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VOLTS FOR seniors
The Valparaiso Organization for Learning and Teaching Seniors has scheduled fall semester programs that will examine caste identity in India, nanotechnology research at Valparaiso University, the music of Broadway composer Richard Rodgers and a variety of additional topics.
Fall programs sponsored by VOLTS are:
Dec. 3: “William Randolph Hearst: Gossip, Headlines,
Power,” presented by Phil Potempa, journalist and adjunct instructor in communication, Urschel Hall 202, 3:30 p.m.;
Dec. 11: Current events discussion, Christopher Center
Community Room, 9 a.m.; and
Dec. 15: “Lincoln Funeral Train,” video and discussion
led by historian Bill Warrick, Urschel Hall 202, 3:30 p.m.
VOLTS is a group for seniors who are interested in continuing to learn and in sharing their ideas and areas of expertise with others. VU faculty or other scholars and professionals make presentations on a variety of topics for VOLTS programs. Participants are retired or above the age of 60. Seniors may join at any time during the year; dues are $20 per person or $35 per couple per year.
For more information about VOLTS or to register, call the Office of Continuing Education and Graduate Studies at (219) 464-5313, send an e-mail to continuing.ed@valpo.edu or visit valpo.edu/gce/ce/programs/volts.
Recitals
Valparaiso University’s 2008-2009 recital series will feature numerous performances by the University’s music faculty
and students, along with a number of guest artists and ensembles.
Unless otherwise indicated, the following recitals and concerts are free and open to the public:
Dec. 2 n Julefest: Sounds of the Season featuring the Luce
Concert Band and Valparaiso Community/University Band, 4 p.m., VU Center for the Arts;
Jan. 9 n Guest recital featuring violinist Martha Walvoord,
7:30 p.m., VU Center for the Arts;
Jan. 11 n Faculty recital featuring organist Dr. John
Bernthal, 3 p.m., Chapel of the Resurrection;
Feb. 7 n VU Composers Recital featuring new works by the
University’s music students and faculty, 7:30 p.m., VU Center for the Arts;
Feb. 8 n Faculty recital featuring violinist Dr. Gregory
Maytan and pianist Dr. Joseph Bognar, 3 p.m., VU Center for the Arts;
Feb. 15 n Faculty recital featuring mezzo soprano Virginia
Oram, 3 p.m., VU Center for the Arts;
Feb. 20 n Faculty recital featuring cellist David
Machavariani, 7:30 p.m., VU Center for the Arts;
March 22 n Faculty recital featuring oboist Jennet Ingle, 3
p.m., VU Center for the Arts;
April 4 n Faculty recital featuring pianist Dr. Joseph Bognar,
7:30 p.m., VU Center for the Arts;
April 21 n David G. Truemper Memorial Concert, 8 p.m., Chapel
of the Resurrection, tickets are $15 for adults and $10 for senior citizens and students;
April 6 n Faculty recital featuring Gregory Maytan, violin, 3
p.m., VU Center for the Arts;
April 25 n Luce Concert Band and Small High School Band
Festival, 3 p.m., Chapel;
April 25 n Community Band Festival featuring the Valparaiso
Community/University Band, 7:30 p.m., Chapel;
May 16 n Senior Honors Recital featuring several of
Valparaiso’s graduating music students, 6:30 p.m., VU Center for the Arts.
Additional recitals featuring the University’s music students and faculty will be scheduled during the course of the academic year. For the latest information about upcoming music recitals, as well as concerts featuring Valparaiso’s major choral, orchestral and band ensembles and Bach Institute, call the VU Center for the Arts at (219)
464-5162 or visit valpo.edu/vuca.
Wordfest
Wordfest, an annual series of readings by distinguished authors and poets, panel discussions and student writing contests, is sponsored by Valparaiso’s Department of English and Cultural Arts Committee. Call (219) 464-5278 for more information. All readings begin at 7 p.m.
Programs are:
· Jan. 27 n A reading of works by Valparaiso faculty and staff poets, including Dr. John Ruff, Dr. Ed Byrne and Allison Schuette-Hoffman from the Department of English, Dr. Catharine Tufariello from the Valparaiso Project on Civic Reflection and James Owens from Valparaiso's freshman Core program.
· Feb. 18 n Fiction writer René Steinke, author of The Fires and Holy Skirts, a finalist for the 2005 National Book Award. She earned her bachelor's degree from Valparaiso in 1986 and her work has appeared in publications such as The New York Times Sunday Magazine, Newsday and TriQuarterly.
Christmas Concert
A Christmas concert will be held at 7:30 p.m. Dec. 5 and 5 p.m. Dec. 6 at the Chapel of the Resurrection, 1600 Chapel Drive. Cost is $15 for adults and $10 for seniors and non-VU students and free for VU faculty staff and students. The annual Christmas Concert will feature the Symphony Orchestra conducted by Reddel professor of music Dennis Friesen-Carper, the Chorale under the direction of Bach Institute director and a Duesenberg professor of Lutheran church music Christopher M. Cock and the Chamber Concert Band conducted by associate professor of music Jeffrey Scott Doebler.
