Ohio Wesleyan University Announces December Public Events
DELAWARE, OH – Ohio Wesleyan University today announced its December 2013 lineup of public events. Unless otherwise noted, admission is free. For the latest OWU event information, including schedule updates, visit https://www.owu.edu/calendars/. For Battling Bishop athletics schedules, visit www.battlingbishops.com. For webstreaming, visit https://www.owu.edu/about/follow-owu/stream-owu/.
Through Jan. 6, 2014 – “Love Life,” an exhibition of poems and paintings by Fred Andrle and Karen Snouffer, in Gallery 2001 in Beeghly Library, 43 Rowland Ave., Delaware. Andrle is an associate at The Ohio State University Humanities Institute and the former host of WOSU radio’s “Open Line.” Snouffer is an associate professor of studio art at Kenyon College. When classes are in session, Gallery 2001 hours coincide with library hours, which are 8 a.m. to 2 p.m. Monday through Thursday, 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Friday, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturday, and 1 p.m. to 2 a.m. Sunday. The library will be closed for Thanksgiving break from Nov. 23 to Dec. 1 and for winter break from Dec. 20 to Jan. 14. Admission is free. Call 740-368-3606 or visit https://www.owu.edu/about/offices-services/richard-m-ross-art-museum/ for more information.
Dec. 3 through Feb. 2 – “FA8,” the biennial Ohio Wesleyan fine art faculty exhibition, featuring creations by eight OWU studio professors working in clay, metal, photography, printmaking, sculpture, painting and drawing, and graphic design, in the Richard M. Ross Art Museum, 60 S. Sandusky St., Delaware. The exhibition will include an opening reception from 4 p.m. to 6 p.m. Dec. 5.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 will be closed for Thanksgiving break from Nov. 23 to Dec. 2 and for winter break from Dec. 20 to Jan. 14. 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.
8 p.m. Dec. 6, 13, and 20 – 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. 27. 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.
7:30 p.m. Dec. 4 – OWU Men’s Basketball vs. Wooster, 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. 5 – OWU student piano recital featuring Alex Armstrong, organ; Audra Thompson, horn; and Dakota Parrish, tuba, in Gray Chapel inside University Hall, 61 S. Sandusky St., Delaware. Learn more at https://www.owu.edu/academics/departments-programs/department-of-music/.
8 p.m. Dec. 6 and 7– 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/.
3:15 p.m. Dec. 8 – OWU Choral Art Society concert, conducted by 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. 11– OWU Women’s Basketball vs. Ohio Northern, 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, 4:30 p.m. Dec.15 – The Central Ohio Symphony holiday concerts, featuring guest vocalist Dwight Lenox and guest pianist/composer Bradley Sowash, in Gray Chapel inside University Hall, 61 S. Sandusky St., Delaware. For ticket costs and availability, visit www.centralohiosymphony.org or call (740) 362-1799.
5 p.m. Dec. 20 – OWU Women’s Basketball vs. Wilmington, 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.
Dec. 29-Dec. 30 – OWU Women’s Basketball Bishop Classic/Hoops for Hope, at 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. 29 – Ohio Wesleyan vs. Bethany 8 p.m. Dec. 29 –Adrian vs. Mount Union 1 p.m. Dec. 30 – Hoops for Hope consolation game 3 p.m. Dec. 30 – Hoops for Hope championship game
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, sequences, and courses of study, 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.