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are subject to change without notice.
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The Sharadin Art Gallery is closed for renovations during the 2007-2008 academic year.
Click on the following links for events in a particular category:
THEATRE, DANCE &
VISUAL ART
Sign Stage on Tour: “James and the Giant Peach”
February 3, 2 P.M.
Schaeffer Auditorium
Tickets: Adults $10, Children $8. Tickets at MSU or call 610-683-4092 for credit card sales, or visit www.kupas.org
Info: 610-683-4511, www.kupas.org
Sponsored by KU Performing Artists Series
James Trotter’s life was great until a rhinoceros came and changed everything! Suddenly he was an orphan sent to live with his mean Aunt Spiker and cruel Aunt Sponge. One day while working in the garden, a mysterious man gave James a gift that changed his life again. Join James on his exciting adventure inside the biggest peach the world has ever seen! James and the Giant Peach is a tale of friendship, love, sadness, and triumph. Sign Stage on Tour is a specialist in sign language theatre where deaf and hearing actors perform together on stage. It’s a magical blend of languages: spoken English and American Sign Language. Length of show: 60 minutes. Ages: 5-12
“Vagina Monologues”
February 7-8, 7 P.M.
Schaeffer Auditorium
Admission: $10, $5 Students. Tickets available at MSU.
Info: 610-683-4655
Sponsored by Women’s Center and Feminist Majority Leadership Alliance
“The Vagina Monologues” is an outrageous, humorous, and thought-provoking play that both entertains and educates audiences. The eighth annual KU student production of Eve Ensler’s Obie award-winning play is held in conjunction with V-Day programs on college campuses around the world. The purpose of the V-Day initiative is to create awareness about violence toward women, and to raise money for local and international agencies devoted to the welfare of women—until the violence stops.
Step Afrika
February 19, 7 P.M.
Schaeffer Auditorium
Admission: Free; tickets required and available at MSU.
Info: 610-683-4097
Sponsored by Association of Campus Events
Step Afrika celebrates and performs stepping, an art form born from African American fraternities and based in African traditions. As the first professional company dedicated to stepping, Step Afrika’s intricate kicks, stomps and rhythms, mixed with spoken word, pound the floor and fill the air. Whether you are a college student, a dance lover, or a world culture enthusiast, find out more about Step Afrika!
“Anatomy of Gray” by Jim Leonard, Jr.
February 22-24, 28-29 and March 1, 8 P.M.
March 2, 2 P.M.
Rickenbach Learning Center Theatre (#135)
Tickets available at MSU or at the door: $15, KU Students w/ID $10. Call 610-683-4092 for credit card sales.
Info: 610-683-4018, www.tickets.com
Sponsored by Department of Speech Communication and Theatre
When a young girl in the late 1800s prays for a healer to come to her small Indiana town, one literally drops from the sky, but his seemingly miraculous cures soon give way to a mysterious plague. The award-winning author of The Diviners describes this tale of love, loss, and hope as “a children’s story for adults.” Directed by theatre professor Roxane Rix and performed by KU student actors.
Frank Cordelle and the Century Project
March 26, 7 P.M.
McFarland Student Union Multipurpose Room
Info: 610-683-4655
Sponsored by DiversityFest Speakers Series, Office of the President, Office of the Provost, Dean of the College of Visual & Performing Arts, Chair of Fine Arts
“The Century Project,” by photographer Frank Cordelle, is a chronological series of nude photographic portraits of more than 100 women and girls of all ages (from birth to nearly 100), shapes, sizes, and life experiences. Most of the images are accompanied by moving statements written by the women themselves.
Paul Taylor Dance Company
April 10, 7:30 P.M.
Schaeffer Auditorium
Tickets: $30, Students $27, KU Students w/ID $15.
Tickets at MSU or call 610-683-4092 for credit card sales, or visit www.kupas.org
Info: 610-683-4511,www.kupas.org
Sponsored by KU Performing Artists Series
Led by a living legend and cultural icon, the celebrated Paul Taylor Dance Company has performed its founder/director’s work for more than 50 years. Taylor’s imaginative choreography, rare sense of beauty and superb musicality—not to mention the brilliance of his dancers—are beyond compare. Join us at 7 P.M. for a special showing of “Dancemaker,” the Oscar-nominated documentary which takes us on a breathtaking journey into the world of preeminent choreographer Paul Taylor. Following the film, a panel of experts will discuss the film and Taylor’s life and works.
