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Pianist to open theater concert series
Since his triumph as winner of the 1970 International Chopin Competition in Warsaw, pianist Garrick Ohlsson has established himself as a musician of extraordinary interpretive power and prodigious technical facility.

Ohlsson will open the Wisconsin Union Theater’s Concert Series Friday, Oct. 6, at 8 p.m., his fourth Union Theater appearance.

Although he has long been regarded as one of the world’s leading exponents of the music of Chopin, Ohlsson has come to be noted for his performances of the works of Mozart, Beethoven and Schubert, as well as the Romantic repertoire.

Tickets: $29 ($28 for Union members and $14 for UW–Madison students), Union Theater Box Office, 262-2201.

Homecoming events open to all
The 2000 Badger Homecoming Committee invites faculty, staff and others to join this year’s celebration Oct. 15-21.

Sign up now to participate in the “Madtown Mardi Gras” Charity 5K Run/3K Walk on Sunday, Oct. 15, starting at noon in front of Memorial Union. The fee is $12 if you register by Friday, Oct. 6, or $15 the day of the event (10-11:30 a.m. on Library Mall).

The third annual UW Homecoming Golf Outing will take place Friday, Oct. 20, starting at noon at University Ridge Golf Course. The entry fee is $125 per player or $450 for a foursome. The package includes 18 holes of golf, a golf cart, cookout, photo with Bucky, prizes and contests. The deadline for registration is Sunday, Oct. 1, which will guarantee each participant a golf shirt. Late registrations will be accepted subject to availability.

You can register for either or both of these events online at http://www.uwalumni.com/homecoming, or call 265-2731 for more information. The proceeds from both events benefit the Dean of Students Crisis Fund.

For a complete list of Homecoming events, visit: http://www.uwalumni.com/homecoming .

“Cabinets of Curiosities’ opens
“Cabinets of Curiosities: Four Artists, Four Visions” will be on view at the Elvehjem Oct. 7-Dec. 3 in the Mayer Gallery. The exhibition, with installation pieces by Madison-area artists Martha Glowacki, Mark Lorenzi, Natasha Nicholson and Mary Alice Wimmer, investigates the relationship between historical cabinets, the artist’s work, the artist as collector, and life in the studio.

The exhibition was organized by Natasha Nicholson.