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Columns::November 11, 2002
UGA Guide
The Laramie Project examines tragedy in a small college town
University Theatre’s production of The Laramie Project by Moises Kaufman is s
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cheduled for the Cellar Theatre in the Fine Arts Building at 8 p.m. Nov. 13-16 and 19-22 and 2:30 p.m. Nov. 17. Tickets are $10 ($8 for students) at the box office in Fine Arts. Drama faculty member George Contini will direct this intense piece of theatre.
On Oct. 7, 1998, Matthew Shepard, a gay student at the University of Wyoming, was discovered bound to a fence where he had been savagely beaten and left to die. The vicious attack shocked the nation and turned Shepard into a symbol of the present state of prejudice, hate and intolerance.
In reaction to the event, Moises Kaufman and the members of the Tectonic Theatre Project traveled from New York City to Laramie, Wyo., to gauge community response. From these interviews a theatrical experience was created in which the audience can hear the deeply personal and complicated voices of those living in the midst of a tragedy that infected a small community.
Laramie is a college town, similar in many ways to Athens. One goal of UGA’s production is to raise the question, “Could this happen here?” The Laramie Project will serve as a mirror to this community and stir conversation and controversy as the audience confronts its own beliefs. Along with the performance there will be an information kiosk outside of the Tate Student Center. The kiosk is designed to raise awareness about the issues confronted in the play. The dress rehearsal Nov. 12 is open to the public with admission free with a donation to the AIDS Coalition of Northeast Georgia. Following the final performance on Nov. 22 at 5:30 p.m., a “talk-back session” will be conducted with the actors and the director, in conjunction with the continuing discussion series sponsored by the Center for Humanities and Arts.
The 13 actors in The Laramie Project play more than 80 different characters from the town of Laramie and the members of the Tectonic Theatre Project. The actors also will conduct on-the-street video interviews in Athens that will be integrated into the performance. The production is a provocative ensemble play that promises to present many different points of view.
Ongoing
Art exhibitions.
Avante-Gardens: Paintings by Leigh Ellis. Through Dec. 1. Conservatory, State Botanical Garden. 542-1244.
Drawing in Renaissance and Baroque Siena: 16th- and 17th-Century Drawings from Sienese Collections. Through Dec. 8. • Sacred Treasures: Early Italian Paintings from Southern Collections. Through Jan. 5. • Earl McCutchen: Craftsmanship in Ceramics and Glass. Through Jan. 12. 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.
Subterrain. Through Nov. 11. Main gallery, visual arts building (open 8 a.m.-5 p.m. weekdays). Sponsored by School of Art. 542-0069.
Drawings. Through Nov. 26. Broad Street Gallery, 257 W. Broad St., open weekdays, 8 a.m.-5 p.m. Sponsored by School of Art. 542-0069.
Drawings features the work of Diane Edison, a professor of drawing and painting in the Lamar Dodd School of Art.
Edison’s exhibition will travel to George Adams Gallery in New York City in January-February 2003.
In the late 1990s, Edison expanded her autobiographical focus by exploring the visual significance of her relationships with her mother and her daughter.
J. Phillip White. Through Dec. 12. Room 309 Gallery, Tate Student Center (open 8 a.m.-midnight daily). Sponsored by Student Activities. 542-6396.
Exhibits.
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.
Rivers, Aquifers and Wetlands, c. 1550-2050. Through Nov. 25. Turner Gallery, third floor, main library. Sponsored by Hargrett Rare Book and Manuscript Library. 542-7123.
Monday, November 11
UGA Technology Expo.
“Technology in Higher Education: Making It Work for You.” Through Nov. 12. Georgia Center for Continuing Education. techexpo.uga.edu.
Judith V. Boettcher, executive director of the Corporation for Research and Educational Networking, will give the keynote address at 11:15 a.m. in Masters Hall.
International Forum.
“The International Challenge of the HIV/AIDS Pandemic.” Susan Timberlake, U.N., and Gary Bertsch, Center for International Trade and Security. 4-5 p.m. 102 Moore College. Sponsored by Honors Program. 542-6908.
Bulldog Brass Quintet Recital.
6 p.m. Ramsey Hall. Sponsored by School of Music. 542-3737.
Homeric Recital.
Iliad, Book I, performed by Mark Miner. 6:30 p.m. Ballroom, Taylor-Grady House (634 Prince Ave.) Sponsored by UGA chapter, Eta Sigma Phi. 542-3839.
Miner, a graduate student in UGA’s classics department, will offer a rhapsodic performance of Book I of the Iliad. Miner’s recitation, in the restored pronunciation of ancient Greek, will alternate every 10-15 lines with Richard Lattimore’s English translation, delivered by narrator Charles Ciaccio Jr.
Guest Artist Recital.
