ELON COLLEGE – To reserve tickets call the Elon College Box Office at
336-584-2199 from 12:30 p.m. to 5 p.m., Monday through Friday. For information about lectures call 336-584-2386.
Sunday, October 3
The Tom Erdmann Quintet
Yeager Recital Hall, 3 p.m.
Free
Tuesday, October 5
Freddy Cole, “A Lovely Way to Spend an Evening”
McCrary Theatre, 8 p.m.
Tickets: $10 or free with Elon identification
Freddy shares the vocal timbre of his older brother, Nat “King” Cole, but the style of interpreting some of the great classics is all his own. His musical selections range from Broadway, the oldies of Jerome Kern, Cole Porter and Duke Ellington to his own compositions.
Wednesday-Sunday,
October 6 – 10
Department of Performing Arts Presents: Lanford Wilson’s “The Rimers of Eldritch”
The Black Box Theatre, Moseley Center, 8 p.m. Wednesday-Saturday; and
2 p.m. Sunday.
Tickets: Reservations recommended: $5 or free with Elon identification
A man has been murdered – the mystery is who he is, who murdered him and what were the circumstances.
Thursday, October 7
Fran McKendree: “Listening for the Heart”
Whitley Auditorium, 7:30 p.m.
Free
This Canadian singer and songwriter communicates hope, love and wonderment at the mystery that surrounds us. He performs haunting ballads with rocking foot-stompers and a bit of South African or Celtic circles dancing.
Sunday, October 10
Faculty recital featuring Polly Butler-Cornelius, soprano; Kenneth Lee, baritone; Victoria Fischer, piano;
Yeager Recital Hall, 3 p.m.
Free
Join faculty members Kenneth Lee, Victoria Fischer and Polly Butler-Cornelius for a program of solo vocal and piano works by German, French, Hungarian and American composers.
Thursday, October 14
Elon Chamber Orchestra
Whitley Auditorium, 8 p.m.
Free
Conductor David Bragg leads the orchestra in a concert featuring voice faculty members Kenneth Lee and Elijah Chester.
Thursday, October 21
Tona Gilmer, “The Promise of Oncology Drug Discovery”
Whitley Auditorium, 6 p.m.
Free
Gilmer, head of the cancer biology department at Glaxo-Wellcome, has conducted extensive research in the prevention and treatment of cancer. She will discuss the newest available cancer medicines and future challenges.
Thursday, October 21
Jennifer and Hazel Wrigley
Moseley Center Coffee House, 9 p.m.
Free
These 24-year-old twins who play the fiddle, guitar and piano draw on the rich Scottish and Scandinavian musical tradition of their native Orkney Islands to create a vibrant sound. Their third album received rave reviews, and Jennifer won the BBC Young Tradition Award for her fiddle playing.
Sunday, October 24
Glory Train
Whitley Auditorium, 3 p.m.
Free
A cast of 20 Alamance County residents will perform a locally written and produced musical drama about passengers who are trying to reach the final destination of the Glory Train.
Monday, October 25
Gallery Talk and Art Reception: Paintings by Sara Butt, Todd Drake and Bruce Shores. Sculpture by Frank Holder and Vandorn Hinnant
Isabella Cannon Room, 5–7 p.m.
Free
This exhibit features still life and landscape painting by North Carolina artists Butt, Drake and Shores, who will give a gallery talk at 5 p.m. The Faith Rockefeller Model Center building and grounds provide the setting for Holder’s lyrical metal sculpture and Hinnant’s geometric sculptural installations. On exhibit Oct. 16 – Jan. 3.
Wednesday, October 27
Harold Burson and Sunshine Janda Overkamp: “Public Relations Challenges and Opportunities”
McKinnon Hall, 7:30 p.m.
Free
These senior professionals will focus on issues facing the public relations profession by demystifying public relations’ role and function. Burson is the founder of the world’s largest public relations firm, Burson-Marsteller, which operates in 30 countries. Overkamp is vice president of constituent relations at the Washington-based Council on Foundations.
Friday, October 29
“The Uttmost,” A Tribute to Kenneth Utt, Viewing and Commentary
Yeager Recital Hall, 7 p.m.
Free
This film is a tribute to Kenneth Utt, class of ’42, producer of several successful motion pictures, including “Silence of the Lambs,” “Midnight Cowboy” and “Philadelphia.” Earlier in his career, Utt was stage manager for Edward R. Murrow’s “Person to Person” and “Studio One.”
Saturday, October 30
Choir Reunion Concert
Whitley Auditorium, 7 p.m.
Free
The Elon College Chamber Singers and conductor Stephen Futrell will present a brief concert and then invite all former choir members to join the ensemble in a performance of familiar choral works.
Sunday, October 31
Alamance Jazz Band
Whitley Auditorium, 3 p.m.
Free
The Alamance Jazz Band was organized in 1987 to provide a program for those interested in performing the music of the big band era. The 18-member band’s latest recording, “Still Swinging,” has just been released.
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