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University Events: November and December 2009

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NOVEMBER EVENTS
Nov. 4 - 7	THEATRE PRODUCTION - "CITY OF ANGELS":  The WestConn theatre arts department will present "City of Angels" in the Berkshire Theatre in Berkshire Hall on the university's Midtown campus, 181 White St. in Danbury. Performances will be at 7:30 p.m. on Wednesday, Nov. 4; and 8 p.m. on Thursday, Nov. 5, Friday, Nov. 6; and Saturday, Nov. 7. Tickets will be $10 on Nov. 4 and 5; $18 for adults and $13 for seniors, students and children on Nov.6; and $20 for adults and $15 for seniors, students and children on Nov. 7. Call the Berkshire Theatre Box Office at (203) 837-8732 for information. To purchase tickets, call (203) 837-TIXX or visit www.wcsu.edu/tickets.
Nov. 7	PLANETARIUM SHOW AND TELESCOPE VIEWING:  WestConn will host a 5:30 p.m. planetarium show, "Autumn and Early Winter Skies," followed by telescope viewing of Jupiter, Neptune, Uranus, the autumn sky and the Pleiades star cluster, from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m., at the Westside Observatory and Planetarium on the university's Westside campus, 43 Lake Ave. Extension in Danbury. The event will be free and open to the public. For more information, call (203) 837-8672.
Nov. 8	HOLIDAY WINE TASTING:  WestConn will host its 11th Annual Holiday Wine Tasting to benefit student scholarships from 4 to 7 p.m. in the Grand Ballroom of the Westside Campus Center on the university's Westside campus, Lake Avenue Extension in Danbury. The cost is $50 per person, and there will be a silent auction. Proceeds will support the Caraluzzi Scholarship Endowment. Reservations are limited. For more information or tickets, call (203) 837-8832.
Nov. 8	SUNDAY MASS:  The Newman Center will host a Mass at 5 p.m. in Alumni Hall on the WestConn Midtown campus, 181 White St. in Danbury. The worship service will be free and the public is invited. For more information, call (203) 744-5846.
Nov. 9	LECTURE (Lincoln Bicentennial event):  Professor of History and Non-Western Cultures Dr. Marcy May and Assistant Professor of History and Non-Western Cultures Dr. Leslie Lindenauer will present "Today's Lincoln: The 16th President in Popular Culture" at 2:30 p.m. in Warner Hall on the university's Midtown campus, 181 White St. in Danbury. The talk will be free and the public is invited. For more information, call (203) 837-8309.
Nov. 10	ART SLIDE LECTURE:  Painter Susanna Coffey will discuss her work at 11 a.m. in Viewing Room 1 of White Hall on the WestConn Midtown campus, 181 White St. in Danbury. The event will be free and open to the public, and it will be presented as part of the university's Master of Fine Arts slide lecture series. For more information, call (203) 837-8881.
Nov. 10	PIANO RECITAL:  Students in WestConn's music program will present a piano studio recital at 8 p.m. in Ives Concert Hall in White Hall on the university's Midtown campus, 181 White St. in Danbury. The event will be free and open to the public; donations to the music department will be accepted. Call (203) 837-8350 for more information.
Nov. 11	VETERANS DAY OBSERVANCE:  WestConn will host a Veterans Day Observance at noon in Ives Concert Hall in White Hall on the university's Midtown campus, 181 White St. in Danbury. A ribbon cutting for the new Veterans Room in the Midtown campus Student Center will follow in Room 208 of the Student Center. The event will be free and the public is invited. For more information, call (203) 837-8606.
Nov. 12	STUDY ABROAD INFORMATION SESSION:  Assistant Professor of World Languages and Literature Dr. Galina Bakhtiarova and students involved in WestConn's study abroad program will discuss their experiences and upcoming study abroad opportunities in Spain at noon in Room 102 of Warner Hall on the WestConn Midtown campus, 181 White St. in Danbury. The event will be free and the public is invited. For more information, call (203) 837-8734.
