August 25 - October 27, 2005
Fine Arts Gallery Exhibition
Selections from the KSU Permanent Collection
The Collection’s 19th-and early 20th-century landscape paintings in the Hudson River School, Luminist Impressionist and Realist styles will be featured along with examples of genre and still life.
OPENING RECEPTION HONORING GENEROUS DONORS TO THE COLLECTION
August 25: 7- 9 p.m.
Fine Arts Gallery, Joe Mack Wilson Building • Free

August 28
Starlight Summer Concert
The South Hampton Youth Pops Orchestra performs.
7:30 p.m. Legacy Gazebo Amphitheater, Kennesaw State University,
1000 Chastain Road, Kennesaw. $5. 770-423-6650.

August 31-October 15
Sturgis Library Gallery Exhibition
The Collectors’ Vision:
Latin American Art in Georgia Collections
The media and art patrons have recognized KSU for its quality exhibitions of Latino and Latin American Art for many years. This exhibition showcases works from collectors of Latin American Art for the first time in the metropolitan Atlanta area. The exhibition will include a catalog and lectures by artists and scholars in collaboration with the Center for Hispanic Studies during Hispanic Heritage Month in October.
RECEPTION:
7-9 p.m. August 31.
Sturgis Library Gallery. Free.
GALLERY LECTURE:
Roberta Griffin, 6:30 p.m.
Sturgis Library Gallery. Free.

LATIN AMERICAN ART:
Margarita Checa (Peru)
"The Doors of Perception 2003"
Olive wood, bull horn & tin
Collection of Lucy & Stephen Macauley
(Courtesy of The Lowe Gallery)

Fiona Choi in The Silken Phoenix

Be-a-Part-of-the-Arts

September 7
Gallery Lecture by Roberta Griffin
“Passion and Continuity:
The Presence of the Past in Latin American Art.” 
Roberta Griffin is the curator of “The Collectors’ Vision: Latin American Art in Georgia.”
6:30 p.m.
Sturgis Library Gallery. Free.

September 10
Faculty Readers’ Theatre Performance
“Life is the Most Beautiful Fairy Tales,”
Stories by Han Christian Andersen.
Presented in honor of the 200th anniversary of Hans Christian Andersen’s birth.
8 p.m. Howard Logan Stillwell Theater, Joe Mack Wilson Building. $5.
(Tickets at the door only.) 770-499-3123.

September 11
Starlight Summer Concert
John Pizzarelli
7:30 p.m. Legacy Gazebo Amphitheater, Kennesaw State University,
1000 Chastain Road, Kennesaw. $5. 770-423-6650.

September 14
Chamber Music Theater Performance
“The Silken Phoenix.”
The Core Ensemble and actress Fiona Choi salute the life and works of three of Asia’s greatest women poets: Ho Xuan Huong of Vietnam, Izumi Shikibu of Japan and Li Qingzhao of China. Featuring music by Kui Dong, Melissa Hui, Chinary Ung, Somei Satoh, Keiko Abe, Bun-Ching Lam, Lei Liang, Tan Dun and Chou Wen-Chung.
8 p.m. Howard Logan Stillwell Theater, Joe Mack Wilson Building. $20.

September 16
Faculty Recital
David Watkins, piano.
8 p.m. Howard Logan Stillwell Theater, Joe Mack Wilson Building. Free.

September 17
Community Children's Event
Be-A-Part-of-the-Arts Fair.
Performances and hands-on activities for children.
1–4 p.m. the grounds of the College of the Arts. Free.  

September 25
Faculty Recital
Mary Akerman, guitar.
3 p.m. Music Recital Hall in the Music Building. Free. 

September 27–October 2
Theater Production
“subUrbia.” By Eric Bogosian.
Directed by Freddie Ashley.This darkly comic play is set outside a convenience store in a blue-collar suburban neighborhood and follows the momentarily aimless lives of a group of twenty-somethings.
8 p.m. Tuesday-Saturday; Sunday, 3 p.m. Studio Theater, Joe Mack Wilson Building. $5. 

October 6
KSU Orchestra.
8 p.m. Howard Logan Stillwell Theater, Joe Mack Wilson Building. $5. 

