Fall 2008 Special Events

Summer Camp Was Never Like This: Hosting the Indianapolis Colts

With Kevin Lanke, Rose Hulman Institute Sports Information Director and Matt Sinclair, Rose Hulman Institute Director of Athletic and Recreational Facilities

Rose Hulman Institute of Technology, the nation’s leading undergraduate technical college, has been the long-term sponsor of the Indianapolis Colts’ summer camp. What happens when two premier programs meet? Find out about the behind-the-scenes demands of food, lodging, facilities, and support staff that go the extra mile for a Super Bowl winner.

Date/Time: Wednesday, September 17, 2008 from 5 - 6:30 PM

Place: ISU College of Business, Rm 209

Cost: Free

Springfield Illinois Trip

We will be visiting Lincoln’s Tomb, Lincoln’s Museum, and Frank Lloyd Wright’s Dana-Thomas House. The first stop on our trip will be to Lincoln’s tomb. The tomb was designed by sculptor Larkin Mead, and features famous Lincoln statuary. It’s worth a visit just to see the sculpture, both inside and out.  The tomb holds the bodies of Lincoln, his wife Mary, and  three of their four sons. We will have a quick lunch downtown before going on to the Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library and Museum. The Presidential Library houses the most complete collection of Lincoln documents and artifacts in the world. The new facility will present Lincoln as he has never been presented before, using the latest interactive technology, including dramatic film. Our last stop of the day will be the Frank Lloyd Wright Dana House. It was in 1902 in Victorian Springfield when local socialite and activist, Susan Lawrence Dana hired a rising young architect from Chicago to remodel her family home. What resulted and remains today is one of Frank Lloyd Wright’s finest prairie-style homes, complete with original furniture, art glass doors, windows and light fixtures.

Date/Time: Thursday, September 18, 2008 from 7AM -9PM

Place: A motor bus will be in ISU parking lot D at 6:30AM on September 18, 2008. The bus will leave the parking lot at 7AM. Lunch and dinner are not included in the price.

Deadline for registration is September 8, 2008

Cost: $50 (Lunch and dinner are NOT included in the price)

Opera Lecture - La Traviata

With David Watkins, ISU Professor Emeritus of Music

A discussion of La Traviata in preparation for seeing the performance. For more information, see “Dinner and Opera Evening in Bloomington Trip: La Traviata under Special Events.

Date/Time: Thursday, September 25, 2008 from 4-5:30 PM

Place: ISU Fine Arts Building, Rm 311

Cost: Free

Dinner and Opera Evening in Bloomington Trip: La Traviata

With Betty Martin

Based on a true-life experience of novelist Alexandre Dumas himself, this “affair to remember” kind of opera depicts Violetta Valery, a beautiful Parisian courtesan, unexpectedly finding love with a middle-class young man, Alfredo Germont. This affair is the scandal of Paris, and all to soon society and a fatal disease conspire against the lovers. Surrender yourself to an evening of sumptuous music, pageantry, and romance. 

We will also have a special guest speaker for the dinner at Runcible Spoon and at intermission at the opera, Sylvia McNair. Two-time Grammy Award-winner Sylvia McNair is equally at home on the stages of Lincoln Center and Carnegie Hall and in the intimate environs of the Rainbow Room and the Algonquin's legendary Oak Room, performing both classical and cabaret, opera and Broadway musicals. Her more than 70 recordings range from Mozart arias with Sir Neville Marriner and the Academy of St.-Martin-in-the-Fields to CDs with Andre Previn of music by Jerome Kern and Harold Arlen. McNair was awarded a 1993 Grammy for a recording of Handel's Semele and a 1996 Grammy for The Echoing Air: The Music of Henry Purcell. Her career highlights include performances for Pope John Paul II at the Vatican and for Hillary Clinton, as well as a recital at the U.S. Supreme Court by special invitation from Justice Sandra Day O'Connor.

Date/Time: Friday, September 26, 2008 from 3 PM - 1 A.M.

Deadline for registration September 17, 2008

Place: Turner Bus will be in ISU parking lot D at 3:00 PM on September 26, 2008. The bus will leave the parking lot at 3:30 PM. We will be having dinner at the Runcible Spoon before the performance.

Cost: $75.00

Dementia

With Peter Duong, Interim Director, Indiana University School of Medicine Terre Haute

Dementia is a severe disorder which affects an increasing percentage of the population.  It is defined as impairment in cognitive, social and occupational functioning.   There are many types of dementia including Alzheimer’s disease, vascular dementia, frontotemporal dementia and Lewy Body dementia.  Definitive diagnosis of the causes of dementia can be accomplished at autopsy.  However there has been recent progress in improving the diagnosis in living patients.  In this presentation, recent imaging methods which enhance the accuracy of the diagnosis of dementia will be reviewed.

Date/Time: Tuesday, October 7, 2008 from 5 - 6:30 PM

Place: ISU College of Business, Conference Room

Cost: Free

Jazz:  Things My Mother Never Taught Me About This Music

With John Spicknall, ISU Professor Emeritus of Music

This introductory session on jazz will attempt to define  characteristics of the music which transcend specific styles of jazz, including improvisation and swing feeling.  Listening techniques, roles of the instruments will be viewed through some recorded examples.  After a discussion of the inter-action between performing improvisers, the session will conclude with a live performance by bassist Eric Schatz and pianist John Spicknall.

