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Flying Karamazov Brothers present
‘Life: A Guide for the Perplexed’ |
The Flying Karamazov Brothers—comedians,
musicians, jugglers and men about town—have concocted
a Monty Pythonesque evening of theater and entertainment
in “Life: A Guide for the Perplexed,” scheduled
for Hodgson Hall on Oct. 10.
As the story unfolds, the Brothers receive a mysterious
box from the Man in Black, which starts them off on a
thrilling journey through the stages of life. During the
show, the four performers portray over 20 characters
and play numerous instruments, ranging from pocket trumpet
to double-necked guitar.
With book by Paul Magid, music by Mark Ettinger, and lyrics
by Howard Patterson, “Life: A Guide for the Perplexed”
is considered the Flying Karamazov Brothers’ most
ambitious show yet. It features such bits as the Juggletron,
a circular six-octave electronic instrument played by
the Brothers while they simultaneously juggle and sing,
and “4x4,” a true lesson in trust where each
Brother fingers the other’s musical instrument and
sings a different tune while juggling.
The Flying Karamazov Brothers began their life in showbiz
in 1973, performing on the streets of San Francisco (the
actual streets, not the TV show). Since that time they
have performed throughout the world, from Singapore to
Scotland. They’ve enjoyed six critically acclaimed
runs on Broadway and numerous appearances on television,
including a classic Seinfeld episode where they
appeared as the Flying Sandos Brothers. The Flying Ks
also co-starred with Michael Douglas, Kathleen Turner
and Danny De Vito in The Jewel of the Nile. |
—Bobby
Tyler |
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Art exhibitions.
The Xerces Society, Installment VI:
Sir Samuel Cropia’s Public Laboratory. Through Oct. 10.
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.
Regal Bodies, Royal Splendor: Reflections
on Velázquez and Philip IV of Spain. Through Nov. 14.
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.
A full-length portrait of Philip IV, king of Spain (1621–65)
and of Portugal (1621–40), forms the centerpiece of the exhibition.
Attributed to the famous Spanish court painter Diego Velázquez
(1599–1660), it belongs to a private collection in Atlanta.
The painting highlights the importance of dress, posture and gesture
in 17th-century courtly portraits. Dressed in their finest, kings,
queens and aristocrats posed for paintings that clarified their
social status, prosperity and lineage. Artists like Velázquez
became powerful courtiers as well, playing an important role in
the politics of courtly culture.
Etchings by Rembrandt from the S. William Pelletier Collection.
Through Nov. 16. 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.
Pitch. Through Oct. 8.
Main gallery, visual arts building (open 8 a.m.–5 p.m.
weekdays). Sponsored by School of Art. 542-1511.
Martha Whittington creates installations and sculpture that are
temporal, ephemeral and fragile. The artist fills the room with
symphonic puffs of black and white dust by throwing felt sacks full
of powdered charcoal and marble against the walls and ceiling.
Paintings by Robin Bolton.
Through Oct. 17. 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.
Bolton, who received a bachelor of fine arts degree from the University
of Georgia, will exhibit landscapes and still lifes created in an
impressionistic style, in addition to some of her abstract works.
Many of Bolton’s landscapes depict scenes from north Georgia
and the area around Lake Burton, where her parents have a home.
Works by Tony Cleto. Through
Oct. 8. Tate Student Center Art Gallery. Sponsored by University
Union. 542-6396.
Visiting professor Tony Cleto will display paintings and texts that
reflect the struggles of people living in and around Lisbon, Portugal,
where the artist was born and recently returned for nine years.
Specifically, Cleto focuses on the town of Ericeira and the challenges
it faces as it is forced to change its economic structure from fishing
to tourism in order to survive.
Exhibit.
The 40th Anniversary of the Warren Commission Report. Through
Oct. 15. Russell Library for Political Research and Studies.
542-5788.
The exhibit consists of materials related to the Warren Commission’s
investigation of the assassination of President Kennedy.
