Events @ Carolina

Performances and academic events
enliven Carolina campus life in January

Following is a sampling of upcoming events on the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill campus. Events are free to the public unless otherwise noted.

Jan. 8
Yoga in the galleries
Noon
Ackland Art Museum
A yoga session will be held in the galleries. Learn and practice gentle yoga poses on chair or mat along with breathing techniques to focus the mind and increase strength and flexibility. Registration is required, and a $5 donation is suggested. Participants are asked to bring a mat and wear comfortable clothes. Beginners welcome. For more information, call (919) 966-5736 or visit www.ackland.org.

Jan. 10
Susan Graham
7:30 p.m.
Beasley-Curtis Auditorium, Memorial Hall
Mezzo-soprano opera singer Susan Graham, of Midland, Texas will perform an all-French program featuring songs by Debussy, Bizet, Gounod, Franck, Fauré and others. Scottish pianist Malcolm Martineau will accompany. Call the Memorial Hall Box Office at (919) 843-3333 or visit www.carolinaperformingarts.org for tickets: $24-$50 for the general public and $10 for UNC students. Sponsored by Carolina Performing Arts.

Jan. 12
Art after dark
5 p.m.
Ackland Art Museum
The museum hosts "Art After Dark" on the second Friday of every month. Participants can enjoy live jazz, complimentary refreshments and evening art viewing. Sponsored by the Ackland Art Museum Guild. For more information, call (919) 966-5736 or visit www.ackland.org.

Jan. 13
Open drawing session
10 a.m.
Ackland Art Museum
Community members are invited to draw in the galleries on the second Saturday of every month. The session opens with a brief consideration of a single work of art followed by time to draw in a pre-selected gallery. Participants provide the dry media (pencil, crayon, conté crayon, charcoal and paper). Camp stools and drop cloths are available. For more information, call (919) 966-5736 or visit www.ackland.org.

Jan. 14
Martin Luther King Jr. memorial banquet
7 p.m.
William and Ida Friday Center for Continuing Education
The 22nd annual banquet will feature a keynote address by Dr. Reginald Hildebrand, associate professor of African and Afro-American Studies. An order form for tickets, $25, is available at http://www.unc.edu/diversity/mlk/sunday.html. For more information, contact the Office of Diversity and Multicultural Affairs at (919) 962-6962 or e-mail diversity@unc.edu.

Jan. 15
Day for service
10 a.m.
Frank Porter Graham Student Union
"Day for Service" brings together Carolina students interested in giving back to the greater Chapel Hill community. Pre-registration is required at http://www.unc.edu/rocts.

Jan. 16
Reflections of diversity
Noon
Frank Porter Graham Student Union
The Campus Y will present an interactive exhibit in the west lounge of the Student Union. A collage of mirrors, drawings and writing, the exhibit invites visitors to observe, express and reflect upon cultural differences. Students, faculty and the public are welcome to contribute to the collage. E-mail Liz Ross at liz@lizzy.net for more information.

Poetry reading
6 p.m.
Sonja Haynes Stone Center for Black Culture and History
The Stone Center and University library will present the third annual "He Was a Poem: An Evening of Poetry Inspired by Dr. Martin Luther King." Faculty, staff and students will present a reading of poems inspired by King's life and work. For information, contact Raquel Cogell, Stone Center librarian, at cogell@email.unc.edu or call (919) 843-5808.

Artist Iona Rozeal Brown: Hanes visiting artist lecture series
7:15 p.m.
Room 121, Hanes Art Center auditorium
The slideshow and talk is co-sponsored by the art department, Carolina Asia Center, Program in Cultural Studies, Office of Diversity and Multicultural Affairs and the Duke Center for International Studies. For more information, call (919) 962-2015 or e-mail genedono@email.unc.edu.

