Student Life Events
February 2013
February 11: Dancing with the Stars of JMU Reveal:
7pm - 9pm
Taylor Down Under (TDU)
Come find out which JMU student celebrities will be dancers in "Dancing with the Stars of JMU," an event organized by Active Minds to promote suicide awareness and risk reduction. Active Minds is a student organization that seeks to reduce the stigma associated with mental illness.
MORE >February 14: Movie Under the Stars:
Feb. 14
7 p.m.
John C. Wells Planetarium, Miller Hall
The University Program Board and the John C. Wells Planetarium present "Crazy Stupid Love," a special Valentine's Day movie.
Free.
February 14: Movie Under the Stars:
Feb. 14
9:30 p.m.
John C. Wells Planetarium, Miller Hall
The University Program Board and the John C. Wells Planetarium present "Crazy Stupid Love," a special Valentine's Day movie.
Free.
February 15: Movie Under the Stars:
Feb. 15
7 p.m.
John C. Wells Planetarium, Miller Hall
The University Program Board and the John C. Wells Planetarium present "Crazy Stupid Love," a special Valentine's Day movie.
Free.
February 15: Movie Under the Stars:
Feb. 15
9:30 p.m.
John C. Wells Planetarium, Miller Hall
The University Program Board and the John C. Wells Planetarium present "Crazy Stupid Love," a special Valentine's Day movie.
Free.
February 19: Guest Speaker Mark Sterner:
7-8 p.m.
Grafton-Stovall Theatre
Mark Sterner presents “DUI: A powerful lesson.” Three months before graduation, Mark and four of his fraternity brothers headed to Spring Break. On the final night, they decided the least drunk would drive home. In his acclaimed keynote, Mark leaves students with a real story that forces them to confront their own decisions. He doesn’t preach or tell people what to do, but puts real faces to the tragic consequences of impaired driving by showing videotape the friends made of their trip, ending just moments before the crash. Mark helps students realize the simple choice they make, like drinking and driving, can cause an everlasting impact on their friends, families and themselves. Sponsored by the University Health Center’s student group, Greeks Advocating Mature Management of Alcohol (G.A.M.M.A.); for information, contact Lesley Eicher at eicherls@jmu.edu or call (540) 568-5056; free.
MORE >February 19: Kevin McMillan, baritone with Gabriel Dobner, piano:
Recital Hall
Kevin McMillan’s performing career has spanned over 25 years with more than 750 concerts, 15 commercial recordings, a Grammy award, a Gramophone award and numerous Juno award nominations. Critics have praised his “elegant lyric baritone voice” and “singularly remarkable interpretive skills” in appearances with virtually every major North American orchestra, including the New York Philharmonic, the Boston Symphony, the Cleveland Orchestra, the Philadelphia Orchestra, the Los Angeles Philharmonic and the San Francisco Symphony. He has also established a presence in Europe, with appearances in centers such as London, Berlin, Barcelona, Paris and Prague. He has worked with such conductors as Herbert Blomstedt, Pierre Boulez, Raphael Frühbeck de Burgos, Sir Andrew Davis, Charles Dutoit, Neeme Jarvi, Jesus Lopez–Cobos, Kurt Masur, Sir Roger Norrington, Hellmuth Rilling and the late Robert Shaw and Sergiu Commissiona. Professor McMillan joined the faculty of the James Madison University School of Music in 2009.
Pianist Gabriel Dobner first appeared in concert in Europe in 1991 with the Villa Musica Chamber Music Ensemble in Mainz, Germany. 1993 marked the beginning of his eight years in Germany, after having been awarded a German Academic Exchange Scholarship (DAAD) to study lied accompanying in Munich with Professor Helmut Deutsch. The following year he won the special collaborative pianist prize in the International Hans Pfitzner Lieder Competition in Munich. While living in Augsburg, Dobner quickly established himself as one of Germany’s most sought–after collaborative pianists, performing regularly with such notable singers as Cornelia Kallisch, René Kollo and Kevin McMillan. These collaborations led to performances in many of the major concert venues in Germany, Austria, Switzerland, Spain and Japan. Dobner has recorded for both the Ottavo and MDG labels, winning high praise from BBC Music Magazine, Fono Forum and the West German Radio in Cologne, who referred to him as a “master among Lieder pianists.” Dobner received a BM degree from Roosevelt University and his MM and Doctorate degrees from Indiana University.
MORE >February 21: Poetry Reading by Jericho Brown:
4-5 p.m.
Transitions, Warren Hall
Jericho Brown, an assistant professor of creative writing and literature at Emory University in Atlanta, is the recipient of the Whiting Writers’ Award as well as fellowships from the National Endowment for the Arts, the Radcliffe Institute at Harvard University, the Bread Loaf Writers’ Conference and the Krakow Poetry Seminar in Poland. His first book “PLEASE,” won the American Book Award in 2009. For information, contact the Furious Flower Poetry Center at staleycj@jmu.edu or call (540) 568-8883; free.
MORE >March 2013
March 12: UPB Movie: My Date with the President's Daughter MORE >
March 13: Exploration of the Night Sky: From Madison to Alger MORE >
March 13: Faculty Roundtable: "The Madisons' World" MORE >
March 13: Public Lecture: "Madison, Slavery and the Constitution" MORE >
March 13: Sing Out! An a Capella Concert MORE >
March 14: Constitutional Signing MORE >
March 14: Presidential Walk MORE >
March 15: Madisonfest MORE >
March 15: Exploration of the Night Sky: From Madison to Alger MORE >
March 19: They're Playing Our Song MORE >
March 20: They're Playing Our Song MORE >
March 21: They're Playing Our Song MORE >
March 22: They're Playing Our Song MORE >
March 23: They're Playing Our Song MORE >
March 23: They're Playing Our Song MORE >