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Day #59 - June 3, 2010: UT/TAPS Nowhere Town

Join University Theater and Theater and Performance Studies for a production of Nowhere Town from June 3–5. Tonight’s preview performance is free. Tickets for Friday’s and Saturday’s performances are on sale at the door for $6.

Day #58 - June 2, 2010: Dan Raeburn Earns NEA Fellowship

Daniel Raeburn, a lecturer in the Committee on Creative on Writing, has received a 2010 Creative Writing Fellowship from the National Endowment for the Arts.

Day #57 - June 1, 2010: Alumni Weekend

Every year during Alumni Weekend, campus comes alive as thousands of alumni, friends, and families from around the world return to celebrate. Arts events include gallery tours, film screenings, an introduction to the Logan Center, and more. Events launch Friday night with the first annual movie on the Harper quadrangle, The Right Stuff, in honor of Alumni Award recipient Lisa Fruchtman, AB’70, who won an Oscar for editing the film. Bring a blanket, lawn chairs, and a picnic, and relax and enjoy our Chicago-style cinema under the stars.

Day #56 - May 28, 2010: Class of 2010 BA Thesis Exhibit

UChicago graduating seniors will present their work at DOVA Temporary. Opening reception will take place Friday, May 28, from 6 to 8 p.m., and the exhibit will be open to the public until Saturday, June 12.

Day #55 - May 29, 2010: University Chamber Orchestra

The University Symphony Orchestra, University Chorus, Motet Choir, and Women’s Chorus will perform Howard Hanson’s Symphony No. 4, “Requiem” and Johannes Brahms’ “Ein deutsches Requiem,” featuring soprano Kimberly E. Jones and baritone Jeffrey Ray.

Day #54 - May 30, 2010: Voices in Your Head

University student a capella group Voices in Your Head, building on the success of last year’s album debut with Ben Folds, will perform at the Alumni Weekend Cocktail Hour on Friday, June 4, at 6:30 p.m in Ida Noyes Hall.

Day #53 - May 31, 2010: Arts Council Fellowships foster students’ artistic talent

The Arts Council announces this year’s Summer Fellowships, and MAPH student Chelsie Sluyk writes about how 2009 Summer Fellow Adama Wiltshire spent her summer photographing and painting, “Women of the L.”

Day #52 - May 27, 2010: Film veterans trace success back to Chicago

Hal Lieberman, AM’76, Anna Chlumsky, AB’04, Chuck Leavitt, AB’76, and Stephen Gilchrist, AB’00, talk about how UChicago shaped their Hollywood careers.

Day #51 - May 26, 2010: Writing a Powerful Arts Proposal

Join CAPS and the Arts Council for a discussion panel on key tips and strategies on how to write a powerful arts proposal and where to search for funding opportunities.

Day #50 - May 25, 2010: Tableau

The Division of the Humanities launches an online version of Tableau, featuring faculty conversations, alumni updates, and more.

Day #49 - May 24, 2010: Claire Rosen & Samuel Edes Foundation Prize Winner

2007 alumnus Leigh-Ann Pahapill is slated to receive the Claire Rosen & Samuel Edes Foundation Prize for Emerging Artists today, in a small luncheon ceremony at Midway Studios. The $30,000 cash award will enable the Toronto-based sculptor to expand her repertoire, pursue collaborations with video, film and set designers, and work towards engaging international audiences.

Day #48 - May 23, 2010: Middle East Music Ensemble

On May 23, the Middle East Music Ensemble will perform muwashshahat, a poetic form that is closely associated with the Golden Age of Muslim rule in Andalucia and may date from the 9th century. The poems deal with love, and are set in a complex poetic language focused on the pleasures of this world and that of the next. Musically, its rhymes and metrical patterns are connected in suites (wasla or nuba), and by musical mode (maqam).

