Arts & Sciences

The talks will focus on a series of papers published in 1905 by Albert Einstein and will be held at 10 a.m. each Saturday in October.

Original cover art, “Love and Rockets” #15There is no shortcut from popular art to cultural respectability, but few have wandered longer than comic book, which has only recently begun to receive its critical and scholarly due. In October, the School of Art at Washington University in St. Louis will present The Rubber Frame: Culture and Comics, a book and a pair of complementary exhibitions that together trace the evolution of comics from early precursors in 18th and 19th century England and Switzerland to turn-of-the-last-century newspapers, the raucous undergrounds of the 1960s and ’70s and the literary alternative comics of today.

His presentation “The 2004 Election: What’s at Stake?” at 11 a.m. Oct. 7 is part of the Assembly Series.

BucknerCertain brain changes that are common in normal aging are not the beginnings of Alzheimer’s disease, according to an article published by Washington University psychology professor Randy L. Buckner in the Sept. 30 issue of Neuron. “When you start to look across the literature, lots of data points converge suggesting there are certain changes that take place in aging that are not what cause Alzheimer’s disease,” says Buckner.

Legendary jazz guitarist Ralph Towner, perhaps best known as lead composer, guitarist and keyboardist for the acoustic jazz ensemble Oregon, will present a free solo concert at 8 p.m. Tuesday, Oct. 19, in Washington University’s Graham Chapel.

Harpsichordist Maryse Carlin, instructor in Washington University’s Department of Music in Arts & Sciences, will perform a concert titled “J. S. Bach and the French Clavecinistes” at 7:30 p.m. Sunday, Oct. 17, in Karl Umrath Hall Lounge.

KristolConservative political analyst and popular neoconservative thinker William Kristol will present “The 2004 Election: What’s at Stake?” as part of the Assembly Series at 11 a.m. Oct. 7. Widely recognized as one of the nation’s leading political analysts and commentators, Kristol appears regularly as a political commentator on Fox News Sunday and the Fox News Channel.

Detail of the 1899 plan for Washington University’s Hilltop Campus.One hundred years ago, the eyes and ears of the world turned to St. Louis — and the newly built campus of Washington University — for the 1904 World’s Fair. On Oct. 17, Washington University will honor that centenary with a performance by the Saint Louis Wind Symphony. A Grand Concert of Band Music Performed at the 1904 World’s Fair will feature a representative sampling of music heard at the fair, including works by Philip Sousa, Peter I. Tchaikovsky, Johann Strauss, Jr., and Carl Maria von Weber.

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.

Tom CaravagliaGus Solomons jrGus Solomons jr, a distinguished visiting professor in Washington University’s Dance Program in Arts & Sciences, will discuss his career as a dancer, choreographer and critic during an informal lecture/demonstration titled Gus Solomons jr Tells All at 4 p.m. Thursday, Sept. 30.