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CHAPEL HILL - Following is a sampling of upcoming events on the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill campus and other locales. 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.

Sept. 26
Public lecture
4 p.m.
Kresge Foundation Common Room 039, Graham Memorial Building
Fred Krupp, president of Environmental Defense, will discuss environmental issues and participate in a question-and-answer session. The event is sponsored by the Robertson Scholars program. Visit www.robertsonscholars.org for more information about Krupp.

Book Reading: "On Agate Hill"
5 p.m.
Pleasants Family Assembly Room, Wilson Library
Lee Smith will read from her latest book, which tells the tale of a plucky young orphan left to blaze her own trail, one that takes her through triumph and tragedy in Reconstruction-era North Carolina. Contact Liza Terll at (919) 962-4207 for more information.

Panel Discussion: "Sexual Violence and the Media"
7 p.m.
The Siena Hotel, 1505 East Franklin St.
Dr. Jane Brown, James L. Knight professor at the School of Journalism and Mass Communication, will moderate a panel discussion featuring NC State University law professor Irving Joyner; Frank Stasio, host of North Carolina Public Radio-WUNC's "The State of Things"; and Linda Williams, deputy managing editor of The News and Observer. Contact Cutler Andrews for more information at (919) 968-4647 or e-mail cutler@ocrcc.org.

Gender, Anti-Semitism and Modern Jewish Identity
7:30 p.m.
Stone Center Theatre
The Sonja Haynes Stone Center for Black Culture and History
Paula Hyman, Lucy Moses professor of modern Jewish history at Yale University, will explore how Jewish men and women fashioned their identities at the turn of the 20th century, an era that challenged basic assumptions about the place of Jews in state and society. Visit www.ccjs.unc.edu or call (919) 962-1509 for more information.

Sept. 27
Lunchtime director talk
Noon
Paul Green Theatre, Center for Dramatic Art
Three-time Tony award-winner Gene Saks, director of PlayMakers Repertory Company's upcoming production of "The Underpants," will answer questions about "The Underpants" as well as his career in a free public program. Joseph Haj, PlayMakers' producing artistic director, will join him. The program, which also will offer an early look at the set, will be the first of five lunchtime directors' talks preceding PlayMakers' shows this season. Contact media relations representative Pam O'Connor at (919) 676-1758 or pamo@nc.rr.com.

Life science discussion: "Scientific Entrepreneurship"
3 p.m.
Blue Cross Blue Shield of North Carolina Foundation Auditorium
Michael Hooker Research Building
Lesa Mitchell, vice president of the Ewing Marion Kauffman Foundation, will speak on "Scientific Entrepreneurship" at the Carolina Student Biotechnology Network's first seminar of the year. Mitchell is responsible for leading the Kauffman Foundation's initiatives to advance innovations. The Carolina Student Biotechnology Network (CSBN) is a nonprofit organization of UNC graduate and professional students that network hosts events and provides services that allow members to explore and pursue careers in the life science industry. Visit www.kenaninstitute.unc.edu/centers/cei/ and click on "News and Events" for more information.

Book Reading: "Parenting Across the Autism Spectrum"
3:30 p.m.
Room 3503, Frank Porter Graham Student Union
Ann Palmer and Maureen Morrell, authors of "Parenting Across the Autism Spectrum," will read from their book, an account of parenting children who face the varied effects of autism. Call the Bull's Head Bookshop at (919) 962-5060 for more information.

A celebration of Naguib Mahfouz
4:30 p.m. to 6 p.m.
Room 205 George Watts Hill Alumni Building
The public is invited to a celebration of the life and work of Nobel Prize-winning Egyptian writer Naguib Mahfouz. Mahfouz, one of the world's literary giants and cultural treasures, died on Aug. 30 in Cairo at the age of 94. For more information, contact Nadia Yaqub, assistant professor in the department of Asian studies, at yaqub@email.unc.edu.

