Vol. 20, No. 1 |
Sept. 7, 2000 |
Research on Women series focuses on rights, pioneersUD's Research on Women lecture series this fall will cover a wide range of topics, from the efforts of women's rights pioneers such as Elizabeth Cady Stanton in the The free, public lectures, which began Sept. 6, will be held from 12:20-1:10 p.m. Wednesdays through Dec. 6. All lectures take place in the Ewing Room in the Perkins Student Center, with the exception of the Oct. 11 talk, which will be held in Multipurpose Room A of the Trabant University Center. Topics and speakers include: Sept. 13–"American Feminism in the 19th Century: Elizabeth Cady Stanton and the Campaign for Women's Rights," Sue Davis, political science and international relations;
For more information on the series, call 831-8474. Classics, modern works by UD Faculty Jazz Sept. 14
Members of the UD Faculty Jazz–Vernon James and Wendell Hobbs, saxophones; Doug Mapp, bass; Tom Palmer, drums; Michael Arenson, piano–are dedicated to the performance of and education about America's classical music. In addition to teaching at the University of Delaware, all are in demand as jazz performers in and around the Delaware Valley. For more information, call 831-2577. Carol Leone to perform in recital hall on Sept. 24
The varied program includes Sonata, Op. 10, No. 3 by Beethoven, Ballade in G minor, Op. 23 by Chopin, March for the Love of Three Oranges by Sergei Prokofiev, plus pieces by Hindemith, Bartok, Shostakovitch, Bowles, Gershwin and others. Leone has received national recognition as a performing artist. A prize winner in the National Beeth oven Sonata Competition, the Missouri Southern International Piano Competition and the International Masters Competition, she has performed throughout the United States and in Italy, Germany and South Korea as a soloist and chamber musician. She currently is assistant professor of piano at Southern Methodist University. For information, call 831-2577. PTTP's new season presents one-woman show, classics
All performances, by alumni guest artists and first-year graduate students in the conservatory program, will be held in Hartshorn Hall. Evening performances begin at 7:30 p.m., and matinees are at 12:30 p.m. Tickets range from $7-$17. The Entire Contents of the Refrigerator, by Andrew Thornton, opens the series on Friday, Sept. 22. Other productions for this irreverent and riotous one-woman show are scheduled at 12:30 and 7:30 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 23. Treating the audience to a plethora of diverse, enchanting and poignant characters, PTTP alumna Casey Stewart-Lindley masterfully expresses the pain and wonder of being human. In Measuring Man, Robert Smythe and Daniel Stein present a dynamic, humorous and compassionate portrait of Leonardo da Vinci, history's preeminent Renaissance man, by using unique physical skills, puppetry and boundless imagination. The play, directed by Fred Curchack, will be performed on the evenings of Oct. 20 and 21. Matinees are scheduled Oct. 21 and 22. One of Shakespeare's most masterful works, The Tragedy of King Lear, tells the timeless tale of reason, madness, loyalty and love. This absorbing and compelling drama brings light to the great cost of the absurdities of human existence. Evening performances are scheduled for Dec. 5-9, Jan. 25-28 and Feb. 15-17. Matinees will be presented on Dec. 9, Jan. 27 and Jan. 28 and Feb. 17. With four doors, seven people and dozens of charming characters, UD theatre professor Jewel Walker's inventive and enchanting Tuesday portrays ordinary people on an ordinary street on an ordinary day and creates a montage of movement and music. The show can be seen on the evenings of March 9, 10, 16 and 17. Matinees are scheduled for March 10, 11 and 17. Tuesday also will be performed at a special matinee time of 3:30 p.m., March 11. The Cherry Orchard, by Anton Chekhov, is a heartwarming masterpiece of aristocrats mired in financial straits, a country embroiled in social upheaval and an orchard of cherry trees that may be lost to the nouveau riche. Both hilarious and heart wrenching, the work will be performed on the evenings of April 18, 19, 21, 27 and 29 and May 2. Matinees are scheduled for April 22 and 28. A Shakespearean production will round out the season with evening performances set for April 20, 25, 26 and 28, and May 1 and 3. Matinee performances will be presented on April 21 and 29. Several ticket packages are available. For more information, call the Hartshorn Hall box office at 831-2204. Student center will offer season of music and comedy
