VISUAL & PERFORMING ARTS WARE CENTER • WINTER CENTER 2019-2020 SEASON
WARE CENTER | DOWNTOWN LANCASTER WINTER CENTER | MILLERSVILLE CAMPUS 42 North Prince Street, Lancaster, PA 60 West Cottage Avenue, Millersville, PA
Find ticket prices listed at the end of show descriptions n PERFORMING ARTS SERIES...... 1 n UNIVERSITY ARTS...... 23 or in page footer: BEETHOVEN’S 250TH SONATA SERIES...... 8 TELL SCHOOL OF MUSIC...... 23 $25/15/5 (Adult/Students K-12 through college/MU students)
FALL SEASON AT A GLANCE TEAR-OUT CALENDAR WINTER/SPRING SEASON AT A GLANCE AUDIENCE PERSPECTIVES AP TEAR-OUT CALENDAR Specially designated performances that feature free 20-minute FAMILY FUN ENTERTAINMENT...... 9 lectures prior to show. Lecture given by university and UNIVERSITY THEATRE...... 25 n CLUB NIGHT IN THE ATRIUM...... 12 community scholars, and professional artists to provide insights FINE ARTS...... 26 and perspectives on a topic or issue relevant to the performance. n CINEMATIC ARTS: ON SCREEN/IN PERSON...... 15 Please visit ArtsMU.com for updates. Seating is limited. Early n DONATE...... 32 arrival is encouraged. n FIRST FRIDAYS @ THE WARE! ...... 18 n TICKETING / PARKING / n HOLIDAYS WITH THE ARTS...... 21 ACCESSIBILITY...... 33 ASL INTERPRETATION OPEN CAPTIONING n COMMUNITY EVENTS AT THE WARE...... 22 AUDIO DESCRIPTION SENSORY FRIENDLY PROGRAMMING
THE ARTS AT MILLERSVILLE | 2019-2020 LANCASTER COUNTY’S Home for the Cultural Arts What was your first experience with creative expression? Was it when you first heard the soulfulness of a song, were moved by the emotion of dance, felt the intrinsic beauty of a painting, or saw similarities in your life to the characters in a dramatic play? All of us have a shared sense of wonder when it comes to the arts; that indelible memory that touches you and stays with you a lifetime. Those memorable experiences impact and mold our lives - who we are, how we see the world, and how we want the world to see us. At The Arts at MU, our mission is to create and cultivate those arts experiences and to ensure that music, dance, theatre, film and spoken word thrive at Millersville University and in Lancaster County, becoming a seamless thread woven throughout the lives of students and community members alike. Those who come through the doors of the Ware and Winter Centers and share in creative expression – be it listening to the tonal luxuriance of Chanticleer or the inspirational words of Dr. King in “We Shall Overcome,” enjoying the interactive Microworld exhibit in the Eckert Gallery or the antics of rescued dogs in “Mutts Gone Nuts!” - will leave with a deeper understanding of themselves, a better appreciation of cultural diversity, and a stronger sense of community all by experiencing the cultural arts together. Enjoy watching a young boy take on “A Snowy Day” or a film about the love of pizza, clapping to delicious Divas or celebrating Beethoven’s 250th birthday. We welcome making memories with you, your family and friends. I still remember my first experience with the arts - I bet you do too!
Director Robin Zaremski Visual and Performing Arts Centers Millersville University
ARTSMU.COM | 717-871-7600 | 1 PERFORMING ARTS Performing Arts Series Our series features over 30 shows with a spectrum of acclaimed artists – from local to international. Witness a wealth of variety with music ranging from classical piano, a cappella singing and opera, to traditional Irish music and Japanese drumming. See amazingly diverse dance programs, thought-provoking theatrical works and the all-ages appeal of the Family Fun Fest. Find it all in our seats at The Ware and The Winter Visual and Performing Arts Centers.
Popular/Strings AN EVENING WITH JAKE SHIMABUKURO Thursday, September 19, 2019 | 7:30 P.M. Steinman Hall | Ware Center Ukulele master Jake Shimabukuro has virtually reinvented the four-string instrument. Performing from his newest record, “The Greatest Day”, this evening features some of his most adventuresome playing yet. From artistic interpretations of Leonard Cohen’s iconic hymn “Hallelujah” and The Beatles’ “Eleanor Rigby” to originals that pulsate with a vibrant life, this “Jimi Hendrix of the ukulele” is not to be missed. $28/17/5 Sponsors and donors are invited to attend a special VIP pre-show reception. To learn more about supporting the Arts at Millersville, see page 31.
