STETSON UNIVERSITY
PUBLIC LECTURES, ETC.

FALL 2009

NOVEMBER

Now through Dec. 3 - Faculty Art Exhibition
"Itching & Scratching - Twenty Years at Stetson," exhibition of works by Stetson University Art Professor Gary Bolding, 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. Tuesday through Friday and 1 to 4 p.m. Sunday. Closed all national holidays and holiday weekends. Stetson University, Hand Art Center, 139 E. Michigan Ave. Free. Information: Art Department, 386-822-7266.

Now through Dec. 3 - Art Exhibition
"Oscar Bluemner: The Making of an American Modernist Painter," paintings from the Vera Bluemner Kouba Collection, 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. Tuesday through Friday and 1 to 4 p.m. Sunday. Closed all national holidays and holiday weekends. Stetson University, Hand Art Center, 139 E. Michigan Ave. between Sampson Hall and duPont-Ball Library on the Quad. Free. Information: Art Department, 386-822-7266.

Now through Dec. 3 - Student Art Exhibition
20th Juried Student Art Exhibition, 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. Monday through Friday and 1 to 4 p.m. Sunday. Opening reception 6 to 8 p.m., Nov. 13. Closed all national holidays and holiday weekends. Stetson University, Duncan Gallery of Art, Sampson Hall, 132 E. Michigan Ave. Free. Information: Art Department, 386-822-7266.

Now through Dec. 3 - Art Exhibition
Exhibition of selected pieces from the Stetson University Permanent Collection, 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. Monday through Friday and 1 to 4 p.m. Sunday. Opening reception 6 to 8 p.m., Nov. 13. Closed all national holidays and holiday weekends. Stetson University, Hand Art Center, 139 E. Michigan Ave., between Sampson Hall and duPont-Ball Library on the Quad. Free. Information: Art Department, 386-822-7266.

Nov. 17 - Lecture
Dr. Robert Sitler, program director of Latin American Studies at Stetson University, "2012 and the Maya: Facts and Fantasies," 7 p.m., Stetson University, Lynn Business Center, Rinker Auditorium, 345 N. Woodland Blvd. Free and open to the public. Information: Dr. Robert Sitler, Dept. of Modern Languages & Literatures, 386-822-7281.

Nov. 17- Lecture
Dr. Mary Pollock, Stetson University professor of English, "I'll Be a Monkey's Uncle, or, Reflections on Gender and Species," 7 p.m., Stetson University, Flagler Hall, Room 317, 434 N. Woodland Blvd. Free. Information: Women and Gender Studies, 386-8227540.

Nov. 17 - Concert
Student Composers, 7:30 p.m., Stetson University, Elizabeth Hall, Lee Chapel, 421 N. Woodland Blvd. Donations: $8 general public; $5 senior citizens and area students. Information: School of Music, 386-822-8947.

Nov. 18 - Concert
Jazz Ensembles, George West, director, 7:30 p.m., Stetson University, Carlton Union Building, Stetson Room, 131 E. Minnesota Ave. Donations: $8 general public; $5 senior citizens and area students. Information: School of Music, 386-822-8947.

Nov. 20 - Concert
Symphony Orchestra with Concerto Winners, Anthony Hose, conductor, 7:30 p.m., Stetson University, Elizabeth Hall, Lee Chapel, 421 N. Woodland Blvd. Donations: $8 general public; $5 senior citizens and area students. Information: School of Music, 386-822-8947.

Nov. 20 to 21 - Hunger Relief Fast
Fundraiser for World Vision, an international hunger-relief and humanitarian organization; Nov. 20, 6 p.m., ceremony and educational activities; Nov. 21, 6 p.m., break the fast, Stetson University, Hollis Center, Rinker Field House, 600 N. Bert Fish Drive. Donation: $5 minimum. Information: Maria Wrabel, 203-414-0161.

Nov. 21 - Fall Festival
PAWS (Providing Animals with Service) Second Annual Fall Festival, fundraiser for West Volusia Humane Society, New Horizons Service Dogs and Journey's End Animal Sanctuary, including games, face painting, Henna tattoos, coloring contest and food, 11 a.m. to 2 p.m., Stetson University, in front of the Wilson Athletic Center, across from the Holiday House on Woodland Blvd. Admission: Two tickets for $1 or five tickets for $2. Each table will require a different number of tickets. Information: Angelina Suarez, 954-551-0974 or asuarez@stetson.edu.