Roy Wylie, piano, Auburn University. 8 p.m. Ramsey Hall. Sponsored by School of Music. 542-3737.
Wylie is professor of piano at Auburn University. His recital program will include Sonata in B-flat by Mozart, Sechs Klavierstucke by Brahms, selections from “Images,” Book I, by Debussy, and Sonata Breve by Benjamin Lees.
Recital.
Howie Day, acoustic guitar. $6 ($4 students), at cashier’s window, Tate Student Center. 8:30 p.m. Georgia Hall, Tate Student Center. Sponsored by University Union. 542-6396.
Tuesday, November 12
Blood Drive.
Noon-5 p.m. Reed Hall. Conducted by American Red Cross; sponsored by University Health Service. 546-0681, ext. 225.
Visiting Artist Poetry Reading.
Dana Gioia. 4 p.m. 265 Park Hall. Sponsored by Center for Humanities and Arts. 542-3966.
American poet Dana Gioia will be on campus Nov. 11-15. During that week, in addition to giving this public reading of his work, he will visit creative writing classes and participate in a seminar on opera and literature for first-year students.
Gioia is the author of the book of essays Can Poetry Matter? Essays on Poetry and American Culture (1992) and the books of poetry Interrogations at Noon (2001), Gods of Winter (1991) and Daily Horoscope (1986). He is also the author of Nosferatu: An Opera Libretto (2001). He has edited two anthologies of Italian poetry: New Italian Poets (1991) and Poems from Italy (1985), and he has co-edited, with X.J. Kennedy, the volume Introduction to Poetry.
Draper Lecture.
“American Fusion: Moral Experiments in the Landscape.” Carol Franklin, founding principal, Andropogon Associates. 5 p.m. Ecology Auditorium. Sponsored by College of Environment and Design. 542-8292.
College-Readiness Course.
“Introduction to Problem-Solving and Critical Thinking for the Returning Learner.” $29 for two-session course. 6-9 p.m. Second session Nov. 14. Georgia Center for Continuing Education. Sponsored by ANSERS. Register: 542-6400 (www.gactr.uga.edu/ansers).
“Public Service Reel-to-Reel” Film.
The Simpsons (three episodes). 7 p.m. Seney-Stovall Chapel, Lucy Cobb Institute. Sponsored by Institute of Government. reeltoreel.vinsoninstitute.org.
Tonight’s discussion will focus on the reflection of public service in the media and will be led by Horace Newcomb, director of the Peabody Awards program.
Theater.
Claim the Dream. Written and performed by Dianne Oyama Dixon. 7 p.m. Georgia Hall, Tate Student Center. Sponsored by African-American Cultural Center. 542-5773.
Symphony Band Concert.
8 p.m. Hodgson Hall. Sponsored by School of Music. 542-3737.
Wednesday, November 13
Wellness Clinic.
$50. Call for appointment. 7-11 a.m. Wellness Clinic, second floor, pharmacy building. Sponsored by College of Pharmacy. 542-7230.
Workshop.
“Herbal Body Care--Holiday Gift Ideas.” Dell Ratcliffe. $22 ($20 members) 9-11:30 a.m. Conservatory Classroom A. Sponsored by State Botanical Garden. 542-1244.
Genetics Seminar.
“Asymmetric Requirement for Nodal-Related Signals in Mesoderm Formation in Zebrafish.” Scott Dougan, cellular biology. 11:10 a.m.-12:10 p.m. C127 life sciences building. Sponsored by genetics department. 542-1441.
International Seminar.
“Making Links across Borders and within Georgia: A Description of UGA Agreements in Veracruz, Mexico, and the Development of the UGA Center for Hispanic Educational Advancement.” James McLaughlin (elementary education), Michael Padilla (education partnerships) and Paul Matthews (language education). 2 p.m. G23 Aderhold Hall. Sponsored by College of Education. 542-1154.
Visiting Scholar Lecture.
“Franz Liszt: The Progress of a Biography.” Alan Walker. 4-5 p.m. Edge Recital Hall, music building. Sponsored by School of Music. 542-3737.
ArtBeat.
Thomas Polk III, art, on museum architecture. 5:30 p.m. Griffith Auditorium. Sponsored by Georgia Museum of Art. 542-4662.
Open Studio: Life Drawing.
$3. Live models; no instruction; participants must provide their own supplies. 5:30 p.m. Forio Classroom, Georgia Museum of Art. Sponsored by Georgia Museum of Art. 542-4662.
Screenings.
Documentaries: Roll On Columbia and Dancing on Mother Earth. Sponsored by the College of Journalism and Mass Communication. 7 p.m. Georgia Museum of Art. 583-8220.
University Theatre.