To resolve the conflicting accounts of the assassination and to
ensure that all information about the case was considered fully,
President Lyndon B. Johnson appointed Chief Justice Earl Warren
to head a commission of government officials to investigate and
report. Johnson also convinced his old friend and mentor Sen. Richard
Russell to serve on the commission. Materials related to Russell’s
service on the commission are included in this exhibit: correspondence,
reports, publications and photographs.
Russell harbored reservations about the commission’s final
report. The exhibit includes a set of notes, dated December 1963,
in which Russell expresses his concerns, as well as his notes for
interrogating Marina Oswald.
Monday, October 4
Entomology Seminar.
“Adventures in the World of Applied Entomology.” Janine
Polizzi, Chemreg. 12:20 p.m. 404A biological sciences
building. Sponsored by entomology department. 542-2816.
Plant Pathology Seminar.
“Development of a Screening Method for Determination of Aflatoxins.”
Joao Augusto, plant pathology. 12:20 p.m. 2401 plant sciences
building. Sponsored by plant pathology department. 542-2571.
Community, Ethnicity and Identity in
Context Seminar.
“Collaborative Opportunities.” Lily McNair, Spelman
College. 3 p.m. 106 Barrow Hall. Sponsored by Institute
for Behavioral Research. 542-1806.
Tuesday, October 5
Cellular Biology Seminar.
“Immunity and Disease Pathogenesis Associated with Pneumovirus
and Metapneumovirus Infections.” Ralph Tripp, Veterinary Medicine.
11 a.m. 404A biological sciences building. Sponsored by
cellular biology department. 542-3310.
IHDD Core Seminar on Disability.
“Grandparent Caregivers of Children with Disabilities.”
Stacy Kolomer. Noon. River’s Crossing Building, 850 College
Station Rd. Sponsored by Institute on Human Development and
Disability. 542-1290.
Heartsaver CPR Training.
For students, faculty and staff. $25 (two-hour adult CPR class)
or $40 (four-hour adult, child and infant CPR class). 5–9 p.m.
University Health Center. Sponsored by University Health Center.
542-8695.
Celebrating Hispanic Heritage Film
Series.
Heatwave. 7 p.m. 150 Student
Learning Center. Sponsored by Libraries media department. 542-7090.
Heatwave comprises two half-hour
episodes from the WGBH-TV series. It features two Cuban jazz musicians,
Paquito D’Rivera and Monga Santamaria. Tony McCutchen, a professor
in the School of Music, will lead the discussion that follows the
screening.
Concert of South Indian Music.
“Musical Odyssey in Rhythm Fantasies.” 8 p.m. Ramsey
Hall. Sponsored by Center for Asian Studies. richmond@uga.edu.
This national tour of musicians from south India includes Umayalpuram
K. Sivaraman, the world’s leading exponent of the mrudangam
drum. Five other senior artists join the famous maestro in introducing
Athens audiences to a variety of songs with lively rhythms played
on unusual musical instruments.
Among the unusual instruments is the jalatharangam,
a set of porcelain bowls filled with water and struck with wooden
sticks, and the ghatam, a metal
pot played by the hands striking various parts of the surface to
produce a variety of metallic sounds. Two drummers from Kerala state
complete the rhythmic ensemble, performing on drums such as the
chenda, one end of which is
struck with sticks to produce a crisp penetrating sound, the long
hourglass-shaped thimila that
is played by hand, and the smaller, more flexible hourglass-shaped
edakka, which is struck with
a stick. Accompanying the group is a south Indian violinist. A conch
shell is also used for ritual purposes during the concert.
Sneak Preview.
Taxi. Free tickets available
beginning 9 a.m. Oct. 5 at the Tate Student Center cashier’s
window. 8 p.m. Tate Theater. Sponsored by student activities.
542-6396.
Theater.
The Mirror Has Two Faces. I
Commedianti Georgiani. 8 p.m. Little Kings Club, downtown.
Sponsored by department of theatre and film. amarillas82@aol.com.
