UpDate - Vol. 15, No. 4, Page 5
September 21, 1995
Up and coming

Art show, exhibit in Clayton Hall
     The National League of American Pen Women (NLAPW) will hold its
biennial art show from Wednesday, Oct. 18, through Friday, Nov. 17, in
the lobby gallery of Clayton Hall.
     The opening reception for the show will be held from 5-7 p.m.,
Oct. 18, when prizes will be awarded.
     Judging the show are notable artists Eo Omwake and Jim Windrum,
as well as Gary Pagano, studio art coordinator of the Education
Department of the Delaware Art Museum.
     The judges made their selections from pieces submitted in a
variety of media: oil/acrylic, watercolor, mixed media, work on paper
and sculpture. NLAPW members from Southern Delaware's Holly Branch and
Pennsylvania's Chester County Branch were invited to participate.
     The NLAPW was founded on June 26, 1897, by three noted
professional women. At the time, there were 17 charter members,
including the three organizers. Today, with a membership of more than
5,000, the league has become one of the largest cultural organizations
for women in the world. Its purpose is to promote the creative and
educational arts.
     Clayton Hall gallery hours are 8 a.m. to 5 p.m., Mondays through
Fridays.
     For information, call 831-3063.


Center to open with presentation
     The opening of the Secondary Science Education Center will be
marked by an inaugural lecture at 4 p.m., Monday, Oct. 9, in Room 101
Brown Laboratory. A reception with light refreshments will take place
at 3:15 p.m., immediately before the lecture.
     Jane Butler Kahle, Condit Professor of Science Education at Miami
University, will present the inaugural lecture, entitled "University
Collaboration in Science Education: The Missing Link."
     Tours of the center will follow the lecture.
     Reservations are requested. To reply or for more information,
contact Kate Scantlebury at 831-4546 or kscantle@brahms.


Lecture series to begin on Sept. 28
     A panel discussion on "Academia and Sexuality" will be held from
7-9 p.m., Thursday, Sept. 28, in the Rodney Room of the Perkins
Student Center.
     The program is the first presentation of the eight-session
Lavender Scholars Lecture Series scheduled during the 1995-96 academic
year.
     For information, call 831-8703.


Coast Day is in Lewes on Oct. 1
     This year's Coast Day, "Mission to the Water Planet," will be
held from 11 a.m.- 5 p.m., Sunday, Oct. 1, at the Hugh R. Sharp Campus
in Lewes.
     Included among the planned activities are presentations by a NASA
astronaut, a chemical magic show, a marine careers panel, an air-sea
rescue demonstration, lectures, more than 100 exhibits, the crab cake
cook-off, seafood cooking demonstrations, marine critter learning
tanks, musical entertainment and fresh cooked seafood and other
delicacies.
     Admission is free and parking is $2.
     Limited seating for round-trip bus transportation to Coast Day is
available to University employees, students and their immediate family
members.
     Buses will leave Robinson Hall parking lot at 9 a.m. and arrive
in Lewes at approximately 11 a.m.
     Departure from Lewes is scheduled for 4 p.m., with arrival in
Newark by 6 p.m.
     Space is limited. Those interested should call 831-8083 by Sept.
27.


Bernstein program set in Loudis hall
     An "All-Bernstein" tribute will be presented during a faculty
recital by Patrick Evans, baritone, at 8 p.m., Tuesday, Sept. 26, in
Loudis Recital Hall of the Amy E. du Pont Music Building.
     The program, which is free and open to the public, will include
the Delaware premier of Leonard Bernstein's last work, Arias and
Barcarolles, for baritone, mezzosoprano and piano four hands.
     Guest artists include Kristin Carpenter, mezzosoprano, duo
pianists Christine Delbeau and Julie Nishimura and cellist Marcy
Rosen.
     The program also will include selections from On the Town,
Candide, West Side Story, Trouble in Tahiti, Wonderful Town and Peter
Pan.