Upcoming Events @ Carolina

Musical offerings and holiday celebrations offered throughout November

CHAPEL HILL – 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.

Nov. 1
El Dia de los Muertos (The Day of the Dead)
FedEx Global Education Center

The FedEx Global Education Center and the Institute for the Study of the Americas will host a daylong exhibit on the Day of the Dead, a much-observed holiday in Latin America. An altar will be displayed where people can bring flowers, food, letters and other items of remembrance for their loved ones who have died. The exhibit will also serve as a tribute celebrating the life and work of the late Frida Kahlo, a Mexican painter who achieved international popularity with her use of vibrant colors in a style influenced by indigenous cultures of her native Mexico as well as European influences. A reception with traditional food will begin at 6 p.m. and will be followed by a showing of the film “The Day of the Dead in Janitzio,” produced in Mexico and the first film in this year’s Latin American Film Festival. For more information, contact Laura Griest at (919) 962-0318.

Class: Literary Trails of the North Carolina Mountains
2:30 p.m. - 4 p.m.
George Watts Hill Alumni Center

As part of the UNC General Alumni Association’s Carolina College for Lifelong Learning series, Georgann Eubanks will speak on this guidebook, the first of three regional volumes that invite residents and out-of-state visitors to explore North Carolina while reading literature from our state’s finest writers. Eubanks is the founder of the N.C. Writers’ Network. Tuition is $10; free to preregistered GAA members. For more information and to register for the class, visit http://www.alumni.unc.edu/article.aspx?sid=5144.

Environmental Sciences and Engineering Seminar
3:30 p.m. - 4:30 p.m.
Beard Hall 102
Raymond M. Hozalski, Ph.D., will speak on “Enrichment, Isolation and Characterization of Haloacetic Acid-Degrading Bacteria.” Hozalski is an associate professor and the director of graduate studies in the department of civil engineering at the University of Minnesota. The seminar is hosted by Greg Characklis, associate professor of environmental sciences and engineering in the School of Public Heath. For more information, visit http://www.sph.unc.edu.

School of Public Health Dean’s Lecture Series
4 p.m.
Blue Cross and Blue Shield of North Carolina Auditorium,
Michael Hooker Research Center

Stephanie Nolen, Africa correspondent for The Globe and Mail based in Johannesburg, South Africa, will deliver a lecture titled “28: Telling the Human Stories Behind Africa’s AIDS Pandemic.” Nolen was awarded the Amnesty International Award for Human Rights Reporting in 2003, 2004 and 2006 for her work in Uganda and Sudan. To attend the lecture or the 5 p.m. reception, visit www.sph.unc.edu/events or call (919) 966-0198.

Latin American Film Festival kickoff
7 p.m. - 9 p.m.
FedEx Global Education Center

The FedEx Global Education Center will host the kickoff event for the 21st Annual Latin American Film Festival with a showing of “The Day of the Dead in Janitzio,” a film made in Mexico. Other North Carolina universities will also showcase Latin American films during November. The kickoff event is sponsored by UNC’s Institute for the Study of the Americas. For more information and a schedule of films to be shown on state campuses, visit http://www.ilas.unc.edu/film/FFposterfinal.pdf. 

Film screening: “Son of Man”
7 p.m. - 9 p.m.
Sonja Haynes Stone Center Theatre
“Son of Man” is a retelling of the story of Jesus, set in contemporary Southern Africa. In the film, Jezile is born in Judea, a troubled country in Southern Africa. The film was the first South African film to be featured in the Sundance Film Festival. Part of the Diaspora Festival of Black and Independent Film. For more information, visit http://www.unc.edu/depts/stonecenter.

Music performance: Corelli, Mozart, Beethoven, Schumann and Sarasate
7:30 p.m. - 9:30 p.m.
Hill Hall Auditorium

Violinist Oliver Steiner and pianist Bonnie Wanger will perform the music of Corelli, Mozart, Beethoven, Schumann and Sarasate. For more information, visit http://music.unc.edu.