“Master of the Ukulele” — New York Times
2 | THE ARTS AT MILLERSVILLE | 2019-2020 Bluegrass/Folk SUSQUEHANNA FOLK MUSIC SOCIETY GENTICORUM Friday, September 20, 2019 | 7:30 P.M. Owen Salon | Ware Center Firmly rooted in the soil of their native Québec, this energetic power trio combines precise and intricate PERFORMING ARTS fiddle, flute and accordion work, gorgeous vocal harmonies, energetic foot percussion, and guitar accompaniment to create a jubilant musical feast. $25/22 SFMS Members
Theatre SMILE! A CABARET WITH BROADWAY’S ROB MCCLURE Monday, September 30, 2019 | 7:30 P.M. Genticorum Smile! Steinman Hall | Ware Center Currently starring in the TONY-nominated hit musical, Beetlejuice, acclaimed TONY nominee Rob McClure (Chaplin) celebrates his unique influences through story and song. His concert features hits from his multi-faceted Broadway career, including the shows Chaplin, Honeymoon in Vegas, Avenue Q and Something Rotten. Rob’s vibrant cabaret features lots of laughs, memories and Smiles. $25/15/5
Classical/A cappella McILWAINE CONCERT CHANTICLEER Wednesday, October 9, 2019 | 7:30 P.M. Biemesderfer Hall | Winter Center GRAMMY award-winning ensemble, Chanticleer, hailed as the “world’s reigning male chorus,” celebrates over 41 years of performances with their seamless blend of 12 male voices and styles ranging from Renaissance to jazz and popular genres. $25/15/5 This performance is made possible through the Melva S. McIlwaine Concert and Masterclass Endowment fund. Chanticleer ARTSMU.COM | 717-871-7600 | 3 PERFORMING ARTS Opera PENN SQUARE MUSIC FESTIVAL GLORY DENIED Saturday, November 9, 2019 | 3 P.M. Steinman Hall | Ware Center In honor of Veteran’s Day weekend, Glory Denied is an opera retelling the true story of Vietnam veteran Colonel Jim Thompson, America’s longest held prisoner of war, who returns home to a country he no longer recognizes and a family who barely recognizes him. Explore the unimaginable bravery asked of soldiers and even the nature of hope itself. $30 | $15 Military Veterans w/ ID
Big Band/Swing KING STREET BIG BAND BASIE & SINATRA AT THE SANDS Saturday, November 16, 2019 | 7:30 P.M. Steinman Hall | Ware Center Cheer on your home town big band led by Kate Umble Smucker as her talented musicians revel in the swinging sounds of Count Basie with selections from the “Sinatra at The Sands” album. Hear the hits, including “Street of Dreams” and “My Kind of Town,” sung by Lancaster’s favorite crooner Tuck Ryan. $20/12/5
Jazz /Dance/Multi-media HARLEM 100 — 100TH ANNIVERSARY OF THE HARLEM RENAISSANCE AP Wednesday, October 23, 2019 | 7:30 P.M. | Steinman Hall | Ware Center A multi-media, modern variety show created in collaboration with the National Jazz Museum in Harlem and featuring the most exciting New York musicians and dancers, Harlem 100 pays homage to the era made famous in the Apollo Theater, the Cotton Club and other celebrated venues of the Harlem Renaissance that hosted legendary artists such as Fats Waller, Duke Ellington, Langston Hughes and Billie Holiday. $25/15/5 Tuck Ryan
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“ Damien is an extraordinarily talented, intelligent and well-rounded musician as
We Shall Overcome well as a human being of depth and passion.” — Jessye Norman
World Music World Music Theatre/Multi-media IRISH CHRISTMAS IN AMERICA NATALIE MACMASTER & DONNELL LEAHY: “WE SHALL OVERCOME” A CELEBRATION Tuesday, December 10, 2019 | 7:30 P.M. A CELTIC FAMILY CHRISTMAS OF MARTIN LUTHER KING, JR Steinman Hall | Ware Center Thursday, December 12, 2019 | 7:30 P.M. Friday, January 24, 2020 | 7:30 P.M. This family-friendly performance, now in its 8th season Clair Hall | Winter Center Clair Hall | Winter Center with the Arts at Millersville, features evocatively-sung Pre-show lobby event: Paloma School of Irish Dance Pre-show lobby event: MU Gospel Choir Irish and Scottish ballads, lively instrumental tunes and 6:30 P.M. 6:30 P.M. thrilling Irish dancing. Seasonal photographic images Join the award-winning fiddle virtuosos, Natalie Inspired by the words and actions of Dr. Martin Luther provide a backdrop to some of the rich Celtic historical MacMaster and Donnell Leahy, in an intimate and unique King, Jr., accomplished composer, vocalist, pianist, and traditions and a memorable glimpse into the enchanting holiday concert you will never forget. Experience a mix of arranger Damien Sneed combines the African American spirit of Christmas with these fine artists from Ireland, both song and dance with a line-up of familiar Christmas music traditions in gospel, jazz, classical and Broadway Scotland and the U.S. $22/15/5 and classic Celtic tunes as the duo, accompanied by an song that electrified generations of civil rights activists incredible array of talented musicians and their children, and defenders, with spoken word from Dr. King’s most warm your heart with their red hot holiday spirit! $28/17/5 memorable recorded speeches. $25/15/5
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World Music Opera Folk/A cappella YAMATO – THE DRUMMERS OF JAPAN PENN SQUARE MUSIC FESTIVAL SUSQUEHANNA FOLK MUSIC SOCIETY JHONETSU - “PASSION” LIFT EVERY VOICE AND SING JAERV Thursday, February 6, 2020 | 7:30 P.M. A CONCERT OF AFRICAN AMERICAN Sunday, March 1, 2020 | 7:30 P.M. Clair Hall | Winter Center COMPOSERS Owen Salon | Ware Center Pre-show lobby event: MU Percussion Ensemble Sunday, February 23, 2020 | 3 P.M. The award-winning Swedish quintet Jaerv is back! With their thrilling high energy and explosive Steinman Hall | Ware Center Presenting extroverted, vigorous and heartfelt folk interpretation of the centuries-old Taiko tradition, In honor of Black History month, this concert will music with influences from both jazz and pop, the YAMATO, the premier, world-renowned drumming feature songs, poetry and prose by 20th and 21st members have created a varied stage performance troupe, will excite with their virtuosity, strength, spirit Century African American composers and authors often where five-voiced tunes blend with energetic dances and sheer endurance. Their newest program “Passion” under-recognized by the general public, but who earned and free improvisations. $25/22 SFMS Members represents the group’s 25-year legacy that spans the esteemed accolades including the Pulitzer Prize and globe and has stirred the hearts of people worldwide. the Guggenheim Fellowship. Featuring Helena Brown $28/17/5 - soprano, Kristina Lewis - mezzo soprano, Jordan Weatherston Pitts - tenor and Rocky Sellers - bass. $30
“... simply captivating” — The Evening Post (UK)
YAMATO
6 | THE ARTS AT MILLERSVILLE | 2019-2020 Celtic Popular/Brass TÉADA McILWAINE CONCERT Thursday, March 12, 2020 | 7:30 P.M. CANADIAN BRASS Steinman Hall | Ware Center Thursday, April 2, 2020 | 7:30 P.M. “At the cutting edge of the next generation of Irish Biemesderfer Hall | Winter Center musicians…with a fierce familiarity with the old ways” From trademark Baroque and Dixieland tunes to new (Irish Music Magazine), this traditional Celtic band truly compositions and arrangements created especially for PERFORMING ARTS has worldwide reach. Téada is driven by a fascination with them, these important pioneers have brought the sound the timeless, expressive force of music inherited from and excitement of brass music to audiences everywhere. previous generations, making it one of Irish traditional Masters of concert presentations, Canadian Brass has music’s most exciting and innovative ensembles. $20/12/5 a uniquely engaging stage presence, served up with lively dialogue and theatrical effects. Entertaining, spontaneous and most of all, fun! $28/17/5 This performance is made possible through the Melva S. McIlwaine Concert and Masterclass Endowment fund.
