Washington and Lee University
September 7: Academic Fair, Stemmons Plaza, 1:00-2:30 PM.
September 24: MRST Luncheon, Chavis Room, "E" hour: Professor David Peterson of the History Department will discuss his recent work on "The Florentine Church in the Fifteenth Century."
October 6 and 7, 2009, 6:30 to 8:30: Masterclass on Commedia dell'Arte and Acting in Masks: Johnson Theatre, Lenfest Hall, 6:30-8:30 PM. Stanley Allen Sheerman, a renowned mask-maker and teacher of Commedia today will provide background on commedia and get people on their feet, in masks, performing Lazzi (the comic routines of the Commedia dell'Arte).
October 23: Concert / Demonstration: Wilson Concert Hall, "B" hour: the City Musick chamber ensemble will give a concert of Renaissance music and discuss their instruments.
October 30: Parent's Day Reception, Elrod Commons, Room 214, 2:00-4:00 PM.
November 3: Public Lecture, Leyburn Library, Northen Auditorium 4:00 PM: Professor Suzannah Lipscomb of Hampton Court Palace, London, will give a public lecture on "Prince to Tyrant: What Changed Henry VIII?"
November 4, MRST Luncheon, Elrod Commons, Room 214, "E" hour: Professor Lipscomb will meet with us to discuss her work informally.
January 28, Pilgrimage Symposium, Chavis Room, "E" hour: moderator, Professor Edwin Craun, English.
February 16, Pilgrimage Symposium, Chavis Room, "E" hour: moderator, Professor Scott Johnson, Classics.
March 4, Pilgrimage Symposium, Chavis Room, "E" hour: moderator, Professor Curtis Jirsa, English.
March 10, Majors Fair, Elrod Commons, Outing Club Room, 2:00-4:00 PM.
March 16, Pilgrimage Symposium, Chavis Room, "E" hour: moderator, Professor George Bent, Art History.
March 23, Pilgrimage Symposium, Chavis Room, "E" hour: moderator, Professors West-Settle, Ruiz, Romance Languages.
March 26: Public Lecture: Northen Auditorium, Leyburn Library, 6:30 PM: Keynote address of the Mid-Atlantic Renaissance-Reformation Seminar (MARRS): Professor Melissa Meriam Bullard of the History Department of the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, will speak on "The Secrets of a Renaissance Merchant in His Studiolo."
March 27, 2010: MARRS Conference Panel Presentations: Northen Auditorium, Leyburn Library, 9:00 AM - 12:30 PM.
April 28: Accepted Students Reception, Elrod Commons, Outing Club, 1:30-3:00 PM.