As we head into the holiday season, you will find plenty of concerts, plays, films and talks on our December calendar.
Nov. 30- Dec. 18: PlayMakers presents Edward Albee’s knock-down, drag-out love story, Who’s Afraid of Virginia Woolf, starring Ray Dooley and Julie Fishell as George and Martha. Tickets and schedule, 919.962.7529. http://playmakersrep.org
Dec. 1: Kevin Guskiewicz, the MacArthur Award winning expert on sport-related concussion, will discuss his work. Carolina Sports Business Club, 5:30 pm, Fetzer 109. http://studentorgs.unc.edu/carsbc
Dec. 1: Ackland Film Forum on Eastern European documentaries presents Marija’s Own, directed by Zelijka Sukova. 6:30 pm, Varsity Theater, Franklin St. $4 for general public, free for students with University ID. aportnow@email.unc.edu
Dec. 1: NC landslide hazards expert Jennifer Bauer will discuss the N.C. Geographical Survey Landslide Hazard Mapping Program. 4 pm, Mitchell 005. http://www.geosci.unc.edu
Dec. 2: UNC Professor Kevin Guskiewicz (see above) and Robert J. Gfeller, whose son Matthew died after sustaining a traumatic brain injury during a high school football game, will discuss Preventing Concussion in Sport. 3:30 pm, UNC Medical Biomolecular Research Building, Room G202. http://go.unc.edu/d6KAo
Dec. 2: UNC and NC Central University Jazz Faculty Combos in concert with Jim Ketch, Stephen Anderson, Jason Foureman, Dan Davis, Ira Wiggins, Ed Paolantonio, Baron Tymas, Thomas Taylor and others. 4 pm, Kenan Music Building. 919. 962.1039. http://music.unc.edu
Dec. 2-3: The Process Series, New Works in Development, presents Jared Mezzocchi’s Poppa, God Bless. Free. 8 pm, Historic Playmakers. cpaengagment@unc.edu
Dec. 2-3: UNC Opera performs the music of Jacques Offenbach, 8 pm, Hill Hall Auditorium. $10, $15. 919.962.1039. http://music.unc.edu
Dec. 4: UNC Baroque Ensemble. 3 pm, Person Recital Hall. 919.962.1039. http://music.unc.edu
Dec. 5: UNC Professors Daniel Kreiss and Daren Brabham, Journalism and Mass Communications, will discuss The Ethics of User-Generated Content in Political and Commercial Strategic Communication Campaigns. Lunch and Learn with the Parr Center for Ethics. 12 noon, Hyde Hall, University Room. Free, registration required here: http://parrcenter.unc.edu/events
Dec. 5: Deborah Stroman, Exercise and Sport Science Sport Administration program, on Careers in Sport. Carolina Sports Business Club. 5:30 pm, Fetzer 109. http://studentorgs.unc.edu/carsbc
Dec. 5: UNC Wind Ensemble and UNC Symphony Band, with the Duke University Wind Symphony. $10, $15. 7:30 pm, Memorial Hall. 919.843.3333. http://music.unc.edu
Dec. 6: The Middle East Film Series presents Frontrunner, the heroic story of Dr. Massouda Jalal, the first woman to run for president of Afghanistan since the ousting of the Taliban. 6 pm, FedEx Global Education Center. http://www.frontrunnermovie.com
Dec. 6: Playwright Philip Kan Gotanda will discuss his new play about Chang and Eng Bunker, North Carolina immigrants from the former Siam who became known as the first Siamese twins. 5 pm reception, 5:30 pm program, Wilson Library. 919.548.1203. Liza_terll@unc.edu
Dec. 7-9: The U.S. Institute of Peace and the UNC-TISS National Security Fellows Program will hold a three-day course and simulation to address Governance and Democratic Practices in War-to-Peace Transitions. Day 1, The Role of Government, is designed for a general audience and those who can’t attend all three days. Day 2 addresses Key Institutions of Good Governance and Day 3 includes a simulation of election preparation. FedEx Global Education Center, Room 3009. Participants must register by Dec. 2 at: http://go.unc.edu/Jo6j7
Dec. 7: Dinner with Faculty: Historian Louis A. Perez. 6:30 p.m. George Watts Hill Alumni Center. $25 GAA members, $40 nonmembers 919.843.5115. http://alumni.unc.edu
Dec. 8: Ackland Film forum presents Lonesome, 1928 German film about two lonely people who meet in the big city, spend a great day together, and lose each other in a crowded amusement park. $4 general admission, free for students with ID; 919.843.3687. 6:30 pm, Varsity Theater on Franklin St. http://www.ackland.org
Dec. 8: Carolina Choir and Symphony Orchestra perform Dona Nobis Pacem with soprano Louise Toppin and conductor Susan Klebanow, plus Beethoven’s Symphony No. 5 with Tonu Kalam conducting. $10, $15. 919.962.1039. 7:30 pm, Memorial Hall. http://music.unc.edu
Dec. 9: N.C. Jazz Repertory Orchestra. Tickets 919.843.3333. 8 pm, Hill Hall. http://music.unc.edu
Dec. 16-17: Chapel Hill Community Chorus presents A New World Christmas. $18, $6. 8 pm Friday, 4 pm Saturday, Hill Hall Auditorium. 919.962.1039. http://music.unc.edu
Ongoing:
Through Dec. 17: Sculptor Mitch Lewis exhibit explores Darfur and American Activism. FedEx Global Center. http://global.unc.edu
Through Jan. 22: Self-Observed, art exhibit of works by college students across the nation, curated by eight UNC students. NC Museum of Art in Raleigh. http://www.ncartmuseum.org