“Little Shop of Horrors” by Alan Menken and Howard Ashman
April 8-12, 8 P.M.; April 13, 2 P.M.
Rickenbach Learning Center Theatre (#135)
Tickets available at MSU or at the door: $15, KU Students w/ID $10. Call 610-683-4092 for credit card sales.
Info: 610-683-4018, www.tickets.com
Sponsored by Department of Speech Communication and Theatre
This affectionate spoof of 1950s sci-fi movies follows the adventures of a meek floral assistant who finds fame and glory through nurturing a mysterious plant that turns out to be an alien bent on destroying mankind. This snappy musical comedy by the writers of some of Disney’s most popular musicals was one of the longest-running Off-Broadway shows of all time. Performed by KU student actors and directed by theatre professor David Pfeiffer, with musical direction by Dr. Dennis Williams.
“Just Wilde About Haring!” by Deryl Johnson
May 1-3, 7:30 P.M.
Rickenbach Learning Center Theatre (#135)
Tickets available at the door, or by calling 484-646-4111.
Info: 484-646-4111
Sponsored by Department of Speech Communication and Theatre, PERFORUM/KU’s Readers Theatre, GLBTQ Resource Center
Pop artist and Kutztown native Keith Haring meets the famous and infamous Oscar Wilde in this humorous and poignant new play by Professor Deryl Johnson.
COMEDY, LECTURES &
SPECIAL EVENTS
Black Heritage Celebration 2008
February 5, 11 A.M.-1 P.M.
McFarland Student Union Multipurpose Room
Info: 610-683-4808
Sponsored by Multicultural Center
The Multicultural Center invites you to celebrate Black History Month with a one-woman show by actress and singer mZuri who will present important moments from the life of voting rights activist Fannie Lou Hamer. The celebration also will feature a sampling of soul food dishes.
Galumpha
March 30, 2 P.M.
Schaeffer Auditorium
Tickets: Adults $10, Children $8
Tickets at MSU or call 610-683-4092 for credit card sales, or visit www.kupas.org
Info: 610-683-4511, www.kupas.org
Sponsored by KU Performing Artists Series
Combining stunning acrobatics, striking visual effects, physical comedy and inventive choreography, Galumpha brings to life a world of imagination, beauty, muscle and merriment. Galumpha, winners of the Edinburgh Festival Critics’ Choice Award, delivers a fast-paced, athletic brand of movement, distinctive for its ingenuity. “Galumpha was a galloping delight, an evening of magical entertainment” – Dance Review Times. Length of show: 60 minutes. For all ages.
“The Asian Subcontinent Today: Issues and Answers”
March 31, 8:30 A.M.-10 P.M.
April 1, 9:30 A.M.-4:30 P.M.
McFarland Student Union Multipurpose Room
Registration required
Info: 610-683-1390
Sponsored by Office of International Studies
An exciting and timely international conference on India and the subcontinent with scholars, performers, and artists in sessions that include politics, culture, global issues and challenges, religion, and the arts.
Asian American History Month Celebration
April 4, 11 A.M.-1 P.M.
McFarland Student Union Multipurpose Room
Info: 610-683-4808
Sponsored by Multicultural Center
A celebration of the diversity of Asian cultures with live performances and presentations.
10th Annual KU Children’s Literature Conference
April 19 & 20
McFarland Student Union Multipurpose Room
Registration required
Info: 610-683-4262
Sponsored by Department of Elementary Education
Featured authors and illustrators will include Eric Rohman, Mo Willems, Christopher Myers, and Kate Dicamillo.
MUSIC
Winter Percussion Concert
February 12, 7:30 P.M.
Old Main Georgian Room
Israel Chamber Orchestra
February 24, 7:30 P.M.
Schaeffer Auditorium
Tickets: $30, Students $27, KU Students w/ID $15.
Tickets at MSU or call 610-683-4092 for credit card sales, or visit www.kupas.org
Info: 610-683-4511, www.kupas.org
Sponsored by KU Performing Artists Series
Composed entirely of virtuosos, this 35-member orchestra is touring the U.S. for the first time in more than a decade. Artistic director and chief conductor Gil Shohat is the latest in a long line of exceptional musicians who have been associated with the orchestra, including Phillipe Entremont and Sholmo Mintz. At 5:45 P.M., celebrate the international flavor of the Performing Artists Series with a taste of the foods from some of the 23 countries that have been represented throughout the series 20 years. Make reservations by February 15.
