Elon University - Cultural Events April 2007

April 2007

Sunday, April 1
Department of Music presents Camerata
ACCOMPANISTS: SHARON LAROCCO, PIANO, BILLY SUMMERS, ORGAN
Whitley Auditorium, 3 p.m.

The Elon University Camerata performs a variety of sacred and secular works from the 20th and 21st centuries.

Monday, April 2
W. Randolph Chitwood, M.D., “Medical Discoveries and Innovation in the 20th Century”
Whitley Auditorium, 7:30 p.m.

Each year, thousands are treated for mitral valve heart disease and many undergo valve repair or replacement surgery. Dr. Chitwood is considered the founder of robotic cardiac surgery in the United States. In 2000, he became the first surgeon in North America to repair a damaged mitral valve using robotics. Director of the Eastern Carolina Cardiovascular Diseases Institute, Dr. Chitwood discusses advances in minimally invasive heart surgery.

Voices of Discovery Science Speaker Series

Tuesday, April 3
Elon University Percussion Ensemble Spring Concert
Yeager Recital Hall, 7:30 p.m.

The Percussion Ensemble, directed by Jon Metzger, will perform student arrangements and compositions.

Thursday, April 5
Dorothy Hoogland Verkerk, “Pride and Plaid: Celtic Revival in North Carolina Funerary Monuments”
Yeager Recital Hall, 6 p.m.

Dorothy Verkerk, Associate Professor of Art at UNC Chapel Hill, will discuss medievalism in modern America. Her lecture will delineate the influences of Celtic and
medieval revival on the Southern funerary landscape.

Art History Lecture Series

Tuesday, April 10
University Distinguished Scholar Presentation:
Dr. David Copeland
Koury Digital Theatre, 7:30 p.m.

David Copeland, A. J. Fletcher Professor in the School of Communication, is the seventh recipient of the Elon University Distinguished Scholar Award. The award recognizes a faculty member whose research has earned peer commendation and respect and who has made a significant contribution to his or her field of study.

Wednesday, April 11
Ambassador Dennis Ross, “Making Peace”
THE JAMES P. ELDER LECTURE
Whitley Auditorium, 6:30 p.m.

State Department Special Middle East Coordinator from 1988 to 2000, Ross was instrumental in assisting the Israelis and Palestinians in reaching the 1995 Interim Agreement and successfully brokered the Hebron Accord in 1997. Currently director of the Washington Institute for Near East Policy, Ross discusses the complex world of Middle Eastern policy, current events, and cultural issues to illustrate the crucial impact of peace in the Middle East on America’s future.

Thursday, April 12
Convocation for Honors:
Celebrating Excellence in Engaged Learning
Koury Center, 4 p.m.

Convocation for Honors will celebrate academic excellence and the Elon Experiences. Through multimedia presentations and performances, students will share highlights of their international studies, internships, undergraduate research, service projects, and leadership opportunities.

Admission: $12 or Elon ID. Tickets available March 22.

sunday, April 15
Art Department Senior Thesis Exhibition I
Opening Reception, 1-3 p.m.,
Elon West Gallery

This show is part of graduating Elon Art Major’s capstone experience. It represents the culmination of their artmaking endeavors and studies. Students and faculty will be available to answer questions and discuss work during the opening reception.

Sunday, April 15
Art Department Senior Art Majors Collective
Isabella Cannon Room

This exhibition displays a sampling of art from all 2007 graduating Art Department majors. The collective is held in conjunction with the Senior Thesis Exhibitions in Elon West Gallery. Exhibition continues until Thursday, May 10.

Monday, April 16
Dr. James Dunn, “Religious Liberty: In Jeopardy?”
H. SHELTON SMITH LECTURE
Elon Community Church, 7:30 p.m.

Dunn, Adjunct Professor of Christianity and Public Policy at Wake Forest Divinity School, has served as a pastor, campus minister, and college teacher. As Executive
Director of the Baptist Joint Committee on Public Affairs in Washington, DC, he dealt with issues of religious liberty and separation of church and state. He is a past
president of Bread for the World and serves on the boards of Theology and Public Policy and Religion and Ethics Newsweekly.

