Honors Program Events 2013-2014

This is what we have lined up so far! More to come!

Below is the early list of events for 2013-14. The Center Stage dates will not be confirmed until late summer. We will have 18 tickets for each of the Center Stage plays. We will also be posting a series of concerts at Peabody for which we will have tickets. Shuttles will be provided for each event.

***Sign up for tickets and trips in HU 231B (Ingram's office) except when directed otherwise.
***Center Stage tickets may be picked up during the week of the performance.
***Directions for picking up a Peabody ticket will be posted closer to the event.

Seniors: Plan ahead and make a note of the wine tasting in the spring in your honor.

	August
	Thursday, 29	Honors Freshmen move in and orientation
	September
	Monday, 2	Homer and Pizza—Freshmen Class Discussion of Odyssey and pizza dinner in the common area of Theology department, 6-8 p.m.
	Tuesday, 3	Classes start
	Wednesday, 13	Odds Bodkin Performance, " Book 1 of Homer's Iliad" Time and Room TBA
	Monday, 23	Honors Program Dinner Dress is jacket and tie for gentlemen, comparable attire for ladies. This event is for the entire program: all students and faculty. The dinner will be in McGuire Hall at 6 p.m. RSVPS are necessary by Sept. 13.
	Wednesday, 25	The American Shakespeare Company's 25th Anniversary World's Mine Oyster Tour Otello 7:00 PM, McManus Theatre
	Thursday, 26	The American Shakespeare Company's 25th Anniversary World's Mine Oyster Tour The Merry Wives of Windsor 7:00 PM, McManus Theatre
	Friday, 27	The American Shakespeare Company Henry IV, Part 1 7:00 PM, McManus Theatre Convocation and Nachbahr Lecture "The Life of the Mind at Today's University: What Would Dante Say?" Dr. Leslie Zarker Morgan, Modern Languaghes and Literatures (and Honors) 5:00 PM Reitz Arena
	October
	Friday, 4	Animal Crackers Book by George S. Kaufman and Morrie Ryskind. The toe-tapping, knee-slapping Marx Brothers classic gets a zany new revival in this gem of American musical comedy. The society party of the season has landed at the Rittenhouse estate, but the disappearance of a valuable painting threatens to spoil the affair. Thankfully, Captain Spaulding is on the case! Or is he? Filled with secret identities, love affairs, and stolen art, Animal Crackers proves the comedy genius of the Marx Brothers is as spot on as ever. Center Stage, 8:00 pm. Shuttle leaves at 7:15 from behind Maryland Hall.
	Friday, 18	Semester break
	Saturday, 26	Freshmen Honors Trip to New York City; the MET Sign up by Sept. 23 with Ingram. Further details on where and when to sign up for the bus and tours will be announced later. The freshmen are expected to attend the Ancient Gallery tours.
	November
	Thursday, 21	A Civil War Christmas by Paula Vogel Pulitzer Prize-winning playwright Paula Vogel spins a musical tale of hope and forgiveness. It’s a bitterly cold Christmas Eve in 1864 and all along the Potomac, from the White House to the battlefields, friends and foes alike find their lives strangely and poetically intertwined. Weaving together carols, hymns, and folk songs, this “beautifully stitched tapestry of American lives” (The New York Times) is sure to become a new holiday classic for the entire family. Center Stage, 8:00 pm. Shuttle leaves at 7:15 from behind Maryland Hall.
	December
	Wednesday, 4	Honors Christmas Party Hug Lounge 5-7:30 p.m. Entertainment provided by the Honors class of 2016! Bring your gift for charity to the party. Details will be given later.
	SPRING SEMESTER
	January
		Seniors --Note the date for the wine tasting.
	Tuesday, 14	Classes start
	Friday, 21	Stones in His Pockets by Marie Jones When a big Hollywood film crew takes over a small Irish town, the locals line up to earn their “40-quid-a-day” as extras—and maybe pursue some dreams of their own. Charlie wants to write a blockbuster screenplay, while Jake would settle for a date with the lovely leading lady. Where they and their neighbors end up ultimately surprises them all. An “uproarious, joyful evening” (New York Daily News) with two actors playing more than a dozen characters, Stones is an acting tour de force both rollicking and poignant. Center Stage 8:00 pm. Shuttles leaves from behind Maryland Hall at 7:15.
	February

	March
	Saturday, 1- Sunday, 9	SPRING BREAK
	Monday, 10 -Saturday, 15	*Humanities Symposium Week—Walden* by Henry David Thoreau.**
	Wednesday, 12	Student/Faculty Colloquia-McManus Theatre during class times
	Thursday, 13	Student/Faculty Colloquia--McManus Theatre during class times Humanities Symposium Keynote: 6:00 PM, McGuire Hall
	Friday, 28	*Twelfth Night by William Shakespeare*. Revelry, disguises, swashbuckling, and (of course) pining lovers abound in what some call Shakespeare’s most perfect comedy. Twins Viola and Sebastian, separated in a shipwreck and presuming each other dead, wash ashore in the beautiful but mysterious land of Illyria. A tale of mistaken identity and mismatched ardor unfurls as lords and ladies, servants and masters wind a topsy-turvy path to happiness. Center Stage, 8 pm. Shuttle leaves at 7:15 from behind Maryland Hall.
	April
	Thursday, 17-21	Easter Break
	Monday, 28	Last Day of Classes
	May
	Thursday, 15	Wine tasting for the class of 2014! With Dr. Paul Lukacs, 7 - 10 p.m. Invitations will be sent.
	Saturday, 17	GRADUATION