Prominent speakers flock to UNC campus in October for various series
Following is a sampling of October events at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Please use this information for calendar listings and postings and in planning your event-oriented coverage. Events are free to the public unless otherwise noted.
Oct. 1
2007-08 Frank Porter Graham Lecture: Making Private Capital Work for the Poor
7:30 p.m. – 8:30 p.m.
Memorial Hall
Sir Mark Malloch Brown, a member of British Prime Minister Gordon Brown’s cabinet, will discuss using private capital to improve the lives of those living in poverty around the world. Brown’s ministerial duties include working with nations in Africa and Asia, as well as the United Nations. He is a former leader of the Millennium Development Project. For more information, visit http://www.johnstoncenter.unc.edu/events/fpg_0708.htm.
Oct. 2
Film screening of “Skin Complex”
7 p.m. – 9 p.m.
Sonja Haynes Stone Center for Black Culture and History Theatre and Auditorium
Part of the Diaspora Festival of Black and Independent Film, “Skin Complex” tells the story of a Harvard-educated professor who considers undergoing a controversial race-change operation. Director Craig Harris will lead a discussion after the film. The screening is co-sponsored by the Kappa Omicron chapter of Delta Sigma Theta. For more information, visit http://www.unc.edu/depts/stonecenter or call (919) 962-9001.
Discussion on the ethical issues of capital punishment
7:30 p.m. – 9:30 p.m.
Carroll Hall 111
A panel of professionals, UNC faculty and students gather to discuss the ethical issues raised by the current practice of capital punishment. This event is offered in conjunction with UNC’s first-year student summer reading book selection, “The Death of Innocents: An Eyewitness Account of Wrongful Executions,” by Sister Helen Prejean. For more information, visit http://parrcenter.unc.edu/events/seminars/fall2007/capitalpunishment/.
Oct. 3
Thomas Wolfe Prize and Lecture: Reynolds Price
7:30 p.m. – 8:30 p.m.
Carroll Hall 111
Award-winning Southern author and English scholar Reynolds Price will receive the 2007 Thomas Wolfe Prize and deliver the Thomas Wolfe Lecture. Among many honors, Price has received the National Book Critics Circle Award and the William Faulkner Foundation Award and was a finalist for a Pulitzer Prize. He is the author of more than 30 books and is the James B. Duke Professor of English at Duke University.
Oct. 4
UNC School of Public Health environmental sciences and engineering seminar
3:30 p.m. – 4:30 p.m.
Rosenau Hall 133
Shankar Chellam, associate professor, departments of civil and environmental engineering and chemical and biomolecular engineering at the University of Houston will lead a seminar called, “Tracking Petroleum Refinery Emission Events Using Lanthanum and Lanthanides as Elemental Markers for Airborne Fine Particles.” For more information, visit http://www.sph.unc.edu/images/stories/
academic_programs/ese/documents/Chellam_Oct04.pdf.
Film screening of “A Class Divided: Diversity in Medicine”
4 p.m. – 6 p.m.
Molecular Biology Research Building Room G202
Parr Center for Ethics Director Jan Boxill will lead a workshop on diversity displaying the film “A Class Divided” to illustrate the insidious nature of discrimination. The film will springboard a discussion of diversity in the medical profession and the necessity for ethical diligence in dispelling prejudice. The screening is co-sponsored by the UNC School of Medicine. For more information, contact Pat Phelps at pphelps@email.unc.edu.
The Jae Sinnet Quartet with Steve Wilson
7:30 p.m. – 9:30 p.m.
Hyde Hall Institute for the Arts and Humanities
The Jae Sinnet Quartet will perform as part of the Jamey Aebersold Visiting Artist Series. For more information, visit http://music.unc.edu or call the music department at (919) 962-1039.
Reading by Caryl Phillips
8 p.m. – 9:30 p.m.
Elizabeth Price Kenan Theatre at the Center for Dramatic Art
Novelist and Yale University professor Caryl Phillips gives a public reading as part of “Beyond Blackface: African Americans and the Advent of American Mass Culture” conference. Phillips won the Martin Luther King Memorial Prize and was shortlisted for the 1993 Booker Prize. For more information, contact Fitzhugh Brundage at (919) 962-5452.
