GOUCHER COLLEGE
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events
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September through October 2012
Friday, September 7, to
Sunday, September 16
Stephanie Rawlings-Blake, mayor of
Baltimore since 2010, will give a talk
as part of Goucher’s Family Weekend
on 10/5.
Modern Dance Guest Artist in
Residence: Doug Elkins
Doug Elkins—performer, choreographer, and
modern dance guest artist in residence—will give
master classes and collaborate with Goucher
dancers on works that will be performed at the
Goucher Repertory Dance Ensemble Concert,
to be held November 16, 17, and 18. Master
classes are open to high-intermediate and
advanced modern dancers, and the class fee is
$20. Contact [email protected] for
more information.
Locations and times vary.
Performer and choreographer Doug Elkins
will be a modern dance guest artist in
residence 9/7-16.
Thursday, September 13
Wednesday, September 19
Meet Doug Elkins
Yogurt Concert: Harpist Jacqueline Pollauf
Meet modern dance guest artist in residence
Doug Elkins, who performed hip-hop in New
York City clubs before finding his way to the
international post-modern scene. Attendees also
will be able to observe Goucher College dancers
in rehearsal for the Goucher Repertory Dance
Ensemble Concert, to be held November 16, 17,
and 18. Contact [email protected]
for more information.
New Goucher music faculty member Jacqueline
Pollauf will give a solo harp recital, including
Romantic and 20th-century works.
Merrick Lecture Hall, 12:30 p.m.
Todd Dance Studio, 6 p.m.
Tuesday, September 18
An Evening with Elissa Schappel
Elissa Schappel—novelist, short-story writer,
editor, essayist, co-founder and editor-at-large of
Tin House magazine, and a former senior editor at
The Paris Review—is giving a public master class,
reading from her own works, and participating in a
question-and-answer session. No reservations are
required, and this event is free and open to the
public. Walk-ins are encouraged. Contact kratz@
goucher.edu for more information.
Batza Room, the Athenaeum, 7 p.m.
Friday, September 14
Constitution Day 2012
Comptroller Peter Franchot, the chief financial
officer of Maryland, will give a talk titled “The
Constitution, Our Founding, and Why Maryland
Matters.” This event is free, but reservations
must be made by contacting Lillian Johnson in
the Goucher College President’s Office at lillian.
[email protected] or 410-337-6040.
Buchner Hall, Alumnae/i House, Noon
Maryland Comptroller Peter Franchot will
give Goucher College’s 2012 Constitution
Day presentation on 9/18.
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Monday, September 24
“The War on Contraception: High Stakes
This Presidential Election Year”
Cristina Page ’93—author of How the ProChoice Movement Saved America: Freedom,
Politics and the War on Sex, which recently was
voted one of the 30 most important feminist
books of all time by readers of Ms. magazine—
will discuss the politics behind reproductive
rights. A book signing will follow. Free, but
tickets must be reserved at www.goucher.edu/
tickets or by calling 410-337-6333.
Buchner Hall, Alumnae/i House, 7:30 p.m.
Friday, September 28
Meet Melissa Barak
Cristina Page ’93, author of How the ProChoice Movement Saved America: Freedom,
Politics and the War on Sex, will give a talk
on 9/24.
Thursday, September 20
“Recovering a Lost World: Epsom Farm,
1772-1921”
The Goucher library will be hosting a student
presentation and reception to celebrate an
exhibit about Epsom Farm, which existed
for 150 years on the land the college now
occupies. Goucher students will discuss how
they recovered written records, artifacts, and
archaeological remains to document everyday
life on the farm. This event is sponsored by the
Goucher College History Department and the
Friends of the Library.
Batza Room, the Athenaeum, 5:30 p.m.
A Tango Concert with Eduardo Tami
Argentine flutist Eduardo Tami and his tango
group will present a concert featuring this
musical tradition from his home country. This
event, part of Goucher’s Hispanic Heritage Month
celebration, is free, and no tickets are required.
Meet ballet guest artist in residence Melissa
Barak, a former ballet dancer with New York
City Ballet, who, at age 22, was the youngest
choreographer in the company’s history to be
commissioned for an original work. Goucher
dancers also will be in rehearsal for the upcoming
Goucher Repertory Dance Ensemble Concert,
to be held November 16, 17, and 18. Contact
[email protected] for more information.
Todd Dance Studio, 6 p.m.
