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Oct. 5, 2004
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GW's Guide To Happenings Throughout Metropolitan Washington
Wednesday / Oct. 6
GW $ Theatre The Glass Menagerie, by Tennessee Williams. Directed
by Nate Garner. Oct. 6 (Preview), 7, 8, 9, at 7:30 pm; Oct. 10 at 2 pm.
Betts Marvin Theatre. For more information call 994-6178 or visit www.gwu.edu/~theatre/.
Wednesday / Oct. 13
Today in History: 1792 — The cornerstone of the White House
was laid.
GW Exhibition “The George Washington University Community
Collects” Featuring works from the collections of patrons of the
Luther W. Brady Art Gallery and members of the GW Community. It will run
from Oct. 13 through Dec. 10. The gallery, located on the second floor
of GW’s Media and Public Affairs Building, is free and open to the
public. For more call 994-1525.
GW Lecture Clarice Smith Distinguished Lectures in American Art
Painter and printmaker Pat Steir, recipient of the Guggenheim Artist Fellowship
and a grant from the National Endowment for the Arts, examines the inevitable
connections between art and the period in which it is created. 7 pm in
Lisner Auditorium. Reception to follow. Free. Registration required. To
reserve, E-mail saamprograms@si.edu or call 275-2312.
Thursday / Oct. 14
GW $ Performance Clear Channel Entertainment presents An Evening
with Diamanda Galás Defixiones, Will and Testament Galás’
work is concerned with the poet/author living in exile, away from his
homeland. 8 pm at Lisner Auditorium. Tickets $30 available at Lisner Auditorium
Box Office, TicketMaster Outlets and PhoneCharge 301/808-6900. Limited
discount tickets available at box office for GW students.
Friday / Oct. 15
GW Colonials Weekend “Impact of 2004 Election on Healthcare”
Election-year health care and health policy panel presentation exploring
the new Medicaid drug benefit, HIV/AIDS policies, cancer disparities and
women’s health issues. Free. 9:30 am–noon, Ross Hall (2300 Eye
St.).
GW Colonials Weekend Elizabeth J. Somers Leadership Awards Luncheon
This event honors a Mount Vernon Seminary teacher, a Mount Vernon College
professor and an alumna, and is open to all Mount Vernon alumnae. 11:30
am– 1:30 pm. Mount Vernon Campus, Post Hall.
GW $ Colonials Weekend Tour of Hillwood Museum & Gardens Hillwood
Museum is one of the premier art collector’s house museums in the
United States, featuring Marjorie Merriweather Post’s renowned personal
collections of fine and decorative arts, as well as 12 acres of impeccable
gardens — a must see. Tickets $10. 2–5 pm (A bus departs the
Mount Vernon Campus Visitor’s Entrance Gatehouse at 1:45 pm).
GW Colonials Weekend Colonials Weekend Kick-off Party This event,
in honor of the undergraduate Classes of 1994 and 1999, is open to all
alumni and is a festive way to begin the reunion weekend. Alumni House
(1925 F St.), 7:30–10 pm.
GW Colonials Weekend Cabaret Showcase Join the students of GW’s
music and theatre & dance departments, as they perform some classic
old favorites and some exciting new ones from the Broadway Musical Theatre
Songbook. These numbers from the creative minds of the Gershwins, Cole
Porter, Rodgers & Hammerstein, Kandor & Ebb, Bock & Harnick,
Stephen Sondheim, and many others, take us on a walking tour of the Broadway
musical over the past century. A reception with these talented students
will follow. Free of charge. No RSVPs required. Marvin Center (800 21st
St.), Betts Theatre, 8 pm.
GW $ Colonials Weekend Patti LaBelle Smith Center (600 22nd St.),
9:30 pm. Tickets can be purchased at gwired.gwu.edu/tickets/, at TicketMaster
(Marvin Center, ground floor) or by calling 994-7411. General admission
$45, student tickets $35.
GW $ Performance Washington Performing Arts Society presents Gajamukha.
Indian musicians and dancers present this stunning production, which revolves
around the elephant-faced Hindu deity, Gajamukha. Indian music, dance
and theater combine in this presentation of the divine manifestations
of Gajamukha, with exquisite musical compositions in Sanskrit and Tamil.
8 pm at Lisner Auditorium. Tickets $45, $38, $25 available at the Lisner
Auditorium Box Office, TicketMaster Outlets and PhoneCharge 301/808-6900.
Limited discount tickets available for GW students.
$ Lecture “A Conversation on War” with James Carroll,
Alexsandar Hemon, Jeanne Wakatsuki Houston. Carroll, author of the National
Book Award-winning memoir An American Requiem, is joined by Hemon, the
author of The Question of Bruno, and Wakatsuki Houston, who co-authored
Farewell to Manzanar about her family’s experience during and after
the World War II internment of Japanese Americans, in a discussion about
war. 8 pm, $15. Folger Shakespeare Library, 201 E. Capitol St., SE. For
more information call 544-4600, E-mail webmaster@folger.edu or visit www.folger.edu.
