STETSON UNIVERSITY
PUBLIC LECTURES, ETC.
SPRING 2008

April 2008

April 1 – Recital
Student recital featuring works of women composers, 7:30 p.m., Stetson University, Elizabeth Hall Chapel, 421 N. Woodland Blvd. Donations accepted: $5 general public; $4 senior citizens; $3 area students; free to Stetson community and Friends of Music. Information: School of Music, (386) 822-8947.

April 1 - Lecture
Motivational speaker Martha "Marty" O'Connell, executive director of Colleges That Changes Lives nonprofit organization, "Looking Ahead: How Your Stetson Experience Can Change Your Life,",  7 p.m., Stetson University, Stetson Room, Carlton Union Building, 131 E. Minnesota Ave. Free. Sponsored by Stetson's Marchman Program, Center for Service Learning, Office of University Relations, First Year Studies Program, Community Engagement Council of the Values Council. Information: 386-822-8930.  

April 3 – Vocal Competition
Giffin Vocal Competition, 6:30 p.m., Stetson University, Elizabeth Hall Chapel, 421 N. Woodland Blvd. Free and open to the public. Information: School of Music, (386) 822-8947.

April 3 to 5 – Homecoming Theatre Production
“Mosaic: Theatrics in Action”, a one-hour showcase of scenes and songs, 7 p.m., April 3 and 4;  4 p.m. April 5, Stetson University, Stover Theatre, 535 N. Florida Ave. Tickets are complimentary and available at the door. Information: William Phillips, (386) 822-8861.

April 4 – Homecoming Concert
Woodwind Ensembles, 7:30 p.m., Stetson University, Elizabeth Hall Chapel, 421 N. Woodland Blvd. Free. Information: School of Music, (386) 822-8947.

April 4 - Homecoming Talent Show
Stetson Idol, student talent show featuring judges and votes from the audience, 9-11 p.m., Stetson University, Edmunds Center, 143 E. Pennsylvania Ave. Free.

April 5 – Homecoming Concert
School of Music Showcase Concert, Chamber Orchestra, celebrating Professor of Piano Michael Rickman and Professor of Guitar Stephen Robinson's 25 years at Stetson (both will perform), Anthony Hose, conductor, 1 p.m., Stetson University, Elizabeth Hall Chapel, 421 N. Woodland Blvd. Free. Information: School of Music, (386) 822-8947.

April 5 - Homecoming 5K Walk/Run
Run Around Stetson 5K, walk/run to raise money for Stetson alumni programs, 8 a.m.; register at 7:30 a.m., Stetson University, Edmunds Center, 143 E. Pennsylvania Ave. $10 to participate.

April 5 - Homecoming Music Program
School of Music Russian Music Program, with opening talk by Welsh musicologist Anthony David Peach Briggs, 3 p.m., Stetson University, Elizabeth Hall Chapel, 421 N. Woodland Blvd. Free.

April 6 - Homecoming Chapel Service
Chapel Service, an interdenominational service led by Stetson Chaplain Michael Fronk, featuring a moment of “Golden Silence” to honor recently deceased alumni, students, faculty and staff, 9 a.m., Stetson University, Elizabeth Hall Chapel, 421 N. Woodland Blvd. Free.

April 6 – Homecoming Faculty Recital
Michael Rickman, piano, 3 p.m., Stetson University, Elizabeth Hall Chapel, 421 N. Woodland Blvd. Free. Information: School of Music, (386) 822-8947.

April 6 – Homecoming Concert
School of Music Choral Event, music of Victor Ullman, Concert Choir, Stetson Chorale and Stetson Men, Christoph Schwartz, guest conductor, 7:30 p.m., Stetson University, Elizabeth Hall Chapel, 421 N. Woodland Blvd. Free. Information: School of Music, (386) 822-8947.

April 8 – Concert
Jazz Combos, George West, director, 7:30 p.m., Stetson University, Elizabeth Hall Chapel, 421 N. Woodland Blvd. Donations accepted: $5 general public; $4 senior citizens; $3 area students; free to Stetson community and Friends of Music. Information: School of Music, (386) 822-8947.

