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Fall 2004

September 9, 2004
Inherit the Wind
Polk Theatre

 

Join our panelist as they discuss this American classic by Jerome Lawrence and Robert E. Lee. Inspired by the real-life drama that unfolded when Darwin's Theory of Evolution was being taught in a small Tennessee school, the story of Inherit the Wind is still explosive and relevant today.

Panelist: 
David Alford, Artistic Director of Tennessee Rep
Hedy Weinburg, Executive Director of ACLU of Tennessee
Dr. Sharon Chaney, Hume-Fogg Academic Magnet School's Assistant Principal

To help defray the cost of the luncheon series, cash donations will be accepted at the door. A portion of the proceeds collected at this luncheon will be donated to The Tennessee Repertory Theatre. To learn more about The Tennessee Repertory Theatre, please visit www.tnrep.org.


October 2004
Interrelated Rhythms
Polk Theatre

Come join Marsha Tardy and other instructors from the Vanderbilt Dance program as they investigate Interrelated Rhythms - a multicultural exploration on the similarities and distinctions of the various rhythms and movements of traditional Spanish, Irish, Bharatanatyam and Middle Eastern Dance forms.

Reservations will only be accepted 3 weeks prior to event date.

To help defray the cost of the luncheon series, cash donations will be accepted at the door. A portion of the proceeds collected at this luncheon will be donated to The Global Education Center. To learn more about this organization, please visitwww.globaleducationcenter.net.


November 2004
Mysteries of the Mind
Polk Theater

Dive in to the thrilling mystique of two contemporary operas. First, in The Lighthouse: What really happened to the three workers who disappeared from the Flannan Isles lighthouse on a dreary December night in 1900? Did they go mad? Were they murdered? And in The Human Voice (La Voix Humaine): Witness the agonizing stages of loss as a young mistress is dismissed by her lover. Join our panelist as they pull us into the raw emotion and teetering fragility of the human psyche in these provocative stories.

Panelist: 

Joy Calico, Vanderbilt Blair School of Music Professor
John Hoomes, Nashville Opera's Artistic Director

Reservations will only be accepted 3 weeks prior to event date.

To help defray the cost of the luncheon series, cash donations will be accepted at the door. A portion of the proceeds collected at this luncheon will be donated to The Nashville Opera's OperaNET program. The OperaNET program introduces children to the opera by taking productions into schools throughout Tennessee. For more information about this wonderful program, please visit www.nashvilleopera.org.