Nov. 3

Seminar: “The Mind-Body Paradigm: Philosophy, Medicine and Psychology”
9:15 a.m. - 5:15 p.m.
Assorted locations; see link below

Part of the Program in the Humanities and Human Values, a series of speakers will examine the relationship between the mind and the body. Registration is $120, with an optional lunch for $10. For a complete list of events and session locations, visit http://www.unc.edu/depts/human/level_3/2007_fall/MindBodyParadigm.htm

Nov. 4

Performance by Sam Bush, Jerry Douglas and Edgar Meyer
2 p.m.
Memorial Hall

Mandolin and fiddle champion Sam Bush, dobro master Jerry Douglas and bass virtuoso Edgar Meyer join forces in a new collaborative project featuring genre-crossing original works, traditional tunes and some of their best-known pieces. Tickets are sold out. For more information, visit http://www.carolinaperformingarts.org/performances/event.aspx?id=e82c3999-aba0-4da3-94fb-01ca65fe4312 or call (919) 843-7776.

Jenny Elder Fitch Lecture: Winter Interest in the Landscape
2 p.m.
William and Ida Friday Center for Continuing Education

This lecture will illustrate how to enhance a garden’s allure through the coldest months while exploring possibilities for extending the excitement in the landscape from the first frosts into late spring. Presenter Pam Beck is a freelance garden writer, photographer, designer and lecturer. For more information, visit http://ncbg.unc.edu/pages/28/.

Nov. 5

Class: Europe Today
2:30 p.m. - 4 p.m.
George Watts Hill Alumni Center

David M. Griffiths, emeritus professor of history in the College of Arts and Sciences, will speak about the dramatic changes in European democracy in the last few months. Griffiths specializes in Russian history and the history of socialism. The talk is part of the UNC General Alumni Association’s Carolina College for Lifelong Learning series. Tuition is $15; $5 for GAA members. For more information and to register for the class, visit http://alumni.unc.edu/article.aspx?sid=5161.

Lecture: “Digitizing Medieval Manuscripts and the Gutenberg Bible”
3 p.m. - 4:30 p.m.
Wilson Library Pleasants Family Assembly Room

Toshiyuki Takamiya, professor of English at Keio University in Tokyo and a prominent book collector, will talk about digitizing medieval manuscripts and the Gutenberg Bible, and the efforts of the Humanities Media Interface Project at Keio University. For more information, visit http://www.lib.unc.edu.

Nov. 6

James A. Hutchins Lecture series: John Wharton Lowe
3:30 p.m.
George Watts Hill Alumni Center

John Wharton Lowe will give a lecture called “Unleashing the Loas: The Literary Legacy of the Haitian Revolution in the U.S. South and the Caribbean” as part of the James A. Hutchins Lecture series. Lowe is the director of the program in Louisiana and Caribbean studies at Louisiana State University as well as a professor of English and comparative literature. For more information, visit http://alumni.unc.edu/article.aspx?SID=5084#hutchins.

Music performance: “France and Romance!”
7:30 p.m.
Memorial Hall

An evening of French Romantic chamber music for harp, saxophone, piano and strings by Saint-Sains, Debussy, Faure and Chausson featuring harpist Laura Byrne, saxophonist Matthew McClure, pianist Wonmin Kim and the UNC string faculty. Tickets are $15 for the general public; $10 for University students. For more information and to purchase tickets, visit http://www.carolinaperformingarts.org/performances/event.aspx?id=381f23e4-a4b5-4cb0-8a15-c78b48b719a7 or call (919) 843-7776.

Nov. 7

Lecture: “Revisiting Rose: The benefits and costs of high risk and population-level health interventions”
3:30 p.m. - 4:30 p.m.
Tate-Turner-Kuralt Building Auditorium

Dr. Sandro Galea, associate professor of epidemiology at the University of Michigan School of Public Health, will speak on public health risks. For more information, visit http://sph.unc.edu.

