The Mansfield Freeman Center for East Asian Studies at Wesleyan, Washington Terrace, presents the 6th Annual Enzheng Tong Memorial Lecture at 4:30 p.m. Scheduled to speak is Professor Gideon Shelach, Hebrew University in Jerusalem. The title of his talk is "On Memory and Objects" - in the Professor's words, "My lecture focuses on cultures of the Neolithic (7th to 3rd millennia BCE) and Bronze Age (2nd and 1st millennia BCE) in China, to which many of the prominent attributes, of Chinese identity are ascribed. I argue that artifacts produced by these cultures are the means by which social memory is transmitted, but even more importantly they are social agents in the construction, maintenance and manipulation of identities in China." The event is free and open to the public. For more information, call 860-685-2330.
Mr. Shakespeare himself will be in attendance, none the worse for wear at the age of 356; there will be food and beverages as well as inspired performances. To find out more, go to www.art-farm.org. It's not too late to support your favorite sonnetteers!
The Committee for Middle Eastern Studies at Wesleyan & The Mellon Foundation presents Professor Daniel Monk at 8 p.m. in PAC Room 001. Monk, Professor of Geography and director of the Peace and Conflict Studies Program [P-CON] at Colgate University, will deliver a talk titled "The Jew and the Tank: Habit and Habitus in the Historiography of Israel's Era of Euphoria." The event is free and open to the public - for more information, call 860-685-3428.
Friday April 9:
'Tis a weekend of Senior and Graduate Recitals at Wesleyan - all of them are free and open to the public and most, if not all, should be impressive. On this day, Gabriel Furtado (class of '10) presents a program original compositions for instruments and voice at 7 p.m. in Memorial Chapel. At 9 p.m., Anthony Martello presents " Adventures Outside the Mushroom Kingdom", an indescribable experience taking place in Crowell Concert Hall.
The Buttonwood Tree presents a fun double bill featuring The YaYas, a trio featuring Catherine Miles (vocals), Jay Mafale (guitar) and keyboard player Paul Silverman in a program of original material. Opening the evening at 8 p.m. will be singer/songwriter Ben Rabb. For more information, call 860-347-4957.
Boney's Music Lounge presents the ubiquitous drummer Liviu Pop, his group and special guest Joe Grieco on keyboards. The music starts at 9 p.m.
Saturday April 10:
3 Senior Recitals on this day at Wesleyan, starting at 2 p.m. in The Russell House, 350 High Street with flautist Vicki Cheng and a program of German Lieder by Schubert, Liszt, Fanny Henzel and more as well as selected movements from Claude Bolling's "Suite for Flute and Jazz Piano Trio." At 7:30 p.m. in Crowell Concert Hall, student composer Robert Rusli will debut his 1st Symphony - titled "The Elemental", the work, in the composer's words, "is a 4-movement symphony written for a full symphonic orchestra. Each movement is inspired by a different aspect of nature, and is reflected in the melodies and instrumental palette." At 9 p.m. in the World Music Hall, Bella Loggins presents "Simple, Old, New."
The Buttonwood Tree presents the Mike Augeri Jazz Quintet at 8 p.m. Augeri, a Middletown native and graduate of Middletown High, has worked with Teddy Pendergrass, Joe Lovano, Pete Seeger, and many local jazz artists as well. His group includes the fine young guitarist Sinan Bakir, bassist Paul Fuller, and pianist Warren Byrd as well as special guest Maxine Martin (saxophone, clarinet). For reservations, call 860-347-4957.
To learn more about the band, go to www.michaelclearyband.com.
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