Nov. 12	TELESCOPE VIEWING:  WestConn will host a telescope viewing of Jupiter, Neptune, Uranus, the autumn sky and the Pleiades star cluster from 5:30 to 8:30 p.m., at the Westside Observatory and Planetarium on the university's Westside campus, 43 Lake Ave. Extension in Danbury. The event will be free and open to the public. For more information, call (203) 837-8672.
Nov. 12	STUDENT RIGHTS & RESPONSIBILITIES PANEL DISCUSSION:  The WCSU Justice & Law Club and the SGA Legal Clinic will host a panel discussion about "Student Rights and Responsibilities" at 6:30 p.m. in the Student Center Theater on the university's Midtown campus, 181 White St. in Danbury. Panelists will include WCSU Judicial Officer Charles Alexander, WCSU Police Sgt. Rick Montefusco, Professor Emeritus of Justice and Law Administration Dr. Harry Schramm, and WCSU alumni Lt. John Brown from the Danbury Police Department and Assistant States Attorney Sharmese Hodge. Assistant Professor of Justice and Law Administration Terry Dwyer will moderate the discussion, which will focus on jurisdiction and consequences of student discipline. The talk will be free and open to the public. For more information, call (203) 837-8697.
Nov. 12	COFFEEHOUSE:  WestConn will present the Midtown Coffeehouse at 8 p.m. in Alumni Hall on the university's Midtown campus, 181 White St. in Danbury. The coffeehouse will include open mic performers at 8 p.m., followed by the featured act, comedian Pete Lee, at 9 p.m. Admission will be free and the public is invited. Donations to sustain the Coffeehouse will be accepted. Call (203) 837-9700 for more information.
Nov. 13 - 15	THEATRE PRODUCTION - "CITY OF ANGELS":  The WestConn theatre arts department will present "City of Angels" in the Berkshire Theatre in Berkshire Hall on the university's Midtown campus, 181 White St. in Danbury. Performances will be at 8 p.m. on Friday, Nov. 13; and Saturday, Nov. 14. There will be a matinee at 2 p.m. on Sunday, Nov. 15. Tickets will be $18 for adults and $13 for seniors, students and children on Nov.13; $20 for adults and $15 for seniors, students and children on Nov. 14; and $15 for adults and $10 for seniors, students and children on Nov. 15. Call the Berkshire Theatre Box Office at (203) 837-8732 for information. To purchase tickets, call (203) 837-TIXX or visit www.wcsu.edu/tickets.
Nov. 14 - 15	DEBATE TOURNAMENT:  WestConn's Roger Sherman Debate Society will host the Hat City Debates from 8 a.m. to 6:30 p.m. on Saturday, Nov. 14, and 8 a.m. to 7 p.m. on Sunday, Nov. 15, in Warner Hall on the university's Midtown campus, 181 White St. in Danbury. The question being debated will be: "Resolved: The United States Federal Government should substantially reduce the size of its nuclear weapons arsenal, and/or substantially reduce and restrict the role and/or missions of its nuclear weapons arsenal." The debates will be free and the public is invited. For more information, visit the debate team Web site at http://people.wcsu.edu/wilcoxw/rsds.htm or call (203) 837-8565.
Nov. 14	YOUNG WRITERS WORKSHOP:  WestConn will offer a two-part Young Writers Workshop on "Memoir Writing" from 9 to 11:30 a.m. in Room 112 of White Hall on the university's Midtown campus, 181 White St. in Danbury. The workshops are open to students in grades 9 - 12 and cost $150 for the two sessions on Saturday, Nov. 14, and Saturday, Nov. 21. To register or for more information, visit www.wcsu.edu/youngwriters/.
Nov. 15	SUNDAY MASS:  The Newman Center will host a Mass at 5 p.m. in Alumni Hall on the WestConn Midtown campus, 181 White St. in Danbury. The worship service will be free and the public is invited. For more information, call (203) 744-5846.
Nov. 17 - Dec. 10	FACULTY EXHIBITION:  Works by faculty in WestConn's art department will be on display from noon to 4 p.m. Monday through Thursday, beginning Tuesday, Nov. 17, through Thursday, Dec. 10, in The Higgins Gallery in Higgins Hall on the university's Midtown campus, 181 White St. in Danbury. There will be a reception at 5 p.m. on Tuesday, Nov.17. The exhibition and reception will be free and open to the public. For more information, call (203) 837-8410.