Oct. 5
Student Academic Services Building dedication ceremony
4 p.m. – 5 p.m.
Student Academic Services Building
The Student and Academic Services Building will be dedicated by Chancellor Moeser and other members of the university family in conjunction with Family Weekend. The new facility, which opened this summer, is home to more than 15 university departments, providing students with one-stop services in a coordinated setting. Light refreshments will be served following the dedication. For more information, visit http://sasb.unc.edu.
2007 African Diaspora Lecture
4 p.m. – 6 p.m.
Hitchcock Multipurpose Room
Sonja Haynes Stone Center for Black Culture and History
The Sonja Haynes Stone Center for Black Culture and History welcomes Micere Githae Mugo as this year’s African Diaspora Lecturer. Mugo is a Kenyan poet, playwright, and community activist whose work includes six books, a co-authored play, and numerous internationally anthologized poems. Mugo is chair of the department of African-American studies at Syracuse University. For more information, visit http://www.unc.edu/depts/stonecenter or call (919) 962-9001.
Performance of “Pamina Devi: A Cambodian Magic Flute”
8 p.m.
Memorial Hall
Khmer Arts Ensemble presents a contemporary re-imagining of Mozart’s fantastical opera. Performed in the refined, elaborate movement language of Cambodian classical dance and accompanied by a live instrumental ensemble, 32 dancers, singers and musicians take the stage to explore the themes of enlightened change and transformation that frame Mozart’s masterpiece. Tickets are $20-40 for the general public; $10 for university students. For more information, visit http://www.carolinaperformingarts.org/performances/
event.aspx?id=87ba292f-e123-418c-9855-c3984304f066.
Oct. 6
Tour of the N.C. Botanical Garden
10 a.m. – 11 a.m.
N.C. Botanical Garden
Visitors are invited to meet at the stone gathering circle in front of the Totten Center. The Botanical Garden has been a leader in native plant conservation and education in the southeastern United States for more than 30 years. For more information, visit http://ncbg.unc.edu.
Oct. 7
Backyard Composting Workshop
2 p.m. – 4 p.m.
N.C. Botanical Garden Totten Center
Learn principles of composting and how to compost in your own backyard. Instructor Brian Rosa, an organic recycling specialist with the N.C. Department of Environment and Natural Resources will present information on bins, tools, and accessories. Fee is $20 for Garden members; $25 for nonmembers. For more information, visit http://ncbg.unc.edu/pages/26/.
E. Maynard Adams Lecture in the Humanities and Human Values
4 p.m. – 5:30 p.m.
Tate-Turner-Kuralt Building 136
Trudier Harris, the J. Carlyle Sitterson Professor of English and comparative literature in the College of Arts and Sciences, will give the 2007 Adams Lecture. Harris’s topic will be “Failed, Forgotten, Forsaken: Christianity in Contemporary African American Literature.” After the lecture, there will be a $50 per person dinner at the Carolina Inn to honor Harris. To register for the dinner, call the humanities program at (919) 962-1544 or e-mail human@unc.edu.
Jazz singer Dianne Reeves performs
7:30 p.m.
Memorial Hall
Today’s pre-eminent jazz vocalist, Dianne Reeves’ virtuosity, improvisational prowess and unique jazz stylings earned her the Grammy Award for Best Jazz Vocal Performance for three consecutive recordings – a Grammy first in any vocal category. Featured in George Clooney’s movie “Good Night, and Good Luck,” her singing draws on a world of influences with a powerful storytelling instinct. Tickets are $30-60 for the general public; $10 for university students. For more information and to purchase tickets, visit http://www.carolinaperformingarts.org/
performances/event.aspx?id=27a9bc94-f21f-4de1-84cf-b172464dcb29 or call (919) 843-7776.
Oct. 9
Exhibit on British romantic writers opens
6 p.m. – 7:15 p.m.
