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February 2008
Tuesday-Friday, February 5-8 It is a tumultuous time in Russia with the nobility facing the realities of truly having to work for their money. Join us for an evening of serious comedy as one family makes decision after decision to not decide how to lose it all when the solution is right in front of them. Experience the comic writing of the first master of staged realism, Anton Chekhov, and his richly crafted characters, who might remind you of members of your own funny family circle. Reservations highly recommended: $12 or Elon ID. Reservations will be taken beginning Tuesday, January 29, by calling (336) 278-5650.
Saturday, February 9 Join local scholars and invited guests for an afternoon of Alamance County history. In the opening session, Carole Troxler, professor emerita of history, and Charles Irons, an assistant professor of history — both of Elon University — will introduce some of the personalities and events that made Alamance County so tumultuous during the Civil War and Reconstruction. Irons will unveil “Other Souths,” a digital archive containing thousands of searchable records about Alamance County residents during this critical period in American history. After a reception, Scott Nelson, a professor of history at The College of William and Mary, and Robert Kenzer, William Benford Vest Chair in History at the University of Richmond, will place the sensational Alamance County events in a regional and national context. Sponsored by the Fund for Excellence and the Department of History and Geography.
Monday, February 11 Perri Lynch is a Seattle-based artist who works with sound, light, images and sculpture. The exhibition Repeater investigates the relationship between remote sensing, data acquisition and the physical world. In this installation, cheeps, beeps, dots, dashes, pulses and pings are combined to convey the multi-layered process of receiving, reflecting and relaying information through the landscape. Exhibition continues through March 6.
Tuesday, February 12 Named after the infamous flame-haired priest, Vivaldi, this British ensemble that includes harpsichord, recorder, violin and cello has redefined the art of early music. Playful theatrics and stunning musicianship breathe new life into long-lost treasures of the baroque era performed with swashbuckling virtuosity!
Admission: $12 or Elon ID.
Tickets available January 22.
Thursday-Tuesday, February 14-19 Based on the novel by Gaston Leroux, The Phantom Of The Opera features music by Andrew Lloyd Webber and lyrics by Charles Hart and Richard Stilgoe. Its world premiere occurred at Her Majesty’s Theatre, London, in October of 1986, where it is still playing. It subsequently opened on Broadway at the Majestic Theater in January 1988, where it is also still playing. It is the longest-running show in Broadway history — and now Elon University is one of six schools in the United States chosen to perform this legendary musical.
Please note: Tickets for
the opening night performance (Thursday, February 14) will
benefit the Performing Arts Scholarship Fund. Ticket prices
range from $30-$500. There will be no complimentary tickets
(Phoenix card or Elon family) available for the opening
night performance. Please call 336.278.5600 for more
information on this special event. Admission (all other
performances): $12 or Elon ID. Tickets available January
22.
Pietra Rivoli, professor of finance and international business at Georgetown University, will discuss her investigation of the markets, power and politics of world trade. Her work was inspired by students at Georgetown who were picketing to change university purchasing practices in favor of companies that employ fair labor standards. “Who Made Your Shirt? A Symposium on Fair Trade Practices in a Global Economy” is sponsored by the Love School of Business, the Truitt Center for Religious and Spiritual Life and Students for Peace and Justice.
Monday, February 18 In a nation increasingly influenced by science and technology, public knowledge about both topics remains weak. Shakhashiri, a professor of chemistry at the University of Wisconsin-Madison, contends that individuals must understand science in order to make informed choices — and they can have fun in the process. Voices of Discover Science Speaker Series
Tuesday, February 19 Warren has served as executive director of NC WARN (Waste Awareness and Reduction Network) since 1993. A watchdog of the state’s nuclear energy facilities, especially Progress Energy’s Shearon Harris plant, NC WARN is currently working to reduce greenhouse gases, air pollution and nuclear power risks by promoting the transition to safe, economical energy in North Carolina. Sponsored by the Center for Environmental Studies, Sierra Club, and Terra Nova Community
Wednesday, February 20 Jim Keady, a former soccer coach at St. John’s University, will share how his concern over sweatshop conditions at the manufacturing sites that supply Nike products led him to give up his coaching position rather than wear Nike products. He spent a month in Jakarta, Indonesia, working in sewing shops for a Nike subcontractor at the standard wage of $1.20 per day. “Who Made Your Shirt? A Symposium on Fair Trade Practices in a Global Economy” is sponsored by the Love School of Business, the Truitt Center for Religious and Spiritual Life and Students for Peace and Justice.
