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• RMU Colonial Theatre is back with its first full production since February 2020. Xanadu takes the Massey Hall stage October 21-24. Based on the popular Universal Pictures film, Xanadu follows the journey of a magical and beautiful Greek muse, Kira, who descends from the heavens of Mount Olympus to Venice Beach, California in 1980 on a quest to inspire a struggling artist, Sonny, to achieve the greatest artistic creation of all time – the first ROLLER DISCO! But, when Kira falls into forbidden love with the mortal Sonny, her jealous sisters take advantage of the situation, and chaos abounds. Xanadu is directed by Dr. Brent Alexander, and features 26 RMU students representing all four academic schools. Tickets are on sale now at rmu.edu/theatre. The show is at 7:30 p.m. October 21-23 and at 2 p.m. on October 24.

Personal Mention

• The Hamner Theater is presenting a reading of Communism by John Lawson, English professor in the Department of Arts and Humanities, as well as a reading of Lightning Bugs by Royal Shiree at 2 p.m. Saturday, October 16, in recognition of Domestic Violence Awareness Month. The reading can be watched via Zoom, featuring a conversation afterwards. Use this link, Meeting ID: 357 710 271, Passcode: 237641.
   
• Ping Wang, University professor of computer and information systems, and co-author Hubert D'Cruze (University of Maryland) were the recipients of the Best Paper Award - Research at the 61st Annual Conference for the International Association for Computer Information Systems (IACIS). The IACIS conference was held virtually this year from October 6-8. Wang's winning research paper was titled "Honeypots and Knowledge for Network Defense."

You're Invited

• The Center for Global Engagement presents the National Committee on U.S. China Relations's "China Town Hall Virtual Event with Fareed Zakaria" on Tuesday, October 19, at 7 p.m. RSVP here to receive the YouTube Live Stream link on the day of the event.

• Creepy Conference XIII, including a costume contest, is set for 7 to 8:30 p.m. Tuesday, October 26, in the Wheatley Center Atrium. Presented by the English Program and Sigma Tau Delta, the event will feature presentations by students Mackenzie Hill, Sonu Babu, Natalie Villeflor, and Carly Kaminski, and Media Arts Professor Hyla Willis. A prize will be given for the best costume, and the Creepy Conference will include snacks. The event is free and open to everyone. 

• The RMU School of Science, Engineering and Mathematics welcomes students, alumni, and friends to meet the artists, Oreen Cohen and Toby Fraley, who created the installations in John Jay Center. The event takes place from 4:30 to 5:30 p.m. Monday, November 1. Enjoy a special unveiling, light refreshments, and a Q&A session with both artists.

• RMU's Arts and Humanities invite all to come see "Then and Now," a faculty exhibition of creative works that include writing, photography, theatre, film, sculpture and illustration. Come see what we did then, as undergraduate and graduate students, and the types of work we do now. View the exhibition this week before labels are hung and then post your guesses on which works belong to who on instagram @rmuartshumanites. 

  Featuring works from:
  Andrew Ames
  Barbara Burgess-Lefebvre
  Matthew Conboy
  Hector Corante
  Tim Hadfield
  Christine Holtz
  Tim Jones
  Joann Kielar
  John Lawson
  Carolina Loyola-Garcia

  Open through November 1 in the Wheatley Center Gallery.