Davidson College EventsApril 1 (Friday) -- The Davidson College Jazz Ensemble
will present a free public concert. Millner Professor of Music Bill
Lawing will lead the ensemble in pieces by Duke Ellington, Buddy Rich,
Charles Mingus, Oliver Nelson, Miles Davis, and Bobby Timmons, beginning
at 8:00 p.m. in Duke Family Performance Hall. Call 704-894-2354 for
information. April 1 – May 4 – Davidson College’s Belk
Visual Arts Center presents several exhibitions throughout
the month. From April 1-15, the William H. Van Every Gallery hosts
Break Thy Leg: Art and Design from the Royal Shakespeare
Company Collection. The Smith Gallery will feature exhibitions throughout
the month of work by senior art majors Ashley Brown, Katie Miles-English,
Bree Simmons, and Laura Filosa. From April 21 through May 4, both
galleries will feature the college’s annual Juried Student
Exhibition, displaying the work of dozens of art majors and
non-art majors. There is no charge to see any of the exhibits, which
are open from 10:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. weekdays, and noon to 4:00 p.m.
on weekends. Call 704-894-2519 for information. April 6 (Wednesday) – Dr. Rudolph Tanzi, a Harvard Medical School researcher of the genetics of Alzheimer’s disease, will present Davidson College’s annual Smith Lecture. The title of his talk is “Genetic Insights into Novel Therapies for Alzheimer’s Disease.” There is no charge to attend the talk, which begins at 7:30 p.m. in Duke Family Performance Hall. For more information, call 704-894-2140. April 9 (Saturday) – The Davidson College Herpetology Laboratory,
in conjunction with several other environmental agencies, will host
the fifth annual Reptile Day on campus at the Baker-Watt
Science Complex from 10:30 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. The event is part of
the college’s Earth Month activities and visitors may interact
with amphibians and reptiles and learn more about the condition of
the herpetofauna in the Charlotte area. For information, call 704-894-2727. April 13 (Wednesday) – The Davidson College Concert Choir presents its spring concert at 8:00 p.m. in the Davidson College Presbyterian Church. There is no charge. Call 704-894-2357 for information. April 15 (Friday) – April 19 (Tuesday) – Davidson College
students will present the Shakespearean play Much Ado About
Nothing. The performances begin at 7:30 p.m. on April 15,
18, and 19, at 10:00 a.m. on April 16, and at 2:00 p.m. on April 17.
All performances will be in the Lilly Family Gallery in Chambers Building,
with exception of an off-campus performance for the Sunday matinee.
Tickets, which are $4, are available at the door except for the Sunday
show, which requires reservations. For reservations, please call 704-894-7519. April 20 (Wednesday) – The Davidson College Symphony Orchestra will present a free public concert at 8:00 p.m. in Duke Family Performance Hall. Call 704-894-2357 for information. April 21 (Thursday) – The Charlotte Symphony Orchestra will present a concert featuring Bach’s Violin Concerto No. 2 in E Major and Mozart’s Symphony No. 36 in C Major. Tickets are $15 for general admission and $5 for students. The show will begin at 8:00 p.m. in Duke Family Performance Hall. For information, please call 704-894-2135. This list does not include all events or opportunities offered by Davidson College each month, but does include those activities felt to be of general interest or value. Subscribe to the Oak Row Report, a monthly compilation of upcoming public events at Davidson College. To receive this publication by mail at no cost, contact News Director Bill Giduz, Office of College Communications, at 704.894.2244. |
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