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ADMISSION/SEATINGAdmission to programs is free, and a ticket is not required unless noted in the calendar. Please refer to the event descriptions for admission price and dates that tickets become available. Ticket prices include all applicable sales taxes. Patrons with valid Elon University identification may receive tickets free of charge unless noted. Tickets are nonrefundable unless the program is canceled.

SeatingSeats will be held 15 minutes before the performance. As a courtesy to others, patrons should be seated before any program begins.

Box Office hours & contact informationThe Center for the Arts Box Office opens for the Spring 2016 semester on Thursday, January 21. Hours: Monday–Friday, 10:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. (Hours may change for holidays and dates of major university events.) Phone: (336) 278-5610

Black Box reservations(336) 278-5650 (24-hour answering service monitored 7 days before first performance)

Gallery HoursGallery 406: Monday–Friday, 9 a.m.–5 p.m. Isabella Cannon Room: Monday & Thursday, 9 a.m.–3 p.m.

Online calendar » www.elon.edu/culturalcalendarVisit the website for additional programs, performances and campus events during the fall semester.

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FEBRUARY❚❚ CURRENTLY ON VIEW

THROUGH FEBRUARY 23

Portraits of HopeIsabella Cannon Room, Center for the Arts, Monday & Thursday, 9 a.m. to 3 p.m.

Every day across Alamance County, many people face the challenge of making ends meet. For the first time, stories and images come together in an exhibition that brings to life the systemic obstacles and shared successes of those living with the help of public assistance in our local community. The exhibit is produced by Elon’s Program for Ethnographic Research and Community Studies and Allied Churches of Alamance County.

❚❚ WEDNESDAY-SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 3-6

Department of Performing Arts presents All’s Well that Ends Well by William ShakespeareDirected by Fredrick J. RubeckRoberts Theatre, Scott Studios at Arts West, Wednesday-Friday, 7:30 p.m.; Saturday, 2 p.m. & 7:30 p.m.

Helena loves a young man who is above her class. His mother approves, but he does not, and so he runs off to war to avoid the match. The battles of love mirror the battles of war and class as Helena strives to make sure that all will indeed “end well.” Admission: $13 or Elon ID. Reservations are highly recommended and will be taken beginning Thursday, January 14, by calling (336) 278-5650.

❚❚ THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 4

Robert P. Jones, “Race, Religion and the Changing American Electorate: What the Data Says”Lakeside 212, Moseley Center, 5:30 p.m.

Jones is CEO of the polling organization Public Religion Research Institute, columnist for The Atlantic, and author of many books on religion in American life, including the forthcoming “The End of White Christian America.” He will discuss the role of religion and faith in the 2016 U.S. presidential primaries and general election.

❚❚ SUNDAY, FEBRUARY 7

W. Thomas Jones, organ recitalWhitley Auditorium, 3 p.m.

Jones debuts as the Elon University organist in an exciting program that will feature works by Bach, Barber and Dupre on the Alyse Smith Cooper Casavant organ.

❚❚ MONDAY, FEBRUARY 8

Mark Schoon & Dominic Lippillo: Anti-localGallery 406, Monday - Friday, 8 a.m. - 5 p.m.

Two photographers who live more than 1,000 miles apart undertake a collaborative project using the diptych format. Their exhibition explores domesticity, proximity, locality and space vs. place. An artists’ talk and closing reception is scheduled for Monday, March 7, at 5:30 p.m.

❚❚ TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 9

Mardi Gras McBride Gathering Space, Numen Lumen Pavilion, 5:30 p.m.

Students, faculty and staff are invited to the celebration of “Fat Tuesday” or Mardi Gras. The New Orleans-style party will feature chicken gumbo, beans and rice, king cake, beads and live jazz music. Learn about these traditions before the start of the Christian season of Lent.


Tectonic Plates Science Cafe with Patrick Green, “Adventures of a tropical field biologist”Fat Frogg Bar and Grill, Elon, 7 p.m.

Learn cutting-edge science in an informal atmosphere without all of the technical jargon. Programs are held on the second Tuesday of each month (February through May). Information is available at www.facebook.com/TectonicPlatesScienceCafe


New York Times Supreme Court Correspondent Adam LiptakElon University School of Law, Greensboro, 7 p.m.

