CARILLON SUMMER CONCERT SERIES OPENING CONCERT: LISA LONIE - JUNE 30, 7 P.M.

Five nationally known carillonneurs – Lisa Lonie, Carol Jickling Lens, Lee Cobb, Jeff Davis and Joey Brink – will perform free summer concerts on the Williams Carillon on DU's campus. Pack your picnic dinner and join us on the Ritchie Center lawn for the first concert by Lisa Lonie, Princeton University carillonneur, on Sunday, June 30 at 7 p.m.

In addition to Princeton and St. Thomas' Church in Whitemarsh, N.J., Lisa also performs on the oldest carillon in North America (1882) located at the Church of the Holy Trinity in Philadelphia.

Her Denver program, Bon Appétit, a Culinary Musical Journey, will include Ronald Barnes' "Comodamente" from Sonatine I, "Send in the Clowns" from A Little Night Music by Steven Sondheim and the Sherman brothers' "Selections from Mary Poppins."

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.):

• June 30 – Lisa Lonie, Princeton University
• 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

ARBORETUM TOUR – JUNE 28, 1-2 P.M.

Explore DU's Chester M Alter Arboretum with a guided tour designed to give you a personalized, up-close look at the arboretum on campus. You'll learn about the gardens, history and plant collections. Please RSVP to Francesca Aguirre-Wong by June 27.

Can't fit a guided tour into your schedule? Download the tree walk guide and take in the arboretum at your leisure.

Learn more about DU's arboretum here.

RELIGION IN THE ROCKIES CONFERENCE – JUNE 22

DU's Department of Religious Studies is hosting a free conference on religious identity and practice in the Rocky Mountains and Great Plains region. Scholars at various career stages, working on issues of religious, secular and spiritual identity and practice around the region, past and present, will gather for this conference. For more information about the conference and to register, click here.

REAP NATIONAL CONFERENCE ON THE SPIRITUALS – JUNE 13-15

In an effort to facilitate dialogue between people from around the country with a shared interest in preserving and revitalizing the multi-layered cultural legacy of the spirituals, The Spirituals Project is collaborating with DU to host the first ever REAP National Conference on the Spirituals. Full registration for DU faculty and staff is offered at a discounted rate of $75; registration closes June 1.

The conference features keynote presentations by civil rights historian and activist Vincent Harding and poet Nikki Giovanni, as well as a presentation by Reiland Rabaka, from the University of Colorado, on the connections between the spirituals and hip-hop.

On the musical side, REAP will pay tribute to the University's musical past with the premiere of a choral piece inspired by the life of Emma Azalia Hackley, a music major who, in 1900, became one of DU's first African-American graduates.

Read the full DU Today story here.

EMERITUS TEA – JUNE 7, 2 P.M.

You are invited to the annual Emeritus Tea honoring alumni who graduated more than 50 years ago, emeritus faculty and retired DU faculty and staff members. The event takes place in the Sturm College of Law Forum, Ricketson Law Building. Please RSVP to Natley Farris, 303-871-2780, by June 1.

INSHORT:DOCS, DU FILM/VIDEO SHOWCASE – JUNE 6, 6 P.M.

Student filmmakers from DU's Media, Film and Journalism Studies will debut their final documentary productions during the 2013 InShort:Docs. A reception at 6 p.m. will precede the screenings, which begin at 7 p.m. in Davis Auditorium, Sturm Hall. Admission is free. See descriptions of the films here.