Community Music School Open House
10 a.m.-1 p.m., 2nd floor lobby, Hugh Hodgson
School of Music
The Community Music School, an outreach program
of the Hodgson School of Music, offers musical
instruction for all ages. The open house includes live
performances, class demonstrations and an Instrument Petting Zoo, plus the opportunity to talk with
faculty about CMS programs and lessons.
Willson Center/Peabody Awards Film Series
2 p.m. Auditorium, Russell Building Special
Collections Libraries
Screening of the Peabody Award-winning New
York Philharmonic Young People’s Concerts: Bach
Transmorgified (with Leonard Bernstein).
Ongoing
Hours: Tues-Sat 10 a.m.-5 p.m. (Thur to 9 p.m.), Sun 1-5 p.m.
George Beattie’s Agriculture Murals
Through Jan. 6, 2013. In 1956, George Beattie, an Atlanta-based artist,
painted a series of eight murals that hung at the Georgia Department of
Agriculture’s building in downtown Atlanta until 2011. The four on display
at GMOA address the state’s history of agriculture, beginning with a
representation of the American Indians who originally lived in the region
and including two that address slavery.
2:30 p.m. Cellar Theatre, Fine Arts Building
Early Indian Sanskrit drama performed by Epic
Actors Workshop from New Jersey. Also on Nov. 11,
11 a.m.
University Theatre: The Darker Face of the Earth
Defiant Beauty—The Work of Chakaia Booker
8 p.m. Fine Arts Theatre, Fine Arts Building
Through Nov. 11. $16, $12 students. Buy online: pac.
uga.edu.
Young Choreographers Series Senior Concert
8 p.m. New Dance Theatre, Dance Building
Through Nov. 10. $12, $8 UGA students. Buy
tickets at the Tate Student Center cashier’s window
M-F or at the door.
SUNDAY, NOV. 11
University Theatre: The Darker Face of the Earth
2:30 p.m. Fine Arts Theatre, Fine Arts Building
Play by former Poet Laureate Rita Dove combines
the Greek Oedipus myth with the reality of slavery.
It follows Augustus as he, like Oedipus, undertakes
a journey of shocking self-discovery. $16, $12
students. Buy online: pac.uga.edu.
Georgia Museum of Art Spotlight Tour
3-4 p.m. Georgia Museum of Art
The docents lead a tour of highlights from the
museum’s permanent collection. Participants should
meet in the lobby.
Arts
Council
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THE UNIVERSITY OF GEORGIA
The following units participate
in the UGA Arts Council,
convened in fall 2011 by Vice
Provost Libby Morris.
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De Wain Valentine—Human Scale
Through Jan. 27, 2013. From the late 1960s through the late 1970s, the
Colorado-born but California-based artist De Wain Valentine made largescale sculptures in polyester resin. Their simple shapes (discs, slabs,
diamonds) belie the complex processes by which they were created, as
Valentine had significant technical input into the chemical composition of
the new material.
Theatre: The Little Clay Cart
The UGA Arts Council presents a nine-day festival
Nov. 3-11 to spotlight the performing, visual
and literary arts at the University of Georgia.
Events are free unless ticket information is provided.
All are open to the public.
Georgia Museum of Art Exhibitions
Through April 30, 2013. Large-scale sculptures by African American
contemporary artist Chakaia Booker constructed from tires on view in
the Jane and Harry Willson Sculpture Garden. Exhibition is on loan from
Marlborough Gallery, Chelsea, N.Y.
Remixing History—Manolo Valdés
Through April 30, 2013. Large-scale bronze sculptures on the grounds of the
Performing and Visual Arts Complex.
Special Collections Libraries Exhibition
Gallery hours are weekdays 8-5 p.m. and Saturdays 1-5 p.m. Russell Building
Special Collections Libraries.
On the Stump, What Does it Take to Get
Elected in Georgia?
Through February 15, 2013. A look at the evolution of campaigning for
political office in Georgia from the passage of the white primary in 1900 to
the presidential election
of 2008.
School of Music Recitals
Students in the Hugh Hodgson School of Music will be presenting individual
recitals at Edge Recital Hall throughout the nine days of the arts festival. For
up-to-date details, see the School of Music web site: www.music.uga.edu.
Performing Arts Center (pac.uga.edu)
Hugh Hodgson School of Music
(www.music.uga.edu)
Department of Theatre and Film Studies
(www.drama.uga.edu)
Department of Dance(www.dance.uga.edu)
Lamar Dodd School of Art (art.uga.edu)
Georgia Museum of Art (georgiamuseum.org)
The Georgia Review (garev.uga.edu)
For latest information, see http://arts.uga.edu
SATURDAY, NOV. 3
Africa Day
Juried Student Exhibition
The Georgia Museum of Art and the African Studies Institute
join with the Botanical Garden to present a Family Day
celebrating the 25th anniversary of African Studies at UGA.