Pleasants Family Assembly Room, Wilson Library
Susan Wolfson, professor of English literature at Princeton University, will give a lecture titled “Mary Shelley’s Frankenstein: What Makes a Monster?” to celebrate the opening of the exhibit, “A Being More Intense: British Romantic Writers in the Rare Book Collection.” For more information, call (919) 962-4207.
Paul Robeson exhibit opening reception
7 p.m.
Sonja Haynes Stone Center for Black Culture and History
“Body and Soul: Paul Robeson, Race, and Representation” will examine the ways that Paul Robeson’s physical presence was used in the various phases of his career. The exhibition, drawn from the Alden and Mary Kimbrough Collection, will include a selection of more than 100 film and theater posters, film stills, playbills, album, book and magazine covers, personal correspondence, family photographs, works of art, excerpts from Robeson’s films and theatrical performances, and various editions of the Freedom newspaper, which Robeson produced during the early 1950s. The exhibit will be displayed in the Robert and Sallie Brown Gallery and Museum through Jan. 24. For more information, visit http://www.unc.edu/depts/stonecenter or call (919) 962-9001.
Christianity and Culture Speaker Series
7:30 p.m. – 9 p.m.
Murphey Hall 116
Malcolm C. Barber, emeritus professor of history at the University of Reading, United Kingdom, will discuss “Why Were the Knights Templar arrested in 1307?” as part of the Christianity and Culture speaker series. Barber is author of “The Trial of the Templars” (2006). He has published books on the Templars, the Cathars, the crusades and the general history of the medieval West in the 12th and 13th centuries. For more information, visit http://www.christianityculture.unc.edu or call Sondra Smolek at (919) 962-3939.
Ethics in the Professions Series Lecture
7:30 p.m. – 9 p.m.
Student Union Auditorium
Los Angeles Times reporter and UNC alumnus Peter Wallsten will speak on the “Ethics of Journalism and Reporting.” Wallsten was a White House correspondent and is currently covering the presidential campaigns. He is also legally blind and received an apology from President George Bush for wisecracks made at his expense. Wallsten recently published “One Party Country: The Republican Plan for Dominance in the 21st Century,” co-authored with Tom Hamburger. For more information, visit http://parrcenter.unc.edu/events/.
Oct. 10
UNC Symphony Orchestra performs
7:30 p.m.
Memorial Hall
The 110-member UNC Symphony Orchestra, under the direction of Tonu Kalam, opens its 2007-08 season with a performance of Berlioz’s revolutionary Symphonie fantastique, a work that created a sensation at its premiere in 1830. Tickets are $15 for the general public; $10 for university students, faculty and staff. For more information, visit http://www.carolinaperformingarts.org/performances/
event.aspx?id=4e9e1c22-4aa3-4bf2-b7fe-802a81f188d2.
Oct. 11
Poet Gregory Orr reads from his work
3:30 p.m. – 4:30 p.m.
Donovan Lounge, Greenlaw Hall
Poet Gregory Orr will read from his works. The recipient of a Guggenheim Fellowship and two poetry fellowships from the National Endowment for the Arts, Orr is the author of nine collections of poetry and a memoir. His memoir was selected by Publisher’s Weekly as one of the 50 best nonfiction books of 2002. Orr is professor of English at the University of Virginia, where he was the founder and first director of its master’s of fine arts program in writing. For more information, visit http://artsandsci.unc.edu/.
Campus Y rededication ceremony
4 p.m.
Anne Queen Faculty Commons, Campus Y
Chancellor James Moeser will rededicate the recently renovated YMCA building as home of the Campus Y. The Chancellor will be joined by Board of Trustees Chairman Roger Perry, Campus Y director Virginia Carson and Pete Andrews, former chair of the faculty and a longtime advocate for the Y. Y co-Presidents Sarah Schuyler and Joshua Criscoe will introduce the speakers. The Y building will be open for tours, hosted by current Y officers, and there will be a reception on the terrace adjacent to the building.
Martin Eakes speaks on sub-prime lending
5:30 p.m. – 6:30 p.m.
Kenan-Flagler Business School
Martin Eakes is the founder and CEO of Self-Help, a community development lender and real estate developer who works with qualified individuals, organizations and communities traditionally underserved by conventional markets. His talk, “Sub-prime Lending, Social Justice and Self-Help,” is presented by the Center for Sustainable Enterprise and Self-Help.
