel, “A Delicate Divide,” on Wednesday, Oct. 14, at 7:30 p.m. in the Austin Reading Room, in the Linfield College Nicholson Library. This event is free and open to the public. For more information, contact 503-883-2517 or swhyte@linfield.edu.
THURSDAY, OCT. 15
CHAMBER MUSIC THEATER: Core Ensemble, a theatre group specializing in chamber music theatre, will present their production of “Los Valientes” (the courageous ones), on Thursday, Oct. 15, at 7:30 p.m. in Ice Auditorium in Melrose Hall at Linfield College. The performance is free and open to the public, and sponsored by the Department of Theatre and Communication Arts, and the Department of Music. For more information, call 503-883-2802 or go to http://www.coreensemble.com/shows-on-tour/los-valientes/.
WEDNESDAY, OCT. 21
FACULTY LECTURE: Michael Crosser, associate professor of physics at Linfield College, will present “Graphene: The Present and Future of Biosensors” during the October faculty lecture Wednesday, Oct. 21, at 7 p.m. in 201 Riley Hall at Linfield. The event is sponsored by Academic Affairs at Linfield and is free and open to the public. For more information, call 503-883-2409.
THURSDAY, OCT. 22
STRING ENSEMBLE: The Linfield College Department of Music will present Red Chamber on Thursday, Oct. 22, at 7:30 p.m. in Ice Auditorium in Melrose Hall at Linfield. Red Chamber features traditional and contemporary music, including ancient Chinese string band music, bluegrass and jazz fusion. Admission is $10 at the door; Linfield students free with current ID. For more information, call 503-883-2275 or visit linfield.edu/arts.
FRIDAY AND SATURDAY, OCT. 23-24
FAMILY WEEKEND: Linfield College will host Family Weekend Friday and Saturday, Oct. 23 and 24. For more information call 503-883-2547 or visit linfield.edu/parents.
SATURDAY, OCT. 24
MAKE A DIFFERENCE DAY: Linfield College students will participate in Make A Difference Day, the largest community service effort in the U.S., on Saturday, Oct. 24. Volunteers will serve at a number of locations in the community. For more information, contact akaplan@linfield.edu.
THURSDAY, OCT. 29
MUSICAL PERFORMANCE: The Linfield College Music Department will present Liederabend on Thursday, Oct. 29, at 7:30 p.m. in the lobby of the Vivian A. Bull Music Center at Linfield. The recital is free and 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.
