| September |
11 |
The Core Poetry Seminar with
Prof. George Kalogeris
6-8 PM in Mugar room 424
No prior preparation is required; guests and new students
are welcome |
| |
12 |
Visit to the Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum
Led by Professor Eckel. Please sign up in the Core Office.
Tour begins at the museum at 3:15 PM. On the day of the
tour, meet in the Core Office at 2:50 pm to walk over
by following the directions at http://gardnermuseum.org.
|
| |
13 |
Visit to the Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum
Led by Professor Eckel. Please sign up in the Core Office.
Tour begins at the museum at 11:30 AM. On the day of the
tour, meet in the Core Office at 11:00 AM to walk over
by following the directions at http://gardnermuseum.org.
|
| |
14 |
The Annual CC105
Fruit Drop
in the CAS rear parking lot at 1 PM
and The First Annual All-Core BBQ
All Core students are invited! |
| |
17 |
Core Film Series presents Pulp
Fiction
as a supplement to the study of Exodus in CC101
Introduced by Jennifer Formichelli
Dinner at 6:30 PM, screening at 7 PM, in KCB 106 |
| |
19 |
Auditions for the Core performance of Agamemnon.
3:30-7:30 PM in CAS room 220.
Sign up for a half-hour audition slot in CAS 119.
No prior preparation needed. |
| |
24 |
Core Film Series presents The
Godfather
Introduced by Sassan Tabatabai
Dinner at 6:30 PM, screening at 7 PM, location PSY B-53 |
| |
25 |
The Poetry Reading Series at Boston University presents
David Ferry, at 5 PM in the 3rd Floor Katzenberg Center
871 Commonwealth Avenue
The Core Poetry Seminar with Prof.
George Kalogeris
Seminarians should attend Ferry reading beforehand;
seminar will run from 6:30-8 PM in Mugar room 424
No prior preparation is required; guests and new students
are welcome |
| |
29 |
Core in the City: Visit to the Boston
Public Library
John Singer Sargent's "Triumph of Religion"
with Prof. Lockwood.
Departs at 4:00 PM from CAS 119. Ice cream will follow!
Reserve a spot ahead of time in the Core office, or
by emailing tlock@bu.edu |
| October |
1 |
Core Film Series presents Borat:
Cultural Learnings of America for Make Benefit Glorious
Nation of Kazakhstan
Introduced by Sassan Tabatabai
Dinner at 6:30 PM, screening at 7 PM, in KCB room 101 |
| |
4 |
Core Tour of the Museum of Fine Arts,
Boston
11 AM - 12:30 PM, with Prof. Franco Cirulli
Meet
in the West Wing lobby, and don't forget your BU ID!
|
| |
5 |
Let Me
Down Easy by Anna Deavere Smith
2:00 PM at the American Repertory Theatre
Tickets are available for $5 in the Core Office |
| |
6 |
Core in the City: Visit to the Boston
Public Library
John Singer Sargent's "Triumph of Religion"
with Prof. Lockwood.
Departs at 5:00 PM from CAS 119. Questions? Email tlock@bu.edu |
| |
9 |
The Core Poetry Seminar with
Prof. George Kalogeris
6-8 PM in Mugar room 424
No prior preparation is required; guests and new students
are welcome |
| |
11 |
Core Tour of the Museum of Fine Arts,
Boston
11 AM - 12:30 PM, with Prof. Franco Cirulli
Meet
in the West Wing lobby, and don't forget your BU ID!
|
| |
12 |
Core in the City explores the Harbor
Islands
The expedition will meet at the Aquarium T Stop at 10:15
AM and take the boat to Georges Island at 11:00 AM, there
to tour historic Fort Warren, a 19th-century granite stronghold.
A hike will follow, along the trails of either Spectacle
or Lovells Island. Professor
Alex Coverdill will be in attendance, to discuss bird
migration. Plan on returning home around 4:30 PM. Students
are asked to pay only $5, for the boat trip and lunch.
Sign up in CAS 119. |
| |
16 |
Core in the City: Visit to the Boston
Public Library
John Singer Sargent's "Triumph of Religion"
with Prof. Lockwood.
Departs at 5:00 PM from CAS 119. Questions? Email tlock@bu.edu |
| |
19 |
Core in the City Outdoors Hike to Blue
Hills Reservation
Led by Professor
James Wood
Students will be driven by van. $5, sign up in CAS 119.
Start and return timesTBA |
| |
21 |
Compagnie
Heddy Maalem performs The Rite of Spring
7:00 PM at the Providence Performing Arts Center
A trip led by Professor
Diana Wylie
Students are asked to pay $5. Sign up in CAS 119. |
| |
22 |
Core Tour of the Museum of Fine
Arts, Boston
11:30 AM - 12:30 PM, with Prof. Thornton Lockwood
Meet in the West Wing lobby,
and don't forget your BU ID!
Core Film Series presents The
Wicker Man
Introduced by James Wood
Dinner at 6:30 PM, screening at 7 PM, in SMG room 240 |
| |
23 |
The Core Poetry Seminar with
Prof. George Kalogeris
6-8 PM in Mugar room 424
No prior preparation is required; guests and new students
are welcome |
| |
25 |
Hespèrion
XXI: music from the time of Cervantes
a part of the Boston Early Music Festival
8:00 PM at Harvard's Sanders Theatre
Tickets are available for $5 in the Core Office
Core Alumni Reception
sponsored by Encore: The Association of Core Alumni
2-4 PM in CAS 119
Core Tour of the Museum of Fine Arts,
Boston
10:30 AM - 12:00 PM, with Prof.
