19-Part Cultural Affairs Series Kicks Off With Sept. 13 Talk

COLUMBIA, Ky. -- A talk about trust and the U.S. financial system will kick off this year's Lindsey Wilson College Cultural Affairs Series.

Stuart Diamond, a Woodrow Wilson Foundation Fellow, will talk about "Trust and the Financial System" at 7 p.m. CT on Tuesday, Sept. 13. His talk, which will be held in the W.W. Slider Humanities Center Recital Hall, is free and open to the public.

The Sept. 13 talk kicks of a 19-part series that includes recitals, plays, performances and talks by well-known Kentucky authors.

All of the 19 performances are open to the public, and almost all are free.

"We are please to bring the citizens of Southcentral Kentucky this many live performances over the next eight months," said Phil Hanna, LWC director of library services and cultural affairs chair. "There is a great deal of breadth and depth in this year's programming, and we look forward to an exciting cultural affairs season"

In addition to several talks about current events, this year's season includes two performances by several Lindsey Wilson artists.

The Lindsey Wilson Players, under the direction of Assistant Professor of Theatre Robert Brock, will present Arthur Miller's The Crucible and Stephen Schwartz's Godspell.

Brock will also give two one-actor performances. In November, Brock will present Mark Twain, An Evening with Mark Twain, and then in March he will perform Billy Herndon, One Man's Lincoln.

The Lindsey Wilson Choral Groups will perform four times, and the Lindsey Wilson Concert Band will give two performances during the school year.

"We are especially pleased that our series showcases our student and faculty talent," Hanna said. "Lindsey Wilson has some very talented students and faculty, many of whom are from Southcentral Kentucky."

2011-12 Lindsey Wilson College Cultural Affairs schedule:
Sept. 13 -- 7 p.m.  CT
Talk: "Trust and the Financial System"
Stuart Diamond, Woodrow Wilson Foundation Fellow
W. W. Slider Humanities Center Recital Hall

Sept. 20 -- 4 p.m. CT
Talk: "When is Risk Immoral?"
Marian Taylor McClure, director of Kentucky Council of Churches
Slider Recital Hall

Oct. 3 -- 7 p.m. CT
Talk: "The New Americans: The Hispanic Community in the United States"
José Galvez, Pulitzer Prize-winning photographer
Slider Recital Hall

Oct. 25 -- 7 p.m.
A Concert of Latin-Appalachian Music
Performed by Appalatin
Slider Recital Hall

Nov. 2-5 -- 7 p.m. CT
Performance: The Crucible, a play by Arthur Miller
Performed by the Lindsey Wilson Players; directed by Robert Brock
Cost: $5
V.P. Henry Auditorium                                                

Nov. 15 -- 7 p.m. CT
Performance: An Evening with Mark Twain
Performed by Robert Brock
V.P. Henry Auditorium

Nov. 20 -- 6:30 p.m. CT
Concert: Lindsey Wilson Choral Ensembles
Columbia Baptist Church

Nov. 29-30 -- 6 p.m. CT
Madrigal Dinner and Show
Featuring the Lindsey Wilson Players and  LWC Choral Ensembles
Roberta D. Cranmer Dining & Conference Center
Reservations Required. Cost: $20.

Nov. 30 -- 2:30 p.m. CT
Concert: "Scriptures & Songs of Christmas"
LWC Choral Ensembles
Hodge Center

Dec. 2 -- 7 p.m.
Winter Band Concert
Lindsey Wilson Concert Band
Biggers Sports Center

Feb. 2 -- 7 p.m. CT
Recital: Minneapolis Guitar Quartet
Slider Recital Hall

February 23 -- 7 p.m. CT
Recital: "A Concert on Piano, Clarinet and Flute"
Performed by ETA Three
Slider Recital Hall

March 6  -- 7 p.m. CT
Performance: Billy Herndon, One Man's Lincoln
Performed by Robert Brock
V.P. Henry Auditorium
A Kentucky Humanities Council Event

March 27 -- 7 p.m. CT
Talk: I Just Hitched in from the Coast
Ed McClanahan, novelist and essayist
Slider Recital Hall

April 17 -- 7 p.m. CT
Talk: "Writing Love, Truth and Tragedy"
Crystal Wilkinson, author
Slider Recital Hall

April 25-28 -- 7 p.m. CT
Godspell, a musical by Stephen Schwartz
Performed by the Lindsey Wilson Players; directed by Robert Brock
Cost: $5
V.P. Henry Auditorium

April 29 -- 7 p.m. CT
Performance: LWC Choral Ensembles, with LWC Professor of  Music Robert Reynolds and the Louisville Symphony
Columbia Christian Church

April 24 - 7 p.m. CT
Talk: "The Civil War: Irrepressible Conflict or Avoidable Tragedy?"
Allen J. Share, Distinguished Teacher and Professor at University of Louisville
Slider Recital Hall
Sponsored by the Columbia Women's Club and The Kentucky Humanities Council

May 1 - 7 p.m. CT
Concert: Spring Band Concert
Lindsey Wilson College Concert Band
Biggers Sports Center

For more information about the 2011-12 Lindsey Wilson Cultural Affairs Series, contact Chair Phil Hanna at hannap@lindsey.edu or (270) 384-8250.