Canadian Brass
LANCASTER DANCES! DOWNTOWN DANCES: DREAMSCAPES Saturday, March 14, 2020 | 3 P.M. | Steinman Hall | Ware Center Is the dream state our most creative state? When we dream, the recombination of our memories, emotions, relationships, and sensations inspire new ways of looking at our lives and our art. In “Dreamscapes,” Lancaster’s most skilled dance makers will bring their own dreams to life through the art of movement. $15
NETCO DANCE COMPANY: SHARING SPACE Saturday, March 14, 2020 | 7 P.M. | Steinman Hall | Ware Center NetCo presents an introspective look into the connections that bind us. Day to day interactions between people and things, moments shared and lost, are accrued only to dissolve them back into no more than an intangible perspective. With a nod to Merce Cunningham’s beautiful style of movement, and some throwbacks to a swinging time, NetCo demonstrates and celebrates the beauty of the day to day. $15
Dreamscapes
ARTSMU.COM | 717-871-7600 | 7 PERFORMING ARTS Dance/World Music VALERIE HENRY, VHDANCE & LANCASTER DANCE INITIATIVE ASHWINI RAMASWAMY’S CELEBRATE WORLD BALLET & DANCE LET THE CROWS COME AP Sunday, April 26, 2020 | 3 P.M. Friday, April 17, 2020 | 7:30 P.M. Steinman Hall | Ware Center Steinman Hall | Ware Center Take a joyful trip around the world with your whole Legends throughout the world depict crows as family and enjoy classical ballet, Indian, African, Irish, instructors for the living and guides for the departed. Spanish, Israeli dance and more. Every year, this unique This is the central theme of dancer/choreographer cultural event is a feast of beautiful staging, colorful Ashwini Ramaswamy’s breathtaking new work which costuming, and wonderful choreography highlighting features Bharatanatyam dance and a soundscape of live Lancaster County’s diversity and talent. $25 musicians, who channel the mythography and ancestry of Indian culture. $28/17/5 Popular/Brass Let the Crows Come is a recipient of the LANCASTER BRITISH BRASS BAND New England Foundation for the Arts’ National LBBB SAVES THE QUEEN – Dance Project Touring Award, with lead funding A TASTE OF THE UK from the Doris Duke Charitable Foundation and The Andrew W. Mellon Foundation. Saturday, May 2, 2020 | 7:30 P.M. Steinman Hall | Ware Center In LBBB’s return to the Ware Center, this concert features a wide range of traditional British Brass classics with an emphasis on contemporary selections from the artists that led the British music invasions of the 60s, 70s and 80s. $18/15 Classical BEETHOVEN’S 250TH BIRTHDAY CELEBRATION SONATA SERIES WITH XUN PAN Posterity is forever indebted to Ludwig van Beethoven for the gift of his compositional legacy. As 2020 marks the 250th anniversary of Beethoven’s birth, pianist Xun Pan will tackle the formidable task of performing all of the composer’s 32 piano sonatas, plus the 10 piano and violin sonatas, as well as the 5 piano and cello sonatas and 3 variations. Pan will perform all 50 works over a period of two and a half years starting at the Steinman Hall in the Ware Center and spanning the globe. $25/15/5 (each concert event.)
“HAMMERKLAVIER” & THREE SONATAS - OPUS 10 “PATHETIQUE” Saturday, February 29, 2020 | 7:30 P.M. Saturday, August 31, 2019 | 7:30 P.M. COMPLETE PIANO-CELLO WORKS THREE SONATAS - OPUS 2 FEATURING XUN PAN & EMILIO COLÓN Saturday, November 23, 2019 | 7:30 P.M. Wednesday, May 6 & Thursday, May 7, 2020 | 7:30 P.M. Ashwini Ramaswamy
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Saturday, September 28, 2019 | 1 P.M. PERFORMING ARTS Lobby activities 12 P.M. Steinman Hall | Ware Center Award-winning music producer Maria Del Rey presents a live multi-media performing arts concert for children and families that celebrates the rich and varied cultures of America’s modern Latinx communities. Love in Action! inspires and empowers all children and promotes peace and unity in diverse communities. $10/5
SUNJATA KAMALENYA: THE STORY OF THE TRUE LION KING OF AFRICA Saturday, October 19, 2019 | 1 P.M. Lobby activities 12 P.M. Steinman Hall | Ware Center Experiential Theater Company presents a completely interactive show celebrating the greatest hero of West African legend, Sunjata Keita, the first mansa (king) of the ancient Empire of Mali. This 13th century epic tale takes place in a magical world filled with sorcery and enchantment. Authentic music, costumes, and scenery invite you into this modern Mandé village where the jelimuso (storyteller) guides your journey as you sing, dance, and act alongside professional actors and musicians in a truly unique and immersive experience. $10/5
MUTTS GONE NUTS! A CANINE CABARET Sunday, November 24, 2019 | 3 P.M. Lobby activities 2 P.M. Clair Hall | Winter Center Expect the unexpected as canines and comedy collide in a smash hit performance that’s leaving audiences everywhere howling for more. From shelters to showbiz, these amazing mutts unleash havoc and hilarity in a breathtaking, action-packed, comedy dog spectacular, featuring some of the world’s most talented 4-legged performers. The dogs are sure to steal your heart, and then your socks! $10/5
Mutts Gone Nuts
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PA BALLET II – FAIRY RHYMES Saturday, February 15, 2020 | 1 P.M. | Lobby activities 12 P.M. Steinman Hall | Ware Center Join the 3 Little Kittens as they travel through Nursery Rhymes and Fairy Tales to find their lost mittens. Their journey leads them to beautiful palaces, deep into forests, over hill and dale, and even into other people’s homes. They meet Nursery Rhyme characters like Jack and Jill and the Old Lady in the Shoe, as well as Fairy Tale personalities such as Cinderella, Prince Charming, Snow White, Peter Pan and Tinkerbell. They’ll find their mittens, but even better, they’ll meet wonderful friends along the way. $10/5
The Snowy Day & Other Stories
THE SNOWY DAY AND OTHER STORIES Saturday, March 21, 2020 | 1 P.M. | Lobby activities 12 P.M. Steinman Hall | Ware Center Childsplay, Inc.’s production of The Snowy Day celebrates the magic and boundless possibilities of the first snowfall! Follow Peter and his friends as they romp and play, starting snowball fights and making snow angels in this imaginative musical play about childhood joys and the challenges of growing up. Using innovative shadow puppetry, Jack Keats’ treasured characters come to life in this delightful adaptation of his stories Whistle for Willie, Goggles!, A Letter to Amy, and The Snowy Day. $10/5
