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Calendar for September 26 - October 9

For complete listings of Carolina events, see the Carolina Calendar

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•   Library Schedules
•   Readings/Films/Performances
•   Attractions
•   Galleries/Exhibits
•   Lectures/Colloquia/Seminars
•   Noteworthy
•   Fitness/Recreation/Wellness
•   Training
•   Coming Up

Readings/Films/Performances

BULL’S HEAD BOOKSHOP
All readings at 3:30 pm. Call 962-5060, bullshead@store.unc.edu www.store.unc.edu/bullshead


10/1 Chuck Palahniuk reads from "Lullaby: A Novel."

10/7 Louis Rubin reads from "My Father's People: A Family of Southern Jews." Hillel. 7:30 pm.

10/8 Lucy Daniels reads from "With a Woman's Voice: A Writer's Struggle for Emotional Freedom."

10/9 Sarah Dessen reads from "This Lullaby: a Novel."

CAROLINA UNION PERFORMING ARTS SERIES
Call 962-1449 or see www.unc.edu/depts/union $

10/4 To be announced. Hill. 8 pm.

CAROLINA UNION ACTIVITIES BOARD FILM SCHEDULE
Call 962-1449 for privilege card; 962-2285 for info. Aud, Student Union.

9/27 "The Laramie Project." 8 pm. "Black Hawk Down." 10 pm.

9/28 "Black Hawk Down." 7:30 pm. "The Laramie Project." 10:30 pm.

10/3,4,5 "Lord of the Rings." 8 pm. $

10/6 "Lord of the Rings." 2 pm. $

FOREST THEATRE
Call 943-8527 or e-mail magooz@juno.com

9/28 Jimm Magoo performs. 6-7 pm. Free.

JOHNSTON CENTER FOR UNDERGRADUATE EXCELLENCE
www.unc.edu/depts/jcue
Call Randi Davenport, 843-7765. Graham Memorial.
All events occur at Graham Memorial.

9/26 Solo violin performance. Morehead Lounge.

10/3 Thursdays on the Terrace: Lulu and the Lounge Lizards. Terrace.

LAB! THEATRE
Call 918-5280. www.unc.edu/student/orgs/lab/
Fri-Mon, 8:15; Mon, 4 pm; Tue, 5 pm. Free admission.

9/27-10/1 "The Big Funk." Historic Old PlayMakers Theatre.

MUSIC DEPARTMENT
Call 962-1039. www.unc.edu/depts/music/

9/27 Spectrum Concert. Aud, Hill. 7:30 pm.

9/29 Carolina Wind Quintet. Person Recital. 8 pm.

10/1 UNC Symphony Orchestra. Aud, Hill. 8 pm.

10/8 UNC Jazz Bands in Concert: UNC Jazz Band and Jazz Lab Band. Aud, Hill. 8 pm.

WILLIAM S. NEWMAN ARTISTS SERIES
Call 962-1039. www.unc.edu/depts/music/ $

10/6 Thomas Otten, piano. Aud, Hill. 3 pm.

NORTH CAROLINA SYMPHONY
Call 919-733-2750 for ticket information.

10/3 Julian Rachlin, violin; Giancarlo Guerrero, guest conductor. Chapel Hill Bible Church. 8 pm.

COLLEGE OF ARTS AND SCIENCES
Contact Jan Bardsley, 962-1534 or bardsley@email.unc.edu.

10/9 Within a Budding Grove: Myth, Memory and Criticism in Postwar Okinawa: Presentation and Film Screening. Presentation: Chris Nelson. Film: "Untamagiru." 08 Gardner. 7 pm.

SONJA HAYNES STONE BLACK CULTURAL CENTER
Call 962-9001, shsbcc@email.unc.edu, ibiblio.org/shsbcc/

10/8 Double feature short films: "Morning Breath," "Brotherly Love," part of the Diaspora Festival of Independent Black Film. 2518 Student Union. 7 pm.

Attractions

MOREHEAD PLANETARIUM

Call 549-6863 for show times or 962-1236, www.morehead.unc.edu/ No public shows Mon, Tue. $

•   “Larry, Cat in Space.”

•   “Sol & Company.”

  “Solar System Adventure.”

•   “Sky Safari.”

•   “Carolina Skies.”

•   “Earth, Moon and Sun.”

NORTH CAROLINA BOTANICAL GARDEN

Hours
Mon-Fri, 8 am-5 pm; Sat, 9 am-6 pm; Sun, 1-6 pm.
Piedmont Nature Trails: Dawn to dusk daily.
Call 962-0522, www.unc.edu/depts/ncbg/
Call for cost, reservation info.

Exhibits
•  
"Worldwide Artscapes." Pastels by Patricia Mae Young. Through 10/31. Classroom, Totten Ctr. Call before visiting to ensure accessibility to exhibit.

