Ohio Wesleyan University Announces August, September Public Events
DELAWARE, OH – Ohio Wesleyan University today announced its August and September 2014 lineup of public events. Unless otherwise noted, admission is free. For the latest OWU event information, including schedule changes, visit Events @ OWU. For Battling Bishop athletics schedules, visit BattlingBishops.com. For webstreaming, visit StreamOWU.
8 p.m. Aug. 15, 22, and 29 – Evening programs at Ohio Wesleyan’s Perkins Observatory, 3199 Columbus Pike (U.S. 23), Delaware. Content varies based on sky conditions, but may include a planetarium show, observatory tours, and star gazing with the 32-inch Schottland Telescope. Advance tickets are $8 for adults and $6 for children and senior citizens. Reserve tickets by calling (740) 363-1257. Learn more at perkins.owu.edu.
Aug. 21 through Sept. 21 – “Tightrope: The Line Between Art and Design,” featuring furniture, drawings, plans, and sculpture by Ohio Wesleyan graduate Jim Zivic, Class of 1983, and paintings by OWU graduate Chris Kahler, OWU Class of 1991, in Richard M. Ross Art Museum, 60 S. Sandusky St., Delaware. Zivic creates industrial-luxe furniture and flooring using steel, leather, coal, and aluminum. He is the owner of Jim Zivic Design and has created work collected by clients such as Lou Reed, Yves Saint Laurent, Yoji Yamamoto, and Tom Ford. Learn more at jimzivicdesign.com. Kahler, a professor at Eastern Illinois University, creates “unruly abstractions” that seem “to enact the elemental processes of birth, struggle, and adaption.” Learn more at www.brunodavidgallery.com/artistBio.cfm?id_artist=10. The men also will discuss their work during a free artist talk at 3:10 p.m. Sept. 4 in Room 121 of Edgar Hall, 35 S. Sandusky St., Delaware, followed at 4 p.m. by a reception at the Ross Art Museum. During the academic year, the museum is open Tuesday, Wednesday, and Friday from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.; Thursday from 10 a.m. to 9 p.m.; and Sunday from 1 p.m. to 5 p.m. The museum is handicap-accessible and admission is always free. Call (740) 368-3606 or visit https://www.owu.edu/about/offices-services/richard-m-ross-art-museum/ for more information.
Aug. 25 through Oct. 6 – “Resonance” by John Sabraw, featuring artworks made with paints created using pollution-based pigments collected from water surrounding now-closed coal mines in southern Ohio, in Gallery 2001 is located inside Beeghly Library, 43 Rowland Ave., Delaware. Sabraw, a faculty member at Ohio University, also will speak about his artwork as part of Ohio Wesleyan’s 2014 Sagan National Colloquium, “H2OWU: Water in Our World.” Gallery hours coincide with library hours, posted online at library.owu.edu. Sabraw’s free, public lecture will be held at 7 p.m. Sept. 30 in Phillips Auditorium, 50 S. Henry St., Delaware. Call (740) 368-3606 or visit https://www.owu.edu/about/offices-services/richard-m-ross-art-museum/ for more exhibit information. Visit https://www.owu.edu/about/offices-services/academic-affairs/programs/sagan-national-colloquium/ for more colloquium information.
7 p.m. Aug. 29 – OWU Volleyball vs. Wilmington, at Branch Rickey Arena, 105 S. Sandusky St., Delaware. Learn more at www.battlingbishops.com.
9 a.m. Aug. 30 – OWU Volleyball vs. Earlham, at Branch Rickey Arena, 105 S. Sandusky St., Delaware. Learn more at www.battlingbishops.com.
11 a.m. Aug. 30 – OWU Volleyball vs. Grove City, at Branch Rickey Arena, 105 S. Sandusky St., Delaware. Learn more at www.battlingbishops.com.
