F R OStateLines S T B U R G S T A T E U N I V E R S I T Y wwwfrostburgedu/news/statelineshtm For and about FSU people A publication of the FSU Office of Advancement Volume 35, Number 3, September 13, 2004 Copy deadline: noon Wednesday, 228 Hitchins or emedcalf@frostburg%edu This Week on Campus Music CES: Political Satirists ‘The Capitol Steps’ Live! at the Loft Tired of the incessant Presents Folk Artist Lea election coverage on the FSU’s Live! at the Loft series will news? Take a lighter look present folk artist Lea on Wednesday, at the world of politics Sept. 22, at 7 p.m. in the Lane Univer- as the acclaimed group sity Center Loft. “The Capitol Steps” Lea is an emerging artist on the D.C. comes to FSU on Thurs- music scene. Nominated for several day, Sept. 16, at 7:30 WAMMIES (Best female folk vocalist, p.m. in the FSU Perform- 2000 and best new artist, 1999), she ing Arts Center Pealer has recently gained many fans and Recital Hall. The perfor- increasing recognition as a solo per- mance launches the former. Lea has performed at the 2004-2005 season of the Kennedy Center’s Millennium Stage and Cultural Events Series. in dozens of other regional venues and The only group in festivals. She is regularly featured on America that attempts to Montgomery County cable and is in an be funnier than Congress The Capitol Steps independent film called “Mentality.” asks, “Would you rather Her performance is free and open to see famous public figures or hear us while providing a laugh for millions. the public. For more information, call make fun of them?” Made up of current To purchase tickets or for more x4411. and former Congressional staffers, the information, call the FSU Cultural ‘Steps’ monitor events and personalities Events Box Office at x3137 or toll free Entertainment on Capitol Hill, in the Oval Office and in at 1-866-TIXX-CES, or visit online at other power centers around the world, http://ces.frostburg.edu. Ask about taking a humorous look at serious issues special get-away packages. Comedian Nick Graham Colton Band to Perform Friday Swardson to Perform Graham Colton Band, which has drummer named Jordan Elder and Nick Swardson will bring his comedy opened for Counting Crows, John Mayer, bassist Ryan Tallent. The Graham Colton act to FSU on Friday, Sept. 24, at 9 p.m. Jewel and the Dave Matthews Band, will Band built up a local following that in the Manicur Assembly Hall of the perform at FSU on Friday, Sept. 17, at 9 eventually led to an invitation to open Lane University Center. p.m. in the Lane University Center’s for Counting Crows. That exposure, Swardson started standup at the age Manicur Assembly Hall. The concert, along with other opening gigs, turned of 18. In his first year, he was chosen to sponsored by the University Programming into an album contract, a recording perform at the U.S. Comedy Arts Council, is free and open to the public. session with producer Brendan O’Brien Festival. Over the next couple years, The band’s beginnings can be traced (known for his work with Pearl Jam and Swardson established himself in some of to when singer/guitarist Graham Colton Bruce Springsteen) at Atlanta’s South- the major clubs across the country. He moved to Dallas to attend Southern ern Tracks Studio. The group’s debut then moved to New York and became a Methodist University. There he met a album, “Drive,” was released by Univer- regular at the Comic Strip, Caroline’s local guitarist known as “Turtle.” The sal Records in May. and Luna Lounge. He also compiled two began writing songs together, and For more information, call the Lane numerous appearances on “The Tonight eventually added to the group another University Center information desk at Show,” “Conan O’Brian,” “Jimmy Kimmel guitarist, Drew Nichols, a teenage x4411. Live,” “Real Time with Bill Maher” and “The Late Late Show with Craig Forums in Honor of James Hadra Begin This Week Kilborn.” In 2000, he hit a milestone in his career when he taped his Comedy The first in a series of free weekly 237 and are free and open to the public. Central hour-long special at the age of forums named for James Hadra will be Attendees are encouraged to bring a bag 22 (the youngest to do so). Monday, Sept. 13, with Dr. Keith lunch; coffee and tea will be provided. Swardson then moved to L.A. to focus Schlegel of the English Department Next Monday’s program is Kathy on his acting and writing and in the speaking on “Utopias and Genocide: Powell from Social Work (with Mary Jo summer of 2003, Warner Brothers green Idealism Gone Amok.” Deffinbaugh and Ariel Kahan) on lit a script he