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Martin Luther King Jr. Celebration Week highlights January events at Carolina

The following is a sampling of January 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.

Jan. 9
Musical performance: Royal Philharmonic Orchestra with Pinchas Zukerman
7:30 p.m.
Memorial Hall
Formed by Sir Thomas Beecham in 1946, London’s Royal Philharmonic Orchestra has toured more than 30 countries in the last five years. Conductor, violinist and violist Pinchas Zukerman appears on more than 100 recordings and has performed with the world’s finest orchestras and chamber musicians. Tickets are sold out. For more information and to purchase tickets, visit http://www.carolinaperformingarts.org/performances/event.aspx?id=9b2c7131-d9df-4014-93cf-f0167138365c or call (919) 843-7776.

Jan. 14
Speaker: “Israel and the Diaspora: Convergence or Rupture?”
7:30 p.m. – 9 p.m.
Sonja Haynes Stone Center Auditorium
Derek Penslar, Samuel J. Zacks Professor of Jewish History at the University of Toronto, will address how Zionist ideology and the Israeli state are not as far removed from Diaspora Jewish norms as is commonly thought. Sponsored by the Carolina Center for Jewish Studies. For more information, visit http://www.unc.edu/ccjs/.

Jan. 17
Global Queer Cinema Film Series
5 p.m. – 7 p.m.
House Undergraduate Library 205
The Global Queer Cinema Film Series presents “The Celluloid Closet” directed by Robert Epstein and Jeffrey Friedman. A documentary, this film explores the role of homosexuals in Hollywood. For more information, e-mail Alize Kuzniar at akuzniar@email.unc.edu.

Friends of the Library Lecture: “A Guide to Collecting Everyman’s Library”
6 p.m. – 7:30 p.m.
Wilson Library Pleasants Family Assembly Room
A talk by Terry Seymour, author of “A Guide to Collecting Everyman’s Library,” to celebrate the opening of the Rare Book Collection’s J. M. Dent exhibition, “The ABCs of Collecting Everyman’s Library: Archives, Books, Collections.” The exhibit will be on display through March 31.

Jan. 18
Musical performance: “An Ives Experience”
8 p.m.
Memorial Hall
Pianist, composer and scholar Stefan Litwin, whose recordings, lectures and compositions have made him an international icon, joins UNC colleagues in a program devoted to America’s most original 20th century composer, Charles Ives. Tickets are $15 for the general public; $10 for faculty, staff and students. For more information and to purchase tickets, visit http://www.carolinaperformingarts.org/performances/event.aspx?id=376cb650-5660-45f1-99bd-ba93027cb1c5 or call (919) 843-7776.

Jan. 20
23rd Annual University-Community Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial Banquet
6 p.m.
William and Ida Friday Center for Continuing Education
The Rev. Chancy R. Edwards, pastor emeritus of First Baptist Church in Fayetteville and a senior advisor to Gov. Michael Easley, will be the keynote speaker at this annual celebration of the legacy of Martin Luther King Jr. sponsored by the University/Community MLK Planning Corp. To purchase tickets, call (919) 962-6962.

Jan. 21
Performance: “He Was a Poem: A Gathering in the Tradition”
7 p.m.
Robert and Sallie Brown Gallery and Museum, Sonja Haynes Stone Center
This event will explore Martin Luther King Jr.’s legacy through music, poetry and spoken word. Guests will include musician Bradley Simmons of the Duke University Djembe Ensemble, poets Michael and Lita Simanga, and spoken word artist Kim Arrington.

Jan. 22
Candlelight vigil honoring Martin Luther King Jr.
6:30 p.m.
McCorkle Place
The Theta Pi Chapter of Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority Inc. will lead a candlelight vigil in honor of King with brief addresses and performances.

MLK Keynote Lecture: Ruby Dee
7 p.m.
Memorial Hall
Actress and activist Ruby Dee will deliver the keynote address of MLK Celebration Week. Dee and her husband, actor Ossie Davis, have been inducted into the Theater Hall of Fame and the NAACP Hall of Fame, and honored with the National Medal of the Arts, among many other accolades. Sponsored by the Chancellor’s Committee for the Martin Luther King Jr. Birthday Celebration, Carolina Union Activities Board, Student Government, Martin Luther King Jr. Established Lecture Fund, Black Student Movement and the Residence Hall Association. Tickets are free to the general public and students; seating is reserved, and tickets are limited to two per person. Tickets will be available starting Jan. 16 and must be picked up from the Memorial Hall box office. For ticket information, call (919) 843-3333.

