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ARCHITECTURAL LECTURES - WED EVENINGS 6PM at the Detroit Public Library, Main Branch, 5201 Woodward Ave.

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Opera | Architecture

Opera Lecture: (321) Nabucco
Lecturer: Dr. Wallace Peace

Dr. Peace goes above and beyond his popular pre-performance "Opera Talks." This two-hour lecture will feature audio and video from his vast collection, including a rare early recording of Maria Callas singing Nabucco.

Date: Thursday, July 2, 2008
Time: 7:00 PM - 9:00 PM
Fee: $10

July 2 Lecture: $10

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Opera Lecture: (322) Tosca
Lecturer: Dr. Marty Hermann

Acclaimed lecturer for the WSU "Soar" program, Dr. Marty Herman will explore Puccini's Tosca and how the power of words and music relate to create opera.

Date: Thursday, July 9, 2008
Time: 7:00 PM - 9:00 PM
Fee: $10

July 9 Lecture: $10

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Opera Lecture: (323) Sondheim's A Little Night Music
Lecturer: Fred Love, Head of the Music Theatre/Voice Division at Oakland University

Professor Love will discuss the importance of Sondiem's work to opera and musical theater.

Date: Thursday, July 16
Time: 7:00 PM - 9:00 PM
Fee: $10

July 16 Lecturer: $10

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Opera Lecture: (324) Don Giovanni
Lecturer: Dina Soresi-Winter

Dina Soresi-Winter explores the legend of Don Juan and how Mozart and his librettist approached the treatment of women in his operas.

Date: Thursday, July 23, 2008
Time: 7:00 PM - 9:00 PM
Fee: $10

July 23 Lecture: $10

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Dance on Film: (325) Ribbon Candy for the Eyes
Film curator: Larry Glowczewski
Moderatoror: Carol Halsted
, Detroit Opera House Director of Dance

  • American Ballet Theatre in "great Galloping Gottchalk" with choreography by Lynne Taylor Corbett
  • The Joffrey Ballet in "Billboards" with choreography by Laura Dean
  • The New York City Ballet in "Western Symphony" and "Union Jack" with choreography by George Balanchine

Date: Thursday, July 30
Time: 7:00 PM - 9:00 PM
Fee: $10

July 30 Lecture: $10

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Opera Lectures | Architectural Lectures
Architecture Series: (420-1)
Architecture Lecture 1 "Opportunities Lost in Detroit Architecture"
Lecturer: Michael Poris, AIA, principal with McIntosh Poris Associates

Detroit Preservationist Michael Poris has been involved in a variety of architecture, interior, and urban design projects over the past 25 years including many award-winning projects.

Where: Detroit Public Library

Date: Wednesday, July 15, 2008
Time: 6:00 PM - 8:00 PM
Fee: $10

July 15 Lecture: $10

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Architecture Series: (420-2)
Architecture Lecture 2: "Conserving and Interpreting Our Recent Industrial Heritage"
Lecturer: Constance Bodurow, Lawrence Technological University, Assistant Professor, College of Architecture and Design

In partnership between Preservation Wayne and the Detroit Public Library Main Branch

Where: Detroit Public Library

Date: Wednesday, July 22, 2008
Time: 6:00 PM - 8:00 PM
Fee: $10

July 22 Lecture: $10

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Architecture Series: (420-3)
Architecture Lecture 3 "Talking Shops: Commercial Folk Art"
Lecturer: David Clements, Detroit Preservationist

David Clements (of Clements Productions) has 25-plus years of hands-on experience in television, radio, feature film, photography, media buying, public relations, and live events. Mr. Clement’s latest publication, and the topic of his presentation, is “Talking Shops, Commercial Folk Arts.” He writes: “Cruise down the streets of Detroit, through vast residential neighborhoods, industrial landscapes, and huge areas of open land and I still feel a vibrant and evolving city. What I have discovered on those city streets are the fun and life-filled efforts to maintain islands of safety and prosperity. . .”

Where: Detroit Public Library

Date: Wednesday, July 29, 2008
Time: 6:00 PM - 8:00 PM
Fee: $10

July 29 Lecture: $10

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