YAO YAO Saturday, April 25, 2020 | 1 P.M. | Lobby activities 12 P.M. Steinman Hall | Ware Center Yao is a mischievous little girl who loves playing with her dad. But every morning Daddy has to dress up in his suit, pick up his briefcase and go to work. One day, unhappy with her father’s departure, Yao grabs his overcoat and accidentally pulls a thread that leads to the start of a magical world of adventure and discovery. Using interactive screen art technology and live music, South Korea’s Brush Theatre invites you to join Yao on her Fairy Rhymes ingenious journey to find out what’s waiting for her at the end of that thread! $10/5
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AIR PLAY Sunday, May 3, 2020 | 3 P.M. | Lobby activities 2 P.M. “You feel you’re witnessing Clair Hall | Winter Center Ride the wind and dream with AIR PLAY, a circus-style adventure of two siblings journeying through a surreal land of air where ordinary objects transform into uncommon divine natural occurrences...” beauty. In this gorgeous homage to the power of air, umbrellas take flight, giant kites zoom — Hartford Courant overhead, balloons have minds of their own and an enormous canopy of hovering silk forever alters their future. With visual images seemingly sewn from the sky, this poetic ode to childhood will enchant and electrify both the young and young at heart. $10/5
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Club 42 invites you to take your seat in the Atrium for an intimate experience with both emerging and established jazz and cabaret artists. We honor the tried and true paths of the legendary, as well as groundbreaking and culturally diverse artistic expression. Enjoy table seating, options to purchase small plates (Merrymaker Catering) and cash bar. Doors open at 7 P.M. for the 7:30 P.M. shows. $25
Jazz Vocals AMY BANKS: HOW GLAD I AM – REMEMBERING NANCY WILSON Saturday, October 5, 2019 Open the Club 42 season with local singer Amy Banks and an all-star band as we commemorate the iconic jazz, blues, R & B, pop, and soul vocalist, Nancy Wilson. With 3 GRAMMY awards and over 55 albums to her credit, we’ll explore the roots of Nancy’s artistry from her 1964 hit single, “How Glad I Am,” to the timeless jazz standards she popularized throughout her extensive career, including “Guess Who I Saw Today”.
Amy Banks
ChamberSoul™ SHANA TUCKER QUARTET Friday, November 8, 2019 Cello-vocalist-composer artist Shana Tucker delivers a unique voice through her self-described genre of ChamberSoul™, weaving strong hints of jazz, classical, soulful folk, acoustic pop and a touch of R&B into a distinctive rhythmic tapestry. “Tucker distinguishes herself with calmly resolute, eclectic vocals and similarly eclectic songwriting that span the worlds of jazz, soul music and pensively lyrical chamber pop...” – NEW YORK MUSIC DAILY
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Latin Jazz PABLO BATISTA’S LATIN RHYTHMS HOLIDAY Saturday, December 14, 2019 Ignite your senses this holiday season with the Alphonso Horne & the Afro-Caribbean rhythms of international master Gotham Kings percussionist Pablo Batista. Based in Philadelphia, Batista has performed, recorded and toured the world ALPHONSO HORNE for 3 decades with some of the biggest stars in R & B, AND THE GOTHAM KINGS jazz, Latin, pop and gospel music. His ensemble will MARDI GRAS PARTY thrill you with a tropical take on traditional songs and Saturday, February 22, 2020 holiday favorites infused with the sounds of bomba, Gotham Kings is a high energy immersive jazz plena and rumba. experience! Two-time GRAMMY nominated trumpeter Alphonso Horne has put together a band Straight Ahead Jazz that weaves the sound of New Orleans into a rich ENDEA OWENS QUINTET musical fabric that demonstrates the history of the trumpet and the story of jazz, complete with festive Saturday, February 1, 2020 vocals and percussive dance. Inspired by the music Named Jazz at Lincoln Center’s Emerging Artist of 2019, of King Oliver Creole Jazz Band, Gotham Kings’ Endea Owens’ love for her craft shines from the stage Mardi Gras Party encompasses rags, stomps, shouts through her playing and sparkling persona. During her and funk. Celebrate! brief career she has toured with the likes of singers Jennifer Holliday, Jazzmeia Horn, as well as trombonist Steve Turre. Hear works from her recently released album, “Feel Good Music,” with original compositions and a range of interpretations of blues and jazz hits. Pablo Batista
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Popular - Cabaret PORTRAIT OF A LADY: THE DIVA LEGACIES LENA, ARETHA, KAREN AND WHITNEY Saturday, March 7, 2020 In honor of Women’s History Month, singer-producer Reji Woods co-stars in an installment of his rave-reviewed “Portrait” series. Celebrating the illustrious careers of music icons Lena Horne, Aretha Franklin, Karen Carpenter and Whitney Houston, you’ll be transported back in time with hits like “Stormy Weather,” “Natural Woman,” “Close to You,” and “I Will Always Love You”. Cast includes Jaclyn Harnish, Nicole Horton, Jeannette Wehye and Erin McCollough, and accompanied by the Michael Truitt Quartet.
Jazz Strings ARTIST IN RESIDENCE: MASTER OF STRINGS AND JAZZ GUITAR, STANLEY JORDAN Lecture – Demo | Thursday, April 9 | 7 P.M. Free for all students, all institutions | $10 Admission Masterclass session at MU | Friday, April 10 Club 42 concert | Saturday, April 11, 2020 We’re taking Jazz Appreciation Month to a whole new level. For one night, experience an intimate evening with guitar virtuoso Stanley Jordan. In a career that took flight in 1985 with commercial and critical acclaim, Jordan has consistently displayed a chameleonic musical persona of openness, imagination, versatility and maverick daring. Be it bold reinventions of classical masterpieces or soulful explorations through pop-rock hits, to blazing straight ahead jazz forays and ultramodern improvisational works—solo or with a group—Jordan can always be counted on to take listeners on breathless journeys into the unexpected.
Stanley Jordan
14 | THE ARTS AT MILLERSVILLE | 2019-2020 Cinematic Arts: On Screen/In Person 4 years and counting, the Arts at Millersville has been chosen as a one of a select group of host sites for On Screen/In Person. The series of six films presents compelling, culturally relevant documentaries and the groundbreaking filmmakers who created them. The evening begins in Steinman Hall with a
thought-provoking pre-film activity or community panel at 6:15 P.M., screening at 7, and post-show Q & A with each film’s director. With state-of-the-art CINEMATIC ARTS sound, Steinman Hall is the place to expand your love of film. $7|5 On Screen/In Person is made possible by Mid Atlantic Arts Foundation through the generous support of the National Endowment for the Arts’ Regional Touring Program.
