Chamber Orchestra to perform score for classic horror movie

5:41 p.m., Oct. 19, 2012--Just in time for Halloween, the University of Delaware Chamber Orchestra will present Michael Shapiro's film score to Universal Pictures' 1931 Frankenstein at 8 p.m., Sunday, Oct. 28, in the Gore Recital Hall of the Roselle Center for the Arts. 

Shapiro, conductor of the Chappaqua Orchestra, composed the score to be played along with the film, blending live music with the story on screen. The result is an entirely new way for audiences to experience the classic horror movie starring Boris Karloff.

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June 5: Blue Hen 5K

University of Delaware graduates planning to attend Alumni Weekend are encouraged to register for the annual Blue Hen 5K walk and run, which will be held Sunday morning, June 5.

June 6-9: Food and culture series

The 20th annual June Lecture Series at the Osher Lifelong Learning Institute at UD in Wilmington will be held June 6-9. Titled 'June a la Carte,' this year's program focuses on great political documents, feminism, world politics and a Newark cuisine sampler.

• June 6-9: Food and culture series
• Through June 30: 'Saving White Clay Creek'
• July 22: WWE Heatwave Tour
• Through Sept. 16: Women of color in academia

Opening the evening will be a talk by Charles Robinson, professor of English at UD, on the story of Frankenstein. Robinson is one of the country's leading experts on Mary Shelley's novel and has presented numerous papers and lectures on the work. He also has discussed it on programs for A&E, the History Channel and the BBC. 

Tickets -- $12 for adults; $8 for UD faculty, staff and alumni and seniors; and $3 for students -- are available at the door, with cash or check only.