Join your friends and colleagues in Madison for two days of conversation and catching up. Day two features tours and hosted events in Madison's new Overture Center for the Arts, which will have just held its grand opening a few weeks before Collegium.
Following is the tentative schedule, subject to sudden and seemingly random change. The schedule is also available for download in pdf format.
Thursday, October 7, 2004
Location: Bolz Center Office, Room 2296, Grainger Hall
[ map/directions ] |
| 6:00 - 9:00 pm |
Informal pre-Collegium reception
Wine, beer, soft drinks, light hors d'oeuvres |
Friday, October 8, 2004
Location: Room 1100, Grainger Hall, 975 University Avenue
[ map/directions ] |
| 8:30 am |
Registration / Coffee, juice, and nibbles
Morgridge Auditorium, Grainger Hall |
| 9:00 am |
Welcome from the Dean, the Director, and the Board |
| 9:30 am |
Bill Ivey Keynote / Q & A
Beyond the 'popular' and the 'precious' |
| 10:30 am |
Moderated discussion & response
George Tzougros '85, Executive Director, Wisconsin Arts Board |
| 11:30 am |
Lunch (Grainger Hall Dining Room) |
| 1:00 pm |
Adrian Ellis Keynote / Q & A
Valuing culture without selling its soul |
| 2:00 pm |
Moderated discussion & response
Peggy Baggett '73, Executive Director, Virginia Commission for the Arts
(coffee/beverage service available in the lobby from 1:45 pm) |
| 3:00 pm |
Next Steps / Looking Forward |
| 3:45 pm |
Adjourn |
| 6:00 - 9:00 pm |
Evening reception, Fluno Center for Executive Education
Skyview Room, Eighth Floor
[ map/directions ] |
Saturday, October 9, 2004
Location: Overture Center for the Arts, 201 State Street
[ map/directions ] |
| 8:45 am |
Continental Breakfast, Wisconsin Studio, Third Floor |
| 9:15 am |
Tours of Overture Hall and Overture Center
Tours depart from Wisconsin Studio, third floor |
| 10:00 am |
Realizing the Value: Overture Center for the Arts panel discussion
George Austin, President, Overture Foundation
Michael Goldberg, VP, Programming & Development,
Overture Center for the Arts |
| 11:00 am |
Exploring Value in the Audience Experience (facilitated discussion):
Jennifer Wiggins '99, PhD in Marketing, UW-Madison |
| 12:00 pm |
The New MBA: What's next for the Bolz Center for Arts Administration?
Andrew Taylor, Director, & the Alumni Advisory Board |
| 1:00 pm |
Adjourn (lunch on your own) |
| 8:00 pm |
Optional evening performance:
Madison Symphony Orchestra
John DeMain, Conductor
Overture Hall [ event details ]
(advanced ticket purchase required) |