Music performance: Caetano Veloso
7:30 p.m.
Memorial Hall

Among Brazil’s most beloved and influential artists, Grammy winner Caetano Veloso helped found the Tropicalismo movement, laying the groundwork for a renaissance of Brazilian popular music. Incorporating elements of rock, reggae, tango, samba and rap, Veloso is an astute social commentator and a balladeer of highly emotive love songs. Tickets are sold out. For more information, visit http://www.carolinaperformingarts.org/performances/event.aspx?id=cb0d9539-d01a-4143-ba47-f7dc891cb318 or call (919) 843-7776.

Nov. 8

Class: Grounded Globalism
2:30 p.m. - 4 p.m.
George Watts Hill Alumni Center

As part of the UNC General Alumni Association’s Carolina College for Lifelong Learning series, James L. Peacock, Kenan distinguished professor of anthropology in the College of Arts and Sciences, will speak about how the southern United States is embracing the world through globalization and what that means for the Southern identity. Tuition is $15; $5 for GAA members. For more information and to register for the class, visit http://alumni.unc.edu/article.aspx?sid=5162.

Public reading: Joni Tevis
3:30 p.m.
Greenlaw Hall Donovan Lounge

2007-08 Kenan Visiting Writer Joni Tevis will give a public reading. She is the author of “The Wet Collection,” a book of lyric essays exploring between natural history, ancient texts, American history, family myths, folk heroes and found objects. Tevis was nominated for the 2006 Pushcart Prize in nonfiction. For more information, visit http://college.unc.edu/features/september2007/article.2007-09-12.6242237491.

Chess at the FedEx Global Education Center
5 p.m. - 8 p.m.
FedEx Global Education Center Atrium and Global Cup Café

The UNC Center for Slavic, Eurasian and East European Studies will host “Chess Fever,” an opportunity for chess players of all skill levels to challenge one another and National Life Master player and Carolina alumnus Mike Klein. For more information, visit http://www.unc.edu/depts/slavic.

Friends of the Library Discussion
5:45 p.m. - 7 p.m.
Wilson Library North Carolina Collection Gallery

Author John Ehle’s book “The Free Men” describes the experiences of a handful of dedicated students, both black and white, during the 1963-64 civil rights protests in Chapel Hill. Ehle and several key participants will talk about their experiences and memories, including organizers Quinton Baker; Karen Parker and Josh and Matt Dunne, sons of the third leader, the late John Dunne. Wayne King, former editor of The Daily Tar Heel, and Jim Wallace, whose photos appear in the book, will also participate. For more information, visit http://www.lib.unc.edu.

Nov. 9 - 10

Seminar: “Crime and Punishment: Rethinking the Death Penalty”
4:30 p.m. Friday - 1 p.m. Saturday
Multiple locations; see link for details

As part of the Program in the Humanities and Human Values, a series of speakers will examine the morality of capital punishment. Registration is $120, with an optional dinner for $20. For locations, more information and to register for the event, visit http://www.unc.edu/depts/human/level_3/2007_fall/Crime&Punishment.htm.

Nov. 10

Musical theater performance: “Must Don't Whip `Um”
8 p.m.
Memorial Hall

“Must Don’t Whip `Um” is a musical theater event that depicts a life spiraling out of control. Staged as a farewell concert by a minor 1970s pop star named Cameron Seymour on the eve of her disappearance, the show combines live music, live action and documentary footage. Cynthia Hopkins performs with her band Gloria Deluxe and the technical assistance co-designers Jim Findlay and Jeff Sugg. Tickets are $20 for the general public; $10 for University students. For more information and to purchase tickets, visit http://www.carolinaperformingarts.org/performances/event.aspx?id=30ea34d2-22ce-4a56-bb38-33b388a57bf1 or call (919) 843-7776.

Nov. 12-13

Play performance: “Parade”
7:30 p.m.
Memorial Hall

In collaboration with Carolina Performing Arts, the UNC departments of music and communication studies will present the Tony Award-winning musical “Parade” as part of a year-long exploration of criminal justice issues. Written by composer Jason Robert Brown and Pulitzer Prize-winning dramatist Alfred Uhry, “Parade” tells the true story of Leo Frank, a Jewish man from Brooklyn who, accused of the murder of a young girl in Marietta, Ga., is subsequently hanged. Tickets are $7. For more information, visit http://comm.unc.edu/newsevents/Performances/index_html.