Sept. 28
Discussion: African-American Quilting
7 p.m.
Robert and Sallie Brown Gallery and Museum
Sonja Haynes Stone Center for Black Culture and History
Led by UNC history professor Heather Williams and Crystal Feimster, a UNC history assistant professor, the discussion will examine an essay by Elsa Barkley Brown, "African-American Women Quilting: A Framework for Conceptualizing and Teaching African-American Women's History." The essay is available on the Stone Center Web site, http://www.unc.edu/depts/stonecenter.

Sept. 28 and 29
"The End Of Cinematics," a multimedia performance
7:30 p.m. (Sept. 28)
8 p.m. (Sept. 29)
Beasley-Curtis Auditorium, Memorial Hall
Co-commissioned by Carolina Performing Arts, "The End Of Cinematics" pays tribute to the movies while lamenting the decline of cinematic artistry. This dream-like, sensory experience features actors, a hypnotic surround-sound, pop-infused score, digital video shot on the streets of Paris and live video on multiple screens. 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.

Sept. 29
"The End Of Cinematics" symposium and dinner
5 p.m.
The Carolina Inn
"Cinematics" composer Mikel Rouse, new music critic Kyle Gann and a multidisciplinary faculty panel will participate in a pre-performance symposium to discuss contemporary music, art, new digital media and audio technologies at The Carolina Inn. The symposium will be followed by a 6 p.m. dinner. Tickets are $100 and include dinner at The Carolina Inn, performance tickets as well as post-performance reception. Call the William and Ida Friday Center for Continuing Education at (919) 962-2643 or visit http://www.fridaycenter.unc.edu/pdep/pas/index.htm for tickets.

Oct. 1
Lifetime Achievement Awards Ceremony with James Taylor, N.C. Symphony
4 p.m.
Beasley-Curtis Auditorium, Memorial Hall
James Taylor and the North Carolina Symphony will perform one song, Taylor's widely beloved "Carolina in My Mind," as part of a lifetime achievement awards ceremony. Chancellor James Moeser will present Taylor and the orchestra with the university's 2006 lifetime achievement awards for the performing arts. The orchestra also will perform "Variations and Fugue on a Theme of Purcell," by Benjamin Britten, as part of the ceremony. Contact Carolina Performing Arts representative Don Smith at (919) 843-3119 or donsmith@email.unc.edu for more information.

Oct. 3
Tracing ancestry with DNA
7 p.m.
Hitchcock Multipurpose Room
The Sonja Haynes Stone Center for Black Culture and History
Dr. Fatimah Jackson, professor of applied biological anthropology at the University of Maryland, will address the implications of DNA and genomics research for black Americans and the use of DNA to trace African ancestry. A panel discussion after the lecture will include center visiting artist Sekou Sundiata. Contact Olympia Friday at (919) 962-7265 or ofriday@email.unc.edu for more information.

Jazz Trio: Faculty and guest recital
7:30 pm
Hill Hall Auditorium
The music department will host a jazz trio concert featuring Craig Butterfield on double bass, Stockton Helbing on drums and UNC jazz professor Stephen Anderson on piano. The trio members have connections with both the Carolinas and Texas. Contact Glenn McDonald at (919) 962-1039 or gmcdonal@email.unc.edu for more information.

Oct. 4
Understanding public policy and the law
Noon
Room 4046, Van Hecke-Wettach Hall, School of Law
The executive director for the North Carolina Center for Public Policy Research, Ran Coble, will present a seminar titled "Public Policy 101," which will examine legal issues associated with current public policy issues. The seminar is cosponsored by Carolina Law and Carolina Public Policy. Visit www.law.unc.edu for more information and to register.

Sister Helen Prejean, death penalty activist
4 p.m.
Rotunda, Van Hecke-Wettach Hall, School of Law
Sister Helen Prejean, the nun portrayed by Susan Sarandon in the Oscar-winning film "Dead Man Walking," will speak at an event sponsored by The Innocence Project, a non-profit legal clinic and criminal justice resource center. Visit www.prejean.org for information about Prejean's prison ministry.