Nov. 21 - Concert
Community School of the Arts Youth String Program, Routa Kroumovitch-Gomez, director, 3 p.m., Stetson University, Elizabeth Hall, Lee Chapel, 421 N. Woodland Blvd. Donations: $8 general public; $5 senior citizens and area students. Information: School of Music, 386-822-8947.

Nov. 21 - Concert
Stetson Chorale and Stetson Men, Peter Durow and Andrew Larson, conductors, 7:30 p.m., Stetson University, Elizabeth Hall, Lee Chapel, 421 N. Woodland Blvd. Donations: $8 general public; $5 senior citizens and area students. Information: School of Music, 386-822-8947.

Nov. 22 - Concert
Sarah Braasch, flute; Rebecca Panayiotou, violin; Douglas King, viola; and Marylin Winkle, cello; works by J. S. Bach and W. A. Mozart, 2 p.m., Stetson University, Hand Art Center, 139 E. Michigan Ave. between Sampson Hall and duPont-Ball Library on the Quad. Free. Information: Art Department, 386-822-7266.

Nov. 22 - Concert
Brass Ensembles, 3 p.m., Stetson University, Elizabeth Hall, Lee Chapel, 421 N. Woodland Blvd. Donations: $8 general public; $5 senior citizens and area students. Information: School of Music, 386-822-8947.

Nov. 23 - Lecture
Inessa Medzhibovskaya of The New School, "Tolstoy: The Art of Terror and the Terror of Art," 6 p.m., Stetson University, Lynn Business Center, Room 122, 345 N. Woodland Blvd. Free. Information: Russian Studies Center, 386-822-7381.

Nov. 24 - Concert
Stetson University Choral Union, Peter Durow, conductor, 7:30 p.m., First Baptist Church, 725 N. Woodland Blvd., DeLand. Donations: $8 general public; $5 senior citizens and area students. Information: School of Music, 386-822-8947.

DECEMBER

Dec. 1 - Yule Log Lighting
Traditional outdoor campus ceremony to welcome the holiday season; including carols, meditations and refreshments, 6 p.m., Stetson University, behind Hulley Tower, north of DeLand Hall, 503 N. Woodland Blvd. Free. Information: Chaplain's Office, 386-822-7523.

Dec. 3, 4 and 6 - Concert
Christmas Candlelight Concert, Concert Choir, Andrew Larson, conductor, 7:30 p.m. Dec. 3 and 4, and 4 p.m. Dec. 6, Stetson University, Elizabeth Hall, Lee Chapel, 421 N. Woodland Blvd. Tickets: $20 general admission, $15 senior citizens, $10 Friends of Music, Stetson ID and area students. Tickets available Oct. 1. Send a self-addressed, stamped envelope along with your request, telephone number, and check to Stetson University, School of Music, 421 N. Woodland Blvd., Unit 8399, DeLand, FL 32723-0001; or tickets are available for pick up at the School of Music front office, Presser Hall, 419 N. Woodland Blvd. No admission without a ticket, including Stetson community with current ID and Friends of Music. Information: School of Music, 386-822-8947.

Dec. 4 - Lecture
Betty Batson Bell Brain and Learning Lecture Series, Camille Tessitore King, Psychology Department, Stetson University, "Music on the Mind: Can Music Make You Smarter?," 12 noon, Stetson University, duPont-Ball Library, Media Services Room 25 (reached from the courtyard on the north side of the library), 134 E. Minnesota Ave. Free. Information: Psychology Department, 386-822-7285.

Dec. 11 - Recital
Community School of the Arts Guitar Program, Jason Aldridge, director, 6 p.m., Stetson University, Elizabeth Hall, Lee Chapel, 421 N. Woodland Blvd. Free. Information: School of Music, 386-822-8947.

Dec. 12 - Concert
Community School of the Arts, Children's Choir, Claudia Gatewood and Ann Small, conductors, 7:30 p.m., Stetson University, Elizabeth Hall, Lee Chapel, 421 N. Woodland Blvd. Donations: $8 general public; $5 senior citizens and area students. Information: School of Music, 386-822-8947.

SPRING 2010

JANUARY

Jan. 15 through April 28 - Art Exhibition
"Oscar Bluemner: Art and Identity between the World Wars," paintings from the Vera Bluemner Kouba Collection, 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Tuesday through Friday and 1 to 4 p.m. Sunday. Opening reception 6 to 8 p.m. Jan. 15. Closed all national holidays and holiday weekends. Stetson University, Hand Art Center, 139 E. Michigan Ave. between Sampson Hall and duPont-Ball Library on the Quad. Free. Information: Art Department, 386-822-7266.

