PERSPECTIVE SERIES OFFERS FILMS

You are invited to participate in the free showing and student
discussion of two films as part of PERSPECTIVES 2002-tonight, Tuesday
1/22 "Rear Window" and Wednesday night, 1/23 "O Brother Where Art
Thou", Signal Mountain Rm., University Center, 7 p.m.

PERSPECTIVE SERIES CONTINUES WEDNESDAY
UTC PERSPECTIVES 2002:
The Raymond B. Witt Lecture Series set for Jan. 22-24

Perspectives on Popular Culture Covers Southern Culture, The First
Amendment and Music

Plan to attend UTC PERSPECTIVES 2002:  The Raymond B.
Witt Lecture Series which will examine Perspectives on Popular Culture,
January 22-24.  Three daytime events will be held in the Chattanooga Rooms
of the UTC University Center

On Wednesday, January 23rd at 1 p.m., Kenneth Paulson, Senior Vice
President of the First Amendment Center of Freedom Forum will discuss
"Freedom Sings: A Look at the First Amendment & Popular Music," and he will
be accompanied by singer-songwriter Bill Lloyd.

The First Amendment Center works to preserve and protect First Amendment
freedoms through information and education. The center serves as a forum
for the study and exploration of free-expression issues, including freedom
of speech, of the press and of religion, the right to assemble and petition
the government.

The First Amendment Center, founded by John Seigenthaler, has offices at
Vanderbilt University in Nashville, Tenn., and Arlington, Va., and is an
independent affiliate of The Freedom Forum and is associated with the
Newseum. Its affiliation with Vanderbilt University is through the
Vanderbilt Institute for Public Policy Studies.

On Thursday, January 24th at 10:50 a.m. Robert Bernhardt, Music/Artistic
Director & Conductor of the Chattanooga Symphony & Opera will speak about
'The More Things Change, the More Things Stay the Same." Bernhardt will
show how many ideas in pop music have  roots in classical music, often
classical music from earlier eras.

Equally at home in all genres, from Opera, to Symphony, to Pops, to
Education, Bernhardt has brought a sense of fun and accomplishment to one
of the Southeast's oldest musical organizations, and an enthusiasm and love
for his work that is infectious.

Concurrent with his CSO tenure, Bernhardt holds the additional title of
Principal Pops Conductor of the Louisville (KY) Orchestra with which, for
most of the decade of the 80s, he was Associate Conductor.

Born in Rochester, NY, Robert Bernhardt holds a Master's Degree
with Honors from the University of Southern California School of Music. He
was a Phi Beta Kappa, summa cum laude graduate of Union (NY) College, where
he was an Academic All-American Baseball Player.

For more information, please call Dr. Charles R. Wilson, The Center for the
Study of Southern Culture at (662)915-5993 and Kenneth Paulson, Executive
Director of the First Amendment Center at 615-727-1600.  Our very helpful
contact there is Jenny Atkinson.
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