October 7 & 8
The Spoken Word! Contemporary Performance Poetry.
Join us for one–or—both of two evenings of spoken word performances, featuring a program of three performance poets each night.
8 p.m. Howard Logan Stillwell Theater, Joe Mack Wilson Building. $5.

October 9
Faculty Recital: Karen Parks, soprano.
3 p.m. Howard Logan Stillwell Theater, Joe Mack Wilson Building. Free. 

October 11
KSU Choral Ensembles.
8 p.m.Marietta First United Methodist Church, 56 Whitlock Avenue, Marietta. Free.

October 12
“Igor, Arnold and Percy.”
The KSU Wind Ensemble and the KSU Faculty Ensemble present a joint concert featuring Stravinsky’s L’Histoire du Soldat, Schoenberg’s Chamber Symphony Op. 9 and Grainger’s Lincolnshire Posy.
8 p.m. Howard Logan Stillwell Theater, Joe Mack Wilson Building. $5. 

October 13, 2005 (changed date!)
Gallery Lecture by Dr. Florencia Bazzano-Nelson
"Between Toys and Mirrors: The Art of Liliana Porter"
Dr. Bazzano-Nelson is an Assistant Professor Of Art at Georgia State University
6:30 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 13! Sturgis Library Gallery. Free.
KSU Jazz Ensemble.
8 p.m. Howard Logan Stillwell Theater, Joe Mack Wilson Building. $5. 

October 15
Premiere Series: Pro Arte Quartet.
Founded in 1912, the Pro Arte Quartet performs throughout the United States, Europe and Asia. Impressed by the quartet’s extraordinary musicianship, composers like Milhaud, Honegger and Bartók prepared new works specifically for the ensemble. Stranded in the United States by outbreak of World War II in 1938, Pro Arte found a permanent home at the University of Wisconsin, but has continued to record and perform standard classical repertoire as well as exciting new music. Many composers continue to select the quartet to premiere their works. The ensemble includes violinists David Perry and Suzanne Beia, violist Sally Chisholm and cellist Parry Karp.
8 p.m. Howard Logan Stillwell Theater, Joe Mack Wilson Building. $30.

October 15, 2005
Gallery Lecture by Ana Fernandez
"Cuban Art from the 1990s Into the New Millenium"
Ana Fernandez is a curator and art writer
5 p.m. Sturgis Library Gallery. Free.

October 16
Atlanta Symphony Brass Quintet.
3 p.m. Howard Logan Stillwell Theater, Joe Mack Wilson Building. $10. 

October 21-22
Guest Recital: Seymore Bernstein, piano.
Internationally renowned pianist, composer, and teacher.
8 p.m.Music Recital Hall, Music Building. Free. 

October 22    
Faculty Recital: Russell Young and Jana Young    
8 p.m. Howard Logan Stillwell Theater, Joe Mack Wilson Building. Free.

October 25–30
“As You Like It.” By William Shakespeare. Directed by Harrison Long.
We present for your pleasure the Bard’s delectable pastoral comedy, a tale of reunion and redemption, wherein evil men are turned to repentance, brothers long separated are at last reconcile, children are reunited with their parents, those wrongly exiled are returned to the full blessing of citizenship, and lovers, seemingly star-crossed, are magically connected. And along the way, the fair lady Rosalind proves that clothes do make the man-at least for a little while.
8 p.m. Tuesday-Saturday; Sunday, 3 p.m. Studio Theater, Joe Mack Wilson Building. $5. 

October 27-December 22
A Mirror on the Millennium: 1000 Years of Paper and Ink at the Bentley Rare Book Gallery.
The Kennesaw State University Press and the Horace W. Sturgis Library sponsor this exhibition, featuring the Fred D. Bentley Rare Book Collection. For more information, call 770-423-6186.
Reception: 7-9 p.m. October 27. Sturgis Library Gallery. Free.  

October 28
KSU Invitational Men’s Chorus.
8 p.m. Music Recital Hall, Music Building. Free.

 

November 14
KSU Orchestra and KSU Wind Ensemble.
8 p.m. Pearce Auditorium, Brenau University, 500 Washington Avenue, Gainesville. Free. 

