ADRIAN, Mich. - The Adrian College Showcase Concert, now in its eighth year, promises once again to “wow” its audience members. The Showcase Concert features all of the various performance ensembles in the music department which consists of the following: college choir, marching band, jazz band, brass and percussion ensembles and saxophone quartet. It also includes scenes from the Opera Workshop and Musical Theatre.
More than 150 student musicians will be featured in this fast paced, exciting concert event. The program will be presented in Dawson Auditorium on November 10th beginning at 8:00 P.M. Admission is $5 at the door and free to everyone 17 and under.
Planetarium announces two shows
The Robinson Planetarium at Adrian College presents two shows, “The Cowboy Astronomer” and “What’s up in the Sky Tonight?”
The first show, “The Cowboy Astronomer,” will explore the wonders of the night sky from the perspective of a cowboy astronomer. Throughout the show he will share the wisdom he gained while living on a ranch his entire life. There are two showings, both at 7 p.m., on Nov. 1 and Nov. 8.
“What’s up in the Sky Tonight?” includes a live discussion about the evening sky featuring the existing stars, planets, and constellations. Many bright stars and some interesting objects, seen through a telescope, can be found during this time of year. There are three showings, all at 7 p.m., on Nov. 2, Nov. 30, and Dec. 14.
All shows are free and open to the public. The planetarium is located in Peelle Hall at the corner of Charles and Williams streets. For more information, or to schedule special showings for school groups, call Dr. Sarah Hanson at 517-264-3944.
Daniel Tammet
Wednesday, October 31, 2007
12 P.M., Dawson Auditorium
The key to unlocking the secrets of autism may lie in the head of Daniel Tammet. A high-functioning autistic savant (think Rain Man), Tammet is unique in his ability to articulate his savant experience—he sees numbers as complex shapes with color, texture and motion, and hears people's voices as radio static.
In his bestselling memoir, Born on a Blue Day, he explains in vivid detail the inner workings of his brain, which has been studied by scientists from California to the UK. The book, along with the documentary Brainman, which shows him reciting Pi to over 22,000 digits, has made him the subject of intense scientific and media attention worldwide.
In his powerful presentations, he shares his unique journey in overcoming and coping with autism, and uses his experiences to explore the human mind in all of its wonder and complexity. Tammet challenges us to think about how society treats those who are different, and ultimately affirms that what binds us all in our humanity may be the very differences we often try so hard to ignore.
