The final 'Let's DU Lunch' program will take place on Wednesday, Nov. 2. Jean Groben, owner of Jasper Winery, will deliver a lecture on the challenges and rewards of operating a Newton-based winery that utilizes Iowa grown grapes.
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Renowned New York jazz artists to push boundaries at Turner Jazz Center
On October 29th, the Turner Jazz Center will present a ground-breaking concert in its yearly series. The upcoming performance by The Zodiac Trio, the rhythmic core of the New York based jazz/new music group The Zodiac Ensemble, will push listeners' definitions of jazz as an art form. The concert begins at 7:30 p.m.; doors open at 7 p.m.
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Stars and guitars combine for lecture and concert event
On Saturday, October 29, Charles Nelson, Paul Wilson, Michael Curry and Athan Petridis will combine their talents in "Guitars Under the Stars," a unique event that will combine history, music and astronomy.
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Drake Symphony Orchestra to perform Saturday
The program includes Beethoven's Egmont Overture, four opera arias by various composers, and Dvorak's Symphony No. 9 "From the New World."
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Pharmacy students promote Script Your Future campaign and American Pharmacists Month
Drake University pharmacy students are hosting two events this October, a "Test your Health Fair" and "Running of the White Coats," to raise awareness regarding the importance of taking medicine as directed. Both events are focused on the Drake community.
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Drake to host lecture on media’s role in the Arab spring
Malek Mohamed Awny, an Egyptian journalist, will discuss his first-hand experiences covering recent revolutionary events in the Arab world.
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Writers & Critics Series: Amy Letter, writer
Amy Letter, Assistant Professor of Fiction and New Media, will host a reading of her own work on Wednesday, Oct. 26 as part of Drake's Writers and Critics Series.
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Best-selling author and entertainer Garrison Keillor to present 27th Bucksbaum Lecture
"A Prairie Home Companion" host Garrison Keillor will speak at Drake's Knapp Center on Tuesday, October 25, at 7 p.m. as part of the Martin Bucksbaum Distinguished Lecture series.
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Drake to host screening of “Burma VJ: Reporting from a Closed Country”
The 2008 documentary film sheds light on a 40-year military dictatorship in the Southeast Asian nation of Burma.
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Drake Law students to host 18th annual Halloween Hoops for children and parents
Drake's 18th annual Halloween Hoops celebration will be held on Monday, October 31, from 6:30-8 p.m. at the Drake University Bell Center, 1421-27th St. The event is free and open to Des Moines area children aged 3-12 and their parents.