College of Liberal Arts University of Minnesota
101 Pleasant St SE
215 Johnston Hall
Minneapolis, MN 55455
Student Info: 612-625-2020
General: 612-624-8480

Reach: Summer 2009

You Are Invited

Events sponsored by College of Liberal Arts departments

Exhibits

Stories of the Somali Diaspora
Photographs by Abdi Roble
Frederick R. Weisman Art Museum
Through Sept. 27

Muslim Spain: Conquest, Expulsion, Legacy, 711-2009
Andersen Gallery
Through Oct. 30

Encounters: The Past Re-Configured
Paintings by Xu Guang and Li Shu
Nash Gallery
Sept. 8-Oct. 8

Celebrating 40 Years of African American Studies and American Indian Studies at the University of Minnesota

Andersen Gallery
Oct. 7-Dec. 5;

Here and Now
Faculty, student and alumni photography, curated by James Henkel
Nash Gallery
Oct. 13-Nov. 12

Talking Suitcases: A New Conversation
Suitcases filled with handmade objects that
tell stories, curated by Joyce Lyon and
Susan Armington
Nash Gallery
Nov. 17-Dec. 17

Almost Here: Migrations, Dislocations and Borders in art.
Nash Gallery
Jan. 19-Feb. 18

The Ultimate Homecoming

TCF Stadium2009 Homecoming Exhibition:
Through the Years
Larson Art Gallery, St. Paul Student Center
Sept. 21-Oct. 11; Reception Friday, Oct. 2, 7-9 p.m.

TCF Bank Stadium Tours & University Open House
Sunday, Oct. 4, 1-4 p.m.

Student Scholar Showcase
TCF Bank Stadium
Wed., October 7, 1-4 p.m.

Concerts

School of Music Convocation
Keynote by internationally acclaimed conductor Marin Alsop: "Education and the Arts: Musicians as Engaged Leaders." Alsop will be awarded the Doctor of Humane Letters.
Ted Mann Concert Hall
Tues., Oct. 6, 10 a.m.

University Symphony Orchestra
Academic Festival Overture, Johannes Brahms; Symphony No. 1 (Titan),
Gustav Mahler
Mark Russell Smith, conductor
Ted Mann Concert Hall
Wed., Oct. 7, 7:30 p.m.

Symphonic Band: Seasons of Change
Works by Dmitri Shostakovich and
Jonathan Newman.
Jerry Luckhardt, conductor
Ted Mann Concert Hall
Wed., Oct. 14, 7:30 p.m.

Jazz Ensemble I
Ted Mann Concert Hall
Thurs., Oct. 15, 7:30 p.m.

Collage Concert
More than 300 students and faculty in a musical extravaganza. Works include Leonard Bernstein's "Make Our Garden Grow"
Ted Mann Concert Hall
Sat., Oct. 17, 7:30 p.m.

University Singers
Symphony of Psalms, Igor Stravinsky
Ted Mann Concert Hall
Frii., Nov. 13, 7:30 p.m.

Wind Ensemble: An American Wind Band Spectacular
Regional premieres of works by Steven Bryant, Carter Pann, and Joseph Turrin; "Symphonic Dances" from West Side Story,
Leonard Bernstein
Craig Kirchhoff, conductor
Ted Mann Concert Hall
Tues., Nov. 24, 7:30 p.m.

Guest and Faculty Recital
Mikka & Mikka "S," and Dikthas, Iannis Xenakis; Traumwerk Book III, Del cuarto elemento, James Dillon
Irvine Arditti, violin and Noriko Kawai, piano
Ted Mann Concert Hall
Sun., Dec. 6; we still need the time for this

University Symphony Orchestra
World premiere performance of Roger Zare's Aerodynamics for Orchestra (Winner of the 2009 Craig and Janet Swan Composer Prize); New Morning for the World, Joseph Schwantner; Symphony No. 3 (Eroica),
Ludwig van Beethoven
Mark Russell Smith, conductor
Ted Mann Concert Hall
Wed., Dec. 9, 7:30 p.m.

Opera

Stravinsky in Paris!
Le Renard, Mavra, and Le Rossignol, Igor Stravinsky
School of Music students conducting
Ted Mann Concert Hall
Thurs., Nov. 19-Sat., Nov. 21, 7:30 p.m.;
Sun., Nov. 22, 1:30 p.m.
Tickets: $20/$10 U of M students;
2-for-1 U of M students, faculty, staff
612-624-2345 or www.tickets.umn.edu

Dance

Dance Revolutions
Rarig Center, Whiting Proscenium Theatre
Fri., Dec. 11, 7:30 p.m.;
Sat.,Dec. 12, 8 p.m.;
Sunday, Dec. 13, 2 p.m.
Tickets $7-17; www.theatre.umn.edu, or 612-624-2345; $2 more at the door

Theater

Big Love
Rarig Center, Proscenium Theatre
Includes adult scenes and brief nudity
Oct. 16-24
Tickets $7-17; 612-624-2345 or www.theatre.umn.edu

For a complete listing of news and events visit us online at:
http://cla.umn.edu/news/events.php

Admission to all events free except as noted

 September 4th, 2009