8 p.m. Aug. 30 – Claire Porter performs “Prepositions and a Piano: A Celebration of Music as Dance,” melding music, dance, language, and humor in five vignettes, on the Main Stage inside Chappelear Drama Center, 45 Rowland Ave., Delaware. The New York Times describes Porter’s show as “[h]ilarious realism.” The well-known dance artist will be joined by soprano Marla Berg and composer Mary Ellen Childs for one vignette. Tickets are $20 for general admission and $5 for senior citizens and non-Ohio Wesleyan students (with a valid school ID). Admission is free for Ohio Wesleyan students and employees with a valid OWU ID. For tickets, visit pas.owu.edu, call (740) 368-3629, or email paseries@owu.edu. Learn more at pas.owu.edu or www.cportables.com.
7 p.m. Sept. 4 – The Sagan National Colloquium presents Donovan Hohn, author of “Moby-Duck: The True Story of 28,800 Bath Toys Lost at Sea and of the Beachcombers, Oceanographers, Environmentalists and Fools, Including the Author, Who Went in Search of Them,” in the Benes Rooms of Ohio Wesleyan’s Hamilton-Williams Campus Center, 40 Rowland Ave., Delaware. Each year, OWU’s colloquium takes an in-depth look at an issue of global importance. The 2014 lecture series focuses on “H2OWU: Water in Our World.” Learn more about the colloquium at https://www.owu.edu/about/offices-services/academic-affairs/programs/sagan-national-colloquium/.
Sept. 5-6 – OWU Men’s Soccer hosts the Fred Myers Invitational, at the Jay Martin Soccer Complex/Roy Rike Field, 249 Park Ave., Delaware. The Battling Bishop games are scheduled to be streamed live at https://www.owu.edu/about/follow-owu/stream-owu/. Tickets are $8 for adults, $3 for students, and free for anyone under age 5 or with an Ohio Wesleyan ID. Learn more at www.battlingbishops.com.
5 p.m. Sept. 5 – Case Western Reserve vs. Guilford 7:30 p.m. Sept. 5 – Ohio Wesleyan vs. Mary Washington 5 p.m. Sept. 6 – Case Western Reserve vs. Mary Washington 7:30 p.m. Sept. 6 – Ohio Wesleyan vs. Guilford
8 p.m. Sept. 5, 12, 19, and 26 – Evening programs at Ohio Wesleyan’s Perkins Observatory, 3199 Columbus Pike (U.S. 23), Delaware. Content varies based on sky conditions, but may include a planetarium show, observatory tours, and star gazing with the 32-inch Schottland Telescope. Advance tickets are $8 for adults, and $6 for children and senior citizens. Reserve tickets by calling (740) 363-1257. Learn more at perkins.owu.edu.
10:30 a.m. Sept. 6–OWU Men’s and Women’s Cross Country hosts the daylong OWU Invitational/Great Lakes Colleges Association Cross Country Championship, at Liberty Park, 2507 Home Road, Powell. Learn more at www.battlingbishops.com.
2 p.m. Sept. 6 – OWU Women’s Soccer vs. Washington & Jefferson, at the Jay Martin Soccer Complex, 249 Park Ave., Delaware. The game is scheduled to be streamed live at https://www.owu.edu/about/follow-owu/stream-owu/. Tickets are $8 for adults, $3 for students, and free for anyone under age 5 or with an Ohio Wesleyan ID. Learn more at www.battlingbishops.com.
3:15 p.m. Sept. 7 – Ohio Wesleyan music faculty recital featuring Frank Chiou on piano, in Jemison Auditorium inside Sanborn Hall, 23 Elizabeth St., Delaware. Learn more at https://www.owu.edu/academics/departments-programs/department-of-music/.
