CARILLON SUMMER CONCERT SERIES: LEE COBB – JULY 28, 7 P.M.

Serving as director of music and carillonneur of The Episcopal Church of the Ascension in Clearwater, Fla., Lee Cobb will perform the third concert of this free outdoor series. His program includes "Sakura Fantasy" (Cherry Blossom) by Kozaburo Hirai, "The Flower Song" from the opera Carmen by George Bizet, and Jerome Kern's "All the Things You Are."

Patrons attending the carillon summer concert series are encouraged to bring blankets or lawn chairs and a picnic dinner. The best listening area for the carillon is the lawn on the south end of the Ritchie Center. Limited complimentary parking is available on Buchtel Blvd. in the metered lot in front of the Ritchie Center.

Carillon summer concert series schedule (all concerts Sundays at 7 p.m.):

• July 28 – Lee Cobb, Clearwater, Florida
• Aug. 11 – Jeff Davis, University of California - Berkeley
• Aug. 25 – Joey Brink, Salt Lake City, Utah

HARPERS HUMANITIES GARDEN TOUR – JULY 26, 1-2 P.M.

Enjoy a guided tour with DU arborist Marc Hathaway through the most diverse garden in the Chester M Alter Arboretum. You'll learn about the stunning tree collections and ornamental garden plantings. Please RSVP to Francesca Aguirre-Wong by July 25. Meet at the information kiosk located on the southwest corner of the Mary Reed building.

Learn more about DU's arboretum here.

SUMMER BLOOD DRIVE – JULY 25, 10 A.M.-3:30 P.M., DRISCOLL BALLROOM

Your type matters. Bonfils Blood Center will be on campus for the summer blood drive next week. To reserve an appointment time contact Bonfils at 303-363-2300 or register online using site code 1086. Please review the eligibility guidelines.

SOLD OUT - BALANCING CIVIL LIBERTIES AND NATIONAL SECURITY – JULY 16, 7 P.M., NEWMAN CENTER

How far is too far to protect America? NSA leaks, homegrown terrorism, cybersecurity and continuing threats from abroad. The CELL (Counterterrorism Education Learning Lab), The Denver Post and the University of Denver present a forum with leading national security experts Matthew G. Olsen, director of the U.S. National Counterterrorism Center; James Jay Carafano, PhD, The Heritage Foundation's vice president of foreign and defense policy; and Ambassador Christopher Hill, dean of DU's Josef Korbel School of International Studies.

This event is SOLD OUT. To be placed on the waiting list, email mklement@thecell.org or call 303-844-4000, ext. 7

Tickets are complimentary by using promo code C3LLCOMP.

CARILLON SUMMER CONCERT SERIES OPENING CONCERT: Carol Jickling Lens - July 14, 7 p.m.

The second concert of this free outdoor series features DU's own carillonneur, Carol Jickling Lens. Pack your picnic dinner and join us on the Ritchie Center lawn. Carol will perform "Preludium and Fugue" by B.J. Franssen, Dimitri Shostakovich's "The Second Waltz," and "Carillon Preludes on Appalachian White Spirituals" by Ronald Barnes.

Patrons attending the carillon summer concert series are encouraged to bring blankets or lawn chairs and a picnic dinner. The best listening area for the carillon is the lawn on the south end of the Ritchie Center. Limited complimentary parking is available on Buchtel Blvd. in the metered lot in front of the Ritchie Center.

Carillon summer concert series schedule (all concerts Sundays at 7 p.m.):

• July 14 – Carol Jickling Lens, University of Denver
• July 28 – Lee Cobb, Clearwater, Florida
• Aug. 11 – Jeff Davis, University of California - Berkeley
• Aug. 25 – Joey Brink, Salt Lake City, Utah

DU FACULTY AND STAFF PRE-SALE FOR NEWMAN CENTER PRESENTS TICKETS, 20 PERCENT DISCOUNT – JULY 9-14

(July 9, 2013) Purchase your tickets for next season's Newman Center Presents performances during the DU faculty and staff pre-sale! As a DU faculty or staff member, you receive a 20 percent discount and have a chance to score the best seats before they go on sale to the general public.

The 2013-2014 season features 15 hand-selected performances, including Chris Thile, solo on his mandolin, Chick Corea and Béla Fleck together, as well as dance favorites, The Trocks, and Momix. To learn more about the entire Newman Center Presents 2013-2014 season, visit Newman Center Presents online.

To redeem this special offer, bring your Pioneer ID to the Newman Center box office this week from 10 a.m.-4 p.m., or enter code DUFS at www.newmantix.com/promo. Offer expires at 11:59 p.m. on July 14.

Questions? Call the box office at 303-871-7720.