Thomas W. Lambeth (’57) Lecture in Public Policy
5:30 p.m. – 7 p.m.
Chapman Hall 211
Joel Lawrence Fleishman, director of the Heyman Center for Ethics, Public Policy and the Professions in Duke’s Sanford Institute, will deliver the inaugural Thomas W. Lambeth ’57 Lectureship in Public Policy in Chapman Hall 211. This new, endowed lecture is named for the Tom Lambeth, a public servant and supporter of the Campus Y, of UNC and of the State of North Carolina. For more information, contact Pete Andrews at (919) 843-5011 or pete_andrews@unc.edu.
Roy H. Park Distinguished Lecture Series
5:30 p.m. – 7:30 p.m.
Carroll Hall 111
Federal Trade Commission Chairman Deborah Platt Majoras, whom Washingtonian magazine called one of the 100 Most Powerful Women in Washington, will speak Thursday, Oct. 11, at the UNC School of Journalism and Mass Communication. Majoras’ speech, titled “The Role of Truthful Information in the Marketplace,” will cover a range of topics including how the FTC responds to the information market.
Global Education Distinguished Speaker Series
7 p.m. – 9 p.m.
FedEx Global Education Center
Experience the invigorating sounds of the kora, the ancient 21-string West African harp, in an exciting performance by Mamadou Diabante, named the “World Music Artist of the Year” by the American Folk Alliance. Interested in bringing the kora to new audiences, Mamadou has played with jazz and other contemporary artists; however, he remains rooted in the traditions of the Manding kora and his heritage. He is one of a handful of kora players that are keeping alive the kora tradition and serving as historians and storytellers. For more information, visit http://events.unc.edu/cal/event/showEventMore.rdo.
Discussion on the self portraits of Rafael Goldchain
7:30 p.m. – 9 p.m.
Sonja Haynes Stone Center for Black Culture and History Theatre and Auditorium
In “Familial Ground,” Chilean-Canadian Jewish photographer Rafael Goldchain created a series of portraits of “himself as” a number of paternal and maternal ancestors: male and female, traditional and modern, in Poland and the New World. Goldchain reads his own work as a meditation on memory and loss. Jonathan Boyarin, newly-hired Kaplan Professor of Modern Jewish Thought at Carolina, reads these portraits as a loving but unsentimental lesson in how to create oneself in the reflecting mirror of the ancestors. Boyarin’s lecture is entitled “Just Jewish Enough: Thinking Jewish in the Self Portraits of Rafael Goldchain.” This event is sponsored by the Carolina Center for Jewish Studies.
Oct. 12
University Day
11 a.m. – 12 p.m.
Memorial Hall
Michael Hunt, Ph.D., the Everett H. Emerson professor of history in the university’s College of Arts and Sciences, will be the keynote speaker at the 214th annual University Day celebration. Classes will be cancelled from 10 a.m. until 1 p.m. to allow faculty, staff and students to participate in University Day. The faculty and staff processional will gather at the Old Well at 10:30 a.m. For more information, visit http://www.unc.edu/universityday/.
FedEx Global Education Center Dedication
4 p.m. – 4:30 p.m.
FedEx Global Education Center
The FedEx Global Education Center will be formally dedicated at 4 p.m. as part of the 2007 University Day observance. The public is invited to attend the building dedication and to view the center’s “Women Empowered” photography exhibit. The center supports the university’s international efforts and brings together key international activities under one roof, including student and faculty services, academic instruction, research, study abroad and cultural exchange. The “Women Empowered” photography exhibit features women around the world who have worked to alleviate poverty in their communities. For more information, visit http://international.unc.edu/GEC.html.
N.C. Jazz Repertory Orchestra performs
8 p.m.
Memorial Hall
The N.C. Jazz Repertory Orchestra will perform “Rhythm is Our Business and Swing is the Thing,” a celebration of jazz music and dance with celebrated dancers from around the Triangle. Tickets are $12-20 for the general public and $10 for faculty, staff and students. For more information, visit http://www.carolinaperformingarts.org/performances/
event.aspx?id=f5dae39c-8e6a-4051-b5fd-d5abfa850dce.
