Evening Events
Monday, June 23
Cocktail Reception
6:30-8:30pm, Emory Conference Center Hotel
Tuesday, June 24
Sand Mandala Opening Ceremony
5:30-6:30pm, Math & Science Center Atrium
Monks from Drepung Loseling Monastery will construct a Tibetan sand mandala during the conference. The mandala will be dedicated to Mañjuśri, the bodhisattva of wisdom and learning. After the opening ceremony on Tuesday evening, construction will continue daily in the Math and Science Center Atrium. The mandala will be on Saturday at the end of the conference.
Shuttles to Restaurants
6:15-9:30pm, Atlanta Neighborhoods
Four buses will run continuous loops to Atlanta neighborhoods with restaurants. Detailed information will be included in the registration package.
Wednesday, June 25
“Sacred Music, Sacred Dance”
8:00-10:00pm, Schwartz Center for the Performing Arts
Ritual music and dance performed by the Drepung Loseling monks. The performance includes Tibetan polyphonic chanting, colorful dances such as the wrathful black hat dance and the dance of the playful skeleton lords, a demonstration of Tibetan monastic debate, and rituals for world peace. Conference attendees receive a ticket to this public event in their registration packets.
Thursday, June 26
Wisdom Publications Book Series Launch Party
9:00-10:00pm, Michael C. Carlos Museum of Art Reception Hall (3rd floor)
Light dessert and wine in a lovely environment.
Friday, June 27
Farewell Dinner
7:00-9:00pm, Emory Conference Center Hotel
Sponsored by the Claus M. Halle Institute for Global Learning.
Saturday, June 28
Sand Mandala Closing Ceremony
5:30-7:30pm, Math & Science Center Atrium
The monks will dismantle the mandala, sweeping up the sands to symbolize, and enact, impermanence. Half of the sand will be distributed among the audience, while the other half will be swept into an urn and carried in a procession to be released into a stream on Emory’s campus.
Excursions
During meals on Wednesday, conference attendees will have the opportunity to sign up to visit one of the following attractions in Atlanta on the afternoon of Thursday, June 26:
Atlanta Botanical Garden
Situated on over 30 acres in historic Piedmont Park, the Atlanta Botanical Garden boasts an impressive collection of gardens, woodlands, and more. The Garden features rare and endangered tropical and desert plants as well as one of the worlds largest permanent orchid displays in the Fuqua Conservatory. The Garden also stages regular installations of sculpture and other art forms. The current exhibition, entitled Sculpture in Motion: Art Choreographed by Nature, includes 32 outdoor kinetic sculptures powered by the wind, sun and other natural elements.
http://www.atlantabotanicalgarden.org
High Museum of Art
Founded in 1905, the High Museum of Art is the leading art museum in the Southeastern United States. Located in Atlanta's Midtown district, the High has over 11,000 works of art in its permanent collection. Current exhibitions include Louvre Atlanta: The Louvre and the Ancient World, Young Americans: Photographs by Sheila Pree Bright, Cassatt, Pissarro, Bonnard, Vuillard: New Acquisitions for the Collection, Street Life: American Photographs from the 1960s and 70s, Toshiko Takaezu: Master Ceramist, and Southern Vernacular: Nineteenth-Century Southern Folk Art.
http://high.org
The King Center
The King Center, established in 1968 by Coretta Scott King, is the official memorial dedicated to the legacy of slain civil rights leader Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Visitors can view multi-media exhibits of Dr. Kings life and the movement he inspired, as well as visit the King Center Library, Archives, and Dr Kings birth home and final resting place. Across the street from the Center is the Ebenezer Baptist Church, where Dr. King served as pastor, preaching nonviolence and civil rights.
http://www.thekingcenter.org