IMMEDIATE RELEASE: October 13, 2004 CONTACT: Dr. Julie Miller, University Librarian, (505) 538-6350
Opening Reception
Silver City--J. Cloyd Miller Library will hold an opening reception for “Elizabeth I: Ruler and Legend,” a national traveling exhibition that focuses on the brilliant monarch who ruled England from 1558 until 1603, on Friday, Oct. 15, 6:30-9:00 pm. The reception will feature music by the Desert Larks, a local group who play English Renaissance music on recorders. Guests are invited to wear Renaissance costumes.
“Elizabeth I: Ruler and Legend” was organized by the Newberry Library’s Center for Renaissance Studies, Chicago, in collaboration with the American Library Association Public Programs Office. The exhibit, made possible by major grants from the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH), with additional support from the Vance Family Fund and the University of Illinois at Chicago, will run Oct. 16-Dec. 3 in the lobby of Miller Library. The opening reception and exhibition are free and open to the public. Call 538-6350 for details.
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IMMEDIATE RELEASE: October 13, 2004 CONTACT: Dr. Julie Miller, University Librarian, (505) 538-6350
Elizabeth I Film
The WNMU-Silver City International Film Society will show “Elizabeth,” the 1998 film starring Cate Blanchett, at the Besse-Forward Global Resource Center on Saturday, Oct. 16, at 7:00 pm and Sunday, Oct. 17, at 1:30 pm. Admission is $5.00. WNMU students receive free admission with current student ID.
The showings are part of a series of events corresponding to “Elizabeth I: Ruler and Legend,” a national traveling exhibition that focuses on the brilliant monarch who ruled England from 1558 until 1603. The exhibition opens at the J. Cloyd Miller Library on the campus of Western New Mexico University on Oct. 16, 2004, for six weeks.
“Elizabeth I: Ruler and Legend” is made possible by the American Library Association Public Programs Office and the Newberry Library’s Center for Renaissance Studies, with major grants from the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH), with additional support from the Vance Family Fund and the University of Illinois at Chicago. Call (505) 538-6350 for more details.
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