UpDate - Vol. 12, No. 34, Page 4
June 10, 1993
Up and coming

Diversity is key in summer series
     Four diverse cultural events, from a Celtic harpist to an African
dance company, are scheduled for June and July at the University.
     Opening the summer cultural events season on Thursday, June 17, is
Patrick Ball, Celtic harpist and storyteller, who will perform at 8 p.m. in
the Loudis Recital Hall of the Amy E. du Pont Music Building.
     Ball is one of the premier Celtic harp players in the world today,
having recorded five solo instrumental albums and one soundtrack. He also
is an acclaimed storyteller in the Celtic tradition.
     In playing the ancient, legendary, brass-strung harp of Ireland, with
its crystalline, bell-like voice, and in telling the marvelous old tales of
wit and enchantment, Ball not only carries on two of the richest traditions
of Celtic culture but blends them in concert to create a warm and magical
performance.
     The series continues with mime Daniel Stein, a non-verbal actor, who
will perform at 8 p.m. in Loudis Recital Hall on Wednesday, July 7. Stein
has performed as a mime in original works since l976. He has performed in
25 countries and at all major theatre festivals.
     The Ko-Thi Dance Company will present a free noontime lecture and
demonstration on Friday, July 9, in Newark Hall auditorium.
     Ko-Thi was founded in l969 by Ferne Yangyeitie Caulker, a native of
Sierra Leone, and the group is committed to preserving and performing the
dance and music rooted in African, African-American and Caribbean cultures.
     Concluding the series on Thursday, July 15, are Tony Vacca and Tim
Moran, with guest artist Fonday Musa Suso playing the kora, in a concert of
world music at 8 p.m. in Loudis Recital Hall.
     Vacca and Moran explore the roots of jazz from a fresh perspective,
combining West African balafon with saxophone and flute to create a sound
that balances tradition with innovation and links contemporary jazz to its
African heritage. Suso is a Mandingo griot, the hereditary musician and
oral historian of the Mandingo people and a virtuoso kora (21-stringed West
African harp) player.
     Tickets for Ball's appearance, Stein's performance and the
Vacca-Moran-Suso concert all will be available at the door. Tickets are $8
for the general public and $5 for students and senior citizens.
     The Ko-Thi Dance Company's appearance is free. For information about
this series, call 831-8741.

Faculty to discuss, read latest works
     Five distinguished University of Delaware faculty will read from and
discuss their recently published works in a summertime lecture series on
the Newark campus.
     The lectures, free and open to the public, will take place at 1:15
p.m. on Tuesdays in June and July and will be held in the Ewing Room of the
Perkins Student Center, located on Academy Street. Lectures will be in the
Ewing Room, except the June 29 lecture, which will be held in the Kirkwood
Room.
     The series opens on Tuesday, June 22, with Carl Dawson, chairperson of
the Department of English and author of November, 1948 , a remembrance of
his family's relocation from a small Yorkshire village in England to Los
Angeles.
     On June 29, Bill Lawson, associate professor of philosophy, will
discuss his latest book, Between Slavery and Freedom , which uses the
writing of slaves and former slaves to gain insight into the thinking of a
group of people prevented from participating in the social and political
discourse of their lives.
     Jim Curtis, director of the Winterthur Program at the University, will
speak on July 13 from his book on Depression era photography, Mind's Eye,
Mind's Truth.
     The July 20 lecture will feature Joan DelFattore, professor of
English, speaking on her book, What Johnny Shouldn't Read, a
behind-the-scenes view of the ways in which special-interest groups
influence the content of textbooks used in public and private schools
throughout the country.
     Concluding the series on July 27 will be Fleda Jackson, associate
professor of English, who will read poetry from her most recent volume, Do
Not Peel the Birches.
     For more information, call the Office of Student Center Programs at
(302) 831-1296.

Volunteers needed for State Fair in July
     University employees are invited to staff the University exhibit booth
at the Delaware State Fair in July.
     The University has a permanent display at the fair consisting of two
sections.
     The first highlights the entire University through videotapes, fact
sheets and photographs, while the second area for individual departments
changes day to day. One unit is in the booth at a time. Each unit sets up
its own exhibit during its shift, and takes it away when the shift is over.
     The booth is available Thursday, July 22, through Saturday, July 31.
     For information on highlighting your unit at the fair or to volunteer
to staff the booth, contact Karen Roth at 831-2508 by June 20.

SDALL announces fall class locations
     The Southern Delaware Academy of Lifelong Learning, a University
continuing education program designed for adults aged 50 and over, recently
held its recognition luncheon at the Shawnee Country Club in Milford.
     Edwina Macadam, who chairs the academy, announced fall locations for
academy courses, which will include the University Virden Retreat Center,
the Lewes Library and the Rehoboth Art League. Several other classes will
be held one day a week at the Milford Historical Museum.
     Catalogs for the fall semester courses and offerings will be available
early in August. Call 645-4111 to get a copy.

Kindermusic course during June, July
     Kindermusik at the University will present summer music activities for
children, taught by a certified Montessori and Kindermusik teacher, June
28-July 2.
     Two five-day programs of music education and enjoyment are designed to
introduce young children to the joys of music.
     The first program, for children ages 4-6, includes movement, singing,
listening activities, chants, instrumental play, special projects and a
snack.
     The second is designed for children ages 18 months through 3 years who
are accompanied by an adult.
     This program will include singing, dancing, listening and simple
instrument playing.
     For more information, call Jill Hannagan at 239-8281.