Day #47 - May 22, 2010: University Ballet

University Ballet will perform an entirely student-choreographed ballet reinterpreting Shakespeare’s classic comedy, A Midsummer Night’s Dream. Following this one act will be excerpts from the Spanish-infused classic ballet, Don Quixote, choreographed by Marius Petipa with music by Ludwig Minkus.

Day #46 - May 21, 2010: Praxes of Theory

The international colloquium Praxes of Theory seeks to bring together artists and scholars to probe the relationship between artistic theory and practice in a host of disciplines. The work of the colloquium will encompass four formal papers, plus three performances over the course of two days. Performance will take place at various venues around campus and lectures will be held at the Franke Institute.

Day #45 - May 20, 2010: A Conversation with Lauren Berlant

Lauren Berlant, the George M. Pullman Professor in English Language & Literature, the Center for Gender Studies, and the College, talks to the News Office about her favorite books, offers recommendations for students, and talks about her work. Berlant is the organizer of the roundtable discussion on Friday, May 21 “Worlding, Writing: A Practicum on Making New Genres.”

Day #44 - May 19, 2010: Arts Pass - University of Chicago Night at the MCA

Your University of Chicago Student ID (UCID) is now your UChicago Arts Pass—it provides you access to some of the greatest cultural organizations in the world—many right in your back yard. Join the festivities at tonight’s kick off event at the MCA featuring student performances and an Artspeaks lecture with Ilya and Emilia Kabakov. Free transportation, admission and food.

Day #43 - May 18, 2010: Oriental Institute Audio Tours

Learn more about the Oriental Institute exhibits with a series of new audio guides to the collection. The tours are loaded on Apple iPods that are available in the Suq at no charge to members, and $5 for non-members.

Day #42 - May 17, 2010: Tadanori Yokoo

In the history of Japanese art, Tadanori Yokoo stands alone. Throughout his more than 40-year career, the enigmatic graphic designer and painter has maintained ties to both the commercial world and Japan’s avant-garde. An exhibition of Yokoo’s poster works will be on display on the first floor of the Joseph Regenstein Library through June 15.

Day #41 - May 16, 2010: Passport to Jazz - Hot Dixieland Quartet

Eric Schneider’s Hot Dixieland Quartet comes to the Oriental Institute to perform in conjunction with the special exhibit Pioneers to the Past: American Archaeologists in the Middle East, 1919–1920 as part of HYPA’s Passport to Jazz. Born and raised on Chicago’s southside, Schneider played saxophone and clarinet with the Count Basie orchestra and has performed with Ella Fitzgerald and Sarah Vaughn.

Day #40 - May 15, 2010: The Films of Marcei Broodthaers

The Belgian poet and conceptual artist Marcel Broodthaers (1924-1976) made over 50 films in documentary, narrative, and experimental styles. This event is a rare opportunity to screen his 35mm films, and to explore their formal and political audacity as “reading exercises.”

Day #39 - May 14, 2010: Contempo

Performance of works by young talent has always been an integral part of Contempo's mission. In these annual concerts, the finest young composers realize their vision through brilliant interactions with Contempo's Grammy-winning artists-in-residence.

Day #38 - May 13, 2010: Sizwe Banzi is Dead

Master playwright Fugard and the actors of the original South African cast collaboratively wrote the story of a man who pretends to be dead in order to live. Join Court Theatre for this searing exploration of identity and the political power of storytelling, Sizwe Banzi is Dead, now playing through June 13.

Day #37 - May 12, 2010: Logan Arts Center Groundbreaking - Live Webcast

Join us for the Logan Arts Center Groundbreaking today! RSVP to the event or visit us online at 6 p.m. for a live webcast.

Day #36 - May 11, 2010: Countdown to the Logan Arts Center Groundbreaking

Watch a a video timeline of the selection of the architects for the Logan Arts Center and design unveiling. Learn more about the Logan Arts Center, architects Tod Williams and Billie Tsien, or the donors.