THE INTERPRETERS Directed by Andrés Caballero & Sofian Khan Thursday, September 26, 2019 Local interpreters were key to recent US war efforts, but now many face danger in their countries because of their affiliation. This is the moving story of how they are rebuilding their lives, told through an Iraqi who was able to make it to the US with the help of an American soldier he befriended, an Afghan who is still working as an interpreter in Kabul despite threats to his life, and another who fled with his family as refugees to Turkey. Run Time: 75 minutes.
BADGER CREEK and THE THICK DARK FOG Directed by Jonathan Skurnik Monday, October 21, 2019 Badger Creek is a portrait of Native-American resilience as seen through a year in the life of three generations of a Blackfeet family living on the reservation in Montana. The Mombergs are a loving, sober family who run a successful ranch, live a traditional worldview, and are relearning their native language. The Thick Dark Fog is the story of Walter Littlemoon who attended a federal Indian boarding school in South Dakota sixty years ago. The mission of many of these schools in 1950, was still to “kill the Indian and save the man.” The children were not allowed to speak their language or express their cultural identity in any way. What effects did these unresolved traumas of these early abuses cause? At age 58, Walter decided to write and publish his memoirs. The Thick Dark Fog tells the story of how Walter confronted his past in order to heal both himself and his community. Total Run Time: 84 minutes. Badger Creek
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DETROIT 48202: CONVERSATIONS ALONG A POSTAL ROUTE Directed by Pam Sporn Tuesday, November 12, 2019 DETROIT 48202 examines the rise, demise, and contested resurgence of Detroit through the lens of an utterly charming African-American mail carrier, Wendell Watkins, and the community of committed residents he faithfully served for thirty years. We take a journey with Wendell along his route, winding through the center of what was, once upon a time, a vital and thriving city. We listen in on his conversations with his customers who share their stories and with legendary community leaders who provide a thread of analysis and historical context as Detroit 48202 they ponder the future of the city. Run Time: 80 minutes.
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The Blood is at the Doorstep
Risking Light THE BLOOD IS AT THE DOORSTEP RISKING LIGHT Directed by Erik Ljung Produced by Miranda Wilson Wednesday, February 26, 2020 Wednesday, March 25, 2020 PIZZA, A LOVE STORY After Dontre Hamilton, a black, unarmed man Through the unforgettable stories of American Mary Directed by Gorman Bechard diagnosed with schizophrenia, was shot 14 times Johnson, who grieves a murdered son; Debra Hocking, Tuesday April 7, 2020 and killed by police in Milwaukee, his family embarks a victim of the government-sanctioned removal of PIZZA, A LOVE STORY takes us on a deliciously fun on a quest for answers, justice, and reform as the Aboriginal children from their families in Australia; and journey that begins in 1925 in the town of New Haven, investigation unfolds. Filmed over the course of three Kilong Ung, who survived the terror of the Khmer Rouge, Connecticut, at 3 little pizzerias whose pies would change years in the direct aftermath of Dontre’s death, this RISKING LIGHT challenges us to examine our own beliefs the world. Hear the endearing stories of the families, powerful and intimate vérité documentary follows about forgiveness and ask “What would the world look the employees, and especially the fans (both unknown his family as they channel their grief into community like if we could learn to forgive one another?” A thought- and quite famous) who’ll travel far and wide for a slice. organizing in an attempt to reset the narrative. Run provoking documentary that explores resilience and the A delightfully fun film about pizza, history, craft, culinary Time: 90 minutes. painful process of moving from grief to compassion and art and especially love, that will leave you laughing and forgiveness. Run Time: 86 minutes. hungry at the same time. Run Time: 75 minutes.
ARTSMU.COM | 717-871-7600 | 17 WE THE PEOPLE First Fridays @ The Ware!
Join us most months of the year for a wide variety of community-centered performing arts events and the opening of our monthly art exhibits in the Regitz Gallery. In its third year, We The People is a series in which artists representing the great mosaic of our community (and beyond) offer their work in performance genres as diverse as our nation. A reception for each accompanying art exhibit takes place from 6 - 8 P.M. in the lobby. We The People performances are held in Steinman Hall and begin at 7 P.M. (unless otherwise noted.) Events are FREE and open to the public.
First Friday, September 6, 2019 WE the People WE THE PEOPLE: SEASON LAUNCH PARTY 6 – 8 P.M. KEVIN LITTRELL: HI ON LIFE September 6 – 27, 2019 “I moved to Hawaii not to escape life, but for life not to escape me. Over the past six months I lived the adventure I’ve always dreamt of. Every day from sunrise to sunset I scaled mountains, explored caves, jumped out of planes, ventured into the untamed jungle, slept under the stars, and dove into the depths of the ocean with apex predators to witness nature’s raw and powerful beauty, and captured all of it.”
First Friday, October 4, 2019 ART WALK WEEKEND WE THE PEOPLE: CELEBRATING RITA AN ETERNAL ESSENCE: A REQUIEM FOR RITA October 4 – 25, 2019 A multi-media collaborative exhibition of works from Millersville University Students, Alumni, Faculty, Emeriti, Staff and Community Members to honor and celebrate the life of our friend, teacher, colleague, leader, family and Earth Kevin Littrell Mother, Dr. Rita Smith Wade-El. Ceasar Westbrook
18 | THE ARTS AT MILLERSVILLE | 2019-2020 First Friday, November 1, 2019 WE THE PEOPLE WE THE PEOPLE: DREAM WARRIORS SAMSOCHE SAMPSON November 1 – 29, 2019 Native-American Samsoche Sampson is a digital artist whose art strives to promote cultural pride, unity, and hope by setting a positive example through art and education. Through his artwork, Samsoche hopes to give back to his tribe and the Indigenous community by breaking stereotypes and thus creating opportunities for future generations.
Samsoche Sampson
First Friday, December 6, 2019 WE THE PEOPLE: CHYNAAH IN AFRO-SPANIC SYNCHRONICITY: THE TALE OF TWO RHYTHMS BENEATH THE DIASPORA RON ETTELMAN: PORTRAIT GALLERY December 6, 2019 – January 31, 2020 “My studio is my universe of creation. Through the catalyst of artistic alchemy, multitudes of diverse objects merge to become one new and unique work of assemblage. The characters of my Portrait Gallery exhibit have evolved from chance relationships of my surroundings. These projects are finessed over time, leading me Ron Ettelman towards their completion. One of my mottos is ‘Ordo ab Chao’, Order Out of Chaos.”
