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- November 5-9: The Winter’s Tale. Johnson Theater, Paul Creative Arts Center. King Leontes of Sicily has loyal friends, a gracious queen, an adoring son and a child on the way. Yet in a sudden fit of jealousy, drives his family and country to the brink of ruin. Thus begins his long journey through destruction to forgiveness. David Richman, professor of theater and dance, and acting coordinator for the humanities program, directs. Tickets are $12.50, general admission and $10.50 for seniors or groups of 15 or more, or with a UNH ID. To buy online go to www.unhmub.com/ticket or call the MUB ticket office at 2-2290. The UNH Theatre Box Office opens one hour prior to curtain in the lobby at the Paul Creative Arts Center.
- November 8: “New Hampshire Carbon Challenge Presenters” Workshop. 8 AM – 4:30 PM, Peterborough Town Hall in Peterborough, NH. Sponsored by the NH Carbon Challenge. Space is limited; apply at carbonchallenge.sr.unh.edu/workshops.jsp.
- November 9: Chamber Concert. 3:00 PM, Museum of Art, Paul Creative Arts Center. The music department presents the UNH Chamber Orchestra under the direction of Christopher Hill in a concert titled “American Mavericks.” A pre-performance discussion led by musicologist professor Rob Haskins and composer professor Lori Dobbins begins at 2:00 PM. The concert, which is free and open to the public, features music by Ives, Carter, Glass and Varèse. For more information, call the music department at (603) 862-2404.
- November 12: Geographical Fair: 12:00 PM - 5:00 PM, Morse Hall. This year's conference will include a 200-piece GIS Day 10th Conference Anniversary Exhibition featuring stunning NASA satellite images, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration ocean mapping images, and UNESCO World Heritage Site satellite images. Antique maps from the Library of Congress will be on display as will maps from the National Geographic Society, the U.S. Geological Society, and the U.S. National Park Service. The keynote speaker will be UNH scientist Cameron Wake of the Climate Change Research Center. Wake will discuss past, present, and future climate change impacts to New England as presented in the Northeast Climate Impacts Assessment Reports with the use of data, maps and other findings. For more details and to register visit: http://gisday.sr.unh.edu/
- November 13 : Cultural Excursions to Boston. Boston Museum of Fine Arts, 10:30 AM. Enjoy a morning of music at a live, open rehearsal from the world renowed Boston Symphony Orchestra. Enjoy James Levine, conductor Maurizio Pollini, piano TCHAIKOVSKY, SYMPHONY NO. 6, PATHÉTIQUE KIRCHNER, THE FORBIDDEN (WORLD PREMIERE; BSO 125TH ANNIVERSARY COMMISSION) SCHUMANN, PIANO CONCERTO. Click here for more information on the 2008-2009 program.
- November 13: The Inside Scoop on Energy. 8:00AM at the New England Center. The panelists include David Blittersdorf, founder and chairman of NRG Systems; Tom Rath, founder of Rath Young Pignatelli Law Firm and The Rath Group; and Paul Beswick, founder of Beswick Engineering and a CEO Forum board member. The moderator is Gary Rinaldi, chief operating officer and chief financial officer of Sprague Energy. To register for the forum or become a member of the UNH CEO Forum, call Barbara Draper at 603-862-1107, or e-mail her at barbara.draper@unh.edu. The event is free to members and $49 for nonmembers.
- November 13 : Environmental Sciences Fall 2008 Seminar Series. Braden Allenby, Lincoln Professor of Engineering and Ethics, and Professor of Civil and Environmental Engineering, and of Law, Arizona State University, Technology and Sustainability in the Anthropocene. The Environmental Sciences are open to the public and will be held Thursdays at 4pm with refreshments at 3:30 pm in DeMeritt Hall 240, unless otherwise noted.
- November 14-16: Amy Beach Production. The UNH Opera Program will present more than 20 of Beach’s songs as well as “Cabildo.”On Nov. 15 the conference will feature renowned author and musicologist Adrienne Fried Block. Block is the author of “Amy Beach, Passionate Victorian: The Life and Work of an American Composer, 1867-1944.” Performances will be held Fri., Nov. 14 at 8 p.m.; Sat., Nov. 15 at 7 p.m.; and Sun., Nov. 16 at 8 p.m. in the Bratton Recital Hall, Paul Creative Arts Center. The conference will be held Sat., Nov. 15 at 3 p.m., 5th Floor, Dimond Library. Admission is free and all events are open to the public.
- November 14: Slow Food Seacoast 100-Mile Thanksgiving. 6:00 PM, The Pearl, Portsmouth. Dine on turkey raised at local farms. Taste lots of delicious potluck dishes. Learn about local food groups. Dance to live music by Stone Soup. Hear speakers talk about: cooking, food, and drink, sustainable agriculture and diet, Thanksgiving Traditions, and growing the foods.
