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COMMUNITY NEWSCRIS MOSS, gallery director and adjunct professor of art, is part of a group exhibition at the Ace Gallery in New York City, N.Y., through June. He has a solo exhibition at Mile Post Five in Portland in July.
HEAT SAFETY REMINDERSAs the weather grows warmer it is important to take steps to protect yourself against the heat while working outdoors. Drink lots of water, even if the temperature doesn't seem that high. Wear loose fitting clothing that is light in color and use sun block. Even though your body will grow accustomed to the heat, if you are doing physical labor or are outside during the hottest times of the day (11 a.m. to 3 p.m.) it can be very taxing and in extreme cases can lead to heat stroke. It is important to be protected against the heat and be aware of its effects on the body.
LEA PLANS FUNDRAISERThe Linfield Employees Association will hold a fundraiser garage sale Saturday, June 27, from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. in the warehouse on the corner of Booth Bend Road and Highway 99W. Proceeds will go to the Linfield Fund For Excellence, Alternative Spring Break and Plum Pudding Project. Donations can be dropped on at 8 a.m. the day of the sale. All donations are welcome. For more information, contact Lisa McKinney at lmckinn@linfield.edu or ext. 2713.
'DUMP AND RUN' DRIVE UNDERWAYUpward Bound's annual Dump and Run drive is running through Sunday, June 1. Donation barrels are located in residence halls and apartment complexes on campus to gather clean, reusable items such as furniture, movies, clothes, appliances and non-perishable food items. Faculty and staff can also make donations by dropping items off at the Upward Bound office.
Donated items will be sold in the Upward Bound garage sale in mid July (dates to be announced). Funds raised from the sale benefit graduating Upward Bound students. For more information please contact the Upward Bound office at ext. 2205.
CAMPUS CALENDARTUESDAY, MAY 19
4 p.m.: Chamber music recital, Delkin Hall
WEDNESDAY, MAY 20
7 p.m.: Wildcat film festival, Ice Auditorium
8 p.m.: Linfield Lively Arts Concert, Delkin Hall
THURSDAY, MAY 21
8 p.m.: Linfield Lively Arts Concert, Delkin Hall
SATURDAY, MAY 23
7 p.m.: Christine Bronson recital, Ice Auditorium
SUNDAY, MAY 24
8 p.m.: MaryEllen Imfeld recital, Ice Auitorium
SATURDAY, MAY 30
6 p.m.: Baccalaureate, Ted Wilson Gymnasium
SUNDAY, MAY 31
10 a.m.: Commencement, Oak Grove
2:30: Nursing Closing Convocation Ceremony, Ted Wilson Gymnasium
LINFIELD TO HONOR DAVID LETTDavid Lett, whose visionary work established Oregon's world-renowned wine industry, will be honored posthumously at the 2009 Linfield College commencement exercises Sunday, May 31, at 10 a.m. in the Oak Grove.
Lett, founder of The Eyrie Vineyards, will be presented with an honorary doctor of science degree for his pioneering effort to establish the wine industry in the Willamette Valley. His son, Jason Lett, will accept the degree on behalf of his father and family and will present the commencement address, "Castles in the Air."
David Russell Lett was born in Chicago and moved to Utah at an early age where he graduated from high school and received a bachelor's degree from the University of Utah following a stint in the Coast Guard.
His plan to become a dentist was derailed after a visit to one of the few artisan wineries in the Napa Valley where, over the course of one day, he found his calling. He completed a Bachelor of Science in viticulture at the University of California at Davis and then spent several months in northern Europe researching specific climate requirements of Pinot noir and related varieties. He became convinced that Oregon's Willamette Valley offered the best climate in America for the varieties. At the age of 25, he arrived in Oregon in 1965 “with 3,000 grapevine cuttings and a theory." In 1966, he and his wife, Diana, established The Eyrie Vineyards in the Red Hills of Dundee and they produced their first vintage in 1970. In tastings in France in 1979 and 1980, a 1975-vintage Eyrie Pinot noir put the wine world on notice that Oregon vineyards could produce world-class wines, a reputation that has continued to flourish. Lett was one of the first of many successful and renowned Oregon winemakers, earning the nickname "Papa Pinot." He served as mentor and employer to many other young winemakers who have gone on to establish their own successful wineries.
Lett was a founding member of the Oregon Winegrowers Association, the Oregon Wine Advisory Board and the International Pinot Noir Celebration. He also was active in farmland preservation and agriculture issues in Oregon, and served on the board of 1000 Friends of Oregon for over 30 years. He received awards and honors from numerous organizations.
Jason Lett is a second-generation winemaker and vineyard manager of The Eyrie Vineyards. He also started BlackCap Wines and is one of the founders of the Portland Indie Wine Fest, now in its fifth year. As the son of David and Diana Lett, Jason combines lifelong involvement with his family's vineyards, wine experience in New Zealand and Europe, and research in plant ecology. He likes to connect the rationality of research to the art of wine. He received a bachelor's degree magna cum laude from the University of New Mexico. In addition to the winery, he and his wife and two children tend a small farm.
Linfield President Thomas L. Hellie will preside over the ceremony in which 627 candidates for degrees will be presented. There are 375 candidates for degrees from the McMinnville Campus, 143 from the Portland Campus and 109 from the Adult Degree Program.
The Nursing Closing Convocation Ceremony for students from the Linfield-Good Samaritan School of Nursing will be held that afternoon at 2:30 p.m. in the Ted Wilson Gymnasium on the McMinnville Campus.
