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2009 Featured Events

January

(1/21) Up the Yangtze, a critically acclaimed documentary about life in 21st century China, will be shown on Jan. 21
(1/22) Historian and former costume designer Gaye Wilson of Monticello will speak on "Fashioning the American Politician" on Jan. 22
(1/22) Jerome Ringo, a conservationist who is a national leader in environmental justice and clean energy issues, will be the speaker for the Martin Luther King Jr. Symposium on Jan. 22
(1/26) The second annual French Film Festival will begin Monday, Jan. 26
(1/27) Dr. Nicholas Robbins, assistant professor of mathematics-sciences at Gettysburg College, will give a Mathematics & Computer Science Colloquium lecture on Jan. 27
(1/31) The Black Jew Dialogues, a two-actor play on the history and absurdity of prejudice in the context of the American Black-Jewish experience, will be presented on Jan. 31

(2/3) The Meeting, a one-act play that portrays a fictional meeting between Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. and Malcolm X, will be performed on Feb. 3
(2/9) Dr. Lisa Kinzer, associate professor of music, will present a piano recital on Feb. 9
(2/10) Randolph N. "Randy" Reynolds Sr., principal of Reynolds Development LLC, a Richmond real estate development firm he founded in 2002, will be the Executive-in-Residence speaker on Feb. 10
(2/13) Dr. Christopher Swanson, assistant professor of music, will present a voice recital on Feb. 13
(2/17) Dr. David Bernstein, professor of computer science at James Madison University, will give a Mathematics & Computer Science Colloquium lecture on Feb. 17
(2/20) The annual Longwood University Employee Service Awards Program and Longwood Dining Services Banquet will be on Feb. 20
(2/22) The David Esleck Trio will perform Sunday, Feb. 22
(2/25 - 2/28) Longwood Theatre will present The Trial of One Short-Sighted Black Woman vs. Mammy Louise & Safreeta Mae from Feb. 25-28
(2/26) John O'Brien (violin) and Julie Adrijeski (harpsichord) will present a Chamber Music Series concert on Feb. 26
(2/28) "ULTRALUXE," the LCVA's Third Gala Art Auction, will be Saturday, Feb. 28

(3/3) Ellen Coffey, a mental health awareness advocate, will speak March 3
(3/3) The Longwood Wind Symphony will perform March 3
(3/3) Joe Scarlett, chairman emeritus of Tractor Supply Company (TSC), the nation's largest retail farm and ranch store chain, will be the Executive-in-Residence speaker on March 3
(3/5) Mallory Brusco, an actuary with Geico, will give a Mathematics & Computer Science Colloquium lecture March 5
(3/18) Sculptor David Boyajian will speak on his art installation, Silver Lining, on March 18
(3/19) Rosemary Smith will speak on Japanese art and aesthetics March 19
(3/21) The Longwood Jazz Ensemble will perform March 21
(3/24) Las Guitarras de Espana (The Guitars of Spain) will perform March 24
(3/25) A flute duo recital will be presented March 25
(3/25) Trouble the Water, an award-winning documentary about Hurricane Katrina's impact on an inner-city New Orleans neighborhood, will be shown March 25
(3/28) Graduate student Kendra Aylor will speak March 28
(3/29 - 5/9) An opening reception for Start with Art, Learn for Life, the LCVA's Annual Area Youth Art Exhibition, will be held March 29

(4/2) Dr. Alwyn Goodloe, a postdoctoral associate at the National Institute of Aerospace, will give a Mathematics & Computer Science Colloquium lecture April 2
(4/3) Author David Baldacci will speak April 3
(4/6) The Virginia Opera Young Artists will present a Chamber Music Series concert April 6
(4/8) Sculptor Jonathan Hils will speak on his art installation, Right Turn, on April 8
(4/14) The Longwood Percussion Ensemble will perform April 14
(4/15 - 4/18) Longwood Theatre's second annual Ten-Minute Play Festival, 0-60, will be performed from April 15-18
(4/15) Encounters at the End of the World, a documentary about life in Antarctica, will be shown April 15
(4/19) Longwood's Camerata Singers and University Choir and the Western Branch High School Chamber Choir of Chesapeake will present a choral concert April 19
(4/21) The Longwood Wind Symphony and Jazz Ensembles will perform April 21