Daily -ist List: Monday

In a special double-header edition today of the Daily -ist, the University of St. Thomas brings us TWO free events, beautifully displayed (and FREE) on their spiffy new website. Check it out! Always some great (mostly FREE) events going on at St. Thomas, and now the new site makes the events much easier to find. We likey.

Lecture: Trying Galileo

UST’s History and Philosophy Departments co-sponsor the lecture "Trying Galileo" at 4 p.m. Monday, April 23rd. The lecture will be delivered by Thomas F. Mayer, professor of history at Augustana College. Mayer does not adopt the predominant view that Galileo was a victim of intolerance and superstition, but argues that Galileo’s fate was largely his own fault. The lecture will focus on Galileo’s two trials before the Roman Inquisition, first in 1615-16 and again in 1632-33, the second leading to his condemnation for believing the sun was the center of the universe.

Mayer, a fellow of the Royal Historical Society, is the author of seven books and more than 30 journal articles and book chapters, and has given numerous public lectures and presentations in renaissance and reformation history. Among Mayer’s books are Reginald Pole, Prince and Prophet ( Cambridge , 2000) and a five-volume edition of Pole’s correspondence, the fourth volume of which is in press (Ashgate, 2002–).
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when: today, Monday, April 23, | 4:00 PM to 5:30 PM
where: University of St. Thomas | Ahern Room, Crooker Center | 3909 Graustark
cost: FREE and open to the public

Opera Workshop with Brady Knapp

Tonight, enjoy an opera workshop with Brady Knapp. Knapp is director, Debra Dickinson is the stage director and choreographer and Stephanie Rhodes is on the piano. They will perform music from Cinderella, Camelot, Amahl and the Night Visitors and A Hand of Bridge and Candide.

View full schedule here.
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when: tonight, Monday, April 23 | 7:30 PM to 9:30 PM
where: University of St. Thomas | Cullen Hall | 4001 Mt. Vernon
cost: All concerts are free and open to the public