Fine Arts & Humanities

PlayMakers presents Bertolt Brecht’s “Life of Galileo”

Ron Menzel as Galileo in the Morehead Planetarium dome, as an image of Jupiter looms behind him.

PlayMakers Repertory Company presents the theatrical event of the 2018/19 season, Bertolt Brecht’s “Life of Galileo,” adapted by Joseph Discher. PlayMakers’ Producing Artistic Director, Vivienne Benesch, directs the production, which runs from February 27 to March 17, 2019.

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Nobel laureate Kip Thorne to speak on black holes, time travel and more

A Constellation of Cosmos Events at Carolina. 2017 Nobel Laureate Kip Thorne My Romance with the Warped Side of the Universe: From Black Holes and Wormholes to Time Travel and Gravitational Waves. A free lecture by the 2019 Frey Foundation Distinguished Visiting Professor Kip Thorne Thursday, Feb. 21 – Memorial Hall, 5:30 p.m. college.unc.edu/frey

Kip Thorne’s lecture, “My Romance with the Warped Side of the Universe: From Black Holes and Wormholes to Time Travel and Gravitational Waves” will take place on Feb. 21 at 5:30 p.m. in Memorial Hall.

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Guskiewicz appointed interim chancellor

A neuroscientist and internationally recognized expert on sport-related concussions, Kevin Guskiewicz joined Carolina’s faculty in 1995 and has served as dean of the College of Arts & Sciences since January 2016. As interim chancellor, he will chart a course for the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.

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PlayMakers’ Summer Youth Conservatory announces auditions for “Bright Star”

A previous Summer Youth Conservatory production of Guys and Dolls.

PlayMakers Repertory Company’s Summer Youth Conservatory announces auditions for its upcoming summer performance of “Bright Star” as well as interviews for technical theater students. Auditions for actors are Feb. 9 and 10.

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