Storytelling, dance and music will highlight this event that
explores the culture, plants and art of Africa.
Open Folk Dance Class
10 a.m.-noon, State Botanical Garden of Georgia Visitor Center
Georgia Museum of Art Exhibitions
Saturday hours: 10 a.m.-5 p.m., Georgia Museum of Art
Opening day for exhibition of black-and-white works by Jack
Davis: “Beyond the Bulldog.”
Last day to view two exhibitions: “The Epic and the Intimate,”
a history of French drawing, and Francisco de Goya’s
“Disasters of War,” 80 prints that make up the famous series
depicting the lengthy Peninsular War (1808–1814) between
Spanish forces and the invading army of Napoleon Bonaparte.
See also list of ongoing exhibitions on back page.
SUNDAY, NOV. 4
Open Ballet Class
2-4 p.m. Studio 274, Dance Building
The public is invited to participate in or observe an open ballet
class with the UGA Ballet Ensemble members led by Artistic
Director Joan Buttram.
Georgia Museum of Art Lecture
UGA Press (www.ugapress.org)
Franklin College of Arts and Sciences
(www.franklin.uga.edu)
Special Collections Libraries
(www.libs.uga.edu/scl)
Willson Center for the Humanities and Arts
(willson.uga.edu)
Office of the Senior Vice President for
Academic Affairs and Provost
(provost.uga.edu)
MONDAY, NOV. 5
3 p.m. Griffith Auditorium, Georgia Museum of Art
Local cartoonist Patrick Dean, curator of the exhibition
“Beyond the Bulldog: Jack Davis,” gives a talk on legendary
cartoonist Jack Davis’ career. Reception follows.
Atlanta Symphony Orchestra
3 p.m. Hodgson Hall, Performing Arts Center
Guest conductor Asher Fisch is joined by pianist Stewart
Goodyear in a program that includes Mozart’s “Rondo in D
Major” and “Piano Concerto No. 24 in C Minor,” Richard
Strauss’ “Death and Transfiguration,” and Richard Wagner’s
“Suite from Die Meistersinger.” $59/49/20; $5 for UGA
students. Buy online: pac.uga.edu.
9 a.m.-5 p.m. Gallery 101 + Gallery 307, Lamar Dodd School of Art
Last day to view.
10:10-11 a.m. Tate Grand Hall
The public is invited to participate in or observe an open class offered
by the dance department.
Open House at The Georgia Review
1-3 p.m. The Georgia Review offices, 7th floor Main Library (706A)
Visitors can view informational and historical displays, speak with
the editor and other staff, learn about internship opportunities, and
meet visiting poet Jacqueline Osherow, who will give a reading at
7 p.m. at Ciné (see below). Coffee and light refreshments served.
Special Collections Libraries Dedication/Reception
5:30 p.m. Russell Gallery, Richard B. Russell Building
A reception celebrating completion of “Doors,” a large-scale mural
tracing the modern political history of Georgia by retired UGA art
professor Art Rosenbaum for the gallery of the Russell Library
for Political Research and Studies. Brief formal program includes
remarks by Russell Library curators and the artist.
Georgia Poetry Circuit Reading
7 p.m. Ciné, 234 W. Hancock St., downtown Athens
A reading by nationally recognized poet Jacqueline Osherow, author
of several collections including Whitethorn (2011) and Hoopoe’s
Crown (2005). Presented by The Georgia Review.
TUESDAY, NOV. 6
Historic Campaign Speeches Re-enacted
Noon, 2nd floor, Russell Building Special Collections Libraries
In honor of election day, members of UGA’s Demosthenian Literary
Society will re-enact classic campaign speeches from atop a stump
inlaid in the lobby floor of the Russell Library Gallery.
Open House at The Georgia Review
1-4 p.m. The Georgia Review offices, 7th floor Main Library (706A)
Visitors can view informational and historical displays, speak with
the editor and other staff, and learn about internship opportunities.
Coffee and light refreshments served.
SPOTLIGHT ON THE ARTS AT UGA
NOVEMBER
3-11, 2012
TUESDAY, NOV. 6 , CONT.
Open Ballroom Dance Class: Waltz & Swing
12:30-1:20 p.m. Memorial Hall Ballroom
The public is invited to participate in or observe an open class offered
by the dance department.
Special Collections Libraries Tuesday Tour
Willson Center Roundtable: “Creativity in the Research
University”
12:30 pm. Room 150 Miller Learning Center
A panel discussion featuring Nicholas Allen (Willson Center), Mark
Callahan (Ideas for Creative Exploration), Susan Thomas (Hugh
Hodgson School of Music), David Saltz (theatre and film studies) and
Martijn van Wagtendonk (Lamar Dodd School of Art).
