SMU Events: April 23 - 29

April 23

• Margo Jones Series: “New Visions, New Voices,” a festival of new plays written and directed by SMU undergraduate students, 2 p.m., Margo Jones Theatre, SMU’s Meadows School of the Arts, 6101 Bishop Blvd. Tickets: $6- $12. For more information, please call (214) 768-2787.
   
• Lecture: “Bridwell Library Judaica Series Lecture,” 2 p.m.- 4.p.m, SMU’s Bridwell Library, 6005 Bishop Blvd. Free and open to the public. For more information, please call (214) 768-3483.
   
• Concert: “Music in the Meadows,” 3 p.m., SMU’s Meadows Museum, 5900 Bishop Blvd. Free and open to the public. For more information, please call (214) 768-2516.
   
• Concert: “Chamber Music Showcase,” 7:30 p.m., SMU’s Meadows School of the Arts, Caruth Auditorium, 6101 Bishop Blvd. Free and open to the public. For more information, please call (214) 768-1951.

April 23 & April 27 – 30

• Main Stage: “She Stoops to Conquer,” by Oliver Goldsmith, Greer Garson Theatre, SMU’s Meadows School of the Arts, 6101 Bishop Blvd. Tickets: $6- $12, Thursday-Saturday 8 p.m.; Sunday 2 p.m. For more information, please call (214) 768-2787.

April 23- May 28

• Exhibition: “Juan van der Hamen y León and the Court of Madrid,” SMU’s Meadows Museum, 5900 Bishop Blvd. Daytime ticket prices: $8 per person for ages 12 and up; free on Thursday nights after 5 p.m.; always free for members, SMU faculty/staff/students and children under 12. For more information, please call (214) 768-2516.

April 23- June 30

• Exhibition: “Business in the Borderlands: From Cibola to Semiconductors,” Monday-Friday, 8:30 a.m.- 5 p.m., SMU’s DeGolyer Library, 6404 Hilltop Ln. Free and open to the public. For more information, please call (214) 768-3231.

April 24- April 29

• Exhibition: "Six Centuries of Master Bookbinding,” Monday-Thursday, 8 a.m.- 9 p.m.; Friday, 8 a.m.- 5 p.m.; Saturday, 10 a.m.- 5 p.m.; SMU’s Elizabeth Perkins Prothro Galleries, located in Bridwell Library, 6005 Bishop Blvd. Free and open to the public. For more information, please call (214) 768-3483.

April 25

• Symposium: “The Debate Over Intelligent Design," 7 p.m., SMU’s Hughes-Trigg Student Center theatre, 3140 Dyer St. Free and open to the public. For more information, please contact Desiree Brown at ddbrown@smu.edu.
   
• Concert: “Meadows Guitar Ensemble,” 8 p.m., SMU’s Meadows School of the Arts, Caruth Auditorium, 6101 Bishop Blvd. Free and open to the public. For more information, please call (214) 768-2516.

April 25- May 15

• Exhibit: “Faculty Recognition,” faculty works published, exhibited or performed in 2005 will be on display. SMU’s Fondren Library, 6414 Hilltop Ln. Free and open to the public. For more information, please call (214) 768-3225.

April 25- June 4

 Exhibition: “Maya Textile Art: Collection of the Centro de Textiles del Mundo Maya,” SMU’s Meadows Museum, 5900 Bishop Blvd. Daytime ticket prices: $8 per person for ages 12 and up; free on Thursday nights after 5 p.m.; always free for members, SMU faculty/staff/students and children under 12. For more information, please call (214) 768-2516.

April 26

 Lecture: “The Maguire Center for Ethics Public Scholar Lecture,” SMU’s Mark Chancey, assistant professor of religious studies, 12 p.m., SMU’s Umphrey Lee Ballrooom, 3300 Dyer Street. A reception at 11:30 a.m. will precede the lecture. This event is free and open to the public. For more information, please call (214) 768-4255.

April 27

 Lecture: “Juan van der Hamen y León and the Court of Madrid," 5:30 p.m., SMU’s Meadows Museum, 5900 Bishop Blvd. Free and open to the public. For more information, please call (214) 768-2516.

 Concert: “The 2006 Grand Event: Meadows at Meyerson,” 7:30 p.m., Meyerson Symphony Center, 2301 Flora St. Dallas, TX 75201. Tickets: $6-$12, for more information, please call (214) 768-2787.

April 28

 Performance: “The Best of Meadows Dance,” 8 p.m., SMU’s Meadows School of the Arts, Bob Hope Theatre, 6101 Bishop Blvd. Tickets: $6-$12. For more information, please call (214) 768-2787.

April 29

 Meadows Event: “Super Saturday at the Meadows Museum,” live performances, studio art projects, gallery treasure hunts and more, 11 a.m.- 2 p.m., SMU’s Meadows Museum, 5900 Bishop Blvd. Free and open to the public. For more information, please call (214) 768-2516

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