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Fine Arts Events Calendar 2009-2010
Tickets available from the Tower Fine Arts Box Office unless otherwise indicated. Call (585) 395-ARTS today!
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- September 2009
- October 2009
- November 2009
- December 2009
- January 2010
- February 2010
- March 2010
- April 2010
- May 2010
SEPTEMBER 2009
Wednesday, September 9 – Tuesday, October 13
Gallery Exhibition:
Preparations: Artists’ Sketchbooks and Journals
Much of the development for an artwork happens well before the brush meets canvas, the hand meets clay, or the finger meets camera, etc. These preliminary inspirations and concepts go mostly unnoticed and unappreciated. This exhibit, curated by gallery director Tim Massey, brings to light the methods artists employ to inform themselves of the possibilities for their as yet unrealized works. Artists providing access to their journals include Fred Burton, Memphis, TN; Gage Opdenbrouw, San Francisco, CA; Susan Kemenyffy, McKean, PA; and John Copeland, Brooklyn, NY.
Wednesday, September 9 – Tuesday, October 13
Opening reception: Tuesday, September 8, 4 – 6 pm
Free
Tower Fine Arts Gallery
Thursday, September 10
Fooled You!
Join the Air de Cour ensemble (Sophia Gibbs Kim, flute; Ingrid Bock, cello; and Bonnie Choi, harpsichord) for an evening of music that has been attributed to composers such as Vivaldi, Bach, and others. In the 17th and 18th centuries it was not uncommon to attribute works to other, more famous composers. Win a prize if you can correctly identify the actual composers!
Thursday, September 10 at 7:30 pm
$12/$10 Seniors, Faculty and Staff/$8 Students
Tower Fine Arts Center Mainstage
Wednesday, September 23 – Friday, September 25
Gallim Dance
The mission of Gallim Dance is to create, play inside the imagination, find juxtapositions of the mind and body that resonate in the soul, investigate our limitations and pleasures, and realize the endless human capacity for inspiration.
Wednesday – Friday, September 23 – 25 at 7:30 pm
$12/$10 Seniors, Faculty and Staff/$8 Students
Rose L. Strasser Studio, Hartwell Hall
Friday, September 25 and Saturday, September 26
Bernice/Butterfly
by Nagle Jackson
A play in two parts; the first of which is concerned with the life and dreams of Bernice, a waitress in a small-town diner in Kansas. The second part consists of a philosophical lecture delivered by the eccentric Randall K. Kleinfelter that spins out of control with Kleinfelter revealing, and discovering, more than he intended.
Friday and Saturday, September 25 and 26 at 7:30 pm
$5 All tickets
Tower Fine Arts Center Lab Theatre
OCTOBER 2009
Wednesday, October 7
Music at Noon
These casual concerts can feature everything from Eastman School of Music ensembles to soloists playing unusual instruments. Bring your lunch and enjoy the sound of music!
The October concert will feature Fred Vine, treating the audience to his fingerstyle blues guitar. Drawn from influences such as Mississippi John Hurt and Muddy Waters, the audience will be wrapt with some of the finest renditions of regional American music.
Wednesday, October 7 at 12:10 pm
Free
Drake Memorial Library
October 9 – 11 and 22 – 24
Don’t Dress for Dinner, by Marc Camoletti Adapted by Robin Hawdon
It’s a feast of a farce, played out in a French country house. On the menu are a married couple whose paramours both show up at the same time, a cook masquerading as a mistress and a mistress masquerading as a cook. Add one other husband for an order of fun flambé! Laughter is the special of the day!
October 9 – 11 and 22 – 24
Thursday through Saturday Evenings at 7:30 pm
Sunday Matinee at 2 pm
$12/$10 Seniors, Faculty and Staff/$8 Students
Tower Fine Arts Center Mainstage
Tuesday, October 13 – Thursday, October 15
DANCE/Strasser
More than any other concerts presented by the dance department, these showings of new works by students involve the audience as a part of the creative process. The talkbacks that follow the concerts allow dance lovers to provide feedback, which can help the choreographers enrich their pieces.
