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October Highlighted Events

pouring tea
Pouring Tea: Black Gay Men of the South
Tell Their Tales

Friday, October 3, 2008 7:30 pm – 9:30 pm
Roy Bowen Theatre, Drake Performance & Event Center, 1849 Cannon Dr.

Pouring Tea is a one man show based on the oral histories collected in E. Patrick Johnson's book: Sweet Tea: Black Gay Men of the South — An Oral History, published by the University of North Carolina Press. Ranging in age from 19 to 93, Johnson traces the stories of black gay men who were born, raised, and continue to live in the South.

Ticket Information
Free to OSU Students, one ticket per Buck-ID.
$5 General admission for non-students.
(614) 292-2295

huntington symposium
Huntington Symposium
Friday, October 3, 2008 3 pm – 8 pm
Saturday, October 4, 2008 10 am – 8 pm
Wexner Film/Video Theater, 1871 N. High St.

On the occasion of her retirement, the History of Art Department will host a symposium in honor of Distinguished University Professor Susan Huntington. Twelve of Professor Huntington’s former students will speak on topics ranging from royal patronage in early Buddhist cave sites to Western cinematic representations of India.
Contact: (614) 292-7481
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Faculty Collage Concert
Monday, October 6, 2008 8 pm
Weigel Auditorium, 1866 College Rd.

Featuring a diverse array of chamber and solo works, this event showcases members of the School of Music faculty in a unique “collage” setting.

Ticket Information
Tickets available at the door or call (614) 292-0789 weekdays
10 am - 4 pm. Tickets $12 general admission; $6 senior citizens and students with ID; free OSU School of Music faculty, staff, students with ID. (614) 292-0789

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Dance on Camera
Sullivant Theatre, Sullivant Hall, 1813 N. High St.

Screening One: Wednesday, October 8, 2008 7 pm
Water Flowing Together, a feature length documentary that chronicles the life of New York City Ballet principal dancer, Jock Soto, and explores his connection to his Navajo Indian/Puerto Rican heritage.

Screening Two: Wednesday, October 22, 2008 7 pm
A series of six short experimental films by artists from Australia, Denmark/Poland, France, the United Kingdom, and the United States whose cinematic frameworks include: a journey of two women across timeless dessert landscapes, a flower shop at closing time, and the graffitied walls of Paris.

Ticket Information
Tickets available at the door. Tickets $10 general admission;
$5 senior citizens, OSU faculty, staff and students with BuckID.
(614) 292-7977

noises off
Noises Off

Thursday, October 30, 2008 7:30 pm – 9:30 pm
Friday, October 31, 2008 7:30 pm – 9:30 pm
Thurber Theatre, Drake Performance & Event Center,
1849 Cannon Dr.

Arguably one of the best farces ever written, Noises Off is Tony Award winning playwright Michael Frayn’s popular side-splitting comedy. Sight lines begin to blur as the cast of a traditional sex farce called Nothing On rehearses and performs while plenty of drama brews backstage.

Ticket Information
Tickets available at Theatre Box Office (614) 292-295.
Tickets $18 general public; $15 OSU Faculty, Staff, Alumni Assoc. and senior citizens; $12 students and children. (614) 292-2295

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Halloween Concert

Friday, October 31, 2008 8 pm
Weigel Auditorium, 1866 College Rd.

The popular costumed concert features student choral and instrumental ensembles.

Ticket Information
Tickets available at the door. $6 general admission; Free for OSU School of Music faculty, staff, students with ID. (614) 292-0789