American Weekly

Tues 16 Nov
China, Japan, and East Asian Regionalism
2–5 p.m., SIS Lounge. Ming Wan, professor of public and international affairs at George Mason University, will speak. Contact Milena Yordanova at 885-1760.

Wed 17 Nov
Fidelity and TIAA-CREF Representatives on Campus
All day, Human Resources Office. Need a little investment guidance? Representatives from Fidelity and TIAA-CREF will be available for one-on-one counseling sessions. Schedule an appointment with Fidelity at 800-642-7131 or with TIAA-CREF at 202-637-0090.

Database of the Week Demonstration
3:30–4 p.m., Bender Library reference desk. Take an electronic tour of the Evans Digital database. Contact the library at 885-3200.

Visiting Writers Series: Melanie Thernstrom
8 p.m., Butler Board Room. Enjoy a creative nonfiction reading by Melanie Thernstrom, whose most recent work, Halfway Heaven: Diary of a Harvard Murder, chronicles the 1995 murder-suicide at Harvard University. Contact the Department of Literature at 885-2973 or go to www.american.edu/visitingwriters.

Thurs 18 Nov
Visiting Scholar Lecture
4:30 p.m., Ward 2. Amitai Etzoni, founder and director of the Communitarian Network, will discuss his new book, From Empire to Community: A New Approach to International Relations. Contact Leah Harris at 885-1843.

Sunrise Quartet: Performance and Discussion
8 p.m., Greenberg Theatre. This All-Beethoven Celebration will feature String Quartet no. 13 and Grosse Fuge. General admission is $5. Contact the box office at 885-2587.

Fri 19 Nov
Patriot League Women’s Volleyball Tournament
Through 20 Nov.
6 and 8 p.m., Bender Arena. Don’t miss the Eagles run to a fourth consecutive NCAA Tournament appearance in front of a national television audience on CSTV. Tickets are $5 for faculty and staff; admission is free for students with ID. Contact athletics at 885-3000.

Sat 20 Nov
Dance Choreo-Labs
Also 21 Nov.
7 p.m., Tenley Chapel Dance Studio. Enjoy faculty and student works in progress. Contact the Department of Performing Arts at 885-3420.

Patriot League Women’s Volleyball Tournament
8 p.m., Bender Arena. See 19 Nov.

AU Symphony Orchestra
Also 21 Nov.
8 p.m., Greenberg Theatre. Under the direction of Jesus Manuel Berard, the orchestra will perform such selections as Lenore Overture no. 3. The concert is part of the All-Beethoven Celebration. General admission tickets are $15 and $8 for the AU community and seniors. Contact the box office at 885-2587.

Sun 21 Nov
Women’s Basketball vs. William and Mary
2 p.m., Bender Arena. Contact athletics at 885-3000.

Tues 23 Nov
What About the Death Penalty?
6:30 p.m., Kay Spiritual Life Center. Shari Silberstein, codirector of the Quixote Center, will lead a discussion on the application of the death penalty, how it works in our judicial system, and where it is applied. Refreshments will be served. Contact Marinetta Cannito Hjort at marinetta@msn.com.

Men’s Basketball vs. Wagner
7 p.m., Bender Arena. Contact athletics at 885-3000.

Wed 24 Nov
Thanksgiving Break
Through 28 Nov
University offices open Wednesday.

Women’s Basketball vs. Mount St. Mary’s
7:30 p.m., Bender Arena. Contact athletics at 885-3000.

Fri 26 Nov
Women’s Basketball vs. Loyola College
7 p.m., Bender Arena. Contact athletics at 885-3000.

Mon 29 Nov
Men’s Basketball vs. St. Francis
7 p.m., Bender Arena. Contact athletics at 885-3000.

Thurs 2 Dec
Table Talk Lunch Series
Noon, Kay Center Lounge. “The AIDS Pandemic: Diagnosis and Prognosis.” Free to students; a donation of $5 from faculty and staff is requested. Reservations required. Contact 885-3320.

AU Gospel Choir
8 p.m., Greenberg Theatre. Under the direction of Sylstea Sledge, the choir will perform gospel pieces. Admission is $5. Contact the box office at 885-2587.

Sat 4 Dec
Men’s Basketball vs. Vermont
1 p.m., Bender Arena. Contact athletics at 885-3000.

AU Chorus Concert: Carmina Burana
Also 5 Dec.
8 p.m., Kay Spiritual Life Center. Carl Orff’s opera is conducted by Daniel Abraham. Admission is $15 or $8 for the AU community and seniors. Contact the box office at 885-2587.

Sun 5 Dec
AU Chorus Concert: Carmina Burana
3 p.m., Kay Spiritual Life Center. See 4 Dec.

Tues 7 Dec
The Future of the U.S.-Japan Alliance
2–5 p.m., Mary Graydon Center, room 200. William Breer, Japan chair with the Center for Strategic and International Studies, will speak. Contact Milena Yordanova at 885-1760.

Photo courtesy f Joetta Andrews/SOC

AU film students operate boom mike and camera to capture another moment for Children Will Listen, which airs on PBS at 8:00 p.m. on Thanksgiving evening, Nov. 25 (check local listings).

SOC’s Children Will Listen debuts on PBS Thanksgiving night

Tune in to your local PBS station at 8 p.m. on Thursday, Nov. 25, to see the documentary Children Will Listen directed by SOC professor Charlene Gilbert and filmed almost entirely by SOC students. Born out of a partnership that brought SOC together with the American Film Institute (AFI), Hallmark Entertainment, and the Broadway Junior division of Music Theatre International, Children Will Listen follows a group of elementary and middle-school children as they stage an adaptation of Stephen Sondheim’s musical Into the Woods at the Kennedy Center. The film was part of AFI Fest 2004, the longest running film festival in Los Angeles.

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