April 11 – Lecture
Stetson University Betty Batson Bell Brain and Learning Lecture Series, Camille Tessitore King, Psychology Department, Stetson University, “Left Brain…Right Brain: A Half-brained Idea?” at noon, Stetson University, duPont-Ball Library, Media Services Room 25, 134 E. Minnesota Ave. Free. Information: Psychology Department, 386-822-7285.

April 11 – Concert
Student Composers Concert, 3 p.m., Stetson University, Elizabeth Hall Chapel, 421 N. Woodland Blvd. Donations accepted: $5 general public; $4 senior citizens; $3 area students; free to Stetson community and Friends of Music. Information: School of Music, (386) 822-8947.

April 12 – Concert
Stetson University Symphonic Band, Bobby Adams, conductor, 7:30 p.m., Stetson University, Elizabeth Hall Chapel, 421 N. Woodland Blvd. Donations accepted: $5 general public; $4 senior citizens; $3 area students; free to Stetson community and Friends of Music. Information: School of Music, (386) 822-8947.

April 13 – Recital
Percussion Ensemble, Kevin Garry, director, 2 p.m., Stetson University, Elizabeth Hall Chapel, 421 N. Woodland Blvd. Donations accepted: $5 general public; $4 senior citizens; $3 area students; free to Stetson community and Friends of Music. Information: School of Music, (386) 822-8947.

April 13 – Recital
Brass Ensembles, Kevin Garry, director, 3:30 p.m., Stetson University, Elizabeth Hall Chapel, 421 N. Woodland Blvd. Donations accepted: $5 general public; $4 senior citizens; $3 area students; free to Stetson community and Friends of Music. Information: School of Music, (386) 822-8947.

April 13 – Senior Recital
Jennifer Carpenter, voice, 5 p.m., Stetson University, Elizabeth Hall Chapel, 421 N. Woodland Blvd. Free. Information: School of Music, (386) 822-8947.

April 15 – Recital
Guitar Ensemble, Stephen Robinson, director, 7:30 p.m., Stetson University, Elizabeth Hall Chapel, 421 N. Woodland Blvd. Donations accepted: $5 general public; $4 senior citizens; $3 area students; free to Stetson community and Friends of Music. Information: School of Music, (386) 822-8947.

April 16 – Lecture
Stetson University’s inaugural Bernard Weiner Memorial Lecture, Peter Black, Senior Historian, United States Holocaust Memorial Museum, “Some Thoughts on U.S. Responses in the Era of the Holocaust,” 7:30 p.m., Stetson University, Elizabeth Hall Chapel, 421 N. Woodland Blvd. Free and open to the public. Information: Office of the Dean, College of Arts and Sciences, 386-822-7515

April 16 – Recital
Jazz Ensemble, George West, conductor, 7:30 p.m., Stetson University, Carlton Union Building, Stetson Room, 131 E. Minnesota Ave.  Donations accepted: $5 general public; $4 senior citizens; $3 area students; free to Stetson community and Friends of Music. Information: School of Music, (386) 822-8947.

April 17 – Howard Thurman Lecture
Stetson University’s Howard Thurman Lecture Series, Derrick Bell, activist, attorney and author, “The Tragic Racial Neglect of the Black Middle Class,” 7 p.m., Stetson University, Carlton Union Building, Stetson Room, 131 E. Minnesota Ave. Free. Information: Department of Religious Studies, 386-822-8930.

April 17 to 20 – Comedy
“Art,” by Yasmina Reza, a postmodern comedy about friendship and painting, 8 p.m. April 17, 18, 19, with a 3 p.m. matinee April 20, Stetson University, Stover Theatre, 535 N. Florida Ave. Box Office hours 3 to 5 p.m. weekdays, beginning on Monday the week of each opening, 386-822-8700. Admission: $8 general audience, $6 senior citizens and non-Stetson students, free with valid Stetson ID.  Information: (386) 822-7528.

April 18 – Concert
University Symphony Orchestra, Anthony Hose, conductor, and Routa Kroumovitch-Gomez, violin, 7:30 p.m., Stetson University, Elizabeth Hall Chapel, 421 N. Woodland Blvd. Donations accepted: $5 general public; $4 senior citizens; $3 area students; free to Stetson community and Friends of Music. Information: School of Music, (386) 822-8947.