Traveling Elmers Clown Troupe
Performance and Talk
The Traveling Elmers perform in the Baltimore
and Washington DC area as part of Clowns
Without Borders, a community-based clown
troupe that strives to relieve the suffering
of people who live in areas of crisis. Cosponsored by the Peace Studies Program,
Office of Community-Based Learning, Theatre
Department, and the International Scholars
Program, clowns will visit campus for a 24-hour
residency that will include a retreat for Goucher’s
community-based learning partners and a
lecture/performance about humanitarian clown
work. Contact [email protected] for
more information
Hyman Forum, the Athenaeum, 8 p.m.
Hyman Forum, the Athenaeum, 9 p.m.
Ballet Guest Artist in Residence:
Melissa Barak
Locations and times vary.
Saturday, September 29
The Traveling Elmers Master Class
During this master class for the Goucher
community The Traveling Elmers Clown Troupe
will explore the global and local dimensions of
community-based art. Contact kristen.pinheiro@
goucher.edu for more information.
Mildred Dunnock Theatre, 1 p.m.
Friday, October 5
Baltimore Mayor Stephanie
Rawlings-Blake
Stephanie Rawlings Blake, mayor of Baltimore
since 2010, will present “Running a Major
American City in Tough Political and Economic
Times” as part of Goucher’s Family Weekend.
Free, but reservations must be made at
www.goucher.edu/tickets or by calling
410-337-6333.
Hyman Forum, the Athenaeum, 7:30 p.m.
Monday, October 8
Fall 2012 Meyerhoff Visiting Professor:
Doris Kearns Goodwin
Pulitzer Prize-winning author and presidential
historian Doris Kearns Goodwin will give a talk
titled “Team of Rivals: What Obama and Romney
Could Learn from Lincoln and FDR.” A book
signing will follow. $10 general admission; free
for Goucher students, families, faculty, staff, and
alumnae/i. Tickets must be reserved at www.
goucher.edu/tickets or by calling 410-337-6333.
Friday, September 21, to
Sunday, September 30
Dancer and choreographer Melissa Barak
will give master classes and collaborate
with Goucher dancers on works that will be
performed at the Goucher Repertory Dance
Ensemble Concert, to be held November 16,
17, and 18. Master classes are open to highintermediate and advanced modern dancers, and
the class fee is $20. Contact goucherdance@
goucher.edu for more information.
Community-based clown troupe The
Traveling Elmers will visit for a residency and
master class on 9/28 and 9/29.
Kraushaar Auditorium, 8 p.m.
Melissa Barak, a former ballet dancer with
the New York City Ballet, will be a guest
artist in residence 9/21-30.
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Tuesday, October 9
An Afternoon with Larry Doyle
Larry Doyle—a novelist, producer, and television
writer for award-winning shows such as The
Simpsons—is giving a public master class,
reading from his own works, and participating in
a question-and-answer session. No reservations
are required, and this event is free and open to
the public. Walk-ins are encouraged. Contact
[email protected] for more information.
Documentary director and
producer Deborah Koons Garcia
will present Symphony of the Soil,
a film that examines humans’
relationship with soil, on 10/17.
Buchner Hall, the Alumnae/i House, 1:30 p.m.
Tuesday, October 16
“Interconnections: Gender and Race in
American History”
Alison Parker, chair and professor of history at
the College at Brockport, State University of New
York, will present “Interconnections: Gender and
Race in American History.” Sponsored by the
Peace Studies Program and Women’s Studies
Department, this event is free and open to the
public, and no reservations are required.
Batza Room, the Athenaeum, 4:30 p.m.
Fall 2012 Visiting Mellon Scholar:
Dr. Eugenie Birch
Dr. Eugenie Birch, the Nussdorf professor
of urban research and education at the
University of Pennsylvania, will give a talk
titled “The Century of the City: Issues in Urban
Sustainability.” No reservations are required, and
this event is free and open to the public.
Buchner Hall, Alumnae/i House, 5 p.m.
Wednesday, October 17
Yarn/Wire
Yogurt Concert: 12 Romantic Songs
This young ensemble of two pianists and two
percussionists makes a return visit to Goucher
to perform new and traditional music.
Professors Lisa Weiss, piano, and Christopher
Correlli, voice, present a concert of Romantic
vocal and piano works by Franz Liszt, Richard
Strauss, Francesco Paolo Tosti, and Roger Quilter.
Merrick Lecture Hall, 12:30 p.m.
A Wrinkle in Time: A Celebration
Goucher celebrates the 50th anniversary of
Madeleine L’Engle’s classic A Wrinkle in Time
by reading the book aloud from start to finish.
Guests may drop in for any part of the reading
and for snacks.
The Siebert Center, Library, the Athenaeum,
12-7 p.m.