Monday April 16
Un bellissimo ricordo / A Beautiful Memory
Music, Documentary Film Screening and Discussion
Yeager Recital Hall, 7:30 p.m.
AN ORIGINAL DOCUMENTARY BY UNCG AUTHOR AND FILM PROFESSOR ANTHONY FRAGOLA AND ELON.DOC'S JAY MCMERTY

Un bellissimo ricordo examines the life, death and legacy of Giuseppe "Peppino" Impastato (1948 - 1978), an anti-mafia youth activist and Sicilian radio personality, murdered by the mafia in May 1978. The film features inspiring conversations and guided tours of the landscape of Peppino's life by his surviving younger brother, Giovanni Impastato, as well as the last recorded interviews of their passionate, anti-mafia mother, the late Felicia Bartolotta Impastato (1916 - 2004). In addition to the film and discussion, Michela Musolino will perform traditional compositions in the Sicilian folk roots tradition, accompanied by members of the music Americana ensemble Mebanesville.

Tuesday, April 17
Michael Parker, reading
Yeager Recital Hall, 7:30 p.m.

Michael Parker, professor in the MFA writing program at UNC Greensboro, is the author of the forthcoming collection of stories, Don’t Make Me Stop Now. His recent novel If You Want Me to Stay was a 2005 Book Sense Pick and winner of the Goodheart Prize for Fiction.

Sponsored by the English Department and the William Maness Fund

Thursday-Sunday, April 19-22
Department of Performing Arts presents
She Stoops to Conquer
WRITTEN BY OLIVER GOLDSMITH
DIRECTED BY FREDRICK J. RUBECK
McCrary Theatre, 7:30 p.m. Thursday-Saturday;
2 p.m. Sunday

Mistaken identity, a drunken stepson, a bumbling leading man, and a stormy night all contribute to the confusion and hilarity in this romantic comedy. Mistaking his host’s home for an inn, young Marlowe mistreats the lord of the manor and sets out to seduce the woman he presumes to be a serving wench.

Admission: $12 or Elon ID. Tickets available March 29.

Friday, April 20
Elon Opera Workshop presents Gallantry
WRITTEN BY DOUGLAS MOORE
Paramount Theatre, Burlington, 7:30 p.m.

Will Dr. Gregg successfully seduce the beautiful nurse Lola? Will her valiant lover Donald survive surgery under this menacing doctor? Will Billy Boy Wax give your floorsthe lustrous shine you’ve been dreaming of? Hear the answers to all these questions via the beautiful voices of talented young singers in an opera which pays tribute to the soap opera.

Admission: $5 or Elon ID. Tickets available at the door before the performance.

Sunday, April 22
Linda Cykert, flute, Ramon Brito, piano
Yeager Recital Hall, 3 p.m.

Two Elon faculty present a program of flute and piano selections from the Baroque to Twentieth Century.

Tuesday, April 24
Elon University Chamber Orchestra
McCrary Theatre, 7:30 p.m.

Concluding their third season under Director Dr. Thomas Erdmann, the Chamber Orchestra performs Dvorak’s Ninth Symphony and a work by Tchaikovsky. Elon’s new
faculty member and trombonist Dr. Matthew Buckmaster and percussionist Tony Sawyer will play a few light jazz works with the orchestra.

Tuesday-Saturday, April 24-28
Spring Black Box Theatre Festival
Featuring Bent and Julius Caesar
Black Box Theatre, 7:30 p.m. Tuesday-Friday;
2 and 7:30 p.m. Saturday

Bent by Martin Sherman, directed by Mark Duncan - explores the plight of homosexuals under the Nazi regime (presented Tue., Thu., and Sat. at 7:30 p.m.) AND

Julius Caesar, by William Shakespeare, directed by Kevin Otos - will be performed with an all-female cast (presented Wed. and Fri. at 7:30 p.m., and Sat. at 2 p.m.)

Admission: $5 or Elon ID-tickets available at the door before each performance. Note: “Bent” contains mature language and subject matter--viewer/parental discretion is advised.

Thursday, April 26
Department of Music presents
Benjamin Britten’s St. Nicholas Mass
McCrary Theatre, 7:30 p.m.

Camerata and Chorale combine with orchestra to present this masterwork featuring renowned tenor, Paul Groves.

Friday, April 27
élan – university vocal jazz
Young Commons, 5:30 & 7 p.m.

élan, directed by Stephen Futrell, ends the year at this outdoor, festival style concert with vocals, horns and rhythm section. Bring a blanket or folding chair and enjoy the music of Tower of Power, Chicago, Earth Wind & Fire, Steely Dan, Santana, Maroon 5, New York Voices, Take 6, the Beatles, Stevie Wonder and much more.

