Arts
& Entertainment
Penn State Intercom......February
6, 2003
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| "Family Reunion," an oil painting by Nancy Mendes, is part of an exhibit at the Morrison Gallery in the library at Penn State Harrisburg. A reception and gallery talk will be held from 5 to 7 p.m. Thursday, Feb. 13. The works will be on display through March 21. |
'Celebration of
African-American Spirituals'
The annual "Celebration of African-American Spirituals" will be Feb. 7 to 9 in Esber Recital Hall on the University Park campus. Admission is $2 for students and $4 general admission. People also may register for the entire conference for a $40 observers fee.
This year's event features many choral and vocal performances of African-American music. Collegiate and high school choirs from Pennsylvania, New Jersey and Ohio have been invited to participate.
Essence of Joy commissioned a series of works based on the theme of light titled "A Spiritual for the New Millennium."
For more information, call Tony Leach at (814) 865-6521.
'Shadow's Child' dances on
The contemporary dance company Urban Bush Women and several members of the National Song and Dance Company of Mozambique join talents to perform "Shadow's Child," which juxtaposes American popular culture and the rhythms of Africa, at 7:30 p.m. Wednesday,
Feb. 12, in Eisenhower Auditorium on the University Park campus.
Artistic Viewpoints, an informal discussion about the performance that provides insight from an artist or expert perspective, is offered in the Eisenhower Auditorium Co nference Room one hour before the performance and is free to ticket holders.
Tickets cost $25 for general audience members; $10 for full-time University Park students; and $18 for people 18 and younger. Call (814) 863-0255 or (800) ARTS-TIX.
Visit http://www.cpa.psu.edu on the Web.
Bach's Lunch
The Saxophone Quartet will perform at the Bach's Lunch at 12:10 p.m. Thursday, Feb. 13, at Eisenhower Chapel on the University Park campus.
The free, 20-minute concert is 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. Beverage is provided.
Harrisburg exhibit
An exhibit combining the work of art and communications faculty is on display through March 21 at the Morrison Gallery in the library at Penn State Harrisburg.
The exhibit features oil paintings by Nancy Mendes, instructor of humanities; charcoal drawings by Linda Mylin Ross, assistant professor of education and humanities; works from the "Earth and Self" series by Victor Viser, assistant professor of humanities and communication; and documentary photography by Samuel P. Winch, communications program coordinator and associate professor of humanities and communication.
A free artists' reception and gallery talk will be held from 5 to 7 p.m. Thursday, Feb. 13. For more details, call (717) 948-6086 or e-mail vxd3@psu.edu.