•  Sculpture in the Garden. Opens 9/14-11/22. Opening reception 10/6, 3-5 pm.

Plant Sale
9/28 "Fall Is for Planting" plant sale. Garden commons. 9 am-1 pm.

Tours/Walks/Hikes
9/28, 10/5 Plant Collections tour. 10-11 am. Free.

Classes/Workshops
9/28 Botanical Illustration - Field Sketching. 9 am-noon.

10/5,12 Pine Needle Basketry. 10 am-noon.

9/28 Basic Botany. 1-5 pm.

10/1,8 Basic Botany. 7-9:30 pm.

10/3,10 Basic Botany. 7-9:30 pm.


Galleries/Exhibits

ACKLAND ART MUSEUM

Wed-Sat, 10 am-5 pm; Sun, 1-5 pm. Call 406-9837 (tape), 966-5736 (voice), 962-0837 (TTY); ackland@email.unc.edu, http://www.ackland.org/

Special Event
10/5 Heirloom Discovery Day. Aud, Hanes Art. 10 am-2 pm. $

Ongoing Exhibitions
•   "Buddhist Art and Ritual from Nepal and Tibet." Through 2/03.

•   "Word and Worship: Approaching Islam through Art." Through 12/29.

ALLCOTT GALLERY
Hanes Art. Mon-Fri, 8 am-5 pm. Call 962-2015, www.unc.edu/depts/art

•  
"Theft in the Dolls' House." Jill Casid and María Deguzmán. Opens 9/19-10/3. Opening reception 9/19, 6-8 pm.

•  "Alumni Show: Christopher Gentile -- Sculpture, Doha, Qatar." Opens 10/7. Opening reception 10/10, 6-8 pm.

JOHNSTON CENTER FOR UNDERGRADUATE EXCELLENCE
Call 966-5110. rdavenpo@email.unc.edu www.unc.edu/depts/jcue Mon-Thu, 8 am-10 pm; Fri,
8 am-5 pm; Sat, Sun, 12-5 pm.

•   "The Faces of Afghanistan." Photography by Ray Buchanan. Opening reception 10/2, Commons Rm, Graham Memorial. 3 pm.

UNIVERSITY CENTER FOR INTERNATIONAL STUDIES
Call 843-6842. 223 East Franklin St. Mon-Fri, 8 am-
5 pm.
•   African Trance Culture in Morocco: The Gnawa of
Essaouira. Opens 8/19 through 10/11.

WILSON LIBRARY
Mon-Fri, 8 am-5 pm (NC Collection Gallery opens at 9 am.). Weekend hours vary by exhibit; call 962-0114 for details. NC Collection Gallery offers guided tours Wednesdays at 2 pm, other times by appointment. Call 962-1172.

First (Ground) Floor
•   The First State University. Hall.

Second (Main) Floor
•   The History of the North Carolina Collection. Hall.

•   The Photography of Bayard Wootten. Assembly Rm. (Not accessible during meetings.)

•   "Mysteries, Myths & Legends of North Carolina." Through 1/19/03. Also, exhibits on Sir Walter Raleigh, UNC history, rare bird prints, Eng and Chang, plus historic rooms. NC Collection Gallery.

Third Floor
•  
"Medieval Manuscripts." Rare Book Collection exhibit area.

Fourth Floor
•   The Remarkable Life of Colonel Owen Hill Kenan. Lobby and Manuscripts Dept.

Lectures/Seminars/Colloquia

THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 26
Women in Science and Research "Balancing Personal and Professional Lives in Science." Elga Wasserman, author of "The Door in the Dream: Conversations with Eminent Women in Science." 136 Tate-Turner-Kuralt. 10 am.
Scholarly Communication Working Group, ibiblio "Smart Mobs -- the Next Social Revolution." Howard Rheingold speaks about his forthcoming book by the same name. Assembly Rm, Wilson Library. 3:30-5 pm.

SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 29
Program in the Humanities and Human Values E. M. Adams Lecture, "The Novel as Social History: Windows on the Past." Lilian R. Furst. Tate-Turner-Kuralt. 4 pm.

WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 2
Program on Aging Lecture Series "Falls and Fall Prevention in Older Adults." James Cavanaugh, Duke U. 238 MacNider. Noon-1 pm.
Sexuality, Gender and Nation in Japan Fall 2002 Speaker Series "Women, Youths, and Men: Male-Male Eroticism and the Age/Gender System of Tokugawa Japan." Gregory Pflugfelder, Columbia U. 08 Gardner. 7-8:30 pm.

