Special Events
Concert
The King’s Court to the Cajun Kitchen
Le Bon Vent
Friday, May 9
8:00 p.m.
First Baptist Church
315 W. Michigan Avenue
(shuttle bus transportation from Congress registration provided)
Tickets: $20.00
Le Bon Vent (Jeremiah McLane, Cristi Catt, Ruthie Dornfeld, James Falzone, Adam Larrabee, Taki Masuko) blends folk, medieval, jazz, and classical genres into a rich contemporary mélange.
Tickets are available through Miller Auditorium and at the door.
Plenary Lectures
Seeing, Reading, and Interpreting the Apocalypse in Complex Medieval Manuscripts
Richard K. Emmerson
Florida State Univ.
Friday, May 9
8:30 a.m.
East Ballroom, Bernhard Center
Sponsored by the Medieval Academy of America
Are Bestiaries Really Psalters, and Vice Versa?
Christopher de Hamel
Corpus Christi College, Univ. of Cambridge
Saturday, May 10
8:30 a.m.
East Ballroom, Bernhard Center
Sponsored by the Richard Rawlinson Center
and Boydell & Brewer
Art Exhibition
Sacred Steps: Pilgrimage on the Camino de Santiago
A traveling exhibition of prints and photography on display in Waldo Library during the Congress, Sacred Steps was created by the College of William & Mary and made possible through the generous support of the Xunta de Galicia, Spain, its Office of Tourism, and the Spanish Embassy.
Reception
A reception will be held on Thursday, May 8, 5:30-7:00 p.m., in the Edwin and Mary Meader Rare Book Room, Waldo Library.
Film Screenings
Becket
directed by Peter Glenville and staring Richard Burton, Peter O'Toole, and John Gielgud (1964)
Wednesday, May 7, 7:30 p.m.
Fetzer 1005
The Fisher King
directed by Terry Gilliam and starring Jeff Bridges, Robin Williams, Mercedes Ruehl, Amanda Plummer, and David Hyde Pierce (1991)
Thursday, May 8, 7:30 p.m.
Fetzer 1005
The Da Vinci Code
directed by Ron Howard and starring Tom Hanks, Audrey Tautou, Ian McKellen, Jean Reno, Paul Bettany, Alfred Molina, and Jürgen Prochnow (2006)
Friday, May 9, 7:30 p.m.
Fetzer 1005
Saturday Night Dance
Please join us at the 43rd Congress for the traditional Saturday Night Dance
Saturday, May 10
East Ballroom, Bernhard Center
10:00 p.m. to 1:30 a.m.
As with other Congress activities, the Institute must observe Michigan law and campus regulations. In Michigan you must be 21 years of age to purchase alcohol or beer. You should be ready to prove that you are 21 or over before you approach the cash bar. You must have a photo ID with you. You may not bring your own drinks to the ballroom. All other beverages and snacks are free. Please note that there will be a smoking area outside the building.
The Dance is a social occasion for registered attendees in the Congress only. Please bring your registration badge to the Bernhard Center: it is your ticket of entry.
Worship Services
Daily Vespers
Thursday–Saturday 5:20 p.m.
Fetzer 1040
Daily Mass
Thursday–Saturday 7:00 a.m.
Fetzer 1040
Sunday Roman Catholic Mass
Saturday 7:00 p.m.
Fetzer 1040
Sunday 7:00 a.m.
Fetzer 1005
Sunday 7:05 a.m.
Fetzer 1040
Photographs:
- Le Bon Vent
- Richard K. Emmerson
- Christopher de Hamel
- Watercolor by Eric Doud of One of the Villages on the Road to Compostela
- The Dance (photo: Jim West for The Chronicle)