Fine Arts and Lecture Series

EXHIBITIONS

Indelible (P)ink: The Pink Panther and Popular Culture “A blast from the past” featuring 44 original animation cells accompanying drawings of the character created by Friz Freleng for the opening sequence of Blake Edwards’ 1963 film by the same name (MGM/United Artists), starring Peter Sellers as the bumbling Inspector Clouseau. Shows through Feb. 29. Daura Gallery, Dillard Fine Arts Center. *

Pierre Daura: New Acquisitions Paintings, works on paper, and sculpture recently donated to the Daura Gallery by Martha R. Daura, the artist’s daughter. Daura Gallery. Shows through April 13.*

Opening reception: January 16, 4-5 p.m., Daura Gallery.

WORKSHOP

Select Sunday in the Daura Gallery: “Nature Study Handmade Books, a Children’s Workshop with Donna Drozda.” For children in 3rd through 8th grades; limited to 15 participants. Pre-registration required: 434/544-8595. Daura Gallery, 2 p.m.*+

LECTURE

Senior Symposium Lecture: “How Did We Get Here and What Do We Do Now? Society’s Dependence on Fossil Fuels.” Dr. Jamey Pavey, assistant professor of environmental science, Lynchburg College. Memorial Ballroom, Hall Campus Center, noon.*

COMMEMORATION

Martin Luther King Jr. Celebration. Service of readings, music, and reflections. Sponsored by Multicultural, Access, and Commuter Services (MACS) and Office of the Chaplain. Information: 434/544-8472. Snidow Chapel, 6 p.m.

LECTURE

Turner Faculty Lecture Series: “The Rhythm of the Railroad”: Environmental Themes in the Poetry of John Mills Turner ’29. Dr. Elza Tiner, professor of English and John M. Turner Chair in the Humanities, Lynchburg College. Daura Gallery, 4 p.m. Reception following.*

LECTURE

Senior Symposium Lecture: "Chasing Quicksilver: The Sources, Cycling, and Public Health Impacts of Mercury Pollution.” Dr. Jeff Sigler, research associate, Climate Change Research Center, Institute for the Study of Earth, Oceans, and Space (EOS), University of New Hampshire. Memorial Ballroom, Hall Campus Center, noon.*

LECTURE/RECITAL

Esther E. Olin Lecture Recital Series on Piano Performance. “Nationalism as Portrayed in the Mazurkas of Fryderyk Franciszek Chopin.” Featuring Cynthia Ramsey, assistant professor of music, Lynchburg College; Lynchburg College piano faculty; and students. Sydnor Performance Hall, Elliot & Rosel Schewel Hall, 7:30 p.m.

LECTURE

Turner Faculty Lecture Series: “Depictions of Finance Professionals in Film.” Dr. Erik Benrud, associate professor of finance, Lynchburg College. Daura Gallery, 4 p.m. Reception following.

DANCE

“Twist the Night Away!” Dance to the tunes of the 60s with the Pink Panther, that hip cat of unparalleled sophistication. Daura Gallery, 8 - 11 p.m.

LECTURES

Senior Symposium Lecture: “We’re Passing This World on to Our Kids.” Dr. Greg Eaton, director, Claytor Nature Study Center, Lynchburg College. Memorial Ballroom, Hall Campus Center, noon.*

Turner Faculty Lecture Series: “Damming the Dam: Why Some Environmental Movements Fail (Even Though They Shouldn’t).” Dr. Marek Payerhin, associate professor of political science, Lynchburg College. Daura Gallery, 4 p.m. Reception following.*

LECTURE

“Evolution and Faith: What Is at Stake?” John Haught, senior fellow, Science and Religion, Woodstock Theological Center, Georgetown University; author of Deeper Than Darwin: The Prospect for Religion in the Age of Evolution and God After Darwin: A Theology of Evolution. Snidow Chapel, 7:30 p.m.

