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EAU CLAIRE - Singer-songwriter Matt Wahl will present a free outdoor concert at the University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire on Monday, June 23.

The Summer Session Programs show will begin at 7 p.m. on the Central Campus Mall (rain: Schofield Auditorium). Refreshments will be sold. Audience members are invited to bring blankets or folding chairs for lawn seating.

Matt Wahl spent three years in an office cubicle before giving up the corporate life for the open road. Living his dream of touring and playing music full time, Wahl has created a down-to-earth, light-hearted acoustic rock-folk sound that appeals to any age. Drawing from such artists as Gordon Lightfoot, Harry Chapin and Jimmy Buffet, he mixes lyrically meaningful original songs with fun cover tunes.

Also on campus during the week of June 23 are these free events:

• Jazz combos will play during lunch in the open air, from noon to 1 p.m. Monday through Friday on the Central Campus Mall (rain: The Cabin of Davies Center). A variety of grilled lunch items will be sold.
• Baz Luhrmann's "Romeo + Juliet" (1996) will screen Tuesday and Thursday at noon and 7 p.m. in Davies Theatre, continuing a weekly Summer Cinema series about young people making their way in the world.

  Shakespeare's tragedy is updated to the fictional Miami-style Verona Beach, where two teenagers (Leonardo DiCaprio, Claire Danes) pursue their love for each other despite the fact that their families have been at odds with each other for decades. The story combines swordfighting, disguise, misunderstanding, tragedy, humor, and some of the most romantic language found in literature.

  "Amid the clamor from outraged puristt," Rolling Stone wrote, "you should notice that Luhrmann and his two bright angels have shaken up a 400-year-old play without losing its touching, poetic innocence." Rated PG-13, the 120-minute color film will screen via DVD projection.

Summer Session Programs continue through July. A complete schedule is available from the Activities and Programs office, Davies Center 133, (715) 836-4833.
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Judy Berthiaume, Director
UW-Eau Claire News Bureau
Schofield 201
(715) 836-4741
newsbur@uwec.edu

Updated: June 12, 2003