2 p.m. Russell Building Special Collections Libraries
Regular Tuesday Tour of the Special Collections Libraries, with
special tour of the 30,000-square-foot underground storage vault for
the first 40 who RSVP to jclevela@uga.edu. Meet in rotunda.
Artful Conversation
Jazz Combo Recital
Bulldog Book Club Meeting
2 p.m. Edge Recital Hall, Hugh Hodgson School of Music
UGA’s jazz combo performs music from the history of jazz.
UGA Press/Ecology Panel Discussion, Reception and Book
Signing
4 p.m. Ecology Building Auditorium
“Ecology for the Masses: Southern Ecosystems in the Popular Press.”
Panel features Charles Seabrook, author of World of the Salt Marsh,
and Merryl Alber, UGA professor of marine sciences and author of
the children’s book And the Tide Comes In...: Exploring a Georgia
Salt Marsh, moderated by Dorinda Dallmeyer, director of the UGA
Environmental Ethics Certificate Program.
Willson Center/Peabody Awards Film Series
7 p.m. Auditorium, Russell Building Special Collections Libraries
A screening of the Peabody Award-winning documentary on
designers Charles and Ray Eames: Eames: The Architect and the
Painter.
UGA Symphony Orchestra and Combined Choirs:
Carmina Burana
8 p.m. Hodgson Hall, Performing Arts Center
The UGA Symphony Orchestra, University Chorus, Hodgson
Singers, and Men & Women’s Glee Clubs join forces to bring Carl
Orff’s seminal work Carmina Burana to the stage. Hailed as one
of the 20th century’s greatest works for chorus and orchestra. $10
general admission/$5 students. Buy online: pac.uga.edu.
Blue Man Group
8 p.m. Classic Center Theatre, 300 N. Thomas St., downtown Athens
Accompanied by a live band, Blue Man Group creates a new form of
entertainment with a combination of theatricality and performance
art. Presented by the Performing Arts Center and the Classic Center.
Also Nov. 7. Tickets $39-$79. Buy online: pac.uga.edu.
WEDNESDAY, NOV. 7
Open Hip-Hop/Jazz Class
11:15 a.m.-12:05 p.m. New Dance Theatre, Dance Building
The public is invited to participate in or observe an open class offered
by the dance department.
2 p.m. Georgia Museum of Art
Carissa DiCindio, GMOA curator of education, leads an in-depth
discussion of Radcliffe Bailey’s “7 Steps.”
3:30 pm. Jittery Joe’s, Miller Learning Center
A discussion of Haruki Marukani’s The Windup Bird Chronicle with
University Professor Fran Teague.
Willson Center Lecture
4 p.m., 150 Miller Learning Center
Robert Connor (Teagle Foundation) discusses “Extreme Literature:
Learning from the most challenging ancient and not-so-ancient
literature.”
UGA Trombone Ensemble and Choir Concert
6 p.m. Ramsey Hall, Performing Arts Center
Joshua Bynum, assistant professor of trombone, leads a massed
trombone performance.
Somebodies Screening and Q&A
7 p.m., Ciné, 234 W. Hancock St., downtown Athens
The Willson Center presents this Athens premiere of the locally
produced 2006 feature film, with introduction by writer/director
and UGA alumnus Hadjii and co-star Kaira Akita. $9.75 general
admission/$7.50 students. Buy online: athenscine.com. Reception
follows.
UGA Symphonic Band Concert
8 p.m. Hodgson Hall, Performing Arts Center
A free concert by the UGA Symphonic Band, conducted by Michael
Robinson, assistant director of bands.
Blue Man Group
THURSDAY, NOV. 8
Charter Lecture: Natasha Trethewey
2 p.m. Chapel, North Campus
Reading and remarks by Natasha Trethewey, U.S. Poet Laureate,
Pulitzer Prize-winning poet and a 1989 graduate of UGA. Reception
follows in Demosthenian Hall.
Willson Center Fellows Lecture
4 p.m. Room 248 Miller Learning Center
Michael Oliveri, Lamar Dodd School of Art, presents a talk on his
Willson Center Faculty Fellowship project “Inner and Outer Space
Images from the Micro to the Macro.”
Georgia Museum of Art Lecture
4:30 pm. Griffith Auditorium, Georgia Museum of Art
“Crossing Artistic Worlds: A Private and Public Journey” by Judy
Bales, an artist who creates sculpture for the body, avant-garde
costumes, abstract fiber installations and public art. Reception
follows.
Georgia Museum of Art Reception and Lecture
Georgia Museum of Art Student Night
8-11 p.m. Georgia Museum of Art
The Student Association of the Georgia Museum of Art hosts tours,
food and DIY projects.