LECTURE

Turner Faculty Lecture Series: “Poetry in the West Virginia Air: Lyricism and Fatalism in a Trashed Environment.” Dr. Laura Long, assistant professor of English, Lynchburg College. Daura Gallery, 4 p.m. Reception following. *

THORNTON READING

Poet Carolyne Wright, Thornton Writer-in-Residence. Poet, essayist, translator, and author of six books, including A Change of Maps (Lost Horse Press, 2006), a Los Angeles Times Book Awards nominee and winner of the 2007 Independent Book Publishers Poetry Bronze Award. Alumni House Lounge, 7:30 p.m.

CONCERT

"A Night at the Movies" Featuring the Lynchburg College Wind Symphony and Orchestra, directed by Dr. Oeida M. Hatcher, associate professor of music and director of music education/instrumental studies, and the Lynchburg College Jazz Band, directed by Harry Farmer, instructor of music. Sydnor Performance Hall, Elliot & Rosel Schewel Hall, 7:30 p.m.

LECTURES

Senior Symposium Lecture: “Wetlands, Water Supply, and Water Quality: The Lasting Legacy of Our Built Environments.” Dr. Tom Shahady, associate professor of environmental science, Lynchburg College. Memorial Ballroom, Hall Campus Center, noon.*

Richard P. Gifford Lecture: “Where Have All the Heroes Gone: Eight Steps to Creating a Heroic Environment.” Rob Lebow, internationally recognized author and developer of leadership training programs; named one of the “Top 100 Thought Leaders Worldwide” (Leadership Excellence Magazine, 2005). Memorial Ballroom, 7:30 p.m.

THEATRE

Lynchburg College Theatre Production of Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat by Andrew Lloyd Webber. Musical parable of the biblical saga of Joseph and his coat of many colors. Tickets: $10, adults; $8, senior citizens (over 60); $5, students. Box office opens 1 p.m., Feb. 18: 434/544-8380. Feb. 21, 22, 23, 7:30 p.m.; Feb. 24, 2 p.m. Theatre, Dillard Fine Arts Center.

CONCERT

Select Sunday in the Daura Gallery: “The French Perspective.” Featuring William Feasley, guitars and theorbo, performing works by Claude Debussy, Gabriel Fauré, Jacques Ibert, and other composers. Daura Gallery, 2 p.m.+

LECTURES

Senior Symposium Lecture: “Citizenship, Leadership, and the War on Warming.” Charles Tooley, Class of 1968, Lynchburg College; former mayor, Billings, Mont.; president, Tooley Communications; among the first Al Gore-trained climate change warriors. Memorial Ballroom, Hall Campus Center, noon.*

Turner Faculty Lecture Series: “Voices of Freedom: José Martí Reads Heinrich Heine.” Dr. George Schwarzmann, assistant professor of German and Spanish, Lynchburg College. Daura Gallery, 4 p.m. Reception following.

PRESENTATION

“Climate Change: An Increasingly Inconvenient Truth.” Al Gore slide presentation by Charles Tooley, Class of 1968, Lynchburg College; former mayor, Billings, Mont.; president, Tooley Communications; among the first Al Gore-trained climate change warriors. Sydnor Performance Hall, Elliot & Rosel Schewel Hall, 7:30 p.m.*

LECTURE

Senior Symposium Lecture: "Environmental Governance: Past, Present, and Future." Dr. David Ostermeier, Department of Forestry, Wildlife and Fisheries, University of Tennessee. Memorial Ballroom, Hall Campus Center, noon.*

EXHIBITIONS

In Lotus Land: The Photographs of Herbert Ponting. Collection of 53 original collotypes of Japanese scenes. Daura Gallery. Shows through Apr. 13.

The Actor’s Image: Japanese Ukiyo-e Prints Woodblock prints (ukiyo-e) featuring the highly stylized dramas and images of popular actors from the Kabuki theater that flourished in seventeenth century Japan. Daura Gallery. Shows through April 13.

Japanese Tea Ceremony. Nineteen photographs, posters, and print reproductions encompassing all aspects of the Japanese tea ceremony. Daura Gallery. Shows through April 13.

The Actor’s Image and Japanese Tea Ceremony on loan from the Virginia Museum of Fine Arts, Office of Statewide Partnerships.