The Laramie Project by Moises Kaufman. $10 ($8 students) at the box office in Fine Arts. Open dress rehearsal Nov. 12 free with donation to the AIDS Coalition of Northeast Georgia. Nov. 13-16 and 19-22, 8 p.m.; Nov. 17, 2:30 p.m. Cellar Theatre, Fine Arts Building. Sponsored by drama department. 542-2838. See story above.
Thursday, November 14
Music in the Day Chapel.
Cliff Brock, classical piano. Noon-1 p.m. Day Chapel. Sponsored by State Botanical Garden. 542-6195.
Georgia Poetry Circuit Reading.
Kim Addonizio. 3:30 p.m. Demosthenian Hall, second floor. Sponsored by Georgia Review. 542-0397.
Acclaimed poet Kim Addonizio will read from her work, which includes the collections The Philosopher’s Club, Jimmy and Rita, In the Box Called Pleasure and Tell Me, which was a finalist for the National Book Award in 2000. She is also the co-editor of the just-published anthology Dorothy Parker’s Elbow: Tattoos on Writers, Writers on Tattoos. More about Kim Addonizio--and a picture of her latest tattoo--is posted at addonizio.home.mindspring.com.
Inclusiveness Workshop.
Beverly Tatum, president, Spelman College. 2-4 p.m. Chapel. Sponsored by Graduate School. 542-4790.
Lecture.
“Information Systems Conceptual Foundations: Looking Backward and Forward.” Gordon B. Davis. 12:30-1:45 p.m. 202 Caldwell Hall. Sponsored by MIS department. 542-3902.
Romance Languages Colloquium.
“The Author in Drag: Silvano Santiago’s Fictional Performances.” Susan Quinlan. 5-6 p.m. 350K Gilbert Hall. Sponsored by department of Romance languages. dbultman@uga.edu.
Dance Concert.
Lelavision in Concert. $10 ($6 students). 8 p.m. New Dance Theatre, dance building. Repeated Nov. 16. Sponsored by dance department. 542-4415.
Lelavision co-founders Ela Lamblin and Leah Mann began collaborating in Atlanta in 1996, using sculpture, music and movement to develop themes based on myth, nature and spirit.
Over the past five years they have worked together in numerous pieces, performing in the United States as well as in Canada, England, Scotland, Italy, Thailand and Singapore.
Butterfly Effect Concert.
8 p.m. Seney-Stovall Chapel, Lucy Cobb Institute. Sponsored by Solponticello and Athens Creative Medium Experience. 369-7593.
2nd Thursday Concert.
“An Evening with Franz Liszt.” $9 ($5 students). 8 p.m. Hodgson Hall, Performing Arts Center. Sponsored by School of Music. 542-4400.
Alan Walker, a specialist on the composer Franz Liszt, will be in residence at the UGA School of Music Nov. 12-16. Sponsored by the School of Music and the Center for Humanities and Arts, he will give lectures, attend performances, and lead discussions with music students.
Walker is professor emeritus of music at McMaster University. His 13 published books include A Study in Musical Analysis, An Anatomy of Musical Criticism, and symposia on Chopin, Schumann and Liszt. In 1996 he finished a three-volume, prize-winning biography of Liszt, a project which took him 25 years to complete and for which the president of Hungary bestowed on him the medal Cultura Hungarica. The biography also received the Royal Philharmonic Society Prize. Time magazine hailed the biography as “a textured portrait of Liszt and his times without rival.” The Wall Street Journal proclaimed it “the definitive work to which all subsequent Liszt biographies will aspire.”
During this Second Thursday concert, Walker will narrate and UGA voice and piano faculty will perform. He will give
a pre-concert lecture entitled “Liszt: The Musician of the 19th Century” at 7:15 p.m. in Ramsey Hall. Several other appearances by Walker during the residency are also open to the public.
Friday, November 15
Symposium.
“Italian Art: 1250-1450.” Through Nov. 16. 8:30 a.m.-5 p.m. Griffith Auditorium. Sponsored by Georgia Museum of Art. 542-4662.
Women’s Studies Noon Speaker.
“25 Years of Women’s Studies at UGA.” Panel discussion: Jean Friedman (history), Fran Teague (English), Heather Kleiner (Women’s Studies), Tricia Lootens (English), Pat Bell-Scott (child and family development). 12:20-1:10 p.m. 137 Tate Student Center. Sponsored by Women’s Studies Program. 542-2846.
Lecture.
Alan Walker and UGA voice students on Liszt’s vocal music. 1:15-2 p.m. Choral suite, music building. Sponsored by School of Music. 542-3737.
CHA Environmental Ethics Colloquium.
David Orr, Oberlin College. 2 p.m. Reception Hall, Tate Student Center. Sponsored by Center for Humanities and Arts. 542-3966.