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Expanded Visions 2019 Winner: Kham, Solitude
First Friday, March 6, 2020 First Friday, May 1, 2020 WE THE PEOPLE: ART WALK WEEKEND THE OTHERMOTHER EVENT WE THE PEOPLE: ACTS OF WELCOME – THE ART AND STORIES OF FEMINA: OTHERMOTHERS LANCASTER REFUGEES March 6 – March 27, 2020 Femina is a network of diverse women who build UNDERCOVER ARTISTS UNCOVERED connections, share resources and wisdom, and May 1 – May 29, 2020 support one another as we create a community that Looking in our community beyond gallery walls, sees us, values us, and respects us. we discover artists of great talent and dedication, OtherMothers, a community arts branch of Femina, will and celebrate their creativity in Undercover Artists host a juried art exhibit that explores the many ways Uncovered. Curated by Kristin Hill and featuring Ceasar Westbrook that women create and raise up families, communities, works by Mairin-Taj Caya, J. Stephen Davis, Michael businesses and works of art. Abel and others. First Friday, February 7, 2020 WE THE PEOPLE: LANCASTER First Friday, April 3, 2020 First Friday, June 5, 2020 GOSPEL ROOTS WE THE PEOPLE: KEITH WILLIAMS WE THE PEOPLE: DRIVEN FAMILY PRESENTS “HIDDEN TREASURES: RISE FESTIVAL CEASAR WESTBROOK: JAM SESSION LIFE IN OUR RIVERS & STREAMS” February 7 – 28, 2020 LANCASTER SUMMER ARTS FESTIVAL: A Pennsylvania-based artist mainly using oil and acrylic MU ART DEPARTMENT FACULTY EXHIBIT EXPANDED VISIONS mediums, Ceasar focuses on semi-realistic and abstract April 3 – 24, 2020 June 5 – July 31, 2020 paintings that tie into daily social and political issues. This exhibition showcases recent work by the faculty in the “Expanded Visions” is a juried exhibition that His use of vibrant color is the focal point in many of his Art & Design Department at Millersville University. The embraces all forms of photography from the pieces. Ceasar currently does commissioned work for department’s studio offerings include ceramics, metals traditional darkroom to the digital image. The collectors throughout the country, some of which are and jewelry, sculpture, painting, graphic and interactive exhibition will present over 45 diverse works by well known celebrities and musicians. design, photography, printmaking and drawing. the region’s most talented photographers.
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IRISH CHRISTMAS IN AMERICA Tuesday, December 10, 2019 | 7:30 P.M. Page 5 NATALIE MACMASTER & DONNELL LEAHY: A CELTIC FAMILY CHRISTMAS Thursday, December 12, 2019 | 7:30 P.M. Page 5 PABLO BATISTA’S LATIN RHYTHMS HOLIDAY Saturday, December 14, 2019 | 7:30 P.M. Page 13 GLORIOUS SOUNDS OF THE SEASON Saturday, December 7, 2019 | 4 P.M. & 7:30 P.M. Sunday, December 8, 2019 | 2:30 P.M. Page 24 JOY TO THE WORLD Wednesday, December 18 – Sunday, December 22, 2019 Page 22 A Celtic Family Christmas ARTSMU.COM | 717-871-7600 | 21 v
Community organizations are truly the driving force behind the collaborative and creative culture fostered at the Ware Center with the Arts at Millersville. Events below are hosted right at the Ware (unless otherwise noted) and give us the opportunity to support, celebrate and encourage our local artists, creators, entrepreneurs and influencers. Community HOSTED AT THE WARE Events
South Central PaArtners EXTRAORDINARY GIVE “GIVING PARTY” Imani Edu-Tainers African Dance Co. “FEAR NO LIT” LECTURE Friday, November 22, 2019 25TH ANNUAL CONCERT Thursday, September 5, 2019 Saturday, June 20, 2020 | imaniafricandance.org Servant Stage Company Assets’s JOY TO THE WORLD GREAT SOCIAL ENTERPRISE PITCH Wednesday, December 18 – Sunday, December 22 PROVOCATIVE Friday, September 13, 2019 | lancasterpitch.com servantstagecompany.com PASSIONS January 18, 2020 CENTRAL PA OPEN SOURCE CONFERENCE Fine Living Lancaster Magazine 3 & 8 P.M. Saturday, September 21, 2019 | cposc.org INNOVATOR AWARDS Thursday, January 30, 2020 | fllmag.com SYMPHONIC INSIGHT LANCASTER MARKETING CONFERENCE CELEBRATION Wednesday, September 25, 2019 | insightlanc.com Indian Organization of Lancaster County May 16, 2020 | 3 & 8 P.M. 7TH ANNUAL UTSAV “FESTIVAL” Clair Hall | Winter Center South Central PaArtners Saturday, May 30, 2020 | iolcpa.org VETERANS SPOKEN WORD EVENT lancastersymphony.org Sunday, November 10, 2019
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Music in the Round Masterworks Edition: Music in the Round: BRASS NIGHT Music in the Round Masterworks Edition: GHOSTS CELEBRATING WOMEN COMPOSERS Friday, November 15, 2019 Saturday, March 28, 2020 Saturday, September 28, 2019 Reception 7 P.M. | Concert 7:30 P.M. Reception 7 P.M. | Concert 7:30 P.M. Reception 7 P.M. | Concert 7:30 P.M. CORE CONCERT: GHOSTS Music in the Round: BACK TO BACH Sunday, March 29 , 2020 | 3 P.M. CORE CONCERT: CELEBRATING WOMEN COMPOSERS Friday, January 10, 2020 Sunday, September 29 , 2019 | 3 P.M. Reception 7 P.M. | Concert 7:30 P.M. Allegretto SPRING CONCERT Sunday, April 5, 2020 | 3 P.M. Allegretto FALL CONCERT Allegretto WINTER CONCERT Overture SPRING CONCERT Sunday, April 5, 2020 | 7:30 P.M. Sunday, October 13, 2019 | 3 P.M. Sunday, February 9, 2020 | 3 P.M. Prelude & Intermezzo SPRING CONCERT Overture FALL CONCERT Overture WINTER CONCERT Sunday, May 17, 2020 | 3:30 P.M. Sunday, October 13, 2019 | 7:30 P.M. Sunday, February 9, 2020 | 7:30 P.M.
