Release date: Feb. 15, 2002
Contact: Deb Hammacher, Assistant Director, Media Relations,
at 404-727-0644 or dhammach@emory.edu

Arts Events and Performances

Schedule change:

Feb. 23 Universal Waves concert will feature violinist Ramakrishna Srinivasan instead of guitarist Vijay Arun. 8:15 p.m. Performing Arts Studio, 1804 N. Decatur Rd., Emory. $10. 404-727-5050

AUTHORS

Emory political science professor Dan Reiter will discuss his new book, "Democracies at War," followed by book signing. 6 p.m. Room 207, White Hall, 480 Kilgo Circle, Emory. Free. 404-727-2665

CONCERTS

March 1

Emory Chamber Music Society of Atlanta. "Ransom Notes" featuring pianists Keiko, Ko and William Ransom and violinist Kate Ransom. Noon. Michael C. Carlos Museum reception hall, 571 Kilgo Circle, Emory. Free. 404-727-4282

March 1

Emory Wind Ensemble. Scott A. Stewart, conductor. Program: Dukas, "Fanfare" from "La Peri" (Brass Section and the Emory Brass Ensemble, Michael Moore, conductor); Berlioz, "Marche Hongroise" from "The Damnation of Faust"; Milhaud, "Suite Francaise"; Poulenc, "Suite Francaise" (Chamber Winds); Ellerby, "Paris Sketches." 8:15 p.m. Performing Arts Studio, 1804 N. Decatur Rd., Emory. Free. 404-727-5050

March 3

Universal Waves Series: Indian flutist Mukund L. Vijayaraghavan. 8:15 p.m. Performing Arts Studio, 1804 N. Decatur Rd., Emory. $10. 404-727-5050

March 5

Academy of Ancient Music: Candler Series. Under conductor Christopher Hogwood, the group will feature Robert Levin on fortepiano in an all-Mozart program. Program: Symphony No. 35 in D Major ("Haffner"), Piano Concerto No. 21 in C Major, Concert Rondo in D Major for piano, and improvisations in the style of Mozart from audience suggestions. 8:15 p.m. Glenn Memorial Auditorium, 1652 N. Decatur Rd., Emory. $20-30 zoned seating. 404-727-5050

March 6

Emory Symphony Orchestra. Scott A. Stewart, music director and conductor; JiYeon Ku, soprano; Alexander Lee, cello. Program: Puccini, "Donde lieta, usci" from "La Boheme" (JiYeon Ku, soprano); Dvorak, Cello Concerto in B minor, Op. 104; Dvorak, Symphony No. 9 in E minor ("From the New World" ). 8:15 p.m. Glenn Memorial Auditorium, 1652 N. Decatur Rd., Emory. Free. 404-727-5050

March 10

Glenn Chancel Choir Spring Concert. Program includes "Mass for Four Voices" by William Byrd and "Miserere" by Francesco Scarlatti. Timothy Albrecht, Emory and Glenn organist, will play; Steven Darsey and Wes Griffin will conduct. 4 p.m. Glenn Memorial Auditorium, 1652 N. Decatur Rd., Emory. Free. 404-634-3936

FILM

March 6

Great Japanese Literature on Film Series. "Sansho The Bailiff" (1954, 130 minutes). Based on a short story by Ogai Mori, Sansho Dayu transforms a popular legend in Japan into one of the few films comparable to the greatest Greek tragedies. Presented with the Consulate General of Japan and The Japan Foundation. 7:30 p.m. Room 205, White Hall. 480 Kilgo Circle, Emory. Free. 404-727-6761

THEATER

March 1-2

"Ah, Wilderness!" by Eugene OÕNeill, directed by John Ammerman. With this 1910 classic, Theater Emory launches an investigation of how American family life has been portrayed on stage throughout the 20th century. OÕNeillÕs warm and insightful coming-of-age comedy and a series of readings of scenes from each decade are part of Theater EmoryÕs collaboration with Emory Center for Myth and Ritual in American Life. Mary Gray Munroe Theater, Dobbs Center, 605 Asbury Circle, Emory. General admission $15; Emory students with ID. $7.50. 404-727-5050

8 p.m. March 1, 2

3 p.m. March 2

VISUAL ARTS

Through May 15

"A Dream Deferred: African Americans at Emory and Oxford Colleges, 1836-1968." A reflection of the historic contributions of African Americans to Emory and Oxford colleges. Special Collections, Woodruff Library, 540 Asbury Circle, Emory. Gallery hours are 9 a.m.-5:30 p.m. Monday-Saturday. Free. 404-727-6887

Through May 15

"Protesting Racial Violence in Our History: Andrew Sledd, Warren Akin Candler and Lynching in Early 20th-Century Georgia." A complementary exhibit to "A Dream Deferred" on early anti-lynching activity at Emory, the display in Pitts Theology Library marks the 100th anniversary of the "Sledd affair," which drew Emory into national prominence on the lynching issue. Through photographs, letters, newspaper clippings, and other original materials, the exhibit presents a "conversation" about lynching among whites and blacks in Atlanta in the early 20th century. Included are three images from the Allen-Littlefield collection that are the basis for the

book and exhibition "Without Sanctuary." 7:45 a.m.-9 p.m. Monday-Thursday, 7:45 a.m.-5 p.m. Fridays, 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Saturdays, 2-9 p.m. Sundays. Free. 404-727-1221

March 10-May 31

"Remembering Luboml: Images of a Jewish Community." Features highlights from the Luboml Exhibition Project, a collection of more than 2,000 photographs, artifacts and lists of Luboml survivors and their descendants in the U.S., Canada, Israel, Argentina and Brazil. Gallery hours are 9 a.m.-8 p.m. Monday-Saturday, noon-8 p.m. Sunday. Schatten Gallery, Woodruff Library, 540 Asbury Circle, Emory. Free. 404-727-6861

LEARNING OPPORTUNITIES

LECTURE

March 6

Emory political science professor Dan Reiter will discuss his new book, "Democracies at War," followed by book signing. 6 p.m. Room 207, White Hall, 480 Kilgo Circle, Emory. Free. 404-727-2665

March 7

Great Teachers Lecture Series. "Rejection, Acceptance and Tolerance: Progress Toward Islet Transplantation for Diabetes." Christian Larsen, M.D., Ph.D., director of Emory Transplantation Center. 7:30 p.m. Assembly Hall, Miller-Ward Alumni House, 815 Houston Mill Rd., Emory. Free. 404-727-5413

SPECIAL EVENTS

March 6

Seminar. "Women and Politics." Rita Samuels, the Rosalynn Carter Fellow in Public Policy at Emory, founder and CEO of the Georgia Coalition for Black Women. 4 p.m. Room 208, White Hall, 480 Kilgo Circle, Emory. Free. 404-727-0096

For more complete listings of events at Emory, go on-line to http://events.cc.emory.edu/.

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