Lecture Series

The Lecture Series is an experiment in education, entertainment, and art. We throw lectures that cover topics such as horticulture, graffiti, and housing. Lectures are accompanied by drinking, and hands-on activities that have included an animation station for making your own videos; dream analysis; and a natural history museum. Most of our lectures are held in an undisclosed location in Portland, Oregon.

Three Lectures and a Funeral Sunday, March 7, 9pm at Reed

Join your pals at the Lecture Series for an evening of presentations by all-star performers! Witness presentations by Charles Mudede of the Seattle Stranger, mind-blowing bio-collector Mike Wilder, and Dick Anderson, extraordinary gadfly and thinker! Hear the unveiling of the brand-new Lecture Theme song, written and performed by Perika and Matt!

Sunday, March 7, 9pm
Reed College, Student Union Building
$2-$5 admission (free to Reed Community)

For more information see the annoucement and the Reed Arts Week website.

Past Events

Ambassidors from the Sea August 22, 2003 Featuring The Freeing of Willy by Amos Latteier, *Dolphins Dreams* by Alex Hubbard, Franz Pritchard, and Eileen Finn, *My Experiences with Sea Mammals* Moe Bowstern, and a giant whale.	Eat, Drink May 24, 2003 Featuring *The Hunt for the Humongous Fungus* by Andrew Dickson, *Working in a Green Bean Cannery* by Matthew Yake, *The Dining Experience* by Michael Hebb, and *Giving Context to Your Food* by Robert Reynolds.
MagicLand March 1, 2003 Featuring *MagicLand* series of slide lectures and videos curated and hosted by novelist and gadfly Matthew Stadler, including a Secret Portal to our own temporary MagicLand.	Transportation November 9, 2002 Featuring *The Advent of the American Highway, or How the Bicycle Suburbanized the Farmer* by Eileen Finn, *Birds and Gods* by Amos Latteier, *Secrets of Cargo Exchange* by Capra J'neva, and a zip-line.
Astronomy Field Trip September 7-8, 2002 Featuring a trip to the Goldendale Observatory, a geodesic dome building workshop, a visit to the fake Stonehenge, and a rousing game of capture the flag.	Flora and Fauna July 27, 2002 Featuring *Hybrid Animals* by Alyssa Isenstein, *The Home Taxidermist* by Tedra Demitriou, and *Curare Blow-Dart Monkey Slaughter* by Thomas Delinks
Buildings, Communities, and Pods June 8, 2002 Featuring *The Rural Studio* by Andrew Olds and Ross Lackey, *Dignity Village Tour* by Jack Tafari, and *Columbia Villa* by Mark Hansen.	Lynch and Freud May 4, 2002 Featuring *David Lynch's Mulholland Drive and Freudian Wish Fulfillment Theory* by Jim Lyons, *Twin Peaks and Northwest Identity* by Harriet Klein (Camela Raymond), and *Hypnotherapy Explained* by Hans Solbrig.
Inaugural Lecture March 30, 2002 Featuring *Model Notes* by Amos Latteier, *Powers of Ten* by Charles and Ray Eames, presented by Karrin Ellertson, and *Creating a Burner* by Nathan Childs.	Blazers Mini-lecture February 15, 2003
Seattle Research Institute Mini-lecture January 11, 2003	Bryan Konefsky Mini-lecture November 29, 2002
Jim Drain Mini-lecture August 7, 2002	John Hoppin Mini-lecture June 4, 2002

Media Archive

Check out the media archive. It contains photos, videos, and audio from Lecture Series events.

Get Involved

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If you'd like to donate resources or services write us at committee@lectureseries.org.

We'd also like to hear from you if you want to give a lecture, or if you have a question.