Liptak’s presentation is part of Elon Law’s Distinguished Leadership Lecture Series presented by the Joseph M. Bryan Foundation. Admission: Tickets may be reserved at law.elon.edu/DLLS.


Muriel Vernon, “Enculturating Transgender Medicine and Deconstructing the Down Low: An Anthropological Engagement with Genital Reassignment Surgery and MSM Sexuality”Yeager Recital Hall, 7 p.m.

Vernon will present an overview of her research focusing primarily on the ethnographic nature of anthropological knowledge production. Her talk will address some ethnographic method applications and resulting insights from her research with transgender women and MSM, and she will briefly outline her upcoming plans for research on transgender teens.

❚❚ WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 10

Caroline Bruzelius, “Art History and Digital Visualization”Yeager Recital Hall, 7 p.m.

Art history as a discipline is well adapted to digital technologies. Duke University’s Bruzelius will describe the experimental initiatives undertaken at Duke’s Wired! to reconstruct the locations of ancient sculpture, reflect on the transportation of precious materials in antiquity and the middle ages, and reconstruct the settings of altarpiece paintings or medieval sculpture in their original locations.


“Evolution and Religion: Does human evolution represent a threat to my faith?”McKinnon Hall, Moseley Center, 4:30 p.m.

Although most scientists embrace the concept that humans evolved from earlier animal species, three decades of Gallup surveys show that more than 40 percent of the U.S. public continues to reject human evolution. Five panelists with diverse backgrounds will share their perspectives on whether human evolution represents a threat to faith.

❚❚ THURSDAY-SUNDAY, FEBRUARY 11-14

Department of Performing Arts presents The Light in the PiazzaBased on the novella by Elizabeth Spencer; Music and lyrics by Adam Guettel; Book by Craig Lucas; Directed and staged by Linda Sabo; Musical direction by Nathan ThomasMcCrary Theatre, Thursday - Saturday, 7:30 p.m.; Sunday, 2 p.m.

Set in the 1950s, this musical revolves around Margaret, a wealthy North Carolinian, and her daughter Clara who spend a summer together in Italy where Clara falls in love with a young Italian man. As the story unfolds, a secret is revealed. Clara is not quite all that she appears to be. Unable to suppress the truth about her daughter, Margaret is forced to reconsider her hopes for both of their futures. Admission: $13 or Elon ID. Tickets available Thursday, January 21.

❚❚ SUNDAY, FEBRUARY 14

The Vagina MonologuesWhitley Auditorium, 6:30 and 9 p.m.

Don’t miss EFFECT’s annual production of Eve Ensler’s hit show. Admission: $5. Proceeds go to Crossroads Sexual Response and Resource Center.

❚❚ MONDAY, FEBRUARY 15

Nirvana Day - Celebration and Learning about BuddhismMcBride Gathering Space, Numen Lumen Pavilion, 6:30 p.m.

Nirvana Day recognizes the day the Buddha reached nirvana. Enjoy traditional Tibetan food with visiting Buddhist Monks in a wonderful and accessible experience.

❚❚ WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 17

Kevin Boyle, poetry readingJohnston Hall, 7:30 p.m.

Boyle, an Elon University professor of English, reads poems from his new book, “Astir.”

❚❚ SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 20

People, Planet, ProfitMcKinnon Hall, Moseley Center, 10 a.m.

Attend a sustainable business summit that aims to strengthen the relationship between the business-minded and humanitarian spheres of campus. Its mission is to demonstrate that profitable business and social/environmental consciousness are not mutually exclusive. Admission: Register online through the Periclean Class of 2016 Facebook page.

❚❚ SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 20

20th Annual Elon University Jazz Festival ConcertMcCrary Theatre, 7:30 p.m.

Celebrated West Coast jazz artists Dann Zinn (saxophone) and Chris Robinson (guitar) join the Jazz Ensemble in a program that features modern jazz fusion that will teleport your mind and spirit.


Scott Dikkers, “The Funny Story Behind the Funny Stories”McCrary Theatre, 7:30 p.m.

In his hysterically funny way, Dikkers tells of the struggles to launch The Onion, the University of Wisconsin student-run newspaper that became one of America’s longest-surviving humor publications.


Elon BrainCARE Symposium on ConcussionsLakeside 212, Moseley Center, 4 p.m.