The coffeehouse variety series will begin at 7:30 p.m., every Tuesday from Sept. 12 through Dec. 5, excluding Nov. 7, Election Day. The series' first program on Sept. 12 will feature singer-songwriter-comedian Stephen Lynch and his solo show, "I'll See You in Hell–An Evening of Love Songs." On Sept. 19, klutzy juggler Michael Rosman, with his bull whip, blowgun and blender, will entertain. On Sept. 26, social activist Steve Colman of " slam poetry" fame is scheduled. Edgar Cruz will perform Latin/mariachi music on Oct. 3, on Oct. 10, comedian Eric O'Shea will help audiences rediscover the humor in being a child. Nationally known comedian Tommy Blaze will entertain on Oct. 17, and it will be Open Mike Night on Oct. 24, when anyone can try their hand at comedy, singing or poetry. On Halloween, Oct. 31, the Scrounge turns orange and black for a seasonal special. On Nov. 14, Abenaa will play, and on Nov. 21, it will be Open Mike Night again. On Nov. 28, coffeehouse entertainer of the year, singer/ guitarist Beth Wood will offer songs from her latest album, New Blood, and on Dec. 5, the final act of the season, the duo Zoot, will offer jazz, folk and funk sounds. Thursday nights in the Scrounge will be devoted to a concert series featuring local bands that will begin their sets at 9 p.m. Band night will get off to a raucous start Sept. 21, with local favorite, Gingham Shmuz doing rap, rock and reggae. Other scheduled entertainers will include Pilot Fisch, Oct. 5; Love Syndicate, Oct. 12; a group to be named, Oct. 19; the Halloween PUNKin will present a host of local punk rock bands, Oct. 26; Chorduroy, Nov. 2; Invasion, Nov. 9; local band night, Nov. 16; and a holiday concert will end the series on Nov. 30. UD Women's Club to hold first meeting on Sept. 25The Women's Club of the University of Delaware will hold its first meeting, hosted by Louise Roselle, from 7-9 p.m., Monday, Sept. 25, at the president's house. The D-Sharps, the women's a cappella group, will perform. All women faculty, staff, postdoctoral fellows and graduate students or wives of those associated with the University are invited to attend. In addition, the club is sponsoring an international hospitality program for all women from other countries who are connected with the University, to become acquainted with the Newark area and learn about local customs and culture.
Women's Club dues for the year are $10. For information about the programs or child care during the meetings, call Murray at 368-4834. Sign up to support annual MS 150 Bike to Bay benefit
This year's event will be held Sept. 30 and Oct. 1. Over the past seven years the UD team of community members, students, employees, alumni, family and friends has raised more than $23,000. This year, the team is hoping to recruit more members and increase its fundraising total. For additional information, visit the web page at [http://copland. udel.edu/~hendrick/], call Jerry Hendricks, plant and soil sciences, at 831-1393, or send e-mail to [hendrick@udel.edu]. Events, films, music to mark Hispanic Heritage MonthThe University of Delaware will celebrate the first-ever campus observance of National Hispanic Heritage Month with a series of events recognizing the richness and diversity of Hispanic culture. A "Kick-off" party from 9 p.m.-2 a.m., Friday, Sept. 15, in Multipurpose Room A at the Trabant University Center marks the opening of a month-long series of events that include a talk about Puerto Rican members of the Armed Forces who served in Vietnam and a host of films dealing with topics from slavery in mid-18th- century South America to the contemporary visions of six local filmmakers. The "Kick-off" party features an evening of music by Orquesta Insaciable, voted Wilmington's best Latin band, accompanied by disc jockey Juan Silva. Carmen Whalen, of the Puerto Rican and Caribbean studies department at Rutgers University, will be the guest speaker from 7:30-8:30 p.m., Thursday, Sept. 28, in Room 209/211 of Trabant University Center. The presentation will feature a lecture and a slide presentation of Whalen's research on Puerto Rican migration to the Philadelphia area. The film The Heroes de otra Patria will be shown at 7 p.m., Sunday, Sept. 17, in 116 Gore Hall. The story of the 48,000 Puerto Rican soldiers who engaged in the Vietnam war, this dramatic work gives credit to the overlooked service and sacrifices of Puerto Rican soldiers. Three films, Carlos' Way, It's Tough and Porvenir will be screened at 7 p.m., Tuesday, Sept. 19, in 104 Gore Hall, in the first of two evenings with Roberto Arévalo, Columbian media educator, videographer and founder/director of the Mirror Project. The program will present the authentic voices of rural Columbians and Boston youth speaking through the films of Daniel De Leon and Patricia Valladares. Building a Common Ground, a film presented by the Christina Cultural Arts Center at 7 p.m., Thursday, Sept. 21, in the Trabant University Center in conjunction with the Mid-Atlantic Arts Foundation, will give viewers an inside look at the world through the eyes of six first-time filmmakers. Created under the guidance of Arévalo, the films represent work by residents from the greater Wilmington area, whose goal is to serve as a bridge between diverse families in marginalized and mainstream communities. The Mission, with Robert DeNiro and Jeremy Irons, will be shown at 7 p.m., Sunday, Sept. 24, in 116 Gore Hall. This film is about a man of the sword and a man of the cloth, both Jesuit missionaries, who defy the mighty colonial forces of Spain and Portugal to save an Indian tribe from slavery in mid-18th-century South America. The Price of Glory, a story of a father's efforts to train his gifted sons to become championship boxers, will be shown at 7 p.m., Sunday, Oct. 1, in 116 Gore Hall. The film stars Jimmy Smits and former Golden Glove- winner Jon Seda. Tango, to be shown at 7 p.m., Sunday, Oct. 8, in 116 Gore Hall, is the last film in UD's National Hispanic Heritage Month series. This enticing drama is filled with incredible dancing and a rich plot revolving around the making of the ultimate tango picture. Three-time Academy Award- winning cinematographer Vittorio Storaro won Technical Grand Prize for this film at Cannes in 1998. Students will be able to feast on a fiesta of Hispanic food and drinks in all dining halls on Thursday, Oct. 12. The month's closing event is a disc jockey Dance Party from 9 p.m.