Musical performance: Jazz Faculty Jam
7:30 p.m.
Hill Hall Auditorium
Carolina’s music department presents faculty Jim Ketch and Stephen Anderson, along with Will Campbell of UNC Charlotte, Chad Eby of UNC Greensboro, Craig Butterfield of the University of South Carolina, and Rodrigo Villanueva of Northern Illinois University in a faculty jazz concert. For more information, visit http://music.unc.edu/.

Jan. 23
Annual Martin Luther King Jr. Oratorical Contest
7:30 p.m.
Student Union Cabaret
The Kappa Omicron Chapter of Delta Sigma Theta Sorority Inc. will sponsor an oratorical contest on the theme “From Dreams to Reality: The Illusion of Full Inclusion.” For more information, e-mail kappaomicrondst@gmail.com.

Jan. 24
Global Queer Cinema Film Series: “Paris is Burning”
5 p.m. – 7 p.m.
House Undergraduate Library 205
The Global Queer Cinema Film Series presents “Paris is Burning” directed by Jennie Livingston. Livingston’s documentary provides a glimpse into the New York “drag” scene. For more information, e-mail Alice Kuzniar at akuzniar@email.unc.edu.

Film screening and discussion: “Faces of Change”
5 p.m.
FedEx Global Education Center, Room 1015
Filmmaker Michele Stephenson will participate in a discussion following the premiere of “Faces of Change,” an award-winning documentary about the stories of five activists working to eradicate racism in New Orleans, Mauritania, India, Brazil and Bulgaria. Sponsored by Carolina Women’s Center, the Duke Center for Documentary Studies, and the following UNC programs and departments: the African Studies Center, Center for Global Initiatives, Curriculum in International and Area Studies, Curriculum in Women’s Studies, Program in Cultural Studies, Department of African and Afro-American Studies, Department of Asian Studies, Institute for African American Research, Institute for the Study of the Americas and Sonja Haynes Stone Center.

Jan. 25
The Lived Experience of Race: Reflections on “A Class Divided”
   and Martin Luther King Jr.’s Dream of a Better Tomorrow
12:15 p.m., 1:15 p.m., 2:15 p.m.
Student Union Great Hall
In this experiential screening, participants will be seated based on eye color to view selections of the PBS documentary “A Class Divided”, which recounts school teacher Jane Elliot’s “blue eye, brown eye” exercise, and Martin Luther King’s “I Have A Dream” speech. Sponsored by the Campus Y.

Performance: “I, Too, Sing America: The New Frontier”
7 p.m.
Student Union Great Hall
A performance of song, dance and spoken word imagining the possibilities of starting the world over again. Sponsored by the Black Student Movement.

Jan. 26
Seminar: “After the Fall: Russia Post-Communism”
9:15 a.m. – 5:15 p.m.
For locations, visit http://www.unc.edu/depts/human/level_3/2007_fall/Religion&Politics.htm
Part of the Program in the Humanities and Human Values, this seminar will examine Russia after the fall of the Berlin Wall and the end of the Communist world view through anthropology, art history, history and political science. Registration is $120, with an optional lunch for $10. For more information, visit http://adventuresinideas.unc.edu/level_3/2008_Spring/1-Russia.htm.

Presentation and discussion: Conservation of freshwater habitat of the Southeast
2 p.m. – 4 p.m.
N.C. Botanical Garden Totten Center
Robert Sutter, regional scientist for The Nature Conservancy’s Southern United States Conservation Region will speak about the Southeast’s freshwater biodiversity, conservation efforts and balancing threats to diversity with the need for potable drinking water. Admission is $10 for the general public; $8 for Botanical Garden members; free to UNC students. For more information, visit http://ncbg.unc.edu.

Jan. 28
Kenan-Flagler Business School Weatherspoon Lecture: Steve Forbes
5:30 p.m.
Maurice J. Koury Auditorium, McColl Building
Steve Forbes, president and CEO of Forbes Inc. and editor-in-chief of Forbes magazine, will give the business school’s annual Weatherspoon Lecture. A reception will follow the lecture in the Kenan Center, across the brick plaza from the McColl Building. Parking will be available in the business school’s parking deck. To reserve a seat for the lecture and for more information, call (919) 843-7787 or e-mail KFBSRSVP@unc.edu.
 