I Commedianti Georgiani, UGA’s improv comedy troupe, is made
up of nine drama students. They bring to life a form of improvisational
humor that forms the basis of much of modern-day comedy—commedia
dell’arte. The company consists of a variety of stock
characters—the miser, the doctor, the lovers, the foolish
servant, the sexpot—who incorporate music and pop culture
references to tell a story through a half-rehearsed, half-improvised
scenario.
Commedia dell’arte began
in the Italian Renaissance when families of traveling players performed
comedic routines based on social stereotypes on outdoor wagons.
A few characters have become staples, including Arlecchino, the
clever servant in the trademark colorful patchwork, whose French
equivalent is the well-known Harlequin. Red-clad Pantalone lives
for money and constantly tries to manipulate his counterpart, the
pompous, pontificating but essentially foolish scholar Dottore,
to find ways of keeping his fortune and adding to it. Throw in a
couple of melodramatic lovers, a few seductive servants, a hunchbacked
villain, and a plethora of comedic possibilities unfold.
A scenario, once created, sets up guidelines for how a scene is
to be performed, but the actors are free to improvise different
ways of accomplishing their goals. The 2004–2005 troupe features
Miles Styer as Pantalone and Josh Jones as Dottore; Michael Peek
and Cheryl Binnie as the lovers, Fiorello and Clarice; Kida Davis
as Arlecchino; Joe Gabler as the scheming Pulcinella; Justin Birdsong
as the cowardly Spanish warrior Capitano; and Brittany Felton and
Jennifer Morris as the servants Colombina and Franceschina. Birdsong
also serves as the troupe’s capocomico,
or ringleader.
Wednesday, October 6
Study-Abroad
Fair.
10 a.m.–3 p.m. Tate Student Center, Georgia Hall.
Sponsored by International Education. www.uga.edu/oie/fair.
Lunch-in-Theory.
“The Triplets of Belleville vs. Hollywood Animation.”
Richard Neupert, film studies. 12:20 p.m. 147 Student
Learning Center. Sponsored by Center for Humanities and Arts. 542-3966.
Staff Council Meeting.
2:15 p.m. 350 Student Learning Center. 542-7222.
Reading.
Surrendered Child; A Birth Mother’s
Journey by Karen McElmurray. 4 p.m. 265 Park Hall.
Sponsored by UGA Press and Creative Writing Program. 542-2659.
Surrendered Child is Karen
Salyer McElmurray’s raw, poignant account of her journey from
the teenager who put her newborn child up for adoption to the woman
desperately searching for the son she never knew. In a patchwork
narrative interwoven with dark memories from her childhood, McElmurray
deftly treads where few dare—into a gritty, honest exploration
of the loss a birth mother experiences.
McElmurray’s own troubled upbringing and her quest after a
now-fully-grown son are the heart of her story. With unflinching
honesty, McElmurray recounts both the painful surrendering and the
surprise rediscovery of her son, juxtaposed with her portrayal of
her own mother, who could not provide the love she needed. The dramatic
result is a story of birthright lost and found—and an exploration
of the meaning of motherhood itself.
McElmurray is an assistant professor in the creative writing program
at Georgia College and State University and holds a Ph.D. in American
literature from UGA. She is the author of Strange
Birds in the Tree of Heaven, published by the UGA Press,
as is Surrendered Child. McElmurray
has published essays and stories in numerous magazines and journals.
She has received dozens of honors, including a National Endowment
for the Arts Fellowship, the Sherwood Anderson Award, and the James
Purdy Prize for Fiction.
New Minority Faculty-Staff Reception.
4 p.m. Rusk Hall, Walker Room. Sponsored by Black Faculty-Staff
Organization. 542-0474.
Healthcare Provider CPR Training.
$45. 5–9 p.m. University Health Center. 542-8695.
Museum Lecture.
Stephen Valdez and Andre Lash, music. 5:30 p.m. Griffith Auditorium.
Sponsored by Georgia Museum of Art. 542-4662.
In conjunction with the museum’s exhibition on Regal
Bodies, Royal Splendor, Valdez and Lash will discuss musical
contrasts between courtly and peasant cultures, historical Gregorian
modality and the evolving tonalities of the time, and musical and
painterly ornamentation.
