COMING UP

Friday, September 26, 7 p.m.
Ole Miss Debate Watching Party
Belmont students will gather to watch the first presidential debate on the big screen. After the debate, the Belmont College Republicans and Young Democrats will host a roundtable to discuss candidate performance and significant public policy questions. Faculty moderators will include debate coach Jason Stahl and political scientist Vaughn May.
Belmont Heights Baptist Church Sanctuary
Monday, September 29, 10 a.m.
F.A.Q. on Debate08
Curb Cafe
Monday, September 29, 7 p.m.
Faculty Woodwind Quintet
Belmont Heights Baptist Church
Tuesday, September 30, 4 p.m.
Beauvais Lyons: The Hokes Archives Opening Reception
Beauvais Lyons creates magnificent art prints of a culture that was created in his mind and that never really existed. These etchings and lithography prints show medical drawings in which the people, their artifacts, and the remains are fantasized.
Leu Art Gallery (Library)
Tuesday, September 30, 7 p.m.
Filmmaker Ken Burns Presents: Telling the American Stories
Ken Burns has been making documentary films for more than 30 years. Since the Academy Award-nominated Brooklyn Bridge in 1981, he has gone on to direct and produce some of the most acclaimed historical documentaries ever made.
Massey Performing Arts Center (MPAC)
Wednesday, October 1, 10 a.m.
What I Wish to Say to the Future President, Sheryl Oring
Nationally known performance artist Sheryl Oring will be on the Belmont campus with her characteristic typewriter and camera. Oring performs via an interactive project with her audience – any Belmont student or personnel who may pass by. She sets up her table and typewriter and types postcards dictated by participants on what they wish to say to the future President. A photographer is there to document this “performance.” This 10 a.m. lecture in MPAC will be followed by the noon-2:30 p.m. performance in the Gazebo. A 4:30 p.m. Gallery Talk in LCVA 121 will conclude Oring’s visit to Belmont.
MPAC
Wednesday, October 1, 10 a.m.
Jesus for President, Shane Claiborne
Shane Claiborne’s new book, Jesus for President, was lauded by Publisher’s Weekly in a starred review as a “must-read election-year book for Christian Americans. What should Christians do when allegiances to the state clash with personal faith?”
Belmont Heights Baptist Church Sanctuary
Wednesday, October 1, noon
Wind Ensemble
MPAC Atrium
Friday, October 3, 4 p.m.
Tennessee and the Changing American Energy Landscape
Join us for an evening to discuss how major energy-related institutions in Tennessee are responding to and helping resolve the energy challenges we face today. High ranking officials from Oak Ridge National Laboratory, Tennessee Valley Authority, UT’s Biofuels Initiative and the Governor’s Energy Policy Task force will share their perspectives about this critically important issue. An audience question-and-answer session is encouraged after the presentation
Troutt Theater
In addition to the calendar listings below, a number of events are being held around Nashville Oct. 3-7 in honor and celebration of the 2008 Town Hall Presidential Debate. Click here for a complete list.
Saturday, October 4, 10 a.m.
The Declaration of Independence Comes to Tennessee
A rare, original copy of the Declaration of Independence will be on public display at the Nashville Public Library Main Branch, 615 Church Street. The Declaration of Independence will be welcomed to Tennessee with a press conference on Sat., Oct. 4 at 10 a.m. featuring Gov. Phil Bredesen, First Lady Andrea Conte and Belmont University President Bob Fisher. In addition, the document will be in the library’s Conference Center on the first floor the entire weekend. Viewing hours are Saturday from 11 a.m.-5 p.m., Sunday from 2-5 p.m. and Monday from 9 a.m.-2 p.m. Admission is free. In addition to viewing America’s founding document, visitors will also view a 10-minute video starring Reese Witherspoon that explains the history of the Declaration of Independence. The Declaration of Independence’s visit to Tennessee is sponsored by Cricket Communications.
Nashville Public Library, Main Branch
Sunday, October 5, 4 p.m.
Vesper Service
You are invited to join President Robert Fisher of Belmont University for our Debate08 Vesper Service. Our homilist is Rev. David Beckman, president of Bread for the World, a citizens’ anti-hunger movement which focuses on education about hunger and on influencing public policies on hunger and poverty. Please join us for refreshments following the service. Complementary parking is available in several lots surrounding the church.
Christ Church Cathedral
Tuesday, October 7, 8 p.m.
The 2008 Town Hall Presidential Debate
Curb Event Center
Tuesday, October 7,
Ryman Viewing Party
Please refer to your invitation to find out where to pick up tickets for the official Belmont viewing party of the 2008 Town Hall Presidential Debate. Alumni Denver and the Mile High Orchestra will perform prior to the debate broadcast.
Ryman Auditorium
Ongoing
September 18-28
Arabian Nights
Belmont Theatre Company in cooperation with Actor’s Bridge Ensemble. Check the university calendar for dates and times.
Troutt Theater