Sunday,
Jan. 14, 2007
Evergreen's exhibition House Guests displays the works of Evergreen's 2005 and 2006 artists-in-residence, painter Amy Chan and installation artist Richard Torchia. Chan's paintings use humor and appropriated imagery to convey the loneliness of the modern American landscape. Torchia creates installations that deal with principles of perception using recorded sounds and the optics of photography. Free with museum admission. 410-516-0341.
Wednesday,
Jan. 31, 2007
Moving to Homewood, an exhibition of images of the university's original location in downtown Baltimore and early photographs of the Homewood campus. Free. 410-516-8335.
Dec. 1
The AllNighters, Hopkins' all-male a cappella group, will host an evening of music and fun, featuring the guest group Drexel University Treblemakers. Some content may not be suitable for children. Free. JHUAllNighters@gmail.com.
Theater. Merrick Barn, 8
p.m.
Johns Hopkins University Theatre presents the premiere of
the Performance class's production of Christopher Durango's
comedy The Marriage of Bette and Boo. An
all-University Theatre student cast performs in this show,
a culmination of a semester-long study with director Krista
Smith in developing solid underpinnings for character and
relationships. $15 general admission, $13 seniors, $5
students. 410-516-5153.
Dec. 2
Music director Jed Gaylin will lead the Hopkins Symphony Orchestra in a performance of excerpts from Wagner's Parsifal as well as Ives' Symphony No. 3 (The Camp Meeting). Parisian pianist Chantal Stigliani joins the orchestra for Grieg's Piano Concerto. At 7 p.m., Peter Jelavich, a professor in the Department of History at Johns Hopkins, will lead a pre-concert talk on Parsifal. $10 general admission; $8 for seniors (60+), non-JHU students and JHU affiliates; and free to JHU students with valid ID. 410-516-6542.
Theater. Merrick Barn, 8
p.m.
Johns Hopkins University Theatre presents The Marriage
of Bette and Boo. $15 general admission, $13 seniors,
$5 students. 410-516-5153.
Dec. 3
Johns Hopkins University Theatre presents The Marriage of Bette and Boo. $15 general admission, $13 seniors, $5 students. 410-516-5153.
Dec. 4
Homewood by Candlelight, featuring seasonal decorations, holiday music and refreshments in the wine cellar. $6; free to Homewood House members. 410-516-5589. homewoodhouse@jhu.edu.
Dec. 5
Alice McDermott and Jean McGarry, of the Writing Seminars, will read from their works. McDermott won the National Book Award for Charming Billy, and her latest novel, After This, is just out. McGarry's latest work, A Bad and Stupid Girl, won the 2006 Michigan Short Fiction Prize. Free. 410-516-6139.
Concert. MSE Library, M Level,
7:15 p.m.
The student a cappella group Adoremus will perform. Free.
410-516-3692.
Dec. 7
Holiday book, art and gift sale at the Museum Shop, where visitors will find welcome relief from the season's hustle and bustle, as well as unique gifts. Admission to the museum, which will be decorated for the holidays, is free. 410-516-5589.
Book Sale. Homewood House Museum,
11 a.m. to 5 p.m.
The Johns Hopkins
University Press Holiday Book Sale, featuring titles
from the Press at a 25 percent discount. An author
reception and Madeira tasting follow, from 5 to 7 p.m.
Free. 410-516-6928.
Concert. Bloomberg Center,
Schafler Auditorium, 8 p.m.
The Vocal
Chords will host Drew University's All of the
Above in a night of a cappella singing (and a little
bit of acting, too!). Free.
vocalchords@gmail.com.
Dec. 8
Johns Hopkins University Theatre presents The Marriage of Bette and Boo. $15 general admission, $13 seniors, $5 students. 410-516-5153.
Dec. 9
Holiday Traditions at Evergreen House and Homewood House. In conjunction with Downtown Dollar Days, the public is invited to enjoy holiday music, decorations and light refreshments while touring the historic houses. $1. 410-516-0341, Evergreen House; 410-516-5589, Homewood House.
Theater. Merrick Barn, 8
p.m.
Johns Hopkins University Theatre presents The Marriage of
Bette and Boo. $15 general admission, $13 seniors, $5
students. 410-516-5153.
Dec. 10
Holiday Traditions at Evergreen House and Homewood House. In conjunction with Downtown Dollar Days, the public is invited to enjoy holiday music, decorations and light refreshments while touring the historic houses. $1. 410-516-0341, Evergreen House; 410-516-5589, Homewood House.
Concert. Shriver Hall Auditorium,
5:30 p.m.
The Shriver Hall
Concert Series presents mezzo-soprano Stephanie Blythe
and pianist Warren Jones performing works by Brahms, Duparc
and De Falla. A pre-concert lecture will be at 4:30 p.m. in
the Shriver Hall Clipper Room. $33, $17 students, and free
for JHU undergraduates. 410-516-7164.
Concert. Levering Union, Great
Hall, 6 to 8 p.m.
The Gospel Choir will present its fall concert. Free. gospel@jhu.edu.
Theater. Merrick Barn, 8
p.m.
Johns Hopkins University Theatre presents The Marriage
of Bette and Boo. $15 general admission, $13 seniors,
$5 students. 410-516-5153.
Dec. 11
The student a cappella group Adoremus will host a caroling session in time for the holidays. Audience participation encouraged! Free. 410-516-3692.
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