Day #35 - May 10, 2010: Pulitzer-Prize winner Jhumpa Lahiri

Pulitzer Prize–winning author Jhumpa Lahiri catapulted into literary fame writing about difference. Born in London and raised by her Bengali Indian parents, she uses fiction to explore the pain of cultural transplantation. Lahiri, who is the 2010 Kestnbaum Writer–in Residence, will read from her work at the International House Assembly Hall on Monday, May 10. Previous Kestnbaum Writers include Stuart Dybek, George Saunders, Lydia Davis, Zadie Smith, and Art Spiegelman.

Day #34 - May 9, 2010: Fun For All at Hyde Park Art Center

Hyde Park Art Center opens its doors for a free day of performances and exploration on Mother’s Day. Join us for a full day of drop-in art making workshops. We’ll have some special guests doing performances in our galleries as well as scavenger hunts and more!

Day #33 - May 8, 2010: African & Caribbean Students Association - Woman Take Two

Join us for dinner and a performance that celebrates the best of both African and Caribbean culture. Our 6th annual show, “Woman Take Two,” promises to be memorable with a delicious array of dishes including fried plantain and Jamaican Jerk chicken.

Day #32 -May 7, 2010: Bad Movie Night

Movies like Troll 2, Mr. Vampire, and Plan 9 from Outerspace bring residents of Snell-Hitchcock together on Sunday nights for a decade-long tradition.

Day #31 - May 6, 2010: Stephanie Smith

Stephanie Smith, Smart Museum Assistant Curator, maintains an informal curatorial research blog for Feast: Radical Hospitality and Contemporary Art, an exhibition about the meal as a medium for contemporary artists. The exhibition opens at the University of Chicago’s Smart Museum of Art in February 2012.

Day #30 - May 5, 2010: The Chicago Humanities Forum Presents Josef Stern

Josef Stern is an identical twin, teaches in Chicago and resides in Jerusalem, and works in two main areas: contemporary philosophy of language and medieval philosophy, especially Jewish and Arabic philosophy. His interests in the philosophy of language focus on the theory of reference, the role of context in semantic interpretation, the distinction between literal and non-literal meaning, and between linguistic and non-linguistic modes of representation and communication. He is also working on the history of Quine’s Indeterminacy Thesis and foundational issues in theoretical linguistics.

Day #29 - May 4, 2010: Vare Non-Fiction Writer-in-Residence Program

Visiting artists are a mainstay and vital contribution to the University’s curriculum. Chicago has had numerous writers-in-residence over the years—in fiction, poetry, and playwriting—and the Robert Vare Nonfiction Writer-in-Residence adds non-fiction writing to the robust list of intellectual disciplines and art forms offered on campus. James Fallows is the 10th resident in this program which was established in 2000 by Robert Vare, AB’67, AM’70; prior participants include David Hajdu, Alex Kotlowitz, and Jonathon Harr.

Day #28 - May 3, 2010: Court Theatre: Learning from the pros

Charles Newell has been Artistic Director of Court Theatre since 1994, where he has directed over 30 productions, garnered numerous Jefferson Award Citations, and greatly expanded the theatre’s audience base. Known for high quality work and a commitment to the classics, Court is recognized throughout the country as an industry leader. On campus, Court fosters students through workshops and courses: Newell teamed up recently with colleague and friend Tony Kushner, to bring students into the professional world of first-rate theatre writing and directing.

Day #27 - May 2, 2010: Seductiveness of the Interval

Themes of exile, the human capacity for cruelty, and hope weave through the Renaissance Society’s latest exhibition, which opens tonight and continues through June 27. The work is a recreation of three Romanian artists—Stefan Constantinescu, Andrea Faciu, and Ciprian Muresan—and their installation in the Romanian Pavillion of the 2009 Venice Biennale. Although the artists’ works are distinct in terms of form and content, they are united by a structure conceived as a stage set where the viewer is invited to reflect on the individual works and the viewing experience itself. Related events include concerts and staged readings.

