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GW’s Guide To Happenings On Campus

SUNDAY / OCT. 5
$ Performance: Cesaria Evora: The Barefoot Diva
A native of the island nation of Cape Verde, Cesaria Evora is the country’s foremost practitioner of the morna style: wistful, minor key ballads strongly associated with the islands. 7 p.m. Lisner Auditorium, 730 21st St., NW. Tickets available for $35-$50 at the Lisner Box Office, TicketMaster Outlets, or PhoneCharge at (301) 808-6900.

MONDAY / OCT. 6
Symposium on Urban Sustainability: How Washington Can Lead
GW and the D.C. Department of the Environment and Office of Planning will convene a symposium to examine the role of cities in addressing climate change and sustainability. A number of well-known experts will be included, including Mayor Adrian Fenty; GW President Steven Knapp; George Hawkins, director of the D.C. Department of the Environment; and Mary Cheh, D.C. Councilmember and GW professor. 8 a.m.–2 p.m. Jack Morton Auditorium, Media and Public Affairs Building, 805 21st St., NW.

TUESDAY / OCT. 7
$ Performance: Crosby & Nash
Longtime creative partners and Rock and Roll Hall of Famers David Crosby and Graham Nash will perform. 8 p.m. Lisner Auditorium, 730 21st St., NW. Tickets available for $65 at the Lisner Box Office, TicketMaster Outlets, or PhoneCharge at (301) 808-6900.

Colonial Community Lunch Break
Enjoy some Halloween TV classics while trying your hand at making a spooky decoration. Every participant receives a bag of Halloween candy. 12:30-1:30 p.m. Marvin Center, Room 307.

OCT. 8–DEC. 19
Exhibition: The Academic Tradition: Teaching and Practice
Tuesday– Friday, 10 a.m.–5 p.m. Luther W. Brady Art Gallery, Media and Public Affairs Building, 805 21st St., NW. Free and open to the public.

FRIDAY / OCT. 10
Faculty/Staff Book Club
Join the faculty/staff book club for a discussion of New York Times bestseller Angela's Ashes by Frank McCourt. 12:30-1:30 p.m. Marvin Center, Room 307.

SATURDAY / OCT. 11
$ Performance: Maria de Buenos Aires
The passion, seduction, and melancholy of tango and the glorious music of opera are combined in Maria de Buenos Aires, a world-renowned production featuring music by Astor Piazzolla and songs by Horacio Ferrer. The ensemble includes a cast of more than 30 Uruguayan and Argentine artists. Lisner Auditorium, 730 21st St., NW. 8 p.m. Tickets available for $40-$70 at the Lisner Box Office, TicketMaster Outlets, or PhoneCharge at (301) 808-6900.

MONDAY / OCT. 13
The Kalb Report: Play by Play with Bob Costas
Legendary journalist Marvin Kalb and legendary sportcaster Bob Costas. The Kalb Report is produced by The George Washington University, Harvard’s Joan Shorenstein Center, and the National Press Club and underwritten by a grant from the Ethics and Excellence in Journalism Foundation. For free tickets, visit kalb.gwu.edu or call (202) 994-6463. Seating is first come, first seated. 8 p.m. National Press Club, National Press Building, 13th floor, 14th and F streets, NW.

THURSDAY / OCT. 16
Apple Day
Free apples will be available across campus to celebrate fall.

SATURDAY / OCT. 18
Octoberfest
The Mount Vernon Campus will celebrate Octoberfest with an outdoor festival, complete with food, arts and crafts, music, pumpkin carving, arts and crafts, games, and tasty fall desserts. Free and open to the public. 2-5 p.m. Mount Vernon Quad, 2100 Foxhall Road, NW. For more information, call (202) 242-6673.

$ Performance: Richard Lewis
Comedian Richard Lewis can currently be seen on HBO’s Curb Your Enthusiasm and on his Misery Loves Company Stand-Up Tour. Lisner Auditorium, 730 21st St., NW. 8 p.m. Tickets available for $25-$75 at the Lisner Box Office, TicketMaster Outlets, or PhoneCharge at (301) 808-6900.

SUNDAY / OCT. 19
Sixth Annual Foggy Bottom & West End Neighborhood Block Party
Last year, approximately 3,000 people attended this free annual event that includes booths from local businesses, restaurants, groups, and institutions. The block party is brought to you by FRIENDS, a community group started at the request of local neighbors to promote positive dialogue between GW and its neighbors. Plan to join us for food, music, and fun! 1–4 p.m. Eye Street Mall, at the Foggy Bottom Metro, between 23rd and 24th streets, NW.

FRIDAY–SATURDAY / OCT. 24–25
$ Performance: Dana Tai Soon Burgess & Company
The region’s best contemporary dance troupe, Dana Tai Soon Burgess & Co. perform a work titled “Exploring the Hyphen.” Burgess is also a GW associate professor of dance. Lisner Auditorium, 730 21st St., NW. 8 p.m. Tickets available at the Lisner Box Office, TicketMaster Outlets, or PhoneCharge at (301) 808-6900.

OCT. 27–NOV. 6
2008 Service Excellence Celebration
The seventh annual celebration recognizes service excellence throughout GW with training, knowledge sharing, and customer service awards. For a complete list of events, visit http://service. gwu.edu/celebration.

WEDNESDAY / OCT. 29
$ Interview: Jacques Pepin
Celebrated chef Jacques Pepin will discuss his new PBS series More Fast Food My Way and his characteristic uncomplicated and delicious cuisine. Pepin will be interviewed by Joe Yonan, editor of the Washington Post food section, and Pepin will sign copies of his book after the program. Lisner Auditorium, 730 21st St., NW. 7 p.m. Tickets available for $18-$28 at the Lisner Box Office, TicketMaster Outlets, or PhoneCharge at (301) 808-6900.

OCT. 29–30
2008 Service Excellence Conference
The conference is designed to provide service excellence training and knowledge-sharing in a variety of sessions including ones for frontline, non-supervisory, and supervisory staff. 9 a.m.-4:15 p.m. on Oct. 29 and 8:30 a.m.-4:45 p.m. on Oct. 30. Marvin Center, 800 21st Street, NW.

MONDAY / NOV. 3
Service Excellence Awards Ceremony
Join your colleagues and campus administrators in acknowledging all staff and departments providing world-class service and to appreciate those who have gone the extra mile for our students, faculty, and staff. 9:30-11 a.m. Marvin Center, 800 21st Street, NW.

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