Vol. 17, No. 28April 23, 1998

Choral concert in Loudis hall

The University of Delaware Choral Union, directed by Lawrence Hoenig, will present a concert at 8 p.m., Saturday, May 2, in Loudis Recital Hall of the Amy E. du Pont Music Building.

The town and gown ensemble includes UD students and faculty, as well as community members. The program's featured work is Carl Orff's Carmina Burana, for chorus, two pianos and percussion. Soloists are Kate Delanoy, soprano, Patrick Evans, baritone, and Albert Neal, tenor. Pianists are Jeffrey Johnson and Matt Boatman. The UD Percussion Ensemble, directed by Harvey Price, also will perform.

Lawrence Hoenig has an established reputation as a choral conductor and tenor soloist. For the past five years, he has been associate conductor of the Mendelssohn Club of Philadelphia and chairperson of the music department at Germantown Friends, Philadelphia.

Admission is $6. For more information, call 831-2577. &

Artists to present April 28 program

Artists Laurie Fendrich and Peter Plagens will present a slide lecture at 4 p.m., Tuesday, April 28, at the University. Free and open to the public, their presentation will be held in Room 202, McDowell Hall.

Husband and wife, the artists are New York-based painters who are widely exhibited throughout the country. Between them they hold five awards from the National Endowment for the Arts.

Plagens, the art critic for Newsweek magazine since 1989, is a former Guggenheim fellow. He has been writing essays and reviews on contemporary art since 1966. His work appears in such publications as Art in America and Art Forum, and he is the author of two books. He is represented in New York by the Nancy Hoffman Gallery.

Fendrich is an associate professor of fine arts at Hofstra University and has been a visiting artist at several institutions. From 1990-1993, she was the exhibitions editor for Arts Magazine. She is represented in New York by the E.M. Donahue Gallery.

Their UD appearance is sponsored by the painting division of the Department of Art. For more information, call 831-4105.

'La Promesse' is rescheduled at UD

The 1997 Belgium film, La Promesse, originally scheduled to be shown on Sunday, March 29, at the University of Delaware has been rescheduled for Sunday, April 26. The film, part of the 1998 International Film Series, is free and open to the public. It will be shown at 7:30 p.m. in Trabant University Center Theatre.

The film tells the story of a 15-year-old boy who is torn between his awakening conscience and his father, who smuggles illegal aliens into the country, then exploits them by charging them exorbitant rent to live in abandoned housing.

A sensation at the Cannes Film Festival, the film won the praise of David Denby of New York magazine, who called it, "Extraordinary...a story told straight and with great intensity." Joe Morgenstern of The Wall Street Journal called it "an absolute stunner."

For information, call 737-3955.

HTAC to perform rock musical

Harrington Theatre Arts Company, an undergraduate student drama group at UD, will present the musical, Tommy, made famous by The Who. Performances are scheduled at 8 p.m. on Friday, April 24, Saturday, April 25, Thursday, April 30, Friday, May 1, and Saturday, May 2. Matinee performances are scheduled at 2 p.m. on Sunday, April 26 and Saturday, May 2.

All performances will be held in Pearson Hall auditorium. Tickets are $8 for the general public and $5 for students.

For more information, call 837-4000, ext. 36673.

Panel to focus on women's issues

"International Women: A Human Rights Discussion Panel" will be presented at 7 p.m., Tuesday, May 5, in Multipurpose Room B of the Trabant University Center.

Speakers will include Anne Boylan and Wunyabari Maloba, history, and Suzanne Cherrin, women's studies. They will address connections among women's rights issues throughout the world, sexual reproductive rights, local versus international interests and women's role in liberating Africa (specifically Mozambique).

The free public program- sponsored by Amnesty International, SAGE (Students Advocating Gender Equality) and the Commission on the Status of Women-will be accompanied by an all-student art exhibit. Refreshments will be served.

For more information call 369-5414 or contact satori@udel.edu

X.J. Kennedy in Kirkbride Hall

Poet X. J. Kennedy will read from his works in a free, public program at 3 p.m., Saturday, April 25, in Room 006 Kirkbride Lecture Hall.

Kennedy is the author of 14 books of poetry including Missing Link, Emily Dickinson in Southern California and Jimmy Harlow. He also has published 10 books of poetry for children, books of criticism and guides for readers such as An Introduction to Fiction, Poetry, and Drama and The Bedford Guide for College Writers.

He is the recipient of various awards, including a Bread Loaf Writers Conference fellowship, the Lamont Poetry Selection Award, a Guggenheim Fellowship, a grant from the National Endowment for the Arts and The Los Angeles Times Award.

Kennedy's appearance is part of a series of poetry readings sponsored by the Department of English. For more information, call 831-1974.

Student artwork in gallery display

The University Gallery and the Department of Art will present two Master of Fine Arts Thesis Exhibitions, works by students pursuing advanced degrees, on May 1-10 and May 15-31 at the University Gallery.

The shows are free and open to the public.

The first show will feature the works of Tasie Berkeley of Rockville, Md., photography; Bruce Black of Newark, painting; Nathan Falter of Wilmington, ceramics; Danica Maier of Wilmington, painting/ illustration; and Greg Rubio of Corpus Christi, Texas, painting.

The second show will feature Jill Berry of Lutherville, Md., photography; John McClafferty of Wilmington, painting; Walter Smith of Coppell, Texas, printmaking; and Kurt Wulfmeyer of Littleton, Colo., sculpture.

There will be an opening reception to honor the first group of artists from 4:30-6:30 p.m, Friday, May 1, and another for the second group from 4:30-6:30 p.m on Friday, May 15.

Admission to the University Gallery in Old College is free and open to the public. Hours are 11 a.m.-5 p.m. Tuesday through Friday, and 1 p.m.-5 p.m. on Saturday and Sunday.

For more information, call 831-8242.

Workshop set by UD Yoga Club

The Yoga Club of the University of Delaware will offer a series of Hatha Yoga workshops, led by internationally known yoga therapist and physician Srikant Karandikar.

Training is planned during the weekend of May 1-3. The first two sessions, which will provide general information on yoga, are scheduled from 7-9 p.m., Friday, May 1, in the Gallery of the Perkins Student Center, and from 10 a.m.-noon, Saturday, May 2, in Pearson Hall gymnasium. Cost is $15 for general admission and $5 for students with UD ID on Friday evening, and $25 for general admission and $15 for students with UD ID on Saturday morning.

Sessions from 2-5 p.m., Saturday and from 10 a.m.-2 p.m., Sunday- both in Pearson Hall gymnasium- will focus on the therapeutic applications of yoga and are designed to be of specific interest to health care professionals.

Cost is $35 for general admission and $20 for students with UD ID on Saturday afternoon, and $45 for general admission and $25 for students with UD ID on Sunday.

For more information and reservation details, call Kathleen Wright at 656-6983 or Sarah Reeder at 837-8587.