University of Wyoming Calendar for Sept. 19-27 Wednesday, Sept. 19, 7:30 p.m. -- UW Cultural Programs presents Edgar Meyer and Mike Marshall in concert, UW Fine Arts Center concert hall. Tickets cost $18 for students and senior citizens, and $25 for others. Friday, Sept. 21, 11 a.m. -- Educator and author Patricia Wasley opens the inaugural John P. "Jack" Ellbogen Teaching and Learning Symposium with "Teaching in America: An Incoherent System,” Crane-Hill dining area. Free. Monday, Sept. 24, 7 p.m. -- Roberto Rodriguez, research associate at the Mexican American Studies and Research Center at the University of Arizona, will discuss "Sacred Maize: A 7,000 year-old Ceremonial Discourse," Wyoming Union Yellowstone Ballroom. Free. Wednesday, Sept. 26, noon -- Writer-in Residence Terry Tempest Williams will host a brown-bag lunch lecture "The Art of Engagement: Conversations about Culture and Landscape," UW Foundation House main room. Free. Wednesday, Sept. 26, 7:30 p.m. -- “Maxed Out,” film discussing American's outstanding credit card debt, UW Arts and Sciences auditorium, part of 2007 Consumer Issues Conference. Free. Thursday, Sept. 27, 6 p.m. -- Thursday Night Garden Party presents the music of Kathryn Mostow, Wyoming Union Gardens. Free. Thursday, Sept. 27, 7:30 p.m. -- UW Department of Music presents the UW Chamber Orchestra, Fine Arts Center concert hall. Free. Friday, Sept. 28, 7:30 p.m. -- UW Department of Music presents trumpeter Dave Cooper, Fine Arts Center concert hall. Tickets cost $5 for students and senior citizens, and $7 for others. Art exhibitions, Monday-Saturday, 10 a.m.-5 p.m. and Sunday, 1-5 p.m . -- “Portrait of a Place: Wyoming's Red Desert”; “American Modernists”; “Antarctica”; “Forbidden Art: The Postwar Russian Avant-Garde”; and “The Indian Portraits”; Centennial Complex, 2111 Willett Drive. Free. Call (307) 766-5000 for updates on UW events and activities or go online at www.uwyo.edu/calendar. Visit www.uwyo.edu/finearts for Department of Theatre and Dance and Department of Music event information and tickets. Posted on Friday, September 14, 2007