09/17/2024 | Press release | Distributed by Public on 09/17/2024 07:31
DELAWARE, Ohio - Ohio Wesleyan University today announced its October 2024 lineup of public events. Unless otherwise noted, admission is free.
7:30 p.m. Oct. 3-5 and 2 p.m. Oct. 5-6: "Helen," adapted from "Euripides" by Ellen McLaughlin, in the Studio Theatre inside Chappelear Drama Center, 45 Rowland Ave., Delaware. In this fresh take on Euripides' tragicomedy, Helen never went to Troy but spent the war fought in her name in a hotel waiting for her husband to find her and take her home. But even his eventual arrival can't save Helen from the legend that has grown far larger than the woman who inspired it. Directed by Brian Granger, assistant professor of Theatre, the play contains adult language and themes. Admission is free, but reservations are required by visiting owu.edu/PerformingArts beginning two weeks before the show debuts. For questions, call the box office at (740) 368-3855.
Oct. 4-5 - OWU Homecoming and Family Weekend: Ohio Wesleyan will host its 2024 Homecoming and Family Weekend on Oct. 4-5, and the community is invited to join in these public celebrations. Learn more about Homecoming and Family Weekend at owu.edu/homecoming and more about Battling Bishop athletics at battlingbishops.com.
8 p.m. Oct. 4, 11, 18, and 25: Friday night skywatches, at Perkins Observatory, 3199 Columbus Pike (U.S. 23), Delaware. Content varies based on weather conditions, but may include a planetarium show, observatory tours, and stargazing with the 32-inch Schottland Telescope. Tickets are $10 in advance or $12 on the day of the event and at the door. Reserve tickets by calling (740) 363-1257. Learn more at owu.edu/perkins.
Opening Oct. 15:Ohio Wesleyan's Richard M. Ross Art Museum, 60 S. Sandusky St., Delaware, will feature three exhibits in its next showcase. During the academic year, the Ross is open Tuesday, Wednesday, and Friday from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.; Thursday from 10 a.m. to 9 p.m.; and Sunday from 1 p.m. to 5 p.m. The museum is handicap-accessible and admission is always free. For more information, call (740) 368-3606 or visit owu.edu/ross.
7:30 p.m. Oct. 15: Michael Tiedemann, CEO of AlTi Tiedemann Global, presents the 2024-2025 Robert L. Milligan Leaders in Business Lecture, in the Benes Rooms of OWU's Hamilton-Williams Campus Center, 40 Rowland Ave., Delaware. Tiedemann, a 1993 Ohio Wesleyan graduate, was a founding partner, CEO, and chairman of the Internal Investment Committee at Tiedemann Advisors, as well as CEO at Tiedemann Investment Group (TIG), before leading the merger that created AlTi. He is committed to serving others, and he established and is chairman of the board for RIVER FUND, a nonprofit organization that provides food, education, and support services to help families in New York City break the cycle of poverty. The annual Milligan Lecture is presented by The Woltemade Center for Economics, Business and Entrepreneurship. Admission is free. Learn more at owu.edu/Woltemade.
4:30 p.m. Oct. 17: Philosopher, computationalist, and award-winning game designer Ian Bogost presents "Inside the Box with Ian Bogost: How to Live Playfully," in the Benes Rooms inside Hamilton-Williams Campus Center, 40 Rowland Ave., Delaware. Bogost, Ph.D., is a professor and director of Film & Media Studies and a professor of Computer Science & Engineering at Washington University's McKelvey School of Engineering in St. Louis, Missouri. His presentation is Ohio Wesleyan's 2024-2025 Katherine Kearney Carpenter Lecture sponsored by the OWU Department of English. Admission is free. Learn more at owu.edu/English.
6 p.m. Oct. 18: "Scenes!" featuring performances staged by the Theatre Directing Class on the Main Stage of Chappelear Drama Center, 45 Rowland Ave., Delaware. This 30-minute event features new students as actors and may contain adult themes and language. "Scenes!" is presented by the OWU chapter of the Theta Alpha Phi National Theatre Honors Fraternity. Admission is free. For more information, visit owu.edu/PerformingArts.
4:15 p.m. Oct. 24: Megan Pinto, MFA, poet and 2014 Ohio Wesleyan graduate, reads from her poetry collection "Saints of Little Faith," in the Milligan Room of Slocum Hall, 75 S. Sandusky St., Delaware. The collection engages with South Asian experiences of addiction, domestic violence, and mental illness. Pinto's poems confront these realities while simultaneously envisioning life as holy and the divine as capable of gentleness. Her work has appeared in Guernica, Ploughshares, the Los Angeles Review of Books, and elsewhere. She has earned scholarships and fellowships from the Bread Loaf Writers' Conference, the Martha's Vineyard Institute of Creative Writing, the Port Townsend Writers' Conference, Storyknife, and the Peace Studio. She earned the 2023 Anne Halley Poetry Prize from the Massachusetts Review and was selected for the Poets & Writers 2024 Get the Word Out poetry cohort. Her reading, part of the Department of English's Visiting Writers Series, will be followed by a question-and-answer session and book signing. Admission is free. Learn more about the department at owu.edu/English.
8 p.m. Oct. 24: Ohio Wesleyan Symphonic Wind Ensemble, conducted by Richard Edwards, professor of Music, in Gray Chapel inside University Hall, 61 S. Sandusky St., Delaware. Admission is free. Learn more at owu.edu/PerformingArts.
7 p.m. Oct. 28 - Nancy Khalil, Ph.D., assistant professor of American Culture at the University of Michigan, presents Ohio Wesleyan's 2024-2025 Merrick Lecture, in Benes Room B inside Hamilton-Williams Campus Center, 40 Rowland Ave., Delaware. Khalil's research focuses on the politics of American Islam. Founded by Frederick Merrick, the university's second president, the Merrick Lecture is sponsored by the OWU Department of Philosophy & Religion. Learn more at owu.edu/philosophy.
All Ohio Wesleyan public event information is subject to change. For the latest updates, visit owu.edu/calendar. For more Battling Bishop athletics events, visit battlingbishops.com.
Founded in 1842, Ohio Wesleyan University is one of the nation's premier liberal arts universities. Located in Delaware, Ohio, the private university offers more than 70 undergraduate majors and competes in 24 NCAA Division III varsity sports. Through its signature experience, the OWU Connection, Ohio Wesleyan teaches students to understand issues from multiple academic perspectives, volunteer in service to others, build a diverse and global perspective, and translate classroom knowledge into real-world experience through internships, research, and other hands-on learning. Ohio Wesleyan is featured in the book "Colleges That Change Lives" and included on the U.S. News & World Report and Princeton Review "Best Colleges" lists. Connect with OWU expert interview sources at owu.edu/experts or learn more at owu.edu.