Events at Reed
Welcome to the Reed College events site! All events listed below are open to the public and are free, unless noted otherwise.
Summer
Through July 26
Chamber Music Northwest Summer Festival
"A Season of Favorites"
Some of the world's finest musicians come together again this summer in Portland to collaborate in a vibrant festival of chamber music, performing favorite masterworks alongside less familiar gems. Pre-concert musical conversations: one hour before each concert in Kaul Auditorium. Free open rehearsals at 11 a.m., in Kaul Auditorium, each Wednesday. Picnic dinners precede evening concerts, at 6 p.m., in the Gray Campus Center quad; dinner tickets sold on site. Single concert tickets, in advance: $10–43; subscription: $10–39; call 503/294-6400 or visit the Chamber Music Northwest website.
8 p.m., Mondays, Thursdays, and Saturdays; Kaul Auditorium.
Through June 30
Exhibition: The Library of David and Kathrine French
The library of David French ’39 and his wife, Kathrine, came to Reed in 2006. Their collection contains thousands of volumes from the anthropological studies they conducted over six decades, with the Warm Spring Indians of Oregon, linguistics of native peoples worldwide, medical status of cultures, exploration and first contact, and wild plants used for subsistence. The Frenches also collected humor, science fiction, and other popular culture publications. Many hundreds of these items have become part of the Hauser Library special collections, and a selection is on display in this exhibition. David was professor of anthropology at Reed from 1947 to 1988, and Kathrine was a research anthropologist from 1981 until her death in 2006.
8:30 a.m.–5 p.m., Monday–Thursday; 8:30 a.m.–noon, Friday; in the flat and wall cases, west of the Hauser Library circulation desk.
July 4
Concert: Chamber Music Northwest
“An Evening with the Punch Brothers”
Acoustic performance by five, classically trained musicians, featuring bluegrass, “newgrass,” and beyond. For more on the Chamber Music Northwest summer festival, visit this site.
7:30 p.m., Kaul Auditorium.
July 12–19
Tin House Writer’s Workshop Readings
Highlights of the Tin House workshop include literary readings, which are open to the public. Admission: $5. For more information, visit the Tin House website.
8 p.m., Cerf Amphitheatre.
July 25 & 26
Concert: Chamber Music Northwest
“Festival Finale and Farewell”
Pre-concert musical conversation on July 26 is at 3 p.m. Following the July 26 concert, there is a traditional season-finale picnic. Picnic dinner tickets: $25; 503/294-6400 or visit the Chamber Music Northwest website.
8 p.m., July 25, and 4 p.m., July 26; Kaul Auditorium.
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