Nov. 13

Friends of the Library Reception and Talk
5 p.m. - 7 p.m.
Reception: Wilson Library Manuscripts Department
Talk: Pleasants Family Assembly Room

University Archivist Janis Holder will speak about J. Maryon “Spike” Saunders, long-time executive secretary of UNC’s General Alumni Association. During World War II, Saunders tirelessly kept the University’s many alumni in the military connected to their beloved Chapel Hill. The talk celebrates Saunders’ personal commitment to those alumni serving during this war. The talk coincides with the opening of the related exhibit, “A Nursery of Patriotism: The University at War, 1861-1945.” For more information, visit http://www.lib.unc.edu.

Poetry reading: Piotr Sommer
7:30 p.m. - 9 p.m.
Sonja Haynes Stone Center Auditorium

Polish poet, essayist and translator Piotr Sommer will read from his poetry and tell of growing up in post-war Poland from the 1950s through the 1990s. Co-sponsored by the School of Social Work and the Center for Slavic, Eurasian, and East European Studies in the College of Arts and Sciences. For more information, visit http://www.unc.edu/ccjs/.

Nov. 14

Class: Religion, Magic and Science
2:30 - 4 p.m.
George Watts Hill Alumni Center

As part of the UNC General Alumni Association’s Carolina College for Lifelong Learning series, Randall Styers will talk about defining religion and science as forces in the modern world. Styers is an associate professor of religious studies in the College of Arts and Sciences, focusing on religion in modern Western culture. Tuition is $15; $5 for GAA members. For more information and to register for the class, visit http://alumni.unc.edu/article.aspx?sid=5163.

Music performance: The Romeros Classical Guitar Quartet
7:30 p.m.
Memorial Hall

The Romeros are champions of classical guitar. For more than 40 years, three generations of Romeros have inspired distinguished composers to enrich the repertoire for guitar quartet, with works by Joaquin Rodrigo, Federico Moreno Torroba, Morton Gould, Francisco de Madina, Lorenzo Palomo and others. Tickets are $20-40 for the general public; $10 for University students. For more information and to purchase tickets, visit http://www.carolinaperformingarts.org/performances/event.aspx?id=33005bce-0258-4140-8542-c5b9eb999980 or call (919) 843-7776.

Nov. 15

Class: Paris in 1900, La Belle Epoque
2:30 - 4 p.m.
George Watts Hill Alumni Center

As part of the UNC General Alumni Association’s Carolina College for Lifelong Learning series, teaching assistant Bernard Luscans will lead this class on Paris before World War I through photographs and early recordings. Tuition is $15; $5 for GAA members. For more information and to register for the class, visit http://alumni.unc.edu/article.aspx?sid=5164.

Ethics in the Professions Series Public Lecture
3 p.m. - 5 p.m.
Sonja Haynes Stone Center Auditorium

The Parr Center for Ethics, along with UNC’s Kenan-Flagler Business School and UNC’s Economics Club, will sponsor BB&T Corporation Chairman and Chief Executive Officer John Allison, who will present a lecture focusing on leadership and values. A North Carolina native, Allison received his bachelor’s degree from Carolina and his MBA from Duke University. Shortly after graduating from UNC in 1971, Allison began his service with BB&T. He became president of BB&T in 1987 and was elected chairman and CEO in July of 1989. For more information, visit http://parrcenter.unc.edu/events/seminars/fall2007/johnallison/index.htm.

Music performance: Triangle Taiko
7 p.m. - 8:30 p.m.
FedEx Global Education Center

Combining music and movements drawn from the martial arts, taiko is a high-energy tradition of Japanese drumming is exhilarating to watch and hear. Enjoy a dynamic performance from Triangle Taiko, the only taiko ensemble in North Carolina. For more information, visit http://gi.unc.edu.