-2 a.m., Friday, Oct. 13, in Multipurpose Room B of the Trabant University Center. National Hispanic Heritage Month at UD is sponsored by the offices of Human Resources, Affirmative Action and Multicultural Programs, and the Vice President for Administration, the Latin American Studies Program, HOLA, the Christina Cultural Arts Center and the Hispanic/ Latin American Student Council. All events are free and open to the public. For more information, call 831-2059. Volunteer/Internship EXPO in Trabant Center Sept. 19TVolunteer/Internship EXPO 2000 will be held from 3:30 p.m.-5:30 p.m., Tuesday, Sept. 19, in the Multipurpose Room of the Trabant University Center. The expo will offer students and members of the UD community a chance to learn about internships and volunteer opportunities that exist at many non-profit agencies in Delaware. Among the organizations that will be represented at EXPO 2000 are Child Inc., March of Dimes, Ronald McDonald House of Delaware and Boys and Girls Clubs. Other non-profit organizations taking part in EXPO 2000 include Big Brothers-Big Sisters of Delaware, Inc., Girl Scouts-Chesapeake Bay Council, Delaware Futures, Delaware Helpline, Food Bank of Delaware and the Hilltop Lutheran Neighborhood Center. Students interested in an internship or volunteer work do not need to bring a resume to EXPO 2000, and do not have to stay for the entire two-hour period, but may browse and pick up literature from the presenters. The program is held at the beginning of the fall and spring semesters. Prof to discuss TV, juvenile crime at Georgetown lectureDanilo Yanich, UD Center for Community Development and Family Policy, will speak about "TV News and Juvenile His free public talk is sponsored by the Delaware Technical and Community College-University of Delaware Parallel Program, as part of UD Arts and Cultural Affairs Series. Yanich said he chose to research the topic because of his interest in how citizens learn about public issues such as crime. His research is based on a content analysis of about 600 crime stories that appeared on local television newscasts in Philadelphia and Baltimore. Most juvenile crime is covered by local TV news, Yanich said, adding that sometimes the public does not understand that portrayal. The result can be a public that develops a very distorted view of the dangers of juvenile crime and the possible remedies for dealing with such crime. For more information on the talk, call (302) 856-5400. Donald Byrd to perform with UD Brass Quintet
The concert is being held in conjunction with the art exhibition "Hear What I'm Seeing: Selected Works From the Art Collection of Donald Byrd," now on display at the University Gallery. Joining Byrd as members of the UD Quintet are faculty musicians Alan Hamant, James Hala, Cynthia Carr, Jay Hildebrandt and Alan Start. Tickets are $3 for the general public, $2 for faculty and staff and free for UD students with ID. They are on sale at the Bob Carpenter and Trabant University Centers box offices. Tickets also may be purchased through Ticketmaster (302) 984-2000, where a convenience charge will be applied. The art exhibit, which runs through Oct. 1, features many works from the artist's collection. For more information on the concert or the exhibit call 831-8242. |
19th century to present day issues such as gender disparity in the scientific disciplines and the impact of hospital mergers on women's reproductive rights.
Jazzworks: The UD J azz Project, will present a free concert at 8 p.m., Thursday, Sept. 14, in Loudis Recital Hall of the Amy E. du Pont Music Building. Featuring the UD Faculty Jazz, the concert will represent both traditional and contemporary genres as well as a variety of jazz styles.
The Delaware Department of Music will present guest artist Carol Leone in a free piano recital at 2 p.m., Sunday, Sept. 24, in Loudis Recital Hall of the Amy E. du Pont Music Building.
The University of Delaware's Professional Theatre Training Program (PTTP) has announced its 2000-01 season, ranging from a contemporary one-woman show to Shakespearean classics.
Coffeehouse humor and concerts highlight the fall season of free entertainment for students and the public in the Scrounge, located on the first floor of the Perkins Student Center.
For the eighth year a group of University com munity members–known as the University Derailleurs– will be participating in the MS 150 Bike to the Bay, a fund-raising bike ride to benefit the fight against Multiple Sclerosis.
Crime," at 4 p.m., Monday, Sept. 18, in Room 529 of the Carter Partnership Building, at Delaware Technical and Community College in Georgetown.
Legendary jazz musician Donald Byrd will perform with the UD Brass Quintet at 7 p.m., Friday, Sept. 22, in Mitchell Hall.