Extra Credit Events
for Engl 310
Spring 2004

Attend any of these events
and write 250 words about how it relates to what we are reading about and
discussing in Engl 310. E-mail it to me (sparks@clemson.edu) and you will
get extra credit = to one point. Limit is six. I will post additional
dates as I hear of them. E-mail me if you know of an event that might
be relevant.
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The Vagina Monlogues
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Hilariously funny collection
of women's writings expressing how they feel about themselves "downthere."
This is an annual feminist event worldwide.
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February
13 at 6:00 pm and February 14
at 2:00 pm and 6:00 pm.
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Bellamy Theatre at the Brooks
Center
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All proceeds go to support local
women's shelters
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Self Film Series
Night: Daddy Cool
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Daddy Cool is the story of
Roxanne, a woman who sees visions in her television. Part of the Southern
Circuit Series and includes introduction and discussion with the film maker.
Free
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Feb 18
7:30
PM-
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McKissick Theater
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"Twelfth
Night"- Shakespeare Festival
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One of
the Bard’s most whimsical and delightful comedies places the shipwrecked
Viola in Illyria where, although disguised as a man, she falls in love
with the Duke, Orsino. Tickets: $10 adults, $8 senior citizens, $5 students.
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Thursday
Feb 19-Saturday Feb 21 8:00 PM;
Sunday, Feb 22 3:00 PM-5:00 PM
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Brooks
Center for the Performing Arts
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"Henry IV-Part I" - Clemson Shakespeare
Festival
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Revelry reigns in the Boar’s
Head Tavern when Prince Hal cavorts with thieves, drunkards, and Sir John
Falstaff, Shakespeare’s beloved comic character. Tickets: $18 adults, $16
senior citizens, $10 students. General seating.
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Feb 23
8:00 PM-10:00 PM
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Brooks Center for the Performing
Arts
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"The Two Gentlemen of Verona" - Clemson Shakespeare
Festival
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Four lovers, two clowns, a band
of outlaws, a bit with a dog, and love triumphant create a recipe for mirth
in this romantic comedy where love’s inconstancy challenges the bonds of
friendship. Tickets: $18 adults, $16 senior citizens, $10 students. General
seating.
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Brooks Center for the Performing
Arts
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Tuesday,
February 24
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Self Film Series Night: Refrigerator
Mothers
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In 1950s and 60s America, a woman’s
most important contribution was to raise happy, well-adjusted children.
For the mother whose child is autistic, life’s purpose is a twisted nightmare.
Part of the Southern Circuit Series. Includes introduction and discussion
with the film maker.
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Wednesday,
March 24 7:30 PM
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McKissick Theater
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Free.
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"Nickel and Dimed"
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Based on the best seller Nickel
and Dimed, On (Not) Getting By In America by Barbara Ehrenreich and commissioned
by the Intiman Theatre of Seattle, this play is an unflinching look at
America’s working poor. Tickets: $10 adults, $8 senior citizens, $5 students.
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Tuesday,
April 13-Saturday April 17 8:00 PM and Sunday
Apr 18 3:00 PM-5:00 PM
Brooks Center for the
Performing Arts
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Michelle Martin:"Sambo, Sambo, and Sambo
Again"
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Wed Mar 10 4:00 PM
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Place TBA