All events listed in this calendar are free and open to the public. Contact the sponsoring department or organization for additional information.
Friday, September 7
Playwright’s Theatre: Conduit
Cabe Theatre, 7:30 PM
Playwright’s Theatre, an extension of the Hendrix-Murphy Foundation’s Playwriting Contest, produces dramatic readings of new plays by current or former Hendrix students. Cast, crew, and director are also Hendrix alumni and students.
Conduit by James Mainard O’Connell '03 follows the experience of Lisa Thomas, a young journalist, as she works to uncover the truth about the death of a black teenager in New Brunswick, New Jersey, during the 2008 election season. An audience and cast discussion will follow the reading.
Sponsor: Hendrix-Murphy Foundation and Department of Theatre Arts and Dance, (501) 450-4597 or vanaman@hendrix.edu
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Tuesday, September 18
Dr. Leonard Sax, MD, PhD.
Mills Center, Room A, 7:00 PM
Dr. Leonard Sax, author of Why Gender Matters, Girls on the Edge, and Boys Adrift, addresses the issue of gender and what ideals of “womanhood” and “manhood” are being portrayed to today’s youth. Dr. Sax will discuss why girls today seem so anxious while boys seem so unmotivated. To learn more about Dr. Sax, visit his website at www.leonardsax.com.
Sponsor: Office of the Chaplain, (501) 450-1263
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Thursday, September 20
“Alchemy and Middle English Literature”
Reves Recital Hall, 7:30 PM
A professor of English Literature at Montevallo University, Stephanie Batkie focuses on reading practices in the Middle Ages, especially how the texts required diligent and difficult reading that encouraged spiritual meditation. Her work on alchemical writings has uncovered the role reading plays in the healing process, both spiritually and physically.
Sponsor: Hendrix-Murphy Foundation, (501) 450-4597 or vanaman@hendrix.edu
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Sunday, September 23
Quartetto Gelato Concert
Staples Auditorium, 7:30 PM
Sponsor: Department of Music (501) 450-1249
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Saturday, September 29
Fall Family Weekend Concert
Staples Auditorium, 10:00 AM
Featuring the Hendrix College choir, wind ensemble and chamber orchestra
Sponsor: Department of Music (501) 450-1243
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