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Welcome Reception for UrduFest 2008: A conference devoted to Urdu Literature and hosted by the U.Va. Library's Harrison Institute.
All members of the university community and public are invited!
For more information, please see the full schedule:
http://www.virginia.edu/mesa/UrduFest.html
Friday, September 12
4 p.m., Auditorium of the Harrison Institute / Small Special Collections Library

Lecture by Kimberly Dozier, "Breathing the Fire"
A collaborative event sponsored by the Miller Center Forum and the Mary and David Harrison Institute for American History, Literature, and Culture.
The event is free and open to the public.
Monday, September 29
1:30 p.m., Auditorium of the Harrison Institute / Small Special Collections Library

"New Technologies, Traditional Media and Medieval Saints"
Harrison Common Hour with Amy V. Ogden, Associate Professor, Department of French, University of Virginia
The event is free and open to the public.
Tuesday, October 21
12 p.m. - 1 p.m., Byrd/Morris Seminar Room

Video Presentation by Michael Klare, Blood and Oil: The Dangers and Consequences of America's Growing Dependency on Imported Petroleum
Followed by live Q & A with the author.
Sponsored jointly by the Miller Center Forum and the Harrison Institute.
The event is free and open to the public.
Wednesday, October 22
1:15 p.m., Auditorium of the Harrison Institute / Small Special Collections Library

Martin Luther King, Jr. Day: Celebration and Musical Performance by Black Voices
As part of Black History Month, the University of Virginia Library celebrates the legacy of Martin Luther King, Jr. with a series of video screenings, exhibit and a musical performance by the Black Voices at 3 p.m. Light refreshments will be served.
1 p.m. - 5 p.m., Monday, January 19, 2009, Auditorium

2009 Presidential Inaugural Event Coverage
You are invited to watch the inaugural festivities with us!
10 a.m. until 5 p.m., Tuesday, January 20, 2009, Auditorium

Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Commemoration
Panel discussion: "King and Obama: The Dream The Promise, The Fulfillment."
Claudrena Harold (History/University of Virginia)
Andrea Y. Simpson ( Political Science/University of Richmond)
Corey Walker (Africana Studies/Brown University)
Sponsors: Office of African-American Affairs, Office of the Vice President for Diversity and Equity, Carter G. Woodson Institute, University of Virginia Library, and Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity, Inc.
4 p.m., Wednesday, January 21, 2009, Auditorium

Conversation with Patrick Oliphant, P. J. O'Rourke and William Dunlap
An event organized in conjunction with the U.Va. Art Museum's current exhibition: Leadership: Oliphant Cartoons and Sculpture from the Bush Years
5:30 p.m. - 7 p.m., Friday, January 23, Auditorium

Faculty Reception at the Harrison Institute/Small Special Collections Library
Carol Hunter  (Associate University Librarian) and Michael Plunkett (Director of Special Collections) will welcome you to the Library and introduce three faculty members who will briefly discuss their use of Special Collections in teaching and research.
3:00 p.m. - 5:00 p.m., Friday, January 30th, Auditorium

Barton Gellman: Obama's Inheritance from the Bush-Cheney Years
Video Presentation and Live Q & A
Sponsored jointly by the Miller Center Forum and the Harrison Institute
The event is free and open to the public.
2 p.m. - 3 p.m., Friday, February 6, Auditorium

Lecture: The Place of Their Eyes Were Watching God in the African American Literary Tradition
Lisa Woolfork, English, University of Virginia
Sponsored by The Big Read, a program of the Virginia Center for the Book.
7 p.m., Monday, February 16th, Auditorium

Gallery Talk: T. Catesby Jones: An Art Lover's Book Collection
Matthew Affron, Curator of Modern Art, University of Virginia Art Museum
Associate Professor of Art History, McIntire Department of Art, University of Virginia
In conjunction with the U.Va. Art Museum's current exhibition:
Matisse, Picasso, and Modern Art in Paris: The T. Catesby Jones Collections at the Virginia Museum of Fine Arts and the University of Virginia Art Museum (January 30 - April 2)
12 p.m. - 1 p.m., Wednesday, February 18, Byrd/Morris Seminar Rooms & Lower Galleries