For more information on the Convocation Series, please visit http://www.oberlin.edu/artsguide/convocation-series
The next Convocation features Salman Rushdie on Wednesday, October 12, 2011, 7:30 pm. Free ticket required. Contact Central Ticket Service at 440.775.8169 or 800.371.0178 for more information.
The author of 10 novels, three works of non-fiction, and a book of short stories, Sir Salman Rushdie has acquired both critical acclaim and international controversy for his writing. Accusations of blasphemy against Islam followed the publication of his 1988 novel, The Satanic Verses, and an ensuing death sentence by Ayatollah Khomeini forced Rushdie into hiding for several years. He has collected numerous awards and honors, among them a knighthood by Queen Elizabeth II in 2007. Rushdie has adapted works for the stage, and his books have been translated into more than 40 languages. His 1981 novel, Midnight’s Children, was recently named the Best of the Booker, securing his spot as the top winner in the award’s 40-year history.
For more information on the Artist Recital Series, and to purchase tickets, please visit http://www.oberlin.edu/artsguide/artist-recital-series/
The next ARS concert features The Cleveland Orchestra on Wednesday, January 18, 2012 at 8:00 pm. Tickets required. Contact Central Ticket Service at 440.775.8169 or 800.371.0178 for more information
Oberlin Orchestra Concert
On Saturday, October 1, at 8:00 pm, the Oberlin Orchestra will give their first performance of the year in Finney Chapel with Raphael Jimenez, the new Director of Orchestras at Oberlin Conservatory of Music. Free admission.
Finney Chapel
90 North Professor Street
Oberlin, OH 44074
Oberlin Field Hockey
On Tuesday, October 4, starting at 4:30pm, watch Oberlin College take on Trine University on the athletic fields! The fields are located off of Woodland Street, Oberlin, OH 44074.
Men’s and Women’s Soccer
Also on Tuesday, October 4, starting at 7:00pm, watch the Oberlin men’s and women’s soccer teams take on Ohio Wesleyan University. The soccer field is located off of Woodland Street, Oberlin, OH 44074.
Speaking of men’s soccer, be sure to check out their video.
AMAM First Thursday Evening Hours
Beginning Thursday, October 6, the AMAM galleries will remain open until 8 pm. The weeks are busy with school and work, and the weekends fill up fast with extracurricular activities - that's why the AMAM has started a new public program for the fall semester - First Thursdays! During these special evening hours, the museum galleries will be open for you to revisit old favorites, explore the new installations, discover new works, listen to our audio tours, or browse through our collection catalog. AMAM staff and student docents will be on hand to answer questions and chat with you about the museum's holdings. As always, admission to the museum is free and open to all members of the public.
Allen Memorial Art Museum
87 North Main Street
Oberlin, OH 44074
Oberlin Chamber Orchestra
On Thursday, October 6, at 8:00 pm, the Oberlin Chamber Orchestra presents their first performance of the year in Finney Chapel with Raphael Jimenez, the new Director of Orchestras at Oberlin Conservatory of Music. Free admission. Program includes Beethoven’s Piano Concerto No.5 in E-flat Major, Op.73 and Dvorák’s Czech Symphony No.6 in D Major, Op.6.
Finney Chapel
90 North Professor Street
Oberlin, OH 44074
Richard Haass ’73 Lecture: US Middle East Policy After the Arab Spring
On Thursday, October 6, starting at 8:30pm, Dr. Richard Haass will give a lecture, with reception to follow. Dr Haass is president of the Council on Foreign Relations, the preeminent independent, nonpartisan organization in the United States dedicated to the study of American foreign policy. Until June 2003, Dr. Haass was director of policy planning for the Department of State, where he was a principal adviser to Secretary of State Colin Powell on a broad range of foreign policy concerns. Confirmed by the U.S. Senate to hold the rank of ambassador, Dr. Haass served as U.S. coordinator for policy toward the future of Afghanistan and was the U.S. envoy to the Northern Ireland peace process. He was also special assistant to President George H.W. Bush and senior director for Near East and South Asian affairs on the staff of the National Security Council from 1989 to1993.