November 4-5
“café p.m. a (post) post-modern performance event.”
A collection of experimental plays and performances created and performed by the students in the Senior Seminar in Post Modernism. May contain adult content and a few naughty words.
8 p.m. Howard Logan Stillwell Theater, Joe Mack Wilson Building. Free. 

November 10-December 8
Senior Art Majors Fall Exhibition Part I.
Studio art, graphic design and art education majors exhibit the best of their work in painting, sculpture, drawing, printmaking in painting, sculpture, drawing, printmaking graphic design, photography and ceramics. 
Reception: 7-9 p.m. November 10. Fine Arts Gallery, Joe Mack Wilson Building. Free.  

November 14-December 8
Senior Art Majors Fall Exhibition Part II.
Studio art, graphic design and art education majors exhibit the best of their work in painting, sculpture, drawing, printmaking in painting, sculpture, drawing, printmaking graphic design, photography and ceramics. 
Reception: 7-9 p.m. November 14. Art Station Big Shanty, 2050 Kennesaw Due West Road, Kennesaw. Free.  

November 15–20
“Monkey King.”
Re-told by Margaret Baldwin. Base on Wu Ch’eng’s Journey to the West. He’s bold. Tenacious. Indestructible. He’s a rebel with an infectious laugh. Monkey has enough tricks up his sleeve to wreak havoc on bureaucrats from the Gardens of Heaven to the Gates of Hell. Join us for a contemporary American spin on this ancient Chinese tale as we follow the irrepressible Monkey King on his quest for immortality and—ultimately—truth itself. But watch out, this is one bad monkey. Presented as part of the KSU Celebration of the Year of China. This production also will be presented at the International Theater Festival in Shanghai, China in December 2005. Funding for the performances in China are made possible by a generous grant from the Coca-Cola Foundation and by the Shanghai Theatre Academy. 
8 p.m. Tuesday-Saturday; Sunday, 3 p.m. Howard Logan Stillwell Theater, Joe Mack Wilson Building. $15. 

November 18
KSU Classical Guitar Ensemble.
8 p.m. Music Recital Hall, Music Building. Free. 

November 29
KSU Choral Ensembles.
8 p.m.Marietta First United Methodist Church, 56 Whitlock Avenue, Marietta. Free.

 

 

December 1
KSU Jazz Ensemble.
8 p.m. Howard Logan Stillwell Theater, Joe Mack Wilson Building. $5. 

December 3
Premiere Series: Awadagin Pratt, piano.
Awadagin Pratt is an artist who challenges the classical music establishment, forcing it to rethink the way the music is perceived and heard. When Pratt bounded on stage for his winning presentation at the prestigious Naumburg International Piano Competition in 1992, his appearance caused a buzz, but by the end of his performance, he had won over the judges and audience. Since then, he has recorded four solo CDs and an all-Bach recording with the St. Lawrence String Quartet. Pratt has performed solo recitals and numerous piano concerti around the world. He has been named one of the “50 Leaders of Tomorrow” by Ebony magazine. 8 p.m. Howard Logan Stillwell Theater, Joe Mack Wilson Building. $40. 

December 4
KSU Gospel Choir.
5 p.m. Howard Logan Stillwell Theater, Joe Mack Wilson Building. Free. 

December 6
Opera Workshop Performance.
7 p.m. Music Recital Hall, Music Building. Free. 

December 6
Labyrinth Night.
Discover the power of the ancient meditation of labyrinth walking. Video with comments by John Gentile at 5 p.m. Labyrinth available for walking meditation until 9 p.m.
Howard Logan Stillwell Theater, Joe Mack Wilson Building. $5.  

December 9 & 10
Workshop Performance: Senior Showcase.
Presented by students in the Theatre & Performance Studies, this workshop performance will look anew at familiar tales and legends, re-visioning them through the multiple lenses of postmodern theory. 3 p.m.
Howard Logan Stillwell Theater, Joe Mack Wilson Building. $5.

 

January 14
Premiere Series: Jennifer Larmore, mezzo-soprano.
Jennifer Larmore’s operatic début in 1986 as Sesto in Mozart’s La clemenza di Tito in France marked the start of a brilliant international career in which operas of Rossini, Bellini, Mozart and Handel have come to figure prominently. After a triumphant decade in Europe, she returned to the United States for her Metropolitan Opera début in 1995. Since then, she has continued to perform and record around the world with the most impressive orchestras and opera companies. With this recital, the Georgia-born superstar returns to her home county for an intimate evening.
8 p.m. Howard Logan Stillwell Theater, Joe Mack Wilson Building. $40. 

