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Aquila Theatre Company will present a new stage adaptation of H.G. Wells’ timeless morality tale The Invisible Man Oct. 29-30.

Kindbom gets 100th; Bears’ streak alive The football team won its 14th straight University Athletic Association game Oct. 16, and in so doing handed head coach Larry Kindbom his 100th victory at the school. The Bears (3-3) jumped out to a 21-0 lead early against Case Western Reserve University before the guests dented the scoreboard. […]

Both events are sponsored by the Department of English and The Writing Program, and are free and open to the public.

He was nominated for his seventh collection of poetry, The Rest of Love: Poems; it’s the second time he’s been up for the prize.

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.”

Photo by Kevin LowderA record 1,200 families registered for Parents Weekend Oct. 15-17; activities included jazz in Holmes Lounge and a fashion show.

Acclaimed fiction writer Tony Earley, visiting Washington University as a Fannie Hurst Professor of Creative Literature in the Department of English in Arts & Sciences, will speak on the craft of fiction at 8 p.m. Tuesday, Oct. 26, and will read from his work at 8 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 28.

The following incidents were reported to University Police Oct. 6-19. Readers with information that could assist in investigating these incidents are urged to call 935-5555. This information is provided as a public service to promote safety awareness and is available on the University Police Web site at police.wustl.edu. Oct. 9 9:03 p.m. — An officer […]

Composed of Muslim and Jewish students, the organization provides a means for formal dialogue sessions and educational programs.

Photo by Joe AngelesThe Sam Fox Arts Center held the “Festival of the Arts” to spotlight construction of the Kemper Art Museum and Walker Hall.