wrote with Jamie The 50-minute programs will be “Reauthoring the Narrative: University Kennedy called “Suckaz” which then Mondays at noon in Ort Library room and Community Relationships.” Inside: Music 1 Theatre 2 Points of Pride 4 Entertainment 1-2 Literature 2-3 Volunteers 5 Speakers 2 Take Note 3 Calendar 6 StateLines / 2 became “Malibu’s Most Wanted.” Geography Colloquium reservations and information call Swardson is currently working with x7462, weekdays, 9 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Adam Sandler and his company Happy to Feature NSF Speaker The box office opens one hour prior to Madison Productions on several comedy Dr. Thomas Baerwald, program curtain. Group discounts are available films and a pilot for the WB network. director for the National Science when booked in advance. He also helped write and perform on Foundation, will be the featured Sandler’s fifth comedy CD “Sshhh... speaker for the FSU Department of Shakespeare in the Don’t Tell.” You can also see Swardson Geography’s fall colloquium. Baerwald in a recurring role as “Terry” on “Reno will be speaking on “Trends and Oppor- ’Burg: ‘As You Like It’ 911” on Comedy Central. tunities in Geography: A View from the The Cambridge University American The FSU show is free and open to the National Science Foundation” on Stage Tour brings its lively and colorful public. For more information, call Tuesday, Oct. 5, at 6 p.m. in room 226 production of Shakespeare’s celebratory x4411. of the Compton Science Center. romance, “As You Like It,” to FSU on The colloquium is free and open to Monday, Sept. 27, at 7:30 p.m. in the Speakers the public. For more information, Performing Arts Center’s F. Perry Smith contact Shivaji Prasad in the FSU Studio Theatre. Department of Geography at x4412. This feast of music, clowning and Philosophical Forum: cross-dressing comes to you from Appalachian Lab students of Cambridge University, ‘Prospects for the Earth’ England. Each autumn the best of The Philosophy Department at FSU “Changing the Conservation Para- Cambridge’s theatre talent cross the will present “Prospects for the Earth: digm: What Does Landscape Ecology Atlantic to tour venues in the States – Three Environmental Problems,” the Have to Offer?” will be presented by the show has been 11 months in the first Philosophical Forum of the new John A. Wiens of The Nature Conser- making with a full cast and crew semester, on Tuesday, Sept. 21, from vancy, the next in the UMCES Appala- working to create a thoroughly profes- 7:30 to 9 p.m. in the Atkinson Room, chian Lab fall seminar series. The talk sional production. Lane University Center 201. will be Thursday, Sept. 16, at 3:30 p.m. CAST tours include the opportunity Three participants will make short in AL Room 109. Refreshments will for American students and young people presentations and the audience will be follow in the AL Lobby. to participate in workshops, as a way of invited to interact with the participants introducing them to Shakespeare or in a follow-up discussion moderated by Theatre building on the knowledge they already Dr. Joy Kroeger-Mappes from the have. Department of Philosophy. Tickets are $10 for the general public Dr. Danny Welsch, Department of ‘Damn Yankees’ Marks and $5 for students. For ticket informa- Geography, will discuss “The Problem of tion, call the FSU Box Office at x4145. Global Warming.” Dr. Rich Raesly from UT Season Opener This appearance of CAST at FSU is the Department of Biology will discuss The main stage season will launch supported in part by a grant from the “The Problem of Species Extinction.” Dr. with “Damn Yankees” on Oct. 8, 9, 14, Maryland State Arts Council, an agency Skott Brill from the Department of 15 and 16 at 8 p.m. and Oct. 9 and 16 funded by the State of Maryland and Philosophy will discuss “The Problem of at 2 p.m. in the Performing Arts Center the National Endowment for the Arts. Land Utilization.” Drama Theatre. Based on the novel “The For more information about this Year the Yankees Lost the Pennant” by program, contact Dr. Tom Mappes in the Douglass Wallop, “Damn Yankees” is Literature Department of Philosophy at x4262. about the Washington Senators number one fan, Joe, who strikes a deal with the devil and is transformed into a Lecture on Civic superstar rookie baseball player. The Visiting Writer to Offer Engagement Sept. 24 new Joe has a chance to lead the Poetry Reading Dr. Susan Komives, a member of the Washington Senators to victory over FSU’s new Center for Creative Writing University of Maryland College Park those damn New York Yankees.