Day #26 - May 1, 2010: Who Owns the Past?

Join the Oriental Institute and the Archaeological Institute of America for a special discussion centered around the current exhibit, “Pioneers to the Past: American Archaeologists in the Middle East, 1919–1920.” This forum will bring together archaeologists and Chicago museum leaders to explore these issues in a conversation focusing on ways archaeology, history, and heritage connect to today’s political and cultural realities.

Day #25 - April 30, 2010: DOVA Faculty Slideshow

The Department of Visual Arts (DOVA) is home to internationally celebrated artists and some of the most rigorous dialogue and investigation of contemporary art. Visiting faculty, engagement with the city of Chicago and its renowned cultural institutions, and the global travels of faculty exhibitions, make for a dynamic, influential hub of artistic practice. Art Chicago opens this weekend, featuring UChicago faculty and alumni work via galleries, panelist participation, and alumni-produced exhibitions.

Day #24 - April 29, 2010: Ryerson Lecture with Shulamit Ran

Shulamit Ran, the Andrew MacLeish Distinguished Service Professor in the Department of Music and acclaimed Pulitzer Prize-winning composer, will deliver the 2010 Nora and Edward Ryerson Lecture. This peer-nominated, annual event has been a hallmark of the University since 1973, and honors a scholar for his or her outstanding research and contribution to the field.

Day #23 - April 28, 2010: The Convergence of Art & Science

The University of Chicago, Argonne National Laboratory, and Fermi National Accelerator Laboratory team up to present a provocative panel about the intersection of art and science.

Day #22 - April 27, 2010: Off-Off Campus Spring Revue

UChicago is credited as the birthplace of improvisational and sketch comedy. In the 1950s, the student group Compass Players became “The Second City” and the rest, as they say, is history. This rich tradition of student improv, sketch, and musical comedy continues today through Off-Off Campus. Spring Revue features work conceived, written, improvised, and performed by the entire ensemble and continues Friday nights through May 21.

Day #21 - April 26, 2010: Nicholson Center for British Studies

Visiting Harvard University Professor Emma Rothschild will speak on “The Inner Life of Empires” today. Rothschild is a British economic historian and Director of the Center for History and Economics. Her talk is part of a series presented by the Nicholson Center for British Studies, one of the University’s many interdisciplinary centers that explore research from different academic perspectives including History, English, Sociology, Political Science, and Philosophy, as well as in the Law and Divinity Schools and more.

Day #20 - April 25, 2010: The Chicago Jazz Orchestra Tribute to Eddie Johnson

Join us at the International House on Sunday for a special tribute to the late, great Chicago tenor saxophonist. The performance will feature tenor saxophonist Red Holloway and trumpeter Art Davis.

Day #19 - April 24, 2010: iTunes U

UChicago iTunes U includes interviews with thought leaders in humanities, Nobel addresses delivered by Physics faculty, student film productions, and guest performances on campus.

Day #18 - April 23, 2010: MAPH student Mary Schmitt

While exploring the heady world of art and culture, MAPH student Mary Schmitt found a way to get away from books and into the real world of art and nonprofit management. Join CAPS today for a workshop to learn more about museum careers »

Day #17 - April 22, 2010: Student bassist discovers a new world of music

Third-year Kirsten Paige is combining her interest in music theory and history—especially opera—with a passion for music performance.

Day #16 - April 21, 2010: Mark Strand Reading & Lecture

Pulitzer Prize-winner and former faculty Mark Strand returns this week to give a reading and lecture as the Pearl Andelsen Sherry Memorial Poet for the Committee on Creative Writing.

Day #15 - April 20, 2010: Gilbert & Sullivan toasts 50 years of musical merriment

For 50 years spontaneous enthusiasm has helped fuel the Gilbert and Sullivan Opera Company, which traces its campus roots to a performance honoring the 100th anniversary of Charles Darwin’s The Origin of Species.

