Welcome to the 2025-26 season of the Round Table Club!
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Next Meeting
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January 13 , 2026​
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6pm Social Hour, 7pm Dinner​
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Ashley Hastings will give his paper entitled
"How Small Operas Are Born: A Personal Perspective"
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​The word “opera” evokes images of elaborate, expensive productions of world-famous, time-tested classics by Mozart, Verdi, Puccini. But new operas are being created every year; many of them are small, low-budget works by novice composers. Three case studies examine the grass-roots processes by which an inchoate vision grows into a story, a libretto, a musical score, and a staged performance by a small opera company.
​To ensure your meal preferences, please RSVP by noon on Friday, January 9.​
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The Old Spaghetti Factory
/ Oregon Electric Station
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(built in 1914, check out its history here)​​​
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HISTORY - The Round Table is Eugene's oldest civic club with a unique tradition of members giving talks about topics on a wide range of interest.
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The Club was founded on November 20, 1912 for "the social and intellectual enjoyment of its members." Implicitly, the Club was also intended to serve as a town-gown organization, providing a forum in which citizens and members of the University of Oregon could share friendship and the opportunity for intellectual growth.