Oratorical contest
7:30 p.m.
Great Hall, Frank Porter Graham Student Union
The Kappa Omicron chapter of Delta Sigma Theta Sorority Inc invites participants to present an original monologue addressing the following questions: "How has Dr. King's dream been achieved at UNC Chapel Hill? What is the reality of diversity, equality and justice at the University?" Winners will receive a $100 prize. Contact Chloe Russell at cjrussel@email.unc.edu for more information.

Jan. 17-19
Martin Luther King Jr. film festival
Noon
Hitchcock Multipurpose Room
Sonja Haynes Stone Center for Black Culture and History
The Stone Center will screen three films based on the life and legacy of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Participants are invited to bring a bag lunch to the films: "The Boy King" (Jan. 17), "Martin Luther King: The Legacy" (Jan. 18) and "The Assassination of Martin Luther King" (Jan. 19). Contact Olympia Friday at (919) 962-7265 or e-mail ofriday@email.unc.edu for more information.

Jan. 17
2007 Stone Center Visiting Artist: Carolina Chocolate Drops
3 p.m.
Hitchcock Multipurpose Room
Sonja Haynes Stone Center for Black Culture and History
The string-band trio will perform for Communiversity students. The group consists of Dom Flemons and native North Carolinians Rhiannon Giddens and Justin Robinson. The Carolina Chocolate Drops have performed fiddle and banjo music for audiences nationwide. Communiversity is an after-school program run by UNC student volunteers at the Stone Center. Contact Olympia Friday at (919) 962-7265 or e-mail ofriday@email.unc.edu for more information.

Candle-light vigil
6:15 p.m.
McCorkle Place
The Theta Pi chapter of Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority Inc. will lead a candle-light vigil from the Old Well to Memorial Hall in remembrance of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. and to commemorate a 7 p.m. keynote lecture by Dr. Cornel West. Contact LaToya Evans at lsevans@email.unc.edu for more information.

An artist's perspective
6:30 p.m.
Ackland Art Museum
The museum will host a session with potter Gillian Parke as part of a monthly program that invites teens to meet local artists, view their work and hear ideas about the Ackland's collection. For more information, call (919) 966-5736 or visit www.ackland.org.

Book discussion
7 p.m.
Ackland Art Museum
The museum will host a discussion of artist Manil Suri's "The Death of Vishnu." Museum educator Leslie Balkany and Nalin Parikh, research associate professor and assistant dean in physics and astronomy, will facilitate the discussion. For more information, call (919) 966-5736 or visit www.ackland.org.

MLK memorial lecture
7 p.m.
Beasley-Curtis Auditorium, Memorial Hall
Cornel West, Class of 1943 University Professor of Religion at Princeton University, will be the keynote speaker at the 26th annual MLK lecture. Free tickets will be available at the Memorial Hall Box Office on Jan 11 for students and on Jan. 13 for the public. Limit two tickets per student with two UNC OneCards. Contact Michelle O'Neil at (919) 962-6962 or e-mail moneil@email.unc.edu for more information.

PlayMakers Repertory Company: "Stones in His Pockets"
8 p.m.
Paul Green Theatre, Center for Dramatic Art
Playwright Marie Jones' spoof on cinema and society opens. The play explores what happens to one Irish community when yet another Hollywood production team comes to town. It contains adult language and themes. Tickets, $20-$30, are available at the Playmakers Box Office in the Center for Dramatic Art or online at www.playmakersrep.org. The show runs through Feb. 11.

Jan. 18
Lunch with one
1 p.m.
Ackland Art Museum
The museum will offer another installment of its "one expert, one hour" series. Distinguished professor Timothy Carter, chairman of the UNC Music Department, will present a lecture titled "Oklahoma!, Thomas Hart Benton, and the American Dream." For more information, call (919) 966-5736 or visit www.ackland.org.

