UNIVERSITY NEWS - NOVEMBER 2004

MEDIA CONTACTS:
Stacia Smith, 561-297-2971,ssmith@fau.edu
Polly Burks, 561-297-2595, pburks@fau.edu

Florida Atlantic University's
Dorothy F. Schmidt College of Arts and Letters
Events for the Weeks of November 15 & November 22

Monday, November 15, 4:30 p.m.
Lecture: Archaeological Excavations at Ancient Paliké, Sicily
Performing Arts Building, Room 101, Boca Raton campus, 777 Glades Road
Free and open to the public
Information: 561-297-3646
Archaeology, art history and ancient history enthusiasts will enjoy this lecture on the results of an archaeological excavation of ancient Sicily. Discoveries include the foundations of a Greek-style temple of the Archaic period and several other monumental structures.

Tuesday, November 16, 3:30 p.m.
Lecture: "Holocaust in Film"
Majestic Palm Room, University Center, Boca Raton campus, 777 Glades Road
Free and open to the public
Information: 561-297-2979
Lecture by Professor Kay Picart of Florida State University; sponsored by FAU's department of Holocaust and Judaic Studies.

Tuesday, November 16 through Saturday, January 22
Art Exhibition: "Me, Myself and I"
Tuesday through Friday, 1-4 p.m.; Saturday, 1-5 p.m.
(University closed Thursday, November 11 for Veterans Day)
Schmidt Center Gallery, FAU Boca Raton campus, 777 Glades Road
Free and open to the public
Information: 561-297-2966
Contemporary selection of international artists who explore issues of biography and self-identity including painting, sculpture, works on paper, photography and video.

Friday, November 19 through Sunday, November 21
Theatre presentation of "The Last Meeting of the Knights of the White Magnolia" paired with "Ladies at the Alamo"
Thursday, Friday and Saturday, 8 p.m.; Sunday, 2 p.m.
Studio One Theatre, FAU Boca Raton campus, 777 Glades Road
Tickets, $16; FAU faculty, staff and alumni, $10; FAU students, free
Information: 561-297-3810
Two comic shorts that take a light-hearted look at Texas in the 1960s and 70s.

Friday, November 19, 7:30 p.m.
FAU Wind Ensemble, Kyle Prescott, Conductor
University Theatre, Boca Raton campus, 777 Glades Road
Tickets, $10 or buy one ticket and get one free; FAU faculty, staff, alumni and students, free
Information: 561-297-3820

Saturday, November 20, 7:30 p.m.
FAU Jazz Band, Neal Bonsanti, Director
University Theatre, Boca Raton campus, 777 Glades Road
Tickets, $10 or buy one ticket and get one free; FAU faculty, staff, alumni and students, free
Information: 561-297-3820

Sunday, November 21, 3 p.m.
FAU Jazz Rats with guest artist Dick Hyman
Tickets, $15; FAU faculty, staff, alumni and students, free.
Information: 561-297-3820
Dick Hyman has long been recognized as a master of jazz piano. He has appeared on over 100 albums under his own name, and many more as a contributing musician. His credits include music he has written for television, the theater and motion pictures.

Monday, November 22, 6 p.m.
An Evening of Traditional African Music
African American Research Library and Culture Center, 2650 Sistrunk Blvd, Ft. Lauderdale
Free and open to the public
Information: 561-297-3850
The evening will include a performance by Ghanian artist Christopher Doozie who will play the Gyil; reading of stories in the African oral tradition by Gail Della-Piana, visiting professor at FAU; and an exhibition of African cultural art.

Tuesday, November 23, 7 p.m.
Artist Lecture: Diana Shpungin and Nicole Engelmann
Schmidt Center Gallery, Boca Raton campus, 777 Glades Road
Free and open to the public
Information: 561-297-2966
The artists talk about their works in video and photography in the Me, Myself and I exhibition in FAU's Schmidt Center Gallery.

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