Tolstoy and Chekhov celebration

Wed Sep 29 20:09:06 UTC 2010

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CHEKHOV'S BIRTH 150 YEARS AGO
TOLSTOY'S DEATH 100 YEARS AGO
UI RUSSIAN PROGRAM 50 YEARS OLD

IOWA CITY, UNESCO CITY OF LITERATURE

CELEBRATES TOLSTOY, CHEKHOV, AND THE
UNIVERSITY OF IOWA'S RUSSIAN PROGRAM

OCTOBER 2010

PUBLIC READING: ANNA KARENINA by LEO TOLSTOY
10/27-10/30, DOWNTOWN AT THE FOUNTAIN
WEDNESDAY AND THURSDAY 9 A.M. - 9 P.M.
FRIDAY AND SATURDAY 9 A.M. - 6 P.M. (OR TILL FINISHED)
SIGN UP AT PHILLIPS HALL 9/26-10/26
OR ON LOCATION DURING THE READING

STAGED READING: THE CHERRY ORCHARD by ANTON CHEKHOV (ACTS 1 AND 4)
10/29, TRINITY EPISCOPAL CHURCH, 7 P.M.
DIRECTOR: MIKE LEWIS-BECK
PLAYERS: NATASA DUROVICOVA, JIM HARRIS, JOANNE MADSEN, TOM HOBART, MICHAEL LENSING, GERHILD KRAPF, JOHN FREYER, ED FOLSOM, SASHA WATERS, JERRY SOROKIN, LINDA MCGUIRE, TOM LAYMAN, JOHN KRAMER, AND BAHRI KARACAY.

MOVIE SCREENING: TOLSTOY ADAPTATIONS
10/30, IOWA CITY PUBLIC LIBRARY, MEETING ROOM A
12P.M. WAR AND PEACE (1956) AUDREY HEPBURN (3H 30MIN)
4P.M. ANNA KARENINA (1935) GRETA GARBO (1H 30MIN)

COMMEMORATIVE READING: TOLSTOY AND CHEKHOV CELEBRATION
10/30, OLD CAPITOL, 7 P.M.
READERS: TIM BUDD, KATHERINE MOYERS, JOHN RAEBURN, AND JOAN KJAER
BEETHOVEN, VIOLIN SONATA No. 9, 'KREUTZER'
FIRST MOVEMENT, TRICIA PARK, VIOLIN, RENE LECUONA, PIANO

50 YEARS OF RUSSIAN AT THE U OF Iowa
10/31, BLACK BOX THEATER, IMU, 2-5 P.M.

EXHIBIT: MAURICIO LASANSKY, 'TOLSTOY'
10/26-10/31, U OF Iowa MUSEUM OF ART, Iowa Memorial Union
Tues. 10-5; Wed. 10-5; Thurs. 10-8; Fri. 10-5; Sat. & Sun. 12-5

More information at www.uscityofliterature.com<http://www.uscityofliterature.com>
Sponsored by:
Asian and Slavic Languages and Literatures
Division of World Languages, Literatures, and Cultures
Cinema and Comparative Literature
Humanities Iowa and the National Endowment for Humanities
University of Iowa Museum of Art
University of Iowa School of Music
Prairie Lights
Zephyr Copies
Trinity Episcopal Church
Aero Rental
Moengroup

Individuals with disabilities are encouraged to attend all University of Iowa-sponsored events. If you are a person with a disability who requires an accommodation in order to participate in this program, please contact Peggy Timm 111 PH 335-2151.

Russell Scott Valentino
Professor and Chair
Cinema and Comparative Literature
http://www.uiowa.edu/~ccl/
Editor, The Iowa Review
http://www.iowareview.org/
tel. 319-335-2827
University of Iowa

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