Free film viewing: open to all students, staff and faculty. Please join us for a screening and post-film discussion of the award-winning, Chinese film: "Beijing Bicycle." The plot revolves around a 17-year-old country boy working in Beijing as a courier, who has his bicycle stolen and then finds it in the hands of a schoolboy. The film explores the themes of youth, social issues, delinquency, socio-economic divisions and change. Mon., Nov. 11, 2:30 p.m., Wolf Law 206. An International Education Week 2013 event, sponsored by OIE.

"The Planets", Holst's beloved Romantic suite, explores the myth and magic of the solar system and the gods of Rome.

Edward Dusinberre, violin Károly Schranz, violin Geraldine Walther, viola András Fejer, cello

This dazzling array of some of Sondheim's best-known songs features numbers from landmark shows that revolutionized the musical theatre with their masterful craft and astounding creativity: "Company," "Follies," "A Little Night Music," "A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum," "Anyone Can Whistle" and "Pacific Overtures," not to mention the classics written with musical theatre giants Leonard Bernstein, Jule Styne and Richard Rodgers, "West Side Story," "Gypsy" and "Do I Hear a Waltz?"

This festival weaves African music, dance, stories, plastic arts and dramatic expression into a complex, seamless, vibrant tapestry of joyous community celebration. April 19.

Based on Ovid’s transformation myths, 10 actors mix ancient stories of pathos and tragedy with contemporary language and humor. Encapsulated by the story of Midas, whose gift from the gods becomes a terrible curse, the tales flow one into another creating a theatrical event that is as extraordinarily moving as it is beautiful to behold. Performed in and around a large pool, these heartbreaking, comical and often erotic stories are told through acts of physical prowess and stunning theatricality.

Led by one of the greatest jazz pianists of the last half-century, the Salsa Orchestra offers innovation even as it honors the Latin orchestral tradition. Eddie Palmieri, winner of nine Grammy Awards, has been called the “Miles Davis of Latin jazz.” Preconcert Conversation at 6:45 p.m. in Macky Room 102 with CU College of Music's Keith Waters

The Rope (rõp): (n) 1. An implement by which tug-of-war is played, a tool for struggle. 2. A modern update of the Roman play, "The Rope" follows Plesidippus as he tries to free the girl he loves, Palaestra, from the pirate pimp Labrax and his transgender parrot Hedonagee. Like its ancient counterpart, this play is dirty, racy and calls into question gender and power roles.

Ray Bradbury’s disturbingly prescient, dystopian, yet ultimately hopeful tale of censorship and the narcotic effects of media comes alive in this brilliant stage adaptation from New York’s “classically trained, modernly hip” Aquila Theatre. Preconcert Conversation at 6:45 p.m. in Macky Room 102 with CU Theatre & Dance's Oliver Gerland.

Engelbert Humperdinck’s classic opera "Hansel and Gretel" features the classic tale of two children, the witch and the gingerbread house set to beautiful melodies.