Date/Time: Wednesday, October 15, 2008 from 3 - 5 PM

Place: ISU Performing and Fine Arts Center, Recital Hall

Cost: Free

Feline Rescue Center Tour

This tour is designed to expose us to the plight of endangered cats in captivity and in the wild. You will get to see eight species of cats: lions, tigers (including a white tiger), cougars, black leopards, bobcats, and several in large natural habitats. You will learn all about these beautiful cats including their veterinary care, diets, likes, dislikes, and instinctive behavior.

Wear comfortable shoes. The tour will take you over about 20 acres of land devoted to the care of these beautiful cats. Tour time varies between 50 minutes and 1 ½ hours depending upon the group and number of questions.

Date/Time: Thursday, October 2, 2008 from 9A.M. - 12:15 PM

Deadline for registration September 24, 2008

Place: Transportation will be provided. Please meet in ISU parking lot D at 9:00 AM on October 2, 2008. The transportation will leave the parking lot at 9:15 AM. We will be returning to campus at 12:15 PM.

Cost: $25

Cooking for Two

With Chef Eddie, Clabber Girl’s Corporate Executive Chef

Your interactive Culinary Course (Special Event) will be taught by Clabber Girl’s Executive Chef, Eddie Wilson. This course will be hands-on. You will learn not only recipes, but some skills to carry over into other dishes. Each  session will include a full meal (generally more than one can finish)! There will be three sessions held at the Classroom Kitchen at Clabber Girl’s Corporate Headquarters.  A menu will be sent out before the sessions start. This special event is limited to 12 people.

Date/Time: Wednesdays, October 15, 22, & 29, 2008 from 5 - 6:30 PM

Place: Clabber Girl Corporate Headquarters, Classroom Kitchen, 900 Wabash Ave.

Deadline for registration: October 6, 2008

Cost: $90

Trip to Indianapolis Museum of Art

The Indianapolis Museum of Art has a collection of over 50,000 works of art. At the Museum, you will find art from a variety of cultures and periods in art history. The Museum also features national and international traveling exhibitions throughout the year. We will have private tours of two exhibits. One tour will be the Giovanni Bellini and the Art of Devotion. This installation of three paintings from IMA's collection focuses on the practice of painting in Giovanni Bellini's workshop in Venice, with emphasis on how images of the Madonna and Child were created and copied. Making extensive use of technical documents such as X-radiographs, infrared reflectograms, and paint cross sections, it introduces visitors to the materials and working methods of the Renaissance painter and to modern scientific methods used to study artistic practices. The second tour will be of Power and Glory: Court Arts of China’s Ming Dynasty. Featuring a full range of objects in use at the imperial court of the Ming dynasty, this exhibition is being organized by the Asian Art Museum of San Francisco in association with the Palace Museum, Beijing; the Nanjing Municipal Museum; and the Shanghai Museum. It is the first major exhibition to focus solely on the court arts of the Ming dynasty. Some of the objects in the exhibition are from newly excavated tombs of individuals related to the Ming court and have never been shown before outside of China. The exhibition is comprised of more than 200 items that include paintings; gold and jade; textiles; jewelry; architectural and funereal objects; carvings and lacquer pieces; porcelains; and enamel and metal work. After opening at the Asian Art Museum in San Francisco, the IMA will be the first of two touring venues to host this exhibition. Lunch and dinner will be on your own. There are two locations inside the museum for lunch and a location for dinner will be determined later.

Date/Time: Tuesday, November 4, 2008 from 7:30A.M. - 8:00 PM

Deadline for registration October 24, 2008

Place: The tour bus will be in ISU parking lot D at 7:30 AM on November 4, 2008. The bus will leave the parking lot at 8:30 AM. We plan to return around 8:00  that night. Lunch and dinner will be on your own. There are two locations inside the museum for lunch and a location for dinner will be determined later.

Cost: $35

Ballet Lecture - The Nutcracker

With David Watkins, ISU Professor Emeritus of Music

A discussion of The Nutcracker in preparation for seeing the performance. For more information, see “Lunch and Ballet in Bloomington Trip: The Nutcracker under Special Events.

Date/Time: Friday, December 5, 2008 from 3-4:30 PM

Place: ISU Fine Arts Building, Rm 311

Cost: FREE

Lunch and Ballet in Bloomington Trip: The Nutcracker

With Betty Martin

The Nutcracker tells the story of young Clara, who receives a toy soldier nutcracker from her mysterious godfather, Herr Drosselmeyer. When she falls asleep with the nutcracker in her arms and starts to dream, magical things begin to happen!  Set to the beloved music of Tchaikovsky, with magical sets and costumes. Join us for a holiday favorite at the Indiana University Jacobs School of Music.  

Date/Time: Saturday, December 6, 2008 from 10A.M. - 5:30 PM

Deadline for registration November 24, 2008

Place: The tour bus will be in ISU parking lot D at 10:00 AM on December 6, 2008. The bus will leave the parking lot at 10:30 AM. We will be having lunch at the Runcible Spoon before the performance.

Cost: $75.00

To register for any of these special events, call the Osher Lifelong Learning registration office, 812-237-8707.