University of Pittsburgh Calendar of Events, Oct. 29-Nov. 5
The following events are open to the public.
TOWN HALL
10/29 China Town Hall, live webcast and Q&A with U.S. Ambassador to China Gary Locke, 7-10 p.m., Room 111, Barco Law Building, 3900 Forbes Ave., Oakland. For more information, visit www.ncuscr.org/cth.
MUSIC
11/2 The Emerging Legend Series presents a performance by German clarinetist Susanne Ortner-Roberts and Pittsburgh-based guitarist John Marcinizyn from noon to 1 p.m., Cup & Chaucer Café, ground floor, Hillman Library, 3960 Forbes Ave., Oakland. The free series is presented by the University of Pittsburgh Library System and Calliope: The Pittsburgh Folk Music Society. For more information, visit www.calliopehouse.org/legends.htm.
11/3 Pitt’s Jazz Studies Program presents the 42nd Annual Pitt Jazz Concert, featuring Randy Brecker, trumpet; George Cables, piano; Winard Harper, drums; Javon Jackson, tenor saxophone; Abraham Laboriel, bass; Yotam Silberstein, guitar; Lew Soloff, trumpet, and Bobby Watson, alto saxophone, performing under the direction of saxophonist Nathan Davis, director of Pitt Jazz Studies, 8 p.m., Carnegie Music Hall, 4400 Forbes Ave., Oakland. Tickets—$18 general admission and $8 for students with a valid student ID—available at box offices at William Pitt Union and in lower level of the Stephen Foster Memorial. Tickets also are available at http://music.pitt.edu/tickets or by calling 412-624-PLAY (7529).
FILM
10/29 The Pittsburgh Consortium for Adoption Studies and Pitt’s Kenneth P. Dietrich School of Arts and Sciences present Made in India, a film by Rebecca Haimowitz and Vaishali Sinha about surrogacy in India. The filmmakers will introduce the film and take questions afterwards. Free to the public, 7:30 p.m., 5200 Posvar Hall, 230 S. Bouquet St., Oakland. For more information, contact Marianne Novy at mnovy@pitt.edu.
11/1 As part of the 42nd Annual Pitt Jazz Seminar and Concert, a free jazz history film will be shown at 7 p.m., Frick Fine Arts Auditorium, 650 Schenley Drive, Oakland. For more information, call 412-624-4187.
THEATER
Through 11/1 Pitt’s Department of Theatre Arts presents Tongues of Men and Angels, a student-based interactive theatre experiment that blends horror and tragedy, 9 p.m., Studio Theatre, basement of Cathedral of Learning, 4200 Fifth Ave., Oakland. For more information, call 412-624-PLAY (7529).
LECTURES
10/30 As part of the 42nd Annual Pitt Jazz Seminar and Concert, music publisher Don Sickler, founder and president of Second Floor Music in New York City, will deliver a free lecture titled “Inside the Music Publishing Business,” 7 p.m., William Pitt Union Assembly Room, 3959 Fifth Ave., Oakland. For more information, call 412-624-4187.
11/2 As part of the 42nd Annual Pitt Jazz Seminar and Concert, jazz guitarist Yotam Silberstein will conduct a free lecture/demonstration titled “Guitar Summit,” 10-11 a.m., William Pitt Union Assembly Room, 3959 Fifth Ave., Oakland. For more information, call 412-624-4187.
11/2 As part of the 42nd Annual Pitt Jazz Seminar and Concert, tenor saxophonist Javon Jackson will conduct a free lecture/demonstration titled “Saxophone Colossus: A Salute to John Coltrane,” 11 a.m.-noon, William Pitt Union Assembly Room, 3959 Fifth Ave., Oakland. For more information, call 412-624-4187.
11/2 As part of the 42nd Annual Pitt Jazz Seminar and Concert, bassist Abraham Laboriel will conduct a free lecture/demonstration titled “Dynamic Concepts in Rhythm,” 3-4 p.m., William Pitt Union Assembly Room, 3959 Fifth Ave., Oakland. For more information, call 412-624-4187.
11/3 As part of the 42nd Annual Pitt Jazz Seminar and Concert, jazz trumpeters Lew Soloff and Randy Brecker will conduct a free lecture/demonstration titled “A Tribute to Miles,” 10-11 a.m., William Pitt Union Assembly Room, 3959 Fifth Ave., Oakland. For more information, call 412-624-4187.
11/3 As part of the 42nd Annual Pitt Jazz Seminar and Concert, drummer Winard Harper will conduct a free lecture/demonstration titled “Artistry in Rhythm,” 11 a.m.-noon, William Pitt Union Assembly Room, 3959 Fifth Ave., Oakland. For more information, call 412-624-4187.
11/3 As part of the 42nd Annual Pitt Jazz Seminar and Concert, jazz pianist George Cables will conduct a free lecture/demonstration titled “The Piano in Jazz,” 1-2 p.m., William Pitt Union Assembly Room, 3959 Fifth Ave., Oakland. For more information, call 412-624-4187.
EXHIBITION
11/5 – 11/30 Students in Pitt’s Museum Studies course present an exhibition titled Face Value: (De)Constructing Identity in Portraits at the University Art Gallery, Frick Fine Arts Building, 650 Schenley Drive, Oakland. Opening reception is November 5 from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. Gallery hours are Monday-Friday, 10 a.m.– 4 p.m. and by appointment. For more information, call 412-648-2423 or uag@pitt.edu.
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