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 – $80 ($25 – $75 for OHS members)
Tuesday, March 17 – Tuesday, May 19, 2020
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 tickets on sale now!
Individual tickets will be available January 2, 2020.
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
2020 Series Speakers

Joanne B. Freeman
The Field of Blood: Violence in Congress and the Road to Civil War
Joanne B. Freeman is an expert on early American politics. Her newest book, The Field of Blood: Violence in Congress and the Road to Civil War, explores the impact and legacies of physical violence in the U.S. Congress leading up to the Civil War.

Henry Louis Gates, Jr.
Stony the Road: Reconstruction, White Supremacy, and the Rise of Jim Crow
Henry Louis Gates, Jr. is the director of the Hutchins Center for African and African American Research at Harvard University, host of Finding Your Roots, and author of Stony the Road: Reconstruction, White Supremacy, and the Rise of Jim Crow.

Erika Lee
America for Americans: A History of Xenophobia in the United States
One of the nation’s leading immigration and Asian American historians, Erika Lee is the author of four notable books, including America for Americans: A History of Xenophobia in the United States and The Making of Asian America.

Evan Thomas
First: Sandra Day O’Connor
Evan Thomas is the author of ten books including New York Times bestsellers Being Nixon, John Paul Jones, Sea of Thunder, and First: Sandra Day O’Connor. For 33 years, Thomas was a writer, correspondent, and editor at TIME and Newsweek.
All lectures begin at 7pm at the Arlene Schnitzer Concert Hall.
Tickets and Pricing
Series tickets on sale now!
Individual tickets will be available January 2, 2020.
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.
Level |
Series |
Member |
Individual |
Member |
Patron |
$300 |
$270 |
$80 |
$75 |
Reserved |
$175 |
$150 |
$50 |
$45 |
General Admission
|
$90 |
$80 |
$30 |
$25 |
Tickets can be purchased online at portland5.com, by phone at 800.273.1530, and in person at the Keller Auditorium Box Office and all TicketsWest locations.
Due to flooding, the Portland’5 Box Office on Broadway is currently closed for walk-up ticket orders. Tickets can be purchased in person at the Keller Auditorium Box Office, located at 222 SW Clay (on the corner of 3rd and Clay in downtown Portland). We apologize for the inconvenience!
Arts for All Tickets: Show your Oregon Trail Card in person at the Portland’5 Box Office to purchase $5 tickets to individual lectures in the Mark O. Hatfield Lecture Series.
Sponsorship Opportunities Available! (PDF)
Interested in sponsoring 2020 Hatfield Lecture Series? Contact Ali Griffin at ali.griffin@ohs.org or 503-306-5258.
Generously Sponsored by:
Associate
- The Acorn Fund of OCF
- Anonymous (2)
- Mort & Mary Lang Bishop
- Raymond & Mary Hull Caballero
- Devil's Food Catering
- Kathy Eaton
- Fred & Patricia Granum
- Irv & Gail Handelman
- John & Sara Hortenstine
- J & S Bishop Fund of The Oregon Community Foundation
- Elizabeth M. King & Rick Brandeburg
- Marianne W. King
- Eric & Hollie Lindauer
- Gil & Peggy Miller
- Kathy Moyd
- Joy Dress-Neitling
- Rebecca Hill & John Parks
- Sarah & Richard Munro
- Tom & Chris Neilsen
- Perkins Coie
- Charles & Ruth Poindexter
- Lynn & Steve Pratt
- Dana Rasmussen
- Jeannie & Leonard Santos
- Dori Schnitzer & Mark Brown
- Kay Stepp & Garry Bullard
- Bob & Barre Stoll
- Carole Ann White
- David & Catherine Willmott
- Bryan & Maureen Wolf