September 15, 2014
Southern Illinois University Arts and Cultural Events
Sept. 15-28
Welcome to the inaugural issue of the SIU Carbondale Arts and Cultural Events media email. This weekly email brings together all the arts and cultural events happening in a two-week period at SIU. From music to art, film to dance, guest lecture to workshop to theater, you will find it all here. Please note that information listed under “for the media” is intended to assist reporters and is not intended to be published or aired.
SPOTLIGHT OF THE WEEK
Security, Privacy and the Fourth Amendment: Finding the Balance: SIU celebrates U. S. Constitution Day with a demonstration debate and a focus on the Fourth Amendment, which prohibits unreasonable searches and seizures of “persons, houses, papers and effects,” and requires a judicial search warrant based on probable cause. The event begins at 7 p.m. on Wednesday, Sept. 17, in Morris Library’s John C. Guyon Auditorium on the first floor. Refreshments follow the debate.
The demonstration debate features the SIU National Champion debate team on the topic of electronic communication and data as protected under the Fourth Amendment. The SIU Debate Team is the reigning National Parliamentary Debate Association National Championship team. The team also won the national championship in 2013, making SIU the first back-to-back championship winner in the history of the tournament. For this event, Zach Schneider, a senior and new to the team this year, will debate against Josh Rivera, also senior, and a member of the National Championship duo the past two years.
Another Constitution Day event takes place at 4 p.m. at the Hiram H. Lesar Law Building, Room 102. Faculty from the SIU School of Law and the Department of Political Science, along with three law school students, will review some of the cases argued before U.S. Supreme Court in 2013 and preview some set for the 2014 term. Topics include: campaign finance, reasonableness of cell phone searches, presidential power to make appointments during Congressional recess, prison grooming policies and religious practices, racial gerrymandering, and the scope of the president’s foreign affairs power.
FOR THE MEDIA: The debate may mark a good opportunity to take file shots of the debate team, in anticipation of the team continuing its winning ways. The law school event may provide insight for future coverage of politically charged events on the news horizon.
Upcoming Events:
17-18 – Guest musician Reid Alexander is on campus with a piano recital and a lecture. The recital is 7:30-9:30 p.m. in the Old Baptist Foundation Recital Hall. The lecture, entitled, “Teaching Outside the Box: What the Score Does Not Reveal,” is at 10 a.m. in Altgeld Hall, Room 110. Alexander is professor and chair of piano pedagogy at the University of Illinois.
FOR THE MEDIA: Contact is Junghwa Lee at the School of Music, jlee@siu.edu or 453-5816.
17 – U. S. Constitution Day Celebration, 7 p.m., John C. Guyon Auditorium, Morris Library.
FOR THE MEDIA: Contact for the Morris Library event in general: Anna Xiong at Morris Library, axiong@lib.siu.edu or 453-7108; for the debate, Todd Graham, Department of Communication Studies, tgraham@siu.edu or 453-5090. For the law school event, the contact is Alicia Ruiz, aruiz@siu.edu or 453-8700.
17 – The Paul Simon Public Policy Institute welcomes Simon’s wife, Pattie Derge Simon, and John Oldfield, CEO of WASH Advocates, to campus to discuss the world’s drinking water, sanitation and hygiene challenges. The lecture begins at 7 p.m. in the Student Center, Ballroom B.
FOR THE MEDIA: Contact is Carol Greenlee at the PSPPI, cgreenlee@siu.edu or 453-4009.
17 – Hispanic Heritage Month event: Derrick Williams, assistant director of the Center for Inclusive Excellence, will discuss “The Minority Complex” at 5 p.m. in Lawson Hall, Room 221.
FOR THE MEDIA: Contact Derrick Williams at dlw10@siu.edu or 453-3916.
18 – School of Art and Design Visiting Artist Series: Olivia Gude. Gude will make a presentation from 7 to 9 p.m. in Morris Library’s John C. Guyon Auditorium. She is the Spiral Site editor within the University of Illinois–Chicago Art Education Program, and is an expert in community public art. She will talk about collaborative art as curriculum and the role of art teachers as community artists.
FOR THE MEDIA: Contact: Diane McClain-Inman at the School of Art and Design, dinman@siu.edu or 453-4313.
19 – Hispanic Heritage Month Event: The Latino Cultural Association, a Registered Student Organization, presents “Ven Bailalo,” salsa dance workshops open to the public. The workshop is at 5 p.m. in the Big Muddy Room on the lower level of the Student Center.
FOR THE MEDIA: Contact Jose Najar, assistant professor of history, jnajar@siu.edu or 453-4391.
20 – New Faces, an evening of performances and exhibits, is a Department of Theater tradition and features the debuts of incoming theater majors. The performances begin at 7:30 p.m. in the C. H. Moe Theater in the Communications Building. Refreshments and a reception follow.