Nov. 17	ART SLIDE LECTURE:  Illustrator James Gurney will discuss his work at 11 a.m. in Viewing Room 1 of White Hall on the WestConn Midtown campus, 181 White St. in Danbury. The event will be free and open to the public, and it will be presented as part of the university's Master of Fine Arts slide lecture series. For more information, call (203) 837-8881.
Nov. 17	TUTORING RESOURCE CENTER WORKSHOP:  The WCSU Tutoring Resource Center will host the workshop "Professional Networking and Writing Abstracts for Professional Conferences" at 2 p.m. in Room 104 of Berkshire Hall on the university's Midtown campus, 181 White St. in Danbury. The hour-long workshop will be free and the public is invited. For more information or to reserve a seat, call the center at (203) 837-9245.
Nov. 18	NEWMAN DINNER (WestConn faculty, staff and students only):  The Newman Center will host a free dinner at 5 p.m. in the center, 7 Eighth Ave., near the WestConn Midtown campus. The event will be free and open to WestConn students, faculty and staff only. For more information, call (203) 744-5846.
Nov. 18	SCIENCE-AT-NIGHT PRESENTATION:  Berrien Moore III, a 2007 Nobel Peace Prize winner, will discuss "Climate Change: A Crucial Environmental Issue Facing Modern Society" at 7 p.m. in Room 125 of the Science Building on the WestConn Midtown campus, 181 White St. in Danbury. Moore is a leader in the field of climate change, shared in the 2007 Nobel Peace Prize awarded to the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change, and has authored more than 150 papers on the carbon cycle, as well as numerous policy documents about the global environment. Offered as part of the continuing "Science at Night" series, the event will be free and the public is invited. For more information, call (203) 837-8552.
Nov. 18	SYMPHONIC BAND AND WIND ENSEMBLE CONCERT:  The WCSU Symphonic Band and Wind Ensemble will perform at 8 p.m. in Ives Concert Hall in White Hall on the university's Midtown campus, 181 White St. in Danbury. The performance will be free and open to the public; donations to the music department will be accepted. For more information, call (203) 837-8350.
Nov. 19	COFFEEHOUSE:  WestConn will present the Midtown Coffeehouse at 8 p.m. in Alumni Hall on the university's Midtown campus, 181 White St. in Danbury. The coffeehouse will include open mic performers at 8 p.m., followed by the featured act, WCSU student a capella group Play It By Ear, at 9 p.m. Admission will be free and the public is invited. Donations to sustain the Coffeehouse will be accepted. Call (203) 837-9700 for more information.
Nov. 19	ORCHESTRA CONCERT:  The WCSU Orchestra will perform at 8 p.m. in Ives Concert Hall in White Hall on the university's Midtown campus, 181 White St. in Danbury. The performance will be free and open to the public; donations to the music department will be accepted. For more information, call (203) 837-8350.
Nov. 20 - 21	THEATRE PRODUCTION - "CITY OF ANGELS":  The WestConn theatre arts department will present "City of Angels" in the Berkshire Theatre in Berkshire Hall on the university's Midtown campus, 181 White St. in Danbury. Performances will be at 8 p.m. on Friday, Nov. 20; and Saturday, Nov. 21. Tickets will be $18 for adults and $13 for seniors, students and children on Nov.20; and $20 for adults and $15 for seniors, students and children on Nov. 21. Call the Berkshire Theatre Box Office at (203) 837-8732 for information. To purchase tickets, call (203) 837-TIXX or visit www.wcsu.edu/tickets.
Nov. 21	PLANETARIUM SHOW AND TELESCOPE VIEWING:  WestConn will host a 4:30 p.m. planetarium show, "Autumn and Early Winter Skies," followed by telescope viewing of the moon, Jupiter, Neptune, Uranus and the autumn sky, from 5:30 to 7:30 p.m., at the Westside Observatory and Planetarium on the university's Westside campus, 43 Lake Ave. Extension in Danbury. The event will be free and open to the public. For more information, call (203) 837-8672.