April 19 – Senior Recitals
Eva Gilliland, violin, 3:30 p.m.; Silviya Mateva, organ, 5 p.m., Shane Hagan, guitar, 6:15 p.m., and Hillary Anderson, soprano, 7:30 p.m., Stetson University, Elizabeth Hall Chapel, 421 N. Woodland Blvd. Free. Information: School of Music, (386) 822-8947.

April 19 - Earth Day Celebration
Educational stations, interactive learning activities, children's activities, live musical entertainment, tours of native landscape, new exhibits of minerals, vendors, cookout, 10 a.m. to 2 p.m., Stetson University, Gillespie Museum, 234 E. Michigan Ave., at corner of Amelia Avenue. $4 adults, $2 children, free to ages younger than 3; separate fees for food. Information: 386-822-7330, gillespiemuseum.stetson.edu

April 20 – Concert
Stetson Chorale and Stetson Men, Andrew Larson, conductor, 3 p.m., Stetson University, Elizabeth Hall Chapel, 421 N. Woodland Blvd. Donations accepted: $5 general public; $4 senior citizens; $3 area students; free to Stetson community and Friends of Music. Information: School of Music, (386) 822-8947.

April 21 – Lecture
Jack Brown, professor and zoo director, Santa Fe Community College Teaching Zoo (Gainesville), featuring special reptile guests from the zoo, “So You Think You Work in A Zoo?” 1:30 p.m., Stetson University, Allen Hall Auditorium, 508 N. Woodland Blvd. Free and open to the public. Sponsored by the Stetson University Values Council and Gender Equity Council. Information: (386) 822-8930.

April 22 – Concert
Choral Union, Alan Raines, conductor, and Southern Winds, Bobby Adams, conductor.  7:30 p.m., News-Journal Center, 221 N. Beach St., Daytona Beach. Donations accepted: $5 general public; $4 senior citizens; $3 area students; free to Stetson community and Friends of Music. Information: School of Music, (386) 822-8947.

April 25 – Lecture
Voices of Darfur:  Two refugees tell their stories, 7 p.m., Stetson University, Rinker Field House in the Hollis Center, 602 Bert Fish Dr.  Free, sponsored by Stetson’s STAND (Students Taking Action Now: Darfur).  Information: Office of Public Relations and Communications, (386) 822-7284.

April 25 – Concert
Concert Choir, Alan Raines, conductor, 7:30 p.m., Stetson University, Elizabeth Hall Chapel, 421 N. Woodland Blvd. Donations accepted: $5 general public; $4 senior citizens; $3 area students; free to Stetson community and Friends of Music. Information: School of Music, (386) 822-8947.

April 26 – Senior Recitals
Samantha Weppelmann, mezzo-soprano, 6 p.m., Julie Tucker-LaDouceur, soprano, 7 p.m., Stetson University, Elizabeth Hall Chapel, 421 N. Woodland Blvd. Free. Information: School of Music, (386) 822-8947.

April 27 – Faculty Recital
Faculty Brass Quintet, 7:30 p.m., Stetson University, Elizabeth Hall Chapel, 421 N. Woodland Blvd. Donations accepted: $5 general public; $4 senior citizens; $3 area students; free to Stetson community and Friends of Music. Information: School of Music, (386) 822-8947.

May 2008

May 3 – Concert
Youth String Program, Routa Kroumovitch-Gomez, conductor, 3 p.m., Stetson University, Elizabeth Hall Chapel, 421 N. Woodland Blvd. Donations accepted: $5 general public; $4 senior citizens; $3 area students; free to Stetson community and Friends of Music. Information: School of Music, (386) 822-8947.

May 15 and 16 – Concert
Community School of the Arts Children’s Choir, Ann Small, conductor, 7:30 p.m., Stetson University, Elizabeth Hall Chapel, 421 N. Woodland Blvd. Donations accepted: $5 general public; $4 senior citizens; $3 area students; free to Stetson community and Friends of Music. Information: School of Music, (386) 822-8947.

May 22 – Dance Performance
Community School of the Arts Dance Performance, Susan Largen, director, 7 p.m., Stetson University, Elizabeth Hall Chapel, 421 N. Woodland Blvd. Donations accepted: $5 general public; $4 senior citizens; $3 area students; free to Stetson community and Friends of Music. Information: School of Music, (386) 822-8947.