"The Underpants" opens
8 p.m.
Paul Green Theatre, Center for Dramatic Art
PlayMakers Repertory Company presents "The Underpants," adapted by Steve Martin. The comedy tests the limits of propriety and explores the draw of overnight celebrity. Call the PlayMakers Box Office at (919) 962-7529 or visit www.playmakersrep.org for single tickets: $10-$40 depending on age and show time. Group rates are available.

Oct. 5
Exploring the lawyer-accountant relationship
9:30 a.m.
The Carolina Club, George Watts Hill Alumni Center
The 2006 Dan K. Moore Program in Ethics will explore changes in the lawyer-accountant relationship in the light of recent legislation and will examine productive ways for the two professionals to work together in aid of their common corporate client. Fee is $195. Visit www.law.unc.edu for more information.

Book Reading: "The Napkin Manuscripts"
2 p.m.
Room 223, Donovan Lounge, Greenlaw Hall
UNC poetry professor Michael McFee will read from "The Napkin Manuscripts," his first book of prose. The book draws on selections from years of essays, shedding light on Tar Heel authors, mountain childhood, literary life and more. Call the Bull's Head Bookshop at (919) 962-5060 for more information.

Oct. 6
Piano performance
8 p.m.
Main Auditorium, Hill Hall
Internationally known master teacher and pianist John Perry will perform the works of Brahms, Debussy and Keats. Tickets are $15 for the general public and $10 for UNC students, faculty and staff. Contact Glenn McDonald at (919) 962-1039 or gmcdonal@email.unc.edu for more information.

Oct. 7
Master Classes with pianist John Perry
2 p.m. and 5 p.m.
Main Auditorium, Hill Hall
Internationally known master teacher and pianist John Perry will discuss piano technique. There is a $10 fee for the public and a $5 fee for UNC students. Call (919) 962-1039 for more information.

Oct. 8
Exhibit opening
Ackland Art Museum
The museum will present a collection of works by eight pioneering 20-century photographers: "Depth of Field: Expanding Perspectives in 20th-Century and Contemporary Photography." The exhibit is on view through Dec. 31. For more information, call (919) 966-5736 or visit www.ackland.org.

Oct. 9
Book signing with Elizabeth Edwards
3:30 p.m. to 4:30 p.m.
Rotunda, Van Hecke-Wettach Hall, School of Law
Elizabeth Edwards, an alumna of the UNC School of Law and wife of former U.S. Senator John Edwards, will discuss and sign copies of her memoir, "Saving Graces." Edwards, who has served as an adjunct law professor, met her husband when they were both law students at Carolina. Contact Matt Marvin at (919) 962-4125 or mmarvin@email.unc.edu for more information.

Book reading
6 p.m.
Pleasants Family Assembly Room, Wilson Library
Pulitzer Prize-winning poet Paul Muldoon will read from a selection of his works as part of the opening of the library's new exhibit, "Nobel Times Four: Yeats, Shaw, Beckett, and Heaney." Contact Judith Panitch at (919) 962-1301 or panitch@email.unc.edu for more information.

Oct. 10
UNC Symphony Orchestra
7:30 p.m.
Beasley-Curtis Auditorium, Memorial Hall
Tonu Kalam, conductor of the university's exciting 110-member orchestra, pairs a new work of the 21st century with a great one of the 20th. The orchestra will premiere university percussionist and composer Lynn Glassock's "Concerto for Percussion and Orchestra" and will also commemorate the 100th anniversary year of Shostakovich's birth with his "Symphony No. 6 in B minor, Op. 54." 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, faculty and staff. The performance is part of the Carolina Performing Arts Music on the Hill festival of concerts.

