Calendar

JMU Calendar of Public Events

On-going Events and Attractions

MAY 2008

May 18-Dec. 18: 1st Annual Area Youth Art Exhibition, Monday-Friday, 8a.m.-6p.m., first floor hallway, Memorial Hall: Over forty pieces of art created by K-12 students from Harrisonburg City public schools, Eastern Mennonite High School and Redeemer Classical School; opening reception May 18, 2-3 p.m.; sponsored by the Office of the Dean, College of Education; free.

May 21: Adult Degree Program Open House, 4-7 p.m., Clementine Café, 153 South Main Street: Consult with campus representatives to learn more about the flexibility of ADP courses and begin your Bachelors of Individualized Study; light refreshments provided; hosted by JMU Outreach Programs; free.

May 22-June 1: JMU Children's Playshop, 7:30 p.m. Thursday and Friday, 11 a.m. and 3:30 p.m. Saturday, 3:30 p.m. Sunday, Theatre II, next to FedEx Kinko's on South Main Street: "The Wind in the Willows," dramatized by R. Eugene Jackson; all seats are $5.50 and reservations are strongly encouraged as shows often sell out; call the box office between 10 a.m. and 4 p.m at 568-7836.

May 24: 7th Annual Herb and Garden Festival, 9 a.m.-2 p.m., Festival Conference and Student Center parking lot on Carrier Drive off University Boulevard: Features vendors from Virginia, Maryland, Pennsylvania and North Carolina selling perennials, herbs, trees, shrubs and other garden items; sponsored by the Edith J. Carrier Arboretum at JMU; for information, call 568-3194.

May 25: "Concerts on the Lawn" Series, 7 p.m., Sculpture Garden between the Music Building and Duke Hall (rain location: War Memorial Auditorium, Memorial Hall): The series' opening concert features the 32-member Massanutten Brass Band, one of only two British-style brass band in the Shenandoah Valley; the band's repertoire includes marches, concert works, hymns and movie music; Kevin J. Stees directs the band, which is sponsored by the Massanutten Presbyterian Church and includes musicians who are college professors, secondary school teachers, students and community members; audience members are welcome to bring picnic dinners and lawn chairs to the concerts; parking is available between Duke and Miller halls as well as in the Warsaw Street Parking Deck; sponsored by JMU's College of Visual and Performing Arts; for more information, call 568-6987; free.

May 26: Memorial Day. Classes do not meet.

Through May 2008: Carrier Library Exhibition, during regular library hours, lobby in the 1939 wing of the building: "Dressing for Education: JMU in the Founding Years 1909-1929" features photographs, yearbooks and ephemera from Special Collections' JMU Historical Collection as well as period clothing from the School of Theatre and Dance's Historic Clothing Collection; free.

Through May 2008: JMU Centennial Displays, during regular hours, Massanutten Regional Library, corridor off the main lobby, and at JMU locations, Warren Hall lobby, Carrier Library main lobby, ISAT/CS Building main lobby, Festival Conference and Student Center lower level outside the Madison Art Collection, Room 2102 and Memorial Hall, Entrance B: Photographs, text and memorabilia capturing moments big and small from JMU's first 100 years make up a rotating series of displays focusing on academics, the arts, athletics, campus life, the campus and leadership through the years; free.

JUNE 2008

June 1: "Concerts on the Lawn" Series, 7 p.m., Sculpture Garden between the Music Building and Duke Hall (rain location: War Memorial Auditorium, Memorial Hall): Just Jazzin', a 20-member ensemble that plays big band and contemporary swing and Latin tunes, performs; the band, which features vocal soloist Charles Barone, is made of up former military musicians, college- and high-school faculty as well as talented local musicians; Tom McKenzie is the director; audience members are welcome to bring picnic dinners and lawn chairs to the concerts; parking is available between Duke and Miller halls as well as in the Warsaw Street Parking Deck; sponsored by JMU's College of Visual and Performing Arts; for more information, call 568-6987; free.

June 5: Annual Meeting and Instructor Appreciation Picnic, 5-8 p.m., University Farm: JMU's Lifelong Learning Institute hosts a picnic dinner of roasted chicken and all the trimmings for members, instructors and guests; tickets are $12; for more information call 568-2923 or visit www.jmu.edu/socwork/LLI.

June 6: JMU Board of Visitors meeting.

June 8: "Concerts on the Lawn" Series, 7 p.m., Sculpture Garden between the Music Building and Duke Hall (rain location: War Memorial Auditorium, Memorial Hall): The Ovation Singers from Staunton return for their second season on the series; organized by Carolyn and Ray Hoaster in 1985 as a small flexible chorus designed to meet the various demands of the Staunton area community, the Ovation Singers present customized programs from Bach to Billings to Broadway, offering patriotic, historical and seasonal concerts in both sacred and secular settings; audience members are welcome to bring picnic dinners and lawn chairs to the concerts; parking is available between Duke and Miller halls as well as in the Warsaw Street Parking Deck; sponsored by JMU's College of Visual and Performing Arts; for more information, call 568-6987; free.

June 9: Six-Week and Second Four-Week Summer Sessions begin.

