ELON COLLEGE — To reserve tickets call the Elon College Box Office at
336-584-2199 from 12:30 p.m. to 5 p.m., Monday through Friday. For information about lectures call 336-584-2386.
Thursday, March 2
Poetry Reading
Belk Library, 4:30 p.m.
Free
In celebration of Women’s History Month, Elon College faculty members and students will read selections from their poetry.
Thursday, March 2
Elaine Marshall, N.C. Secretary of State
Yeager Recital Hall, 7 p.m.
Free
Marshall is the first woman ever elected to North Carolina’s Council of State. She is now seeking a second term. A dynamic, engaging and energetic speaker, she will speak during the induction ceremony for the campus chapter of Pi Sigma Alpha, the political science honor society.
Thursday, March 2
Keith J. Devlin, “Geometrics of Animals, Flowers, Art and the Human Body.
McCrary Theatre, 7:30 p.m.
Free
Devlin is the author of 23 books and more than 65 research articles. He is an elected fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science. His presentation will focus on newer “geometries of life” such as the pattern of a flower or an animal’s coat.
Monday, March 6
Bohemian Chamber Philharmonic Orchestra with pianist Michiko Otaki
McCrary Theatre, 8 p.m.
Tickets: $12 or free with Elon identification
The Haydn-Mozart-sized orchestra has recorded more than 20 CDs for Bonton, Panton, Supraphon, CBS, EDIT and Amabile. Since its creation in 1969, the orchestra has made more than 300 tours abroad.
Monday, March 13
Film Antonia’s Line and discussion led by Dr. Ann Cahill, philosophy department
Moseley, 221B, 7 p.m.
Free
Winner of the 1995 Academy Award for Best Foreign Film, Antonia’s Line is a funny, poignant and profound consideration of women’s familial relationships.
Monday, March 13
Division of Social Sciences Annual Symposium II – Growing up in America: Is America the Best Place to Raise a Child?
Yeager Recital Hall, 7:30 p.m.
Free
Elon faculty members Maureen Vandermaas-Peeler, psychology; Catherine King, psychology; Laura Helvey, political science; with Jim Pickens, psychology, as moderator will discuss the impact of the media, schools, domestic division of labor and careers on the rearing of children in America.
Monday, March 13
Elon College Wind Ensemble’s Eleventh Annual Family Concert
McCrary Theatre, 8 p.m.
Free
Come join the Elon College Wind Ensemble and director Thomas Erdmann for its annual family blowout with great music, door prizes and the music of Francis McBeth and Karl King.
Tuesday, March 14
Doris Kearns Goodwin, “Shared Memories: The Lessons of History”
McCrary Theatre, 4 p.m.
Free
Goodwin, a historian and biographer, has authored four highly praised books, Lyndon Johnson and the American Dream; The Fitzgeralds and the Kennedys, which was made into a six-hour television mini-series on ABC; No Ordinary Time: Franklin and Eleanor Roosevelt: The American Home Front During World War II, which received the 1995 Pulitzer Prize for history; and Wait Till Next Year: A Memoir. She is a commentator for NBC and a regular panelist on PBS’s The Newshour with Jim Lehrer.
Thursday, March 16
The Elon College Chamber Singers present “An Evening of Contemporary Music”
Yeager Recital Hall, 8 p.m.
Free
Led by Stephen Futrell, the program will feature choral, a cappella and accompanied music from the 20th century and a world premiere composition by Stephen Suber. Other featured composers include Britten, Barber and Messiaen.
Tuesday, March 28
Elon College Percussion Ensemble Spring Concert
Yeager Recital Hall, 8 p.m.
Free
The concert will feature student compositions and arrangements.
Thursday, March 30
Jason Vieaux, guitar, recital
Yeager Recital Hall, 8 p.m.
Free
In 1992 at the age of 19, Vieaux became the youngest first prizewinner in the history of the Guitar Foundation of American International Competition. In 1995 he toured Asia as an Artistic Ambassador for the United States giving concerts and master classes at U.S. embassies. He is on the faculty of the Cleveland Institute of Music.