'Sheroes' in action
6 p.m.
Toy Lounge, Dey Hall
The Office of Diversity and Multicultural Affairs will co-present a panel discussion titled "Sheroes in Action," highlighting campus and community women activists who contributed to the civil rights movement by breaking barriers in higher education. Contact Lawntee Frazier at lmfrazie@email.unc.edu or call (919) 923-7581 for more information. Co-sponsored by Carolina Women's Center and the UNC Chapter of NAACP.

7 p.m.
Student friends movie night
Ackland Art Museum
Student Friends of the Ackland will present a screening of 2000's "Pollock," a film about the life and career of the American painter Jackson Pollock. For more information, call (919) 966-5736 or visit www.ackland.org.

Jan. 19
'I, Too, Sing America'
Noon
Great Hall, Frank Porter Graham Student Union
The Black Student Movement will present a performance inspired by the Langston Hughes poem "I, Too, Sing America." It will reflect on the impact of pop culture messages on efforts to engage with social justice and diversity. Contact Brittany A. Williams at williaba@email.unc.edu for more information.

Barbara Cook
8 p.m.
Beasley-Curtis Auditorium, Memorial Hall
Broadway veteran and touring soloist Barbara Cook will perform a selection of songs. Cook has delighted audiences around the world for more than 50 years, first as a performer in the heyday of the Broadway musical, then as a concert and cabaret artist. She has performed at the White House and in Carnegie Hall and has also appeared with the New York Philharmonic. Call the Memorial Hall Box Office at (919) 843-3333 or visit www.carolinaperformingarts.org for tickets: $34-$75 for the general public and $10 for UNC students. Sponsored by Carolina Performing Arts.

Jan. 20
Vega Quartet with Thomas Otten
8 p.m.
Beasley-Curtis Auditorium, Memorial Hall
One of America's finest young string quartets, now in residence at Emory University, will perform. Members will be joined by UNC faculty pianist Thomas Otten in a performance of one of the greatest piano quintets, Dvorák's, along with quartets of Beethoven and Bartók. Call the Memorial Hall Box Office at (919) 843-3333 or visit www.carolinaperformingarts.org for tickets: $15 for the general public and $10 for UNC students. Sponsored by Carolina Performing Arts.

Jan. 21
Ackland events
1 p.m. and 2 p.m.
Ackland Art Museum
The museum will host a reception and book signing for its "Fashioning the Divine" exhibit from 1 to 3 p.m. Music in the galleries will be played from 2 to 4 p.m. For more information, call (919) 966-5736 or visit www.ackland.org.

Jan. 22
Reception honoring artist Iona Brown
5 p.m.
Hitchcock Multipurpose Room
Sonja Haynes Stone Center for Black Culture and History
The Stone Center will recognize and showcase the work of Iona Brown, Hanes Art Center Visiting Artist, during a reception. Brown's paintings depict a mixture of anonymous courtesans, geisha and other Japanese subjects. She explores the theme of Afro-Asiatic allegory, addressing the global influence of black culture as fetish. North Carolina musicians Clarence and Janet Ledbetter will perform traditional Japanese music during the reception. Contact Olympia Friday at (919) 962-7265 or e-mail ofriday@email.unc.edu for more information.

Speaker
5:30 p.m.
Koury Auditorium, Kenan-Flagler Business School
Longtime Washington journalist Joe Klein, author of "Primary Colors," a veiled portrayal of President Bill Clinton's first presidential campaign, will deliver the school's annual Weatherspoon Lecture. A 6:30 p.m. reception at Kenan Dining Room will follow the lecture, which is a part of the Dean's Speaker Series at the School. Registration is required. Call (919) 843-7787 or e-mail kfbsrsvp@unc.edu to register.

Ethics panel discussion
7:30 p.m.
Frank Porter Graham Student Union
The Parr Center for Ethics, the StemGroup student organization and Student Congress will sponsor a two-hour public discussion on the ethics of embryonic stem cell research. The seven-member panel will include students and professionals representing religious and scientific perspectives on the issue. For more information and a complete list of panelists, visit http://parrcenter.unc.edu/events/seminars/stemcell/.