Day #14 - April 19, 2010: Tony Kushner

Author of the Pulitzer Prize- and Tony Award-winning play Angels in America, Tony Kushner spent four days on campus earlier this month, working with students, collaborating with faculty, and presenting to the public in the Art Speaks series.

Day #13 - April 18, 2010: DOC Films

Drop in at DOC Films for their series of Film Adaptations of Classical and Contemporary Plays: “Marat/Sade.” This 1976 film by Peter Brook is a complex and fascinating production, which challenges the concept of filmed theatre and places the audience in the middle of an invigorating performance.

Day #12 - April 17, 2010: Mosé in Egitto Symposium with the Chicago Opera Theater

Philip Gossett, University of Chicago professor and preeminent Rossini Scholar, leads an exploration of Rossini’s opera Mosé in Egitto culminating in a round-table discussion featuring the opera’s creative team, led by Andrew Eggert and Leonardo Vordoni, COT General Director Brian Dickie, and guest speakers Charles Brauner, Roberta Marvin, and Jesse Rosenberg.

Day #11 - April 16, 2010: The Saint Paul Chamber Orchestra/Thomas Zehetmair, conductor

Named “one of the most significant violinists of his generation,” Thomas Zehetmair makes his Chicago conducting debut with the SPCO, currently celebrating its fifth season in residence at the University of Chicago’s Chicago Presents.

Day #10 - April 15, 2010: The Darker Side of Light

Join Peter Parshall, Curator of Old Master Prints at the National Gallery of Art and an alumnus of the University of Chicago, for a lecture on the prints and private worlds of The Darker Side of Light, currently on view at the Smart Museum of Art.

Day #9 - April 14, 2010: Shine on Me

A participant in the 2010 Whitney Biennial, Theaster Gates is a potter, musician, and performance artist who has earned national acclaim for his intelligent commentaries on race, the city, and the museum.

Day #8 - April 13, 2010: History & Forms of Lyric by Robert Bird

Robert Bird likes a good challenge. An Assistant Professor in Slavic Languages & Literatures and the College, Bird is a film scholar with an expertise in Russian literature and thought. His first published book is about Andrei Rublev, a 1966 movie made by Russian filmmaker Andrei Tarkovsky.

Day #7 - April 12, 2010: Opera scholar salvages long-lost Italian masterpieces

Philip Gossett’s investigations for critical editions enrich today’s opera performances of the 19th-century repertoire.

Day #6 - April 11, 2010: Tsinghua University Peking Opera & Traditional Chinese Music/Dance

With over 1,000 students from more than 20 different schools and departments, this troupe has become well-known for its exceptional performance skills and practice of aesthetic education and has traveled across the globe, with performances in Hong Kong, Macau, Singapore, Japan, and the United States.

Day #5 - April 10, 2010: smART kids @ the library

Join the Smart Museum the second Saturday of each month through May for free family programming (designed for children ages 4–12). This week learn how to recreate the illusion of perspective.

Day #4 - April 9, 2010: Folk Arts Community Contra Dance

Billed as “the friendliest social situation imaginable,” this weekend-long dance event includes lessons and performances headlined by the mod folk rock group Elixir.

Day #3 - April 8, 2010: Carillon Virtual Tour

Join Jim Fackenthal, Assistant Carillonneur of the Rockefeller Memorial Chapel, for a virtual tour of the famed 72-bell instrument. Daily tours of the chapel and carillon performances.

Day #2 - April 7, 2010: MFA Art Exhibit

Join us at DOVA Temp for the first of five MFA thesis exhibitions. MFA student Andrew Fansler’s work will be on display.

Day #1 - April 6, 2010: Crazy for Kushner

American playwright Tony Kushner and director Charlie Newell will discuss Kushner’s work tonight at 7:30 pm in Mandel Hall.

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