FOR THE MEDIA: Contact is Vince Rhomberg, mcldpubl@siu.edu or 453-7589.
22 – Writer and actor Michael Milligan presents his one-man performance “Mercy Killers” 7-9 p.m. in Morris Library’s John C. Guyon Auditorium. The politically steeped play follows the struggles of all-American Joe and what happens when his uninsured wife is diagnosed with cancer.
FOR THE MEDIA: Contact is Brent Ritzel, Buckminster Fuller Future Registered Student Organization, 618/203-4844.
22 – Hispanic Heritage Month event: Cindy Buys, professor in the SIU School of Law, facilitates a discussion panel on “The Migrant Child Crisis” at 6 p.m. in Lawson Hall, Room 231.
FOR THE MEDIA: Contact Cindy Buys at cbuys@siu.edu or 453-8743.
23-24 – The School of Music welcomes Ronald Chioldi for a piano recital and a piano master class. The recital, which is open to the public, begins at 7:30 p.m. on Sept. 24, also in the Old Baptist Foundation Recital Hall. Chioldi is professor of piano at Northeastern State University in Okla., and co-author on several popular piano textbooks.
The master class might be a good option for photos or B-reel; it is 3-5 p.m. on Sept. 23 in the Old Baptist Foundation Recital Hall.
FOR THE MEDIA: Contact is Junghwa Lee at the School of Music, jlee@siu.edu or 453-5816.
23-24 – The public is invited to learn how to create one of the more popularly known symbols of Hispanic heritage, the piñata. Workshops begin at 5:30 p.m. both days in the Big Muddy Room, lower level of the Student Center.
FOR THE MEDIA: Contact the Center for Inclusive Excellence at 453-2127.
25 – The Paul Simon Public Policy Institute welcomes Sarita Gupta, executive director of Jobs with Justice, to discuss “The State of the American Worker: How We Build a Better America.” Her presentation is 7-8 p.m. in the Student Center Ballroom B.
FOR THE MEDIA: Contact is Carol Greenlee at PSPPI at cgreenlee@siu.edu, or 453-4009.
25 – “Triple Divide,” a documentary film covering the issue of fracking, plays at 7 p.m. in Morris Library’s John C. Guyon Auditorium.
FOR THE MEDIA: Contact is Brent Ritzel, Buckminster Fuller Future Registered Student Organization, 618/203-4844.
25 – Salsa is not the only dance perfected in Hispanic culture. Welcome to Cumbia dance with a workshop presented by the Latino Cultural Association. The workshop begins at 5 p.m. in the Delta Room, on the fourth floor of the Student Center.
FOR THE MEDIA: Contact Jose Najar, assistant professor of history, jnajar@siu.edu or 453-4391.
25-27 – Doctoral student Jason Hedrick presents “The Final Chapter of Nick Carter: The Price,” a performance drawing on the style of film noir to tell the story of the hardboiled detective, the femme fatale who hired him, and his nemesis The Hawk. Performances are at 8 p.m. each night at the Kleinau Theater in the Communications Building.
FOR THE MEDIA: Contact is Jason Hedrick at jhedrick2772@siu.edu.
Looking ahead: Sept. 29 – Oct. 5
SEPTEMBER
29 – The Paul Simon Public Policy Institute presents Staci M. Yandle, U.S. District Judge for the Southern District of Illinois, 7 p.m., SIU School of Law Auditorium.
30 – Ronda Dunn presents “Pursuit of Excellence through the Power of Education,” 5:30-6:30 p.m., Student Center Auditorium.
30 – Hispanic Heritage Month event: “Latina Revolutionaries and the Life of Frida Kahlo,” a lecture from Melinda Yeomans, 6 p.m., Lawson Hall Room 201.
OCTOBER
1 – Ann Markusen, guest of the Paul Simon Public Policy Institute for the “Building a Creative Economy” luncheon series, 11:30 a.m.-1 p.m., Carbondale Civic Center.
1 – Hispanic Heritage Month event: “Mi Tierra U.S.A.: Latinos Here and Now,” with guest speaker Kayeleigh Sharp from the Department of Anthropology, 5 p.m., Lawson Hall, Room 231.
2 – Film screening, “Gasland,” 7 p.m. Morris Library, John C. Guyon Auditorium.
2 - Hispanic Heritage Month event: Ven Bailalo – Bachata dance workshops sponsored by the Latino Cultural Association, 5 p.m. in the Delta Room, fourth floor of the SIU Student Center.
2-5 – Department of Theater presents “Curtains,” the first fully staged production of the season. McLeod Theater, Communications Building.
3 – The School of Music presents the “Third Annual Concert in Honor of Hispanic Heritage Month,” 5-7 p.m., Old Baptist Foundation Recital Hall.