Concussions are occurring at alarming rates in the United States and have garnered quite a bit of attention as a public health concern. The Elon BrainCARE (Concussion Assessment, Research and Education) Symposium will educate the Elon community about concussion treatment and management. For more information, visit http://tinyurl.com/oubghel


Rev. Julian “J.Kwest” DeShazier, “Strange Fruit: Music, Justice and Prophetic Speech”McBride Gathering Space, Numen Lumen Pavilion, 7 p.m.

DeShazier is the senior minister of University Church in Chicago, a graduate of Morehouse College and the University of Chicago Divinity School, and a hip-hop artist known as J.Kwest. His song “So Blessed” was featured on the Grammy-nominated compilation

“Holy Hip Hop: Take the Gospel to the Streets,” and he is featured in the Emmy-winning short film “Strange Fruit” about jazz singer Billie Holiday’s 1939 protest song about the lynching of two African-American teenagers. DeShazier will present on the prophetic power of music with examples from his own work and others.


Teresa Walters, pianoWhitley Auditorium, 7:30 p.m.

Walters received her doctorate from Peabody Conservatory and is known for a commitment to music as the ultimate universal language. She is equally at home onstage in the world’s major concert halls or in campus and community settings.

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❚❚ FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 26

Amistad We Stand Directed and choreographed by Jason AryehMcCrary Theatre, 7:30 p.m.

This is a performance that seeks to explain the nature of something that should NOT have happened. “Amistad We Stand” is inspired by a research project conducted in a slave castle in Ghana that operated from about 1672 to the 1800s. A choreographer’s own interpretation of events and person-alities whose journey of courage and defiance stand chronicled in historical accounts of the period. The performance also attempts to stimulate the com-munity to reflect and address issues on racial bias, equality, color, discrimina-tion and gender.

❚❚ FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 26

Hijabi MonologuesWhitley Auditorium, 7:30 p.m.

Stories and experiences by American Muslim women will be offered in a space where Muslim women can speak openly about their experiences as women, as humans and as Americans. With drama and humor, the project brings to life the diversity of Muslim-American experiences, and engages issues of race, gender and religious tolerance through stories that also challenge violence and hatred.

MARCH ❚❚ WEDNESDAY, MARCH 2

Meg Lowman, “Out on a Limb”McCrary Theatre, 7:30 p.m.

Voices of Discovery Science Speaker Series

A biologist, ecologist, explorer, writer and public speaker, Lowman has worked in the treetops for more than 30 years. She has developed and implemented access strategies for canopy research, and studied tropical and temperate canopies around the globe contributing to the mapping and understanding of biodiversity and canopy ecology.

❚❚ THURSDAY, MARCH 3

Moscow Festival Ballet performs Swan LakeMcCrary Theatre, 7:30 p.m.

The classic and timeless love story set to one of Tchaikovsky’s enduring scores features the choreography of Marius Petipa and Lev Ivanov. Under the artistic direction of Sergei Radchenko, the company will perform the ballet in four acts. Admission: $13 or Elon ID. Tickets available beginning February 11.

❚❚ TUESDAY, MARCH 8

Cynthia Fair, “Learning to Live: 25 years of pediatric HIV”LaRose Digital Theatre, Koury Busines Center, 6:30 p.m.

Elon Distinguished Scholar Lecture

Fair has seen the HIV epidemic unfold firsthand, working with children with perinatally-acquired HIV in the early 1990s, and presently studying the experiences of adolescents who were not expected to survive into adulthood. She aims to ultimately promote the well being of adolescents and young adults as they “learn to live” with HIV as a chronic, not terminal, illness.

❚❚ TUESDAY, MARCH 8

Eunique Jones Gibson, “Everything Must Change”

Whitley Auditorium, 7:30 p.m.

A savvy, socially conscious artist/activist, Gibson created her first photographic awareness campaign, “I AM Trayvon Martin” in 2012. Shortly after, she launched “Because of Them We Can,” a black history-themed project honoring the legacy of groundbreaking leaders, activists and celebrities.


Danielle Keats Citron, “Hate Crimes in Cyberspace: Charting a New Course for the 21st Century”Whitley Auditorium, 7:30 p.m.

