Eastern Mennonite University Calendar of Events

Art

“The Shallows,” EMU alumni art show on Saturday, Oct. 11, at 4 p.m., in the Margaret Martin Gehman Art Gallery in EMU’s University Commons. Come enjoy a multi-media show by numerous alumni artists. Admission is free and open to the public. Contact the EMU visual and communication arts department at 540-432-4360 or email[email protected].

*Senior multi-media project on Thursday, Oct. 30, at 7:30 p.m., in EMU’s MainStage Theater in University Commons. Senior Visual and Communications major Dylan Bomgardner brings to life a theater standard devised with live and recorded video. Admission is free and open to the public. Contact the EMU theater department at 540-432-4360 for more information.

 

Music

Music lessons are available through EMU’s Preparatory Music Program for students of all levels, ages 3 and up. Lessons are offered for violin, viola, cello, double bass, guitar, flute and piano with Suzuki options for most instruments. Register now for the fall semester beginning August 25! Visit emu.edu/musiclessons or call 540-432-4277 for registration information.

GrooveSpan Duo featuring Jennifer Cooper and Carl Reichelt on Saturday, Oct. 25, at 8 p.m., in EMU’s Common Grounds Coffeehouse. Former EMU Voice Instructor, Jennifer Cooper, and guitarist, Carl Reichelt, return to Harrisonburg to bring you an extraordinary mix of repertoire spanning three centuries and a myriad of genres, including art song, musical theater, jazz, blues, acoustic soul, and more. Admission is free and open to the public. Contact the EMU music department at 540-432-4225 for more information.

Musical Treats, Youth Symphony Children’s Concert on Sunday, Oct. 26, at 3:30 p.m., in EMU’s Lehman Auditorium. The Shenandoah Valley Youth Symphony will present a short concert featuring a variety of orchestra pieces. Members of the orchestra will demonstrate their instruments. Orchestra members are from the city of Harrisonburg, Rockingham, Augusta, Shenandoah and Page counties and from Franklin, W.Va. The program is designed for families with children of all ages. Persons are invited to come in costume and expect a variety of treats. Admission is free and open to the public. Contact the preparatory music department for more information at 540-432-4277.

 

Theater

The Great Divorce by C.S. Lewis, on Saturday, Oct. 11, at 8 p.m., in EMU’s MainStage Theater. The Homecoming theater production – The Great Divorce by C.S. Lewis, adapted and performed by Anthony Lawton – is sponsored by EMU’s theater department and the alumni relations office. Admission is $5, students are free. Contact the EMU theater department for more information and for age appropriateness at 540-432-4360.

 

Misc

*EMU campus movie: The Lego Movie on Friday, Oct. 10, at 9 p.m., Saturday, Oct. 11, at 2 p.m., and 9 p.m., and Monday, Oct. 13, at 9 p.m., and Guardians of the Galaxy on Friday, Oct. 24, Saturday, Oct. 25, and Monday, Oct. 27, at 9 p.m., in the Suter Science Center room 106. Admission is $1.50 for EMU faculty, staff and students and $2.50 for general public. Contact EMU campus activities council at 540-432-4644 for more information.

“The Other Blacklist” public lecture by Mary Helen Washington, on Thursday, Oct. 16, at 7 p.m., in Martin Chapel in EMU’s Seminary building. Author and cultural historian Mary Helen Washington focuses on this decade of marginalized African American history – filled with Cold War intrigue and repressive government spying, yet an important precursor to the 1960s Civil Rights movement. Admission is free and open to the public. Contact the EMU language and literature department at 540-432-4168 for more information.

*Suter Science Seminar, “Reason and Wonder,” with David Pruett on Friday, Oct. 31, at 4 p.m., in EMU’s Science Center room 104. Published in 3 volumes in 1687, Isaac Newton’s Principia Mathematica is widely considered the greatest contribution ever by an individual to science. The Enlightenment, the Industrial Age, the Space Age, and the Information Age followed thereafter in rapid succession. From whence came Newton’s genius? In a moment of humility, Newton confessed, “If I have seen further than others, it is by standing on the shoulders of giants.” He did not name the giants, but almost certainly he referred to Copernicus, Galileo, and Kepler. This largely historical talk will examine specifically how we are indebted to these giants. Admission is free and open to the public. Contact the Science Center at 540-432-4325 for more information.