Oct. 12 – 13
Star-Cross’d: Love & Loss in Shakespeare, Featuring a Performance of “Romeo and Juliet” by the PlayMakers Repertory Company
4 p.m. Friday, 1 p.m. Saturday
For locations, visit http://www.unc.edu/depts/human/level_3/2007_fall/StarCrossd.htm
Part of the Program in the Humanities and Human Values, a series of speakers will examine scholarly theories on Shakespeare’s beloved “Romeo and Juliet,” with a performance of the play by PlayMakers. Registration is $120, with an optional $20 lunch and $22.50 play ticket. For a complete listing of events, visit http://www.unc.edu/depts/human/level_3/2007_fall/StarCrossd.htm.
Oct. 14
Picture framing workshop
1:30 p.m. – 4:30 p.m.
N.C. Botanical Garden Totten Center
Margaret Mueller, professional artist and picture-framer, discusses how to make good design choices, the costs, and preservation techniques for your original artwork in this afternoon workshop. You may bring an unframed (or poorly framed) piece of art. Mat and frame samples will be on hand to help you visualize design options. Fee is $20 for Garden members; $25 for nonmembers. For more information, visit http://ncbg.unc.edu/pages/26 or call (919) 962-0522.
Take 6 performs
2 p.m.
Memorial Hall
With a staggering 18 Grammy nominations, 10 Grammy wins, 10 Dove Awards, one Soul Train Award and two NAACP Image Award nominations to their name, this a cappella sextet has appeared with music legends Ella Fitzgerald, Miles Davis, Al Jarreau, Stevie Wonder and Wynton Marsalis, among many others. With roots in gospel and doo-wop, their rich harmonies, vocal fireworks and gospel message have earned Take 6 a place among the most enduring and cherished artists in a cappella music. Tickets are $24-50 for the general public; $10 for university students. For more information, visit http://www.carolinaperformingarts.org/performances/
event.aspx?id=a802a6fe-3f61-42c1-b3ab-268758968605 or call (919) 843-7776.
William S. Newman Artists Series: Grieg by Three
3 p.m. – 5 p.m.
Hyde Hall Institute for the Arts and Humanities
The music department presents three violin-piano sonatas by Edvard Grieg in the 100th anniversary year of his death. Performing will be: Isidor Saslav, Richard Luby, Matthew Kiefer, on violin; Ann Saslav, Tonu Kalam and Wonmin Kim, on piano. Tickets are $15 for the general public; $10 for university students, faculty and staff. For more information, call (919) 962-1039.
The Critics Speak
7:30 p.m. – 9:30 p.m.
Hill Hall Auditorium
The Critics Speak brings two of the country’s leading music journalists – Anthony Tommasini of The New York Times and Tim Page of The Washington Post – together to discuss the place of music and music criticism in America today. As the title suggests, this is not a lecture, but a public conversation. With Page as interlocutor, the two critics discuss a wide variety of topics, including the role of the critic in American musical life, the health of the American orchestra, the state of music education, newspaper criticism and the internet, and the classical music recording business.
Oct. 16
RENCI Distinguished Lecture Series
5 p.m. – 6 p.m.
Kenan Center Dining Room
The Renaissance Computing Institute’s Distinguished Lecture Series continues with a talk by Robert D. Atkinson, president of the Information Technology and Innovation Foundation (ITIF). Atkinson’s will speak on “The New Global Innovation Economy: Implications for North Carolina.” The event is co-sponsored by the Frank Hawkins Kenan Institute of Private Enterprise. For information and to register for the event, visit http://www.renci.org/news/lectureseries.php.
Oct. 20
Mason Farm Biological Reserve Walk
9 a.m. – 12 p.m.
