“The Country’s in the Very Best of Hands”: A musical revue about politics, power, and greed in America

Lewis & Clark College musical theatre workshop will present an evening of satire about American politics from the 1930’s to the present day with songs from musicals including “Mr. President” by Irving Berlin to political comedy written in the past ten years. We will explore the role of power and money in the making of a politician through song and dance. No one escapes scrutiny in this fun evening which will be a post-mortum on the Presidential election of November 6. Admission is free and open to the public. The show features: Eddie Barksdale, Oren Kreps, Mitch Kroener, Ted Jacks, Grace Levee and Iris Shanks. Susan McBerry directs; Glenn Goodfellow is at the keyboard, and Sara Martins is the choreographer. Guest coaching by Portland actress, Chrisse Roccaro. Click to watch the live video stream. This event is open to the public.

8:00pm Location: Evans Auditorium This event was posted by College: Music.

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Beethoven’s Ears

Click here to watch this event live. Lewis and Clark faculty Dorien de Leon and Susan DeWitt Smith will play Beethoven’s Cello Sonata in G minor, Op. 5, No. 2, joined by the Oregon String Quartet performing Beethoven’s great late string quartet in Eb, Op. 127. In this concert OHSU professor of otolaryngology, Dr. William Martin, PhD, will discuss Beethoven’s deafness, lending insight into what hearing loss may have been like for him, what could have caused it, and what impact it may have had on his music. Free and open to the public.  This event is open to the public.

7:30pm Location: Evans Auditorium This event was posted by College: Music.

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