December 2007
Dateline
GW’s Guide To Happenings On Campus
SATURDAY / FEBRUARY 9
$ Performance: Flamenco Festival 2008: Quatro Esquinas (Four Corners). Two of flamenco’s leading singers, Carmen Linares and Miguel Poveda, perform with guitarist Juan Carlos Romero and dancer Pastora Galván. 8 p.m. Lisner Auditorium, 21st and H streets, NW. Tickets are $45-$55 general admission, $20 for students. Tickets can be purchased at the Lisner Box Office, TicketMaster Outlets, or by calling (301) 808-6900.
SUNDAY / FEBRUARY 10
$ Performance: Flamenco Festival 2008: Tomatito Quintet. Renowned Gypsy guitarist Tomatito will be joined by his musical ensemble and Gypsy dancer Jose Maya. 7 p.m. Lisner Auditorium. Tickets available for $35-$55 at the Lisner Box Office, TicketMaster Outlets, and PhoneCharge at (301) 808-6900.
$ Sports: Women’s Basketball. GW’s women’s basketball team plays University of Richmond. 2 p.m. Charles E. Smith Athletic Center. Tickets available by calling (202) 994-6050.
FEBRUARY 11-15
Exhibition: Within Conspicuous Unity. A MFA Thesis Exhibition for YeonHee Ji. Dimock Gallery, 21st and H streets, NW. Tuesday-Thursday, 11 a.m.-1 p.m., and Friday, 11 a.m.-3 p.m.
TUESDAY / FEBRUARY 12
The Press of Politics with George Stephanopoulos. A conversation with George Stephanopoulos led by GW Professor of Media and Public Affairs and Emmy Award-winning journalist Frank Sesno. Free and open to the public. 7 p.m. Media and Public Affairs Building, Jack Morton Auditorium, 805 21st Street, NW.
$ Performance: Flamenco Festival 2008: Gala Flamenca: Mujeres.
This all-star gala features three generations of acclaimed dancers: Merche Esmeralda, Belén Maya, and Rocío Molina. Award-winning singer Diana Navarro appears as a guest artist. Lisner Auditorium. 8 p.m. Tickets available for $35-$60 at the Lisner Box Office, TicketMaster Outlets, and PhoneCharge at (301) 808-6900.
FEBRUARY 14-15
$ Performance: Flamenco Festival 2008: Ballet Flamenco Eva Yerbabuena. Artist Eva Yerbabuena has won every prestigious Spanish choreographic award. Her company of dancers and musicians will present her new show Santo y Seña (Signs and Wonders). Lisner Auditorium. 8 p.m. Tickets available for $35-$60 at the Lisner Box Office, TicketMaster Outlets, and PhoneCharge at (301) 808-6900.
THURSDAY / FEBRUARY 14
Seminar: The Challenges of Integrating Islam: Comparative Experiences of Europe and the Middle East. Sponsored by the Elliott School of International Affairs’ Institute for Middle East Studies and the Institute for Europe, Russia, and Eurasian Studies. Sessions include Contrasting Approaches to Religious Practice—The Issue of Head Scarves; Interactions Between State and Religion: Egypt and Denmark in Comparative Perspective; and Emerging Transnational Communities. The keynote address, titled “How Far Can Traditions Be Stretched—Islam and Others?” will be delivered by John Bowen, Dunbar-Van Cleve Professor of Sociocultural Anthropology, Washington University. 10 a.m.-5 p.m. 1957 E Street, NW, Room 602. RSVP to imes@gwu.edu.
Reading: Nadeem Aslam and Manil Suri. A joint reading by British novelist Nadeem Aslam and Indian novelist Manil Suri, author of The Death of Vishnu and The Age of Shiva. Free and open to the public. Marvin Center Amphitheatre, 800 21st Street, NW.
TUESDAY / FEBRUARY 19
Lecture: 2008 Manuel Cohen Memorial Lecture: John C. Bogle.
Free and open to the public. 4 p.m. Jacob Burns Law Library, 716 20th St., NW, Room 505.
WEDNESDAY / FEBRUARY 20
Panel Discussion: Education Costs. Hosted by GW’s Center for Innovative Media, the panel will be moderated by Professor of Media and Public Affairs Frank Sesno and features GW President Steven Knapp. Free and open to the public. Jack Morton Auditorium, Media and Public Affairs Building, 805 21st Street, NW.
Lecture: What Is Global Inequality and Why it Matters. Branco Milanovic, lead economist at the World Bank, senior associate at the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace, and adjunct professor at Johns Hopkins University and the University of Maryland, discusses the global economy. 1957 E Street, NW, Room 602. 4:45-6 p.m. RSVP to rsvpesia@gwu.edu.
$ Sports: Women’s Basketball. GW’s women’s basketball team plays Saint Louis University. 7 p.m. Charles E. Smith Athletic Center. Tickets available by calling (202) 994-6050.
THURSDAY / FEBRUARY 21
Performance: GW Women’s Chorus and The Sirens. Gisele Becker conducts this performance by GW Women’s Chorus and The Sirens, GW’s female a cappella group. Free and open to the public. The United Church, 1920 G Street, NW.
FRIDAY / FEBRUARY 22
Bonfire for George Washington’s Birthday. 6:30 p.m. Free and open to the public. University Yard, H Street. For more information, call (202) 994-7129.
SATURDAY / FEBRUARY 23
$ Sports: Men’s Basketball. GW’s men’s basketball team plays the University of Richmond. 2 p.m. Charles E. Smith Athletic Center. Tickets available by calling (202) 994-6050.
FEBRUARY 26-29
Exhibition: Tibbott Family Pet Burial Recovery Project. A MFA Thesis Exhibition for Gina Tibbott. Dimock Gallery, 21st and H streets, NW. Tuesday-Thursday, 11 a.m.-1 p.m., and Friday, 11 a.m.-3 p.m.
WEDNESDAY / FEBRUARY 27
$ Performance: Charlotte’s Web. Presented by Theatreworks USA and based on E.B. White’s classic tale. For children grades kindergarten through fifth grade. Lisner Auditorium, 10:30 a.m. and 12:30 p.m. For tickets, visit www.lisner.org or call 1-800-497-5007.
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