January 18-March 3
Merging East and West: Chen Zhen’s Cross-Cultural Installations.
Chen Zhen (1955-2000) is an internationally renowned artist who combined Eastern sensibility with Western contemporary aesthetics. His works are critical satires with political, economic, and cultural overtones or meditations on the interface between matter and spirit. This exhibition features five installations, created over the last five years of his life, that engage viewers in the power of objects to create metaphysical connections to the transcendent. Presented as part of the KSU Celebration of the Year of China. This exhibtion and its guest lectures have been made possible, in part, through funding provided by the National Endowment for the Arts, Cultural Services of the French Embassy and Georgia Humanities Council. Reception: 7-9 p.m. January 18, Sturgis Library Gallery. Free.  

January 19
Gallery Lecture
Hou Hanru Lectures on “Transexperience: Chen Zhen’s Art and Thoughts”
This world-renowned writer on contemporary Chinese art will discuss the life and work of Chen Zhen. Presented as part of the KSU Celebration of the Year of China.
6:30 p.m. Howard Logan Stillwell Theater, Joe Mack Wilson Building. Free.  

January 19
Gallery Lecture
Gallery Lecture by Lorenzo Fiaschi
The director of Galeria Continua, Milan, Italy, and curator of several major exhibitions during the last years of Chen Zhen’s life will talk. Presented as part of the KSU Celebration of the Year of China.
Time and location TBA. Please call the Gallery.office for details at  Kennesaw State University, 1000 Chastain Road, Kennesaw. Free.  

January 26-March 2
Annual KSU Art Faculty Exhibition
KSU College of the Arts professors exhibit a wide range of media, including sculpture, painting, drawing, photography, ceramics, mixed media, printmaking and graphic design. Some faculty artists will present Gallery.talks about their work.
Reception: 7-9 p.m. January 26. Fine Arts Gallery, Joe Mack Wilson Building. Free.  

January 27–29
Winter Storytelling Festival
Annual Winter Storytelling Festival
Presented by the Southern Order of Storytellers in partnership with the KSU Division of Continuing Education, the College of the Arts and the Department of Theatre & Performance Studies.
The Annual Winter Storytelling Festival showcases two days of performances and workshops by national, regional and local storytellers.
KSU Center, 3333 George Busbee Dr., Kennesaw. Free. 404-329-9950. www.southernorderofstorytellers.com.

January 29
Mozart in Music and Letters.
A celebration on the very weekend Wolfgang turns 250! Featuring Mozart’s Gran Partita Serenade, performed by the KSU Faculty Ensemble, interspersed with letters from Mozart to his father. John Gentile narrates.
3 p.m. Howard Logan Stillwell Theater,  Joe Mack Wilson Building. Free. 

 

February 4
Premiere Series: Monica Mancini, vocalist.
Following her chart-topping debut CD that spotlighted the compositions of her father Henry Mancini, Monica Mancini continued to win critical acclaim with her second effort, a tribute to Johnny Mercer. Mancini’s distinctive vocal stylings have earned her a place among the elite vocal performers of today, but she has built her following on the solid foundation of great composers like her father, Mercer and Barry Manilow, who has written specifically for her. As Manilow has said, “Music has been waiting for a singer like Monica.”
8 p.m. Howard Logan Stillwell Theater, Joe Mack Wilson Building. $40. 

February 10
Guest Recital: Gustavo Tolosa, piano.
Featuring works of Latin American composers.
8 p.m. Music Recital Hall, Music Building. Free. 

February 11
Master Class: Gustavo Tolosa, piano.
10-11:30 a.m., Music Recital Hall, Music Building. Free. 

February 12
A Cycle of Cycles: “Winterreise D. 911”
by Franz Schubert. Oral Moses, bass-baritone, and David Watkins, piano.
3 p.m. Howard Logan Stillwell Theater, Joe Mack Wilson Building. Free.  

