The Traveler

The Headliners Concert Committee will bring rock/jam band O.A.R., which stands for Of A Revolution, as the fall headlining concert to the UA at 8 p.m. on Nov. 10 in Barnhill Arena.

"O.A.R. has a huge college following," said Scott Flanagin, UA director of communications.… Post the First Comment

You can say "I'm going to Oxford this fall" 10,000 times without it actually soaking in enough substance to hit the depths of reality. The fact that I would be traveling alone on a 24-hour journey through some of the largest airports across the world to a completely different country for the first time to go to one of the best schools in the world for a semester was only a conversation piece.… Post the First Comment

A young Brookline, Mass., poet will take center stage 7 p.m. tomorrow as the University Programs Coffeehouse Committee hosts a poetry slam featuring emerging artist Shirla Erlichman. The event is free and open to the public.

Erlichman's performance is part of a series of slam poetry events that the Coffeehouse Committee hosts through the year, said Michelle Miesse, spokesperson for the committee.… Post the First Comment

The Fulbright College of Arts and Sciences is presenting the UA Wind Symphony 7 p.m. in the Baum Walker Hall of the Walton Arts Center. Performances will begin at 7:30.

The wind symphony is a select group of talented students that performs several times throughout the fall and spring semesters.… Post the First Comment

The Asian Studies Program will present a Buddhist workshop entitled "Medieval Prayers for the Buddhist Lantern Ritual from Dunhuang." The lecture will feature visiting professors Huaiyu Chen and Houbin Liu.

"The Asian Studies Program will feature a series of lectures to the campus, which will cover East Asia history, politics, literature and music," said Liang Cai, assistant professor of history.… Post the First Comment