Mark O. Hatfield Lecture Series
MEMBERS: If you have not received an email containing details on how to access members-only pricing, please contact us at communications@ohs.org or 503.222.1741.
Series tickets $90 – $300 ($80 – $270 for OHS members) / Individual tickets $30 – $85 ($25 – $75 for OHS members)
Tuesday, March 5 – Tuesday, May 7, 2019
Arlene Schnitzer Concert Hall
1037 SW Broadway Avenue
Portland, Oregon 97205
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About the Series
For over 20 years, the Oregon Historical Society has presented the Mark O. Hatfield Lecture Series, bringing together the nation’s top scholars and award-winning authors for thought-provoking evenings of history.
Series and individual tickets on sale now! (Link to buy individual tickets from each lecture page.)
MEMBERS: If you have not received an email containing details on how to access members-only pricing, please contact us at communications@ohs.org or 503.222.1741.
Ability Accommodation Information
This event provides the following accommodations:
- Handicap Accessible
2019 Series Speakers
Mitch Landrieu
In the Shadow of Statues: A White Southerner Confronts History
Mitch Landrieu served as mayor of New Orleans from 2010-2018. During his second term, he gained national prominence for advocating and overseeing the removal of four Confederate monuments in New Orleans, a historical and powerful decision that earned him the prestigious John F. Kennedy Profile in Courage Award. In his New York Times bestselling book, In the Shadow of Statues: A White Southerner Confronts History, Landrieu recounts his personal journey on race and tackles the broader history of slavery, race relations, and institutional inequalities that still plague America.
H.W. Brands
Heirs of the Founders: The Epic Rivalry of Henry Clay, John Calhoun, and Daniel Webster
Henry William Brands was born in Oregon, went to college in California, sold cutlery across the American West, and earned graduate degrees in mathematics and history in Oregon and Texas. He taught at Vanderbilt University and Texas A&M University before joining the faculty at the University of Texas at Austin, where he holds the Jack S. Blanton Sr. Chair in History. He teaches history and writing to graduate students and undergraduates. He writes on American history and politics, with books including Heirs of the Founders, The General vs. the President, Reagan, The Man Who Saved the Union, The Age of Gold, and TR.
Liza Mundy
Code Girls: The Untold Stories of the American Women Code Breakers of World War II
Liza Mundy is an award-winning reporter and New York Times bestselling author of several books, including Michelle, a biography of First Lady Michelle Obama. Her most recent work, Code Girls, tells the story of how more than ten thousand women served as codebreakers during World War II. Running early IBM computers and poring over reams of encrypted enemy messages, they worked tirelessly in a pair of makeshift code-breaking centers. A former longtime reporter for the Washington Post, she is currently director of the work and family program at the New America Foundation and is also a contributing editor at Politico Magazine.
Michael Beschloss
Presidents of War
Michael Beschloss is an award-winning historian, bestselling author of nine books, and has been a New York Times contributing columnist. He is the NBC News Presidential Historian and a contributor to the PBS NewsHour. His newest book, Presidents of War, was released on October 9, 2018, and took him ten years to research and write. This New York Times bestseller tells the epic story of all of the American Presidents who have waged our major wars. Historian Jon Meacham says it is “a landmark book about power, leadership, and human nature itself.” He is an alumnus of Andover and Williams College and the Harvard Business School, where he studied leadership in both the private and public sectors.
NEW VENUE! Please note the Hatfield Lecture Series will move to the Arlene Schnitzer Concert Hall for the 2019 season. All lectures begin at 7pm.
Tickets and Pricing
Series and individual tickets on sale now! (Link to buy individual tickets from each lecture page.)
MEMBERS: If you have not received an email containing details on how to access members-only pricing, please contact us at communications@ohs.org or 503.222.1741.
Convenience fees will be applied at checkout.
|
Level |
Series |
Member |
Individual |
Member |
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Patron (Front Orchestra / Dress Circle) |
$300 |
$270 |
$85 |
$75 |
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Mid-Orchestra / Front Mezzanine |
$175 |
$150 |
$60 |
$50 |
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Back Orchestra / Back Mezzanine
|
$90 |
$80 |
$30 |
$25 |
Tickets can be purchased online at portland5.com, by phone at 800.273.1530, and in person at the Portland'5 Box Office and all TicketsWest locations.
Sponsorship Opportunities Available! (PDF)
Interested in sponsoring 2019 Hatfield Lecture Series? Contact Molly Cochran at molly.cochran@ohs.org or 503-306-5237.
Generously Sponsored by:
Presenting
PATRON
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Greg Goodman &
Susan Schnitzer -
- Sue Horn-Caskey & Rick Caskey
- Samuel S. Johnson Foundation
- Shelk Foundation
- California Oregon Broadcasting, Inc.
- Ron & Ivy Timpe
- William & Helen Jo Whitsell
- Jon V. Jaqua & Kimberly B. Cooper Fund of OCF
- Bill & Karen Early
- Bob & Marilyn Ridgley
- Jim Huffman & Leslie Spencer
- Anonymous
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- David & Julie Brands
- John & Leanne DiLorenzo
- Russell Fellows Properties
Associate
- Anonymous
- Garry Bullard & Kay Stepp
- Raymond & Mary Hull Caballero
- Carl & Carolyn Christoferson
- Devil's Food Catering
- Joy Dress-Neitling
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- Paul W. Leavens
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- Tom & Chris Neilsen
- Lynn & Steve Pratt
- Dana Rasmussen
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- Dori Schnitzer & Mark Brown
- Bob & Barre Stoll
- David & Catherine Willmott
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- Paul & Grace Andrews
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- Irv & Gail Handelman
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