Bevy of Homecoming events will celebrate ‘­Bulldog Pride Worldwide’ The university will serve up a week of fun, food and football as students, alumni and Bulldog fans celebrate Homecoming through Nov. 3. “Bulldog Pride Worldwide” is the theme of this year’s festivities sponsored by the Student Homecoming Committee, a division of University Union. Activities include events for students throughout the week, the Homecoming Parade, reunions and social events for alumni and the crowning of the Homecoming King and Queen . Festivities began at midnight Oct. 28 when students gathered for street painting on Sanford Drive. Other student events during the week will feature games, music, dancing, food, giveaways and T-shirt sales. Activities include the Homecoming Extravaganza on Oct. 29 on the Tate Student Center Plaza; the Brumby Beach Bash Oct. 30; the Homecoming block party Oct. 31 on Legion Field; and a showing of the movie Friday Night Lights Nov. 1 on Legion Field. All student events are free; more information is available online (www.uga.edu/union/events.htm). Larry Munson will be grand marshal for the Homecoming Parade on Nov. 2, which will step off at 6 p.m. and wind through downtown Athens. Led by the Redcoat Marching Band, the parade will include floats, displays and appearances by Uga VI, the UGA cheerleaders, athletes and university and Athens dignitaries. In addition to the parade there will be a Dawgs After Dark carnival on Legion Field. The carnival will be held from 6–11 p.m. Students will vote online during the week to choose the Homecoming King and Queen from among 10 students on the Homecoming Court. The king and queen will be crowned during halftime of the Georgia-Troy football game in Sanford Stadium Nov. 3. Several schools and colleges will hold alumni events and the UGA Alumni Association will sponsor a “Destroy Troy” barbeque Nov. 2 from 6:30–9 p.m. at the Wray-Nicholson House. The event is open to all alumni. Admission is $30 ($20 for members, $12 for students and free for children age 12 and younger). Entertainment includes John Dunn and the Jazzmen, the cheerleaders and Hairy Dawg as well as a bounce house and children’s games. Details are available by e-mail, wdarden@uga.edu. —Larry Dendy

Open Enrollment.
For health, dental and life insurance. Through Nov. 2. (706) 542-2222, www.hr.uga.edu.

Exhibitions.
Chinese watercolors and calligraphy by Egbert Ennulat, professor of music. Oct. 30–Nov.14. Opening reception: Nov. 4, 3–5 p.m. Tate Student Center Art Gallery. www.uga.edu/campuslife.

New Paintings. . . Mostly. Through Nov. 23. Visitor Center, State Botanical Garden. (706) 542-6130, villella@uga.edu.

The Architecture of Landscape, works by Athens artist Jim StipeMaas. Through Oct. 31. Circle Gallery, G14 Caldwell Hall. (706) 542-8292, www.sed.uga.edu/gallery.

Collective Vision. Through Nov. 9. Broad Street Gallery. (706) 542-0069, www.art.uga.edu.

Works by Elliott Earls, Cranbrook Academy of Art. Through Dec. 7. Main Gallery, Lamar Dodd School of Art.

Amazing Grace: Self-Taught Artists from the Mullis Collection. Through Jan. 6. Georgia Museum of Art. www.uga.edu/gamuseum.

Real Western Wear: Beaded Gauntlets from the William P. Healey Collection. Through Jan. 6. Georgia Museum of Art. www.uga.edu/gamuseum.

History Lives! in the Russell Library. Through Feb. 1. Main Gallery, Richard B. Russell Library. (706) 542-5788.

Monday, Oct. 29
Law School Fair.
10 a.m.–1 p.m. Georgia Hall Tate Student Center. Sponsored by the Pre-Law Advising Office. (706) 542-5836, http://prelaw.uga.edu.

Homecoming Extravaganza.
Give-aways and T-shirt sale. 10 a.m.–2 p.m. Tate Student Center Plaza. Sponsored by the University Union Homecoming Committee. (706) 542-6396, union@uga.edu.

Blood Drive.
Noon–5 p.m. Alpha Kappa Psi house (Milledge Avenue). Sponsored by the American Red Cross. (678) 227-4650.

Discussion.
“Power, Privilege and Queer Identities.” 5:30–6:30 p.m. 124 Memorial Hall. Sponsored by the Lambda Alliance, LGBT Resource Center. www.uga.edu/lambda, lambda@uga.edu.

Concert.
Wind Serenades by Mozart and Dvorák. 8 p.m. Ramsey Concert Hall.

Tuesday, Oct. 30
Ecology Seminar.
“Maintenance of Allelic Diversity in Coastal Populations,” John Wares, genetics. Reception 3:30 p.m. Seminar 4 p.m. Ecology Auditorium. (706) 542-6013, anisaj@uga.edu.

Discussion.
“Conversations: What Would Franklin and Eleanor Say?” Anna Eleanor Roosevelt, granddaughter of Franklin and Eleanor Roosevelt. 11:30 a.m. M. Smith Griffith Auditorium, Georgia Museum of Art. Sponsored by the School of Social Work. (706) 542-5424.