A Lauren Dunne Astley Memorial Lecture

A University of Maryland professor of law and author of the book

“Hate Crimes in Cyberspace,” Citron provides a systematic account of online harassment, and the personal, economic, professional and social costs to its victims and society. Citron tackles the increasingly prevalent but often trivialized issues of cyber stalking and cyber bullying, helps us understand them and maps a course for how we can address them. Citron views online harassment as a civil rights issue, and outlines legal solutions for combatting it while upholding First Amendment protections.

❚❚ FRIDAY - SUNDAY, MARCH 11-13

Department of Performing Arts presents “PULSE: Spring Dance Concert”McCrary Theatre, Friday, 7:30 p.m., Saturday, 2 and 7:30 p.m., Sunday, 2 p.m.

A program of innovative and original choreography performed by faculty and guest artists with the B.F.A. Dance Performance and Choreography degree program. Admission: $13 or Elon ID. Tickets available beginning February 19.

❚❚ MONDAY, MARCH 14

Lisa WalcottArtist talk and opening reception, Gallery 406, 5:30 p.m.

Walcott’s exhibition demonstrates the significance of small gestures through installation-based kinetic sculptures that captivate and hold the viewer’s gaze. Exhibition continues until April 15.


Walter Isaacson, “The Innovators: How a Group of Inventors, Hackers, Geniuses and Geeks Created the Digital Revolution” Alumni Memorial Gymnasium, Koury Center, 3:30 p.m.

Elon University Spring Convocation

The Aspen Institute president & CEO, former chairman & CEO of CNN, and former editor of Time magazine is also highly regarded as a biographer. In his address, Isaacson will share tales drawn from “The Innovators,” his recent work about the invention of the computer, the Internet and the characters who, whether you like it or not, fundamentally changed our lives. Admission: $13 or Elon ID. Tickets available beginning March 10.


Flashlight Easter Egg HuntAcademic Village, 9 p.m.

Hunt for colorful eggs, learn about Easter traditions and spend some time outside!

APRIL ❚❚ FRIDAY - SATURDAY, APRIL 1 & 2

Grand NightRoberts Theatre, Scott Studios at Arts West, 7 and 8:30 p.m. both nights

An hour of show-stopping numbers by students in the Department of Performing Arts. Admission: $13 or Elon ID. Reservations are highly recommended and will be taken beginning March 14 by calling (336) 278-5650.

❚❚ THURSDAY, APRIL 7

Rabbi Irving Greenberg, “Seeing Israel - A Real Life Nation Through a Theological Lens: A Reflection on Jewish and Christian Perspectives”McBride Gathering Space, Numen Lumen Pavilion, 7:30 p.m.

Dr. Greenberg, a world-renowned theologian, will explore the tensions and risks in how Israel is imagined by contemporary Jews and Christians, the conflicts over Israel that have led to controversy and distrust in Jewish-Christian dialogue, and how such dialogue might be improved.

❚❚ FRIDAY, APRIL 8

Holi CelebrationSpeakers Corner, Young Commons, 4 p.m.

The Hindu holiday heralds the arrival of spring and marks the triumph of good over evil. A visiting dance group will perform; stories and reflections will be shared followed by a paint-throwing celebration!


Indian Shabbat DinnerMcBride Gathering Space, Numen Lumen Pavilion, 7:30 p.m.

Join paint-covered Holi participants for a delicious Shabbat dinner and learn about intersections of Judaism and Hinduism, and the weekly Jewish holiday of Shabbat, the beginning of a day of rest. Please RSVP to [email protected] by April 1.

❚❚ WEDNESDAY, APRIL 13

Elon University Percussion Ensemble Spring ConcertYeager Recital Hall, 7:30 p.m.

Under the direction of Mariana Poole, the percussion ensemble performs the music of contemporary composers that includes a variety of musical styles played on both traditional and “found object” instruments.


The Ferris E. Reynolds Lecture in Philosophy with George YancyLaRose Digital Theatre, Koury Business Center, 7:30 p.m.

A professor of philosophy at Emory University, Yancy will address the complications involved in teaching students about race within the classroom, and offer suggestions that he sees as requisite for successfully engaging a group discussion and critical thought about the defining issues of our time. Yancy’s work focuses on critical philosophy of race, critical whiteness studies, African-American philosophy and philosophy of black experience.

