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Thomas Kilroy, one of Ireland’s most distinguished playwrights, and author Adrian Frazier will present A Weekend of Irish Drama at Washington University Oct. 22 and 23. At 4 p.m. Friday, Oct 22, Kilroy and Frazier will speak on contemporary Irish drama. At 1:30 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 23, both writers will be present for a dramatic reading of Kilroy’s most recently produced play, The Shape of Metal.

This year marks the 50th and 100th anniversaries, respectively, of the deaths of Charles Ives and Antonín Dvořák. At 7:30 p.m. Sunday, Oct. 24, more than 20 St. Louis musicians — drawn largely from the Saint Louis Symphony Orchestra and Washington University’s Department of Music in Arts & Sciences — will present A Chamber Music Concert Celebrating Anniversaries of Antonín Dvořák and Charles Ives. The concert will feature songs and rarely performed works by Ives and Dvorák’s beloved “Serenade for Winds in D minor.”

The book was written by St. Louisan Kate Chopin; the performances will be at Edison Theatre and the Missouri History Museum.

Mezzo soprano Mary Ann Hart and pianist Dennis Helmrich will present Washington University’s annual Liederabend at 3 p.m. Sunday, Oct. 10. Literally translated as “evening of song,” Liederabend is a German term referring to a recital given by a singer and pianist, particularly of works by 19th-century Austrian or German composers. The program will include lieder by Johannes Brahms, Antonín Dvorák, Edvard Grieg, Charles Ives, Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, Franz Schubert, Robert Schumann and Hugo Wolf.

“Never imagine problems before they happen,” advises Ming You, M.D., Ph.D., director of the Chemoprevention Program at the Siteman Cancer Center. “Just start in, deal with problems as they come and many times they will be much simpler to solve than you thought.” His pragmatic philosophy may explain how You rapidly rose from a turbulent […]

He recently co-authored Political Disagreement: The Survival of Diverse Opinions within Communication Networks.

Raymond E. Arvidson discussed “Spirit and Opportunity: Mars Exploration Rover Mission” at the board’s Oct. 1 meeting.

A media briefing on continuing preparations for the Oct. 8 presidential debate will be held at Washington University at 2:30 p.m. Wednesday, Oct. 6.

A media briefing on physical and technological transformation of Washington University’s Field House into a “Town Hall” setting for the second presidential debate will be held at the university’s Athletic Complex at 1:30 p.m. Monday, Oct. 4. • St. Louis County Police Press Release

Hugh MacdonaldHugh Macdonald, the Avis Blewett Professor of Music in Arts & Sciences at Washington University in St. Louis, will launch the Center for the Humanities’ 2004-05 Translation Series with a talk “On Translating Opera” at 4 p.m. Wednesday, Oct. 1.