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University Events: November and December 2009

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NOVEMBER EVENTS
Nov. 17 - Dec. 10	FACULTY EXHIBITION:  Works by faculty in WestConn's art department will be on display from noon to 4 p.m. Monday through Thursday, beginning Tuesday, Nov. 17, through Thursday, Dec. 10, in The Higgins Gallery in Higgins Hall on the university's Midtown campus, 181 White St. in Danbury. There will be a reception at 5 p.m. on Tuesday, Nov. 17. The exhibition and reception will be free and open to the public. For more information, call (203) 837-8410.
Nov. 20 - 21	THEATRE PRODUCTION - "CITY OF ANGELS":  The WestConn theatre arts department will present "City of Angels" in the Berkshire Theatre in Berkshire Hall on the university's Midtown campus, 181 White St. in Danbury. Performances will be at 8 p.m. on Friday, Nov. 20; and Saturday, Nov. 21. Tickets will be $18 for adults and $13 for seniors, students and children on Nov.20; and $20 for adults and $15 for seniors, students and children on Nov. 21. Call the Berkshire Theatre Box Office at (203) 837-8732 for information. To purchase tickets, call (203) 837-TIXX or visit www.wcsu.edu/tickets.
Nov. 21	PLANETARIUM SHOW AND TELESCOPE VIEWING:  WestConn will host a 4:30 p.m. planetarium show, "Autumn and Early Winter Skies," followed by telescope viewing of the moon, Jupiter, Neptune, Uranus and the autumn sky, from 5:30 to 7:30 p.m., at the Westside Observatory and Planetarium on the university's Westside campus, 43 Lake Ave. Extension in Danbury. The event will be free and open to the public. For more information, call (203) 837-8672.
Nov. 22	SUNDAY MASS:  The Newman Center will host a Mass at 5 p.m. in Alumni Hall on the WestConn Midtown campus, 181 White St. in Danbury. The worship service will be free and the public is invited. For more information, call (203) 744-5846.
Nov. 24	CHOIR CONCERT:  The WCSU Concert Choir and the WCSU Chamber Singers will perform at 8 p.m. in Ives Concert Hall in White Hall on the university's Midtown campus, 181 White St. in Danbury. The Chamber Singers will concentrate exclusively on music composed and arranged by Americans, including two hymns arranged by Alice Parker, Williametta Spencer's "At the Round Earth's Imagined Corners," and two movements of Cecil Effinger's "Four Pastorales for Oboe and Chorus" with WCSU faculty artist Dr. Mark Snyder accompanying the group. The men will perform "Vive L'Amour," with the women singing "O Fondens Virga for women's chorus, piano and violin" composed by the conductor, Kevin Jay Isaacs. The Concert Choir will perform a variety of selections from Praetorius to Grotenhuis. The performance will be free and open to the public; donations to the music department will be accepted. For more information, call (203) 837-8350.
Nov. 30	HEALTH FAIR AND STRESS MANAGEMENT WORKSHOP:  The Health Promotion and Exercise Science Club and the Institute of Holistic Health Studies will hold the "2nd Annual Good Grief Stress Relief Health Fair" from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. in Warner Hall on the WestConn Midtown campus, 181 White St. in Danbury. The fair will feature demonstrations and workshops. The event will be free and the public is invited. For more information, call (203) 837-8594.
DECEMBER EVENTS
Dec. 1	ART SLIDE LECTURE:  Painter Bill Sullivan will discuss his work at 11 a.m. in Viewing Room 1 of White Hall on the WestConn Midtown campus, 181 White St. in Danbury. The event will be free and open to the public, and it will be presented as part of the university's Master of Fine Arts slide lecture series. For more information, call (203) 837-8881.
Dec. 3	INTERNSHIP FAIR:  Student interns in WestConn's health promotion and exercise sciences department will present an overview of their internship experiences from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. on the first floor of Warner Hall on the university's Midtown campus, 181 White St. in Danbury. The event will be free and the public is invited. For more information, call (203) 837-8612.
Dec. 3	MARATHON:  Charlie Chatterton, professor of Health and Physical Education at Eastern Connecticut State University, will run a 26-lap marathon around the WestConn Midtown campus beginning at 11:30 a.m. at the White Street Gate, 181 White St. in Danbury, to raise awareness about the number of people who live in poverty in the United States. The public is invited to participate or observe. For more information, call (203) 837-8687.