N.C. Botanical Garden Totten Center
The Mason Farm Biological Reserve, located near Finley Golf Course, is a university field research facility as well as a natural area for contemplative enjoyment of nature. Take an informative walk on the old farm trail that travels through 200 years of cultural and natural history at the reserve. See fall-blooming wildflowers and learn about the use of fire in creating open woodlands and maintaining early successional habitats. Involves walking on uneven terrain. Fee is $10 for Garden members; $12 for nonmembers. For more information, visit http://ncbg.unc.edu/pages/69/ or call (919) 962-0522.
Tour of Coker Arboretum
11 a.m. – 12 p.m.
Coker Arboretum
Stroll in the shade of the collection’s majestic trees and enjoy the array of colorful flower displays. Lead by volunteer tour guides. Start at the stone gathering circle near the arbor on Cameron Street. For more information, visit http://ncbg.unc.edu.
Oct. 22
2007 Uhlman Family Seminar
9:15 a.m. – 5:15 p.m.
For locations, visit http://www.unc.edu/depts/human/level_3/2007_fall/BooksWeLove.htm
The Program in the Humanities and Human Values and the Carolina Center for Jewish Studies presents “Ancient Wisdom: Faith & Doubt in Ecclesiastes, Job, Proverbs, & the Psalms,” featuring five speakers and a panel discussion. Registration is $120, and an optional lunch is $10. For a complete schedule, visit http://www.unc.edu/depts/human/level_3/2007_fall/AncientWisdom.htm.
Friends of the Library Speaker and Reception
5 p.m. – 7 p.m.
North Carolina Collection Gallery and Pleasants Family Assembly Room Wilson Library
Kim Sloan of the British Museum and curator of the upcoming North Carolina Museum of History exhibit, “A New World: England’s First View of America from the British Museum,” will speak about arts and society and what being a gentleman artist and adventurer of Elizabethan England meant in a lecture entitled “John White: An Elizabethan Gentleman, Limner and Governor in the New World.” The exhibit includes objects from the university’s North Carolina Collection.
Oct. 23 – 24
Cirque Eloize performs
7:30 p.m.
Memorial Hall
Celebrating beauty and dreams in an exuberant tribute to the human spirit, this award-winning Canadian troupe trades the tent for the theater with a feast of music, dance, performance, trapeze artists, contortionists and tumblers. The virtuosity, originality and artistic sensibility of Cirque Eloize place them at the forefront of the contemporary circus movement. RAIN revels in the innocence and fearlessness of child’s play in homage to the fond memories of youth. Tickets are $24-50 for the general public; $10 for university students. For more information, visit
http://www.carolinaperformingarts.org/performances/
event.aspx?id=716c3731-69c1-4041-b8a9-f4fdb83aed26.
Oct. 26
Seminar: “Books We Love: Great Teachers Talk about Their Favorite Fiction”
9:15 a.m. – 5:15 p.m.
For locations, visit http://www.unc.edu/depts/human/level_3/2007_fall/BooksWeLove.htm
The Program in the Humanities and Human Values presents four professors leading discussions on their favorite works of fiction. A panel discussion will conclude the seminar. Registration is $120; option lunch is $15. For more information and to register for the event, visit http://www.unc.edu/depts/human/level_3/2007_fall/BooksWeLove.htm.
St. Petersburg Philharmonic performs
8 p.m.
Memorial Hall
The oldest symphonic ensemble in the former USSR, the origins of the St. Petersburg Philharmonic can be traced back to a group of Russian aristocrats who founded Europe’s first Philharmonic Society in 1802. The ensemble will perform Schubert’s “Rosamunde, Entr’acte III,” Schumann’s “Piano Concerto in A minor, Op. 54” and Prokofiev’s “Romeo and Juliet, Suite No. 2.” The performance is made possible by the William R. Kenan Jr. Trust Endowment. Tickets are $30-60 for the general public; $10 for university students. For more information, visit
http://www.carolinaperformingarts.org/performances/
event.aspx?id=55630069-d979-4a30-b453-052d95f73ff8.