Oct. 13
"Ghost in the Machine: Emerging Issues in Electronic Discovery for North Carolina Businesses and Practitioners"
8:30 a.m. to 5 p.m.
Kenan Conference Center, adjacent to Dean E. Smith Center
The North Carolina Journal of Law and Technology will present a seminar about documents used in legal proceedings that begin life in an electronic format. Practitioners and academics in the field of what is called e-discovery are expected to attend. Visit www.ncjolt.org or contact Jennifer Phillips at philijd@email.unc.edu for more information.

"High Poverty School in America: Lessons in Second-Class Citizenship"
9 a.m.
The Carolina Club, George Watts Hill Alumni Center
Legal and social science scholars, civil rights advocates, attorneys and policymakers will present information to provoke discussion on economic segregation in public schools. The one-day seminar is presented by the North Carolina Law Review, The UNC Center for Civil Rights, the UNC Center on Poverty, Work and Opportunity and the UNC School of Education. Registration and fee required. Contact Catherine Ringo Pierce at cringo@email.unc.edu or (919) 843-5463.

Art after dark
5 p.m. to 9 p.m.
Ackland Art Museum
The museum will offer live jazz, complimentary refreshments and evening art viewing to celebrate the opening of "Depth of Field: Expanding Perspectives in 20th-Century and Contemporary Photography." For more information, call (919) 966-5736 or visit www.ackland.org.

North Carolina Jazz Repertory Orchestra: "Swingin' with Satch and More"
8 p.m.
Beasley-Curtis Auditorium, Memorial Hall
The North Carolina Jazz Repertory Orchestra performs the classic jazz and big-band music of Duke Ellington, Count Basie, Benny Goodman, Dizzy Gillespie and more. Call the Memorial Hall Box Office at (919) 843-3333 or visit www.carolinaperformingarts.org for tickets: $15 and $20 for the general public; $10 for UNC students, faculty and staff; $12 and $15 for seniors.

Oct. 14
Chick Corea and Gary Burton music performance
8 p.m.
Beasley-Curtis Auditorium, Memorial Hall
The program will feature selections from Grammy award-winners Chick Corea and Gary Burton's groundbreaking 1972 duo album "Crystal Silence," which the Los Angeles Times called "Virtuosic brilliance…jazz at its optimal level…." Call the Memorial Hall Box Office at (919) 843-3333 or visit www.carolinaperformingarts.org for tickets: $30-$60 for the general public and $10 for UNC students.

Open drawing session
10 a.m. to noon
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). Stools and drop cloths are available. For more information, call (919) 966-5736 or visit www.ackland.org.

Oct. 16
The Jewish Experience in the American South
7:30 p.m.
Stone Center Theatre
The Sonja Haynes Stone Center for Black Culture and History
Stephen Whitfield, professor of American studies at Brandeis University, will discuss the colorful life of Harry Golden, a Charlotte journalist and transplanted liberal New Yorker who felt at home in North Carolina. Visit ccjs.unc.edu or call (919) 962-1509 for more information.

Oct. 17
Global warming expert to speak about CO2
7 p.m.
Room 111, Carroll Hall
Wallace Broecker, an international global warming expert, will deliver a free public talk titled "Global Warming: What Should We Do About Fossil Fuel CO2?" Reception will follow. Contact Dee Reid at (919) 843-6339 for more information.

Oct. 18
An artist's perspective, a teen gallery talk
6:30 p.m. to 8 p.m.
Ackland Art Museum
In this series, teens meet local artists, see examples of their work and hear ideas about works of art in the Ackland's collection. Painter Jane Filer is featured in October. For more information, call (919) 966-5736 or visit www.ackland.org.

Points of origin: immigration book discussion series
7 p.m. to 8 p.m.
Ackland Art Museum
The Ackland Book Group will discuss Maxine Hong Kingston's "The Woman Warrior." Registration is required. For more information, call (919) 966-5736 or visit www.ackland.org.