Open Studio: Life Drawing.
$3. Live models; no instruction; participants must provide their
own supplies; ages 17 and younger must have parental permission.
5:30 p.m. Forio Studio Classroom. Sponsored by Georgia Museum
of Art. 542-4662.
Hispanic Heritage Month Seminar.
“The Growing Influence of Latinos in Georgia Politics.”
State Sen. Sam Zamarripa; Georgia Rep. David Casas, Georgia Association
of Latino Elected Officials; and Jerry Gonzalez and Karla Luna,
Hispanic Student Association; moderator Maritza Soto-Keen, Fanning
Institute for Leadership. 6 p.m. 101 Student Learning
Center. Sponsored by Center for Latin American and Caribbean Studies.
583-0619.
Volleyball.
vs. Florida. 7 p.m. Ramsey Student Center. 542-7954.
Latin American Film.
Pantaleón y las visitadoras
(Peru, 2000, director Francisco Lombardi). 7:30 p.m. Georgia
Museum of Art. Co-sponsored by Romance languages department. 542-9227.
Thursday, October 7
Campaign for Charities Kickoff Breakfast.
Invitation only. 8 a.m. Georgia Center. 227-7151.
Human Subjects Lecture.
“Dilemmas of Repatriation: The Case of the Kwaio Archive.”
David Akin, University of Michigan. 3:30 p.m. 101 Student
Learning Center. Sponsored by Human Subjects Office. 542-3199.
CHA Visiting Scholar Lecture.
“Saving Children: American Missionaries and Orphans in Egypt.”
Beth Baron, City College of New York. 4 p.m. 248 Student
Learning Center. Sponsored by Center for Humanities and Arts. 542-3966.
Baron is professor of Middle Eastern history at CCNY and co-founder
and co-director of the Middle East and Middle East American Center
at the Graduate Center of CUNY. She will be on campus the week of
Oct. 4–8.
She is co-editor, with Nikkie Keddie, of Women
in Middle Eastern History: Shifting Boundaries in Sex and Gender
(1992), The Women’s Awakening
in Egypt: Culture, Society and the Press (1994), and Egypt
as a Woman (forthcoming). She has conducted workshops at
CUNY on the legacies of slavery and changes in household structure
in Egypt and Oman during the late 19th and early 20th centuries.
Art History Lecture.
“What Is African Art?” Carol Thompson, High Museum of
Art. 5:30 p.m. Griffith Auditorium. Sponsored by Georgia Museum
of Art. 542-4662.
Volunteer Opportunities Discussion.
“Helping Animals in Need.” Speakers from Athens Area
Humane Society, Athens Canine Rescue and PAWS of Athens. 6:30 p.m.
251 Student Learning Center. Sponsored by Speak Out for Species.
542-1137.
UGA Symphony Orchestra Concerto Concert.
8 p.m. Hodgson Hall, Performing Arts Center. Sponsored by School
of Music. 542-3737.
Theater.
Fefu and Her Friends by Maria Irene
Fornes. 8 p.m. Oct. 7, 8 and 10; 9 p.m. Oct. 9.
AthICA, Chase Street Warehouses Unit 3 (Tracy Street off Barber).
Sponsored by Thalian-Blackfriars Student Theatre Organization. 583-0045.
Friday, October 8
Supreme Court
of Georgia.
9:30 a.m. Hatton Lovejoy Courtroom, law school. Sponsored by
law school. Advance registration required: 542-5182.
Hull Street Parking Deck Dedication.
11:30 a.m. Hull Street parking deck.
Women’s Studies Friday Speaker.
“Gay Marriage—Civil Rights and Constitutional Wrongs:
Will Gay Marriage Bans Ultimately Fail?” Toni Pomerene, Women’s
Studies, and Laura Moyer, political science. 12:20 p.m. 250 Student
Learning Center. Sponsored by Women’s Studies Program. 542-2947.
Ecology Seminar.