Faculty Scholarship Recital
February 25, 7:30 P.M.
Old Main Georgian Room
Tickets: $10, $2 KU Students
Wind Ensemble
March 6, 7:30 P.M.
Schaeffer Auditorium
Alumni Jazz Ensemble
March 18, 7:30 P.M.
Schaeffer Auditorium
KU Jazz Ensemble I & II: Big Band Bash
March 21, 7:30 P.M.
Schaeffer Auditorium
Tickets: $5
Senior Recital: Erin Flynn, Cello
March 23, 3 P.M.
Old Main Georgian Room
Ensemble Recital
March 25, 11 A.M.
Old Main Georgian Room
Symphonic Band
March 26, 7:30 P.M.
Schaeffer Auditorium
The annual spring concert pays tribute to famous wind band masterworks.
SATORI
March 28, 7:30 P.M.
Old Main Georgian Room
SATORI is a mixed ensemble of winds, strings and piano, and plays both traditional and contemporary chamber music. The group’s repertoire ranges from baroque to 21st century selections, often intertwined in a single performance.
String Studio Recital
April 6, 3 P.M.
Old Main Georgian Room
Senior Recital: Chris Antosy, Baritone
April 8, 7:30 P.M.
Old Main Georgian Room
Brass Ensemble
April 10, 7:30 P.M.
Old Main Georgian Room
University Orchestra
April 14, 7:30 P.M.
Schaeffer Auditorium
Bear Voices
April 15, 7:30 P.M.
Old Main Georgian Room
Jazz Ensemble II
April 21, 7:30 P.M.
Schaeffer Auditorium
Percussion Ensemble
April 22, 7:30 P.M.
Schaeffer Auditorium
Single Reeds
April 24, 7:30 P.M.
Old Main Georgian Room
Senior Recital: Jack Steiner, Percussion
April 26, 3 P.M.
Old Main Georgian Room
Senior Recital: Scott Burzynski, Organ
April 27, 3 P.M.
St. John’s Lutheran Church, Kutztown
Senior Recital: Joe Chudyk, Percussion
April 27, 7:30 P.M.
Old Main Georgian Room
University Choir
April 28, 7:30 P.M.
Schaeffer Auditorium
Chamber Winds
April 29, 7:30 P.M.
Schaeffer Auditorium
Jazz Ensemble I
April 30, 7:30 P.M.
Schaeffer Auditorium
All performances are sponsored by the Department of Music unless noted otherwise.
For more information: 610-683-4550.
PENNSYLVANIA GERMAN CULTURAL HERITAGE CENTER
Easter on the Farm
March 15, 10 A.M.-4 P.M. (rain or shine)
Traditional Easter activities of the Pennsylvania Dutch will take place on the farm and in the center’s museum.
Reading-Berks and Lehigh Valley PA Guild of Craftsmen Spring Fine Arts and Crafts Festival
March 29, 9 A.M.-5 P.M.
March 30, 10 A.M.-4 P.M.
Keystone Fieldhouse
Admission: TBA; KU Students, Faculty, and Staff free with valid ID
A wonderful selection of artisans, music, and food will be on hand, as well as crafts for sale. The PGCHC booth will offer new and classic books to view on the culture and history of this region. KU faculty, staff, and students are invited to register to show their work.
Annual Old Time Plow Boys Spring Plowing Show
April 19-20, 10 A.M.-5 P.M. (rain or shine)
This event features antique tractors, tractor games, farm-associated activities, barrel rides, wagon rides, children’s games and crafts. Vendors will be selling their wares and food will be available.
PA German Cultural Children’s Camp/Yunge’s Camp
July 28-31
Children’s Camp–10 A.M.-12:30 P.M.
Yunge’s Camp–1:20 P.M.-4 P.M.
Registration fee
The Children’s Camp is for children ages 6-11 years old and is held on the center grounds. The Yunge’s Camp is intended for children ages 12-15 years old. Campers will learn different aspects of the Pennsylvania German culture as well as “old time” and hands-on activities.
All events sponsored by and held at the Pennsylvania German Cultural Heritage Center (Luckenbill Road) unless noted otherwise.
For more information: 610-683-1589, www.kutztown.edu/community/pgchc or heritage@kutztown.edu
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