Professor Connie Frigo will perform with Angela Jones-Reus and Liza Stepanova.

$10; $5 with a UGACard

Sponsored by: Hugh Hodgson School of Music

Contact: Joshua Cutchin 706-542-4752

Through Feb. 28. "Crowned with Glory and Immortality" will feature ornamental needlework of Georgia and investigate both feminine skills and girlhood education in the state.

This exhibition will coincide with the eighth Henry D. Green Symposium of the Decorative Arts and will be accompanied by an exhibition catalogue published by the museum.

Curator: Dale Couch, curator of decorative arts, and Kathleen Staples, independent scholar

The purpose of this event is to promote interdisciplinary research within the flagship institutions of the state of Georgia. Georgia Statistics Day puts emphasis on mentoring of junior researchers and on interaction between senior and junior researchers.

Sponsored by: Georgia Museum of Art

Contact: Hillary Brown 706-542-4662

Hyangsoon Yi, a professor of comparative literature and director of UGA’s Center for Asian Studies, will give a gallery talk on “Samurai: The Way of the Warrior.”

Sponsored by: Georgia Museum of Art

Contact: Hillary Brown 706-542-4662

Contact: Clarke Schwabe 706-542-4752

The UGA British Brass Band will perform. The ensemble, led by former New York Philharmonic principal trumpet Philip Smith, will perform traditional and contemporary repertoire in the classic British brass band tradition. 

"Reading Outside the Canon: Some New Thoughts on Medicine in the Time of Galen," Vivian Nutton, a professor of the history of medicine and culture at the First Moscow State Medical School.

Solo Performances by Sam Hillmer & Patrick Higgins of ZS 

The opening celebration for the 2015 Spotlight on the Arts festival will feature a sampler of student music, dance and dramatic performances, as well as opening remarks from University System of Georgia Chancellor Hank Huckaby and UGA President Jere W. Morehead. A reception will be held at the Lamar Dodd School of Art following the celebration. Sponsored by the UGA Arts Council.

Written by Emily Mann. Directed by Joelle Re Arp-Dunham.

University Theatre Studio Series

Elizabeth Packard's husband commits her to an asylum, without proof of insanity, in 1861. Based on historical events, Emily Mann’s play tells of one woman’s struggle to right a system gone wrong in this winner of the Kennedy Center Fund for New American Plays Award. Tickets are $12, $7 for students. The show will be performed Oct. 13, 14, 15, 16 and 18 at 8 p.m. An additional matinee performance will be held at 2:30 p.m. on Sunday, October 18.