Blood Drive.
Noon–5 p.m. Georgia Hall, Tate Student Center. Sponsored by the American Red Cross. (678) 227-4650.

Homecoming Brumby Beach Bash.
Music, a huge slide, giveaways and more. 4–7 p.m. Brumby Beach. (706) 542-6396, union@uga.edu.

Fall Concert.
“A Homecoming,” University Chorus, Chamber Orchestra and Concert Choir perform. 8 p.m. Hodgson Concert Hall. Reception for alumni follows the concert. (706) 542-2797, mandaya@uga.edu.

Wednesday, Oct. 31
Movie Marathon.
Simpson’s Halloween Specials Marathon: Treehouse of Horror. Part I, 3-5 p.m. Room 248, Part II, 6-9 p.m. Room 150 Student Learning Center. Sponsored by the UGA Libraries. (706) 542-8079.

Louise McBee Lecture.
Patrick M. Callan, National Center for Public Policy and Higher Education. 11 a.m. Chapel. Sponsored by the Institute of Higher Education. (706) 542-3464, sheffiel@uga.edu.

APERO Africana Brown Bag Lecture.
“Play, Jankunu, Play: Garifuna Christmas Rituals in Belize,” Oliver Green, Georgia State University. 12:15 p.m. African-American Cultural Center (fourth floor, Memorial Hall). fsgiles@uga.edu.

Homecoming Block Party.
“Taste of Athens,” food from all around Athens, DJ and campus dance groups. 3–7 p.m. Legion Field. (706) 542-6396, union@uga.edu.

Genetics Seminar.
“MicroRNA Pathways in Animal Development,” Victor Ambros, Dartmouth Medical School. 4 p.m. B118 Davison Life Sciences. (706) 542-8000.

Thursday, Nov. 1
Bulldog Book Club meeting.
A discussion of Truman Capote’s In Cold Blood. 12:30 p.m. Main Library student lounge. Sponsored by the English department and UGA Libraries. fteague@uga.edu.

Guided Tour.
Amazing Grace: Self-Taught Artists from the Mullis Collection. 2 p.m. Georgia Museum of Art. collardj@uga.edu.

Lecture.
“Reading the Hebrew Bible with an Eye to ‘Then’ and ‘Now’: Psalm 8 as a Paradigmatic Text,” Susan Gillingham, Worcester College, Oxford University. 4 p.m. 265 Park Hall. (706) 542-2244, oxford@uga.edu.

Peabody/Smithgall Lecture.
“Moderating the Conversation of Democracy,” Michael Schudson, Columbia University and University of California, San Diego. 4–6 p.m. Chapel. (706) 542-8983, nholston@uga.edu.

Lecture.
“Perilous Chastity: Women and Illness in Seventeenth-Century Art,” Laurinda S. Dixon, Syracuse University. 5:30 p.m. Georgia Museum of Art. artinfo@uga.edu.

Hip Hop for Social Change meeting.
The local community meets to discuss socially committed hip hop. Discussion led by Derrick Alridge, director of the Institute for African-American Studies, and the Dreaded Mindz Collective. 7 p.m. 348 Student Learning Center. dalridge@uga.edu.

Women’s basketball exhibition.
vs. DT3-Atlanta. 7 p.m. Stegeman Coliseum.

Performance.
“Cafe Soul 1: Fire and Desire.” Performances include spoken word poetry and singing. 7 p.m. Fireside Lounge, Rooker Hall. Sponsored by the Black Affairs Council. ericah@uga.edu.

Performance.
The UGA Performing Arts Center presents world-renowned violinist Midori on Nov. 1 at 8 p.m. in Hodgson Concert Hall. Tickets are $34 and $29 (half price for UGA students with a valid ID). Discounts are available for groups.

Midori returns to Athens where she performed  to   a sold-out house during the Performing Arts Center’s 1996–1997 inaugural season. Her Nov. 1 recital is scheduled to include works by Dvorák, Franck, Beethoven and Corigliano.

During the 2007-2008 season, Midori, who was born in Osaka, Japan, is celebrating a quarter-century before the public. She will play more than 90 concerts including six trips to Europe and three trips to Asia.

In addition to her international concert engagements, she is significantly increasing her commitment to the University of Southern California’s Thornton School of Music, where she recently assumed the position of chair of the string department. She also devotes her time to outreach initiatives to help increase public access to quality music.

Midori will be accompanied by pianist Robert McDonald for her appearance. A pre-concert lecture at 7:15 p.m. will be given by Rachael Fischer, a doctoral student in violin performance at UGA. The lecture is open to the public. (706) 542-4400, www.uga.edu/pac.

Friday, Nov. 2
Speech and Hearing Screening.
Screenings of speech, language, voice, resonance, fluency and hearing for adults and children ages three and older to identify communication disorders. 9 a.m.–1 p.m. 593 Aderhold Hall. (706) 542-4598, cjedward@uga.edu.

Korean Authors event.
“Encounter 2007: A Bilingual Reading with Korean Authors,” Youngha Kim and Hajin Seo. 10 a.m. 101 Student Learning Center. (706) 542-7517, hyangsyi@uga.edu.