Sunday, April 29
Art Department Senior Thesis Exhibition II
Opening Reception, 1-3 p.m.
Elon West Gallery


SPECIAL PARKING INFORMATION Ticket Information Directions February March April May Staff Calendar Home	April 2007 Sunday, April 1 Department of Music presents Camerata ACCOMPANISTS: SHARON LAROCCO, PIANO, BILLY SUMMERS, ORGAN Whitley Auditorium, 3 p.m. The Elon University Camerata performs a variety of sacred and secular works from the 20th and 21st centuries. Monday, April 2 W. Randolph Chitwood, M.D., “Medical Discoveries and Innovation in the 20th Century” Whitley Auditorium, 7:30 p.m. Each year, thousands are treated for mitral valve heart disease and many undergo valve repair or replacement surgery. Dr. Chitwood is considered the founder of robotic cardiac surgery in the United States. In 2000, he became the first surgeon in North America to repair a damaged mitral valve using robotics. Director of the Eastern Carolina Cardiovascular Diseases Institute, Dr. Chitwood discusses advances in minimally invasive heart surgery. Voices of Discovery Science Speaker Series Tuesday, April 3 Elon University Percussion Ensemble Spring Concert Yeager Recital Hall, 7:30 p.m. The Percussion Ensemble, directed by Jon Metzger, will perform student arrangements and compositions. Thursday, April 5 Dorothy Hoogland Verkerk, “Pride and Plaid: Celtic Revival in North Carolina Funerary Monuments” Yeager Recital Hall, 6 p.m. Dorothy Verkerk, Associate Professor of Art at UNC Chapel Hill, will discuss medievalism in modern America. Her lecture will delineate the influences of Celtic and medieval revival on the Southern funerary landscape. Art History Lecture Series Tuesday, April 10 University Distinguished Scholar Presentation: Dr. David Copeland Koury Digital Theatre, 7:30 p.m. David Copeland, A. J. Fletcher Professor in the School of Communication, is the seventh recipient of the Elon University Distinguished Scholar Award. The award recognizes a faculty member whose research has earned peer commendation and respect and who has made a significant contribution to his or her field of study. Wednesday, April 11 Ambassador Dennis Ross, “Making Peace” THE JAMES P. ELDER LECTURE Whitley Auditorium, 6:30 p.m. State Department Special Middle East Coordinator from 1988 to 2000, Ross was instrumental in assisting the Israelis and Palestinians in reaching the 1995 Interim Agreement and successfully brokered the Hebron Accord in 1997. Currently director of the Washington Institute for Near East Policy, Ross discusses the complex world of Middle Eastern policy, current events, and cultural issues to illustrate the crucial impact of peace in the Middle East on America’s future. Thursday, April 12 Convocation for Honors: Celebrating Excellence in Engaged Learning Koury Center, 4 p.m. Convocation for Honors will celebrate academic excellence and the Elon Experiences. Through multimedia presentations and performances, students will share highlights of their international studies, internships, undergraduate research, service projects, and leadership opportunities. *Admission: $12 or Elon ID. Tickets available March 22.* sunday, April 15 Art Department Senior Thesis Exhibition I Opening Reception, 1-3 p.m., Elon West Gallery This show is part of graduating Elon Art Major’s capstone experience. It represents the culmination of their artmaking endeavors and studies. Students and faculty will be available to answer questions and discuss work during the opening reception. Sunday, April 15 Art Department Senior Art Majors Collective Isabella Cannon Room This exhibition displays a sampling of art from all 2007 graduating Art Department majors. The collective is held in conjunction with the Senior Thesis Exhibitions in Elon West Gallery. Exhibition continues until Thursday, May 10. Monday, April 16 Dr. James Dunn, “Religious Liberty: In Jeopardy?” H. SHELTON SMITH LECTURE Elon Community Church, 7:30 p.m. Dunn, Adjunct Professor of Christianity and Public Policy at Wake Forest Divinity School, has served as a pastor, campus minister, and college teacher. As Executive Director of the Baptist Joint Committee on Public Affairs in Washington, DC, he dealt with issues of religious liberty and separation of church and state. He is a past president of Bread for the World and serves on the boards of Theology and Public Policy and Religion and Ethics Newsweekly. Monday April 16 Un bellissimo ricordo / A Beautiful Memory Music, Documentary Film Screening and Discussion Yeager Recital Hall, 7:30 p.m. AN ORIGINAL