Lewis & Clark announces Arts & Ideas offerings
Stimulate your mind and your senses with Lewis & Clark’s new Arts & Ideas program. Program events include:
STRIKE! Printmakers as Social Critics: Sept. 6 to Oct. 21, 11 a.m. to 4 p.m., Tuesday through Saturday, Gallery of Contemporary Art. The exhibition is free and open to the public.
William Stafford Symposium: Sat., Oct. 13, 9 a.m. to noon, South Campus. Presenters will share discoveries gained from reading Stafford’s writings. The event is free and open to the public, but space is limited. Call (503) 768-6160 to reserve a seat.
Environmental Affairs Symposium: Tuesday-Friday, Oct. 16 to 19, 3:30 and 7 p.m., Council Chamber, Templeton Student Center. The event is free and open to the public.
"Jefferson: Man of Many Faces": Clay Jenkinson as Thomas Jefferson; Tuesday, Oct. 23, 7:30 p.m.; Agnes Flanagan Chapel. Jenkinson is the nation’s finest first-person historical interpreter. The event is free and open to the public.
Chamberlin Lecture: "Disturbing the Comfortable: Creating Social Change That Lasts"; The Rev. Bernice A. King; Tuesday, Oct. 30, 7:30 p.m.; Agnes Flanagan Chapel. King is the youngest daughter of the Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Her lecture coincides with the 40th anniversary of her father’s visit to the College. Free tickets are available at the campus bookstore or the chapel office.
Throckmorton Lecture: David Cannadine, professor of history and director of the Institute of Historical Research, University of London; Wednesday, Oct. 31, 3:30 p.m.; Council Chamber, Templeton Student Center. Cannadine’s lecture will focus on his recent work, "Ornamentalism: How the British Saw Their Empire." The event is free and open to the public.
Abstract Painters: Ed Moses and Rana Rochat; Tuesday through Saturday, Nov. 1 to Dec. 9, 11:30 a.m. to 4 p.m.; opening reception, Thursday, Nov. 1, 5 to 7 p.m.; Gallery of Contemporary Art. The exhibition is free and open to the public.
Rebuilding Our Families and Communities: William Ayers, professor of education, University of Illinois at Chicago; Thursday and Friday, Nov. 1 and 2; lecture, Thursday, Nov. 1, 7 p.m., Agnes Flanagan Chapel; workshop, Friday, Nov. 2, 8 a.m. to 5 p.m., Templeton Student Center. Ayers is author of To Teach: The Journey of a Teacher. Lecture tickets are $10 and available at the door. Workshop tickets are $125 and include the lecture. Call Sheri Hays at (503) 768-7720 for more information.
Pamplin Society Distinguished Visiting Scholar: Ernest Gaines, author; Thursday, Nov. 8, 7:30 p.m.; Agnes Flanagan Chapel. Gaines is the author of numerous short stories and books, including The Autobiography of Miss Jane Pittman. The event is free and open to the public.
Acoustic Guitar Summit: Terry Robb, Mark Hanson, Doug Smith and Paul Chasman; Saturday, Dec. 8, 8 p.m.; Agnes Flanagan Chapel. The virtuoso steel-string guitar quartet is made up of four of the country’s best acoustic finger-style guitarists. Limited tickets are available for $5 to $8 at the campus bookstore.
Portland Baroque Orchestra, Handel’s Messiah: Sunday, Dec. 16, 3 p.m., Agnes Flanagan Chapel. This 18th annual Messiah features Richard Egarr, guest director; Ann Monoyious, soprano; Catherine Robbin, mezzo-soprano; David Vanderwal, tenor; Peter Becker, bass; and the Portland Baroque Orchestra Chorus. Limited tickets are available for $10 to $12 at the campus bookstore.
For more information, call (503) 768-7216. Event sponsors include Barnes & Noble Bookstores and TIAA-CREF. |
