Lectures in the City, Spring 2003
In cooperation with the World Affairs Council of Oregon International Speakers Series, Portland Arts & Lectures, and Voices Contemporary Speaker Series, Lewis & Clark College has purchased a limited number tickets at a reduced price for re-sale to Lewis & Clark College community members (students, employees, and alumni). Tickets on sale at the College Bookstore while they last.
 George Plimpton, Author
Portland Arts & Lectures Series
Wednesday, January 22, 7:30 p.m.
Arlene Schnitzer Hall; $15
Best known for his coverage of professional sports and articles in Sports Illustrated, George Plimpton is the best-selling author and editor of nearly thirty books including The X-Factor (1987), The Norton Book of Sports (1992), and Pet Peeves: or, Whatever Happened to Doctor Rawff? (2000). In 1961 he wrote Out of My League which Ernest Hemingway called "beautifully observed and incredibly conceived."
 Senator George Mitchell
World Affairs Council of Oregon
International Speakers Series
Tuesday, January 28, 2003, 7 p.m.
Arlene Schnitzer Concert Hall; $20
"Making Peace"
Senator George Mitchell is recognized as one of the most trusted and respected legislators in the history of the US Senate. He served as chairman of the international commission seeking peace in Northern Ireland at the request of the British and Irish governments. He later was asked by President Clinton, Prime Minister Barak, and Chairman Arafat to serve as chairman of an international fact finding commission to examine the crises between the Israelis and Palestinians. He is the architect of the Mitchell Plan for bringing peace to Israel and Palestine. Senator Mitchell's contributions to the Peace process in Ireland and the Middle East have earned him numerous honors including the Presidential Medal of Freedom.
 Francine Prose, critic, essayist, novelist
Portland Arts & Lectures Series
Wednesday, Febrary 19, 7:30 p.m.
Arlene Schnitzer Hall; $15
Francine Prose is a critic, an essayist, a novelist, and a contributing editor to Harper's magazine. She writes about art for The Wall Street Journal, and was a finalist for the National Book Award with her novel Blue Angel (2000).
 Comedienne Diana Jordan
Voices Contemporary Speaker Series
Wednesday, February 19, 7:30 p.m.
First Congregational Church, 1126 SW Park; $20
"Female, Fertile, and Frustrated"
Labeled "one of the funniest people on the planet…along with Jerry Seinfeld, Robin Williams, Bill Cosby, etc." by Oprah, Diana Jordan has hit it big with her new comedy album called Female, Fertile, and Frustrated. The CD is based on her successful live show, which has been touring the country for 15 years and originally requested a purely female audience. Due to pleading fans, the show has been slightly modified and is now open to men.
 Andrea Barret, author
Portland Arts & Lectures Series
Wednesday, March 12, 7:30 p.m.
Arlene Schnitzer Hall; $15
In 1996, Andrea Barrett surprised the publishing world by winning the National Book Award with a science related collection of stories called Ship Fever. Although books about science rarely win literary awards, the Boston Globe claims that "in Barrett's hands, science is transformed from hard and known fact into malleable, strange, and thrilling fictional material." Barrett also wroteThe Voyage of the Narwhal (1998), and Servants of the Map (2002).
 David Mamet
Portland Arts & Lectures Series
Wednesday, April 2, 2003, 7:30 p.m.
Arlene Schnitzer Hall; $15
LC Tickets Sold Out
"[David Mamet] is that rarity, a pure writer, and the synthesis he appears to be making, with echoes from voices as diverse as Beckett, Pinter, and Hemingway, is unique and exciting" (Newsweek). "No modern playwright has been bolder or more brilliant," raves The New Yorker. David Mamet is the author of the plays Oleanna, Glengarry Glen Ross, which won a Pulitzer Prize and a New York Drama Critics Circle Award, and Sexual Perversity in Chicago, among others. His films include, as screenwriter, The Postman Always Rings Twice, The Verdict, The Untouchables, and Wag the Dog; and as writer/director, House of Games, Things Change, State and Main, and The Spanish Prisoner. He is also the author of several children's books, novels, and books of essays. Of his work, Mamet says, "All my plays attempt to bring out the poetry in the plain, everyday language people use. That's the only way to put art back into the theater.
 Archbishop Desmond Tutu
World Affairs Council of Oregon
International Speakers Series
Wednesday, April 9, 7 p.m.
Arlene Schnitzer Concert Hall; $20
"The Struggle for Social Justice and Human Rights"
The recipient of the 1984 Nobel Peace Prize, Archbishop Desmond Tutu describes himself as "a simple pastor, passionately concerned for justice, peace and reconciliation." The Archbishop received international attention as the head of the South African Council of Churches speaking out against the injustice of the apartheid system. The Council became a vital institution in South African spiritual and political life, voicing the ideals and aspirations of millions of South Africans. When the struggle against apartheid was finally won, Tutu was appointed by President Nelson Mandela to head the Truth and Reconciliation Commission to promote national unity and reconciliation in South African's deeply divided society.
 Helen Thomas, Hearst Newspaper Columnist
Voices Contemporary Lecture Series
SPEECH HAS BEEN POSTPONED UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE BECAUSE OF WAR WITH IRAQ
Wednesday, April 9, 7:30 p.m.
First Congregational Church, 1126 SW Park; $20
"Thanks for the Memories, Mr. President: Wit and Wisdom From the Front Row at the White House"
Helen Thomas is a Hearst newspaper columnist who served for 57 years as a correspondent for United Press International and White House bureau chief. She wrote radio news for UPI, and has traveled to China with former Secretary of State Henry Kissinger, as well as Presidents Nixon, Ford, Reagan, and Bush.
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