Ohio Wesleyan University Announces December 2014 Public Events
DELAWARE, OH – Ohio Wesleyan University today announced its December 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.
Now through Dec. 18 –Three, one-person exhibits by central Ohio artists Elizabeth Fergus-Jean, Izze Frances, and John Fergus-Jean, at the Richard M. Ross Art Museum, 60 S. Sandusky St., Delaware. “Dreamscape” by Elizabeth Fergus-Jean features 100 paperclay boats suspended in tree branches and hanging from the ceiling of the museum’s main gallery; “Awe” by Izze Frances (Elizabeth Fergus-Jean’s alter-ego) features photographs that capture the neither-this-nor-that realm of the “betwixt and between”; and “Penumbrae” by John Fergus-Jean features reimagined daguerreotype portraits that meld past and present. 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. It will be closed Nov. 23 through Nov. 30 during the university’s Thanksgiving break. 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.
Now through Dec. 18 – Water-themed photography in two Ohio Wesleyan galleries: “Waterscapes” by Rick Buchanan, a Columbus, Ohio-based commercial and fine arts photographer; and “Waterworks” by OWU graduate Dwight Hiscano, Class of 1985. The water theme is in conjunction with Ohio Wesleyan’s 2014 Sagan National Colloquium, “H2OWU: Water in Our World.” Buchanan’s work is on display in Gallery 2001 inside OWU’s Beeghly Library, 43 Rowland Ave., Delaware. Gallery hours coincide with library hours available online at http://library.owu.edu. Hiscano’s work is on display in the nearby Alumni Gallery inside OWU’s Mowry Alumni Center, 16 Rowland Ave., Delaware. The Alumni Gallery is open from 9 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Monday through Friday, but will be closed Nov. 23 through Nov. 30 during the university’s Thanksgiving break. For more about these or any Ohio Wesleyan art exhibitions, call (740) 368-3606 or visit https://www.owu.edu/about/offices-services/richard-m-ross-art-museum/.
5 p.m. Dec. 1 – Lighting of the Hudler Memorial Christmas Tree, an OWU tradition since 2008, on the lawn near the South Sandusky Street-Park Avenue intersection, just north of the Edwards Gym parking lot. The free, community event will include remarks from President Rock Jones and Chaplain Jon Powers; a musical performance by OWU’s female a cappella group, Pitch Black; and a bonfire, cookies, and hot chocolate. Call (740) 203-6908 for more information.
7:30 p.m. Dec. 3 – OWU Women’s Basketball vs. Wittenberg, in Branch Rickey Arena, 105 S. Sandusky 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 will be streamed live at https://www.owu.edu/about/follow-owu/stream-owu/. Learn more at www.battlingbishops.com.
8 p.m. Dec. 3 – OWU student piano recital featuring Yiling Yu, Rachel Ballitch, Jiamo Zhang, Alan Klinect, and Todd Zucker in Jemison Auditorium inside Sanborn Hall, 23 Elizabeth St., Delaware. Learn more at https://www.owu.edu/academics/departments-programs/department-of-music/.
3:15 p.m. Dec. 4 – OWU student recital featuring Alex Armstrong, organ; ZoAnn Schutte, clarinet; Jessica Stanik, trumpet; Jacob O’Day, trumpet; Matt Thorman and Spencer Harris, guitar duet; and faculty member Mariko Kaneda, piano, in Gray Chapel inside University Hall, 61 S. Sandusky St., Delaware. Learn more at https://www.owu.edu/academics/departments-programs/department-of-music/.
7 p.m. Dec. 5 – The Sagan National Colloquium presents John McNeill, Ph.D., award-winning global and environmental historian and author of “Something New Under the Sun: An Environmental History of the Twentieth-Century World,” discussing “The History of the Hydrosphere,” in the Benes Rooms of Hamilton-Williams Campus Center, 40 Rowland Ave., Delaware. Each year, OWU’s Sagan National 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 at https://www.owu.edu/about/offices-services/academic-affairs/programs/sagan-national-colloquium/.