Nov. 16 - 17

Distinguished Scholar Seminar: “Religion and Politics Then to Now”
4:30 p.m. Friday - 12 p.m. Saturday
Multiple locations; see link for details

As part of the Program in the Humanities and Human Values, this seminar will draw on the work of Peter Iver Kaufman, professor of religious studies and history and co-founder of the program in the study of Christianity and Culture in the College of Arts and Sciences. Registration is $120, with an optional dinner for $20. For more information and locations, visit http://www.unc.edu/depts/human/level_3/2007_fall/Religion&Politics.htm.

Nov. 19

A Conversation with Ted Turner
4 p.m. - 5 p.m.
Memorial Hall

Former PBS President Pat Mitchell will interview Ted Turner, the pioneering founder of CNN, about his daring work, philanthropy and life in a free public event at Memorial Hall. Turner comes to UNC as the Frey Foundation Distinguished Visiting Professor in the College of Arts and Sciences. Event co-sponsored by the Carolina Entrepreneurial Initiative. No tickets will be required. For more information, visit http://college.unc.edu.

Nov. 20

Class: People and Jobs on the Move
2:30 - 4 p.m.
George Watts Hill Alumni Center

As part of the UNC General Alumni Association’s Carolina College for Lifelong Learning series, James H. Johnston Jr. will discuss the “browning” and “graying” of America and how those trends affect higher education. Johnston is the William Rand Kenan Jr. Distinguished professor of management in UNC’s Kenan-Flagler Business School and director of the Urban Investment Strategies Center in the Frank Hawkins Kenan Institute of Private Enterprise. Tuition is $15; $5 for GAA members. For more information and to register for the class, visit http://alumni.unc.edu/article.aspx?sid=5165.

Nov. 26

Music performance: Kathleen Battle with Cyrus Chestnut
7:30 p.m.
Memorial Hall

Opera star and five-time Grammy winner Kathleen Battle will perform holiday music and seasonal spirituals with renowned jazz pianist Cyrus Chestnut. 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=2f8a5a82-fd4d-4ece-b6cb-0177aea89af2 or call (919) 843-7776.

Nov. 29

Film screening of “Antonia's Line”
8 p.m.
FedEx Global Education Center

The Languages Across the Curriculum program and the Center for European Studies both in the College of Arts and Sciences, will host a screening of “Antonia’s Line,” in Dutch with English subtitles, about a strong willed, independent Dutch woman who lived in a small farming community. Dan Thornton, adjunct assistant professor of Dutch, will lead a discussion about the film following the screening. For more information, visit http://gi.unc.edu.

Nov. 30 - Dec. 2

Dance performance: “The Nutcracker”
8 p.m. Friday and Saturday, 11 a.m. Saturday, 2 p.m. Sunday
Memorial Hall

Carolina Ballet presents Robert Weiss’ “Nutcracker,” a family holiday classic. Tickets are $30-60 for the general public; $18 for children less than 12; $10 for University students. For more information and to purchase tickets, visit http://www.carolinaperformingarts.org/performances/event.aspx?id=fc0d504f-333f-456f-a549-74a7e9a965a8 or call (919) 843-7776.

Ongoing Events

Nov. 1 - 16

Twentieth Annual Sculpture in the Garden
Daily 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.

Nov. 1 - 30

The Art of Lookng: 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. The exhibit runs through Dec. 30. For more information, visit http://www.ackland.org/index.php.

Nov. 28 - Dec. 16

Play performance: “The Little Prince”
7 p.m. Tuesdays - Saturdays, 2 p.m. Sundays
Paul Green Theatre at the Center for Dramatic Art

PlayMakers Repertory Company presents Antoine de St. Exupery’s beloved children’s story of a pilot who crashes his plane in the Sahara Desert and is surprised to meet a visitor from a far away star. Tickets are $10-32, depending on the performance date. For more information and to purchase tickets, visit http://www.playmakersrep.org.

Continuing

Language lunch at the Global Cup Café
11:30 a.m. - 1:30 p.m.
FedEx Global Education Center

Grab lunch at the Global Cup Cafe and practice your language skills. On Mondays, the language is Spanish, Tuesdays French, Wednesdays Portuguese, Thursdays Chinese, and Fridays Arabic. For more information, visit http://global.unc.edu.

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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