Jan. 29 - Lecture
Oscar Bluemner and American Modernism, Series II, lecture series, Roberta Favis, Stetson professor of Art History and curator of the Vera Bluemner Kouba Collection, "Art and Identity between the World Wars," 12 noon, Stetson University, Room 25 of the Instructional Media Center of the duPont-Ball Library (reached from the courtyard on the north side of the library), 134 E. Minnesota Ave. Free. Information: Art Department, 386-822-7266.

Jan. 22 - Broadway Revue
Annual Collegiate Music Educators National Conference (CMENC), 7:30 p.m., Stetson University, Elizabeth Hall, H. Douglas Lee Chapel, 421 N. Woodland Blvd. Admission: $5. Information: School of Music, 386-822-8947.

FEBRUARY

Feb. 1 - Lecture
Values Council Lecture Series, Wendell Berry, essayist, poet, novelist and prophet, "How Shall We Live?," 7:30 p.m., Stetson University, Elizabeth Hall, H. Douglas Lee Chapel, 421 N. Woodland Blvd. Free. Information: Department of Religious Studies, 386-822-8930.

Feb. 12 - Concert
Symphonic Band, Bobby Adams, conductor, 7:30 p.m., Stetson University, Elizabeth Hall, Lee Chapel, 421 N. Woodland Blvd. Donations: $8 general public; $5 senior citizens and area students. Information: School of Music, 386-822-8947.

Feb. 18 through 21 - Theater
"The Underpants," by Steve Martin, adapted from the farce by Carl Sternheim, 8 p.m. Feb. 18, 19 and 20; 3 p.m. Feb. 21, Stetson University, Stover Theatre, 535 N. Florida Ave. Admission: $8 general public; $6 senior citizens and area students. Discounts available for seniors, groups and students of other schools and universities. Free for Stetson students, faculty, staff and their dependents with valid Stetson University identification. Information: Box Office hours 3 to 5 p.m. weekdays, starting Monday the week of each production, 386-822-8700.

Feb. 19 through 21 - Opera
"Gianni Schicchi" and "Suor Angelica," two one-act operas by Giacomo Puccini, in Italian with English supertitles, Russell Franks, director, Anthony Hose, University Orchestra conductor, 7:30 p.m. Feb. 19 and 20; 3 p.m. Feb. 21, DeLand High School Theater Center, 800 N. Hill Ave. Admission: $10 general public, $8 senior citizens, and $5 area students. Information: School of Music, 386-822-8950.

Feb. 24 - Lecture
Oscar Bluemner and American Modernism, Series II, lecture series, Ulrich Birkmaier, senior painting conservator at the Wadsworth Atheneum, "In Search of Permanence: Oscar Bluemner's Materials and Techniques," 7 p.m., Stetson University, Room 25 of the Instructional Media Center of the duPont-Ball Library (reached from the courtyard on the north side of the library), 134 E. Minnesota Ave. Free. Information: Art Department, 386-822-7266.

Feb. 24 - Concert
Jazz Ensemble, George West, director, 7:30 p.m., Stetson University, Carlton Union Building, Stetson Room, 131 E. Minnesota Ave. Donations: $8 general public; $5 senior citizens and area students. Information: School of Music, 386-822-8947.

MARCH

March 9 - Concert
Music by Black Composers, Stetson University artist faculty performing music by black composers, 7:30 p.m., Stetson University, Elizabeth Hall, H. Douglas Lee Chapel, 421 N. Woodland Blvd. Donations: $8 general public; $5 senior citizens and area students. Information: School of Music, 386-822-8947.

Mar. 11 - Lecture
Russian Studies Program lecture, Thomas Lahusen, professor of Russian History at the University of Toronto, "Russian Cities in Film," 6 to 8 p.m., Stetson University, Lynn Business Center, Room 122, 345 N. Woodland Blvd. Free. Information: Russian Studies Center, 386-822-7381.

March 12 - Guest Recital
Piano Scholars' Festival, guest soloist TBD; 7:30 p.m., Stetson University, Elizabeth Hall, Lee Chapel, 421 N. Woodland Blvd. Donations: $8 general public; $5 senior citizens and area students. Information: School of Music, 386-822-8947.