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TIMMONS, KLUGHERZ TO PERFORMInternational performers and recording artists Jill Timmons and Laura Klugherz, known as the Klugherz/Timmons Duo, will perform two upcoming concerts to close out the 2008-09 Linfield College Lively Arts Concert Series.
The duo will perform Wednesday, May 20, and Thursday, May 21, at 8 p.m. in the Delkin Recital Hall in the Vivian A. Bull Music Center at Linfield.
Timmons, artist-in-residence at Linfield, and Klugherz, professor of music and African/Latin American studies at Colgate University, will perform a blend of French and American works on the viola and piano. The music comes from artists such as Jean-Baptiste Sébastien Bréval, Amy Marcy Cheney Beach, Johannes Brahms, José Sabre Marroquín and Henri Vieuxtemps. The program will also be featured during a residency in Dutch Harbor, Alaska, May 7-11, and during a June festival in France.
For over 20 years, Timmons and Klugherz have performed internationally and recorded as the Klugherz/Timmons Duo. They have performed at the Bösendorfer Hall in Vienna, the American Embassy in Hamburg, Merkin Hall in New York, colleges and universities throughout the United States and at numerous music festivals worldwide. Klugherz and Timmons also participate in master classes and workshops for string players and pianists and are frequently heard on NPR’s “Morning Edition.”
Tickets are $5 and can be purchased in advance or at the door. The concert series is sponsored the Linfield College Department of Music. For more information call 503-883-2275.
OHSU CHAPLAIN TO SPEAKCody Martin Schuman, chaplain at OHSU and OHSU/Doernbecher Children's Hospital, will present "Hospital Chaplain: A Resource for Holistic Nursing Care," Monday, May 18, from 12:30 to 1:30 in 110 Peterson Hall on the Portland Campus. The presentation will be available via video conference in 201 Riley Hall on the McMinnville Campus.
Schuman is a professional certified chaplain with Health Chaplain's Ministry Association and completed her clinical training in clinical pastoral education at Portland's Veteran's Hopsital. As chaplain, she offers words of comfort, encouragement and compassion to patients and families in times of crisis.
The program is sponsored by the Holistic Health Interest Group on the Portland Campus.
ANNUAL FILM FESTIVAL PLANNEDThe third annual Linfield College Wildcat Film Festival will be on Wednesday, May 20, at 7 p.m. in the Richard and Lucille Ice Auditorium in Melrose Hall at Linfield.
The film festival includes works from students in the Art and Visual Culture’s digital video class. Additional work from various students will also be included.
CHAMBER RECITAL IS TUESDAYA Chamber Music Recital will be presented Tuesday, May 19, at 4 p.m. in Delkin Hall in the Vivian A. Bull Music Center at Linfield College.
The recital will include a variety of music from several different music eras. Performances will be by the Linfield Flute Choir, Brass Trio, Guitar Trio, Brass Quintet, Saxophone Quartet, Woodwind Quintet, Women’s Vocal Ensemble, Cello Ensemble, Percussion Ensemble and the Linfield Wind Symphony. Composers include Linfield student Hans Ogren ’09 along with Gabriel Faure, Giovanni Cavaccio, Johann Sebastian Bach, Eugene Bozza, Scott Joplin, Georges Bizet, Darius Milhaud and Ralph Vaughan Williams.
STUDENTS TO PRESENT RECITALSTwo Linfield College music students will present senior recitals May 23 and 24. Both performances will be held in the Richard and Lucille Ice Auditorium in Melrose Hall at Linfield.
Christine Bronson of Kenmore, Wash., will present a senior piano recital on Saturday, May 23, at 7 p.m. The concert will feature Bronson on the keyboard performing the classical works of Scarlatti, Beethoven, Chopin and Albeniz.
MaryEllen Imfeld of Eugene will present a senior flute recital on Sunday, May 24, at 8 p.m. The concert will feature Imfeld performing flute works assisted by piano, string quintet and jazz combo. The music will include songs by W.A. Mozart, Antonio Vivaldi, Albert Franz Doppler, Kazuo Fukushima, Charles Tomlinson Griffes and Claude Bolling
BACCALAUREATE FEATURES ALUMNUS Rodney R. Romney, a Linfield College alumnus and former member of the Board of Trustees, will speak on "Finding a Sense of Sacred Purpose" at baccalaureate services for the Linfield College class of 2009 Saturday, May 30, at 6 p.m. in the Ted Wilson Gymnasium.
Romney is a 1954 graduate of Linfield now living in Idaho Falls, Idaho. He is also a graduate of the American Baptist Seminary of the West in Berkeley, Calif., where he received a Doctor of Ministry degree. He was presented an honorary Doctor of Divinity Degree by Linfield in 1987. Romney served two churches during his ministry, the Lakeshore Avenue Baptist Church in Oakland, Calif., and the First Baptist Church of Seattle, Wash. He is the author of several books and articles on the subject of spirituality and a trustee emeritus of Linfield, having served on the board for 18 years.
"Baccalaureate is intended to be a spiritual exclamation point to our academic pilgrimage, one that gives thanks for the awareness and knowledge we have gained and anticipates, through hope and prayer, the challenges yet to come," said David Massey, Linfield chaplain,
The Baccalaureate Brass, under the direction of Joan Haaland Paddock, professor of music, and the Linfield Concert Choir, under the direction of Robin Y. Pederson, guest conductor, will perform. A number of graduating seniors will also participate in the program, presenting readings and prayer.
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