Calendar

Sept. 5
Lecture, "Materiality and Image"
7 p.m., Camp Concert Hall
Artist Christopher Cook will speak. At 8 p.m. , there will be a reception and viewing of the exhibition "Leaded: The Materiality and Metamorphosis of Graphite" in the Harnett Museum of Art.

Sept. 6
International Jubilee: Study Abroad Fair
4-7 p.m., The Forum
Join representatives of International Education for international cuisine, music and the annual study abroad fair. The fair and food begin at 4 p.m.; music begins after 5 p.m.

Second City Touring Company, Sept. 6

Sept. 6
Second City Touring Company,"One Nation under Blog"
7:30 p.m., Alice Jepson Theatre
Call the Box Office at 289-8980 for ticket information.

Sept. 7
CCE Brown Bag Lunch Series
12:30 p.m., Tyler Haynes Commons, Think Tank, second floor
The first program of the semester is "Resistance and Reconciliation," with Ana Edwards, communications director of Homeward. Cosponsored by Weinstein Fellows Program. Pizza provided; bring your own drink.

Sept. 7
Art workshop, "Materiality and Image-making"
2 p.m., Modlin Center, artyard, visual arts building
Artist Christopher Cook will lead the two-hour workshop.

Sept. 7 and 8
Staged reading, "A Simple Piece of Cloth"
7:30 p.m., Cousins Studio Theatre
This new play tells the story of a family coping with cultural assimilation and the death of the patriarch in a comic but truthful manner. Free, but tickets are required. Contact the Box Office at 289-8980 for information.

Sept. 9 and 10
Jim Cullum Jazz Band with Dick Hyman on piano
7:30 p.m., Camp Concert Hall
Call the Box Office at 289-8980 for ticket information.

Sept. 11
Common Ground Action Committee meeting
3:30 p.m., Tyler Haynes Commons, Think Tank, second floor
CGAC meetings are open to all on campus.

Sept. 12
Culture Klastch-Ethnicity and National Identity
3-4 p.m., Tyler Haynes Commons Think Tank, second floor
Everyone is invited to participate in a discussion of ethnicity and national identity. Come and go as your schedule permits.

Sept. 14
CCE Brown Bag Lunch Series
12:30 p.m., Tyler Haynes Commons, Think Tank, second floor
Dr. John Moeser, CCE visiting fellow, will discuss "So Much Promise, So Little Leadership: The Nation State System of the Richmond Metropolis." Pizza provided; bring your own drink.

Diavolo, Sept. 14-15

Sept. 14 and 15
Diavolo
7:30 p.m., Alice Jepson Theatre
Call the Box Office at 289-8980 for ticket information.

Sept. 16
Anne Guthmiller, soprano, and Dmitri Shteinberg, piano
3 p.m., Camp Concert Hall
Free, no tickets required.

Sept. 18
Lecture, "Seeing the Devine: Hindu Art and Ritual"
7 p.m., Lora Robins Gallery of Design from Nature
Dina Bangdel, VCU assistant professor of art history, will speak. At 8 p.m., there will be a reception and viewing of "The Inner Eye: Folk Art of India from the William and Ann Oppenhimer Collection" and "The Sacred and the Sensuous: Hindu Art from the Collection," in the Lora Robins gallery.

Sept. 19
Geoffrey Haydon, piano
7:30 p.m., Camp Concert Hall
Free, no tickets required.

Sept. 21
CCE Brown Bag Lunch Series
12:30 p.m., Tyler Haynes Commons, Think Tank, second floor
Dr. Malcolm Hill, associate professor of biology, will discuss "Bringing the Chesapeake Bay to Fifth Graders in Richmond Schools." Pizza provided; bring your own drink.

Sept. 25
Lecture, "A Dialogue on Left, Right and Center"
7 p.m., Modlin Center
Hear political observers Susan Estrich, an attorney who leans left, and Richard Lowry, editor of National Review, who leans right, discuss society, law, culture and the election season. Sponsored by Jepson Leadership Forum, WILL and the School of Law.

Sept. 26
Shanghai Quartet
7:30 p.m., Camp Concert Hall
Call the Box Office at 289-8980 for ticket information.

Sept. 27
Lecture, "J.J. Lankes: Working Artist/Artist Working"
7 p.m., Modlin Center, Cousins Studio Theatre
W.D. Taylor, professor of English emeritus, and co-curator of the exhibition, will speak. At 8 p.m. there will be a reception and preview of "Artist at Work: The Art and Commerce of J.J. Lankes" in the Harnett Museum of Art.

Sept. 28-30
Family Weekend

Sept. 28
Curator's talk, "India: Tradition and Transformation"
12:30 p.m., Lora Robins Gallery of Design from Nature
Kristen Malanoski, '08, will speak. She is co-curator of "The Sacred and the Sensuous: Hindu Art from the Collection" and "The Inner Eye: Folk Art of India from the William and Ann Oppenhimer Collection."

Sept. 28
Curator's talk, "Image and Text: Sloan and Maugham"
3 p.m., Modlin Center, Harnett Print Study Center
Dina Zhurba, M.L.A. '08, will speak. She is co-curator of "Of Human Bondage: Etchings by John Sloan Illustrating W. Somerset Maugham's Novel."

Sept. 28
President's Welcome
4 p.m., Robins Center
Faculty, staff, students and families are invited to hear President Ed Ayers discuss plans for the University's present and future. A reception will follow on Millhiser Green.

Sept. 28
Department of Music Family Weekend Concert
7:30 p.m., Camp Concert Hall
A showcase of the department's major ensembles, with performances by the University Choir, Wind Ensemble, Jazz Ensemble, Orchestra and Schola Cantorum. Free, no tickets required.

Sept. 30
Arts around the Lake
11 a.m.-5 p.m., Robins Center
Approximately 100 Richmond area artists will display and sell their work at the 28th annual event. Admission and parking are free. No dogs allowed.

Sept. 30
Paul Hanson, piano
3 p.m., Camp Concert Hall
Free, no tickets required.