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Columns::August 12, 2002

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Academic year begins with annual convocation

The university will formally begin the 2002-2003 academic year with the annual Opening Convocation Aug. 18 at 4 p.m. in Stegeman Coliseum.
All faculty, staff and currently enrolled students are encouraged to attend the convocation, which was started in 1999 as a way to welcome new students and employees to UGA. That is still a primary purpose, but the event has evolved into an occasion to celebrate the start of a new academic year. It will be held on the day before fall semester classes begin.
As a way of introducing newcomers to the university, the convocation will include a video that recaps important events at UGA over the past four years.
Another highlight will be the presentation of the Pillars of the Arch, a set of value statements for the university community. Several student leaders will take part in the presentation.
The convocation will begin with a colorful procession of faculty members wearing academic regalia. Athens Mayor Doc Eldridge will give a welcome to the city and the Georgia Brass, a student-faculty brass ensemble, will perform. The event will conclude with a reception on the lawn outside Stegeman Coliseum.

--Larry B. Dendy

Performing Arts Center offers priority-purchase period for faculty and staff

Beginning Aug. 19, the Performing Arts Center is offering UGA faculty, staff and students a priority-purchase period to order single tickets for the 2002-2003 season. Tickets will go on sale to the general public starting Aug. 26.
The coming season features music and dance from around the world, including the National Symphony Orchestra of Ireland, the Shanghai Ballet, the Georgian State Dance Company, the Hungarian National Philharmonic, the Big Band Dance Party and Cowboy Envy. The Atlanta Symphony Orchestra is back, as is the Atlanta Ballet, and the San Francisco Western Opera Theater returns with a concert version of Puccini’s La Bohème. The season opens on Sept. 13 with internationally acclaimed pianist Misha Dichter.
Season subscriptions for the center’s six subscription series have been on sale since April and are still available at savings of up to 33 percent off single ticket prices. Subscriptions are running ahead of last year for a number of series, and the center is projecting another record-setting year for season ticket sales.
For ticket information, call the Performing Arts Center box office at 542-4400. The box office is open 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday through Friday. Details about the season and tickets are also posted on the Performing Arts Center’s Web site at www.uga.edu/pac.

--Bobby Tyler

Ongoing
Art exhibitions.
These Rare Lands. Through Sept. 1. Conservatory. Open Tuesday-Saturday, 9 a.m.-4:30 p.m.; Sunday 11:30 a.m.-4:30 p.m. Sponsored by State Botanical Garden. 542-1244.

Romantics and Revolutionaries: Regency Portraits from the National Portrait Gallery, London. Through Sept. 29. Georgia Museum of Art. Open 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Tuesday, Thursday, Friday and Saturday; 10 a.m.-9 p.m. Wednesday; and 1-5 p.m. Sunday. 542-4662.

The Bold and the Beautiful: Portraits by Gerald Leslie Brockhurst. Through Sept. 29. Georgia Museum of Art. Open 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Tuesday, Thursday, Friday and Saturday; 10 a.m.-9 p.m. Wednesday; and 1-5 p.m. Sunday. 542-4662.

At Home and Abroad: Japan and Japonisme. Through Oct. 6. Georgia Museum of Art, open 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Tuesday, Thursday, Friday and Saturday; 10 a.m.-9 p.m. Wednesday; and 1-5 p.m. Sunday. 542-4662.
At Home and Abroad features a selection of Japanese prints by artists such as Hokusai and Hiroshige, alongside European and American paintings and prints by Whistler, Toulouse-Lautrec and Cassatt, among others, that reveal the lasting impact of Japanese culture on printmaking and the decorative arts.

Bunzlauer Style: German Pottery from Jugendstil to Art Deco. Through Oct. 6. Georgia Museum of Art, open 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Tuesday, Thursday, Friday and Saturday; 10 a.m.-9 p.m. Wednesday; and 1-5 p.m. Sunday. 542-4662.
Bunzlauer pottery developed out of traditional utilitarian ceramic forms produced in eastern Germany in the 18th and 19th centuries.
This ware takes its name from the primary center of its production, the Silesian town of Bunzlau, now the Polish town of Bolestawiec.
Through a selection of functional pottery, including plates, bowls, pitchers, and vases from a private American collection, this exhibition presents the history of Bunzlauer pottery, focusing on how it reflects changing design principles in early 20th-century Germany.
Early wares were often decorated with brightly colored sponged patterns in blue, orange and green, showing the influence of Germany’s interpretation of art nouveau, or Jugendstil. Later pottery was decorated with airbrushed geometric designs in the modern art deco style. This exhibition reveals changes in both design and technology.

Exhibit.
Legends of the Deadball Era: Vintage Baseball Cards from the Richard B. Russell Collection. Through Nov. 22. Russell Library. Sponsored by UGA Libraries. 542-8079.

Tuesday, August 13
Colloquium for New Faculty.
Sponsored by Academic Affairs. 542-1355.

Sunflower Concert.
Randall Bramblett and Neal Pattman. $10 ($5 members); includes light snacks, beer, wine, soft drinks. 6-8 p.m. International Garden lawn. Sponsored by State Botanical Garden. 542-6014.

Wednesday, August 14
Orientation for New Graduate Students.
9 a.m.-noon. Classic Center. 542-1739.

Big Dawg Welcome: Film.
Next Friday. Free. 8 p.m. Tate Theatre. Sponsored by Student Activities. 542-3816.

Big Dawg Welcome: Concert.
Nappy Roots. $5 (students free). 9 p.m. Legion Field. Sponsored by Student Activities. 542-3816.

Thursday, August 15
Future of American Agriculture Symposium.
$100. 8 a.m.-4 p.m. Georgia Center for Continuing Education. Sponsored by College of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences. www.gactr.uga.edu/conferences/2002/Aug/15/southag.phtml.
Political and industry leaders and university scientists will speak on topics ranging from the economic outlook for cotton and peanut farmers to local and state impacts of the farm bill.

Big Dawg Welcome: Midnight Madness Shopping Spree.
Transportation by Athens Transit. 10 p.m.-2 a.m. Sponsored by Student Activities. 542-3816.

Friday, August 16
2002-2003 parking permit required.
www.parking.uga.edu.

Saturday, August 17
Garden Ramble.
“Insect Ramble.” Murray Blum, entomology. 9 a.m. Meet at covered shelter, Callaway Building parking lot. Sponsored by State Botanical Garden. 542-6156.

Family Day.
“Powder and Patch.” 10 a.m.-noon. Forio Studio Classroom. Sponsored by Georgia Museum of Art. 542-0448.

Big Dawg Welcome: Film.
Billy Madison. Free. 8 p.m. Tate Theater. Sponsored by Student Activities. 542-3816.

Big Dawg Welcome: Comedy.
Dave Chappelle. $5 (students free). 9 p.m. Legion Field. Sponsored by Student Activities. 542-3816.

Sunday, August 18
Opening Convocation.
4 p.m. Stegeman Coliseum. See story above.

Monday, August 19
First day of classes.

Print and Poster Sale.
9 a.m.-4:30 p.m. Through Aug. 23. Room 309/Gallery, Tate Student Center. 542-6396.

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