7 p.m. Sept. 9 – The Sagan National Colloquium, “H2OWU: Water in Our World,” presents a panel discussion on the many academic perspectives involved in water studies and on author Donovan Hohn’s 2011 book, “Moby-Duck,” in the Benes Rooms of Ohio Wesleyan’s Hamilton-Williams Campus Center, 40 Rowland Ave., Delaware. (Hohn will kick off the colloquium on Sept. 4). Panelists will include OWU faculty members Amy Butcher, M.F.A., assistant professor of English; David Lever, Ph.D., associate professor of chemistry; and Tom Wolber, Ph.D., associate professor of modern foreign languages. Learn more about the colloquium at https://www.owu.edu/about/offices-services/academic-affairs/programs/sagan-national-colloquium/.
7 p.m. Sept. 10 – OWU Men’s Soccer vs. Otterbein, at the Jay Martin Soccer Complex, 249 Park Ave., Delaware. The game is scheduled to be streamed live at https://www.owu.edu/about/follow-owu/stream-owu/. Tickets are $8 for adults, $3 for students, and free for anyone under age 5 or with an Ohio Wesleyan ID. Learn more at www.battlingbishops.com.
8 a.m. Sept. 12 – “W” Association’s 12th Annual Golf Outing, at NorthStar Golf Club, 1150 Wilson Road, Sunbury. The four-person scramble supports OWU athletics and includes 18 holes of golf (including cart), use of the driving range, awards, live and silent auction, cookout, and cocktail reception following the outing. Cost is $135 per golfer or $540 per foursome. Registration is requested by Sept. 2.
7 p.m. Sept. 12 – OWU Women’s Soccer vs. Centre, at the Jay Martin Soccer Complex, 249 Park Ave., Delaware. The game is scheduled to be streamed live at https://www.owu.edu/about/follow-owu/stream-owu/. Tickets are $8 for adults, $3 for students, and free for anyone under age 5 or with an Ohio Wesleyan ID. Learn more at www.battlingbishops.com.
7 p.m. Sept. 13 – OWU Men’s Soccer vs. Centre, at the Jay Martin Soccer Complex, 249 Park Ave., Delaware. The game is scheduled to be streamed live at https://www.owu.edu/about/follow-owu/stream-owu/. Tickets are $8 for adults, $3 for students, and free for anyone under age 5 or with an Ohio Wesleyan ID. Learn more at www.battlingbishops.com.
8 p.m. Sept. 14 – All-Beethoven Concert featuring Peter Takács and Robert deMaine, in Jemison Auditorium inside Sanborn Hall, 23 Elizabeth St., Delaware. The New York Times hails Takács, a professor of piano at Oberlin University, as “a marvelous pianist,” and deMaine, principal cellist for the Los Angeles Philharmonic, as “an artist who makes one hang on every note.” Tickets are $20 for general admission and $5 for senior citizens and non-Ohio Wesleyan students (with a valid school ID). Admission is free for Ohio Wesleyan students and employees with a valid OWU ID. For tickets, visit pas.owu.edu, call (740) 368-3629, or email paseries@owu.edu. Learn more at pas.owu.edu.
Noon Sept. 15 – Patricia Belt Conrades Summer Science Research Symposium, featuring poster presentations from students who participated in the 10-week OWU research program, at Schimmel/Conrades Science Center, 90 S. Henry St., Delaware. Learn more at https://www.owu.edu/about/offices-services/academic-affairs/programs/summer-science-research-program/.
8 p.m. Sept. 16 – Tour d’Anches, Ohio Wesleyan music faculty reed trio featuring Nancy Gamso on clarinet, Karen Pfiefer on oboe, and Emily Patronik on bassoon, in Jemison Auditorium inside Sanborn Hall, 23 Elizabeth St., Delaware. Learn more at https://www.owu.edu/academics/departments-programs/department-of-music/.
7 p.m. Sept. 17 – OWU Men’s Soccer vs. Ohio Northern, at the Jay Martin Soccer Complex, 249 Park Ave., Delaware. Tickets are $8 for adults, $3 for students, and free for anyone under age 5 or with an Ohio Wesleyan ID. Learn more at www.battlingbishops.com.