Ongoing events

Jan. 9-13
Play performance: “2.5 Minute Ride”
8 p.m. Tuesday-Saturday, 2 p.m. Sunday
Paul Green Theatre at the Center for Dramatic Art
PlayMakers Repertory Company presents Lisa Kron performing her OBIE Award winning performance taking us from Auschwitz to an amusement park in Ohio, the ride of her life. She interweaves a trip to Poland with her father and their annual visit to the world’s roller coaster capital. Tickets are $24-32, depending on the performance date. For more information and to purchase tickets, visit http://www.playmakersrep.org.

Jan. 10-24
Seminar: “Simone de Beauvoir: Philosopher and Educator”
4 p.m. – 6 p.m. on three consecutive Thursdays
Peabody Hall 212
James Marshall, professor of education philosophy at the University of Auckland, New Zealand, will present the Second Biennial Seminar in Humanities, “Simone de Beauvoir: Philosopher and Educator.” All School of Education graduate students and faculty are invited to participate. Graduate students may receive one unit of credit for completing the seminar. For more information or to register, contact Danielle Kelly in 201 Peabody, danielle.kelly@unc.edu or (919) 962-1395.

Jan. 10-20
Performance: “Suspension/Belief”
8 p.m.
Memorial Hall
This immersive, multi-media installation invites participants literally and metaphorically to suspend beliefs about identity, politics, and religion. A performance installation by Annissa Clarke and Cameron Ayres, co-sponsored by Wordshed Productions. Tickets are $7. For more information and to purchase tickets, call the Memorial Hall box office at (919) 843-7776.

Jan. 26 – March 1
Play performance: “Doubt: A Parable”
8 p.m. Tuesdays-Saturdays, 2 p.m. Sundays
Paul Green Theatre at the Center for Dramatic Art
PlayMakers Repertory Company presents “Doubt,” a Pulitzer Prize and Tony Award winning play set in a Bronx Catholic school in 1964, where a strong-minded principal wrestles with conscience and uncertainty as she is faced with concerns about one of her male colleagues. Tickets are $10-32, depending on the performance date. For more information and to purchase tickets, visit http://www.playmakersrep.org.

Jan. 27 – March 2
Play performance: “Topdog/Underdog”
8 p.m. Tuesdays-Saturdays, 2 p.m. Sundays
Paul Green Theatre at the Center for Dramatic Art
PlayMakers Repertory Company presents “Topdog/Underdog,” a Pulitzer Prize winning play by Suzan-Lori Parks. Two African-American brothers, Lincoln and Booth, whose names were given to them as a joke by their father, fight for position and legitimacy in the world. Haunted by their past and their obsession with the con game three-card monte, they are forced to confront the shattering reality of their future. Tickets are $10-32, depending on the performance date. For more information and to purchase tickets, visit http://www.playmakersrep.org.

The Healing Arts: Sickness and Social Impact
Daily through Jan. 13
Ackland Art Museum Perspectives Gallery
“The Healing Arts” is a collaborative exhibition with Professor Kaja Finkler, of UNC-Chapel Hill’s anthropology department, designed for the students in her first-year seminar “The Art of Healing, The Science of Curing.” The exhibition is grouped into three principal themes: representations of diseases, approaches to healing, and the effect of the environment on health and illness. For more information, visit http://www.ackland.org/cms/node/142.

 “A Knight to Remember: The Life and Legacy of Sir Walter Raleigh”
Daily through Jan. 31
Wilson Library North Carolina Collection Gallery
Books, maps, and manuscripts relating to Sir Walter Raleigh’s life and times will be on display in the North Carolina Collection Gallery, complementing the N.C. Museum of History’s new Lost Colony exhibit. Items in the exhibition will include a first edition of Raleigh’s “History of the World,” published in 1614 while Raleigh was imprisoned in the Tower of London. For more information, visit http://www.lib.unc.edu/ncc/gallery/current_exhib.html or call (919) 962-1143.

“A Nursery of Patriotism: The University at War, 1861-1945”
Daily through Feb. 29
Wilson Library’s Manuscripts Department
“A Nursery of Patriotism: The University at War, 1861-1945” will use more than 150 letters, documents, photographs, and publications to explore the university’s contributions to and involvement in the Civil War, World War I and World War II. For more information, visit http://www.lib.unc.edu/spotlight/universityatwar.html or call (919) 962-1345.