8 p.m. Dec. 5 and 6 – Directing Class/Playwriting Class “One Act Plays” featuring student directors and playwrights creating works that are “surprising, varied, and full of fresh talent and energy,” on the Main Stage, in 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/.
8 p.m. Dec. 5, 12, and 19 – 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. The observatory will be closed Dec. 26. 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.
3 p.m. Dec. 6 – OWU Men’s Basketball vs. Denison, in Branch Rickey Arena, 105 S. Sandusky 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 will be streamed live at https://www.owu.edu/about/follow-owu/stream-owu/. Learn more at www.battlingbishops.com.
3:15 p.m. Dec. 7 – OWU Choral Art Society concert, conducted by faculty member Jason Hiester, in Gray Chapel inside University Hall, 61 S. Sandusky St., Delaware. Learn more at https://www.owu.edu/academics/departments-programs/department-of-music/.
7 p.m. Dec. 9 – OWU Women’s Basketball vs. Denison, in Branch Rickey Arena, 105 S. Sandusky 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 will be streamed live at https://www.owu.edu/about/follow-owu/stream-owu/. Learn more at www.battlingbishops.com.
7 p.m. Dec. 10 – The Sagan National Colloquium presents Rita Colwell, Ph.D., former director of the National Science Foundation, 2010 Stockholm Water Prize winner, and expert on global infectious diseases, water, and health. Colwell will be discussing “Climate and Human Health: New Ways of Studying Infectious Diseases,” in the Benes Rooms of Hamilton-Williams Campus Center, 40 Rowland Ave., Delaware. Learn more at www.umiacs.umd.edu/people/rcolwell. Each year, OWU’s Sagan National 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 at https://www.owu.edu/about/offices-services/academic-affairs/programs/sagan-national-colloquium/.
3 p.m. Dec. 13 – OWU Men’s Basketball vs. Hiram, in Branch Rickey Arena, 105 S. Sandusky 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 will be streamed live at https://www.owu.edu/about/follow-owu/stream-owu/. Learn more at www.battlingbishops.com.
2 p.m. and 4:30 p.m. Dec. 14 – The Central Ohio Symphony performs its annual holiday concert, in Gray Chapel inside University Hall, 61 S. Sandusky St., Delaware. For ticket prices and availability, visit www.centralohiosymphony.org or call (740) 362-1799.
3 p.m. Dec. 20 – OWU Men’s Basketball vs. Otterbein, in Branch Rickey Arena, 105 S. Sandusky St., 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.
Dec. 22, 2014 through Feb. 22, 2015 – Paintings by Adam Kiger, in Gallery 2001 inside Beeghly Library, 43 Rowland Ave., Delaware. Kiger’s work has been described as seeming to have “dark, almost Gothic overtones. A closer look, however, reveals the emotional underpinnings of these works, which are about the journey of the human spirit in the search for truth.” Learn more at www.agora-gallery.com/artistpage/adam_kiger.aspx. Gallery hours coincide with library hours, posted online at library.owu.edu. Call (740) 368-3606 or visit https://www.owu.edu/about/offices-services/richard-m-ross-art-museum/ for more information.
Dec. 30 and Dec. 31 – OWU Women’s Basketball Bishop Classic/Hoops for Hope, in Branch Rickey Arena, 105 S. Sandusky St., Delaware. Admission to all Hoops for Hope tournament games is free, but monetary contributions will be accepted to benefit the Kay Yow/WBCA Cancer Fund®, which supports breast cancer awareness, education, and research. This event will be streamed live and archived afterward at https://www.owu.edu/about/follow-owu/stream-owu/.
6 p.m. Dec. 30 – Ohio Wesleyan vs. Franklin 8 p.m. Dec. 30 – Hope vs. York 1 p.m. Dec. 31 – Franklin vs. York 3 p.m. Dec. 31 – Ohio Wesleyan vs. Hope
Founded in 1842, Ohio Wesleyan University is one of the nation’s premier liberal arts universities. Located in Delaware, Ohio, the private university offers 86 undergraduate majors 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 experience. OWU’s 1,750 students represent 46 U.S. states and territories and 43 countries. Ohio Wesleyan is featured in the book “Colleges That Change Lives,” listed on the latest 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.