THURSDAY, OCTOBER 3
Stone Center Cross-Cultural Communications Institute: Part I "Cha-Cha with a Backbeat: Songs and Stories of Latin Boogaloo." Juan Flores, Hunter College. 1505 Student Union. Noon.
Department of English Thomas Wolfe Lecture Elizabeth Spencer, author, 2002 Thomas Wolfe Prize recipient. Aud, Hanes Art. 7:30 pm.

FRIDAY, OCTOBER 4
Department of Music "Alban Berg's First Atonal Composition." Allen Forte, Yale U. 103 Hill. 4:15 pm.
Stone Center Cross-Cultural Communications Institute: Part II "Encounter/Encuentro: Meeting(s) in African, Latin and African American music(s)." Moderated by María de Deguzmán. 1505 Student Union. 7 pm.

SATURDAY, OCTOBER 5
Center for International Studies "The Gnawa: African Trance Culture in Morocco" symposium. Chouki El Hamel, Arizona State U; Deborah Kapchan, U Texas-Austin; Timothy Abdellah Fuson, UC-Berkeley; Maâlem Karim Alaoui, Gnawa. Toy Lounge, Dey. 10 am-1 pm.
Department of Music Seminar "American Popular Song -- Rodgers and Hart." Allen Forte, Yale U. 205 Hill. 10 am.

TUESDAY, OCTOBER 8
Johnston Center for Undergraduate Excellence "The Burka and Beyond: Traditional Dress in Afghanistan." Bobbi Owens. Commons Rm, Graham Memorial. 3 pm.

WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 9
Program on Aging Lecture Series "Living and Dying Well." Martha Henderson. 238 MacNider. Noon-1 pm.
University Center for International Studies, Rockefeller Foundation "Fault Lines in Learning: Immigration and the Achievement Gap." Carrboro New Century Center. 7 pm. Department of Art "Ancient Trade in the American South." Vincas Steponaitis. 121 Hanes Art. 8 pm.

 

Noteworthy

BLOOD DRIVES
Call 942-4852 ext. 226. www.informatics.org/redcross/

9/27 Hinton James. 3-7:30 pm.

9/30 Aycock-Graham. 3-7:30 pm.

10/2 School of Dentistry. 8 am-12:30 pm.

10/3 Spencer Triad. 2:30-7:30 pm.

BULL'S HEAD BOOKSHOP
Call 962-5060, bullshead@store.unc.edu, www.store.unc.edu/bullshead

10/7 Faculty Day. All faculty will receive 25 percent off on all Bull's Head items.

DAVIS LIBRARY TOURS
Call 962-1151, pphinton@email.unc.edu

10/2 Intro to Davis & the campus library system. 3 pm.

EMPLOYEE FORUM
www.unc.edu/staff/forum/

10/2 Ten-year anniversary reception, monthly meeting. Assembly Rm, Wilson Library. 9-10:30 am.

FACULTY COUNCIL MEETING
9/27 Assembly Rm, Wilson Library. 3-5 pm.

WOMEN STUDIES, FEMINIST STUDENTS UNITED!
e-mail nc_dykemarch@yahoo.com www.dykemarch.org

9/29 NC Dyke March and Rally. Grassy area, Henderson and Franklin. Rally, 1 pm; march, 1:30 pm.


Fitness/Recreation/Wellness

 

CAMPUS RECREATION
203 Woollen Gym. Call 962-1153, pomerant@email.unc.edu, www.unc.edu/depts/camprec/ Gym/Pool privilege card required.

For a complete listing of campus recreation facilities and links to each program, refer to www.unc.edu/depts/camprec/Facilities.htm

H.E.E.L.S. FOR HEALTH
115 Women's Gym. Call Holly Tiemann 962-3422, hatiem@email.unc.edu http://www.ais.unc.edu/hr/es/
Gym/Pool privilege card required.

Click on "Wellness" in left-hand frame to see complete listings of educational and exercise classes, Fitness Center schedule, FitPlus Incentives Program, Fun Run/Walks and the Wednesday Wellness program.

Training

FINANCE DIVISION https://www.s3.ais.unc.edu/frs/fs_training.jsp
Registration required. Fax Norma Newton, 962-5949 or CB# 1145. Assembly Rm, Wilson Library.

10/16 Financial Reporting, Accounting Services. 8:30-11:30 am.

10/17 Financial Systems, Intro to Finan$eer, Intro to InDEPTh. 8:30-11:30 am.

Coming Up


SUNDAY, OCTOBER 13
Ackland Art Museum Opening "Dark Jewels: Chinese Ceramics from the Herert and Eunice Shatzman Collection." Reception 3-5 pm. www.ackland.org

WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 16
PlayMakers Repertory Company "Sunrise in my Pocket." Through 11/10. Call 962-7529, www.playmakersrep.org Paul Green Theatre. $

 

 

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