University of Pittsburgh Calendar of Events, Oct. 18 - 24

October 4, 2001

The following events at the University of Pittsburgh are open to the public:

EVENTS

10/18 The University Art Gallery presents the exhibition, "Representing

- Western Pennsylvania: Three Centuries of Landscape Painting of

12/7 Western Pennsylvania," Room 104 Frick Fine Arts Building. Exhibition continues through Dec. 7. For more information, call 412/648-2423.

10/19 Pitt's Center for Latin American Studies, the Carnegie Museums of Art and - Natural History, and Chatham College will host Mapuche Artists' Weekend –

10/21 "Exploring Latin American Culture," with a 5 p.m. Oct.19 welcoming reception at Chatham College, a 9 a.m. Oct. 20 K-12 teacher workshop, and exhibits and demonstrations at the Carnegie Museum of Natural History, 10 a.m. Oct. 20-21. For information on these and the other weekend events, call 412/648-7392 or visit the Web site, www.ucis.pitt.edu/clas.

10/20 The Latin American Cultural Union presents "Sabado Latino." The event will include music, news, recipes, and entertainment for all ages. The First Unitarian Church, corner of Ellsworth and Morewood, 6 p.m. For more information, call 412/361-7633.

10/24 The University Art Gallery presents as part of its "Gallery Talks" series a presentation by John Vanco, director of the Erie Art Museum, titled "The Art of Joseph Plavcan." Room 104 Frick Fine Arts Building, noon. For more information, call 412/648-2423.

THEATRE

10/18 The Playhouse Conservatory Company presents "Our Town" by Thornton

- Wilder. Pittsburgh Playhouse of Point Park College, 222 Craft Ave.,

10/21 Pittsburgh. For more information, call 412/621-4445.

10/18 The University of Pittsburgh at Titusville's Winter Theatre presents "Harvey"

- by Mary Chase. Henne Auditorium, 7:30 p.m. For more information, call

10/19 814/827-4460.

THEATRE CONT.

10/18 The Kuntu Repertory Theatre presents "Murder on the Hill District" by Rob Penny. Seventh Floor Auditorium, Masonic Temple, 8 p.m. Thursday-Saturday,- 3 p.m. Sunday. General admission $18 Thursday & Sunday, $20 Friday-Saturday, $13 students and seniors.

For more information, call 412/624-7298

11/3 or visit the Web site, www.kuntu.org.

10/24 The University of Pittsburgh Repertory Theatre presents "Canterbury Tales," based on Geoffrey Chaucer's original work. The performance will be directed by

- Robert C.T. Steele. Henry Heymann Theatre in the Stephen Foster Memorial,

8 p.m. Tuesday–Saturday, 2 p.m. Sunday. $12 general admission.

11/11 For more information, call 412/624-7529.

10/18 The University of Pittsburgh at Johnstown Theatre Department presents "Quilters."

- Pasquerilla Performing Arts Center, 8 p.m. Thursday-Saturday, 2 p.m. Sunday. $8 general admission. For more information, call 800/846-2787 or visit the Web site,

11/3 http://arts-center.upj.pitt.edu.

MUSIC

10/20 The University of Pittsburgh at Bradford presents Jazz singer Michael Egbert. Swartz Hall O'Kain Auditorium, 7:30 p.m. For more information, call

814/362-7590.

10/23 Pitt's Department of Music presents violinist Roger Zahab in the second concert of its Music on the Edge series. Frick Fine Arts Auditorium, 8 p.m. $10 general admission, $5 students and seniors, Pitt students free. For more information, call 412/624-4125, e-mail concerts@pitt.edu, or visit the Web site, www.pitt.edu/~concerts.

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