Arts
& Entertainment
Penn State Intercom......March
29 , 2001
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| "Les Miserables," Victor Hugo's sweeping story of revolutionary France, returns to Eisenhower Auditorium on the University Park campus. Performances of the musical are scheduled for 8 p.m. Friday, March 29, 2 and 8 p.m. Saturday, March 31, and 2 and 7:30 p.m. Sunday, April 1. For ticket information, call (814) 863-0255. |
Piano recital
Pianist Steven Smith, professor of music, will give a solo recital at 8 p.m. Friday, March 30, in Esber Recital Hall in Music Building I on the University Park campus.
The event will feature the new Boesendorfer concert grand piano, a recent gift to the School of Music. The recital is free to the public.
Bach's Lunch
The Oriana Singers, a group of 65 women directed by Lynn Drafall, associate professor of music education, will sing at the Bach's Lunch concert at 12:10 p.m. Thursday, April 5, in Eisenhower Chapel on the University Park campus.
After the concert, audience members may take their bag lunches to the Wilkinson Lounge in Eisenhower Chapel. Coffee and tea will be provided.
'A View from the Bridge'
"A View from the Bridge," a classic play by American playwright Arthur Miller, will be performed in the Penn State Altoona Community Arts Center through April 7.
The production is directed by Dick Caram, associate professor of theatre arts at Penn State Altoona.
Performances will be shown at 8 p.m. March 30-31 and April 4-7, and at 2 p.m. April 1 in the Paul R. and Margery Wolf Kuhn Theater in the Community Arts Center at Penn State Altoona. Cost is $5 for general admission and $3 for senior citizens and Penn State students with ID. Tickets may be purchased at the Penn State Altoona Bookstore, or at the Community Arts Center box office one hour before each show. For more information, call (814) 949-5207.
Women's History exhibits
"A Celebration of Women's History at Penn State," a selection of photographs from the University Archives, is on display through April 27 in the Pattee Library exhibit area. Spanning the late 1800s through the late 1970s, the display gives a glimpse of the evolving role of women at Penn State.
"Penn State Commission for Women -- Then and Now: Twenty Years of Progress" also is on display at the mall entry to Pattee Library through April 27. This exhibit describes the efforts of a group of 20 female Penn State faculty and staff members, who in 1981 decided to speak out on issues of equity, child care, classroom climate and other longtime concerns. With the assistance and support of some key people, the Commission for Women was formed at Penn State.
Now celebrating its 20th anniversary, the Commission for Women has made recommendations that have led to the establishment of the Center for Women Students, the Women's Studies Program, the Administrative Fellows program and the Mentoring Program, among numerous other accomplishments.
For more information about the exhibit, call (814) 865-0401.
Exchange exhibit
The School of Visual Arts graduate master of fine arts exchange exhibition with the University of Wisconsin will be held from March 30 to April 26 in Art Alley of the HUB-Robeson Center on the University Park campus.
The exhibit features paintings and prints by M.F.A. candidates from the University of Wisconsin. A reception will be held from 7 to 9 p.m. April 26 at the exhibit site.
Photo exhibit
"Wrapping Up," photography by Dan Saelinger, will be exhibited from March 30 to May 1 at the HUB-Robeson Center on the University Park campus.
Saelinger is a senior who will graduate in May with a bachelor of fine arts in photography.
A reception will be held from 7 to 9 p.m. March 30.
Art on the Move
"Moods of Contemplation," photography by Amanda N. Wise, will be exhibited through May 2 in the general medical waiting room at the Ritenour Center on the University Park campus.
The exhibit is part of the Art on the Move program. Wise is pursuing a degree in graphic design and photography.