The SewaneeMountain MESSENGER Vol. XXIX No. 17 Friday, May 3, 2013 Brooks and Summer Music Festival Meacham Announces 2013 Season Th e schedule for the 57th season of the Sewanee Summer Music Festival Talk About has been announced and includes a blend of traditional activities and new events and venues, including an event at the new golf course. More than 30 concerts, 13 of which will be free to the public, will be presented by 200 stu- dents, 25 faculty artists and fi ve guest artists in over seven venues around the Power and Cumberland Plateau. Th e season will commence with the Opening Night Gala on June 22, when the Festival Orchestra, an ensemble comprised of the 2013 faculty artists and Politics guest artists, will perform New York Times columnist David under the baton of Maestro Brooks and Pulitzer Prize-winning Más-Arocas works by Mason author Jon Meacham will discuss “Th e Bates and others. Art of Power and Politics” at 4 p.m. Traditional concerts in- Friday, May 10, in Guerry Auditorium. clude the Faculty Artist Series, Th e event is free and open to the public. Saturdays in the Garth and A book signing with Brooks will Symphony Sundays that will be 2–3 p.m., Friday, May 10, at the highlight unique modern and University Bookstore. traditional repertoire com- Brooks will be on campus as the binations such as “The Rite University’s Baccalaureate speaker on of Spring,” Symphonie fantastique and Shostokovich Symphony No. 5. A world Saturday, May 11. premiere of an orchestral piece named “Entre Dos Luces (Solea por Bulerias)” Brooks has been a New York Times by SSMF double bass professor Sidney King will also be performed on July 7 op-ed columnist since September by the Cumberland Orchestra. Th e SSMF will host world-renowned conduc- 2003 and is the author of three books. tors including Cristian Macelaru, Carl St. Clair, Christopher Warren-Green, He has been a senior editor at the Katherine Kilburn and the newly appointed SSMF Conductor-in-Residence, Weekly Standard, a contributing Octavio Más-Arocas. Full details of the season and ticketing information can editor at Newsweek and the Atlantic be found at <ssmf.inticketing.com>. Monthly and is a commentator on Th e second Hike to a Concert will take place on the bluff -view hole of the “PBS Newshour.” Brooks is also a Sewanee sports teams had a great weekend, including a record four team Southern new Sewanee golf course on July 3. A hike, led by the Sewanee Outing Program, frequent analyst on NPR’s “All Th ings Athletic Association championships. Senior Pierce Leonard and Coach Marty Watt ers will occur before the concert, ending directly at the golf course for concert Considered.” celebrate aft er Sewanee’s double-overtime lacrosse win over Berry College in the SAA time. In addition, a bike ride, led by Woody Deutsch from Woody’s Bicycles, Meacham, a 1991 Sewanee gradu- championship tournament on April 27. Go to pages 16–17 for all the sports news. will also start before the concert and will take participants around the Sewanee ate, received the Pulitzer Prize for Photo by Lyn Hutchinson campus to key highlights, including the Cross, Green’s View, the Chapel of the “American Lion,” his 2008 biography Apostles and others before ending at the golf course. Reservations are required of Andrew Jackson. His most recent for these events. book, the New York Times best seller A new feature this year is the inclusion of the Blue Chair Tavern as a concert “Th omas Jeff erson: The Art of Power,” SCC Upcoming Events venue. All Wednesday night concerts will be streamed live at the Blue Chair celebrates Jeff erson’s skills as a practi- Tavern on the big screen TV, where patrons can enjoy a refreshing beverage cal politician. Th e Sewanee Children’s Center (SCC) is having its spring meeting and along with world-class music. A special thanks to this year’s corporate sponsors: He is also the author of “Franklin pot-luck dinner for the membership and interested families at 5:30 p.m., today Joseph’s Remodeling, Myers Point, Locals, the Blue Chair and the Sewanee and Winston” and “American Gos- (Friday), May 3, in Cravens Hall, 435 Kentucky Ave., Sewanee. Member families Business Alliance, along with all of the individual donors and supporters who pel.” Executive editor and executive are encouraged to bring a dish to share. Child care will be provided. make this unique musical experience possible. vice president of Random House, On Saturday, May 4, SCC is hosting a community children’s fair and a concert Meacham is a contributing editor to by “Farmer Jason” at Cravens Hall. Th e fair begins at noon with food and games; Time magazine and a former editor at 1:30 p.m., there will be a concert by award-winning musician “Farmer Jason” of Newsweek. Ringenberg. Tickets are $10 for adults and $8 for children. Farm Development on Breakfi eld Road By Gina Raicovich and David Haskell , Special to the Messenger Th e University Farm is growing, and we need your help. In the coming months, we’ll be bringing beekeep- ing and small livestock operations to Breakfield Road. Our new projects will teach us what kind of operations SAS Players Preview “Th e will best complement the land and the educational mission of our pro- gram. Th ey will also give our summer Ants” Before Fringe Festival interns some great opportunities for Isabelle Patt erson (left ) portrays designer Vera Wang at the Sewanee Elementary St. Andrew’s-Sewanee School’s theatre program off ers its fi nal production hands-on learning. Th ese are exciting School’s recent Wax Museum. Second-graders read a biography about a person who of the year, “Th e Ants,” Friday through Sunday, May 3–5, in McCrory Hall for developments, and we hope that the interested them. Th ey dressed as their subject and made presentations about “their life” the Performing Arts. Th e show tonight, May 3, and Saturday, May 4, are at 7 community will enjoy seeing these to other students, faculty and families. Subjects included George Washington, Sarah p.m.; the Sunday, May 5, performance is at 4 p.m. examples of education in action. Edmonds and Amelia Earhart. See page 11 for Abraham Lincoln and Sarah Edmonds. Th is production of “Th e Ants” will be presented in August when the troupe Over the next couple of years, what travels to the 2013 Fringe Festival in Edinburgh, Scotland. are now abandoned agricultural fi elds “Th ank you to the entire Sewanee community for supporting the work of the P.O. Box 296 and outbuildings will be filled with Sewanee, TN 37375 St. Andrew’s-Sewanee School Th eatre this school year as we fund-raise our way new life, enlivening the view along to Scotland,” said Robie Jackson, SAS performing arts coordinator. Breakfi eld Road. This spring and sum- “If you saw our production of ‘Th e Ants’ last year, you will be seeing quite a mer you can expect to see goats and diff erent version of the show this weekend,” Jackson said. pigs in the paddocks around the barn Th e production is one hour in length, is appropriate for all ages and com- and old dairy, cover crops in the fi elds bines humor, science, imagination, music and the writings of world-renowned next to the old dairy and chickens in entomologists E.O. Wilson and Bert Hölldobler. the University garden. Th ese projects Ticket prices are $20 for adults and $10 for students. Jackson emphasized will entail the need for close att ention that no one will be turned away, to neighborliness and animal welfare “If last year’s prices ($10 for adults and $7 for students) fi t your budget more by the larger Sewanee community. In comfortably, please feel welcome to use these admission prices,” she said. 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