Nov. 22	SUNDAY MASS:  The Newman Center will host a Mass at 5 p.m. in Alumni Hall on the WestConn Midtown campus, 181 White St. in Danbury. The worship service will be free and the public is invited. For more information, call (203) 744-5846.
Nov. 24	CHOIR CONCERT:  The WCSU Concert Choir and the WCSU Chamber Singers will perform at 8 p.m. in Ives Concert Hall in White Hall on the university's Midtown campus, 181 White St. in Danbury. The performance will be free and open to the public; donations to the music department will be accepted. For more information, call (203) 837-8350.
DECEMBER EVENTS
Dec. 1	ART SLIDE LECTURE:  Painter Bill Sullivan will discuss his work at 11 a.m. in Viewing Room 1 of White Hall on the WestConn Midtown campus, 181 White St. in Danbury. The event will be free and open to the public, and it will be presented as part of the university's Master of Fine Arts slide lecture series. For more information, call (203) 837-8881.
Dec. 3	INTERNSHIP FAIR:  Student interns in WestConn's health promotion and exercise sciences department will present an overview of their internship experiences from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. on the first floor of Warner Hall on the university's Midtown campus, 181 White St. in Danbury. The event will be free and the public is invited. For more information, call (203) 837-8612.
Dec. 3	COFFEEHOUSE:  WestConn will present the Midtown Coffeehouse at 8 p.m. in Alumni Hall on the university's Midtown campus, 181 White St. in Danbury. The coffeehouse will include open mic performers at 8 p.m., followed by the featured act, the WCSU Jazz Band, at 9 p.m. Admission will be free and the public is invited. Donations to sustain the Coffeehouse will be accepted. Call (203) 837-9700 for more information.
Dec. 4	JAZZ COMBOS CONCERT:  The WCSU Jazz Combos will perform with a guest artist at 8 p.m. in Ives Concert Hall in White Hall on the university's Midtown campus, 181 White St. in Danbury. The performance will be free and open to the public; donations to the music department will be accepted. For more information, call (203) 837-8350.
Dec. 5	PLANETARIUM SHOW AND TELESCOPE VIEWING:  WestConn will host a 4:30 p.m. planetarium show, "Winter Skies," followed by telescope viewing of Uranus, the winter sky and the Pleiades star cluster, from 5:30 to 7:30 p.m., at the Westside Observatory and Planetarium on the university's Westside campus, 43 Lake Ave. Extension in Danbury. The event will be free and open to the public. For more information, call (203) 837-8672.
Dec. 6	SUNDAY MASS:  The Newman Center will host a Mass at 5 p.m. in Alumni Hall on the WestConn Midtown campus, 181 White St. in Danbury. The worship service will be free and the public is invited. For more information, call (203) 744-5846.
Dec. 7	PERCUSSION ENSEMBLE CONCERT:  The WCSU Percussion Ensemble will perform at 8 p.m. in Ives Concert Hall in White Hall on the university's Midtown campus, 181 White St. in Danbury. The performance will be free and open to the public; donations to the music department will be accepted. For more information, call (203) 837-8350.
Dec. 8	FACULTY RECOGNITION CEREMONY (WestConn faculty and staff only):  WestConn will host a Faculty Recognition Ceremony that will include the presentation of the third Teaching Excellence Award at a reception at 4 p.m. in Warner Hall on the university's Midtown campus, 181 White St. in Danbury. The ceremony will be free and open to WestConn faculty and staff only. For more information, call (203) 837-8486.
Dec. 9 - Dec. 11	PLAYFEST OF 10-MINUTE PLAYS:  The WestConn theatre arts department will present "Playfest of 10-Minute Plays" directed by students at 8 p.m. on Wednesday and Thursday, Dec. 9 and 10, and at 6 and 9 p.m. on Friday, Dec. 11, in the Reimold Theatre in Berkshire Hall on the university's Midtown campus, 181 White Street in Danbury. Admission will be free and the public is invited. For more information, call the Berkshire Theatre Box Office at (203) 837-8732.
