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October 2001

Terrorist attacks unite campus in quest for answers, peace

A new national force on the field ... URI Football 6-0

Friends of retired dean and professor raise $125,000

Speakers bring URI "Out Front"

Freshmen offered 'a sense of belonging' with learning communities

First annual retreat participants find common ground

Rhodes named interim vice provost

Taking on new degrees

Vernal pools may hold promise for amphibian survival

Excellence Award winners recognized

Nominations sought for excellence

Campus Appeal

Building the budget

Scholarships established to honor retired professors

Kudos

Second Coastal Institute opens

Coming attractions

Leadership and connections are focus of new ad, video

Gracing the Galleries

The University of Rhode Island Alumni Association

Meet the University

Looking for the Calendar?

Pianist Esther Budiardjo

Coming attractions

Fans of the arts -- from studio arts to music to theatre to dance--will find compelling reasons to visit the University's Fine Arts Center this month and throughout the year. Here are a few of the coming attractions:

Great Performances

Now in its twentieth season, the University's Great Performances 2001 series this month presents Indonesian Pianist Esther Budiardjo on Friday, Oct. 26, at 8 p.m. in the Fine Arts Center Recital Hall. Budiardjo has received considerable acclaim throughout the world in recital as well as concert appearances with established orchestras. Richard Dyer of The Boston Globe wrote, "Her playing summoned laughter and tears, made the mind work, the spirit soar." A master class with Budiardjo will be held on Thursday, Oct. 25 at 12:30 p.m. in the Fine Arts Center Recital Hall. The class is free and open to the public.

Tickets are $15 general; $12 URI faculty/staff; $10 senior citizens/groups of 10 or more purchased together; and $5 students and children. For tickets or for more information, call 401-874-2627.

University Artist Series

Ann Danis will conduct the URI Symphony Orchestra in orchestral literature on Saturday, Oct. 27 at 8 p.m. An Opera Workshop featuring scenes from famous operas will be performed by students and guest artists on Sunday Nov. 18 at 3 p.m.

A Fall Choral Festival Concert with guest conductor Paul Rardin, solo performances by top-rated student vocalists and an appearance by the University Choirs will be held at 7 p.m. on Saturday, Nov. 3. $6 general, free to students with ID.

An Evening of Chamber Music. Features URI's student chamber ensembles coached by faculty artists at 7:30 p.m. on Sunday, Nov. 18. Free.

Concert Band and Jazz Ensembles with Gary Buttery and Joseph Parillo conducting will be held at 7:30 p.m. on Thursday, Nov. 29. $6 general, free for students with ID.

All of these events are held in the Fine Arts Center Recital Hall. For more information, call 874-2431 or 874-5955 or for a complete listing of events, go to http://www.uri.edu/artsci/mus/calendar.html.

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