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JULY 1, SATURDAY
The World [Chinese] *
7:00 and 9:30 P.M.,Dana Auditorium
Free
* Shown as part of the International Film Festival. Guests are asked to minimize their use of English in the presence of Language Schools students. After each 7 p.m. screening, filmgoers are invited to participate in a discussion in English moderated by a member of the Language Schools. Due to the Language Pledge, Language Schools students are not permitted to attend the discussions.
JULY 1, SATURDAY
Piano Concert:
Ruby Miyachi and David Pearl
8:00 P.M., Center for the Arts Concert Hall
Free
JULY 3, MONDAY
George Matthew Jr., organ
7:30 P.M., Mead Chapel
Sponsored by the Summer Russian School, this concert is free and open to the public. This is the 6th summer that Matthew has presented a program of Russian organ works for the Summer School. Last summer, Mr. Matthew played two carillon recitals in St. Petersburg, Russia: he was the first American to play the carillon in Russia. This year's program will include works by Michael Glinka, César Cui, Alexander Glasunov, Boris Tistchenko, Alexander Schawersaschwili, and Michael Starakadomsky. Free
JULY 5, WEDNESDAY
Gallery Talk and Tour:
John Berninghausen on Contemporary Classical Chinese painting2:00 P.M., Museum of Art
Conducted in Chinese and English, in conjunction with the exhibition Past Within the Present: Contemporary Classical Chinese Paintings from the John and Alice Z. Berninghausen Collection, on view through August 13. Free
JULY 7, FRIDAY
Carillon Recital: Sergei Gratchev Mechelin
4:00 P.M., Mead Chapel and surrounding lawns
The Summer Carillon Series continues with this recital by Sergei Gratchev Mechelin of Belgium. Free
JULY 7, FRIDAY
Veniamin Smekhov, actor, and Lydia Frumkin, violin
7:00 P.M., Center for the Arts Concert Hall
An evening of Russian Poetry and Music. Free
JULY 8, SATURDAY
Taiko Drumming Demonstration
4:00 P.M., Outside Coffrin Hall
Free
JULY 8, SATURDAY
Hidden [French]*
7:00 and 9:30 P.M.,Dana Auditorium
Free
* Shown as part of the International Film Festival. Guests are asked to minimize their use of English in the presence of Language Schools students. After each 7 p.m. screening, filmgoers are invited to participate in a discussion in English moderated by a member of the Language Schools. Due to the Language Pledge, Language Schools students are not permitted to attend the discussions.
JULY 10, MONDAY
Spanish and Cuban Piano Concert:
Francisco Alvarez Diaz
8:30 P.M., Center for the Arts Concert Hall
Free
JULY 11, TUESDAY
Point Counterpoint Music Ensemble
7:30 P.M., Center for the Arts, Concert Hall
Free
JULY 14, FRIDAY
Carillon Recital:Marcel Siebers
4:00 P.M., Mead Chapel and surrounding lawns
The Summer Carillon Series continues with this recital by Marcel Siebers Cuijk of Cuijk, the Netherlands. Free
JULY 14, FRIDAY
Al-Sharq Ensemble
7:30 P.M., Center for the Arts Concert Hall
Arabic Music Concert. Free
JULY 15, SATURDAY
Go for Zucker! [German]*
7:00 and 9:30 P.M.,Dana Auditorium
Free
*Shown as part of the International Film Festival.Guests are asked to minimize their use of English in the presence of Language Schools students. After each 7 p.m. screening, filmgoers are invited to participate in a discussion in English moderated by a member of the Language Schools. Due to the Language Pledge, Language Schools students are not permitted to attend the discussions.
JULY 15, SATURDAY
Fusion of Music and Dance from the Andes
8:30 P.M., McCullough Social Space
South American Musical Performance. Free
JULY 16, SUNDAY
Vocal Concert by Students in the German for Singers and Vocal Coaches Program
8:45 P.M., Center for the Arts Concert Hall
Free
JULY 20, THURSDAY
Guest Lecture:
Guinean novelist Tierno Monénembo on Genocide in Rwanda [in French]
4:00 P.M., Château Grand Salon
Free
JULY 21, FRIDAY
Festival de Poesía y Musica
8:30 P.M., Center for the Arts Concert Hall
Free
JULY 21, FRIDAY
Carillon Recital: Daniel Kehoe
4:00 P.M., Mead Chapel and surrounding lawns
The Summer Carillon Series continues with this recital by Daniel Kehoe of Hartford, CT. Free
JULY 22, SATURDAY
Good Morning, Night [Italian]*
7:00 and 9:30 P.M.,Dana Auditorium
Free
*Shown as part of the International Film Festival. Guests are asked to minimize their use of English in the presence of Language Schools students. After each 7 p.m. screening, filmgoers are invited to participate in a discussion in English moderated by a member of the Language Schools. Due to the Language Pledge, Language Schools students are not permitted to attend the discussions.
JULY 25, TUESDAY
Guest Lecture:
Tsuneo Akaha, director of East Asian Studies, Monterey Institute of International Studies [in English]
11:45 A.M., Coffrin Hall
Free
JULY 28, FRIDAY
Carillon Recital: Hans Hielscher
4:00 P.M., Mead Chapel and surrounding lawns
The Summer Carillon Series continues with this recital by Hans Hielscher fromWiesbaden, Germany.
Free
JULY 28, FRIDAY
Teresa Rodomski, soprano, and Yakov Gubanov, piano
9:00 P.M., Center for the Arts Concert Hall
Italian Operatic Performance.Free
JULY 29, SATURDAY
The Holy Girl [Arabic]*
7:00 and 9:30 P.M.,Dana Auditorium
Free
* Shown as part of the International Film Festival. Guests are asked to minimize their use of English in the presence of Language Schools students. After each 7 p.m. screening, filmgoers are invited to participate in a discussion in English moderated by a member of the Language Schools. Due to the Language Pledge, Language Schools students are not permitted to attend the discussions.
JULY 29, SATURDAY
Instrumentalists Cynthia Hsiang and Zhimin Han
7:30 P.M., Center for the Arts Concert Hall
Traditional Chinese Music Recital. Free
JULY 30, SUNDAY
Symposium on Terror and Mass Media
8:30 A.M. to 1:00 P.M., and 2:30 P.M. to 5:30 P.M., Robert A. Jones '59 House Library
Guest speakers from the Arabic, Italian, Russian, and Spanish Schools [in English]. Free