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Monday1/29
10:00 am
Work by first-year MFA students

Celebrate the fresh, creative voices of our first-year MFA students as they unveil their work at Elgin Street Studios.

From captivating paintings to thought-provoking sculptures, this exhibition promises a diverse array of artistic expressions that allow you to discover the future of art!

12:00 pm1:00 pm
Hines College Career Fair Student Orientation

Need to learn how to make your resume stand out and how to apply for jobs on Cougar Pathway? Join University Career Services on Zoom on Monday, January 29, 12:00 p.m.–1:00 p.m. Make sure to bring specific questions you may have.

1:00 pm2:00 pm
Supervisor Webinar: The Keys to Creating a Thriving Team Culture

Available to all supervisors, managers, and other interested employees, this first seminar of the 2024 Supervisor Excellence Webinar Series is designed to help leaders better understand the characteristics of a great team culture and provides several strategies for creating and maintaining a workplace environment in which employees can thrive.

6:00 pm
ADAPTATION Lecture: Aleksandra Jaeshke

Join us for the ADAPTATION Lecture featuring Aleksandra Jaeschke on January 29! She will present a talk entitled Adapt With Caution: Diminishing Baselines Ahead.

7:00 pm
Black Student Union Poetry Slam

An event where students can showcase and perform their poetry in a contest! This is the second year of this event and is a partnership with Rice University students. The crowd will be great, the poetry will be better. Come network and honor MLK by attending the BSU Poetry Slam.

7:30 pm9:00 pm
Guest Recital: Antonio Di Cristofano, Piano

The Moores School of Music welcomes internationally acclaimed pianist Antonio Di Cristofano, who will be presenting a piano recital in Dudley Recital Hall on January 29. All are welcome.

The program for the evening will include:

Prelude in D Major, Op. 23, No. 4 by Sergei Rachmaninoff

Vallée d’Obermann by Franz Liszt

Klavierstück, Op. 118, Nos. 1-3 by Johannes Brahms

Elegie in E-flat Minor, Op. 3, No. 1 by Sergei Rachmaninoff

Ballade No. 4 in F Minor, Op. 52 by Frédéric Chopin

Polacca-Fantasia in A-flat Major, Op. 61 by Frédéric Chopin

Antonio Di Cristofano regularly performs in major concert halls across the globe. He is also a frequent judge at international piano competitions, and has given masterclasses in dozens of cities, from Greece to China and beyond. When not traveling, he resides in his native Tuscan city of Grosseto, where he serves as the director of the Scriabin International Piano Competition.

To learn more about Antonio and his accomplishments, please visit: www.dicristofano.it.

If interested, please join us on Tuesday, January 30 for Antonio Di Cristofano’s piano masterclass in Dudley Recital Hall at 7:30 p.m. All are welcome.