Opening reception: March 12, 4-5 p.m., Daura Gallery.

LECTURE

RECITAL

Guest Artist Recital: ”East Meets West.” Dr. Mei Zhong, soprano, performing Chinese art songs and classical selections. Sydnor Performance Hall, Elliot & Rosel Schewel Hall, 7:30 p.m.

GALLERY TALK

Select Sunday in the Daura Gallery: “The Impressionist’s Understanding of Japan, A Marvelous Misinterpretation.” Dr. Rosemary Smith, art historian. Daura Gallery, 2 p.m.

LECTURE

Senior Symposium Lecture. Dr. Bruce Fuchs, director, Office of Science Education, National Institute of Health. Memorial Ballroom, Hall Campus Center, noon.*

SCHEWEL LECTURE

Rosel Schewel Lecture in Education and Human Diversity. Dr. Beverly Daniel Tatum, president of Spelman College and author of Why Are All the Black Kids Sitting Together in the Cafeteria? Sponsored by Lynchburg College, Friends of the Lynchburg Public Library, and Lynchburg Reads. Memorial Ballroom, Hall Campus Center, 7:30 p.m.

LECTURES

Senior Symposium Lecture: “From the Bottom Up: Do State and Local Energy and Environmental Policies Affect Federal Policy?” Christopher Lawrence, Lynchburg College Class of 2005, research associate, BCS, Inc., Laurel, Md. Memorial Ballroom, Hall Campus Center, noon.*

John M. Turner Lecture in the Humanities:"Archaeology at Freedmen's Cemetery in Alexandria: Rediscovering Hidden History Under a Gas Station.” Dr. Pamela Cressey, city archaeologist, Alexandria (Virginia) Archaeology. Sydnor Performance Hall, Elliot & Rosel Schewel Hall, 7:30 p.m.

LECTURE

“Pages from an NPR Reporter’s Notebook.” John Burnett, award-winning NPR correspondent and author of Uncivilized Beasts & Shameless Hellions: Travels with an NPR Correspondent (2006, Rodale Press). Sponsored by WVTF Public Radio and Lynchburg College’s Office of Public Relations and Communication Studies Program. Memorial Ballroom, Hall Campus Center, 7:30 p.m.*

CONCERT

"An Evening of Chamber Music." Lynchburg College Orchestra and Chamber Ensemble performing works by Mozart, Beethoven, and Brahms with guest artist Belinda King, flutist. Directed by Dr. Oeida Hatcher, associate professor of music and director of instrumental studies, Lynchburg College. Sydnor Performance Hall, Elliot & Rosel Schewel Hall, 7:30 p.m.

LECTURES

Senior Symposium Lecture: “Moving Colleges and Universities toward Sustainability.” Dr. Bruce Coull, Carolina Distinguished Professor emeritus and dean emeritus, School of the Environment, University of South Carolina; director, South Carolina Low Country Initiative of The Center for Humans and Nature. Memorial Ballroom, Hall Campus Center, noon.*

Jennie Cutler Shumate Lecture on Christian Ministry: “Stewards of God’s Creation.” The Rev. William Lee, pastor of Loudon Avenue Christian Church (Disciples of Christ), Roanoke, Va.; immediate past moderator of the Christian Church (Disciples of Christ) in the United States and Canada. Snidow Chapel, 7:30 p.m.*

EAST LECTURE

Ida Wise East Memorial Lecture: “The Age of Reason, an Age of Eruptions, Some Ages of Immensity: The Future of Eighteenth-Century Values.” Dr. Kevin L. Cope, professor of English, Louisiana State University. Sydnor Performance Hall, Elliot & Rosel Schewel Hall, 7:30 p.m.

LECTURES

Senior Symposium Lecture: “Democracy at Risk: The Contested Illness Claims of Nuclear Weapons Workers.” Dr. Sherri Cable, associate professor of sociology, University of Tennessee. Memorial Ballroom, Hall Campus Center, noon.*

Turner Faculty Lecture Series: “In the Wake of Violence: The Rhetorical Reconstruction of Image in Social Reform Movements.” Dr. Cheryl Jorgensen-Earp, professor of communication studies, Lynchburg College. Daura Gallery, 4 p.m. Reception following.