6:30 p.m. Sept. 18 – The OWU Hispanic Film Series presents “7 cajas.” (“7 boxes”)Víctor receives an unusual proposal, to carry seven boxes of unknown content through Market No. 4, but things get complicated along the way. (Paraguay). Admission is free. The screening will be held in the Benes Rooms inside Hamilton-Williams Campus Center, 40 Rowland Ave., Delaware. The film series is made possible with the support of Pragda, the Secretary of State for Culture of Spain, and its Program for Cultural Cooperation with United States’ Universities. For more information, contact Ohio Wesleyan faculty members Glenda Nieto-Cuebas at gynietoc@owu.edu or Andrea Colvin at arcolvin@owu.edu.
1 p.m. Sept. 20 – OWU Volleyball vs. Allegheny, at Branch Rickey Arena, 105 S. Sandusky St., Delaware. The game is scheduled to be streamed live at https://www.owu.edu/about/follow-owu/stream-owu/. Learn more at www.battlingbishops.com.
2 p.m. Sept. 20 – OWU Women’s Soccer vs. Franciscan, at the Jay Martin Soccer Complex, 249 Park Ave., Delaware. Tickets are $8 for adults, $3 for students, and free for anyone under age 5 or with an Ohio Wesleyan ID. Learn more at www.battlingbishops.com.
4 p.m. Sept. 20 – Earthdance Delaware, part of the global Earthdance peace party, promoting peace, justice, and sustainability, in the Benes Rooms inside Hamilton-Williams Campus Center, 40 Rowland Ave., Delaware. The local event will feature Bellydance Columbus, Israeli Folk Dances, Laughter Yoga, OWU Dance majors and faculty, drumming with the Central Ohio Symphony, and electronic dance music with the DJs from DwubFest. A suggested donation of $5 per person will be shared with Andrews House, a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization that supports community transformation through service, education, and advocacy. This year, Earthdance takes place during OWU Family Weekend. Learn more at www.earthdancedelawareoh.org.
7 p.m. Sept. 20– OWU Football vs. Kenyon, at Selby Stadium, 45 S. Henry St., Delaware. Tickets are $8 for adults, $3 for students, and free for anyone under age 5 or with an Ohio Wesleyan ID. The game is scheduled to be streamed live at https://www.owu.edu/about/follow-owu/stream-owu/. Learn more at www.battlingbishops.com.
8 p.m. Sept. 20 – The Senegal St. Joseph Gospel Choir – a symbol of peace, hope, humanity, and brotherhood throughout West Africa – performs traditional Senegalese music, percussion, and dance, in Gray Chapel inside University Hall, 61. S. Sandusky St., Delaware. As part of the choir’s first North American tour, its 15 singers and four drummers will perform unique interpretations of gospel spirituals, traditional African tunes, Catholic liturgy, and indigenous Muslim songs to reflect the harmony among the major cultures of Senegal. Tickets are $20 for general admission and $5 for senior citizens and non-Ohio Wesleyan students (with a valid school ID). Admission is free for Ohio Wesleyan students and employees with a valid OWU ID. For tickets, visit pas.owu.edu, call (740) 368-3629, or email paseries@owu.edu. Learn more at pas.owu.edu or www.cami.com/?webid=2331.
1 p.m. Sept. 21 – OWU Field Hockey vs. Kenyon, at Selby Stadium, 45 S. Henry St., Delaware. Learn more at www.battlingbishops.com.
7 p.m. Sept. 23 – OWU Field Hockey vs. Wittenberg, at Selby Stadium, 45 S. Henry St., Delaware. The game is scheduled to be streamed live at https://www.owu.edu/about/follow-owu/stream-owu/. Learn more at www.battlingbishops.com.