❚❚ THURSDAY-SUNDAY, APRIL 14-17

The Department of Performing Arts presents Clybourne ParkDirected by Kirby Wahl McCrary Theatre, Thursday-Saturday, 7:30 p.m.; Sunday, 2 p.m.

Set in the modest bungalow home that the Younger family hoped to buy in Lorraine Hansberry’s famous play, “A Raisin in the Sun,” a small ensemble of actors portrays two sets of characters in “Clybourne Park.” Bruce Norris’ Pulitzer Prize and Tony Award-winning play is a serious and surprisingly funny, exploration of community, history, race and identity. Admission: $13 or Elon ID. Tickets are available beginning March 24.

❚❚ FRIDAY - SATURDAY, APRIL 15 & 16

A Raisin in the Sun, readingYeager Recital Hall, 3:30 p.m.

To deepen the audience’s experience of “Clybourne Park,” the Department of Performing Arts will offer a staged reading of “A Raisin in the Sun,” directed by Kevin Hoffmann.

❚❚ MONDAY, APRIL 18

Robert F. Darden, “Black Sacred Music and the American Civil Rights Movement” LaRose Digital Theatre, Koury Business Center, 4 p.m.

Darden is former gospel music editor for Billboard Magazine and author of

“People Get Ready: A New History of Black Gospel Music,” and “Nothing But Love in God’s Water: Black Sacred Music from the Civil War to the Civil Rights Movement, Vol. 1.” He is a frequent contributor to Huffington Post on black sacred music and the civil rights movement. An associate professor at Baylor University, Darden has written more than two dozen books and hundreds of magazine articles. He is director of Baylor’s Black Gospel Music Restoration Project.

❚❚ TUESDAY, APRIL 19

Elon University Orchestra ConcertMcCrary Theatre, 7:30 p.m.

The Elon Orchestra concludes Professor Thomas Erdmann’s 12th season as director with a concert featuring the best of the orchestral repertoire. The featured soloist is Elon faculty member and 2010 Elon music graduate Mariana Poole who will perform the wonderfully eccentric Michael Mantler’s “Marimba Concerto.”


Eileen Claussen, “Tackling Climate Change”McKinnon Hall, Moseley Center, 7:30 p.m.

Currently the Martha and Spencer Love School of Business Executive-in-Residence, Claussen is the founding president of the Center for Climate and Energy Solutions, formerly the Pew Center on Global Climate Change, an internationally recognized non-government organization known for its work with the progressive business community. Claussen has experience with tough diplomacy addressing complex issues, such as climate change, trade and the environment, economics and natural resource management. Claussen will discuss the implications of a changing climate, the strategies and solutions for addressing it, and the roles of the major players, governments, businesses...and us.


Spring Choral ConcertMcCrary Theatre, 7:30 p.m.

The combined choirs of Elon, Chorale and Camerata, perform with Elon’s Phoenix Winds in an evening of music for winds and choir. Works include

“Magnificat” and “Nunc Dimitis for Choir and Jazz Trio” by Jon Metzger, and Anton Bruckner’s “Mass No. 2 in E minor.” A featured piece on the program will be the world premiere of a commissioned work by award-winning composer and Department of Music faculty member Todd Coleman.


Elon Passover SederTwo locations: Lakeside meeting rooms or McBride Gathering Space, 5:30 p.m.

The Jewish holiday of Passover begins with an Elon Hillel-sponsored meal (Seder) that includes the retelling of the story of the Exodus from Egypt with singing and stories. A traditional meal will be served including matzoh ball soup, brisket, vegetables and Passover desserts. All are invited, and a special welcome is extended to children. Admission: $8 for students, $10 for non-students. For information, visit the Hillel website at www.elon.edu/hillel or email [email protected].

❚❚ SATURDAY, APRIL 23

Multi-faith Passover SederMcBride Gathering Space, Numen Lumen Pavilion, 7 p.m.

To follow the first night of the Jewish holiday of Passover, a multi-faith, interactive and educational second night Seder is planned. It will include traditional elements such as storytelling, symbolic food, and a specific order for the evening while exploring the meaning behind Seder and parallels in other traditions and cultures.


Woodstock á élanMcCrary Theatre, 7:30 p.m.

Elon University’s vocal jazz ensemble, élan, performs an a cappella concert of selections from various bands that appeared at the legendary music and art fair.

❚❚ WEDNESDAY, APRIL 27

Joni Tevis, guest readingJohnston Hall, 7:30 p.m.

