10:30 a.m., Oct. 22, 2002--The University of Delaware’s popular Bach’s Lunch Series, which features presentations by members of the campus community, returns this fall with lunchtime musical presentations, discussions and dramatic readings of poetry and dramatic works.

All events, free and open to the public, are scheduled from 12:10–12:50 p.m., Wednesdays, in Bayard Sharp Hall, located at the corner of West Delaware Avenue and Elkton Road, Newark. Events include:

Professional Theatre Training Program students Rebecca White, Richard Haratine and Denise Montgomery joined Jeanne M. Walker, UD professor of English, in reading passages from Walker’s new play "The Tillie Project" at the Oct. 30 Bach’s Lunch.

Dec. 4–“Steamboat Disasters: Parlor Music, Prints & Poetry” is a multimedia presentation with John Brockmann, narrator; Michael Arenson, pianist; and singers Deborah Fox, John Dennison and Julie May. Steamboats pushed the envelope of 19th-century technology, and many sank, with thousands of lives lost. American culture coped with these losses through music, prints and poetry. This multimedia presentation will provide a sampling of 19th-century America’s parlor music, Currier & Ives lithographs and poetry commemorating these steamboat disasters.

Trio Arunde—Timothy Clinch, oboe, Julie Nisimura, piano, and Cynthia Carr, horn— performed music from three centuries at the Oct. 23 Bach’s Lunch.

Dec. 11–A popular holiday tradition, “Carols for the University,” will be presented, featuring the Jefferson Pipe Organ, instruments and voices. This program, which includes carol singing by the audience, will be presented twice, first at 12:10 p.m. and then at 5:15 p.m. Audience members are urged to arrive early to ensure a seat.

Article by Beth Thomas

Graphics by Barbara Stein and Monnie Givens

Photos by Kathy Flickinger