FRIDAY, NOV. 9
Hugh Hodgson School of Music Open House
Noon-3 p.m., Hugh Hodgson School of Music
Informal performances throughout the building, lobbies and in the
outdoor quad of the Performing and Visual Arts Complex (weather
permitting). Tours of the School of Music.
Department of Dance Performance Sampler
12:15-12:45 p.m. New Dance Theatre, Dance Building
Stop by the Dance Building for some lunch-hour entertainment.
UGA Trombone Studio Recital
3:35 p.m. Edge Recital Hall, Hugh Hodgson School of Music
Students studying trombone at the University of Georgia perform.
5:30 p.m. reception, 6:30 p.m. lecture, Griffith Auditorium Georgia
Museum of Art
Contemporary artist Chakaia Booker will present a lecture in conjunction with the exhibition of her work, “Defiant Beauty,” on view
in the Jane and Harry Willson Sculpture Garden. Booker used tires as
the primary materials in constructing these sculptures.
BFA I Exhibitions/Reception
Willson Center/Peabody Awards Film Series
8 p.m. Hodgson Hall, Performing Arts Center
Banjo player Béla Fleck, who has won 14 Grammy Awards, performs
with The Marcus Roberts Trio with Roberts on piano, Jason Marsalis
on drums, and Rodney Jordan on bass. $47/42/20; $5 UGA students.
Buy online: pac.uga.edu.
7 p.m. Ciné, 234 W. Hancock Ave., downtown Athens
A screening of the Peabody Award-winning documentary LennoNYC
that chronicles John Lennon’s life in New York City in the 1970s.
Young Choreographers Series Senior Concert
7-9 p.m. Lamar Dodd School of Art
Exhibitions of work by students pursuing Bachelor of Fine Arts degrees with concentrations in drawing and painting, ceramics,
Art X and sculpture.
Béla Fleck and the Marcus Roberts Trio
8 p.m. New Dance Theatre, Dance Building
Seniors majoring in dance will premier their final choreographic
works, which go towards completion of an A.B. or B.F.A. degree in
dance. Through Nov. 10. $12, $8 UGA students. Buy tickets at the
Tate Student Center cashier’s window M-F after Oct. 10 or at the
door an hour before the concert.
University Theatre: The Darker Face of the Earth
2nd Thursday Concert Series: Georgia Woodwind Quintet &
Friends
Young Choreographers Series Senior Concert
8 p.m. Classic Center Theatre, 300 N. Thomas St., downtown Athens
Accompanied by a live band, Blue Man Group creates a new form of
entertainment with a combination of theatricality and performance
art. Presented by the Performing Arts Center and the Classic Center.
Tickets $39-$79. Buy online: pac.uga.edu.
8 p.m. Hodgson Hall, Performing Arts Center
“A Southern Wind Serenade” features UGA’s faculty wind quintet,
joined by wind faculty from Florida State University. $18/$5
students. Buy online: pac.uga.edu.
University Theatre: The Darker Face of the Earth
8 p.m. Fine Arts Theatre, Fine Arts Building
Play by former Poet Laureate Rita Dove combines the Greek
Oedipus myth with the reality of slavery. It follows Augustus as
he, like Oedipus, undertakes a journey of shocking self-discovery.
Through Nov. 11. $16, $12 students. Buy online: pac.uga.edu.
8 p.m. Fine Arts Theatre, Fine Arts Building
Play by former Poet Laureate Rita Dove combines the Greek
Oedipus myth with the reality of slavery. It follows Augustus as
he, like Oedipus, undertakes a journey of shocking self-discovery.
Through Nov. 11. $16, $12 students. Buy online: pac.uga.edu.
For latest
information, see
http://arts.uga.edu/.
University Theatre: The Darker Face of the Earth
8 p.m. Fine Arts Theatre, Fine Arts Building
Play by former Poet Laureate Rita Dove combines the Greek
Oedipus myth with the reality of slavery. It follows Augustus as
he, like Oedipus, undertakes a journey of shocking self-discovery.
Through Nov. 11. $16, $12 students. Buy online: pac.uga.edu.
8 p.m. New Dance Theatre, Dance Building
Seniors majoring in dance will premier their final choreographic
works, which go towards completion of an A.B. or B.F.A. degree in
dance. Through Nov. 10. $12, $8 UGA students. Buy tickets at the
Tate Student Center cashier’s window M-F or at the door.
SATURDAY, NOV. 10
Georgia Museum of Art Family Day
10 a.m. Georgia Museum of Art
Visit the museum’s permanent collection to see how different artists
represent nature, then head to the Michael and Mary Erlanger studio
classroom to paint a landscape.