SMU Events: April 16 - 22

April 16 – April 22

Exhibition: “Master of Fine Arts Qualifying Exhibition,” SMU’s Pollock Gallery, located in Hughes-Trigg Student Center, 3140 Dyer St. Free and open to the public Monday, Tuesday, Thursday and Friday, 11 a.m.- 5 p.m.; Saturday, 1 p.m.- 5 p.m. For more information, please call (214) 768-4439.

April 16 – May 28

Exhibition: “Juan van der Hamen y León and the Court of Madrid,” SMU’s Meadows Museum, 5900 Bishop Blvd. Daytime ticket prices: $8 per person for ages 12 and up; free on Thursday nights after 5 p.m.; always free for members, SMU faculty/staff/students and children under 12. For more information, please call (214) 768-2516.

April 16 – June 4

Exhibition: “Maya Textile Art: Collection of the Centro de Textiles del Mundo Maya,” SMU’s Meadows Museum, 5900 Bishop Blvd. Daytime ticket prices: $8 per person for ages 12 and up; free on Thursday nights after 5 p.m.; always free for members, SMU faculty/staff/students and children under 12. For more information, please call (214) 768-2516.

April 16 – June 30

Exhibition: “Business in the Borderlands: From Cibola to Semiconductors,” Monday-Friday, 8:30 a.m.- 5 p.m., SMU’s DeGolyer Library, 6404 Hilltop Ln. Free and open to the public. For more information, please call (214) 768-3231.

April 17 – April 29

Exhibition: "Six Centuries of Master Bookbinding,” Monday-Thursday, 8 a.m.- 9 p.m.; Friday, 8 a.m.- 5 p.m.; Saturday, 10 a.m.- 5 p.m.; SMU’s Elizabeth Perkins Prothro Galleries, located in Bridwell Library, 6005 Bishop Blvd. Free and open to the public. For more information, please call (214) 768-3483.

April 17

Concert: Chamber Music Showcase, 8 p.m., SMU’s Meadows School of the Arts, Caruth Auditorium, 6101 Bishop Blvd. Free and open to the public. For more information, please call (214) 768-1951.

April 18

Athletic Forum: SMU Athletic Forum Luncheon featuring Jerome Bettis, retired Pittsburgh Steelers running back, noon- 1:30 p.m., Hilton Anatole Hotel, in the Khmer Pavilion, 2201 Stemmons Freeway, Dallas. Tickets: $60. For more information, please call (214) 768-4314.

Concert: Meadows Jazz Ensemble, 8 p.m., SMU’s Meadows School of the Arts, Caruth Auditorium, 6101 Bishop Blvd. Free and open to the public. For more information, please call (214) 768-1951.

Tate Lecture Series: “TXU Lecture,” featuring Christiane Amanpour, chief international correspondent CNN, 8 p.m., Dallas Hall, McFarlin Auditorium, 6405 Boaz Lane. Tickets: $40-$60. For more information, please call (214) 768-8283.

April 19 –23

Margo Jones Series: “New Visions, New Voices,” a festival of new plays written and directed by SMU undergraduate students, Margo Jones Theatre, SMU’s Meadows School of the Arts, 6101 Bishop Blvd. Tickets: $6- $12, Wednesday-Friday 8 p.m.; Saturday 2 p.m. and 8 p.m.; Sunday 2 p.m. For more information, please call (214) 768-2787.

April 20 – 23 & April 27 – 30

Main Stage: “She Stoops to Conquer,” by Oliver Goldsmith, Greer Garson Theatre, SMU’s Meadows School of the Arts, 6101 Bishop Blvd. Tickets: $6- $12, Thursday-Saturday 8 p.m.; Sunday 2 p.m. For more information, please call (214) 768-2787.

April 20

Comini Lecture Series in Art History: “Wonder, Radiance, and the Classical Style in Greek Sculpture,” 5:30 p.m., SMU’s Meadows Museum, 5900 Bishop Blvd. Free and open to the public; tickets required at the door can be obtained from the Meadows box office. For more information, please call (214) 768-2787.

April 21

Concert: “Fascinating Notions,” Meadows Wind Ensemble, 8 p.m., Caruth Auditorium, SMU’s Meadows School of the Arts, 6101 Bishop Blvd. Tickets: $6- $12. For more information, please call (214) 768-2787.

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