Merrick Lecture Hall, 8 p.m.
Monday, October 22
Fall 2012 President’s Forum: Jon
Huntsman
Jon Huntsman–businessman, diplomat,
and former 2012 Republican presidential
candidate—will present “Election 2012 and the
Challenges Facing America Today.” Free, but
tickets must be reserved at www.goucher.edu/
tickets or by calling 410-337-6333.
Hyman Forum, the Athenaeum, 8 p.m.
Symphony of the Soil
Documentary director and producer Deborah
Koons Garcia presents Symphony of the Soil,
a film that examines humans’ relationship with
soil, its use and misuse, and the latest scientific
research on soil’s key role in today’s most
challenging environmental issues.
Kelley Lecture Hall, 7:30 p.m.
Thursday, October 18
Second Impressions
Doris Kearns Goodwin— Pulitzer Prizewinning author, presidential historian, and
the Fall 2012 Meyerhoff Visiting Professor—
will give a talk on 10/8.
Sandy Lerner—co-founder of Cisco Systems,
founder of Urban Decay cosmetics, and
novelist—will discuss her new book, Second
Impressions, a sequel to Jane Austen’s Pride
and Prejudice. Free, but tickets must be reserved
at www.goucher.edu/tickets or by calling
410-337-6333.
Batza Room, the Athenaeum, 7:30 p.m.
Entrepreneur and novelist Sandy Lerner will
discuss her new book, Second Impressions,
a sequel to Pride and Prejudice on 10/18.
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Former 2012 Republican
presidential candidate
Jon Huntsman will give a
talk about the upcoming
election on 10/22.
Eliot Cutler, independent gubernatorial
candidate for Maine in 2010, will give a talk
about political partisanship on 10/24.
Wednesday, October 24
“The Parties Are Over: Why That’s Good
for America”
Eliot Cutler, independent gubernatorial candidate
for Maine in 2010, will discuss how political
hyper-partisanship has bred bitter division and
legislative paralysis in Washington and why it
is a good thing fewer and fewer Americans
consider themselves either Democrats or
Republicans. Free, but tickets must be reserved
at www.goucher.edu/tickets or by calling 410337-6333.
Hyman Forum, the Athenaeum, 8 p.m.
An Evening with Guitarist Stanley
Alexandrowicz
Stanley Alexandrowicz, a frequent guest
performer at Goucher, will present a selection of
contemporary music, including the premiere of a
guitar sonata by Goucher Associate Professor of
Music Kendall Kennison.
Merrick Lecture Hall, 8 p.m.
Thursday, October 25
Tuesday, October 30
Sri Lanka’s Ghosts of War
A Day with Michael Downs
John Rogers, the U.S. director of the American
Institute for Sri Lankan Studies, will give a talk
covering the origins and course of the conflict
in Sri Lanka, a country where questions remain
about prospects for reconciliation between the
government and separatist militants and the
quality of the current peace.
Michael Downs—a novelist, journalist, shortstory writer, and professor of fiction and creative
nonfiction at Towson University—is giving a
public master class, reading from his own works,
and participating in a question-and-answer
session. No reservations are required, and this
event is free and open to the public. Walk-ins
are encouraged. Contact [email protected] for
more information.
Batza Room, the Athenaeum, 7:30 p.m.
Athletic
Events
Goucher College students compete
on intercollegiate teams in cross
country, track and field, field hockey,
volleyball, soccer, tennis, swimming,
basketball, and lacrosse. Goucher,
a member of the NCAA Division III
Landmark Conference, also has an
intercollegiate equestrian team and a
wide variety of intramural sports.
For more information on times and
dates of Goucher athletics matchups,
go to athletics.goucher.edu.
Friday, October 26
Batza Room, the Athenaeum, 1:30 p.m.
Open Marley
Goucher students and faculty present original
choreography-in-progress to receive critical
response and analysis. All are welcome to
join in this informal showing—as observers or
participants. Contact goucherdance@goucher.
edu for more information.
Todd Dance Studio, 7 p.m.
Monday, October 29
Fall 2012 Visiting Mellon Scholar:
Dr. Eileen McGurty
Dr. Eileen McGurty, program director of the
Environmental Sciences and Policy Program
at the Johns Hopkins University, will present
“Creating Sustainable Communities and
Environmental Justice.” No reservations are
required, and this event is free and open to
the public.
Van Meter B10, 7 p.m.
Be sure to check out Goucher’s
new interactive online calendar
at http://events.goucher.edu.
EVENTS AT GOUCHER COLLEGE • September through October 2012