2009 - 2010 Season

David Newman
Eaton Chapel Thursday, Sept. 10 • 7:30 p.m.
General - $15
Seniors - $12
Beloit College students and children under 12 - $5

Concert pianist David Newman studied at the Guildhall School of Music and Drama in London, England where he garnered its highest performing honor.

He will bring inspired performances of Scarlatti, Skryabin, Ravel, and Schubert to his Beloit audience.

Weissberg Lecture inInternational Human Rights
“Ending Torture: Implications for U.S. Policy”
Moore Lounge, Pearsons Hall Monday, Sept. 14 • 8 p.m.
Free admission

General Steve Xenakis, retired U.S. Army Medical Corps, will give the Weissberg Lecture in International Human Rights on the topic of closing Guantanamo Bay prison.

General Xenakis writes on medical ethics, military medicine, and the treatmentof detainees and is active in the antitorturemovement.

Imani Winds
Eaton Chapel Saturday, Sept. 19 • 7:30 p.m.
General - $15
Seniors - $12
Beloit College students and children under 12 - $5

This Grammy-nominated ensemble has carved out a distinctive presence in the classical music world with its dynamic playing, culturally poignant programming, genre-blurring collaborations, and inspirational outreach programs.

Imani focuses on a traditional wind quintet repertoire while bridging European, American, African, and Latin American traditions.

Robin and Linda Williams and Their Fine Group
Eaton Chapel Friday, Oct. 23 • 7:30 p.m.
General - $15
Seniors - $12
Children under 12 - $5
Beloit College students - free

Robin and Linda Williams and Their Fine Group have thrilled folk, bluegrass, and country audiences for more than 20 years, through their many appearances with Garrison Keillor on A Prairie Home Companion and by touring with Mary Chapin Carpenter, Emmylou Harris, and many others.

Merce Cunningham Event
Center for the Sciences Thursday, Nov. 5 • 7:30 p.m.
General - $15
Seniors - $12
Children under 12 - $5
Beloit College students - free

Beloit College will present excerpts from two of Merce Cunningham’s seminal dances, Scramble (1967) and Canfield (1969), restaged by Paige Cunningham and performed by Beloit College student dancers and musicians. Merce Cunningham is often named as America’s greatest living choreographer.

This event is funded by the American Masterpieces: Dance-College Component, which is made possible by the National Endowment for the Arts.

Bill Miller
Eaton Chapel Thursday, Nov. 12 • 7:30 p.m.
General - $15
Seniors - $12
Beloit College students and children under 12 - $5

A Mohican Indian from northern Wisconsin, Bill Miller has long been one of the most-admired figures in the Native American music arena. As an award-winning recording artist, performer, songwriter, activist, and painter, he’s been a voice for the voiceless.

His honors include two Grammy Awards for best Native American music album and seven different Native American music awards.

Beloit International Film Festival
"Save the Dates"
Thursday-Sunday, Feb. 18-21, 2010
Times, venues, and admission prices to be announced

The Beloit International Film Festival is a celebration of the best in contemporary and classic international cinema. Film actors, directors, designers and producers, and movie fans will converge for four days of networking that MovieMaker Magazine dubbed “a must-attend event.”

Visit http://www.beloitfilmfest.com/ for details.