Oct. 19
One expert, one work of art, one hour
1:10 p.m. to 2 p.m.
Ackland Art Museum
Barbara Matilsky, Ackland curator of exhibitions, will lead a discussion of Richard Misrach's, "Submerged Gazebo, Salton Sea, California" within the context of the artist's relationship to 19-century American landscape painting and the contemporary environmental movement. Participants are invited to bring a bag lunch. Registration required. For more information, call (919) 966-5736 or visit www.ackland.org.

Free theater
8 p.m.
Paul Green Theatre, Center for Dramatic Art
PlayMakers Repertory Company will participate in the 2006 "Free Night of Theatre" across North Carolina. Participating theaters will make free tickets available to patrons who have never attended their theater. "Free Night of Theatre" is a national campaign, conceived by Theatre Communications Group, aimed at attracting new audiences to live theater. The event will occur in 14 other areas across the United States. For more information and to reserve tickets to PlayMakers if you have never attended, visit www.FreeNightofTheater.net or call PlayMakers at (919) 962-7529.

Oct. 23
State department adviser to speak
7 p.m.
Auditorium Room 111, Carroll Hall
Richard Haas, former state department adviser to Secretary of State Colin Powell and head of the Council on Foreign Relations, will discuss U.S. foreign policy and national security. Haas is the Frey Foundation Distinguished Visiting Professor. Contact Dee Reid at (919) 843-6339 for more information.

Oct. 24
Yoga in the galleries
12:10 p.m. to 1 p.m.
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. For more information, call (919) 966-5736 or visit www.ackland.org.

Public reading
3:30 p.m.
Room 223, Donovan Lounge, Greenlaw Hall
Poet David Roderick, Kenan Visiting Writer, will give a public reading from his new book, "Blue Colonial." The event is hosted by the creative writing program. Visit http://english.unc.edu/index.html and click on "UNC English's Calendar" for more information.

"The Trials of Darryl Hunt"
Part of the Diaspora Festival of Black and Independent Film
7 p.m.
Stone Center Theatre
The Sonja Haynes Stone Center for Black Culture and History
The documentary explores the tribulations of Darryl Hunt, a Winston-Salem man who was tried and convicted of a 1984 brutal rape-murder. The State of North Carolina tried Hunt twice - in 1985 and again in 1989 - and both trials resulted in guilty verdicts. Throughout the ordeal, Hunt proclaimed his innocence and declined a plea bargain. Dogged pursuit of his case by a dedicated group of lawyers and supporters kept Hunt's case alive. Finally, in 2004, DNA evidence freed Hunt. Hunt, a member of his legal team and Ricki Stern and Annie Sundberg, the filmmakers, will lead a discussion after the screening. The event is co-sponsored by UNC School of Law. Contact Olympia Friday at (919) 962-7265 or ofriday@email.unc.edu for more information.

Oct. 25
The Lynn Seaton Trio music performance
7:30 p.m.
Main auditorium, Hill Hall
Jazz by Lynn Seaton of the University of North Texas on bass; UNC music faculty member Stephen Anderson on piano; and New York jazz drummer Drori Mondlak. Admission is free. Contact Glenn McDonald at (919) 962-1039 or gmcdonal@email.unc.edu for more information.

"The Son of Man: A Jewish Life"
7:30 p.m.
Stone Center Theatre
The Sonja Haynes Stone Center for Black Culture and History
Daniel Boyarin, Hermann P. and Sophia Taubman Professor of Talmudic Culture at the University of California at Berkeley, will discuss how the Son of Man figure in the Gospels may provide important clues for unlocking the mysteries of rabbinic and non-rabbinic Judaism and Christianity. Visit www.ccjs.unc.edu or call (919) 962-1509 for more information.

Oct. 26
Book Reading: "The Areas of My Expertise"
3:30 p.m.
Room 3503, Frank Porter Graham Student Union
Humorist and author John Hodgman, a correspondent for "The Daily Show," will read from "The Areas of My Expertise," a spoof on Poor Richard's Almanac. Call the Bull's Head Bookshop at (919) 962-5060 for more information.