“The Upper Mississippi River System: What the Heck Is It?
Ten Years of Ecological Research and Monitoring by the Great Rivers
Field Station.” John Chick, Great Rivers Field Station. 12:20 p.m.
Ecology auditorium. Sponsored by Institute of Ecology. 542-2968.
College Sports Speaker.
Mike Hamilton, Tennessee director of athletics. $3 (free for members).
2 p.m. Rankin Smith Academic Center. Sponsored by Sports Business
Club. 542-9694.
Groundbreaking.
“Path of Lifelong Learning.” 3–4 p.m. Main
entrance, Georgia Center for Continuing Education. Sponsored by
Georgia Center. 583-8264.
Blue Key
Awards Banquet.
Keynote speaker: Former Gov. Roy E. Barnes. Reception 6 p.m.,
dinner 7 p.m. Georgia Center for Continuing Education. 583-0698.
Soccer. vs. LSU. 7 p.m.
Women’s athletic -complex. 542-1231.
Saturday, October 9
Art Exhibition.
Jane Byrd McCall Whitehead’s
Idealized Visions about Simple Living and Arts and Crafts. Through
Dec. 5. 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.
Jane Byrd McCall Whitehead’s
Idealized Visions about Simple Living and Arts and Crafts
explores the work and life of an American aesthete whose varied
activities represent many of the tenets of the arts and crafts movement.
In fact, Jane Byrd McCall Whitehead was in close communion with
William Morris and John Ruskin, and she in turn fostered havens
for artists. Documentary photographs, work in various mediums by
Whitehead and others, and related documents demonstrate how the
visual and aesthetic qualities of artistic living and the “simple”
life evolved throughout Whitehead’s lifetime.
Alcohol-free tailgate.
Family-friendly carnival. 12:30 p.m. Woodruff Practice Field
(corner of Lumpkin and Smith streets). Sponsored by Athletic Association
and Health Center.
Football.
vs. Tennessee. 3:30 p.m. Sanford Stadium. 542-1231.
Sunday, October 10
Soccer.
vs. Arkansas. 2 p.m. Women’s athletic complex. 542-1231.
Spotlight Tour.
Etchings by Rembrandt from the S. William Pelletier Collection. 3 p.m. Georgia Museum of Art. 542-4662.
Juggling Concert.
“Life: A Guide for the Perplexed.” Flying Karamazov Brothers. $24–$29 (half-price students). 7:30 p.m. Hodgson Hall. Sponsored by Performing Arts Center (Showtime Series). 542-4400. See story above.
Monday, October 11
Homecoming: Tailgate with the Team.
4 p.m. Legion Field. Sponsored by University Union. 542-6396.
International Forum.
“The Economics of International Security.” Moderated by Terrell Austin. 4–5 p.m. 102 Moore College. Sponsored by Honors Program. 542-6908.
Coming up
Homecoming: Hypnotist.
Dale K. $5 (students $3), $1 more on day of show. Tickets: Tate Student Center cashier’s window (542-8074, open 9 a.m.–4 p.m.). Oct. 13, 8 p.m. Volleyball arena, Ramsey Student Center. Sponsored by University Union. 542-6396.
University Theatre.
The Homecoming by Harold Pinter. $8–$10. 8 p.m. Oct. 13–15 and 19–23, 2:30 p.m. Oct. 17. Cellar Theatre, Fine Arts Building. Sponsored by drama department. Tickets: 542-2838 (box office open noon–5 p.m. weekdays).
2nd Thursday Concert.
Concerto Competition Winners and UGA Wind Ensemble. $12 ($7 students), at the box office in the Performing Arts Center, open 9 a.m.–5 p.m. weekdays. Oct. 14, 8 p.m. Hodgson Hall. Sponsored by School of Music. 542-4400.
Comedy.
Max Brooks. $2 (students free). Tickets: Tate Student Center cashier’s window (542-8074, open 9 a.m.–4 p.m.). Oct. 18, 7:30 p.m. Chapel. Sponsored by University Union. 542-6396. |