Tuesday – Thursday, October 13 – 15 at 7:30 pm
$12/$10 Seniors, Faculty and Staff/$8 Students
Rose L. Strasser Studio, Hartwell Hall
Thursday, October 22
Stage Directions: Conversations with Theater Professionals
"Mixing Media" featuring Judith Delgado, actor
Geva Theatre Center's production of The Clean House
Judith Delgado has appeared on stages from coast to coast, on the silver screen and on television, all of which give her generous qualifications to discuss the differences in acting technique called for in her various roles. She will be the guest at the first installment of the 2009-10 season’s “Stage Directions” series
As part of the Department of Theatre’s relationship with Geva Theatre Center, this series of interactive panels allows attendees to discover various aspects of making theatre. Open to the public.
Thursday, October 22 at 10 am
Free
Tower Fine Arts Center Mainstage
Wednesday, October 28 – Sunday, December 6
Gallery Exhibition:
Animal Logic: Artists Contemplate Creature Kingdoms
Contemporary society has developed interesting associations with the animal kingdom, both domesticated and wild, through personal interactions and a more informed understanding of the importance of wildlife conservation. Gallery director Tim Massey has curated this exhibit in which artistic concepts range from analytical, humorous, sympathetic, transferal, to fantastic. Featuring works by Brandon C. Smith, Richmond, KY; Peter Olson, DeKalb, IL; Rachael McCampbell, Nashville, TN, and Lisa Merida–Paytes, Cincinnati, OH.
Wednesday, October 28 – Sunday, December 6
Opening reception: Tuesday, October 27, 4 – 6 pm
Free
Tower Fine Arts Gallery
(The Gallery will be closed November 25 – 29.)
Thursday, October 29 – Saturday, October 31
DANCE/Hartwell
A striking evening that can feature rhythm tap, modern or ethnic dance, all drawn from the lives, experiences and inspirations of our incredibly talented students. The fall concert features MFA thesis choreography by Kathleen Diehl and Rebecca Sproul.
Thursday – Saturday, October 29 – 31 at 7:30 pm
$12/$10 Seniors, Faculty and Staff/$8 Students
Hartwell Dance Theater
Friday, October 30
Jazz Day at Brockport 2009
featuring The Dave Rivello Ensemble
Critics have likened the Dave Rivello Ensemble’s arrangements to “dreaming in color.” Leading a 12–member big band, Rivello features his own compositions, which evoke a unique blend of jazz tradition, modern classical music and improvisation. He will be on campus throughout the day, lecturing to classes, conducting a master class and concluding the day with a captivating concert.
This concert is sponsored in part by the Marc and Ann Iacona Family.
Events surrounding Jazz Day on the Brockport campus include:
9:30 – 10:30 am: Symposium:
“It Starts with a Note:
Composing and Arranging for a Contemporary Big Band”
Tower Fine Arts Center Mainstage (Free/Open to the public)
3 – 4:30 pm: Jam Session/Master Class/Pizza Party
Seymour College Union Lounge (Free/Open to the public)
RSVP to be put on the list of musicians to jam with the Ensemble
at ssoloway@brockport.edu
6 – 7 pm: Cocktail reception
Edwards Hall Lobby (Ticket required)
7:30 – 9 pm: The Dave Rivello Ensemble in Concert
Tower Fine Arts Center/Mainstage
(Ticket required)
For tickets or information about all the day’s events, please call (585) 395-2797.
Concert at 7:30 pm
$30 Concert and Reception, including open bar
$12/$10 Seniors, Faculty and Staff/$8 Students (Concert only)
Tower Fine Arts Center Mainstage
NOVEMBER 2009
Wednesday, November 4
Music at Noon,
featuring The Steve Greene Trio
These casual concerts can feature everything from Eastman School of Music ensembles to soloists playing unusual instruments. Bring your lunch and enjoy the sound of music!
Wednesday, November 4 at 12:10 pm
Free
Drake Memorial Library
Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday and Sunday,
November 4, 5, 7, and 8
Harlequins Student Theatre Production:
Oleanna by David Mamet
Fall Production:
Wednesday, Thursday and Saturday
November 4, 5, and 7 at 7:30 pm
Sunday, November 8 at 2 pm
Tower Fine Arts Center Lab Theatre
Tickets: Brockport Student Government
Box Office (585) 395-2487
Friday, November 6
Rochester Philharmonic Orchestra
For more than 80 years, the RPO has been known for its high standard of artistic excellence, unique tradition of musical versatility and deep commitment to education and community engagement.
