Calendar of arts, culture, special speakers, special events
Thursday, February 23, 2006
(Current as of February 23, 2006)
(Check the Wofford College Online Calendar for details, updates and contact information for these events.)
Daily through Wednesday, March 29
Exhibition: Drawings by Wofford Students
Sandor Teszler Library
Hours: Monday-Thursday, 8 a.m.-midnight; Friday, 8 a.m.-7 p.m.; Saturday, 10 a.m.-5 p.m.; Sunday, 1 p.m.-midnight
Daily through Thursday, March 30
Exhibition: Dorothy Chapman Josey painting
Martha Cloud Chapman Gallery, The Campus Life Building
Hours: Monday-Friday, 9 a.m.-9 p.m.; Saturday, noon-6 p.m.; Sunday, noon-9 p.m.
Daily through Thursday, April 6
Exhibition: Ceramics by Sarah Owens (Norris, TN)
Sandor Teszler Library Gallery
Hours: Monday-Thursday, 8 a.m.-midnight; Friday, 8 a.m.-7 p.m.; Saturday, 10 a.m.-5 p.m.; Sunday, 1 p.m.-midnight
Tuesday, February 28
7 p.m.
Black History Month Literary Salon, The Campus Life Building
An expression of of art and culture
Wednesday, March 1
4 p.m.
Lecture: Professor Albert Scherr, DNA forensics specialist, “The Wisdom of Uncertainty: The Lessons of Exonerations”
Franklin W. Olin Building, Room 213
Thursday, March 2
4 p.m.
Writers Series: Novelist Tommy Hays
Shipp Hall Lounge
Thursday, March 2
6:30 p.m.
Women’s History Month: “Ain’t I a Woman”
McMillan Theater, The Campus Life Building
Thursday, March 2
7:30 p.m.
Writers Series:
Novelist Tommy Hays
Olin Teaching Theater, Franklin W. Olin Building
Monday, March 6
7 p.m.
Troubadour Series: Juan Falu, guitarist
Papadopoulos Building
Tuesday, March 7
11 a.m.
Women’s History Month: Race and Gender Panel
Anna Todd Wofford Center, Andrews Field House
Tuesday, March 7
8 p.m.
Art History Speaker: Beth Stewart (Mercer University)
Olin Teaching Theater, Franklin W. Olin Building
Wednesday, March 8
3:30 & 7:30 p.m.
World Film Series: “Take My Eyes”
Olin Teaching Theater, Franklin W. Olin Building
Nightly Thursday, March 9, through Saturday, March 11
Nightly Wednesday, March 15, through Saturday, March 18
8 p.m.
Wofford Theatre: “The Visit” by Friedrick Duerrenmatt
Tony White Theater, The Campus Life Building
Tickets: $5/students, $10/adults
Reservations: (864) 597-4080
Friday, March 10, and Saturday, March 11
6 a.m. March 10 through 6 a.m. March 11
Zeta Tau Alpha See-Saw-A-Thon Fundraiser for Breast Cancer
Andrews Field House
Thursday, March 16
4:30 p.m.
Kappa Delta’s Annual Shamrock ’n’ Roll Fundraiser for Child Abuse Prevention
Lawn of Main Building
Friday, March 17, through Saturday, March 18
7 p.m. March 17 through 7 a.m. March 18
College Relay for Life 2006 Fundraiser for American Cancer Society
Converse College
Saturday, March 18
9 a.m.
William Walker Shape Note Singing
Burwell Building
South Carolina State Singing in memory of William “Singing Billy” Walker. Singing School Lesson by Hugh McCraw, 9 a.m. Singing begins at 10 a.m. The Sacred Harp, 1991 Revision/Christian Harmony. Lunch in the Burwell Building dining hall. Closing song at Walker’s gravesite nearby.
Monday, March 20
7 & 9 p.m.
Women’s History Month: Documentary
McMillan Theater, The Campus Life Building
Tuesday, March 21
3:30 p.m.
Faculty Talk: Byron McCane, “All the Comforts of Rome: Herod and the Roman Footprint in Palestine”
Montgomery Room, Burwell Building
Tuesday, March 21
8 p.m.
Women’s History Month: Global Gag Rule Speaker
McMillan Theater, The Campus Life Building
Wednesday, March 22
3:30 & 7:30 p.m.
World Film Series: “A Long Engagement”
Olin Teaching Theater, Franklin W. Olin Building
Wednesday, March 22
7 & 9 p.m.
Women’s History Month: Documentary
McMillan Theater, The Campus Life Building
Thursday, March 23
11 a.m.