Kyna Hamill
Meet in the West Wing lobby,
and don't forget your BU ID! |
| |
27 |
"The Gods of Copley Square: The Dawn of the
Modern American Experience"
a lecture by Douglass
Shand-Tucci
6:00 PM at the Castle, 225 Bay State Road
Sponsored by the Core Curriculum and the New England
chapter of the Society of Architectural Historians |
| November |
1 |
The Core presents Aeschylus' Agamemnon on BU
Beach.
7:30 PM and 9 PM. Free & public. |
| |
5 |
Core Tour of the Museum of Fine
Arts, Boston
6:30 - 8 PM, with Prof. Ellen Birnbaum and Keith Doherty
Meet in the West Wing lobby,
and don't forget your BU ID!
Core Tour of the Museum of Fine Arts,
Boston
10:00 AM - 11:30 AM, with Prof. Thornton Lockwood
Meet in the West Wing lobby,
and don't forget your BU ID! |
| |
6 |
Phantom of the Opera (1924)
a silent film accompanied by the Alloy
Orchestra
7:00 PM. Free & public.
The Core Poetry Seminar with Prof.
George Kalogeris
6-8 PM in Mugar room 424
No prior preparation is required; guests and new students
are welcome |
| |
12 |
Core Tour of the Museum of Fine
Arts, Boston
5:30 - 6:30 PM, with Prof. Thornton Lockwood
Meet in the West Wing lobby,
and don't forget your BU ID!
CC201 evening lecture: Prof. Grace Consoli on the art
of Velazquez
7: 00 PM in CAS room 522 |
| |
15 |
Core Tour of the Museum of Fine
Arts, Boston
11 AM - 12:30 PM, with Prof. Kyna Hamill
Meet in the West Wing lobby,
and don't forget your BU ID! |
| |
18 |
CC105 Trip to the Museum of Science Planetarium: Night
1 |
| |
19 |
Core Film Series presents The
English Patient
Introduced by Jennifer Formichelli
Dinner at 6:30 PM, screening at 7 PM, in CAS 313
CC201 Evening Tour of the Museum of Fine Arts
with Frederick Ilchman, at 6 PM
Please sign up beforehand in the Core office
CC105 Trip to the Museum of Science Planetarium: Night
2 |
| |
20 |
The Core Poetry Seminar with
Prof. George Kalogeris
6-8 PM in Mugar room 424
No prior preparation is required; guests and new students
are welcome
Joan
Jonas: Reading Dante
Legendary performance artist Joan Jonas invites friends
to read selected text from Dante's Divine Comedy. 7
PM at the Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum, 280 The Fenway
|
| |
24 |
Father of Songs: Rudaki and his Poetry
A reading and discussion of the poetry of Rudaki, whose
writings Prof. Sassan Tabatabai has recently translated
and published in Father
of Songs: Rudaki and his Poetry (Purdue University
Press, 2008). Free and open to the public; a reception
will follow. At 147 Bay State Road, beginning at 6 PM. |
| December |
3 |
EnCore presents
The Story of Stuff
Core alumnus Aaron Devine will screen this documentary
and, during discussion, will introduce his organization
Invested Citizens.
Part of a series giving Core alumni the chance to reflect
on how Core teachings relate to their lives, professional
and personal. Current and former Core students are all
welcome to attend. Pizza will be provided. 6 PM in CAS
room B-12. |
| |
5 |
The Core Poetry Seminar with Prof.
George Kalogeris
6:30-8:30 PM in Mugar room 424
No prior preparation is required; guests and new students
are welcome |
| |
6 |
Stravinsky's The Rite of Spring
Part of the program "Beethoven, Carter, and Stravinsky"
8 PM at Symphony
Hall
Tickets are available for $5 in the Core Office |
| |
10 |
Core Holiday
Reception
6-8 PM at the Castle, 225 Bay State Road
The CFA School of Theatre presents Lysistrata
Performances on various days at 2, 7:30, and 8 PM, between
the 10th and the 20th
One free ticket with BU ID |
| |
12 |
CC101 final exam review from 3-5 PM in CAS 201 with
Profs. Wood and Kalt
CC101 final exam review from 6-8 PM in CAS 323 with
Prof. Cirulli
|
| |
14 |
The Black Nativity
A song-play rendering of the Nativity in scripture, verse,
music and dance, based on the Gospel of St. Luke combined
with the poetry of Langston Hughes.
3:30 PM at 88 Tremont Street. Tickets available to Core
students for $5. |
| |
15 |
CC101 final exam review from 10 AM - noon with Profs.
Lockwood and Hamill in CAS 201
CC201 final exam review from 3-5 PM with Prof. Jorgensen
in CAS 212 |
| |
16 |
CC101 Final Exam, 9:30-11:30 in LAW Auditorium
CC203 Final Exam, 6-8 PM in CAS 522 |
| |
17 |
CC101 Final Exam make-up, 10 AM to noon in CAS 201
CC105 final exam review from 10 AM - noon with Prof.
Coverdill, location TBD
CC105 final exam review from 2-4 PM with Prof. Coverdill,
location TBD |
| |
18 |
CC201 Final Exam, 9-11 AM in CAS 224 |
| |
19 |
CC105 Final Exam, 9-11 AM in Tsai |
