SPRING 2008
February 19, 7:30 pm, Fox Hall
Terror in the Name of God
Jessica Stern, foremost U.S. expert on terrorism, public policy lecturer at Harvard University and author of “Terror in the Name of God: Why Religious Militants Kill”
Part of the Col. Christian L. and Edna M. March International Relations Lecture Series, “Islam and Global Politics.”
Co-sponsored by the Center for Spiritual Life.
February 21, 7 pm, McArthur Gymnasium
50th Anniversary Opening Convocation
Keynote address by Elie Wiesel, Nobel Peace Laureate and Distinguished Visiting Professor of Humanities at Eckerd since 1993. Tickets are required for this free event.
February 27, 7 pm, Fox Hall
Instilling Pride—One Lap at a Time
Jim Ellis, swim coach & subject of the movie Pride
Sponsored by the Afro-American Society. A Black History Month celebratory event
March 5, 7 pm, McArthur Gymnasium
This is What a Feminist Looks Like: The True Diversity of Feminism
Feminist activist Gloria Steinem and friends Dorothy Pitman Hughes, Amy Richards, and Jennifer Baumgardner. Tickets required: Free, students, faculty, staff; $5, Alumni; $10, Public. Purchase tickets here.
Sponsored by the Women’s Resource Center at Eckerd, the Eckerd College Organization of Students and the Office of Communications.
March 25, 7:30 pm, Fox Hall
Israel, Iran, the Bush Doctrine and the Future of Terrorism
Jeffrey Goldberg, Washington correspondent of The New Yorker and author of “Prisoners: A Muslim and a Jew Across the Middle East Divide”
Part of the Col. Christian L. and Edna M. March International Relations Lecture Series, “Islam and Global Politics.”
March 27, 7:30 pm, Miller Auditorium
Science, Non-Science, and Nonsense: From Aliens to Creationism
Lawrence Krauss, Phi Beta Kappa Visiting Scholar, Ambrose Swasey Professor of Physics, professor of astronomy, and director of the Center for Education and Research in Cosmology and Astrophysics at Case Western Reserve University.
Co-sponsored by the Eckerd College Zeta Chapter of Phi Beta Kappa and Phi Beta Kappa Alumni Association of Tampa Bay.
March 31, 7 pm, McArthur Gymnasium
An Evening with the Harlem Gospel Choir
Made up of the finest singers and musicians from Harlem's Black Churches and from the New York/tri-state area, the Harlem Gospel Choir has performed with Andre Rieu, Lyle Lovett, Bono and U2. Tickets: Tickets required: Free, students, faculty, staff; $5, Alumni; $10, Public.
Co-sponsored by the Office of Advancement, Afro-American Society, Campus Activities, Eckerd College Organization of Students, Palmetto Productions, Office of the President and Student Affairs.
April 10, 7:30 pm, Fox Hall
Inside Iraq: The Untold Stories
Mike Shiley, producer/director of Shidog Films, photographer, filmmaker and freelance journalist.
Sponsored by Palmetto Productions.
SPRING 2008 ART FILM THEATRE
ART
February 22 to April 4
Founding and Current Faculty Art Show
The Armacost Library at Eckerd College
Exhibition Hours: Mon-Fri, 10 am to 5 pm, Sat-Sun, 12 to 5 pm
A 50th Anniversary event
FILM
February 23 to March 1
Tenth Annual Environmental Film Festival
Miller Auditorium
THEATRE
April 3-13
Thursday – Saturday, 8 pm
Sunday, 2 pm
A Stone That Sings by Irene Elliott
Senior Showcase directed by Gavin Hawk
Bininger Theatre at Eckerd College
Tickets at the door: $10, general public.
PREVIOUS EVENTS
FALL 2007
Thursday, September 20, 2007, 7:30 pm, Fox Hall
The Struggle between the Arab World and the Christian West
Milton Viorst, Middle East expert and author of "Storm from the East: The Struggle between the Arab World and the Christian West"
Part of the Col. Christian L. and Edna M. March International Relations Lecture Series, "Islam and Global Politics."
Tuesday, Oct. 2, Wireman Chapel, 7:30 p.m.
Washing Dishes and Other Revolutionary Tactics: What It Takes to Change the World.
Beth Corrie, activist, educator and cousin of the late Rachel Corrie, a college student killed while participating in a peace demonstration in Palestine.
Sponsored by Campus Ministries.
Monday, October 8, 2007, 7:30 pm, Wireman Chapel
Freedom Riders: The Peacemaker and the Warrior
Hank Thomas and Ben Cox, two of the original Freedom Riders who, in 1961, set out for the Deep South to defy Jim Crow laws and call for change.
Part of the Center for Spiritual Life Lecture Series.
Thursday, October 25, 2007, 7:30 pm, Fox Hall
An Islamic Perspective of Interreligious Solidarity Against Oppression
Farid Esack, South African Muslim theologian and Prince Al-Waleed Bin Talal Visiting Professor of Islamic Studies at Harvard Divinity School
Part of the Col. Christian L. and Edna M. March International Relations Lecture Series, "Islam and Global Politics."
Monday, November 5, 2007, 7 pm, Fox Hall
An Evening with Rebecca Walker
Rebecca Walker, activist and author of bestsellers "Black, White and Jewish: Autobiography of a Shifting Self" and "Baby Love: Choosing Motherhood After a Lifetime of Ambivalence"
Monday, November 12, 2007, 7:30 pm, Miller Auditorium
Conflict Diamonds, Refugees and Environmental Impacts of War
Doug Henry, Assistant Professor of Anthropology at the University of North Texas.
Thursday, November 15, 2007, 7 pm, Fox Hall
An Evening with Nikki Giovanni
Nikki Giovanni, poet, writer, commentator, activist, and University Distinguished Professor at Virginia Tech. Sponsored by the Afro-American Society.
FALL 2007 ART, THEATRE & MUSIC
ART
September 14 – November 10, 2007
Josef Albers: Color Genius
From the collection of The John and Mable Ringling Museum of Art
The Armacost Library at Eckerd College
Exhibition Hours: Mon-Fri, 10 am to 5 pm, Sat-Sun, 12 to 5 pm
THEATRE
November 8-18, 2007
Thursday – Saturday, 8 pm
Sunday, 2 pm
A Midsummer Night’s Dream
A play by William Shakespeare, directed by Cynthia Totten
Bininger Theatre at Eckerd College
Call 864.8279 for tickets: $10, general public.
MUSIC
Thursday, December 6, 2007, 7:30 pm
A Festival of Lessons and Carols
A program of choral music with organ, bass and percussion featuring the Eckerd Concert Choir and the Chamber Players of the New German Symphony
Wireman Chapel at Eckerd College
Sunday, December 9, 2007, 5:30 pm
The Gift of Christmas
A cantata featuring the Eckerd Concert Choir, Eckerd Ringers and Chamber Players of the New German Symphony
First United Methodist Church
212 Third Street North, St. Petersburg
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