Arts
& Entertainment
Penn State Intercom......March
27, 2003
  The
Northeast Photography Club
will hold its annual Spring Juried Exhibit through April 16 in the
Study Learning Center on the Penn State Worthington Scranton campus.
It will feature the photos of club members Ron Rogers and Mike Coviello.
Photos from the exhibit includes "Dreamin,' " left, and "Lonely Silo,"
right. |
Essence of Joy concert
Essence of Joy will present its annual Spring Concert at 4 p.m. Sunday, March 30, in Esber Recital Hall on the University Park campus.
Tickets are $4 general admission and $2 for students. They may be purchased in advance at the School of Music Office, 233 Music Building I, or at the door on the day of the concert. For information, call Tony Leach at (814) 865-6521.
Bach's Lunch
The Penn State Viola Ensemble will perform at the Bach's Lunch at 12:10 p.m. April 3 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.
National Poetry Month celebration
Penn State Berks-Lehigh Valley will celebrate National Poetry Month as part of the college's spring 2003 series, "The Pleasures of Poetry," created by Jayne Brown, lecturer in English.
Events include:
* Saturday, April 5: "When Poetry Was Play: Poems for the Child in All of Us" will be presented at 2 p.m. in Luerssen Building, Penn State Berks. Poet Ann Gasser and Penn State Berks students will read favorite children's verses.
* Tuesday, April 15: "Poetry Panel and Reading: Published Writers Read and Discuss Their Writing Process" will be presented at 7p.m. in Freyberger Art Gallery, Penn State Berks. The panel will feature Ace Boggess, as well as other poets.
* Wednesday, April 16: "The Gray Zone: Prose Poems/Poetic Prose -- A Reading and Writing Workshop" will be presented at 4:30 p.m. in MOD Building, Penn State Lehigh Valley.
* Wednesday, April 23: New York Poet Gerry Gomez Pearlberg will read at 4:30 p.m. in MOD Building, Penn State Lehigh Valley.
The events are free to the public. For information, call Jayne Brown at (610) 396-6041.
Concert scheduled
The Munzer-Patterson Duo will perform at 2 p.m. Sunday, April 6, on the Helen Buck O'Neill Stage in Sutherland Auditorium, Penn State Abington.
Soprano Susan Leider Munzer and mezzo-soprano Stephanie Dodd Patterson will perform classical and popular music. The concert is free to the public.
For information and registration, call (215) 881-7368 or (215) 881-7661.
Student art exhibit
The works of student artists will be featured at the fifth annual Student Art Exhibit April 6 through 23 in the Woodland Library on the Penn State Abington campus.
The multi-media exhibition by students includes sculptures, ceramics, paintings and drawings.
An opening reception will be held from 2 to 4 p.m. Sunday, April 6, in the library. It is free to the public.
For information, call (215) 881-7368 or (215) 881-7661.
Comedian to perform
Award-winning comedian Buzz Sutherland will perform at 7 p.m. Monday, April 7, in the Hiller Building Student Union on the Penn State DuBois campus.
The event is free to the public, however no one under age 17 will be admitted.
Buzz Sutherland is the 2002 NACA Campus Entertainer of the Year and the 2002 NACA Comedy Entertainer of the Year.
For information, call (814) 375-4766 or (800) 346-ROAR.
'Horrors' to be staged
The Penn State Schuylkill Drama Club and Theater 282 class will present the dark musical, "Little Shop of Horrors," from April 3 to 6 in the John E. Morgan Auditorium on the campus.
The show dates and times are: 7:30 p.m. April 3 and 4; 2 and 7:30 p.m. April 5; and 2 p.m. April 6.
Tickets cost $10 each and are free to Penn State Schuylkill students (with a $5 refundable deposit). Tickets for senior citizens and all area students are $8. Call (570) 385-6049 for tickets.
For information about the play, e-mail Cathy Fiorillo at ccf3@psu.edu or Jodi Staller at zjs7@psu.edu or call (570) 385-6221.
Photo club exhibits
Penn State Worthington Scranton will be host to the Northeast Photography Club's Spring Juried Exhibit through April 16 in the campus Study Learning Center. The event is free to the public.
The exhibition will feature approximately 30 selected black-and-white and color photographs by members of the Northeast Photography Club.
For information, call Bernie Andreoli at (570) 457-4807 or Penn State Worthington Scranton at (570) 963-2580. Information is also available at http://www.northeastphotographyclub.org/
Dance, 'Doll' performances
Dance and theater performances by students at Penn State Abington are part of the April arts calendar.
Henrik Ibsen's "A Doll's House" will be performed at 8 p.m. April 23 through 26 on the Helen Buck O'Neill Stage in the Sutherland Auditorium. Tickets are $5 per person.
The Spring Dance Concert will be performed at 8 p.m. April 24 and 25 on the Mezzanine of the Physical Education Building. Tickets are $5 for adults and $1 for children under 12 years of age.
For information, call (215) 881-7368 or (215) 881-7661.
With change to spare, 50 Cent hip-hops here
The hip-hop group 50 Cent will perform at 7:30 p.m. Friday, April 25, at The Bryce Jordan Center on the University Park campus.
The group is touring in support of its album, "Get Rich or Die Tryin'."
The group Clipse is the opening act.
Reserved, theatre-style seating and general admission floor tickets cost $32.50.
Tickets are available at The Bryce Jordan Ticket Center, Eisenhower Auditorium, select Uni-Marts, Commonwealth Campus ticket outlets, by phone at (814) 865-5555 or (800) 863-3336, or online at http://www.bjc.psu.edu.