Join new and returning faculty and staff as they enter the gates of spooky season at the University of Oregon. Arts and culture opportunities will be as plentiful as the fallen red and gold leaves.
Art
Find that perfect art piece for your office during the Oct. 24 special homecoming Lonely Craft Sale in the Erb Memorial Union.
Celebrations
Latinx Heritage Month continues through Oct. 15 and the community can honor loved ones at the Jordan Schnitzer Museum of Art during “On View: Day of the Dead Altares“ Oct. 22-30.
Exhibitions
Learn more about exhibitions at the Jordan Schnitzer Museum of Art at an artist talk. Artist and collector Christopher Rauschenberg joins in conversation Oct. 4 with Thom Sempere, associate curator of photography, on “Gathering: A Photographer’s Collection.” “Land of Origin” artist James Lavadour and art historian Kate Morris, executive vice provost for academic affairs, talk Oct. 19.
Drop by the Knight Library at 4 p.m. Oct. 10 for the Special Collections and University Archives’ tasty new exhibit opening “No Food Past This Point.“
Lectures
Join archaeologist Chelsea Rose Oct. 2 at the Museum of Natural and Cultural History for “Uncovering Oregon History with the Chinese Diaspora Project” to learn more about the “Roots and Resilience—Chinese American Heritage in Oregon” exhibit. The Oct. 18 Fall Family Day also focuses on this topic.
Alisa Freedman, professor of Japanese literature, gives a Wine Chat Oct. 22 at Capitello Wines on “Anime Academy: How Fans Have Changed Universities.” Learn about the history of porcelain with visiting artist Patty Chang at the Oct. 23 George and Matilda Fowler Lecture. Fred H. C. Liang will also discuss porcelain and how he combines it with jianzhi (traditional Chinese paper cutting) at the Oct. 30 Gilkey Foundation Lecture.
Music
Have you heard UO Libraries has an extensive audio collection? Join fellow enthusiasts in the comfortable Douglass Room lounge for an immersive journey through landmark recordings, every Thursday at 2 p.m. from Oct. 2-Nov. 27.
The World Music Series kicks off Oct. 2 in Berwick Hall with “Colors of the South” by Argentine singer-songwriter and master guitarist Cecilia Zabala.
Another series, the Murdock International Piano Series Concert, brings Angela Cheng and Alvin Chow to the beautiful Beall Concert Hall, Oct. 3.
What is a theremin and how did it launch the electronic music revolution? Find out Oct. 8 as the UO Libraries presents “Music from Thin Air: The Theremin Story.”
Music will ring through the halls of the School of Music and Dance with genres and instruments such as Korean Jazz, clarinet, saxophone and trombone. A few of the student ensembles will play and Liszt’s birthday will be celebrated. The Brentano String Quartet, which has performed across five continents in the world’s most prestigious venues and festivals, will play a concert Oct. 19. Can’t make it to campus? Many performances are livestreamed.
Close out the month at the Oct. 31 spine-tingling digital concert hall live watch party of Halloween with the Berlin Philharmonic.
Open house
Get to know Oregon Humanities Center colleagues and programs during the Oct. 15 open house in Prince Lucien Campbell Hall.
Readings
Author June Thomas will discuss “A Place of Our Own: Six Spaces that Shaped Queer Women’s Culture” Oct. 14. Creative writing instructor Brian Trapp will read from his debut novel, “Range of Motion,” Oct. 29, in the Knight Library Browsing Room, as part of the Creative Writing Reading Series.
Both campus museums will be open special hours for Indigenous Peoples Day, Oct. 13.
—Jennifer Archer, University Communications
—Top photo: Beall Concert Hall
—Middle photo: Lunar New Year at Portland’s Hong Kong Restaurant in 1939