February 14–19
“On the Verge, or the Geography of Yearning.”
By Eric Overmeyer. Directed by Susan Reid.The surrealist comedy “On the Verge” finds a trio of female explorers from the Victorian transported to 1950s America, where they explore such exotica as ice cream bars, Jacuzzis, and Burma Shave.
8 p.m. Tuesday-Saturday; Sunday, 3 p.m. Studio Theater, Joe Mack Wilson Building. $5. 

February 20
Atlanta Symphony Brass Quintet.
8 p.m. Howard Logan Stillwell Theater, Joe Mack Wilson Building. $10. 

February 21
KSU Orchestra.
8 p.m. Howard Logan Stillwell Theater, Joe Mack Wilson Building. $5.  

February 22
KSU Wind Ensemble.
8 p.m. Howard Logan Stillwell Theater, Joe Mack Wilson Building. $5.  

February 23
KSU Jazz Ensemble.
8 p.m. Howard Logan Stillwell Theater, Joe Mack Wilson Building. $5.  

February 25
Premiere Series: Joseph Lin, violin.
Presented as part of the KSU Celebration of the Year of China.Having won the 1996 Concert Artist Guild International Competition, Joseph Lin has earned broad recognition for his mature artistry. Now with several more international titles to his credit, Lin has earned praise as a soloist and a chamber musician. In 2000, he participated in Yo-Yo Ma’s Silk Road Project at Tanglewood. Lin began playing violin at age four and has completed violin studies at Juilliard and Harvard. In 2004, he earned a Fulbright Scholarship to study Chinese music in Beijing.
8 p.m. Howard Logan Stillwell Theater, Joe Mack Wilson Building. $40. 

February 26
A Cycle of Cycles:“Liederkreis op. 39”
by Robert Schumann. Karen Parks, soprano, and David Watkins, piano.
3 p.m. Howard Logan Stillwell Theater, Joe Mack Wilson Building. Free.  

February (Date TBA)
Gallery Lecture, Antoine Guerrero,
Curator of P.S.1, a branch of the Museum of Modern Art, and assistant to the artist for many of his exhibition installations presents a lecture about the Chen Zhen exhibition. Presented as part of the KSU Celebration of the Year of China.
Location and time TBA. Please call the Gallery office for details at 770-499-3223.

 

 

March 1
“Ain’t I A Woman!”
A chamber music theater performance by the Core Ensemble and actress Liz Mikel saluting the life and works of four powerful African-American women: Sojourner Truth, Zora Neale Hurston, Clementine Hunter and Fannie Lou Hamer. Featuring a musical score drawn from the heartfelt spirituals of the deep South, the urban exuberance of the jazz age and contemporary music by African-Americans.
8 p.m. Howard Logan Stillwell Theater, Joe Mack Wilson Building. $20. 

March 2-28
Spring Senior Art Majors Exhibition Part I.
Studio art, graphic design and art education majors exhibit the best of their work in painting, sculpture, drawing, printmaking, graphic design, photography and ceramics. 
Reception: 7-9 p.m. March 2. Art Station Big Shanty, 2050 Kennesaw Due West Road, Kennesaw. Free.  

March 15-April 18
Juan Logan: Caught Off Guard, Selected Works from 1965-2005.
The paintings and sculptures in this 40-year retrospective of Juan Logan’s work explore the impact of racism, social change and injustice with symbolically charged images and the healing power of ritual objects rooted in the rural black South of his past. His art reflects the changes he-and society-has experienced in America since the 1960s, and challenges viewers to move beyond our differences to an understanding of our shared humanity. 
Reception: 7-9 p.m. March 15. Sturgis Library Gallery. Free.  

March 19
A Cycle of Cycles: “Dichterliebe op 48” by Robert Schumann and “An die ferne Geliebte op. 98” by Ludwig van Beethoven. John Pritchard, tenor, and Robert Henry, piano.
3 p.m. Howard Logan Stillwell Theater, Joe Mack Wilson Building. Free.

March 20
THIS SHOW HAS BEEN CANCELLED
Guest Recital: Kevin Hampton, piano.
8 p.m. Howard Logan Stillwell Theater, Joe Mack Wilson Building. Free.  

