What: Michael Ondaatje, author of The English Patient, which was made into the Best Picture Oscar winner for 1997, will visit the University of North Texas as part of the UNT Visiting Writers Series to read from his works.
When: 7 p.m. March 27 (Friday)
Where: Room 255 of UNT's Eagle Student Services Center, 1147 Union Circle
Cost: Free
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DENTON (UNT), Texas -- University of North Texas faculty and graduate students will displays posters to illustrate their research conducted in UNT's Castleberry Peace Institute during a free program at UNT on the Square March 11 (Wednesday).
The event will be from 7 to 9 p.m. at the gallery, located at 109 North Elm Street on the west side of the Denton Courthouse Square. The posters will illustrate the latest findings on the causes and consequences of violence and conflict around the world.
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What: Angie Estes, 2010 Pulitzer Prize finalist in poetry and winner of this year's Kingsley Tufts Poetry Award, will hold a Q&A and book reading at the University of North Texas as part of the UNT Visiting Writers Series sponsored by the Creative Writing program of the Department of English.
When: Q...
What: The UNT Symphony Orchestra performs in concert with the fall 2014 College of Music Concerto Competition winners. UNT Symphony Orchestra conductor David Itkin will direct the orchestra along with six graduate student conductors.
When: 8 p.m. March 11 (Wednesday)
Where: Winspear Hall in the Murchison Performing Arts Center, 2100 Interstate 35 Frontage Road, Denton. The concert will also be streamed online.
Tickets: $10 for adults; $8 for seniors, non-UNT students...
What: Two critically acclaimed vocalists at the University of North Texas College of Music are among the faculty who will perform in upcoming recitals.
When/Where: Soprano Molly Fillmore performs March 7 (Saturday). Tenor William Joyner performs March 28 (Saturday).
Both recitals will be held at 3:30 p.m. in Voertman Hall, which is located inside the Music Building at 415 Ave C. in Denton.
Cost: Free.
DENTON (UNT), Texas -- In their...
DENTON (UNT), Texas -- Author, editor and educator Ta-Nehisi Coates will speak March 12 (Thursday) as part of the University of North Texas Distinguished Lecture Series.
Coates will discuss millennials and social justice, and his speech begins at 8 p.m. March 12 in UNT's Auditorium Building, at 1401 W. Hickory St. Tickets are on sale now, and can be purchased online.
As an Atlantic senior...
What: UNT Opera presents Les contes d'Hoffmann (The Tales of Hoffmann) which chronicles the eccentric complications that prevent the poet Hoffmann from finding a woman to love. Guest directed by John de los Santos, conducted by UNT Opera Music Director Stephen Dubberly, and featuring tenor and Visiting Assistant Professor of Voice William Joyner.
When: 8 p.m. Feb. 27 and March 6 (Fridays); 3 p.m. March 1 and 8 (Sundays). There will be an "In The Know" lecture 45 minutes prior to each performance. The lecture, presented by Dubberly, will...
What: Thursday Night Music Series at UNT on the Square, presented by the University of North Texas Institute for the Advancement of the Arts and the UNT College of Music
When: 7 p.m. to 9 p.m. (with intermission) every Thursday night during March and April (March 5, 12, 19, 26 and April 2, 9, 16, 23, 30)
Where: UNT on the Square, 109 N. Elm St., on Denton's historic...
What/When: Two performances of early instrumental and vocal works from historically significant centers of musical activity will feature the UNT Baroque Orchestra and the Collegium Singers. Drawing from UNT’s collection of more than 250 period instruments, the programs will present historically informed performances of pieces composed centuries ago.
“Music at the Habsburg Court” takes place at 8 p.m. Feb. 20 (Friday). “London, a Musical Center” takes place at 8 p.m. April 24 (Friday).
Where: Winspear...
What: UNT’s Wind Symphony, conducted by Eugene Migliaro Corporon, performs with guest artist Barry Green, double bass. The program also includes guest artist and UNT alumna Jennifer Ciobanu, soprano.
When: 7:30 p.m. Feb. 26 (Thursday)
Where: Winspear Hall in the Murchison Performing Arts Center, 2100 Interstate 35 Frontage Road, Denton. The concert will also be streamed online at http://UNTmusiclive.com.
Tickets: $10 for adult; $8 for senior citizens, non-UNT...