Jan. 23
Yoga in the galleries
Noon
Ackland Art Museum
A yoga session will be held in the galleries. Learn and practice gentle yoga poses on chair or mat along with breathing techniques to focus the mind and increase strength and flexibility. Registration is required, and a $5 donation is suggested. Participants are asked to bring a mat and wear comfortable clothes. Beginners welcome. For more information, call (919) 966-5736 or visit www.ackland.org.

Reading
2 p.m.
Donovan Lounge, Greenlaw Hall
Ellen Bush, poet and author of "Licorice," will present a public reading. Sponsored by the Creative Writing Program in the English Department. For more information call Jenne Herbst at (919) 962-4000 or e-mail jlherbst@email.unc.edu.

Robert Farris Thompson: Hanes Visiting Artist Lecture Series
5:30 p.m.
Room 121, Hanes Art Center
Professor Robert Thompson, the Col. John Trumbell Professor of Art at Yale University, will speak. A reception will follow. For more information call (919) 962-2015 or e-mail genedono@email.unc.edu.

Jan. 24
Sekou Sundiata: The 51st (dream) state
7:30 p.m.
Beasley-Curtis Auditorium, Memorial Hall
Harlem-born performance artist Sekou Sundiata will present "the 51st (dream) state." Featuring a cycle of songs, poems, monologues and still and moving projected images, the multimedia show explores how America defines itself in a new era of unprecedented influence. Call the Memorial Hall Box Office at (919) 843-3333 or visit www.carolinaperformingarts.org for tickets: $15-$35 for the general public and $10 for UNC students. Co-commissioned by Carolina Performing Arts.

Jan. 25
North Carolina Symphony
8 p.m.
Beasley-Curtis Auditorium, Memorial Hall
Symphony director Grant Llewellyn and cellist Denise Djokic will present a program as part of the Symphony's Chapel Hill series. Tickets for the public, $22-$37, are available at the North Carolina Symphony box office in Raleigh, by phone at (919) 733-2750 or online at www.ncsymphony.org. UNC student tickets, $10, are available at the Memorial Hall Box Office on Cameron Avenue, online at www.carolinaperformingarts.org or by phone at (919) 843-3333. Sponsored by Carolina Performing Arts.

Jan. 27
Exhibit opening
4 p.m.
Robert and Sallie Brown Gallery and Museum
The Sonja Haynes Stone Center for Black Culture and History
The Stone Center will present "Radicals in Black and Brown: Palante, People's Power, and Common Cause in the Black Panthers and the Young Lords Organization." The exhibit, which runs through runs through March 2, is a collection of photographs, posters, and flyers chronicling the common themes, imagery and iconography of the Black Panther Party and Young Lords Organization. Former leaders from both parties will lead symposium discussions. Contact Olympia Friday at (919) 962-7265 or e-mail ofriday@email.unc.edu for more information.

'Rent'
7:30 p.m.
Beasley-Curtis Auditorium, Memorial Hall
Broadway's hit musical, now in its 10th season, will come to Chapel Hill for a two-day performance. Set in the East Village of New York City, "Rent" is about being young and learning to survive in the city. Call the Memorial Hall Box Office at (919) 843-3333 or visit www.carolinaperformingarts.org for tickets: $34-$75. Student tickets are sold out. Sponsored by Carolina Performing Arts.

Jan. 30
Center for the Study of the American South program
3:30 p.m.
Location to be announced
As a part of the ongoing "Centering the South" speaker series, the Center for the Study of the American South will welcome historian and author Mark Smith, who will discuss the idea of race in Southern history. Smith will discuss how taking the term seriously can explain how race is made, how racism is learned and how the ideology of race has arisen historically. Contact Ayse Erginer at (919) 962-0507 or e-mail ayse@unc.edu for more information.

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