Dec. 3	COFFEEHOUSE:  WestConn will present the Midtown Coffeehouse at 8 p.m. in Alumni Hall on the university's Midtown campus, 181 White St. in Danbury. The coffeehouse will include open mic performers at 8 p.m., followed by the featured act, the WCSU Jazz Band, at 9 p.m. Admission will be free and the public is invited. Donations to sustain the Coffeehouse will be accepted. Call (203) 837-9700 for more information.
Dec. 4	MASTER CLASS:  Guitarist and composer John Scofield will work with WestConn student combos in a Master Class setting from 1 to 4 p.m. in Room 127 of White Hall on the university's Midtown campus, 181 White St. in Danbury. Guests who purchase a ticket to the Jazz Combos concert scheduled at 8 p.m. on Friday, Dec. 4, are invited to observe the master class. For more information, call (203) 837-8350. To purchase a ticket, visit www.wcsu.edu/tickets or call (203) 837-8499.
Dec. 4	JAZZ LECTURE:  Guitarist and composer John Scofield will discuss his career as an internationally acclaimed jazz musician at 4:30 p.m. in Room 127 of White Hall on the university's Midtown campus, 181 White St. in Danbury. Guests who purchase a ticket to the Jazz Combos concert scheduled at 8 p.m. on Friday, Dec. 4, are invited to attend the lecture. For more information, call (203) 837-8350. To purchase a ticket, visit www.wcsu.edu/tickets or call (203) 837-8499.
Dec. 4	JAZZ COMBOS CONCERT:  The WCSU Jazz Combos will perform with guest artist guitarist John Scofield at 8 p.m. in Ives Concert Hall in White Hall on the university's Midtown campus, 181 White St. in Danbury. Tickets will be $15; WestConn students with valid I.D. will be admitted for $10. For tickets and information, call (203) 837-8499.
Dec. 5	PLANETARIUM SHOW AND TELESCOPE VIEWING:  WestConn will host a 4:30 p.m. planetarium show, "Winter Skies," followed by telescope viewing of Uranus, the winter sky and the Pleiades star cluster, from 5:30 to 7:30 p.m., at the Westside Observatory and Planetarium on the university's Westside campus, 43 Lake Ave. Extension in Danbury. The event will be free and open to the public. For more information, call (203) 837-8672.
Dec. 6	SUNDAY MASS:  The Newman Center will host a Mass at 5 p.m. in Alumni Hall on the WestConn Midtown campus, 181 White St. in Danbury. The worship service will be free and the public is invited. For more information, call (203) 744-5846.
Dec. 7	PERCUSSION ENSEMBLE CONCERT:  The WCSU Percussion Ensemble will perform at 8 p.m. in Ives Concert Hall in White Hall on the university's Midtown campus, 181 White St. in Danbury. Featured compositions will include "Three Brothers" by Michael Colgrass performed by freshmen music students, "Encore in Jazz" by Vic Firth performed by sophomores, several ragtime pieces by George Hamilton Green performed by juniors and a piece for two marimbas will be performed by the senior duo "Invicta." The entire percussion ensemble will perform "Feast" by Bill Douglas, "Antiphon" by F. Michael Combs and "Stained Glass" by David Gillingham. The performance will be free and open to the public; donations to the music department will be accepted. For more information, call (203) 837-8350.
Dec. 8	FACULTY RECOGNITION CEREMONY (WestConn faculty and staff only):  WestConn will host a Faculty Recognition Ceremony that will include the presentation of the third Teaching Excellence Award at a reception at 4 p.m. in Warner Hall on the university's Midtown campus, 181 White St. in Danbury. The ceremony will be free and open to WestConn faculty and staff only. For more information, call (203) 837-8486.
Dec. 9 - Dec. 11	PLAYFEST OF 10-MINUTE PLAYS:  The WestConn theatre arts department will present "Playfest of 10-Minute Plays" directed by students at 8 p.m. on Wednesday and Thursday, Dec. 9 and 10, and at 6 and 9 p.m. on Friday, Dec. 11, in the Reimold Theatre in Berkshire Hall on the university's Midtown campus, 181 White Street in Danbury. Admission will be free and the public is invited. For more information, call the Berkshire Theatre Box Office at (203) 837-8732.
Dec. 10	TELESCOPE VIEWING:  WestConn will host a telescope viewing of Uranus, the Pleiades star cluster, the Orion nebula and the winter sky from 5:30 to 8:30 p.m., at the Westside Observatory and Planetarium on the university's Westside campus, 43 Lake Ave. Extension in Danbury. The event will be free and open to the public. For more information, call (203) 837-8672.
