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| Sunday, May 20, 2012 |
 | Exhibition: “the invisible connectedness of things”
9:00 AM - 5:00 PM
The exhibit the invisible connectedness of things created by internationally recognized visual artist Kim Abeles and co-presented by the University of Colorado Museum of Natural History and EcoArts Connections will be on display Tuesday Jan. 17 – Monday Oct. 1, 2012.
The exhibit is inspired by the spectacular structure, colors and longevity of lichens and the fact that they are bio-monitors of pollution. With a 16’ video wall, photos, paintings, puzzles, sculpture, “smog collector" plates and more, the exhibit explores the effects that transportation choices have on Boulder’s air quality. The project has been created in collaboration with atmospheric scientists, emissions specialists, lichenologists, transportation professionals and middle school students, among others. This exhibit is commissioned by EcoArts Connections (EAC) and co-presented by the University of Colorado Museum of Natural History and EAC in collaboration with Envirotest - Air Care Colorado, Manhattan Middle School and Spark: UCAR Science Education. |
 | MahlerFest XXV - Symphony No. 2, "Resurrection"
3:30 PM
Robert Olson, Festival Artistic Director and Conductor
Jennifer Bird-Arvidsson, Soprano
Julie Simson, Mezzo Soprano
Boulder Chorale - Benn Riggs, Artistic Director
The Symphony No. 2 by Gustav Mahler, known as the Resurrection Symphony, was written between 1888 and 1894, and first performed in 1895. Apart from the Eighth Symphony, this symphony was Mahler's most popular and successful work during his lifetime. It is his first major work that would eventually mark his lifelong view of the beauty of afterlife and resurrection. In this large work, the composer further developed the creativity of "sound of the distance" and creating a "world of its own", aspects already seen in his First Symphony. The work lasts around eighty to ninety minutes.
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 | Solar Eclipse Event at Folsom Field
5:30 PM - 8:30 PM
Late Sunday afternoon May 20 the entire mid- and western US will see a "bite" taken out of the sun as the moon moves in front of it - the best solar eclipse the US has seen in more than ten years. And on the afternoon of June 5 the planet Venus will cross in front of the sun, something that won't be seen again for a century!
CU will host free eclipse watching at Folsom Stadium from 6:00 - 8:15 pm. Sunday May 20. The partial eclipse starts at 6:22 pm; maximum eclipse is at 7:30 and sunset 7:50. Anyone who has purchased eclipse-watching glasses at McGuckin or Fiske will be admitted free. Gate will open at the stadium at 5:30pm. Otherwise you can buy glasses for $2 at the stadium – until supplies run out! We suggest PLANNING AHEAD and picking up glasses from McGuckins or Fiske well in advance. There are no events planned for Denver. Fiske Planetarium can mail 25 eclipse-watching glasses for $35. The web-site www.eclipse-watch.com has more information, including short videos on how to watch safely. |
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