BU Now » Friends of the Library http://blogs.bu.edu/bunow News, information and research from Boston University Wed, 21 Sep 2011 18:14:24 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.1.4 Celebrated writer Walter Mosley at GSU tonight http://blogs.bu.edu/bunow/2011/04/20/celebrated-writer-walter-mosley-at-gsu-tonight/ http://blogs.bu.edu/bunow/2011/04/20/celebrated-writer-walter-mosley-at-gsu-tonight/#comments Wed, 20 Apr 2011 13:11:58 +0000 Lauren Davalla http://blogs.bu.edu/bunow/?p=8612 mosleyThe Friends of the Libraries will host celebrated writer Walter Mosley tonight at 5:30 PM in Metcalf Hall (2nd Floor of George Sherman Union, 775 Comm Ave).  Mosley is the author of more than 34 critically acclaimed books, including the bestselling mystery series featuring Easy Rawlins and Devil in the Blue Dress, which was adapted as a film starring Denzel Washington.  Mosley has been the recipient of the O. Henry Award, a Grammy and PEN America’s Lifetime Achievement Award.  Prizes for the prestigious Lawrence G. Blackmon Student Book Collecting Contest will be awarded before the lecture.  The event is free to Friends of the Libraries members and BU students, $25 per person for the public.


]]> http://blogs.bu.edu/bunow/2011/04/20/celebrated-writer-walter-mosley-at-gsu-tonight/feed/ 0 Boston Ballet dance spotlight tonight at Tsai http://blogs.bu.edu/bunow/2011/02/22/boston-ballet-dance-spotlight-tonight-at-tsai/ http://blogs.bu.edu/bunow/2011/02/22/boston-ballet-dance-spotlight-tonight-at-tsai/#comments Tue, 22 Feb 2011 13:00:24 +0000 Lauren Davalla http://blogs.bu.edu/bunow/?p=8102 tsukiyo2The Howard Gotlieb Archival Research Center will host a Dance Spotlight with the Boston Ballet tonight at 7 PM at the Tsai Center. The event will include excerpts from William Forsythe’s The Second Detail, a Boston Ballet premiere, Helen Pickett’s sensual pas de deux Tsukiyo and Boston Ballet’s Resident Choreographer Jorma Elo’s Plan to B.  The evening will be moderated by Boston Ballet Artistic Director Mikko Nissinen and Ballet Master Anthony Randazzo.  The event is free and open to the public.


]]> http://blogs.bu.edu/bunow/2011/02/22/boston-ballet-dance-spotlight-tonight-at-tsai/feed/ 0 Geena Davis at the GSU Tonight http://blogs.bu.edu/bunow/2010/11/30/geena-davis-at-the-gsu-tonight/ http://blogs.bu.edu/bunow/2010/11/30/geena-davis-at-the-gsu-tonight/#comments Tue, 30 Nov 2010 10:00:47 +0000 Lauren Davalla http://blogs.bu.edu/bunow/?p=7221 Image

The Friends of the Libraries will host Academy Award-winning actor Geena Davis for a reception and lecture  tonight at 6:00 PM in Metcalf Hall at the GSU. Davis will reflect on her career and discuss the work of the Geena Davis Institute on Gender in Media. The evening will be dedicated to the memory of Charles Edward “Ted” Murphy, Project Manager of the Martin Luther King, Jr. Archival Collaboration and respected film critic.  The event is free to Friends of the Libraries and BU Students and $25 per person for public.

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