Each event is free and is presented on the Aurora University campus. Seating is limited and reservations are required. For reservations or more information, please call 630-844-4924 or e-mail artsandideas@aurora.edu.

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Upcoming Events:

December

• University Chorale Christmas Concert: Joy to the World!
  Sunday, December 7, 2008, 7:00 p.m.; Crimi Auditorium, Institute for Collaboration
  Directed by Christine Flasch, the University Chorale and The Music by the Lake Singers and Festival Orchestra present a delightful program of classical and popular holiday selections. Free event, but reservations are required. Call 630-844-4924 or email artsandideas@aurora.edu.

January

• Art Exhibition: Confrontation/Contemplation Work by Mike Knierim and Carolyn Bernstein
  January 8–February 25, 2009; Schingoethe Gallery, Dunham Hall
  This art exhibition evokes empathy and thus change, to simply present in the power of the visual, the opportunity to reflect.
• AU Film Series presents “The Diving Bell and the Butterfly”
  Wednesday, January 28, 2009, 7:00 p.m.; Crimi Auditorium, Institute for Collaboration
  Film showing with an introduction and discussion led by Kathleen Bradley, Chair of Special Education, and Gerald Butters, Assistant Dean of the College of Arts and Sciences.
• Wackerlin Center for Faith and Action Lecture
  Thursday, January 29, 2009, 7:00 p.m. and January 30, 2009, 10:30 a.m.; Perry Theatre, The Aurora Foundation Center
  Free event, but reservations are required. Call 630-844-4924 or artsandideas@aurora.edu
  Philip Jenkins, a noted author and the Edwin Erle Sparks Professor of Humanities at Pennsylvania State University, will discuss “How Will Global Christianity Transform American Churches?” and “What Will the Church Look Like in 2050?”

February

• With a Little Help From Our Friends: Gifts and Loans from Local Collectors
  February 2–April 25, 2009; Schingoethe Gallery, Dunham Hall
  The Schingoethe Center shares artifacts and stories of those who collected and donated them since the museum’s opening in 1990.
• Tommy Emmanuel
  Tuesday, February 10, 2009, 7:30 p.m.; Crimi Auditorium, Institute for Collaboration
  Free event, but reservations are required. Call 630-844-4924 or artsandideas@aurora.edu
  Two-time Grammy nominee Tommy Emmanuel performs his acoustic guitar repertoire in this dazzling and engaging performance.
• “Summers with Lincoln”
  Thursday, February 26, 2009, 7:30 p.m.; Crimi Auditorium, Institute for Collaboration
  Free event, but reservations are required. Call 630-844-4924 or artsandideas@aurora.edu
  Author James Percoco, Lincoln Scholar and member of the Abraham Lincoln Bicentennial Commission Advisory Board, presents this unique look at Lincoln. This event is offered in conjunction with the Aurora Public Art Commission.

March

• Wackerlin Center for Faith and Action Lecture: Why Did Jewish-Christian Dialogue Start the Trend Toward Better Interfaith Relations?
  Tuesday, March 3, 2009, 7:00 p.m.; Perry Theatre, The Aurora Foundation Center
  Free event, but reservations are required. Call 630-844-4924 or artsandideas@aurora.edu
  Christian/Jewish dialogue with Edward Kessler, Director of the Woolf Institute of Abrahamic Faiths, and Martin Forward, Executive Director of the Wackerlin Center for Faith and Action. Moderated by Joe Dunham, Professor of Philosophy.
• AU Film Series presents “Bigger, Faster, Stronger”
  Monday, March 23, 2009, 7:00 p.m.; Crimi Auditorium, Institute for Collaboration
  Film showing with an introduction and discussion led by Alicia Cosky, Chair of Physical Education, and Jennifer Buckley, Instructor of Physical Education.
• AU Theatre Department presents “The Habitation of Dragons”
  March 27–28 and April 1–4, 2009, 7:30 p.m.; Perry Theatre, The Aurora Foundation Center
  Free event, but reservations are required. Call 630-844-4924 or artsandideas@aurora.edu
  The relationship between brothers is biblical in proportion: one has, one has not, but they both want. Do their lots in life result from the sins of their father, their neighbors or themselves? American playwright Horton Foote tackles these questions in his signature world of rural, depression-era Texas. Directed by Kurt Naebig, guest artist.

April

• Ninth Annual Aurora University Student Art Show
  April 7–September 7, 2009; Schingoethe Gallery, Dunham Hall
  Aurora University art students showcase their paintings, drawings and photographs during this popular exhibition.

May

• University Chorale Concert: American Sampler III
  Friday, May 1, 2009, 7:30 p.m.; Crimi Auditorium, Institute for Collaboration
  Free event, but reservations are required. Call 630-844-4924 or artsandideas@aurora.edu
  Join us as the University Chorale, under the direction of Christine Flasch, presents a program of music from the World War II era.