Oct. 29 – 30
Third Annual Bilingual Conference
8 a.m. – 5 p.m. Monday and Tuesday
William and Ida Friday Center for Continuing Education
The UNC School of Medicine’s division of speech and hearing sciences and the N.C. Department of Public Instruction present “English Language Learners with Language Disorders: Assessment & Intervention” with speaker Celeste Roseberry-McKibbin, Ph.D. This workshop covers informal assessment materials and methods that are useful for assessing potential language disorders in students from any language background. Participants will learn how to increase the overall language skills of English language learners with language disorders. For more information and to register for the event, visit http://www.med.unc.edu/ahs/sphs/bilingualconf.htm.
Oct. 29
Dean’s Speaker Series
5 p.m. – 6 p.m.
Koury Auditorium, McColl Building
Barry Salzberg, CEO of Deloitte and Touche USA will speak as part of the Kenan-Flagler Business School Dean’s Speaker Series. A reception will follow in the Kenan Dining Room. Please register for the event by e-mailing kfbsrsvp@unc.edu or calling (919) 843-7787.
Speaker: Deborah Dash Moore
7:30 p.m. – 9 p.m.
Sonja Haynes Stone Center for Black Culture and History Theatre and Auditorium
Whether they came from Sioux Falls, South Dakota, or the Bronx, New York, more than half a million Jews entered the United States’ armed forces during the Second World War. Deborah Dash Moore, director of the Frankel Center for Jewish Studies and Frederick G. L. Huetwell Professor of History, University of Michigan, shares an unprecedented view of the multiple struggles these GI Jews faced, having to fight not only the enemy, but also the prejudices of their fellow soldiers. Moore’s talk is sponsored by the Carolina Center for Jewish Studies.
Ongoing Events
Oct. 1 – 14
“Romeo and Juliet”
8 p.m. Tuesdays – Saturdays, 2 p.m. Sundays
Paul Green Theatre at the Center for Dramatic Art
Shakespeare explores romance, passion and tragedy in the most famous love story ever told. The Bard weaves a tale of deadly enmity, revenge, betrayal, irresistible love, and heartbreak. This classic tale of star-crossed lovers is as relevant and mesmerizing today as it was 400 years ago. Tickets are $10-32, depending on the date of the show. For more information, visit http://www.playmakersrep.org or call the PlayMakers Box Office at (919) 962-7529.
Oct. 1 – 30
“Memories of Summer” art exhibit
N.C. Botanical Garden Totten Center
“Memories of Summer,” watercolors by Marcy Lansman, will be on display in the Totten Center at the North Carolina Botanical Garden. For more information, visit http://ncbg.unc.edu or call (919) 962-0522.
Twentieth Annual Sculpture in the Garden
Through Nov. 16
N.C. Botanical Garden
Every fall the display gardens at the North Carolina Botanical Garden sprout a crop of unique creations by North Carolina artists. More than 70 one-of-a kind sculptures placed amid the native wildflowers and shrubs delight garden visitors for two months. For more information, visit http://ncbg.unc.edu or call (919) 962-0522.
Botanical Illustration: Field Sketching classes
Mondays, skipping Oct. 8
N.C. Botanical Garden Totten Center
Bring a sketchbook out-of-doors and reconnect with plants in their natural environment. This 4-session workshop uses a combination of guided exercises and free experimentation. Media will include ball-point pen as well as watercolor and colored pencils. Pre-registration is necessary. Fee is $110 for Garden members; $125 for nonmembers. For more information, visit http://ncbg/unc.edu/26/ or call (919) 962-0522.
Oct. 3 – 24
Botanical Illustration: Color Pencil I classes
1 – 4:30 p.m. Wednesdays
N.C. Botanical Garden Totten Center
An introduction to basic techniques and tips for using colored pencils for scientific botanical illustration, drawing, and painting. Pre-registration for the four-part series is required. Fee is $110 for Garden members; $125 for nonmembers. To register and for more information, visit http://ncbg.unc.edu/pages/26/ or call (919) 962 – 0522.
Oct. 3 -31
The Art of Looking: Selections from the collection of Charles Millard
Daily through Dec. 30
Ackland Art Museum
Former Ackland director Charles Millard returns to the Museum this fall to share his renowned private collection with the public in The Art of Looking, a special exhibition of 70 works from the collection of a true connoisseur. For more information, visit http://www.ackland.org/index.php.