DOCUMENTARY BY UNCG AUTHOR AND FILM PROFESSOR ANTHONY FRAGOLA AND ELON.DOC'S JAY MCMERTY Un bellissimo ricordo examines the life, death and legacy of Giuseppe "Peppino" Impastato (1948 - 1978), an anti-mafia youth activist and Sicilian radio personality, murdered by the mafia in May 1978. The film features inspiring conversations and guided tours of the landscape of Peppino's life by his surviving younger brother, Giovanni Impastato, as well as the last recorded interviews of their passionate, anti-mafia mother, the late Felicia Bartolotta Impastato (1916 - 2004). In addition to the film and discussion, Michela Musolino will perform traditional compositions in the Sicilian folk roots tradition, accompanied by members of the music Americana ensemble Mebanesville. Tuesday, April 17 Michael Parker, reading Yeager Recital Hall, 7:30 p.m. Michael Parker, professor in the MFA writing program at UNC Greensboro, is the author of the forthcoming collection of stories, Don’t Make Me Stop Now. His recent novel If You Want Me to Stay was a 2005 Book Sense Pick and winner of the Goodheart Prize for Fiction. Sponsored by the English Department and the William Maness Fund Thursday-Sunday, April 19-22 Department of Performing Arts presents She Stoops to Conquer WRITTEN BY OLIVER GOLDSMITH DIRECTED BY FREDRICK J. RUBECK McCrary Theatre, 7:30 p.m. Thursday-Saturday; 2 p.m. Sunday Mistaken identity, a drunken stepson, a bumbling leading man, and a stormy night all contribute to the confusion and hilarity in this romantic comedy. Mistaking his host’s home for an inn, young Marlowe mistreats the lord of the manor and sets out to seduce the woman he presumes to be a serving wench. *Admission: $12 or Elon ID. Tickets available March 29.* Friday, April 20 Elon Opera Workshop presents Gallantry WRITTEN BY DOUGLAS MOORE Paramount Theatre, Burlington, 7:30 p.m. Will Dr. Gregg successfully seduce the beautiful nurse Lola? Will her valiant lover Donald survive surgery under this menacing doctor? Will Billy Boy Wax give your floorsthe lustrous shine you’ve been dreaming of? Hear the answers to all these questions via the beautiful voices of talented young singers in an opera which pays tribute to the soap opera. *Admission: $5 or Elon ID. Tickets available at the door before the performance.* Sunday, April 22 Linda Cykert, flute, Ramon Brito, piano Yeager Recital Hall, 3 p.m. Two Elon faculty present a program of flute and piano selections from the Baroque to Twentieth Century. Tuesday, April 24 Elon University Chamber Orchestra McCrary Theatre, 7:30 p.m. Concluding their third season under Director Dr. Thomas Erdmann, the Chamber Orchestra performs Dvorak’s Ninth Symphony and a work by Tchaikovsky. Elon’s new faculty member and trombonist Dr. Matthew Buckmaster and percussionist Tony Sawyer will play a few light jazz works with the orchestra. Tuesday-Saturday, April 24-28 Spring Black Box Theatre Festival Featuring Bent and Julius Caesar Black Box Theatre, 7:30 p.m. Tuesday-Friday; 2 and 7:30 p.m. Saturday Bent by Martin Sherman, directed by Mark Duncan - explores the plight of homosexuals under the Nazi regime (presented Tue., Thu., and Sat. at 7:30 p.m.) AND Julius Caesar, by William Shakespeare, directed by Kevin Otos - will be performed with an all-female cast (presented Wed. and Fri. at 7:30 p.m., and Sat. at 2 p.m.) Admission: $5 or Elon ID-tickets available at the door before each performance. Note: “Bent” contains mature language and subject matter--viewer/parental discretion is advised. Thursday, April 26 Department of Music presents Benjamin Britten’s St. Nicholas Mass McCrary Theatre, 7:30 p.m. Camerata and Chorale combine with orchestra to present this masterwork featuring renowned tenor, Paul Groves. Friday, April 27 *élan* – university vocal jazz Young Commons, 5:30 & 7 p.m. élan, directed by Stephen Futrell, ends the year at this outdoor, festival style concert with vocals, horns and rhythm section. Bring a blanket or folding chair and enjoy the music of Tower of Power, Chicago, Earth Wind & Fire, Steely Dan, Santana, Maroon 5, New York Voices, Take 6, the Beatles, Stevie Wonder and much more. Sunday, April 29 Art Department Senior Thesis Exhibition II Opening Reception, 1-3 p.m. Elon West Gallery This show is part of graduating Elon Art Major’s capstone experience. It represents the culmination of their artmaking endeavors and studies. Students and faculty will be available to answer questions and discuss work during the opening reception. Exhibition continues through Tuesday, May 15.