7 p.m. Sept. 23 – The Sagan National Colloquium, “H2OWU: Water in Our World,” presents globally recognized freshwater expert and activist Sandra Postel, in the Benes Rooms of Ohio Wesleyan’s Hamilton-Williams Campus Center, 40 Rowland Ave., Delaware. Postel, M.E.M., is the founder of the Global Water Policy Project and a Freshwater Fellow of the National Geographic Society. Her books included the award-winning “Last Oasis: Facing Water Scarcity.” Visit her blog at newswatch.nationalgeographic.com/author/spostel. Learn more about the colloquium at https://www.owu.edu/about/offices-services/academic-affairs/programs/sagan-national-colloquium/.
5 p.m. Sept. 24 – OWU Women’s Soccer vs. Wilmington, at the Jay Martin Soccer Complex, 249 Park Ave., Delaware. The game is scheduled to be streamed live at https://www.owu.edu/about/follow-owu/stream-owu/. Tickets are $8 for adults, $3 for students, and free for anyone under age 5 or with an Ohio Wesleyan ID. Learn more at www.battlingbishops.com.
6:30 p.m. Sept. 24 – The OWU Hispanic Film Series presents “Wrinkles.” An astonishing cocktail of friendship, resistance and life set among the unexpected landscape of an elderly care facility. (Spain). Admission is free. The screening will be held in the Benes Rooms inside Hamilton-Williams Campus Center, 40 Rowland Ave., Delaware. For more information, contact Ohio Wesleyan faculty members Glenda Nieto-Cuebas at gynietoc@owu.edu or Andrea Colvin at arcolvin@owu.edu.
7 p.m. Sept. 24 – OWU Men’s Soccer vs. Hanover, at the Jay Martin Soccer Complex, 249 Park Ave., Delaware. The game is scheduled to be streamed live at https://www.owu.edu/about/follow-owu/stream-owu/. Tickets are $8 for adults, $3 for students, and free for anyone under age 5 or with an Ohio Wesleyan ID. Learn more at www.battlingbishops.com.
7 p.m. Sept. 24 – OWU Volleyball vs. Wittenberg, at Branch Rickey Arena, 105 S. Sandusky St., Delaware. Learn more at www.battlingbishops.com.
1 p.m. Sept. 27 – OWU Volleyball vs. Oberlin, at Branch Rickey Arena, 105 S. Sandusky St., Delaware. The game is scheduled to be streamed live at https://www.owu.edu/about/follow-owu/stream-owu/. Learn more at www.battlingbishops.com.
8 p.m. Sept. 27 – “New Student Scenes” featuring promising newcomers in scenes staged by this year’s directing class, on the Main Stage inside Chappelear Drama Center, 45 Rowland Ave., Delaware. This event may contain adult themes and language. For more information, visit https://www.owu.edu/academics/departments-programs/department-of-theatre-dance/.
3:15 p.m. Sept. 28 – Ohio Wesleyan senior music student recital featuring Meg Linebaugh, mezzo-soprano, and Audra Thompson, horn, accompanied by faculty member Mariko Kaneda on piano, in Jemison Auditorium inside Sanborn Hall, 23 Elizabeth St., Delaware. Learn more at https://www.owu.edu/academics/departments-programs/department-of-music/.
6:30 p.m. Sept. 29 – The OWU Hispanic Film Series presents “Un cuento chino.” (“Chinese Take-Out”) Roberto sees a young Chinese man named expelled from a taxi and helps him to stand. The man does not speak Spanish but has a tattoo with an address on his arm. Roberto becomes involved with a fruitless search for the man’s uncle and learns his dramatic story along the way. (Argentina). Admission is free. The screening will be held in the Benes Rooms inside Hamilton-Williams Campus Center, 40 Rowland Ave., Delaware. For more information, contact Ohio Wesleyan faculty members Glenda Nieto-Cuebas at gynietoc@owu.edu or Andrea Colvin at arcolvin@owu.edu.
