Vol. 17, No. 2	Sept. 11, 1997

Music, theatre set under the stars

An evening of theatre and music, entitled Art Under the Stars, will be held at 7:30 p.m., Friday, Sept. 19, on the Hartshorn soccer field on South Central Campus.

The program, sponsored by the Office of Residence Life, will begin with a performance of Tuesday, by members of the Professional Theatre Training Company. The silent play is made up of a series of imaginative and amusing vignettes and was conceived and directed by Jewel Walker, theatre.

The University Faculty Jazz Ensemble and a steel drum band made up of UD music faculty will perform.

Folksinger Antje Duvekot will close the festival with her eclectic blend of original and traditional songs.

"Art Under the Stars" is free and open to the UD community. Food concessions will be provided by Aramark.

For information, call Jason Laker at 831-3003.

Prof. Steinberg in recital Sept. 23

Michael Steinberg will present a free piano recital at 8 p.m., Sept. 23, in Loudis Recital Hall of the Amy E. du Pont Music Building.

The program will feature Davidbundlertanze, Op. 6 and Sonata in G Minor, Op. 22, both by Robert Schumann; and Variations and Fugue on a Theme by Handel, Op. 24 by Johannes Brahms.

Steinberg is professor of music at UD and a graduate of Yale University and the Juilliard School of Music. He records on the Elysium label.

Symposium at Delaware Tech

The Fraunhofer USA Metal Foam Symposium will be held at Delaware Technical and Community College-Stanton Campus from Oct. 7-8.

The symposium will focus on the production and use of metal foams, with international experts from industry and academia presenting information on topics including production methods; modeling, characterization, and properties; and applications and case studies.

Fields of application for this new lightweight construction material include energy absorption, thermal insulation and vibration damping.

The Fraunhofer Resource Center-Delaware (FRC-DE) was established in 1996 to increase the competitiveness of small and medium-sized businesses in the region through commercialization and applied research. FRC-DE is administered by Karl V. Steiner, Center for Composite Materials, and Harald Eifert, technical director and co-chair of the symposium.

Registration fees are $400 ($360 by Sept. 15, includes lunches and symposium proceedings); $100 for students with ID ($90 by Sept. 15).

For information, contact Linda Saythur, phone 369-6761. .

Saturday Math = A+ for youngsters

Registration will begin Wednesday, Sept. 17, for the University's popular Saturday Morning Math program for children in grades one through eight.

Designed as an enrichment opportunity, the classes help children realize that math can be fun. Time is spent with hands-on problem-solving activities and working with math activities on the computer.

Classes start on Saturday, Oct. 18, and continue for six weeks. Classes are offered from 8:30-10 a.m., from 10:15-11:45 a.m. and from noon to 1:30 p.m. for all age groups. All students should report to Room 006 in Pearson Hall. Groups are broken up into age categories from there.

Tuition is $50, and enrollment is on a first-paid, first-served basis.

For more information, contact the Mathematics & Science Education Resource Center at 831-4447.

State economy is topic of seminar

The eighth annual Delaware Economic Outlook Conference will be held Tuesday, Sept. 30, at the DuPont Country Club in Wilmington.

The annual event, which attracts representatives from business, government, education and the nonprofit sector, is considered an excellent opportunity for participants to receive valuable economic data that will be helpful in the coming year.

The luncheon speaker is Bill Dodge, senior managing director of Marvin & Palmer and an authority on the stock market and equity investments. He has appeared on CNN's Moneyline, CNBC's Market Wrap and The Wall Street Journal Report and Reuters' Television.

Cost is $85 per person and includes registration, materials, continental breakfast and a buffet lunch. .

For information, call 571-1555.

Student artworks are on display

"Foundations," selected works from the art department's Foundation Program, features works from drawing and design students. The works are on display in the Department of Art Gallery in 102 Recitation Hall. The gallery is open from 11 a.m.-5 p.m., Mondays through Fridays

"New Works," a collection of art from first-year master of fine arts graduate students, also are on display through Sept. 26 in the lobby gallery of Clayton Hall. The gallery is open from 8:30 a.m. to 5 p.m., Mondays through Fridays. A reception for the artists will be held from 5-7 p.m. on Wednesday, Sept. 17.

For more information about either exhibition, call 831-2244.

Ballroom dance classes to begin

The University of Delaware's Ballroom Dance Team will offer beginning, intermediate and advanced dance lessons for 10 weeks with a variety of nights and times, beginning tonight.

Beginner classes in rhumba, cha-cha, swing/jitterbug, waltz, fox-trot and tango will be offered from 7-8 p.m. on Tuesdays or Thursdays and from 8-9 p.m. on Sundays.

Intermediate classes, offered from 8-9 p.m. on Thursdays and from 9-10 p.m. on Tuesdays or Sundays, feature more steps in the same dances and introduce the hustle.

Advanced classes in all dances, plus the Argentine Tango, will be taught from 8-9 p.m. on Tuesdays or from 9-10 p.m. on Thursdays. Private lessons are available upon request. Classes are held in the gymnasium of Pearson Hall. Cost is $50 for the general public and $25 for UD students. Classes are offered for all ages, and no partner is required.

For information, call 831-1117.

UDBG plants for sale on Sept. 27

The second annual fall plant sale, sponsored by the Friends of the University of Delaware Botanic Gardens, will be held from 10 a.m.-4 p.m., Saturday, Sept. 27, in the Fischer Greenhouse, behind Townsend Hall.

A wide selection of fall flowering asters, sedums and goldenrod will be offered for sale, as well as a variety of ornamental grasses, daylilies and ferns. Prices begin at $7 per gallon container.

Spring flowering bulbs also will be offered and individually priced.

Sales are in cash or check only, and supplies are limited.