A “Suite from Star Wars” leads off an exciting evening of marches and other music played by this illustrious ensemble. The concert will also feature works by Sousa, Strauss and Tchaikovsky. Experience the orchestra in the intimate setting of the Tower Fine Arts Center Mainstage, where you can be thisclose to the music.
Friday, November 6 at 7:30 pm
$12/$10 Seniors, Faculty and Staff/$8 Students
Tower Fine Arts Center Mainstage
Wednesday, November 18 –
Saturday, November 21
DANSCORE
DANSCORE features the choreography of the dance department faculty who have studied or performed with the world–renowned companies of Alvin Ailey, Robert Joffrey, José Limón and Merce Cunningham. Others have danced to great acclaim in their native lands. What they bring to their choreography, presented in these concerts, cannot be underestimated.
Wednesday – Saturday, November 18 – 21 at 7:30 pm
Post–concert reception: November 20
$12/$10 Seniors, Faculty and Staff/$8 Students
Hartwell Dance Theater
DECEMBER 2009
December 4 – 6 and 10 – 12
A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum
Book by Burt Shevelove and Larry Gelbart
Music and Lyrics by Stephen Sondheim It will be “Comedy Tonight” when this musical romp takes the stage. Inspired by the plays of Plautus, the ancient Roman setting is fused with the high energy of classic vaudeville, the low comedy of burlesque, the witty words of Larry Gelbart (M*A*S*H) and the songs of Stephen Sondheim (West Side Story, A Little Night Music, Into the Woods).
December 4 – 6 and 10 – 12
Thursday through Saturday Evenings at 7:30 pm
Sunday Matinee at 2 pm
$12/$10 Seniors, Faculty and Staff/$8 Students
Tower Fine Arts Center Mainstage
Friday, December 4 and Saturday, December 5
New Dancers’ Showcase
Friday and Saturday, December 4 and 5 at 7:30 pm
Post–concert reception: December 4
Donations accepted at the door
Rose L. Strasser Studio, Hartwell Hall
Sunday, December 6
Brockport College-Community Chorus
Songs of the Season
Celebrate the most wonderful time of the year at this concert featuring holiday music through the years. Prior to the concert, watch the Village take on a festive glow at their tree–lighting and candlelight walk.
Sunday, December 6 at 7:30 pm
$5 at door
St. Luke’s Episcopal Church
14 State Street, Brockport
Wednesday, December 9 and Thursday, December 10
Dime–a–Dance
Wednesday and Thursday
December 9 and 10 at 7:30 pm
Donations accepted at the door
Rose L. Strasser Studio, Hartwell Hall
Thursday, December 10
Stage Directions: Conversations with Theater Professionals
As part of the Department of Theatre’s relationship with Geva Theatre Center, this series of interactive panels allows attendees to discover various aspects of making theatre. Open to the public.
Thursday, December 10 at 10 am
Free
Tower Fine Arts Center Mainstage
JANUARY 2010
Wednesday, January 27 – Friday, February 26
There’s No Place Like Here
Curated by Sara DiDonato, There’s No Place Like Here features the work of photographers, sculptors and painters who incorporate the diorama or constructed model, either as a part of the process of making their work, or as the finished artwork itself. Exploring the space between reality and fabrication, the work of these artists blurs the boundaries between media, as well as between the concrete and the imagined. Including works by Laura Gail Tyler, Hudson, NY; Jim Snitzer, Iowa City, IA; Liz Hickok, San Francisco, CA; and Thomas Doyle, Brooklyn, NY.
Wednesday, January 27 – Friday, February 26
Opening reception: Tuesday, January 26, 4 – 6 pm
Free
Tower Fine Arts Gallery
FEBRUARY 2010
Friday, February 12
Irshad Khan
As a child prodigy, Khan made his international debut at 13, in London. Since then he has performed pure classical, folk, worldbeat or new age music on sitar or surbahar in over 30 countries on five continents. The Boston Globe says his performances are “scintillating,” and the Toronto Star cheers that his “charismatic music mesmerizes the audience.”