March 21-26
“Beckett Shorts: Works Written and inspired by Samuel Beckett.”
Coordinated by Karen Robinson.The program will feature Beckett’s work, as well as the world premiere of new work inspired by Beckett.
8 p.m. Tuesday-Saturday; Sunday, 3 p.m. Studio Theater, Joe Mack Wilson Building. $5. 

March 22-April 18
Spring Senior Art Majors Exhibition Part II.
Studio art, graphic design and art education majors exhibit the best of their work in painting, sculpture, drawing, printmaking, graphic design, photography and ceramics. 
Reception: 7-9 p.m. March 22. Fine Arts Gallery, Joe Mack Wilson Building. Free.  

March 28
KSU Concerto Competition.
In this lively annual competition, KSU music majors vie for the privilege of performing as featured guest artists with the KSU Orchestra.
8 p.m. Howard Logan Stillwell Theater, Joe Mack Wilson Building. Free.

 

April 1
Fifth Annual Benefit Gala.
The College of the Arts presents its annual evening of dinner, dancing and silent/live auctions to benefit endowed scholarships and student-learning initiatives.  This year, the event will honor Dean Joseph Meeks’ 30th Anniversary at Kennesaw State.
6-11 p.m. Egyptian Ballroom, Fox Theater, 660 Peachtree Street NE, Atlanta. For sponsorship information, call 770-499-3214.

April 7
Mozart’s Requiem.
Left unfinished, Mozart’s last work is among the most revered in the repertoire. Performed by the KSU Chamber Singers and the KSU Orchestra.
8 p.m. Mt. Bethel United Methodist Church, 4385 Lower Roswell Road, Marietta. Free.  

April 18–23
“King of Hearts.”
By Steve Tesich, Peter Link and Jacob Brackman. Directed by Dean Adams. This beguiling, musical misadventure takes place in the last days of World War I in a French town caught between opposing armies.
8 p.m. Tuesday-Saturday; Sunday, 3 p.m. Howard Logan Stillwell Theater, Joe Mack Wilson Building. $15. 

April 21
KSU Classical Guitar Ensemble.
8 p.m. Music Recital Hall, Music Building. Free.

April 26
KSU Jazz Ensemble.
8 p.m. Howard Logan Stillwell Theater, Joe Mack Wilson Building. $5.  

April 27
KSU Wind Ensemble.
8 p.m. Howard Logan Stillwell Theater, Joe Mack Wilson Building. $5.  

April 27-May 15
23rd Annual Juried Student Art Exhibition.
This spirited competition, held every spring, is open to all students on campus and offers cash prizes in nine categories. Many of the works are for sale.
Reception: 7-9 p.m. April 27 with awards presentation at 8 p.m. Sturgis Library Gallery. Free.

April 30
KSU Gospel Choir.
5 p.m. Howard Logan Stillwell Theater, Joe Mack Wilson Building. Free.

 

May 2
Labyrinth Night.
Discover the power of the ancient meditation of labyrinth walking. Video with comments by John Gentile at 5 p.m. Labyrinth available for walking meditation until 9 p.m. Howard Logan Stillwell Theater, Joe Mack Wilson Building. $5.

May 8-May 29
Georgia Artists with DisAbilities.
There is nothing disabled about the creative visions of these artists, many of whom have achieved national recognition for their drawing, painting, photography, sculpture, fabric design, jewelry or ceramics. This traveling exhibition features works from the 2005-2006 Annual Juried Competition.
Reception: 7-9 p.m. May 8. Fine Arts Gallery, Joe Mack Wilson Building. Free.

 

 

June 7-July 26
Transmutations: The Art of Roberta Griffin. This 30-year retrospective of paintings, drawings and prints traces changes in the artist’s style and the constancy of a vision based on universal themes in nature and passages in her life.
Reception: 7-9 p.m. June 7. Sturgis Library Gallery. Free.

June 12-July 30
THIS EXHIBITION HAS BEEN CANCELLED
On the Grounds III: A Bold Vision:
The Sculpture of Zachary Coffin
Reception: 7-9 p.m. June 12.
Fine Arts Gallery, Joe Mack Wilson Building. Free.

June 14
Gallery Talk: The Art of Roberta Griffin.
The artist will read selections from her poems and discuss works in the exhibition.
7-9 p.m. Sturgis Library Gallery. Free.