Category: Official News Releases

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.

The program includes Beethoven's Egmont Overture, four opera arias by various composers, and Dvorak's Symphony No. 9 "From the New World."

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.

Malek Mohamed Awny, an Egyptian journalist, will discuss his first-hand experiences covering recent revolutionary events in the Arab world.

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.

"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.

The 2008 documentary film sheds light on a 40-year military dictatorship in the Southeast Asian nation of Burma.

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.

Jim Walsh, a research associate at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, will discuss national security, terrorism and nuclear weapons.

Spencer Myer, winner of the 2008 New Orleans International Piano Competition, will perform works by Debussy and Liszt.