Dec. 10	SCIENCE-AT-NIGHT PRESENTATION:  A panel that will include faculty from the department of biological and environmental sciences and members of the Candlewood Lake Authority, the Candlewood Lake Users and Boaters Association, the Connecticut Agricultural Experiment Station, the Connecticut Department of Environmental Protection and FirstLight Power Resources Inc. will discuss "Deep Draw-Downs and Management of Eurasian Watermilfoil at Candlewood Lake" at 7 p.m. in Room 125 of the Science Building on the WestConn Midtown campus, 181 White St. in Danbury. Offered as part of the continuing "Science at Night" series, the event will be free and the public is invited. For more information, call (203) 837-8773.
Dec. 10	COFFEEHOUSE:  WestConn will present the Midtown Coffeehouse at 8 p.m. in Alumni Hall on the university's Midtown campus, 181 White St. in Danbury. The coffeehouse will include open mic performers at 8 p.m., followed by the featured act, singer-songwriter Zach Hurd, at 9 p.m. Admission will be free and the public is invited. Donations to sustain the Coffeehouse will be accepted. Call (203) 837-9700 for more information.
Dec. 11 - Dec. 12	OPERA PRODUCTION - "AMAHL & THE NIGHT VISITORS":  The WCSU Opera will perform the annual holiday classic "Amahl and the Night Visitors" at 8 p.m. on Friday, Dec. 11, and 3 p.m. on Saturday, Dec. 12, in Ives Concert Hall in White Hall on the universitys Midtown campus, 181 White St. in Danbury. Tickets will be $10 for adults, and $5 for seniors and children 12 and under. WCSU students will be admitted free with valid I.D. For tickets and information, call (203) 837-8499 or go to www.wcsu.edu/tickets.
Dec. 13	FAMILY HOLIDAY MUSICAL:  WestConn, in cooperation with LaMar Productions, will present a family theatre production at 2 p.m. in the Berkshire Theatre in Berkshire Hall on the university's Midtown campus, 181 White St. in Danbury. General admission tickets will be $10 and will be sold at the door. For more information, call (203) 778-3344.
Dec. 13	HOLIDAY JAZZ CONCERT:  The WCSU Holiday Jazz concert will be at 3 p.m. in Ives Concert Hall in White Hall on the university's Midtown campus, 181 White St. in Danbury. Performing will be award-winning Frankensax, conducted by Andrew Beals; the WCSU Jazz Ensemble, conducted by Dave Scott; and the WCSU Jazz Orchestra, conducted by Jamie Begian. The program will feature traditional big band jazz standards and holiday classics such as "Sleigh Bells" and "Walking in a Winter Wonderland." It will be free and open to the public; donations to the music department will be accepted. For more information, call (203) 837-8350.
Dec. 17	FAMILY THANKSGIVING EVENT:  WestConn will host "We Are All Americans" at 11 a.m. at the Ellsworth Avenue Elementary School at 55 Ellsworth Ave. in Danbury. Original songs and dances will be performed by students from WCSU and Ellsworth Avenue Elementary School. The event will be free and the public is invited. For more information, call (203) 837-8412.
Dec. 19	PLANETARIUM SHOW AND TELESCOPE VIEWING:  WestConn will host a 4:30 p.m. planetarium show, "Winter Skies," followed by telescope viewing of Uranus, the Pleiades star cluster, the Orion nebula and the winter sky, from 5:30 to 7:30 p.m., at the Westside Observatory and Planetarium on the university's Westside campus, Lake Avenue Extension in Danbury. The event will be free and open to the public. For more information, call (203) 837-8672.

All listings are subject to change. Please call to confirm.

VISITOR PARKING ADVISORY: Western Connecticut State University offers several convenient, centrally located parking spaces for visitors to the university’s Midtown and Westside campuses in Danbury. Midtown visitor parking is in the lot next to Old Main and in designated spaces next to University Hall. Parking in the university’s White Street and Fifth Avenue garages is restricted to students, faculty and staff with hang-tags and/or parking stickers from 6 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday through Thursday; visitors are welcome to park in the garages all other times. Westside visitor parking is on University Boulevard. Visitors who cannot be accommodated in these parking areas are asked to call the University Police Department to make other arrangements.

Up-to-date university parking rules and regulations, color-coded campus maps that show parking areas and shuttle bus stops, and shuttle bus schedules are available at www.wcsu.edu/parking. Call the University Police Department at (203) 837-9300 for more information about the parking rules and regulations.