Women’s History Month Convocation: Dr. Kecia Thomas (Institute of African American Studies, University of Georgia), “Diversity Dynamics in the Workplace
McMillan Theater, The Campus Life Building
Monday, March 27
6 p.m.
2nd Annual Faculty/Staff vs. Senior Terriers Football Game Fundraiser for Bethlehem Center
Gibbs Stadium
Tuesday, March 28
11 a.m.
ACM Student Chapter Speaker: Myron Ginsberg, “High Performance Computing”
Room 213, Franklin W. Olin Building
Wednesday, March 29
4 p.m.
Presidential Seminar Presentation of “Antigone”
Players Corner, Burwell Building
Thursday, March 30
7 p.m.
Lecture: Sarah Owens, ceramics artist
Sandor Teszler Library Conference Room
Sarah Owens’ works will be on display in the gallery through April 6.
Monday, April 3, through Friday, April 7
Spring Holidays
Campus Offices Open
Daily Monday, April 10, through Friday, May 19
Exhibition: Wofford Student Austin Baker Photographs
Martha Cloud Chapman Gallery, The Campus Life Building
Hours: Monday-Friday, 9 a.m.-9 p.m.; Saturday, noon-6 p.m.; Sunday, noon-9 p.m.
Daily Monday, April 10, through Friday, May 26
Exhibition: Jinzu – Photographs by John Daido Loori (Zen Mountain Monastary, Mt. Tremper, NY)
Sandor Teszler Library Gallery
Hours: Monday-Thursday, 8 a.m.-midnight; Friday, 8 a.m.-7 p.m.; Saturday, 10 a.m.-5 p.m.; Sunday, 1 p.m.-midnight
Tuesday, April 11
4 p.m.
Speaker: Dr. Victor Hanson, “War: Ancient and Modern”
Olin Teaching Theater, Franklin W. Olin Building
Wednesday, April 12
3:30 & 7:30 p.m.
World Film Series: “The Women of Rosenstrasse”
Olin Teaching Theater, Franklin W. Olin Building
Wednesday, April 12
7 p.m.
Troubadour Series: Marcos Diaz
Papadopoulos Building
Thursday, April 13
7:30 p.m.
Wofford Theatre: African-American Playwrights Series
Tony White Theater, The Campus Life Building
Tuesday, April 18
8 p.m.
Speaker: Professor Christopher Johns (Vanderbilt University), “Spectacle and Splendor: The Papacy and the Arts in 18th Century Rome”
Olin Teaching Theater, Franklin W. Olin Building
Wednesday, April 19
3:30 p.m.
Faculty Talk: Peter Schmunk & G.R. Davis, “Roma Amor: Two Photographic Views of the Eternal City”
Montgomery Room, Burwell Building
Thursday, April 20
11 a.m.
Sandor Teszler Human Rights Award Convocation. Speaker, Marian Wright Edelman, founder/CEO, Children’s Defense Fund
Leonard Auditorium, Main Building
Thursday, April 20
7:30 p.m.
Wofford Theatre: African-American Playwrights Series
Tony White Theater, The Campus Life Building
Tuesday, April 25
11 a.m.
Phi Beta Kappa Convocation. Speaker, John Eaton, international composer, performer of electronic/microtonal music
Leonard Auditorium, Main Building
Tuesday, April 25
4 p.m.
Phi Beta Kappa Induction
Papadopoulos Building
Wednesday, April 26
3:30 & 7:30 p.m.
World Film Series: “The Edukators”
Olin Teaching Theater, Franklin W. Olin Building
Nightly Wednesday, April 26, through Saturday, April 29
And Nightly Wednesday, May 3, through Saturday, May 6
8 p.m.
Wofford Theatre: A New Children’s Play
Tony White Theater, The Campus Life Building
Tickets: $5/students, $10/adults
Reservations: (864) 597-4080
Thursday, April 27
7 p.m.
Lecture: Photographer John Daido Loori
Olin Teaching Theater, Franklin W. Olin Building
Thursday, April 27
8 p.m. (doors open at 7 p.m.)
Wofford Activities Council Presents: Edwin McCain Band
Wofford Intramural Field
Tickets: $20 for general public/general admission; tickets go on sale March 1
Friday, April 28
2 p.m.
Wofford Chamber Players Concert
Anna Todd Wofford Center, Andrews Field House
Thursday, May 4
11 a.m.
Honors Convocation
Leonard Auditorium, Main Building
Saturday, May 6
7 p.m.
Wofford Music Department Spring Concert
Leonard Auditorium, Main Building
Sunday, May 14
9:30 a.m.
Commencement Exercises
Lawn of Main Building