Mar. 17 - Lecture
Oscar Bluemner and American Modernism, Series II, lecture series, Susanne Eules, coordinator of the Hand Art Center and Stetson adjunct professor of German Language and Literature, "Oscar Bluemner. Mensch. z.Z. Deutschland: The Artist's Visit to Germany," 7 p.m., Stetson University, Room 25 of the Instructional Media Center of the duPont-Ball Library (reached from the courtyard on the north side of the library), 134 E. Minnesota Ave. Free. Information: Art Department, 386-822-7266.

March 19 through 21 - Homecoming 2010 and Inauguration of President Wendy B. Libby

March 21 - Lecture
Lawson Lecture Series, Ignat Solzhenitsyn, Russian novelist, will discuss his father's book "Day in the Life of Ivan Denisovitch," 4 p.m., location TBA. Free. Information: Department of Philosophy, 386-822-7584.

March 23 - Concert
Phi Mu Alpha, American Composer's Concert, 7:30 p.m., Stetson University, Elizabeth Hall, Lee Chapel, 421 N. Woodland Blvd. Donations: $8 general public; $5 senior citizens and area students. Information: School of Music, 386-822-8947.

March 30 - Concert
Chamber Orchestra, Anthony Hose, conductor, 7:30 p.m., Stetson University, Elizabeth Hall, Lee Chapel, 421 N. Woodland Blvd. Donations: $8 general public; $5 senior citizens and area students. Information: School of Music, 386-822-8947.

APRIL

April 9 - Concert
Symphony Orchestra, Anthony Hose, conductor, 7:30 p.m., Stetson University, Elizabeth Hall, Lee Chapel, 421 N. Woodland Blvd. Donations: $8 general public; $5 senior citizens and area students. Information: School of Music, 386-822-8947.

April 10 - Concert
Stetson Men, 7:30 p.m., Stetson University, Elizabeth Hall, Lee Chapel, 421 N. Woodland Blvd. Donations: $8 general public; $5 senior citizens and area students. Information: School of Music, 386-822-8947.

April 13 - Concert
Jazz Combos, George West, director, 7:30 p.m., Stetson University, Elizabeth Hall, Lee Chapel, 421 N. Woodland Blvd. Donations: $8 general public; $5 senior citizens and area students. Information: School of Music, 386-822-8947.

Apr. 14 - Lecture
Oscar Bluemner and American Modernism, Series II, lecture series, Dr. Jeffrey Hayes, professor of Art History, University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee, author of Oscar Bluemner, the fundamental monograph on the artist, and curator of many exhibitions of Bluemner's work, "Oscar Bluemner's Self-Portrait: The Artist as Insider and Outsider", 7 p.m., Stetson University, Room 25 of the Instructional Media Center of the duPont-Ball Library (reached from the courtyard on the north side of the library), 134 E. Minnesota Ave. Free. Information: Art Department, 386-822-7266.

April 15 through 18 - Theater
"The Heidi Chronicles," a comedy about one woman's romantic adventure by Wendy Wasserstein, 8 p.m. April 15, 16 and 17; 3 p.m. April 18, Stetson University, Stover Theatre, 535 N. Florida Ave. Admission: $8 general public; $6 senior citizens and area students. Discounts available for seniors, groups and students of other schools and universities. Free for Stetson students, faculty, staff and their dependents with valid Stetson University identification. Information: Box Office hours 3 to 5 p.m. weekdays, starting Monday the week of each production, 386-822-8700.

April 16 - Concert
Student Composers, 7:30 p.m., Stetson University, Elizabeth Hall, Lee Chapel, 421 N. Woodland Blvd. Donations: $8 general public; $5 senior citizens and area students. Information: School of Music, 386-822-8947.

April 17 - Concert
Symphonic Band, Bobby Adams, conductor, 7:30 p.m., Stetson University, Elizabeth Hall, Lee Chapel, 421 N. Woodland Blvd. Donations: $8 general public; $5 senior citizens and area students. Information: School of Music, 386-822-8947.

April 21 - Concert
Jazz Ensemble, George West, director, 7:30 p.m., Stetson University, Carlton Union Building, Stetson Room, 131 E. Minnesota Ave. Donations: $8 general public; $5 senior citizens and area students. Information: School of Music, 386-822-8947.

April 23 - Concert
Concert Choir, Andrew Larson, conductor, 7:30 p.m., Stetson University, Elizabeth Hall, Lee Chapel, 421 N. Woodland Blvd. Donations: $8 general public; $5 senior citizens and area students. Information: School of Music, 386-822-8947.