THEATRE

Lynchburg College Theatre Production of Picasso at the Lapine Agile by Steve Martin. Picasso at the Lapine Agile by Steve Martin. A sophisticated comedy placing a young Albert Einstein and Pablo Picasso in a Parisian café in 1904. For mature audiences only. Tickets: $10, adults; $8, senior citizens (over 60); $5, students. Box office opens 1 p.m., Apr.7: 434/544-8380. Apr. 10, 11, 12, 7:30 p.m.; Apr. 13, 2 p.m. Theatre, Dillard Fine Arts Center.

FILM

Select Sunday in the Daura Gallery: “Wa, Kei, Sei, Jaku Spells Tea.” Video of the Japanese tea ceremony. Daura Gallery, 2 p.m.+

CONCERT

Lynchburg College Concert Choir and Lynchburg Singers Spring Concert. Directed by Dr. Jong Kim, professor of music and director of choral activities/vocal studies, Lynchburg College. Snidow Chapel, 7:30 p.m.

LECTURES

Senior Symposium: “The Andes to Amazon Biodiversity Program at BRIT.” Amanda Neill, director of the herbarium at the Botanical Research Institute of Texas (BRIT) and co-director, Andes to Amazon Biodiversity Program, Memorial Ballroom, Hall Campus Center, noon.*

Turner Faculty Lecture Series: “Can We Use ‘I’ in Papers: Using a Wiki to Explore Bias in First-Year Composition.” Dr. Chidsey Dickson, assistant professor of English, Lynchburg College. Daura Gallery, 4 p.m. Reception following.

CONCERT

Lynchburg College Wind Symphony and Orchestra Spring Concert. Beethoven’s Symphony No. 8, Op. 93 and other selections. Directed by Dr. Oeida Hatcher. Sydnor Performance Hall, Elliot & Rosel Schewel Hall, 7:30 p.m.

LECTURES

Senior Symposium Lecture: “Lynchburg Grows: Growing a Sustainable Local Food System While Improving the Lives of the Disadvantaged.” Michael Van Ness, executive director, and Derrick Cunningham, president and market manager, Lynchburg Grows at the H.R. Schenkel Urban Farm and Environmental Education Center. Memorial Ballroom, Hall Campus Center, noon.*

"How Clear-Cut Does It Have to Be?" Janisse Ray, author of Ecology of a Cracker Childhood (Milkweed Editions, 1999), Memorial Ballroom, Hall Campus Center, 7:30 p.m.*

EXHIBITIONS

2008 Senior Art Thesis Exhibition and Annual Student Art Show. Daura Gallery. Shows through May 10.

Opening reception and awards announcement: April 22, 4 - 5 p.m., Daura Gallery.

DANCE CONCERT

Lynchburg College Dance Works Ensemble. Staff and student choreographed pieces in a variety of dance styles celebrating Walt Disney musicals and movies. Apr. 25 - 26, 7 p.m.; Apr. 27, 2 p.m. Theatre, Dillard Fine Arts Center.

CONCERT

Lynchburg College Choral Union and Festival Orchestra Concert. Performance of Beethoven’s "Mass in C Major, Op. 86" and Robert Ray's "Gospel Mass." Directed by Dr. Jong Kim, professor of music and director of choral activities/vocal studies, Lynchburg College. Tickets: $10, adults; $5, seniors (over 60) and students; $3, children. Ticket information: 434/544-8344. St. Paul's Episcopal Church, 605 Clay Street, 7:30 p.m.

CONCERT

Cantate, the Children’s and Youth Choir in Residence at Lynchburg College, Spring Concert: “It’s All About Singing!” Directed by Jessica Burkey, assistant professor of music, Lynchburg College; Susan Mabe Poindexter; and Joyce Bailey. Quaker Memorial Presbyterian Church, 5810 Fort Avenue, Lynchburg, 3 p.m.