Release Date: March 27, 2008
April 2008 arts events at Kennesaw State
Contact: Cheryl Anderson Brown, Assistant Director of Public Relations, 770-499-3417 or cbrown@kennesaw.edu
KENNESAW, Ga.—The College of the Arts at Kennesaw State University will present the following public events in April 2008:
April 1
CLASSICAL MUSIC: KSU Chamber Singers with Mary Akerman, guitar, and John Lawless, percussion. An evening of Latin American Choral Music featuring the music of Argentina. Leslie Blackwell will present a lecture-recital throughout the concert. 8 p.m. Concert Hall, Dr. Bobbie Bailey and Family Performance Center, Kennesaw State University, 1000 Chastain Road, Kennesaw. $5. 770-423-6650. www.kennesaw.edu/arts.
April 10-13
CLASSICAL MUSIC. “The Yeoman of the Guard” by Gilbert and Sullivan. Directed by Russell Young and conducted by Michael Alexander. 8 p.m., Thursday-Saturday and 3 p. m., Sunday. Concert Hall, Dr. Bobbie Bailey and Family Performance Center, Kennesaw State University, 1000 Chastain Road, Kennesaw. $15. 770-423-6650. www.kennesaw.edu/arts.
April 15-20
THEATRE: “Moby Dick.” Adapted and directed by John Gentile. A new stage adaptation of Herman Melville’s masterpiece, which tells the story of Captain Ahab, a man obsessed with the elusive great white whale, Moby-Dick. In his fury, Ahab inspires the crew of the whaling ship Pequod to join him on a quest of awe and terror as well as majesty and great beauty. Tuesday-Saturday, 8 p.m., and 3 p.m. Sunday. Howard Logan Stillwell Theater, Kennesaw State University, 1000 Chastain Road, Kennesaw. $15. 770-423-6650. www.kennesaw.edu/arts.
April 15
CLASSICAL MUSIC: KSU Student Mixed Chamber Music. 8 p.m. Concert Hall, Dr. Bobbie Bailey and Family Performance Center, Kennesaw State University, 1000 Chastain Road, Kennesaw. Free. 770-423-6650. www.kennesaw.edu/arts.
April 16
JAZZ MUSIC: KSU Jazz Combo. 8 p.m. Concert Hall, Dr. Bobbie Bailey and Family Performance Center, Kennesaw State University, 1000 Chastain Road, Kennesaw. Free. 770-423-6650. www.kennesaw.edu/arts.
April 18
CLASSICAL MUSIC: KSU Guitar Ensemble. 8 p.m. Concert Hall, Dr. Bobbie Bailey and Family Performance Center, Kennesaw State University, 1000 Chastain Road, Kennesaw. Free. 770-423-6650. www.kennesaw.edu/arts.
April 19
CLASSICAL MUSIC: KSU Honors Recital. 3 p.m. Concert Hall, Dr. Bobbie Bailey and Family Performance Center, Kennesaw State University, 1000 Chastain Road, Kennesaw. Free. 770-423-6650. www.kennesaw.edu/arts.
April 20
CLASSICAL MUSIC: KSU Community Alumni Chorus. 3 p.m. Concert Hall, Dr. Bobbie Bailey and Family Performance Center, Kennesaw State University, 1000 Chastain Road, Kennesaw. Free. 770-423-6650. www.kennesaw.edu/arts.
April 22
CLASSICAL MUSIC: KSU Choral Ensembles. 8 p.m. Concert Hall, Dr. Bobbie Bailey and Family Performance Center, Kennesaw State University, 1000 Chastain Road, Kennesaw. $5. 770-423-6650. www.kennesaw.edu/arts.
April 23
CLASSICAL MUSIC: KSU Wind Ensemble. 8 p.m. Concert Hall, Dr. Bobbie Bailey and Family Performance Center, Kennesaw State University, 1000 Chastain Road, Kennesaw. $5. 770-423-6650. www.kennesaw.edu/arts.
April 23-May 7
ART EXHIBITION: Spring Senior Art Majors Exhibition II. Opening reception: 6:30-8:30 p.m., April 23. Art Gallery, Horace Sturgis Library, Kennesaw State University, 1000 Chastain Road, Kennesaw. Free. 770-499-3223. www.kennesaw.edu/arts.
April 24
JAZZ MUSIC: KSU Jazz Ensemble. 8 p.m. Concert Hall, Dr. Bobbie Bailey and Family Performance Center, Kennesaw State University, 1000 Chastain Road, Kennesaw. $5. 770-423-6650. www.kennesaw.edu/arts.
April 26
JAZZ MUSIC: The Premiere Series presents Steve Tyrell. Pop-jazz vocalist, Steve Tyrell, best known for his Frank Sinatra interpretations, will perform this spring. 8 p.m. Concert Hall, Dr. Bobbie Bailey and Family Performance Center, Kennesaw State University, 1000 Chastain Road, Kennesaw. $40. 770-423-6650. www.kennesaw.edu/arts.
April 27
MUSIC: KSU Gospel Choir. 5 p.m. Concert Hall, Dr. Bobbie Bailey and Family Performance Center, Kennesaw State University, 1000 Chastain Road, Kennesaw. Free. 770-423-6650. www.kennesaw.edu/arts.
April 28
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A member of the 35-unit University System of Georgia, Kennesaw State University is a comprehensive, residential institution with a growing student population of more than 20,000 from 132 countries. The third-largest university in Georgia, Kennesaw State offers more than 60 graduate and undergraduate degrees, including new doctorates in education and business.
The KSU College of the Arts is one of only four Georgia institutions to have achieved full national accreditation for all of its arts programs.