Sept. 30 through Nov. 2 – “The Wonder of it All,” an exhibition of photography by Ohio Wesleyan graduate Clark Winter, Class of 1973, and “Textiles,” an exhibition of woven baskets by Pamela Becker, OWU Class of 1964, in the Richard M. Ross Art Museum, 60 S. Sandusky St., Delaware. Winter, a trained photographer and artist, also is a global financial strategist, whose works meld his two worlds. In his words, “Whether in my backyard or across the world, the lens asks me to look more closely at what I encounter, and allows me to revisit those moments to discover things previously unseen.” Learn more at www.clarkwinterphotography.com. Textile artist Becker has been described as a “mature and masterful artist” whose creations are “imbued with a passion for pattern and structure.” Learn more at pamelaebecker.com. During the academic year, the Ross Art Museum is open Tuesday, Wednesday, and Friday from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.; Thursday from 10 a.m. to 9 p.m.; and Sunday from 1 p.m. to 5 p.m. The museum is handicap-accessible and admission is always free. Call (740) 368-3606 or visit https://www.owu.edu/about/offices-services/richard-m-ross-art-museum/ for more information.
4:10 p.m. Sept. 30 – Dennis McNally, author, historian, and music publicist for artists including the Grateful Dead, discusses “Why the Sixties Happened – and Still Are” in Benes Room A of Ohio Wesleyan’s Hamilton-Williams Campus Center, 40 Rowland Ave., Delaware. His presentation is sponsored by the Arneson Institute for Practical Politics and Public Affairs. Learn more at www.dennismcnally.com.
6:30 p.m. Sept. 30 – The OWU Hispanic Film Series presents “También la lluvia.” (“Even the Rain”) As a director and his crew shoot a controversial film about Christopher Columbus in Cochabamba, Bolivia, local people rise up against plans to privatize the water supply. (Spain, Mexico, France). Admission is free. The screening will be held in the Benes Rooms inside Hamilton-Williams Campus Center, 40 Rowland Ave., Delaware. For more information, contact Ohio Wesleyan faculty members Glenda Nieto-Cuebas at gynietoc@owu.edu or Andrea Colvin at arcolvin@owu.edu.
7 p.m. Sept. 30 – OWU Women’s Soccer vs. Capital, at the Jay Martin Soccer Complex, 249 Park Ave., Delaware. The game is scheduled to be streamed live at https://www.owu.edu/about/follow-owu/stream-owu/. Tickets are $8 for adults, $3 for students, and free for anyone under age 5 or with an Ohio Wesleyan ID. Learn more at www.battlingbishops.com.
7 p.m. Sept. 30 – The Sagan National Colloquium, “H2OWU: Water in Our World,” presents artist John Sabraw discussing the techniques he uses to make art from polluted rivers, in Phillips Auditorium, 50 S. Henry St., Delaware. Sabraw, M.F.A., is an Ohio University associate professor of painting and drawing. In conjunction with his colloquium presentation, Sabraw’s art will be on display between Aug. 25 and Oct. 6 in Ohio Wesleyan’s Gallery 2001, located inside Beeghly Library, 43 Rowland Ave., Delaware. Learn more about Sabraw at www.johnsabraw.com. Read more about the colloquium at https://www.owu.edu/about/offices-services/academic-affairs/programs/sagan-national-colloquium/.
Founded in 1842, Ohio Wesleyan University is one of the nation’s premier liberal arts universities. Located in Delaware, Ohio, the private, coed university offers more than 90 undergraduate majors, minors, and concentrations, and competes in 23 NCAA Division III varsity sports. Ohio Wesleyan combines a challenging, internationally focused curriculum with off-campus learning and leadership opportunities to connect classroom theory with real-world practice. OWU’s 1,850 students represent 42 states and 37 countries. Ohio Wesleyan is featured in the book “Colleges That Change Lives,” listed on the 2013 President’s Higher Education Community Service Honor Roll with Distinction, and included in the U.S. News & World Report and Princeton Review “best colleges” lists. Learn more at www.owu.edu.