Tuesday, April 5
Hutchins Lecture with Barbara Ellen Smith
The Politics of Place
Free and Open to the Public
This lecture will illuminate the theoretical meanings of place as a political resource in the U.S. South. What understandings of place contribute to divergent political agendas (e.g., the "southern way of life" vs. progressive global connections)? What are the limitations and insights of these varying perspectives?
Barbara Ellen Smith is the Director of Women's and Gender Studies and professor of Sociology at Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University.
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Tuesday, April 12
Big Fish on the Big Screen with the Big Guy
5:30 p.m. | Varsity Theater on Franklin Street
Free for UNC OneCard holders and $3 General Public
The Center invites you to a screening of Big Fish at the Varsity Theater on April 12th at 5:30 p.m.. After the screening there will be a talk with Big Fish author and Chapel Hill resident Daniel Wallace, and Senior Associate Director of the Center Bill Ferris. Immediately following the discussion there will be a reception at Hyde Hall.
Tickets are available at the Varsity Theater box office, which is open Tue-Fri 6:30-9:30 p.m. , Sat 2:00-9:30 p.m. and Sun 4:30-7:30 p.m..
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Thursday, April 28
Music on the Porch with Shana Tucker, Gabriel Pelli, and Jane Francis. Moderated by Andrew Magill
5 p.m. | The Center for the Study of the American South
Free and Open to the Public
Shana Tucker studied at Howard University and the Brooklyn College Conservatory of Music with Marion Feldman. Her commissioned works include Nexxus and Savannah, both of which were composed for The Washington Ballet (with Maritri Garrett, co-writer) and premiered at The Kennedy Center. Savannah was also chosen to debut at the Joyce Theatre-NYC and also at the Witts Theater in Johannesburg, South Africa.
Classically trained, Gabriel Pelli is a fiddle player of all genres, with Stuff Smith and Stefane Grapelli being most inspirational. He played for years in his own Gypsy Jazz group, Europa Jazz, and more recently plays with the newly regrouped Squirrel Nut Zippers. When not playing jazz, he rocks the violin with The Old Ceremony.
Jane Francis is a songwriter, music teacher and multi-instrumentalist. She continually experiments with the timeless blending of British folk-rock and blues, and offsets traditional forms with quirky pop balladry and refined lyrics. She is a recent member of the Chapel Hill Philharmonia and Cary's RTOOT Orchestra on the upright bass, an instrument she plans to feature in her upcoming CD.