Orr is professor of environmental studies and politics and chair of the environmental studies program at Oberlin. He is author of The Nature of Design: Ecology, Culture and Human Intention; Earth in Mind: Essays on Education, Environment and the Human Prospect; and Ecological Literacy and the Transition to a Postmodern World. He is editor, with David Eagan, of The Campus and Environmental Responsibility.
Friday Tours.
4 p.m. Georgia Museum of Natural History. Not suitable for children under five; groups larger than eight should call in advance. 542-1663.
Men’s and Women’s Swimming and Diving.
vs. Clemson. 5 p.m. Gabrielsen Natatorium, Ramsey Student Center. 542-1231.
Friends of Dance Benefit.
Dinner and concert by Lelavision. $75. 6:30 p.m. New Dance Theatre, dance building. Sponsored by dance department. 542-4415.
Volleyball.
vs. Kentucky. 7 p.m. Ramsey Student Center. 542-1231.
Observatory: Public Viewing.
7 p.m. UGA observatory, atop physics building. Sponsored by department of physics and astronomy. 542-7827.
Saturday, November 16
Liszt Symposium.
Lectures and performances. 11 a.m.-6 p.m. Ramsey Hall, Performing Arts Center. Sponsored by School of Music. 542-3737.
Men’s and Women’s Swimming and Diving.
vs. Emory. Noon. Gabrielsen Natatorium, Ramsey Student Center. 542-1231.
Opera.
UGA Opera Ensemble, Stephanie Pierce, director. 8 p.m. Seney-Stovall Chapel, Lucy Cobb Institute. Sponsored by School of Music. 542-3737.
Franklin College Chamber Music Concert.
Arco Chamber Orchestra with Levon Ambartsumian. 8 p.m. Hodgson Hall. Sponsored by Performing Arts Center. 542-4400.
The Arco Chamber Orchestra was founded in 1989 by Levon Ambartsumian at the world-renowned Moscow Tchaikovsky Conservatory, where he served as professor of violin. Almost immediately Arco performances began winning critical acclaim throughout Europe.
In 1995 Ambartsumian was named Franklin Professor of Violin at UGA. He remained artistic director and conductor of Arco, bringing some of his Moscow students to America. With the orchestra now based in the United States, the ensemble has become a talented blend of Russian and American musicians.
For this program Ambartsumian will perform as soloist and share conducting duties with Carmelo de los Santos. The program will include Peteris Vasks’s Distant Light, Michael Bronner’s Heaven’s Gates and Tchaikovsky’s Souvenir de Florence, Op. 70. The same program will be performed in New York’s Weill Recital Hall in Carnegie Hall next month.
Concert.
Forte: Kronos Quartet. $16-$18 ($8-$10 students); tickets available at Tate Student Center cashier’s window, 542-8074, open 9 a.m.-4 p.m. 8 p.m. Fine Arts Theater. Sponsored by University Union. 542-6396.
Dance Concert.
Lelavision in Concert. $10 ($6 students). 8 p.m. New Dance Theatre, dance building. Repeat of Nov. 14 concert. Sponsored by dance department. 542-4415.
Sunday, November 17
Family Day.
“Sacred Treasures.” 1-3 p.m. Georgia Museum of Art. 542-0448.
Volleyball.
vs. South Carolina. 1:30 p.m. Ramsey Student Center. 542-1231.
Monday, November 18
Community, Ethnicity and Identity in Context Seminar.
“Linking Community Characteristics, Family Process, Ethnicity and Development.” Ron Simons (sociology) and Kevin Bush (child and family development). Noon-1 p.m. 106 Barrow Hall. Sponsored by Institute for Behavioral Research. 542-1806.
International Education Week: Tea Talk.
“From Georgia to Georgia.” 5:30 p.m. 212 Memorial Hall. Sponsored by International Student Life. 542-5867.
Classics Lecture.
“Radiant Kings and Queens: Joseph Lindon Smith’s Paintings from Egypt.” Diana Wolfe Larkin, Mount Holyoke College Art Museum. 7:30 p.m. 116 visual arts building. Sponsored by classics department. 542-3839.
Men’s Basketball.
Exhibition vs. EA Sports. 7:30 p.m. Stegeman Coliseum. 542-1231.
Coming up
Concert.
UGA Symphony Orchestra with Concerto Competition Winners. Nov. 21, 8 p.m. Hodgson Hall. 542-3737.
Dance Concert.
Faculty and Senior Choreographer’s Concert. Nov. 21-23, 8 p.m. New Dance Theatre, dance building. 542-4415.
Concert.
“An Evening with Groucho.” $21-$25. Nov. 22, 8 p.m. Hodgson Hall. 542-4400.
Concert.
Atlanta Symphony Orchestra; Alexander Mickelthwate, conductor; Leila Josefowicz, violin. $35-$39. Nov. 24, 3 p.m. Hodgson Hall. 542-4400.
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