Faculty in the Virginia Tech School of Visual Arts, in collaboration with the university’s departments of computer science, music, and theatre arts, have created an exhibition –”Revo-oveR”– for the Taubman Museum of Art. It will premiere on Friday, Nov. 7 at a gala on the eve of the museum’s grand opening.

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Looking for something out of the routine to do on Friday? Schedule the babysitter now, because space is still available at Virginia Tech’s Community Design Assistance Center 20th Anniversary Celebration on Fri., Nov. 7, at 6 p.m.

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Theo Jansen, a Dutch artist and kinetic sculptor, builds enormous works that resemble skeletons of animals and walk on wind power, discusses “The Battle of the Beast” on Tues., Nov. 4, from 2:30 to 4 p.m. in Squires Student Center’s Haymarket Theatre.

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The struggles that followed Hurricane Katrina’s crushing blow to New Orleans and the Gulf Coast still define the lives of those impacted and still weigh heavily on the minds of many Americans during this election year.

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An undergraduate student team from Virginia Tech’s School of Architecture + Design in the College of Architecture and Urban Studies led by Terry Surjan, associate professor of architecture, is traveling to Chicago this month to erect and display an archway/pavilion entrance to WIRED magazine’s highly acclaimed NEXTFest at Millennium Park.

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