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Winter blues getting you down? Come in from the cold for anniversary exhibits, pleasing performances and an inspiring lecture. Before you know it, spring will be here, and what better way to welcome the new season than a visit on Maryland Day, the university’s annual open house.
Through November 2006
150th Anniversary Annapolis Exhibit
Miller Senate Office Building, Annapolis
Open weekly from 9:00 a.m.–5:00 p.m.
This special 150th Anniversary display communicates the importance and value of having one of the nation’s top public research universities in the state, highlighting the university’s history while looking toward the future.
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Through August 2006
Corps of Cadets to Testudo’s Troops: 150 Years of Student Life at Maryland
Hornbake Library
The UM Libraries will mark the University of Maryland’s 150th Anniversary with a special exhibit featuring memorabilia, photographs and documents from University Archives. The show will chronicle the student experience in the classroom, laboratory and dorm, on stage and on the playing field, in organized activities, and out and about on campus.
March 4
Vanqui: An Opera in Two Acts
(concert version)
8:00 p.m.
Clarice Smith Performing Arts Center
$30 ($24 subscription)
Sponsored in part by an award from the National Endowment of the Arts
“Vanqui” is the story of two Africans, and the triumph of the human
spirit. Enslaved in America, forcibly separated and cruelly murdered, Vanqui and Prince arise as spirits who ride the wind searching for each other. On their journey, they meet freedom fighters, including Harriet Tubman and Frederick Douglass. For more about the opera, which stars soprano Carmen Balthrop ’71, see the spotlight section.
March 6
Charter Day
1:00 p.m.–4:00 p.m.
Campus
March 6, 2006, marks the university’s 150th Anniversary; it is the officially noted charter date of Maryland Agricultural College. To celebrate, the university will host one humongous birthday party for the entire campus community.
April 7 and 8
Gymkana Homeshow
7:00 p.m.
Comcast Center
The university-sponsored exhibition gymnastic troupe, Gymkana, brings its road show home. The annual event captures the best of Gymkana’s unique performances while promoting an anti-drug message.
Advanced and group ticket sales available.
April 20
Fifth Annual David C. Driskell Distinguished Lecture in the Visual Arts
4:30 p.m.–7:30 p.m.
Clarice Smith Performing Arts Center
Sponsored by the David C. Driskell Center for the Study of African Diaspora
The annual lecture is part of a program that brings internationally known artists, scholars and educators in the field of African American visual arts and culture to the university. This year’s speaker is Distinguished University Professor Emeritus David C. Driskell, artist, art historian, collector and curator.
Admission is free.
April 29
Maryland Day:
Explore Our World!
10:00 a.m.–4:00 p.m.
Campus
Enjoy more than 450 activities during the university’s annual open house. There is something for everyone including tours and exhibits, live performances and sporting events, hands-on demonstrations and workshops, petting zoos, dairy delights and much more.
Admission and parking are free.
 Call for Volunteers
If you’re a member of the Class of 1956, 1966 or 1981, your alumni association needs you! Help organize your class reunion by volunteering for
a reunion committee. The 50th, 40th and 25th for these classes will be held this fall over Homecoming Weekend. Let the planning begin! For more details, contact the alumni association.
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