Calendar
March 1
Screening of Operation Atropos
7 p.m., Solvent Space, Plant Zero
(Hull and 4th streets)
Part of the Tucker-Boatwright Festival of Literature and the Arts, the program will include a discussion with artist Coco Fusco.
March 1 and 2
University Dancers Concert
“Leap”
7:30 p.m. (March 1) and 2 p.m. (March 2)
Alice Jepson Theatre
The University Dancers will present their 23rd annual spring concert, “Leap,” with 11 premiere pieces. The repertoire blends many forms of dance including modern, ballet, jazz and Balinese.
Bobby McFerrin, March 2
March 2
Bobby McFerrin and Voicestra
7:30 p.m., Camp Concert Hall
Ten-time Grammy Award winner Bobby McFerrin is one of the world’s best-known vocal innovators and improvisers, a world-renowned classical conductor and the creator of the popular song “Don’t Worry, Be Happy.” McFerrin will appear with his acclaimed improvisational vocal orchestra, Voicestra.
March 3
Common Ground Action Committee meeting
3–5 p.m., Gottwald Conference Room
Open to all members of the campus
community.
March 4
Film, Sartre by Himself
7 p.m., Boatwright Library, Adams Auditorium
Filmed in the 1970s during the tumultuous history of France and Europe, the film frames discussions with Sartre and a group of colleagues.
March 4
Film, The Corporation
8 p.m., Jepson Hall, Room 118
A Canadian film that has won the Best Documentary Genie Award, 26 international awards and 10 international audience choice awards, it stars seven CEOs, three vice presidents, two whistleblowers and “one really big mess.”
March 4 and 5
Nrityagram Dance Ensemble
7:30 p.m., Alice Jepson Theatre
The Nrityagram Dance Ensemble has earned national and international acclaim for its ability to redefine both dance and theatre and to create and communicate with powerful imagery and dance.
March 5
Donchian Symposium on Ethical
Challenges of Leadership
8 a.m.–6 p.m., Jepson Alumni Center
This day-long symposium will allow students, scholars and practitioners to engage in meaningful dialog about pressing ethical issues that leaders face across professions. Space is limited. For more information, contact Nancy Nock at nnock@richmond.edu.
Natalie MacMaster, March 6March 6
Natalie MacMaster
7:30 p.m., Alice Jepson Theatre
MacMaster’s live performances are a testament to her incandescent musicianship and boundless energy; featuring foot-tapping rave-ups, heart-rending ballads and world-class step-dancing.
March 8
Laura Numeroff and Felicia Bond’s
If You Give a Pig a Party
11 a.m. and 1 p.m., Alice Jepson Theatre
In the tradition of Laura Numeroff’s extremely popular books If You Give a Mouse a Cookie and If You Give a Moose a Muffin, celebration reigns supreme in this new musical of the beloved pig who likes to party. Lively musical accompaniment and outrageous physical comedy provide audiences with a compelling theatrical experience.
March 18
Jepson/WILL Forum
7 p.m., Jepson Alumni Center
Chuck D, founder of Public Enemy, will discuss the hip hop movement and rap’s crude, cruel street language in “Rage Rap and Reality: An Evening with Chuck D.”
March 19
Lunchtime Forum
12:30 p.m., Heilman Center, Richmond Room
Faculty and staff are invited to pick up a free lunch in the University Club beginning at 11:30 a.m., have lunch in the Richmond Room, and hear a presentation from Louis Schwartz (English) on “Conscious Terrors: Milton and Maternal Mortality.” The program begins at 12:30 p.m., and will end by 1:20 p.m. To reserve a space, contact Gwen Waddy at gwaddy@richmond.edu or sign up at the University Club.
March 19
Paul D. Miller aka DJ Spooky
7:30 p.m., Alice Jepson Theatre
An audio and visual re-imagining of D.W. Griffith’s groundbreaking and polarizing 1915 classic, The Birth of a Nation, the work combines DJ Spooky’s celebrated skills as a club DJ, multimedia storyteller and social critic to transform the silent-era epic into
a mesmerizing commentary on political
corruption and racism.
March 20
Common Ground Action Committee luncheon
12:30 p.m., Heilman Center, glassed-in meeting room
Informal lunch with Common Ground Action Committee members. Open to all.
March 21
Brown bag discussion
“Payday Lending: How to Maximize Profits from the Working Poor”
12:30 p.m., Tyler Haynes Commons, Think Tank
Jay Speer from the Virginia Poverty Law Center will facilitate the discussion.
March 26
eighth blackbird
7:30 p.m., Camp Concert Hall
Performance by Grammy Award-winning group includes world premieres by Steve Reich, Michael Gordon, David Lang and
Julia Wolfe.
March 27
Art reception and preview
7–9 p.m., Modlin Center, Harnett Museum of Art
Reception and preview of “2008 Harnett Biennial of American Prints” and “George Whitman: Drawn to Nature.”
March 28
Preview Richmond
Various times and locations
This half-day introductory program for high school sophomores and juniors includes a dean’s panel, student panel, admission and financial aid information, campus tours and lunch. More than 500 students are expected.
March 28
Brown bag discussion
“Affordable Housing in Richmond”
12:30 p.m., Tyler Haynes Commons, Think Tank
A panel of local experts will lead the discussion.
March 29
Angélique Kidjo
7:30 p.m., Camp Concert Hall
Kidjo has spread her rhythmic Afro-funk fusion to the four corners of the globe, touring with artists such as Josh Groban. With her fun-loving personality, on-stage charisma and unique voice, Kidjo is one of the most popular artists on today’s music scene.
March 29
“Zingalamaduni II”
7:30 p.m., Camp Concert Hall
The UR African Dance company Ngoma performs.
March 28 and 30
International Film Series
Arranged (United States)
3 p.m. (March 28)
7:30 p.m. (March 28 and 30)
Jepson Hall, Room 118
The critically acclaimed film tells the story of two unlikely companions who find comfort in their shared experience as cultural outsiders in 21st century New York City and their hesitancies and hope toward their impending arranged marriages.