Dec. 10	TELESCOPE VIEWING:  WestConn will host a telescope viewing of Uranus, the Pleiades star cluster, the Orion nebula and the winter sky from 5:30 to 8:30 p.m., at the Westside Observatory and Planetarium on the university's Westside campus, 43 Lake Ave. Extension in Danbury. The event will be free and open to the public. For more information, call (203) 837-8672.
Dec. 10	COFFEEHOUSE:  WestConn will present the Midtown Coffeehouse at 8 p.m. in Alumni Hall on the university's Midtown campus, 181 White St. in Danbury. The coffeehouse will include open mic performers at 8 p.m., followed by the featured act, singer-songwriter Zach Hurd, at 9 p.m. Admission will be free and the public is invited. Donations to sustain the Coffeehouse will be accepted. Call (203) 837-9700 for more information.
Dec. 11 - Dec. 12	OPERA PRODUCTION - "AMAHL & THE NIGHT VISITORS":  The WCSU Opera will perform the annual holiday classic "Amahl and the Night Visitors" at 8 p.m. on Friday, Dec. 11, and 3 p.m. on Saturday, Dec. 12, in Ives Concert Hall in White Hall on the universitys Midtown campus, 181 White St. in Danbury. Tickets will be $10 for adults, and $5 for seniors and children 12 and under. WCSU students will be admitted free with valid I.D. For tickets and information, call (203) 837-8499 or go to www.wcsu.edu/tickets.
Dec. 13	FAMILY HOLIDAY MUSICAL:  WestConn, in cooperation with LaMar Productions, will present a family theatre production at 2 p.m. in the Berkshire Theatre in Berkshire Hall on the university's Midtown campus, 181 White St. in Danbury. General admission tickets will be $10 and will be sold at the door. For more information, call (203) 778-3344.
Dec. 13	HOLIDAY JAZZ CONCERT:  The WCSU Holiday Jazz concert will be at 3 p.m. in Ives Concert Hall in White Hall on the university's Midtown campus, 181 White St. in Danbury. Performing will be award-winning Frankensax, conducted by Andrew Beals; the WCSU Jazz Ensemble, conducted by Dave Scott; and the WCSU Jazz Orchestra, conducted by Jamie Begian. The program will feature traditional big band jazz standards and holiday classics such as "Sleigh Bells" and "Walking in a Winter Wonderland." It will be free and open to the public; donations to the music department will be accepted. For more information, call (203) 837-8350.
Dec. 17	FAMILY THANKSGIVING EVENT:  WestConn will host "We Are All Americans" at 11 a.m. at the Ellsworth Avenue Elementary School at 55 Ellsworth Ave. in Danbury. Original songs and dances will be performed by students from WCSU and Ellsworth Avenue Elementary School. The event will be free and the public is invited. For more information, call (203) 837-8412.
Dec. 19	PLANETARIUM SHOW AND TELESCOPE VIEWING:  WestConn will host a 4:30 p.m. planetarium show, "Winter Skies," followed by telescope viewing of Uranus, the Pleiades star cluster, the Orion nebula and the winter sky, from 5:30 to 7:30 p.m., at the Westside Observatory and Planetarium on the university's Westside campus, Lake Avenue Extension in Danbury. The event will be free and open to the public. For more information, call (203) 837-8672.

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VISITOR PARKING ADVISORY: Western Connecticut State University offers several convenient, centrally located parking spaces for visitors to the university’s Midtown and Westside campuses in Danbury. Midtown visitor parking is in the lot next to Old Main and in designated spaces next to University Hall. Parking in the university’s White Street and Fifth Avenue garages is restricted to students, faculty and staff with hang-tags and/or parking stickers from 6 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday through Thursday; visitors are welcome to park in the garages all other times. Westside visitor parking is on University Boulevard. Visitors who cannot be accommodated in these parking areas are asked to call the University Police Department to make other arrangements.

Up-to-date university parking rules and regulations, color-coded campus maps that show parking areas and shuttle bus stops, and shuttle bus schedules are available at www.wcsu.edu/parking. Call the University Police Department at (203) 837-9300 for more information about the parking rules and regulations.