Wednesday, February 20 McElveen-Hunter is the founder and CEO of Pace Communications, the nation’s largest custom publishing company, serving Fortune 500 companies such as United Airlines, US Airways, Bluetooth and Wachovia. She currently serves as chairman of the American Red Cross, the first woman to lead the organization in its 126-year history. McElveen-Hunter previously served as U.S. Ambassador to Finland from 2001 to 2003, championing the cause of women and children.
Wednesday, February 20 How should America deal with the millions of undocumented immigrants living and working among us? Stein argues that restricting immigration is a matter of national security and economic stability, while Morones reminds us that behind the policies and national borders are the lives of real people. Sponsored by the Liberal Arts Forum
Thursday, February 21 Local textile executives and Martha and Spencer Love School of Business faculty will discuss the dilemmas that apparel manufacturers face in an industry firmly situated in a global economy. “Who Made Your Shirt? A Symposium on Fair Trade Practices in a Global Economy” is sponsored by the Love School of Business, the Truitt Center for Religious and Spiritual Life and Students for Peace and Justice.
Saturday, February 23 Elon’s two-day Jazz Festival will conclude with a concert featuring the internationally renowned pianist, composer and teacher Barry Harris. A recipient of an American Jazz Masters Fellowship from the National Endowment for the Arts and a Living Jazz Legacy award from the Mid-Atlantic Arts Association, Harris is an exponent of the classic jazz style that was developed by Charlie Parker, Dizzy Gillespie, Bud Powell, Thelonious Monk and Coleman Hawkins.
Monday, February 25 Wayne Winkler is the director of public radio station WETS-FM in Johnson City, Tenn., and is the son of a Melungeon father from Hancock County, Tennessee. He produced a nationally distributed radio documentary in 1999 titled The Melungeons: Sons and Daughters of the Legend which won a Silver Reel Award from the National Federation of Community Broadcasters. Winkler is the author of the 2004 book Walking Toward the Sunset: The Melungeon of Appalachia.
Tuesday, February 26 An award-winning journalist for NPR and CNN, Hunter-Gault is the author of New News Out of Africa: Uncovering the African Renaissance and In My Place, a memoir of the civil rights movement, fashioned around her experiences as the first black woman to attend the University of Georgia. Sponsored by the Liberal Arts Forum and the School of Communications
Wednesday, February 27 Millard Fuller is the founder of Habitat for Humanity International and served as its president for 29 years. Fuller’s business expertise and entrepreneurial drive made him a millionaire by age 29. Realizing that their lives were still lacking, he and wife Linda decided to sell their possessions and give the money to the poor. After a stint of mission work in Africa, the Fullers founded Habitat for Humanity in Americus, Ga., in 1976. Fuller received the Presidential Medal of Freedom, the nation’s highest civilian honor, and was awarded an honorary doctorate during a previous visit to Elon in 1995. In 2005, he founded the Fuller Center for Housing, which he now serves as president. Sponsored by the Truitt Center for Religious & Spiritual Life and the Elon University Habitat for Humanity Chapter.
Thursday, February 28 In an all-orchestral program led by Resident Conductor William Henry Curry, the North Carolina Symphony will perform Harris’ Symphony No. 7, Saint-Saëns’s Cello Concerto in A minor and Scheherazade by Rimsky-Korsakov. Admission: Adults $26, Seniors $23 or Phoenix card. Tickets available February 7. Elon University Lyceum Series | ||