Formerly a park ranger, factory worker, and seller of cemetery plots, Tevis is the author of two books of essays,

“The Wet Collection: A Field Guide to Iridescence and Memory,” and “The World Is On Fire: Scrap, Treasure, and Songs of Apocalypse,” both published by Milkweed Editions. Her essays have appeared in Orion, Oxford American, Poets & Writers, the Pushcart Prize anthology and elsewhere. She serves as the Bennette E. Geer Professor of Literature at Furman University. In conjunction with CELEBRATE! Week, Tevis will announce the winners of this year’s nonfiction contest.

❚❚ THURSDAY - MONDAY, APRIL 28-MAY 2

Department of Performing Arts presents WorkingWritten by Studs Terkel; Adapted by Stephen Schwartz and Nina Faso; Directed and choreographed by Lynne Kurdziel-Formato; Musical direction by Nathan ThomasRoberts Theatre, Scott Studios at Arts West, Thursday-Friday, 7:30 p.m.; Saturday, 2 and 7:30 p.m.; Sunday, 2 p.m.; Monday, 7:30 p.m.

Adapted from the book of real life interviews into a stage production featuring songs by Stephen Schwartz, James Taylor, Micki Grant, Craig Carnelia, Mary Rodgers and Lin Manuel Miranda. The opening number, “I Hear America Singing” begins our journey through the amusing, touching and inspirational glimpse into the thoughts of the men and women who keep our everyday world spinning. Admission: $13 or Elon ID. Reservations are highly recommended and will be taken beginning April 21 by calling (336) 278-5650.

❚❚ SATURDAY, APRIL 30

Piano Extravaganza: Celebrate the PianoWhitley Auditorium, 7:30 p.m.

The Department of Music presents a piano extravaganza featuring Elon piano faculty, alumni, guest artists and the magnificent Steinway Concert Grand.

MAY ❚❚ WEDNESDAY, MAY 4

Elon Electric Ensemble Spring Show: Rock AnthemsMcCrary Theatre, 7:30 p.m.

The Electric Ensemble rocks out to some of the greatest hits from the 70’s through the 90’s, featuring music by Def Leppard, Foreigner, Queen, ZZ Top, AC/DC, Nirvana, Aerosmith, Guns N’ Roses and more.

❚❚ FRIDAY, MAY 6

Senior Bachelor of Arts and Bachelor of Fine Arts Thesis ExhibitionGallery 406 at Arts West, 5:30 p.m.

A graduating Elon art major’s capstone experience includes a culminating exhibition of his or her art-making endeavors. During the opening reception, artists present brief statements to offer context to their theses. Exhibition continues until May 19.

❚❚ FRIDAY, MAY 6

Techtronica Spring ConcertMcCrary Theatre, 7:30 p.m.

The Department of Music’s electronic dance music ensemble performs electronic music synched to video. This first-of-its-kind performance at Elon is co-produced by senior James Crooks.

❚❚ SATURDAY, MAY 7

Jazz Ambassadors Italy Tour Launch ConcertLakeside 214, Moseley Center, 7:30 p.m.

The Elon Music Ambassadors and Elon Jazz Ensemble combine in a special performance that traces the journey of jazz from its African roots to an American art form. Be among the first to experience this program of traditional jazz, roots music, Latin jazz and Dixieland that these students will take to Italy as cultural ambassadors of American music. Admission is free. Donations for the performance tour will be gratefully accepted.

❚❚ TUESDAY, MAY 10

Wind Ensemble Spring Concert McCrary Theatre, 7:30 p.m.

The wind ensemble welcomes the Elon University Combined Choirs for a special performance that includes a premiere of Associate Professor Todd Coleman’s new work for winds and chorus, as well as Anton Bruckner’s masterwork, “Mass in E minor.” The concert will also include works for winds from Bach, Ron Nelson, Morten Lauridsen and Brahms.

❚❚ MONDAY, APRIL 18

ESPN broadcaster, attorney and author Jay BilasElon University School of Law, Greensboro, 7 p.m.

Bilas’ presentation is part of Elon Law’s Distinguished Leadership Lecture Series presented by the Joseph M. Bryan Foundation. Admission: Tickets may be reserved at law.elon.edu/DLLS on or after March 1. Online calendar

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