Saturday / Oct. 16
GW Colonials Weekend Colonials Weekend Welcome President Trachtenberg
and Ambassador Edward “Skip” Gnehm will keynote the official
opening of Colonials Weekend. Lisner Auditorium (730 21st St.), 10–11:15
am.
GW Colonials Weekend Campus Walking Tours Current students lead
these hour-long walking tours. Foggy Bottom tours depart from the Visitors
Center (801 22nd St.) 11 am, 2 pm; Mount Vernon tours depart from the
clock tower by the tennis courts 12:45 pm, 3:45 pm.
GW Colonials Weekend Alumni Soccer Game and Reception Battle of
the alumni on the soccer field. Have these Colonial alumni lost their
game or gotten better with age? Find out at the alumni soccer game. Following
the game will be a reception for soccer alumni, current soccer players,
parents and families. Mount Vernon Athletic Field, 11 am–1 pm. (Game,
reception follows in Post Hall, Mount Vernon Campus)
GW Colonials Weekend Colonials Village Meet up with fellow alumni,
parents and students at Colonials Village on Kogan Plaza. Reunite with
classmates and club members as you visit the many University and student
organization hospitality tents. Read old copies of The GW Hatchet. Check
out the yearbook from your class. Entertainment provided and food available
for purchase all day. Kogan Plaza & H Street (between 21st and 22nd
streets), noon–4 pm. In case of rain, Colonials Village will be held
in the Marvin Center, 3rd Floor Grand Ballroom.
GW Colonials Weekend Silent Auction Place a bid on a variety of
merchandise and services, donated by merchants, parents and alumni. Marvin
Center (800 21st St.), Great Hall, 1–4 pm.
GW Colonials Weekend Colonial Lecture Series Featuring the Annual
Kayser Lecture The 2004 Colonial Lecture Series offers a broad range of
timely topics, including politics, aging and art, to engage alumni, parents
and students. Lecture 1: Second Annual Elmer Louis Kayser Lecture in History:
“What Can History Tell Us about the Election of 2004” presented
by Edward Berkowitz, professor of history. 1–1:50 pm. Lecture 2:
“The Role of Spirituality in Caring for Chronically and Terminally
Ill Patients” presented by Christina Puchalski, associate professor
of medicine, and Cornelius Bennhold, professor of physics. 1–1:50
pm. Lecture 3: GSPM 2004 Campaign Election Forecasting Panel “Who
will be the next President?” 2–2:50 pm. Lecture 4: “Creativity
and Aging — the Latest Research Findings” Presented by Gene
D. Cohen, director of GW’s Center on Aging, Health & Humanities,
2–2:50 pm. Lecture 5: “The A, B, Cs of Estate Planning Plus
a Potpourri of Planning Possibilities” presented by Barry Nudelman,
professor of engineering and applied science, 2–2:50 pm. Lecture
6: “Engineering a Better Health Care: The Role of Biomedical Engineering
in Modern Medicine” presented by Professor James K. Hahn, 3–3:50
pm. Lecture 7: “Emergency Preparedness for the Lay Person” presented
by GW’s Response to Emergencies And Disasters Institute (READI) Staff,
3–3:50 pm. The lectures will be held in Media and Public Affairs
Building (805 21st St.), rooms 309, 310 and B07, 1–4 pm. For more
information about rooms and times visit www.gwu.edu/
alumni/cw/index.html.
GW Colonials Weekend Octoberfest Join alumnae, current students,
parents and friends for family fun outdoors, including hay rides, seasonal
treats, arts and crafts and more. Mount Vernon Campus Quad, 3–6 pm.
GW $ Colonials Weekend La Fiestasa Alumni House (1925 F St.), 9
pm–1 am. Celebrate the finale to Hispanic Heritage Month with a traditional
Latin extravaganza complete with music, dancing and appetizers. Experience
the Latin culture at GW and mingle with the current and past members of
the Organization of Latino American Students. Tickets $5 per person (payable
at the door).
GW $ Colonials Weekend Dana Carvey Smith Center (600 22nd St.),
10 pm. Tickets can be purchased at gwired.gwu.edu/tickets/, at TicketMaster
(Marvin Center, ground floor) or by calling 994-7411. General admission
$45, students $35.
GW $ Performance Sing-a-Long Sound of Music The classic film with
subtitles, so everyone can sing along. Sat., 7 pm; Sun., 2 pm at Lisner
Auditorium. Tickets $15, available at Lisner Auditorium Box Office, TicketMaster
Outlets and PhoneCharge 301/808-6900. $10 tickets available at the Marvin
Center box office. For more information, call 994-6800.
Sunday / Oct. 17
GW $ Colonials Weekend Event Jazz Brunch Enjoy live jazz and good
food to finish off an exciting weekend, hosted by GW’s radio station
WRGW. Tickets for adults $18, students $16, children (under 12) $10. Reservations
are required, for more information call 994-6611. Marvin Center (800 21st
St.), 3rd Floor Grand Ballroom, 9 am–1 pm.
Send feedback to: bygeorge@gwu.edu
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