FYI: Call (219) 464-5162.
Sounds of the season
Julefest: Sounds of the Season begins at 4 p.m. Dec. 7 at the University Theatre, Center for the Arts, 1709 Chapel Drive.
Associate professor of music Jeffrey Scott Doebler will conduct this performance by the Luce Concert Band and the Community/University Concert Band.
FYI: Call (219) 464-5162.
Film festival
International Film Festival begins at 7 p.m., through March at the Neils Science center on campus.
A year-long celebration of critically-acclaimed international cinema, Valparaiso University’s third annual International Film Festival ill feature six recent films in their original language with English subtitles. Following each film, a Valparaiso faculty member with expertise in the culture where the movie was made will lead an audience discussion. Screenings will begin at 7 p.m. in Neils Science Center on campus. Tickets are $6 per film or $25 for admission to all six films, with free refreshments served prior to each screening. Tickets are on sale at the Valparaiso Union and may also be purchased online at valpo.edu/union/tickets or by calling (219) 464-5415. The film festival is being sponsored by the Valparaiso Union and Department of Foreign Languages and Literatures.
Films in this year’s festival are:
· Jan. 23 n “The Counterfeiters” (Austria)
· Feb. 20 n “Woman on the Beach” (South Korea
· March 27 n “The Return” (Russia)
German coffee hour
Kaffeestunde (German coffee hours) is 4 to 5 p.m. Wednesdays. Fall semester coffee hours are Dec. 3 and 10. Spring semester Kaffeestunde are scheduled Jan. 14, 21 and 28; Feb. 4, 11, 18 and 25; March 18 and 25; and April 1, 8, 15, 22 and 29 at Kade-Duesenberg German House and Cultural Center, 822 Mound St. The weekly coffee hours provide German-speaking people the opportunity to sharpen their language skills or speak in their native tongue. Refreshments will be served and people of all German-speaking ability levels are invited to attend.
Scientific visualization lab open house
Tours begin at 6, 6:30, 7 and 7:30 p.m. Dec. 2, Feb. 3, March 3, April 7 and May 5 at Gellersen Center, room 182 on the southeast corner of campus, just off U.S. 30 and Sturdy Road. This is free. Tours of the lab give the public an opportunity to experience cutting edge applications of virtual reality technology. This includes viewing a full-featured array of applications in virtual reality. The University has developed several virtual reality programs for use in courses and in faculty and student research, including an international project to remotely control farm equipment in Japan from Valparaiso's campus. Groups of more than six people are asked to make advance arrangements by sending an e-mail to Jeff.Will@valpo.edu at least two days prior to an open house. Organized groups such as class field trips, church youth groups and scouting groups are welcome to schedule an individual tour of the Scientific Visualization Laboratory at other times via e-mail to Jeff.Will@valpo.edu.
Open house
Astronomical observatory open house are 8:30 to 9:30 p.m. Dec. 5 behind Gellersen Center, 1900 Chapel Drive. come and enjoy views of the moon, planets, star clusters and galaxies through the University's computer-controlled telescope. Descriptions will be given of the objects being observed. Call (219) 464-5202 after 5 p.m. on these dates to confirm if the weather is clear enough for the Observatory to open. If the Observatory is not open due to cloudy skies, there will be a planetarium presentation at the Neils Science Center.
Valpo in Chicago
Events will be from Dec. 20 to 21 at the United Center and other locations in downtown Chicago.
Valparaiso University will celebrate the 150th anniversary of its founding and the holiday season with a series of events in Chicago the weekend of Dec. 20 and 21. For more information or to register, visit valpo.edu/alumni/valpoinchicago. Valpo in Chicago weekend events include:
Men’s basketball game, Valparaiso vs. North Carolina at the United Center, 1 p.m. Dec. 20. Ticket prices for the game range from $15 to $150.
150th anniversary celebration, immediately following the game until 6 p.m. at Carmichael's, 1052 W. Monroe St. Alumni and friends of the University will have an opportunity to meet Valparaiso's recently-inaugurated president, Mark A. Heckler, along with head coach Homer Drew and members of the men's basketball team. Tickets to the reception are $25 for adults and $15 for children 10 and younger.
Worship service Dec. 21 at 10 a.m. led by University Pastor Rev. Joseph Cunningham at the Palmer House Hilton.
Champagne Brunch, noon to 2 p.m. Dec. 21 at the Palmer House Hilton, with entertainment will be provided by pianist Billy Foster, a member of Valpo's Faculty Jazz Trio and adjunct instructor in music. Tickets $40.
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