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DELAWARE, Ohio - Ohio Wesleyan University today announced its January 2025 lineup of public events. Unless otherwise noted, admission is free.

1 p.m. to 6 p.m. Jan. 11: OWU Chamber Music Invitational, directed by part-time instructor Deborah Price, in Jemison Auditorium inside Sanborn Hall, 23 Elizabeth St., Delaware. Admission is free. For more information, visit owu.edu/PerformingArts.

Ross Art Museum

• Jan. 14-March 23, with an opening reception Jan. 16: Alicia Brown's "Caribbean Transformers: Becoming and Being in the New World" exhibition and the continuation of the "Culture Push" exhibition, at Ohio Wesleyan's Richard M. Ross Art Museum, 60 S. Sandusky St., Delaware. Born in Jamaica and based in Sarasota, Florida, Brown investigates colonial histories and legacies through portraiture. She paints portraits that reflect her gentle but profound awareness of the forces shaping identity. An opening reception for "Caribbean Transformers" will be held from 5-8 p.m. Jan. 16, and guests will enjoy Caribbean-themed refreshments. Learn more at www.alicialisabrown.com. "Culture Push" is a response to Fritz Scholder's "Hollywood Indian" on loan from Art Bridges. This exhibition supports the curriculum developed for OWU's first-year student seminar, with artworks chosen to investigate the powerful cultural forces that shape people's lives.
• 2-3 p.m. Jan. 19: Free Sunday family event - MLK Day Celebration. (Pre-K through third grade.) Starting at 2 p.m., learn who Martin Luther King Jr. was and why he was important. After the reading, children will be invited to complete a related coloring activity.
• 2-3 p.m. Jan. 26: Free Sunday family event - Words and Pictures! (Pre-K through third grade.) Starting at 2 p.m., children will enjoy an art-themed story and then make art of their own to take home.
• 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. It will be closed March 8-16 for spring break. The museum is handicap-accessible and admission is always free. Call (740) 368-3606 or visit owu.edu/ross or www.facebook.com/RossArtMuseum for more information.

10 a.m. Jan. 20: The 32nd annual MLK Celebration, in the Benes Rooms of Ohio Wesleyan's Hamilton-Williams Campus Center, 40 Rowland Ave., Delaware. Doors will open at 9:45 a.m. for the event themed "Growing Towards Justice: From Root to Fruit." The keynote speaker is Valerie Lee, Ph.D., a retired English professor at The Ohio State University and the author of "Sisterlocking Discoarse: Race, Gender, and the Twenty-First-Century Academy." The event will include breakfast and a performance by the Columbus Adventist Academy Children's Choir, directed by Tamaria Kulameka. Individual tickets are $35 and event sponsorships are $260 for a table of eight. Tickets will be available for purchase online until Jan. 10. Proceeds support the Delaware County MLK Scholarship Program. For more information or to purchase tickets, visit owu.edu/MLK.

7:30 p.m. Jan. 28: Ohio Wesleyan's 2025 Economic Outlook Conference, featuring a panel of experts discussing their forecasts for the regional, national, and international economies, in Benes Room B of Hamilton-Williams Campus Center, 40 Rowland Ave., Delaware. Each expert will speak for 15 minutes and then respond to questions from the audience and panel moderator Goran Skosples, Ph.D., associate professor of economics. The panelists are Joyce Chen, Ph.D., a development economist and professor of Economics in Women's, Gender and Sexuality Studies at The Ohio State University; Fadhel Kaboub, Ph.D., an associate professor of economics at Denison University and the president of the Global Institute for Sustainable Prosperity; and Mark Schweitzer, Ph.D., a research associate professor at the Weatherhead School of Management of Case Western Reserve University and an economist emeritus in the Research Department of the Federal Reserve Bank of Cleveland. The event is sponsored by the OWU Department of Economics and Business and by The Woltemade Center for Economics, Business and Entrepreneurship. Admission is free. Learn more at owu.edu/Woltemade.

8 p.m. Jan. 31: Friday guest nights, 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.

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.