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The Tell School of Music and University Theatre showcase the breadth and depth of the performing arts opportunities for the Millersville University population. From faculty concerts and directed plays to student recitals and musical productions, round out your arts experience by supporting the arts on campus. World-class guest artist appearances are University Arts added throughout the year, as well as updated details on the student group concerts, so check ArtsMU.com for updates. All student concerts take place in Biemesderfer Concert Hall, Winter Center and tickets are $10 General/Students free unless otherwise noted. UNIVERSITY ARTS UNIVERSITY
STUDENT CONCERTS WIND BANDS: IMAGES OF AUTUMN JAZZ AT THE ‘VILLE - SPECIAL EDITION Sunday, October 6, 2019 | 2:30 P.M. FEATURING SPECIAL GUESTS THE GOTHAM KINGS JAZZ AT THE ‘VILLE Friday, February 21, 2020 | 7:30 P.M. Sponsored by the Peter H. Freedman NOVEMBER NOSTALGIA Jazz Concert Endowment Friday, November 1, 2019 | 7:30 P.M. ORCHESTRA: WINNERS’ CIRCLE CHOIRS: I HEAR AMERICA SINGING! Friday, February 28, 2020 | 7:30 P.M. Saturday, November 2, 2019 | 7:30 P.M. CHOIRS: SONIC SPICE AND ORCHESTRAL MASTERWORKS Friday, November 8, 2019 | 7:30 P.M. INTERNATIONAL INTRIGUE Saturday, February 29, 2020 | 7:30 P.M. WORLD PERCUSSION CONCERT FALL PERCUSSION EXTRAVAGANZA Thurday, April 23, 2020 | 7:30 P.M. Sunday, November 10, 2019 | 2:30 P.M. WIND BANDS: PRELUDE TO SPRING Sunday, March 8, 2020 | 2:30 P.M. ORCHESTRAL MASTERWORKS COMMERCIAL BAND FEATURING GUEST ARTIST Monday, November 11, 2019 | 7:30 P.M. | Clair Hall COMMERCIAL BAND Friday, April 24, 2020 | 7:30 P.M. | Ware Center Monday, April 13, 2020 | 7:30 P.M. | Clair Hall FALL LAB FEST CLASSICS FOR WIND BANDS Tuesday, November 12, 2019 | 7:30 P.M. | Clair Hall SPRING LAB FEST Sunday, April 26, 2020 | 2:30 P.M. Tuesday, April 14, 2020 | 7:30 P.M. | Clair Hall WIND BANDS: TIME AND THE WINDS SPRING PERCUSSION CONCERT Sunday, November 17, 2019 | 2:30 P.M. JAZZ AND JAVA WITH ALUMNI BAND Sunday, April 26, 2020 | 7:30 P.M. Saturday, April 18, 2020 | 7:30 P.M. WORLD PERCUSSION CONCERT Student Memorial Center, Reighard Multi-Purpose Room CHOIRS: SONGS OF CHILDREN Thursday, November 21, 2019 | 7:30 P.M. $18/5 MU Students Saturday, May 2, 2020 | 7:30 P.M.
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GLORIOUS SOUNDS OF THE SEASON TSOM ANNUAL SCHOLARSHIP FUNDRAISING CELEBRATION FACULTY SHOWCASE: Saturday, December 7, 2019 | 4 P.M. & 7:30 P.M. DAVID CULLEN PLAYS THE MUSIC OF PAT METHENY Sunday, December 8, 2019 | 2:30 P.M. Tuesday, September 10, 2019 | 7:30 P.M. Clair Hall | Winter Center $15/Students free $22 Advance / $25 Door / $5 Students w/ID, Saturday Only 15TH ANNUAL SINGLE REED SYMPOSIUM EVENING GUEST CONCERT Saturday, April 4, 2020 | 7:30 P.M.
Glorious Sounds of the Season
24 | THE ARTS AT MILLERSVILLE | 2019-2020 BIEMESDERFER CONCERT HALL | WINTER CENTER | $10 GEN | STUDENTS FREE (UNLESS OTHERWISE NOTED) Produced & Supported by: Millersville University of Pennsylvania | College of Arts, Humanities and Social Sciences Department of Communication and Theatre | Theatre Program | Citamard University Theatre Student Government Association | Office of the Visual & Performing Arts | Individual Donors/Endowments UNIVERSITY ARTS UNIVERSITY A MIDSUMMER NIGHT’S DREAM by William Shakespeare Adaptation by Philip Rooney Directed by Adam Boyer November 1-2, & 6, 7, 8, 9 | 8 P.M. November 3 & 10 | 2 P.M. Rafters Theatre | Dutcher Hall Gods mix with mortals, a feuding king and queen unleash magical practical jokes on one another, spells yield improbable love affairs and a band of comical wanderers enter into an enchanted woods and are transformed in the most unlikely ways in an adaptation of Shakespeare’s most popular and enduring comedy.
SHE KILLS MONSTERS by Qui Nguyen Directed by TBD April 3-4 & 8, 9, 10, 11 | 8 P.M. April 5 & 12 | 2 P.M. Rafters Theatre | Dutcher Hall The story follows Agnes, a young, “average” woman who has just lost her teenage sister and only sibling, Tilly. When Agnes discovers Tilly’s Dungeons and Dragons notebook, Agnes ventures into a high-octane world and goes on an unexpected adventure of dragons, a gelatinous cube and succubus. Not only does Agnes undergo a transition of newfound confidence, but she also earns a closeness with her sister she didn’t have before.
$10 GEN | $7 STUDENT W/ID (DOOR) & SENIOR | $5 MU STUDENT W/ID SUPER SAVER (ADVANCE) ARTSMU.COM | 717-871-7600 | 25 UNIVERSITY ARTS ARTIST LECTURE A HOME FOR THE RAIN Lecture by Stacy Levy, internationally renowned Fine Arts Environmental Artist Each season the Department of Art and Design hosts enlightening Cultural Event lectures that are open and free to the Thursday, October 3, 2019 | 7 P.M. public. The Susan C. & Gerald C. Eckert Gallery at the Winter Center and the Sykes Gallery in Breidenstine Hall host an Steinman Hall | Ware Center array of established national and regional artists, local faculty, and student exhibitions. Stacy Levy collaborates with nature, within the built environment, to make its ecological story visible. Her studio is based in rural Pennsylvania, but she works on projects around the world. Levy is currently working with the City of Lancaster and will be sharing insights into her process for integrating art into sustainable rainwater management practices. Free. Tickets required. This project is a collaborative effort between City of Lancaster Stormwater Management, Lancaster Public Art, MU Department of Art & Design and MU Office of Sustainability, funded in part with a grant from Millersville University’s Positive Energy Award Program.
