September 2007

Dateline

GW's Guide To Happenings on Campus

Saturday / September 1

$ Performance: Kankouran West African Dance Company performs Sounougal (Our Boat). 8 p.m. Lisner Auditorium, 21st and H streets, NW. Tickets are $25 general admission, seniors and students are $20, and children 12 and under are $16. Tickets can be purchased at the Lisner Box Office, TicketMaster Outlets, or by calling (301) 808-6900.

September 4–October 5

Exhibition: Generations of the Washington Color School Revisited. The Luther W. Brady Art Gallery has extended the exhibition dates of Generations of the Washington Color School Revisited to overlap with the exhibition Morris Louis Now: An American Master Revisited at the Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. The Brady Gallery’s exhibition includes Morris Louis’ “Blue Column II,” an acrylic on canvas from 1960. Luther W. Brady Art Gallery, Media and Public Affairs Building. 805 21st Street, NW. Gallery hours are Tuesday–Friday, 10 a.m.–5 p.m.

Thursday / September 6

Lecture: “Arab-Israeli Peace: Is It Still Possible?” with William Quandt, James Clark Welling Visiting Professor. Sponsored by the Elliott School of International Affairs. 6–7:30 p.m. Room 602, 1957 E Street, NW. RSVP to rsvpesia@gwu.edu.

Friday / September 7

Distinguished Women in International Affairs: Her Excellency Sheikha Haya Rashed Al Khalifa, president of the UN General Assembly. Sponsored by the Elliott School of International Affairs. Reception to follow. 5:30­–7:30 p.m. City View Room, 7th floor, 1957 E Street. RSVP to rsvpesia@gwu.edu.

Saturday / September 8

$ Performance: Emerald Productions presents Sarah Geronimo in Motion. 8 p.m. Lisner Auditorium, 21st and H streets, NW. Tickets range from $58-$125. Tickets can be purchased at the Lisner Box Office, TicketMaster Outlets, or by calling (301) 808-6900.

Tuesday / September 11

Lecture: Lawrence Wright, winner of the Pulitzer Prize and the Lionel Gelber Book Prize, will discuss his book The Looming Towers. Copies of the book will be available for purchase. Sponsored by the Elliott School of International Affairs. 6:30 p.m. Room 213, 1957 E Street, NW. RSVP to rsvpesia@gwu.edu.

9/11 Memorial Event

The event includes a moment of silence, remarks from the president, student speakers, and a tribute to the fallen. Begins at sunset on the University Yard. For more information, call (202) 994-7129.

Thursday / September 13

Ambassadors Forum: A Conversation with Pakistan’s Ambassador His Excellency Mahmud Ali Durrani. Sponsored by the Elliott School of International Affairs. 5:30–7 p.m. Room 602, 1957 E Street, NW. RSVP to rsvpesia@gwu.edu.

Saturday / September 15

Performance: Arts-On-Foot Festival: Second Story – Chapter One, an improvisation performance of dance, music, and visual installation. The Warehouse Art Galleries, Washington’s Downtown Arts Complex, 2nd Floor, 1019 7th Street, NW. 3–4 p.m. Free and open to the public. No tickets or reservations required.

Monday / September 17

Constitution Day Event. Lecture entitled “Do Oral Arguments Matter in
Constitutional and Other Cases Before the Supreme Court?” Presented by three nationally known GW experts. GW Law School, Jacob Burns Moot Court Room, 2000 H Street, NW. 3–4 p.m. To RSVP, call (202) 994-7129.

Lecture: “The Future of Democracy Initiative: Democratization and Civil War” with Jack Snyder, the Robert and Renée Belfer Professor of International Relations, Columbia University. Sponsored by the Elliott School of International Affairs. 6–7:30 p.m., Room 602, 1957 E Street, NW. RSVP to rsvpesia@gwu.edu.

Tuesday / September 25

Book Launch: In the Ruins of Empire: The Japanese Surrender and the Battle for Postwar Asia by Ronald Spector, GW professor of history and interna­tional affairs. Sponsored by the Elliott School of International Affairs. Copies of the book will be available for purchase. 5:30–7:30 p.m. Room 602, 1957 E Street, NW. RSVP to rsvpesia@gwu.edu.

Kalb Report: Join moderator Marvin Kalb for a discussion of democracy and the press. The Kalb Report is a periodic forum series jointly produced by GW, Harvard, and the National Press Club. The series is underwritten by a grant from the Ethics and Excellence in Journalism Foundation. 8 p.m. National Press Club, 14th and F streets, NW. For more information or free tickets, call (202) 994-6460.

Friday / September 28

$ Performance: John McLaughlin. Guitarist McLaughlin has worked with Miles Davis, the legendary Mahavishnu Orchestra, and Shakti. 8 p.m. Lisner Auditorium, 21st and H streets, NW. Tickets range from $25-$45. Tickets can be purchased at the Lisner Box Office, TicketMaster Outlets, or by calling (301) 808-6900.

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