October 13, 2005

SMU Events: Oct. 23 — Oct. 29

October 23

• Concert: “Brilliance of Bach,” preformed by SMU Meadows Symphony Orchestra and Meadows Chorale, 3 p.m., SMU Owen Arts Center, Caruth Auditorium, 6101 Bishop Blvd., SMU campus. $12 adult, $9 senior, $6 SMU faculty/staff/students. For more information, call 214-768-2787.

October 23- October 28

• Exhibition: “Working With Words: Poets and Their Poems Through the Centuries,” 8 a.m.-5 p.m., SMU DeGolyer Library, 6404 Hilltop Lane. Free and open to the public. For more information, call Russell Martin at 214-768-3231.

October 24

• The Godbey Lecture Series: “Boundary Breakers of the American Revolution,” Ed Countryman, University Distinguished Professor in the Clements Department of History, 11 a.m.-1 p.m., Maggiano’s, 205 NorthPark Ctr., Dallas. Cost: $127 for members, $152 for nonmembers, lunch provided. Series concludes Monday, October 31. For more information, call Judy King at 214-768-2532.

October 24- December 9

• Exhibition: “A Heavenly Craft: The Woodcut in Early Printed Books,”
  Mon.- Fri. 8-5 p.m. and Sat. 10-5 p.m., Elizabeth Perkins Prothro Galleries, SMU’s Bridwell Library, 6005 Bishop Blvd. Free and open to the public.
  For more information, call Dennis Maust at 214-768-3483.

October 25

• The Godbey Lecture Series: “‘ Weird’ Books of the Bible,” Serge Frolov, SMU assistant professor of religion, 11 a.m. lecture- 12 p.m. lunch, Maggiano’s,
  205 NorthPark Ctr., Dallas. Cost: $125 for members, $150 for nonmembers, includes lunch. Series continues Tuesdays, November 1 and 8. For more information, call Judy King at 214-768-2532.

October 26

• Brown Bag Lecture Series: “Talking Ancestry: Collaborative Archaeological Research with Pueblo Communities in the Southwest,” Mike Adler, SMU associate professor of anthropology, presented by William P. Clements Center for Southwest Studies. 12 p.m., DeGolyer Library, Texana Room, 6404 Hilltop Lane. Free and open to the public. For more information, call 214-768-3684.

October 27- November 13

•  Exhibition: “Weaving the Legend of Don Quijote: 18th Century Tapestries From the Royal Court of Spain,” SMU Meadows Museum, 5900 Bishop Blvd. Daytime ticket prices: $8 per person for ages 12 and up; free on Thurs. nights after 5 p.m.; always free for members, SMU faculty/staff/students and children under 12.
  For more information, call 214-768-2516.

October 27- November 27

•  Exhibition: “Drawing from Life: Steve Mumford in Iraq, 2003-2004,” SMU Meadows Museum, 5900 Bishop Blvd. Daytime ticket prices: $8 per person for ages 12 and up; free on Thurs. nights after 5 p.m.; always free for members, SMU faculty/staff/students and children under 12. For more information, call 214-768-2516.

October 27

• Artful Thursday Evening Lecture: “Goya and the Creation of the 'Four Seasons' Tapestries for the Prince of Asturias,” Interim Director of Meadows Museum Mark A. Roglán, presented by SMU Meadows School of Arts. 5:30 p.m., Meadows Museum, 5900 Bishop Blvd. Free, and open to the public. For more information, call 214-768-2516.

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