2019 CONRAD NELSON ARTIST LECTURE SHARIF BEY Wednesday, October 23, 2019 | 7 P.M. Clair Hall | Winter Center Dr. Sharif Bey is an Associate Professor of Art at Syracuse University whose functional and sculptural ceramic work explores themes of personal and cultural identity through notions of ritual, function, power and ornamentation. A teaching artist with extensive experience in ceramics, sculpture, art community programming and art teacher training, Bey’s work is featured in public collections including numerous United States Embassies, the Carnegie Museum of Art, the Renwick Gallery-Smithsonian American Art Museum, and the Petrucci Family Foundation Collection of African-American Art. Free. Tickets required. The Conrad Nelson Artist’s Lecture is organized by the Stacy Levy, Rain Ravine at the Frick Environmental Center, Pittsburgh PA, 2016, A Certified Living Building Challenge project Department of Art & Design at Millersville University. The annual fellowship is endowed by Millersville Stacy Levy 26 | THE ARTS AT MILLERSVILLE | 2019-2020 alumna Conrad Nelson and Luceille B. Hagarman. UNIVERSITY ARTS UNIVERSITY
Star Child # 4, Earthenware, Steel and Mixed-Media
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MICROWORLD GENETIC MOO Presented by Lumen Art Projects January 23 – March 6, 2020 | Reception: Thursday, February 6 | 5:30 – 7 P.M. Microworlds are digital ecosystems, immersive interactive art spaces. Sensors create a fully responsive environment populated by artificial creatures with their own life cycles, energy needs and survival techniques; responding to changes in color, movement or sound. Visitors may design new creatures to add into the space using webcams and touch screen technologies. Each Microworld is a celebration of a new type of living art. Perfect for kids and families! Genetic Moo, Multiple, photo courtesy of Lumen Art Projects Marc Chagall, Creation, published by Verve in 1960
RIFFS… ON COLOR AND SPACE DIASPORIC MUSING ETCHINGS AND LITHOGRAPHS BARBARA GROSSMAN SHARIF BEY, MICHAEL CLEMMONS, MARY HAKIM MARC CHAGALL August 29 – October 17, 2019 MARTIN, AND PAUL ANDREW WANDLESS March 12 – May 1, 2020 Reception: Thursday, September 19 Curated by Sharif Bey, Conrad Nelson Fellow Reception: Thursday, March 12 | 5:30 – 7 P.M. 5:30 – 7 P.M. October 23 – December 6, 2019 | Reception: Wednesday, Marc Chagall (1887-1985) created art filled with Barbara Grossman’s large-scale oil paintings October 23 | 5 – 6:30 P.M., prior to Conrad Nelson Lecture religious symbolism and airy, yet complex imagery. Visual are an exploration of theme and variation; Ceramic artwork by African American artists who synthesize, storytelling is central to the work in this exhibition, interactions between women singing and appropriate, incorporate and reject western and non-western which includes 10 etchings and 42 brilliantly colored reading together in rooms of luminous color cultural influences. Through explorations of symbolism, ritual, lithographs from his 1956 and 1960 Bible suites. and dynamic pattern. function and myth these artists contribute to complex discussions Chagall’s dreamlike vision combines his Jewish heritage regarding tradition, social responsibility, race, identity politics, and modernist painting aesthetic, providing viewers with and fetish by negotiating their respective identities through clay. a poetic interpretation of the meaning of life.
28 | THE ARTS AT MILLERSVILLE | 2019-2020 GALLERY HOURS AND SPECIAL EVENTS: MILLERSVILLE.EDU/ECKERTGALLERY FREE AND OPEN TO THE PUBLIC WHILE UNIVERSITY IS IN SESSION. Breidenstine Hall Millersville 717-871-7249 UNIVERSITY ARTS UNIVERSITY ORACLE ANDY MAUERY COWBOYS AND CARPENTERS June 24 – September 12, 2019 SUTTON DEMLONG AND ALEX SCHECHTER Closing Reception-Gallery Talk: October 21 – January 29, 2020 Thursday, September 12, 2019 | 12 – 1 P.M. Opening Reception-Gallery Talk: Andy Mauery is an artist who finds interest in works that Monday, October 21, 2019 | 5 – 7 P.M. are unheroic: quieter, contemplative, more likely to offer Mixed media works and installation with focus on species questions than provide answers. Her material choices disintegration and extinction. often reference the body; and her drawings, objects, and installations tend to be organized into groupings, each grouping an exploration/investigation of recurring subjects or problems (Extinction, Mortality, Boundaries...)
NEW FACULTY EXHIBITION DOROTHY FREY September 16 – October 16, 2019 Reception-Artist’s Talk: Monday, September 23, 2019 | 5 – 7 P.M. Paintings. Sutton Demlong
Andy Mauery, Crowning Glory Alex Schechter:36.8286° N, 116.4364° W (Kapporet) Dorothy Frey, Bottleneck 2017
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NEW WORK HANNA VOGEL January 13 – February 27, 2020 Closing Reception-Gallery Talk: Thursday, February 27, 2020 | 12 – 1 P.M. Mixed media works and installation. Vogel’s evocative structures are executed in wire and paper allowing tension between forms that imply growth and materials that oxidize the steel to evoking decay or ideas of entropy.
EAR SHOW 2020 12TH ANNUAL JURIED STUDENT MU ART AND DESIGN EXHIBIT EMERGING ARTISTS IN RESIDENCE MU ART AND DESIGN STUDENTS March 2 – March 31, 2020 April 6 – April 29, 2020 Opening Reception-Gallery Talk: Opening Reception/Awards Ceremony: Monday, March 2, 2020 | 5 – 8 P.M. Monday, April 6, 2020 | 5:30 – 7 P.M. Annual exhibit of work produced while in residence Annual Juried Exhibition of student work from the at MU Art and Design, this year featuring photo, last year. Donated monetary awards rewarded to painting and sculpture. students in honor of their accomplishments. Student Juried Exhibition opening, 2019
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