Vol. 18, No. 12	Nov. 19, 1998

Stress reliever in Trabant Center

The first Fall Stress Reliever Program for students will begin at 8 p.m., Saturday, Nov. 21, in the Multipurpose Room of the Trabant University Center. A number of activities are planned, including laserstorm, a disk jockey, free mocktails, pizza and snacks, door prizes and raffles, video and restaurant gift certificates.

The event is sponsored by the Black Student Union, Cultural Programming Advisory Board, Center for Black Culture, Cooperative Extension, Wellspring, Grotto Pizza, New Castle County Community Partnership and V-8, a student group.

For information, call 831-2991.

Student art work in Clayton Hall

Works by nine first-year master of fine arts students are included in an exhibit at the Clayton Hall gallery through Dec. 11. The display features a variety of media and mixed media, including paintings, printmaking, photography and ceramics. Many of the works are available for purchase.

The master of fine arts program prepares students for professional careers in a studio field. Admission to the program is selective and competitive, and the exhibit reflects the students' creative excitement.

The gallery is open from 8 a.m. to 8 p.m., Mondays, Tuesdays and Thursdays; from 8 a.m. to 6:30 p.m., Wednesdays; and from 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., Fridays.

For more information on the exhibit, call 831-3063.

WVUD Night set in the Scrounge

WVUD, 91.3 FM, will celebrate its 30th anniversary with a Swing Night, featuring live music by Jump and Jive and The Rhythm Doctors from 9 p.m.-1 a.m., Friday, Nov. 20, in The Scrounge of the Perkins Student Center. Tickets are $2 at the door.

HTAC show in Bacchus Theatre

The Harrington Theatre Arts Company, a student performing group at UD, will present David Mamet's Oleanna at 8 p.m., Friday and Saturday, Nov. 20 and 21, in the Bacchus Theatre of the Perkins Student Center.

The two-character play, about sexual harassment on a college campus, was first produced in 1992 and has been called the decade's most controversial work.

The 1984 Pulitzer Prize winner for Glengarry Glen Ross, Mamet ranks among today's most influential playwrights.

Admission is $2 at the door. For more information, call 837-1651.

Two performances scheduled Dec. 5

Two musical events will be presented on Saturday, Dec. 5, in the Loudis Recital Hall of the Amy E. du Pont Music Building.

The University Singers, directed by Ruth Oatman, will present a free concert at 2 p.m. Highlighting the program is the second performance of Gwyneth Walker's setting of three poems by the African-American poet Lucille Clifton. The piece, My Girls, is full of high spirits, joy and humor. It premiered this September.

One of the most prolific and noted of American women composers, Walker will attend the Dec. 5 concert to hear the piece in performance. The program also will feature Salvator Mundi by William Mathias.

The University of Delaware Choral Union, directed by Lawrence Hoenig, will present a concert later that evening at 8 p.m. Admission is $6, and tickets may be purchased at the door.

The program will include Gloria by Francis Poulenc, to be sung with organ accompaniment, Haydn's Te Deum and choruses from The Creation, also by Haydn.

The ensemble features UD faculty and students, as well as community members. Hoenig is a conductor and tenor soloist. For the past five years, he has been associate conductor of the Mendelssohn Club of Philadelphia and chairperson of music at Germantown Friends in Philadelphia.

For information, call 831-2577.

Annual craft show will begin today

The University of Delaware Women's Club will host its annual craft show from 10 a.m.-9 p.m., today, and from 10 a.m.-6 p.m., Friday, Nov. 20, in the Multipurpose Room of the Trabant University Center.

Handcrafted items made by club members and others will be for sale. Items include gifts, clothing, painted furniture, holiday decorations and more. Twenty percent of the sales are designated for scholarship aid for women returning to school through the University's continuing education program. Over the years, the club has provided more than $27,000 to help returning students achieve their goals.

For information, call 738-3073.