April 21, 2015
Southern Illinois University Arts and Cultural Events
April 28-May 16
This weekly email brings together all the arts and cultural events happening in a two-week period at SIU Carbondale. From music to art, film to dance, guest lectures to workshops and theater, you will find the information here. Event information is subject to change. This is the last Southern Illinois University Arts and Cultural Events email of the academic year. We will resume sending this email near the beginning of the fall 2015 semester. Watch your emails and SIU News for information about upcoming events throughout the summer.
SPOTLIGHT OF THE WEEK
Elyse Pineau is back, having come from retirement to serve as a visiting professor in the communication studies department. She’s been up to a whole lot, from teaching a University Honors Program special course to directing “The Last Report on the Miracles at Little No Horse.”
Pineau based her performance on an adaptation of the novel of the same name by author Louise Erdrich. In the story, Father Damien Modeste has served the Ojibwe people for more than 50 years at the remote reservation Little No Horse. Nearing the end of life, Father Damien dreads the revelation death will surely bring – the priest is a woman, living as a man. Complicating things further, a colleague visits the reservation to track down information about a saint who may not be a saint.
Under Pineau’s direction, the performance highlights the mysteries of sainthood, the resilience of the Ojibwe people, and the malleability of gender and memory.
The show runs April 30-May 2, with performances beginning at 8 p.m. Tickets are $7, with student tickets at $5. Tickets are available at the door before the performance, but with limited seating in the Marion Kleinau Theater, calling ahead to reserve a ticket is a good idea. Call 453-5618 to reserve tickets.
Upcoming Events:
APRIL
28 – Concert. SIU’s Southern Illinois Symphony Orchestra and the SIU Concert Choir join with their counterparts from Southeast Missouri State University for a grand presentation of Beethoven’s Ninth Symphony. The concert begins at 7:30 p.m. in Shryock Auditorium. Sara Edgerton, professor of cello and string bass at SEMO, conducts. Tickets are $20, student tickets are $8. The same performance is also held at SEMO’s River Center on April 27.
FOR THE MEDIA: Contact Edward Benyas, benyas@siu.edu or 453-5834.
29 – Guest speaker. The Paul Simon Public Policy Institute welcomes John Tillman, CEO of the Illinois Policy Institute, to discuss “Free Market, Income Disparities and Government Spending.” This event is a luncheon, 11:30 a.m.-1 p.m. at the Carbondale Civic Center. Those attending should register at rsvp@paulsimoninstitute.org.
FOR THE MEDIA: Contact Carol Greenlee at cgreenlee@siu.edu or 453-4078.
29 – Fashion showcase. The 2015 Fashion Design and Merchandising student showcase displays the work of five student designers presenting their final collections. The evening begins at 6 p.m. in the Student Center with exhibits on display in the Corker Lounge near the ballrooms. The runway show begins at 7 p.m. in the ballrooms. The theme is Weekend Getaway. The event is free.
FOR THE MEDIA: Contact Laura Kidd at lkidd@siu.edu or 453-1970.
29 – Concert. Disney comes to the Old Baptist Foundation! Phi Mu Alpha Sinfonia (the SIU Epsilon Kappa Chapter) and Sigma Alpha Iota present a free evening of Disney soundtrack music beginning at 5 p.m. Phi Mu Alpha Sinfonia is the oldest and largest national professional music fraternity for men. Sigma Alpha Iota is an independent organization open to SIU women who participate in a School of Music ensemble.
FOR THE MEDIA: Contact Douglas Worthen, worthen@siu.edu or 453-5832.
30 – Concert. The SIU Symphonic Band presents a spring concert beginning at 7:30 p.m. in Shryock Auditorium. The Symphonic Band is a large ensemble that non-music majors with previous performance experience may join. Many SIU symphony members are also members, often playing their secondary instrument in the band. Tickets are $12, with student tickets at $6.
30 – May 2. Performance. “The Last Report on the Miracles at Little No Horse.” Performances are at 8 p.m. in the Kleinau Theater (on the second floor of the Communications Building). This performance, directed by Elyse Pineau, is an adaptation of the novel by Louis Erdrich. It tells the story of Father Damien Modeste, born Agnes DeWitt, and the Ojibwe community where the priest served, the mysteries of sainthood, the resilience of the community, and the malleability of gender and memory. Tickets are $7, with student tickets at $5.
FOR THE MEDIA: Contact Craig Gingrich-Philbrook, craiggp@siu.edu or 453-2291.
MAY
1 – Guest musician. Jonathan S. Allen visits from the University of Iowa to present a concert and teach a master class in trombone. The recital is at 1 p.m. in the Old Baptist Foundation Recital Hall. There is no admission fee.
FOR THE MEDIA: Contact Jessica Butler, j.butler@siu.edu or 536-8742.
1 – Film screenings. Little Muddy Film Festival, 6-9 p.m. in Morris Library, the John C. Guyon Auditorium.
FOR THE MEDIA: Contact Stacy Calvert, stacyjill@siu.edu.