Friday, February 12 at 7:30 pm
$12/$10 Seniors, Faculty and Staff/$8 Students
Seymour College Union Ballroom
(Please note that seating for these performances will be extremely limited and by general admission.)
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February 25 – 28 and March 4 – 7
Arms and the Man, by George Bernard Shaw
Heroism, cowardice and class conflict are dipped in luscious chocolate in one of Shaw’s most beloved comedies, where love, war and marriage intersect. Is the soldier that shoots bon-bons instead of cartridges any less brave than the soldier who goes into battle with no ammunition at all?
February 25 – 28 and March 4 – 7
Thursday through Saturday Evenings at 7:30 pm
Sunday Matinees at 2 pm
(February 28 matinee will be sign–language interpreted )
$12/$10 Seniors, Faculty and Staff/$8 Students
Tower Fine Arts Center Lab Theatre
(Please note that seating for these performances will be extremely limited and by general admission.)
MARCH 2010
Wednesday, March 3
Music at Noon
These casual concerts can feature everything from Eastman School of Music ensembles to soloists playing unusual instruments. Bring your lunch and enjoy the sound of music!
Wednesday, March 3 at 12:10 pm
Free
Drake Memorial Library
Thursday, March 4
Stage Directions: Conversations with Theater Professionals
As part of the Department of Theatre’s relationship with Geva Theatre Center, this series of interactive panels allows attendees to discover various aspects of making theatre. Open to the public.
Thursday, March 4 at 10 am
Free
Tower Fine Arts Center Lab Theatre
Thursday, March 4 – Saturday, March 6
DANCE/Hartwell
A striking evening that can feature rhythm tap, modern or ethnic dance, all drawn from the lives, experiences and inspirations of our incredibly talented and internationally diverse faculty and students. The spring concert features works by MFA candidates Madia Cooper and Leanne Rinelli.
Thursday – Saturday, March 4 – 6 at 7:30 pm
$12/$10 Seniors, Faculty and Staff/$8 Students
Hartwell Dance Theater
Friday, March 5 – Tuesday, March 30
Selections from the Permanent Collection
Did you know that the Tower Fine Arts Gallery has its own art collection? Though modest in size, the gallery houses fine examples of works by notable regional and national artists, as well as former faculty and alumni of the Department of Art, and is representative of a wide range of media.
Friday, March 5 – Tuesday, March 30
Opening reception: Thursday, March 4, 4 – 6 pm
Free
Tower Fine Arts Gallery
(The Gallery will be closed March 13 – 21.)
Thursday, March 25 – Sunday, March 28
Harlequins Student Theatre Production
Spring Production:
Thursday – Saturday,
March 25 – 27 at 7:30 pm
Sunday, March 28 at 2 pm
Tower Fine Arts Center Lab Theatre
Tickets: Brockport Student Government
Box Office (585) 395–2487
Thursday, March 25 – Saturday, March 27
DANCE/Strasser
More than any other concerts presented by the dance department, these showings of new student works involve the audience as a part of the creative process. The talkbacks that follow the concerts allow dance lovers to provide feedback, which can help the choreographers enrich their pieces.
Thursday – Saturday, March 25 – 27 at 7:30 pm
$12/$10 Seniors, Faculty and Staff/$8 Students
Rose L. Strasser Studio, Hartwell Hall
APRIL 2010
Wednesday, April 7
Music at Noon
These casual concerts can feature everything from Eastman School of Music ensembles to soloists playing unusual instruments. Bring your lunch and enjoy the sound of music!
Wednesday, April 7 at 12:10 pm
Free
Drake Memorial Library
Friday, April 9 – Sunday, April 25
Annual Student Art Exhibition
This juried exhibition is our annual celebration of student achievements in art for the academic year. Whether working in sculpture or photography, painting or bookmaking, ceramics or jewelry design, The College at Brockport’s students let their inspirations guide them, while the resulting works can inspire us all.