Oct. 4 – 25
Digital Photography Workshop
9 a.m. – 12 p.m. Thursdays
N.C. Botanical Garden Totten Center
Through a combination of lecture and digital photo-taking on the grounds of the Botanical Garden, learn how to use your digital camera. Topics include how a digital camera works, camera controls and creativity, controlling sharpness, controlling exposure, capturing light and color. Pre-registration for the four-part series is necessary. Fee is $80 for Garden members; $90 for nonmembers. For more information, visit http://ncbg.unc.edu/pages/26/ or call (919) 962-0522.
Three-Dimensional Botanical Art classes
1 p.m. – 4 p.m. Thursdays
N.C. Botanical Garden Totten Center
Create a three-dimensional illusion of nature’s beauty by assembling cut colored papers enhanced with colored pencil. Students in this 4-session workshop will work from nature and may bring their own floral material. Basic drawing skills recommended. Pre-registration is necessary. Fee is $110 for Garden members; $125 for nonmembers. To register and for more information, visit http://ncbg.unc.edu/26/ or call (919) 962-0522.
Oct. 6- 20, Nov. 3
Botanical Illustration: Color Theory I classes
9:30 a.m. – 1 p.m. Saturdays
N.C. Botanical Garden Totten Center
An introduction to color theory in botanical illustration, beginning with basic terminology of colors and how they are produced by the artist. Students practice basic color mixing and matching, painting transparent layers of watercolor. A homework-intensive class. The four-part series will meet Saturdays, skipping Oct. 27. Fee is $110 for Garden members; $125 for nonmembers. For more information, visit http://ncbg.unc.edu/pages/26/ or call (919) 962-0522.
Oct. 6 – Nov. 3
Native Plant Studies: Basic Botany classes
1 p.m. – 4 p.m. Saturdays
N.C. Botanical Garden
This class is designed with the novice naturalist or gardener in mind (or to fulfill a requirement for the Botanical Garden’s Certificate Program). In five Saturday sessions, participants will cover the basic principles of botany from taxonomy to morphology and physiology. Pre-registration is necessary. Fee is $130 for Garden members; $145 for nonmembers. To register for the event and for more information, visit http://ncbg.unc.edu/pages/26/ or call (919) 962-0522.
Oct. 24 – Nov. 11
“Crimes of the Heart”
8 p.m. Tuesdays – Saturdays, 2 p.m. Sundays
Paul Green Theatre at the Center for Dramatic Art
The McGrath sisters are having a really bad day: Lenny is turning 30 and dealing with dying Granddaddy; Meg is reeling from her failed singing career; and Babe, the youngest, forces a sisterly reunion when she is bailed out of jail after shooting her husband. Warm-hearted, irreverent and funny, this winner of the Pulitzer Prize and New York Drama Critics Circle Award is a southern comedy teeming with humanity and humor. Tickets are $10-32, depending on the date of the show. For more information, visit http://www.playmakersrep.org or call the PlayMakers Box Office at (919) 962-7529.
Oct. 25 – 30
Performance of “The Bell Witch”
8 p.m. Thursday, 8 p.m. Friday – Tuesday
Swain Hall Studio 6
Two-hundred years ago the Bell family of Tennessee was terrorized by a spirit that eventually killed John Bell. A haunting tale of love and abuse adapted for inheritors of the Bell legacy. The project was directed and developed by Ari Gratch and co-sponsored by the communications department and Wordshed Productions. Tickets are $7. For more information, visit http://comm.unc.edu/newsevents/Performances/index_html.
Continuing
Community Classroom Series Fall 2007
Various times and dates
William and Ida Friday Center for Continuing Education
The William and Ida Friday Center for Continuing Education, described since its early days as the “citizen’s classroom,” offers the public a variety of short courses – the Community Classroom Series. Each course is $50 and meets for two hours weekly. This semester’s courses include “The Place of Race in North Carolina,” “Inside ACC Basketball,” and “Biodiversity and Conservation in the Face of Poverty.” For a complete course listing and to register, visit http://www.fridaycenter.unc.edu/pdep/ccs/index.htm.
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