1 – Film screening. Reel Paddling Film Festival. This traveling film festival showcases the best paddling films, meant to inspire more people to take to rivers, lakes and oceans in canoes, kayaks and other paddled watercraft. The event is 7-10 p.m. in the Student Center Auditorium.
FOR THE MEDIA: Contact Steve Gariepy, mammoth@siu.edu or 453-1121.
1 – Music recital. Chamber music recital begins at 5:30 p.m. in the Old Baptist Foundation Recital Hall. Chamber music is music for a small ensemble – a trio, or a quartet, for example – usually with only one instrument per instrumental part.
FOR THE MEDIA: Contact the School of Music at 536-8742.
1 – Concert. Spring is jazzy at SIU with the Combined Spring Jazz Concert, featuring the faculty ensemble New Arts Jazztet and the SIU Jazz Combo. This free concert begins at 7:30 p.m. in Altgeld Hall, room 112.
FOR THE MEDIA: Contact Phil Brown, philbrown@siu.edu or 618/303-8051.
1-2. Illinois Junior Academy of Science State Expo. SIU hosts the state’s science fair the first weekend in May in the SIU Arena (unless otherwise noted). A full description and schedule is available at the website. Here are the highlights. May 1 – Paper presentations, 2-5 p.m.; Illinois State Science Fair Banquet – 6:30-8:30 p.m., featuring Boyd Goodson, SIU professor of chemistry and biochemistry, “Putting a New ‘Spin’ on MRI,” Student Center ballrooms; astronomy observation, 8:45 p.m. at the Neckers Hall Astronomy Observation Deck. May 2 – Project judging, 9 a.m.-noon; Awards, 3:15 p.m.
FOR THE MEDIA: Contact Kathleen Pericak-Spector, sspector@math.siu.edu or 453-6569.
2 – Concert. Southern Illinois Flute Choir Spring Concert. The flute choir is made up of SIU and Carbondale-area community members. The concert begins at 7:30 p.m. at the First United Methodist Church in Carbondale (214 W. Main Street.)
FOR THE MEDIA: Contact Douglas Worthen, worthen@siu.edu or 453-5832.
3 – Eco event. Touch of Nature Trail Stewardship. Two sessions are available to those who’d like to learn about trail restoration by helping out at the Rocky Ledges Trail at Touch of Nature. Volunteer 9 a.m.-noon, or 1-4 p.m. Meet at the Learning Center in Camp II at Touch of Nature on Giant City Road. Once you are in the Touch of Nature grounds, signs will guide you to Camp II.
FOR THE MEDIA: Contact Steve Gariepy, mammoth@siu.edu or 453-1121.
3 – Music Festival Gold Cup. This is a National Federation of Music Clubs event and is part of National Music Week, observed the first week of May every year. The NFMC provides opportunities for musical study, performance and appreciation, including numerous music festivals. The event runs 1:30-5 p.m. in the Old Baptist Foundation Recital Hall.
FOR THE MEDIA: Contact Cully Bell, cullybell@siu.edu or 453-5836.
5 – Concert. The SIU Concert Choir and the SIU Choral Union bring an evening of “Soul Singing at SIU” with a presentation of Robert Ray’s Gospel Mass, and other choral music celebrating the African-American music heritage. The concert begins at 7:30 p.m. in Shryock Auditorium. Tickets are $12, $6 for students.
FOR THE MEDIA: Contact Susan Davenport, sgds@siu.edu or 453-2466.
6 – Performance. Students in the Performing Culture class present their best works in this showcase of performance art. The free event begins at 8 p.m. in the Marion Kleinau Theater (second floor in the Communications Building.
FOR THE MEDIA: Contact Craig Gingrich-Philbrook, craiggp@siu.edu or 453-2291.
6 – Concert. Tribute to Larry Reynolds, a music tribute to SIU’s School of Music piano technician and local piano tuner with a nearly 40-year career until his death in 2008. Students in the School of the Music remember him each year with a concert in his honor. The concert is 5-7 p.m. in the Old Baptist Foundation Recital Hall.
FOR THE MEDIA: For more information, contact the SIU School of Music at 536-8742.
9 – Performance. Students in advanced performance classes present their best works in this free evening of thought-provoking entertainment. The event begins at 8 p.m. in the Marion Kleinau Theater (second floor in the Communications Building.)
FOR THE MEDIA: Contact Craig Gingrich-Philbrook, craiggp@siu.edu or 453-2291.
9 – Concert. The Southern Illinois Children’s Choir, an outreach affiliate of the university, presents “With a Song in My Heart,” beginning at 4 p.m. on the Grace United Methodist Church. Admission is free.
FOR THE MEDIA: Contact Alice Berry via the School of Music, 536-8742.
AT THE MUSEUM:
University Museum exhibits: Master of Fine Arts Candidates Thesis Exhibitions join the schedule from now through the end of the spring 2015 semester. On exhibit April 21-May 8 is the College of Mass Communication and Media Arts MFA Students, with a reception April 23 at 7:30 p.m. On exhibit May 1-8 are MFA candidates Adam Cohen (glass) and Robin Gordon (metalsmithing), with a reception May 8 at 4 p.m. There is no admission to University Museum.