(For complete listings of Summer Language Schools events, please click here.)
June 11, Saturday
Testamento[Portuguese] *
7:00 and 9:30 P.M., Dana Auditorium
*Films presented in conjunction with the International Film Festival are subtitled in English. After each 7:00 P.M. screening, filmgoers are invited to participate in a discussion in English moderated by a member of the Language Schools. Free
June 16, Thursday
A Cultura Popular pela Música
4:00 P.M., Atwater Classroom A
Lecture in Portuguese by Darién Davis, Associate Professor, Middlebury College. Free
June 18, Saturday
Destiny (al-Massir) [Arabic] *
7:00 and 9:30 P.M., Dana Auditorium
*Films presented in conjunction with the International Film Festival are subtitled in English. After each 7:00 P.M. screening, filmgoers are invited to participate in a discussion in English moderated by a member of the Language Schools. Free
June 24, Friday
20th Annual Summer Carillon Series:
George Matthew, Jr., Carillonneur, Middlebury College
4:00 P.M., Mead Chapel
Enjoy the sounds of the carillon bells from inside the Chapel or on the surrounding lawns. This is the 20th anniversary of the series, which features the magnificent carillon given by alumnus and former College trustee Alan Dragone. Free
June 24, Friday
David Pearl, piano
Francois Clemmons, tenor
8:30 P.M., Center for the Arts, Concert Hall
Free
June 25, Saturday
Together (He ni zai yi qi) [Chinese] *
7:00 and 9:30 P.M., Dana Auditorium
*Films presented in conjunction with the International Film Festival are subtitled in English. After each 7:00 P.M. screening, filmgoers are invited to participate in a discussion in English moderated by a member of the Language Schools. Free
June 30, Thursday
Vermont Symphony Orchestra Pops Concert/Fireworks
7:30 P.M., Alumni Stadium
The Vermont Symphony Orchestra's 2005 Banknorth Vermont Summer Festival Tour -- "It's Showtime!" -- features music with a theater/stage connection, including the Polovetsian Dances by Borodin featured in the musical Kismet, Copland's "Buckaroo Holiday" from his ballet Rodeo, and Rossini's overture to the comic opera The Barber of Seville. Conductor Anthony Princiotti and the VSO pay tribute to Broadway with past and present Broadway hits such as My Fair Lady, The Phantom of the Opera, and Gershwin's Porgy & Bess. The performance concludes with the 1812 Overture accompanied by a crescendo of fireworks. Grounds open at 5:30 for picnicking. Tickets: $22 adults, $12 children 12-18, children 11 and under free. Some discounts available for tickets purchased earlier. Available through the Henry Sheldon Museum in Middlebury, 802-388-2117, and through Flynntix, 802-86FLYNN.