June 12-22: JMU Children's Playshop, 7:30 p.m. Thursday and Friday, 11 a.m. and 3:30 p.m. Saturday, 3:30 p.m. Sunday, Theatre II, next to FedEx Kinko's on South Main Street: "Rumpelstiltskin," script, music and lyrics by Robert Johanson and Albert Evans; all seats are $5.50 and reservations are strongly encouraged as shows often sell out; call the box office between 10 a.m. and 4 p.m at 568-7836.

June 15: "Concerts on the Lawn" Series, 7 p.m., Sculpture Garden between the Music Building and Duke Hall (rain location: War Memorial Auditorium, Memorial Hall): The Harrisonburg-Rockingham Concert Band performs a typical concert in the park repertoire, with marches, overtures and Broadway musicals; the band is made up of musicians from middle-school age to mature with backgrounds in music ranging from novice to professional; William G. Posey directs the band; audience members are welcome to bring picnic dinners and lawn chairs to the concerts; parking is available between Duke and Miller halls as well as in the Warsaw Street Parking Deck; sponsored by JMU's College of Visual and Performing Arts; for more information, call 568-6987; free.

June 18-19: Virginia Wind Energy Collaborative State Wind Symposium, 8:30 a.m.- 5:25 p.m., ISAT/CS Building: The Symposium will address critical and timely issues pertaining to wind power development in Virginia and throughout the mid-Atlantic region through workshops, panel presentations and moderated discussion; June 18 luncheon with former Virginia Governor Mark Warner; June 19 luncheon with U.S. Congressman Bob Goodlatte; for information or to register, visit http://vwec.cisat.jmu.edu/conf/; sponsored by the College of Integrated Science and Technology at JMU.

JULY 2008

July 4: Independence Day. Classes do not meet.

July 10-20: JMU Children's Playshop, 7:30 p.m. Thursday and Friday, 11 a.m. and 3:30 p.m. Saturday, 3:30 p.m. Sunday, Theatre II, next to FedEx Kinko's on South Main Street: "The Near-Sighted Knight and the Far-Sighted Dragon," written by Eleanor and Ray Harder; all seats are $5.50 and reservations are strongly encouraged as shows often sell out; call the box office between 10 a.m. and 4 p.m at 568-7836.

AUGUST 2008

Aug. 4-8: 4th Annual Children's Poetry Camp, 9 a.m.-2 p.m. daily, Memorial Hall: This year's sessions include "Create a Character Poetry," "Rhythm Playground," and "Visualizing Poetry Through Film"; the camp is targeted toward children who lack the financial means to attend traditional camps, but all children age 8-14 with an interest in reading and writing are encouraged to attend; for more information or to download a registration form, visit www.jmu.edu/furiousflower/poetrycamp.html; sponsored by the Furious Flower Poetry Center at JMU; free.

Aug. 11-15: First annual Children's Global Nonviolence Summer Camp, 9 a.m.-2 p.m. daily, Memorial Hall: The camp will prepare children ages 6-10 to appreciate the value of nonviolence, the potential of nonviolent action to address conflicts, the value of social responsibility, the interconnected nature of human experience and the planet's natural environment as they participate in an eclectic blend of exciting activities; to learn more or register, visit http://www.jmu.edu/gandhicenter/summercamp.shtml; sponsored by the Mahatma Gandhi Center for Global Nonviolence at JMU.

OCTOBER 2008

Oct. 3-5: Family Weekend.

Oct. 31-Nov. 2: University Homecoming.

NOVEMBER 2008

Nov. 27-28: University Holidays.

DECEMBER 2008

Dec. 8-12: Final examinations.

Dec. 13: Commencement.

Dec. 22-31: University Holidays.

On-going Events & Attractions

Edith J. Carrier Arboretum, open daily dawn to dusk, off University Boulevard: Contains a wide variety of trees and plants native to Virginia; call 568-3194 for tours; free.

JMU Buildings Presentation, during Carrier Library hours, Carrier Library lobby: Running on a continuous loop, the computerized presentation shows several photographs of each building on campus, along with information about the building's history, past and current uses and information on for whom the building was named; part of JMU's Centennial observance.

JMU Meteorite Collection, open daily, first- and second-floor hallways, Physics and Chemistry Building: Features fragments of meteoroids that survived passage through the atmosphere to fall to the earth's surface as masses of metal or stone; includes specimens from Diablo Canyon, Ariz., the Sahara Desert and the Central European Strewn Field; free.

JMU Mineral Museum, 8 a.m.-4:30 p.m. Monday-Friday, Room 6139, Memorial Hall: The Department of Geology and Environmental Science opens its collection of over 550 crystals and gemstones from around the world to the public; for information, call 568-6130; free.

Madison Art Resource Site, 10 a.m.-2 p.m. Monday, 10 a.m.-4 p.m. Wednesday and by appointment, Room 2102, Festival Conference and Student Center: The gallery and study center houses the 3,000-piece Madison Art Collection of artifacts and art objects from the Neolithic period to the 20th century; for information, call 568-6934; free.

Last updated: 5/13/08