Arts
& Entertainment
Penn State Intercom......March
14, 2002
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Erin Firestone, an art history graduate student, hangs a digital print by John Paul Caponigro. This print is part of an exhibition on display at the Palmer Museum of Art on the University Park campus, through June 2. Photo: Greg Grieco |
Summer drama camps
MetaStages, a program of the School of Theatre, announces registration for summer drama camps to be held in the Pavilion Theatre on the University Park campus.
The camps, for ages 9 though 18, are divided into age groups. All students receive training in acting technique, voice and speech, mime, movement, improvisation and arts workshop. The non-resident camp meets daily from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.
in four, one-week sessions: July 22-26, July 29-Aug. 2, Aug. 5-9 and Aug.
12-16.
For enrollment information call Joann Leonard at (814) 867-8390.
Basketball exhibit
"Freedom to Play: The Life and Times of Basketball's African-American Pioneers" will be exhibited March 15 through May 12 in the Art Alley at the HUB-Robeson Center on the University Park campus.
A seminar will be held from 2 to 3:30 p.m. March 15 in Heritage Hall, followed by a reception beginning at 3:30 p.m.
"Freedom to Play" chronicles the black role in the development of basketball in the 20th century on the barnstorming, professional and college levels.
Jazz trio coming
The Cyrus Chestnut Trio will present a concert of standards and originals at
8 p.m. Friday, March 15, in Schwab Auditorium on the University Park campus.
Artistic Viewpoints is offered in Schwab Auditorium one hour before the performance and is free for ticket holders.
Tickets cost $22 for general audience members; $17 for students; $7 for University Park students; and $11 for children 12 and younger.
For tickets, call (814) 863-0255 or (800) ARTS-TIX. Visit http://www.cpa.psu.edu on the Web.
Tom Chapin to perform
Folk musician Tom Chapin will present a family concert at 2 p.m. Sunday, March 17, in Eisenhower Auditorium on the University Park campus.
Chapin's frequent musical collaborators, pianist Jon Cobert and bassist Michael Mark, join in the St. Patrick's Day songfest.
Tickets costs $8. For information, call (814) 863-0255 or (800) ARTS-TIX. Visit http://www.cpa.psu.edu on the Web.
Piano recital
Steven Herbert Smith, professor of piano, will present a recital at 8 p.m. Sunday, March 17, in Esber Recital Hall on the University Park campus.
The event is free to the public.
Bach's Lunch
The Bach's Lunch concert will feature student organists at 12:10 p.m. Thursday, March 21, in the Eisenhower Chapel on the University Park campus.
This free, 20-minute concert is part of the Bach's Lunch series sponsored by the School of Music and the University Lutheran Campus Ministry. Following the performance, audience members may take their bag lunches to Memorial Lounge of Eisenhower Chapel. Beverages are provided.
Opera lecture
Moylan C. Mills, professor emeritus of integrative arts, will speak on "The Capulets and the Montagues" as part of "An Afternoon at the Arts" at 2:30 p.m. Sunday, March 24, in 112 Woodland Building on the Penn State Abington campus.
Tickets for the lecture are $8. For information and registration, call (215) 881-7661.
Wood engravers' prints exhibited
"Endgrain: Images from Wood," an exhibition of prints from the Wood Engravers' Network, will be presented through April 5 in "The Gallery at Penn College," 202 Bush Campus Center, at Pennsylvania College of Technology.
Photo club exhibit
Penn State Worthington Scranton will play host to the Northeast Photography Club's Spring Juried Exhibit through April 12 in the campus Study Learning Center.
The exhibition will feature 30 selected black-and-white and color photographs by members of the Northeast Photography Club. The event is free to the public.
For information, call (570) 347-6001 or (570) 963-2580.
Contemporary medals exhibited
"Hands Across the Sea: Medallic Art from Poland and America" will be exhibited through May 1 in the Wooden Cases in the HUB-Robeson Center on the University Park campus.
A reception will be held from 2 to 4 p.m. April 7 in the Hetzel Lounge at the HUB-Robeson Center.
"Hands across the Sea" is an exhibition of 215 contemporary American and Polish medals.
King Arthur exhibit
"The Many Realms of King Arthur," an exhibit based on the Arthuriana collections of the Newberry Library in Chicago and the New York Public Library, will be on display through May 10 in the Pattee Library exhibit area on the University Park campus.
The traveling exhibit explores the Arthurian legends from their origins in the folktales, romances and troubadours' songs of the Middle Ages to their latest adaptations in 20th-century novels, films and video games.
In addition to the exhibit, a free public talk and slide presentation, "Images of King Arthur," by Norris J. Lacy, Edwin Erle Sparks professor of French, will be presented at 7 p.m. Monday, March 25, in the Foster Auditorium, 101 Pattee Library.
For information, call (814) 865-0401.
Exhibit of Israeli trip
"Images From Our Heritage: Experiences of Penn State Hillel Students in Israel" will be exhibited through May 12 in the Kern Commons Building exhibition area on the University Park campus.
This exhibit of photographs, poetry and journal entries was compiled to encourage students to creatively express their Jewish identities and how they were impacted by the land, culture and mystique of Israel during a visit there.
'The Greatest Show
on Earth' rolls into town
Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey Circus will present the 131st edition of "The Greatest Show On Earth" April 25 through 28 at The Bryce Jordan Center on the University Park campus.
The show features animals, aerialists, clowns, contortionists, dancers and daredevils. Show times are: 7:30 p.m. Thursday, April 25; 7:30 p.m. Friday, April 26; 11:30 a.m. and 3:30 p.m. Saturday, April 27; and 1 and 5 p.m. Sunday, April 28.
Tickets cost $25, $18, $15 and $10. Opening night tickets cost $25, $13, $10 and $5.
Tickets can be purchased at the Bryce Jordan Ticket Center, Eisenhower Auditorium, selected Uni-Mart ticket outlets, Commonwealth Campus ticket outlets, by phone at (814) 865-5555 or (800) 863-3336, or online at http://www.bjc.psu.edu.