University of Wyoming Calendar for Jan. 16-22

January 9, 2009 — These are among the public events scheduled at the University of Wyoming Friday, Jan. 16, through Thursday, Jan. 22.

Friday, Jan. 16-Saturday, Jan. 17, 7:30 p.m. -- UW Department of Theatre and Dance presents its first "Eminent Artist-in-Residence" one-man show, international mime sensation and Broadway veteran Bill Bowers "It Goes Without Saying," Fine Arts Center Main Stage. Tickets cost $7 for students, $11 for senior citizens and $14 for others. For tickets and information call (307) 766-6666 or go online at www.uwyo.edu/finearts.

Monday, Jan. 19 -- Martin Luther King Jr. March and Community Supper begins at 4 p.m. at the Albany County Courthouse, followed by the supper in the Wyoming Union Ballroom. Free. For a complete schedule of MLK March and Days of Dialogue events, visit www.uwyo.edu/MLK and click "2009 Schedule."

Tuesday, Jan. 20, 4 p.m. -- Popular Jazz musician Irvin Mayfield discusses "Jazz Talks Social Justice," Wyoming Union Yellowstone Ballroom. Free.

Tuesday, Jan. 20, 7:30 p.m. -- UW Cultural Programs presents Irvin Mayfield and the New Orleans Jazz Orchestra, Fine Arts Center concert hall. Tickets cost $25 for students and senior citizens and $30 for others.

Thursday, Jan. 22, 5 p.m. -- Chicago Tribune columnist Dawn Turner Trice lecture, "The 'R' Word: Using Journalism to Open a Civic Dialogue on Race and Culture," Wyoming Union Family Room. Free.

Thursday, Jan. 22, 7:30 p.m. -- Former UW women's basketball coach Margie McDonald discusses "Diversity in Sports, Title IX," Wyoming Union ballroom. Free.

For updates on UW events and activities call (307) 766-5000 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. 

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Chicago Tribune columnist Dawn Turner Trice will speak Thursday, Jan. 22, at 5 p.m. in the Wyoming Union Family Room. (Chicago Tribune Photo)

Posted on Friday, January 09, 2009