Oct. 26 and 27
Ratan Thiyam's Chorus Repertory Theater: "Nine Hills One Valley"
7:30 p.m. (Oct. 26)
8 p.m. (Oct. 27)
Beasley-Curtis Auditorium, Memorial Hall
Ratan Thiyam is renowned for his spectacular aural and visual aesthetic; potent thematic explorations; and disciplined performance practice. A reflection on the systems that lead a place and its people to many difficulties, "Nine Hills One Valley" is a color- and light-saturated tapestry of theater, live music, poetry and song, awash in the culture and politically charged realities of his company's home in Manipur, India. Call the Memorial Hall Box Office at (919) 843-3333 or visit www.carolinaperformingarts.org for tickets: $30-$60 for the general public; $10 for UNC students. Presented by Carolina Performing Arts.

Oct. 28
Capturing moments and memories: the art of everyday photography
3 p.m.
The Ackland Art Museum
A panel of photographers, professors and art historians will discuss the potential of everyday photography to capture what matters most. Registration is required. For more information, call (919) 966-5736 or visit www.ackland.org.

Oct. 29
Sweet Honey in the Rock music performance
2 p.m.
Beasley-Curtis Auditorium, Memorial Hall
This Grammy-winning a cappella ensemble has created music from the rich textures of African-American traditions for three decades. With deep roots in the sacred music of the black church, Sweet Honey in the Rock chronicles modern life and its struggles and victories with songs of justice, African chants, blues, jazz, spirituals and ancient lullabies. The PBS documentary "Sweet Honey: Raise Your Voice" featured the group. Call the Memorial Hall Box Office at (919) 843-3333 or visit www.carolinaperformingarts.org for tickets: $24-$50 for the general public; $10 for UNC students. Presented by Carolina Performing Arts.

Recurring Events

(September - December)
Adventures in Ideas seminars
Locations vary by seminar
The Program in the Humanities and Human Values, a unit of the College of Arts and Sciences, sponsors public seminars that draw on the humanities to nurture a deeper understanding of history and culture. The series began Sept. 15. Registration and fee is required for the weekend seminars, which include topics such as "Archaeology in the Holy Land: Ethnic Identities and Religious Practices" (Nov. 29-30) and "Music, Love and Marriage 18th-century Style" (Dec. 8-9). Visit www.adventuresinideas.unc.edu for more information or to register.

"Inbetween Spaces: Textured Imaginings of African-American Lives"
10 a.m. to 7 p.m. weekdays; closed university holidays
Robert and Sallie Brown Gallery and Museum
The Sonja Haynes Stone Center for Black Culture and History
Through the traditional art of quilting, Dr. Heather Williams, a UNC assistant professor of history, uses vibrant colors, textures, fabrics and poignant images to chronicle the lives of African-Americans. The gallery of quilts, which opened Sept. 21, will be open to the public through Dec. 6. Contact Olympia Friday at (919) 962-7265 or ofriday@email.unc.edu for more information.

(October)
Community Classroom series
The William and Ida Friday Center for Continuing Education
The Friday Center offers more than a dozen classes throughout the fall semester on topics such as "Contemporary Self-taught Art of the American South" and "10 Secrets of Highly Creative Women." The series begins Oct. 3. Classes are taught by UNC faculty, staff, alumni and community professionals. The fee for each course is $50. Call (919) 962-2643 or visit www.fridaycenter.unc.edu/pdep for information and to register.

What's the Big Idea lecture series
The William and Ida Friday Center for Continuing Education
Free lectures will be presented from 7 p.m. to 9 p.m. every Thursday in October at the Friday Center. The series, which will examine possibilities for the human being in 2050, culminates with a panel discussion and dinner Nov. 2 ($35 fee). Topics include "Stem Cells: Their History and Their Future" (Oct. 5) and "The Promise and Peril of Genetic Medicine" (Oct. 19). Advance registration is required because of space limitations. Visit www.fridaycenter.unc.edu/pdep for a list of topics and to register.

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