Jampact Concert:
Join Meadows School Dean, José Bowen, and the rest of his electro-acoustic band for a free concert on Jan. 21. The band will feature jazz, funk and world music. The concert is at 8 p.m. in the Greer Garson Theatre in the Owen Arts Center. For more information, call 214-768-1951.
“The Power and Burden of Beauty.”
Join international artist Rachel Hovnanian in a panel discussion that examines the relationship between women and beauty. Panel participants include former national Fox anchor Laurie Dhue and the Bonnie Wheeler, director of medieval studies at SMU. The panel plans to discuss body image, plastic surgery, the influence of advertising, photo manipulation among other topics. This free event takes place in the Bob Smith Auditorium on Feb. 2 at 5 p.m. For more information,call Lisa Bytner at 917-951-8940.
Meadows Symphony Orchestra:
Students in the master’s degree program for orchestral conducting and winners of the Meadows School Undergraduate Concerto Competition will put on a concert Jan. 28 at 8 p.m. and Jan. 31 at 3 p.m. Tickets are $13 for adults, $10 for seniors and $7 for SMU students, faculty and staff. The concert will be in the Caruth Auditorium in the Owen Arts Center. For more information, call 214-768-2787.
Comini Lecture Series: “What Ruiz Saw: On Light and Social Experience in Inca Perú.”
Adam Herring, associate professor of art history at SMU, will present a lecture on Juan Ruiz de Arce, one of the first European men to set eyes on Inca ruler Atawallpa in the 1500s. The lecture is on Feb. 4 at 5:30 p.m. in the Bob Smith Auditorium in the Meadows Museum. The lecture is free but reservations are suggested. To make reservations call 214-768-2698.
Pollock Gallery Exhibit: Kaleidoscope: Eugene Andolsek’s Geometric Ink Drawings.
This exhibit will feature artist Andolsek’s graph paper drawings. The drawings explore an array of colors and geometrical combinations. Andolsek was one of five artists included in the 2006 Obsessive Drawing exhibition at the American Folk Art Museum in Manhattan. The exhibit is in the Pollock Gallery in the Hughes-Trigg Student Center and it is free. It opens Feb. 1 and will run through March 20. For more information, call 214-768-4439.
Meadows Opera Theatre: “Il re pastore” (The Shepherd King), KV 208, by Mozart.
The Meadows Opera Theatre, directed by Hank Hammett and conducted by Paul Phillips, will present Mozart’s classic piece about Alexander the Great’s conquest of the city of Sidon and subsequent search for the true heir to the throne. The opera is sung in Italian with English subtitles. It will be presented Feb. 4-7 at 8 p.m. and Feb. 8 at 2 p.m. in the Bob Hope Theatre in the Owen Arts Center. Tickets are $13 for adults, $10 for seniors and $7 for SMU students, faculty and staff. For more information, call 214-768-2787.
-Nikky Pasrija, A&E Editor