Dr. Haass is the author or editor of eleven books on American foreign policy, including War of Necessity, War of Choice: A Memoir of Two Iraq Wars (Simon and Schuster, May 2009). He is also the author of one book on management. He regularly writes and speaks on global issues. A Rhodes scholar, he holds a BA from Oberlin College and both Master and Doctor of Philosophy degrees from Oxford University. He has received honorary doctorates from Hamilton College, Franklin & Marshall College, Georgetown University, Oberlin College, and Central College.
Science Center – Norman C Craig ’53 Lecture Hall
119 Woodland Street
Oberlin, OH 44074
Contemporary Music Ensemble
A performance by the Contemporary Music Ensemble will be presented on Friday, October 7, at 8:00pm, directed by Timothy Weiss with Richard Hawkins, clarinet . Free admission. Program includes Scelsi: Ohoi (16 Solo Strings), Albright: Quintet for Clarinet and String Quartet, Trueman: Counterfeit Curio, and Ligeti: Melodien.
Conservatory of Music – Warner Concert Hall
77 West College Street
Oberlin, OH 44074
Oberlin Women’s Soccer
On Sunday, October 9, starting at 1:00pm, watch Oberlin College take on Kenyon College on the soccer fields! The field is located off of Woodland Street, Oberlin, OH 44074.
Murphy Colloquium: Mary Davis
A guest lecture entitled “Fashion à la Russe: Diaghilev’s Dancers in Comoedia Illustré” by Professor Mary Davis, will be presented on Wednesday, October 12 from 12:15-1:15 pm, as part of the 2011-12 Murphy Colloquium Series. Free admission.
Mary Davis is chair of the Music Department at Case Western Reserve University, associate director of Case’s Baker Nord Center for the Humanities, and university liaison and advisor to the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and Museum. At Case since 1998, Davis was the first person to be appointed to the Robson Junior Professorship. Davis’s research focuses on the relationship of music to fashion. She holds degrees from St. Mary’s College, Notre Dame (B.M.), the Peabody Conservatory of Music (M.M. Piano), the New England Conservatory of Music (M.M. Musicology) and Harvard University (Ph.D., Musicology).
Bibbins Hall, Room 224
Oberlin Conservatory of Music
77 West College Street
Oberlin, OH 44074
Oberlin Football
On Saturday, October 15, starting at 1:00pm, watch Oberlin College take on Wabash College on the football field! The stadium is located off of Woodland Street, Oberlin, OH 44074.
Tribute Concert in Honor of Robert Willoughby
Flutists from some of the most esteemed ensembles throughout the United States will gather at the Oberlin Conservatory of Music to pay tribute to their former teacher and mentor Robert Willoughby, the “American Grandmaster of the flute” (Flute). The emeritus professor of flute, his former students, and the conservatory community will celebrate Willoughby’s 90th birthday with a concert in his honor on Saturday, October 15 at 4:00 p.m. in Warner Hall. The concert is free and open to the public.
Conservatory of Music – Warner Concert Hall
77 West College Street
Oberlin, OH 44074
Antiquities or Antiquity - Who Owns the Past?
Please join the Art Department for the third of four talks on the subject of “cultural property.” Stanley Abe, Associate Professor of Art at Duke University, will present a talk entitled “Rockefeller Collecting: China and Beyond” on Monday, October 17 from 4:30-6:00 pm. The speakers in this series offer a variety of perspectives and positions on issues of antiquities, antiquity, collecting, nationalism, and preservation.
Stanley Abe has published widely on Chinese Buddhist art, contemporary Chinese art, Asian American art, Abstract Expressionism, and the construction of art historical knowledge. He is writing a critical study of how Chinese sculpture became a category of Fine Art during the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries.
For additional information about the talks or speakers, please contact Bonnie Cheng (bonnie.cheng@oberlin.edu)
Clarence Ward ‘37 Art Building
Classroom I
91 North Main Street
Oberlin, OH 44074-1097
A Migrant’s Journey: Discussion with Mexican Rights Advocate
A discussion with Mexican Migrant Rights Advocate Jacqueline Garcia Salamanca, held on Thursday, October 20 at 7:00 pm. Ms. Garcia Salamanca, the daughter of a migrant, works in sending communities while providing humanitarian support for migrants along the "Beast" (La Bestia), the deadly train that many thousands of migrants from Central America and Mexico ride northward each year in search of jobs and better lives for their families.
Science Center – Norman C. Craig ’53 Lecture Hall
119 Woodland Street
Oberlin, OH 44074
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