Thursday
Minrose Gwin Reading
Donovan Lounge, Greenlaw Hall
12:30 p.m.
Free and open to the public
UNC English professor Minrose Gwin, the spring 2012 Carolina Women’s Center Faculty Scholar, will read from her novel in progress, “Sweethearts.”
Friday
European Union Youth Orchestra with Vladimir Ashkenazy
Memorial Hall
8 p.m.
Tickets are $10 to $39
The orchestra will appear with the UNC music department’s Carolina Choir under Susan Klebanow with members of the voice faculty along with faculty pianist Clara Yang.
Read staff writer Kathryn Muller’s preview of this week’s Carolina Performing Arts lineup here.
Saturday
Cheikh Lo
Memorial Hall
8 p.m.
Tickets are $10 to $25.
Senegalese Sufi troubadour Cheikh Lo is known for his hook-laden semi-acoustic blend of mbalax, salsa, rumba, folk, flamenco and jazz.
Read staff writer Kathryn Muller’s preview of this week’s Carolina Performing Arts lineup here.
Sunday
Apocalypse Tomorrow
Center for Dramatic Art
1-3 p.m.
Free and open to the public
In collaboration with UNC’s drama department, the Process Series will present four staged readings of new translated plays — with the translators present.
Monday
Voice Masterclass: Anthony Dean Griffey
Person Hall
3:30-4:30 p.m.
Internationally renowned tenor and UNC Artist-in-Residence Anthony Dean Griffey presents a masterclass for UNC voice students.
Visit music.unc.edu for more information.
Tuesday
Goteborg Ballet
Memorial Hall
7:30 p.m.
Tickets are $10 to $49.
Carolina Performing Arts will sponsor a performance by Sweden’s Goteborg Ballet.
Wednesday
UNC Opera: Operas by African-American Composers
Hill Hall
7:30 p.m.
UNC Opera, directed by Terry Ellen Rhodes, presents two operas by African-American composers: “Dream Lovers” by Samuel Coleridge Taylor and “Highway One USA” by William Grant Still.
Visit music.unc.edu for more information.
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