Campus Coffee Hour.
11:30 a.m.–1:30 p.m. Memorial Hall Ballroom. Hosted by the Korean Traditional Play Association. (706) 542-5867.

Lecture.
“The Challenge Facing the National Animal Disease Diagnostic System,” Beth Lautner, National Veterinary Services Laboratory. Noon–1 p.m. 363 Veterinary Medicine Building. Reception to follow. (706)583-5485, tgiese@uga.edu.

IWS Friday Speaker Series.
“Straight Talk: Ellen, Rosie and Daytime TV,” Peach Pittenger, theatre and film studies. 12:20–1:10 p.m. 148 Student Learning Center. Sponsored by the Institute for Women’s Studies. momolly@uga.edu.

Groundbreaking.
2 p.m. Pharmacy College addition. Immediately south of the College of Pharmacy on D. W. Brooks Mall.

William A. Owens Lecture.
“Stigma in Medical and Mental Health Contexts,” Bernice Pescosolido, University of Kentucky. 3–5 p.m. 214 Student Learning Center. Sponsored by the Institute for Behavioral Research. (706) 542-6100, sgary@uga.edu.

Lecture.
“Collective Hunger as a Utopian Political Tactic: From the Feminization of Hunger Striking to the Redefinition of Martyrdom via Fasting,” Nik Heynen, geography. 3:30 p.m. 205S Peabody Hall. (706) 542-2823.

Homecoming Parade.
Through downtown Athens. 6 p.m.

DAWGS AFTER DARK carnival.
6–11 p.m. Legion Field. $5 (free for UGA students with valid ID). Wristbands are required and will be distributed at the entrance. (706) 542-6396., www.uga.edu/union.

Family Night Hike.
A flashlight adventure along the Purple Trail. $6 ($5 members). Fees only apply to children. 6 p.m. State Botanical Garden. Meet at the front of the Visitor Center. (706) 542-6156, ckeber@uga.edu.

Soccer.
vs. Tennessee. 7 p.m. Turner Soccer Complex.

Volleyball.
vs. Alabama. 7 p.m. Ramsey Student Center.

Men’s Basketball exhibition.
vs. Clayton State. 7:30 p.m. Stegeman Coliseum.

Saturday, Nov. 3
Football.
vs. Troy University. Homecoming. Sanford Stadium. 1 p.m.

4th Annual Botgarden 5K Walk/Run.
$20. 8 a.m. State Botanical Garden. (706) 542-6195.

Sunday, Nov. 4
Time change.
“Fall back” one hour to Eastern Standard Time. Effective at 2 a.m.

Volleyball.
vs. Mississippi State. 2 p.m. Ramsey Student Center.

Performance.
The UGA Performing Arts Center presents Ballet Folklorico de Mexico on Nov. 4 at 3 p.m. in Hodgson Concert Hall. Tickets are $32 and $27 (half price for UGA students with a valid ID). Discount tickets are available for groups.

With more than 70 dancers and musicians, the company showcases Mexico’s centuries-old folk dance traditions and has been hailed by the Los Angeles Times as “passionate . . . impeccable. . . and an unequaled point of entry to the riches of a fabulous culture.”

Ballet Folklorico de Mexico was founded in 1952 by Amalia Hernández, a dancer and choreographer committed to saving the dancing traditions of her native Mexico. The ballet’s initial performances were presented in a weekly program on government sponsored Mexican television. Within a few years, the company had achieved international recognition.

Featuring athletic and technically rigorous choreography along with elaborate costuming, Ballet Folklorico explores folkdance traditions that include the pre-Colombian era, the Hispanic Viceroy period and the popular period of the Revolutionary years. The company has currently given more than 5,000 performances throughout the world, and both Hernández and Ballet Folklorico de Mexico have been honored with more than 200 awards recognizing their artistic merits.

A pre-concert lecture at 2:15 p.m. will precede the performance. The lecture is open to the public. (706) 542-4400, www.uga.edu/pac.

Guided Tour.
Real Western Wear: Beaded Gauntlets from the William P. Healey Collection. 3 p.m. Georgia Museum of Art. collardj@uga.edu.

Monday, Nov. 5
Willson Center Fall Reception.
5–6:30 p.m. Pecan Tree Galleria, Georgia Center. (706) 542-3966, jdingus@uga.edu.

International Film Festival.
7– 9 p.m. 148 Student Learning Center. jeswells@uga.edu.

Discussion.
Radio host Neal Boortz discusses the 2008 elections. $6 ($1 for students). 7:30 p.m. Georgia Hall, Tate Student Center. www.uga.edu/union.

Coming up
Comedian Daniel Tosh.
Nov. 7. $15 ($10 in advance); $8 ($6 in advance) for ­students. 7 p.m. Georgia Hall, Tate Student Center. (706) 542-6396, union@uga.edu.

Performance.
Nov. 8, 9 and 13–16. Urinetown. $15 ($12 for students and those 60 and older with ID). 8 p.m. Also Nov. 11, 18 at 2:30 p.m. Fine Arts Theatre. (706) 542-2836.