Upcoming events in September at Linfield College.
SUNDAY, SEPT. 7
HISPANIC HERITAGE DAY: Linfield College will host the seventh annual Hispanic Heritage Day Sunday, Sept. 7, from noon to 3 p.m. on the Intramural Field at Linfield. The event will be preceded by the Cesar Chavez 5k Run/Walk at 11 a.m. The event is open to the community and sponsored by Linfield College Latinos Adelante, MEChA (Movimiento Estudiantil Chicano de Aztlán), the Spanish Club and the Multicultural Programs Office. For more information, contact Jason Rodriquez at 503-883-2574, jrodriqu@linfield.edu.
MONDAY, SEPT. 8
CONSTITUTION DAY: In celebration of Constitution Day, Pulitzer Prize-winning historian Jack Rakove will deliver two public talks on Monday, Sept. 8, at Linfield College. Rakove will present “A Politician Thinking: The Political Thought of James Madison” at 12:30 p.m. in 201 Riley Hall. Later that evening, he will speak on “How Do We Know What the Constitution Means?” at 6:30 p.m. in the Richard and Lucille Ice Auditorium in Melrose Hall. Both lectures are free and open to the public. This event is sponsored by the Frederick Douglass Forum on Law, Rights, and Justice, PLACE and the Office of Academic Affairs. For more information, contact Nick Buccola at nbuccol@linfield.edu or 503-883-2246.
WEDNESDAY, SEPT. 10
AUTHOR READING: Pauls Toutonghi, author and assistant professor of English at Lewis and Clark College, will discuss his book “Evel Knievel Days” on Wednesday, Sept. 10, at 7:30 p.m. in the Austin Reading Room in Nicholson Library. The event is free and open to the public. The event is sponsored by Nicholson Library and the Department of English. For more information, contact Susan Barnes Whyte at swhyte@linfield.edu or 503-883-2517.
WEDNESDAY, SEPT. 17
FACULTY LECTURE: Violeta Ramsay, professor of Spanish, will present “Culture and the Global World: Educating the Citizen of the 21st Century” Wednesday, Sept., 17, at 7 p.m. in 201 Riley Hall at Linfield. The lecture is free and open to the public. The Linfield College faculty lecture series offers one presentation each month by a member of the Linfield faculty. For more information, call 503-883-2409.
THURSDAY THROUGH SATURDAY, SEPT. 18-20
LINFIELD THEATRE: Linfield College theatre students will present David Paterson’s “The Blonde and Other Slight Distractions” Sept. 18-20 at 7:30 p.m. with an additional performance on Sept. 19 at 10 p.m. in the Marshall Theatre in Ford Hall at Linfield. Tickets are $9 for full price; $7 for seniors (62+) and Linfield faculty and staff; and $5 for students; with a $2 discount on all tickets on opening night. Seating is reserved. Tickets are available at www.linfield.edu/culture, by phone or at the Marshall Theatre Box Office. For more information, call 503-883-2292.