Friday, April 9 – Sunday, April 25
Opening reception: Friday, April 9, 7 – 9 pm
Free
Tower Fine Arts Gallery
Friday, April 9
Babik
Babik (“Bah-Beek”) is a progressive gypsy jazz band that plays a wide range of styles such as jazz–fusion, klezmer, world and Latin, that excites music lovers from all walks of life. Buffalo Spree enthused “Every performance is an event in it itself… Perhaps the best thing about Babik is their brilliant ability to connect with the audience, and all of its members, regardless of age.”
Friday, April 9 at 7:30 pm
$12/$10 Seniors, Faculty and Staff/$8 Students
Seymour College Union Ballroom
(Please note that seating for these performances will be extremely limited and by general admission.)
Saturday, April 10 – Sunday, April 11
Bill Evans 70!
Evans has choreographed more than 200 works for professional modern dance, ballet and tap dance companies. He has performed internationally, and in all 50 states, both with and without his own professional dance company (which he has helmed for over 30 years and has recently re–established here in Rochester). On his 70th birthday he ruminates, “When I perform, age becomes irrelevant. Only the moment matters.”
Saturday, April 10 at 7:30 pm
Sunday, April 11 at 2 pm
$12/$10 Seniors, Faculty and Staff/$8 Students
Rose L. Strasser Studio, Hartwell Hall
April 22 – 25 and April 29 – May 2
The Story, by Tracey Scott Wilson
Journalistic integrity gets a workout in this gripping, fast–paced drama. When the murder of a Caucasian teacher occurs in an African–American neighborhood, one reporter locks horns with her editor as they battle over how to cover the story. But just what is the story? The play was inspired by the Washington Post reporter who received a Pulitzer Prize for her story on an inner–city youth, but forced to return the prize when the story was proven to be fabricated. The Story contains adult language.
April 22 – 25 and April 29 – May 2
Thursday through Saturday Evenings at 7:30 pm
Sunday Matinees at 2 pm
(April 25 matinee will be sign-language interpreted)
$12/$10 Seniors, Faculty and Staff/$8 Students
Tower Fine Arts Center Lab Theatre
(Please note that seating for these performances will be extremely limited and by general admission.)
Thursday, April 22 – Saturday, April 24
Sankofa African Dance and Drum Ensemble
The unabashed joy of dance and the rhythm of drums combine in the occasionally Carnivale–esque atmosphere that is Sankofa. Artistic director Clyde Alafiju Morgan and musical director Khalid N’Faly Saleem set out to bring a bit of African, Afro–Caribbean and Brazilian culture to Brockport and created a phenomenon.
Thursday – Saturday, April 22 – 24 at 7:30 pm
Sunday, April 25 at 2 pm
Post-concert reception: April 23
$12/$10 Seniors, Faculty and Staff/$8 Students
Hartwell Dance Theater
Thursday, April 29
Stage Directions: Conversations with Theater Professionals
As part of the Department of Theatre’s relationship with Geva Theatre Center, this series of interactive panels allows attendees to discover various aspects of making theatre. Open to the public.
Thursday, April 29 at 10 am
Free
Tower Fine Arts Center Lab Theatre
Friday, April 30 – Saturday, May 15
BFA Exhibitions (tentative)
Matt Crane, Leah Derring, Kenny Harris, Charity Henderson, Katie Mertz and Adrianna Sarra complete their art major requirements with this exhibition featuring their works, representing various media.
Friday, April 30 – Saturday, May 15
Opening Reception: Thursday, April 29, 4 – 6 pm
Free
Tower Fine Arts Gallery
MAY 2010
Wednesday, May 5 and Thursday, May 6
Dime–a–Dance
Wednesday and Thursday
May 5 and 6 at 7:30 pm
Donations accepted at the door
Rose L. Strasser Studio, Hartwell Hall
Saturday, May 8
Brockport College–Community Chorus
When the Chorus sings, hearts rejoice: Spring has sprung, commencement is near, and the future holds infinite possibilities. Join us for the conclusion to the fine arts season with this uplifting evening of music.
Saturday, May 8 at 7:30 pm
$8 ALL Tickets
Seymour College Union Ballroom
(Please note that seating for these performances will be extremely limited and by general admission.)
Friday, May 14
Graduation Dances
Friday, May 14 at 7:30 pm
Donations accepted at the door
Hartwell Dance Theater
