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CONTACT
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561-297-3022,
lmetcalf@fau.edu
FAU Calendar of Events for the
Week of October 25, 2010
BOCA RATON, FL (October 25, 2010) – Florida Atlantic University will host the following events:
Florida Atlantic University’s Office of Graduate
Admissions to Host Open House
This free event will take place on
Friday, November 5, from 8:30 a.m. to 1:30
p.m. in the
Live Oak Pavilion of FAU’s Student Union, 777
Glades Road, Boca Raton campus. For more information
or to register, call 561-297-3624 or visit
www.fau.edu/graduate/OpenHouse/Fall2010/.
The Graduate College Open House is an opportunity to
learn about the 80 graduate programs, admissions, financial
aid, student services and more. There will be a variety
of faculty and staff on-hand to highlight the features and
benefits of an FAU graduate education. A tour of the Boca Raton
campus, as well as an opportunity to explore the wide range of
academic programs and a complimentary lunch in the cafeteria
will be available.
FAU’s University Galleries Host the Opening
Reception for the Exhibition Raymond Pettibon: The Punk
Years
This free event will take place on
Friday, November 12, from 6 to 9 p.m. in the
Schmidt Center Gallery on FAU’s Boca Raton
campus, 777 Glades Road. For more information, contact
561-297-2966.
The Raymond Pettibon Exhibition presents early graphic
works from the California punk era. It includes more than 200
pieces, including posters, gig fliers, zines, album covers,
T-shirts, CDs and videos. Exhibition begins Saturday,
November 13 through Saturday, January 22, 2011.
FAU’s Department of Theatre Presents ‘The
Diviners’
The play will run from
Friday, November 12 through Sunday, November 21,
Fridays at 8 p.m., Saturdays at 2 and 8 p.m. and Sundays at 2
p.m. in the
Studio One Theatre on FAU’s Boca Raton campus,
777 Glades Road. For more information or to
purchase tickets, call 1-800-564-9539 or visit
www.fauevents.com.
“The Diviners” is a compelling story set in
the American Poetic style. It has become a classic of rural
Americana and exposes the provincial beliefs that are so much a
part of the fabric of our heritage as Americans. Winner of the
American College Theatre Festival, this marvelous theatrical
play is the story of a disturbed young man and his friendship
with a disenchanted preacher in southern Indiana in the early
1930s. Tickets are $20.
FAU’s Peaceful Mind/Peaceful World Program Presents
a Meditation Workshop
This event will take place on
Saturday, November 13, from 9:30 a.m. to noon
in the
Senate Chambers on FAU’s Boca Raton campus, 777
Glades Road. For more information, call 561-297-2337
or visit. fauf.fau.edu/peaceful.
Barbara Schmidt and Adriana Feraldo lead this workshop in
finding a path to inner peace. Tickets are $15 and lunch is
included.
FAU’s Department of Music Presents the FAU Jazz
Band
This free event (donations suggested) will take place on
Sunday, November 14, at 3 p.m. in the
University Theatre on FAU’s Boca Raton campus,
777 Glades Road.
Neal Bonsanti directs this FAU student group. For
more information, call 561-297-3820.
FAU’s Raddock Family Eminent Scholar in Holocaust
Studies Presents the Lecture, ‘The Meaning of American
Holocaust Literature for a Japanese Scholar Born and Raised in
Hiroshima’
This free event will take place on
Sunday, November 14, at 4 p.m. in the
Performing Arts Building, Room 101, on FAU’s Boca
Raton campus, 777 Glades Road. For more information,
call 561-297-2979.
The lecture is presented by Professor Reiko Nitta, senior
professor of American literature, Graduate School of Letters,
Hiroshima University.
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About Florida Atlantic University:
Florida Atlantic University opened its doors in 1964 as
the fifth public university in Florida. Today, the University
serves more than 28,000 undergraduate and graduate students on
seven campuses and sites. Building on its rich tradition as a
teaching university, with a world-class faculty, FAU hosts 10
colleges: the Dorothy F. Schmidt College of Arts & Letters,
the College of Business, the College for Design and Social
Inquiry, the College of Education, the College of
Engineering & Computer Science, the Graduate College, the
Harriet L. Wilkes Honors College, the Charles E. Schmidt
College of Medicine, the Christine E. Lynn College of Nursing
and the Charles E. Schmidt College of Science. For more
information, visit
www.fau.edu.
