Cultural Programs

Nancy Knowlton, a renowned expert on coral reefs, visits Elon University this month as the 2008-2009 Voices of Discovery series continues with a talk on the impact of climate change on the planet's reef systems. Knowlton's lecture on Feb. 18 is free and open to the public starting at 7:30 p.m. in McCrary Theatre.

Vikram Potdar, a teenage piano extraordinaire from Chapel Hill, will perform selections from composers such as Bach, Chopin and Liszt on Jan. 22 in a Whitley Auditorium concert co-sponsored by the Office of Cultural and Special Programs and the Department of Music.

Celebrate the season with a special Elon performance by the Greensboro Symphony Orchestra in Alumni Gym at 3 p.m., Sunday, Dec. 21.

"Sweeney Todd, the Demon Barber of Fleet Street," under the direction of Catherine McNeela and choreographed by Linda Sabo, opens Oct. 30 in McCrary Theatre, where the audience will hear the tale of "murderous 'barber'-ism and culinary crime" just in time for Halloween.