- November 14 -15: The Flavor of Jazz. 6:00 PM, New England Center. Students of the hospitality management program will be presenting The Flavor of Jazz, a seven-course gourmet dinner showcasing the unique flavors from cities across the United States and the jazz music that emanates from those regions. Some menu items include braised short rib ravioli and tenderloin with potatoes gnocchi. Tickets for this night full of great food and music are $50 and can be purchased from the MUB ticket office 2-2290, or online at www.unhmub.com/tickets.
- November 14: Chili And Chowdah With Great Bay Coast Watch. 5:30 PM - 7:30 PM, Urban Forestry Center, 45 Elwyn Avenue, Portsmouth, NH. The Chili and Chowdah Fest will include the announcement of volunteer awards and a showing of the NH Chronicle television segment featuring the Watch from June 2008. Beverages, breads and desserts will be provided. Those attending are encouraged to bring other items to share, including chili, chowder, appetizers or salads. Recipes for these items are encouraged as well. For more information or to RSVP for the potluck, please contact Great Bay Coast Watch coordinator Ann Reid at 603.749.1565.
- November 15: N.H. Composer Honored with Conference. 3:00 PM - 5:00 pm, fifth floor of the Dimond Library. The department of music opera program and the special collections division of the Dimond Library present a joint conference on the life and music of New Hampshire composer Amy Beach, featuring two eminent scholars of women in American music, Adrienne Fried Block, author of “Amy Beach, Passionate Victorian” and Judith Tick of Northeastern University, author of “Women in Music” for the New Grove Dictionary of Music. Seating is limited; to attend the concert after the lecture, contact David Ripley or for more information, call the music department at 2-2404
- November 15-21: UNH Food Stamp Challenge. Download the poster now to find out how to take the challenge!
- November 17: UNH Celebrity Series presents Hungarian Quartet. 7:00 PM, Johnson Theatre, Paul Creative Arts Center. The program includes Haydn’s Quartet Op. 77 No. 2, Quartet No. 2 by Bartók, and Shumann’s Quartet Op. 41 No. 1. Tickets, priced at $30 general admission and $10 for youth, are available by calling the MUB box office at 2-2290, Monday through Friday, 10 a.m. to 4 p. m. or online atwww.unh.edu/celebrity.
- November 18: “The Compelling Case for Natural Gas Vehicles.” Fleet Workshop - UNH New England Center, 8:15 AM - 5:00 PM.Co-hosted by the Clean Vehicle Education Foundation (CVEF), Clean Cities of New Hampshire and Maine, and UNH Workshop Presenter/Moderator – Stephe Yborra, CVEF. Click here for more information and to register.
- November 20 : Environmental Sciences Fall 2008 Seminar Series. William Clark, Harvey Brooks Professor of International Science, Public Policy and Human Development at Harvard University Kennedy School of Government, Title TBA. The Environmental Sciences are open to the public and will be held Thursdays at 4pm with refreshments at 3:30 pm in DeMeritt Hall 240, unless otherwise noted.
- November 20: Changing oil and gas prices bring fuel discussion to UNH. MUB Wildcat Den at 7:30 PM. Policy analyst, author and political activist Antonia Juhasz will address some of the pressing questions surrounding gas and more during her first appearance at UNH when she discusses her book "The Tyranny of Oil: the World's Most Powerful Industry and What We Must Do to Stop It." This event is free and open to the public.
- November 20: EcoGastronomy Info Session. 5 p.m., MUB Theater 2. Come learn more about the new Dual Major in EcoGastronomy at the Info Session hosted by Faculty Coordinator, Dan Winans.
- November 22: Holiday Farmers' Market. 9:00AM–2:00PM at McIntosh Atlantic Culinary, Dover, NH. 40 area farmers and food producers will offer their wares to a public hungry for local food at the Holiday Farmers' Market. Shoppers can look forward seeing their favorite market vendors indoors and out of the elements, with musicians providing entertainment and staff of McIntosh Atlantic Culinary Academy providing food demonstrations. In the spirit of Thanksgiving, the farmers' market is also accepting donations for a local food pantry. Donations of food or money for the Cornucopia Food Pantry's Baskets of Hope program will be accepted at the markets, helping to provide healthy, local food for our neighbors in need. UNH student Sarah Turner is providing the project planning and coordination and Slow Food Seacoast provided a generous donation of funds raised from their successful 100-mile Thanksgiving event. McIntosh Atlantic Culinary Academy is located at 181 Silver Street, exit 8E off the Spaulding Turnpike.
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