Bring your little monsters and join us for C.O.A.R.’s annual Pumpkin Palooza this Sunday, October 30th from 1-4pm. We will have more than 20 crafts and games for kids of all ages. We will also be sending out “tours” to trick-or-treat around dorms on campus. Costumes are strongly encouraged! The event is free of charge. Please direct any questions to coarumw@gmail.com.
Join the UMW Galleries for “Mysteries of The Night Café: Hidden Key to the Spirituality of Vincent Van Gogh,” presented in conjunction with the traveling exhibition Van Gogh, Lichtenstein, Whistler: Masterpieces of World Art from the Virginia Museum of Fine Arts. The lecture will be held on Sunday, October 30 at 2 p.m. inside Combs Hall, Room 139. Admission is free. However, pre-registration is required to ensure proper seating.
Dr. Cliff Edwards, professor of Philosophy and Religious Studies at Virginia Commonwealth University, explores the spirituality of one of the world’s most beloved artists, Vincent Van Gogh, through one of Western art’s most mysterious paintings, The Night Café. Enter the imagination of Van Gogh through the books he read, the art he admired, and the people with whom he identified, and arrive at startling conclusions that include a new and deeply spiritual understanding of a café after midnight and the “night prowlers” who inhabit it.
Please call the Galleries at (540) 654-1013 or e-mail Justine Geiger, Visitor Services Coordinator, at jgeiger@umw.edu to reserve your seats.
This program has been organized by the Virginia Museum of Fine Arts and is supported by the Paul Mellon Endowment.
The Department of Music at the University of Mary Washington is pleased to host the First Annual Electroacoustic Barn Dance, a three-day festival of electronic music and art, to be held Thursday, October 27 to Saturday, October 29 on the campus of UMW and Eyeclopes Gallery, 624 Charlotte Street in Fredericksburg.
This year’s festival will feature the works of 58 composers and 21 performers from across the U.S. and Great Britain, including nine students from the UMW electronic music class.
The schedule of concerts is as follows:
Concert I 10-27 8PM @ Pollard 304 Recital Hall
Concert II 10-28 11AM @ Pollard 304 Recital Hall
Concert III 10-28 2PM @ Pollard 304 Recital Hall
Paper Session I 10-28 3:30 PM @ duPont 207
Concert IV 10-28 4:30PM @ Pollard 304 Recital Hall
Concert V 10-28 8:30PM @ Eyeclopes Gallery – 624 Charlotte Street
Concert VI 10-29 11AM @ Pollard 304 Recital Hall
Paper Session II 10-29 2PM @ Pollard 213
Concert VII 10-29 3PM @ Pollard 304 Recital Hall
Paper Session III 10-29 4:30PM @ Pollard 213
Concert VIII 10-29 8PM @ Pollard 304 Recital Hall
For more information, visit http://www.eajj.org or call (540) 654-1012.
Join the UMW Galleries this Thursday for our exhibition SUPER-SIZED: Large Scale Drawings in the duPont Gallery, located inside duPont Hall. The exhibition will feature works of art by seven different artists, including Patricia Bellan-Gillen, Joshua Bienko, Pat Bretano, Karen Brummund, Ray DiCapua, Dennis Jones and Ben Tolman. The free opening reception will be held from 5 – 7 p.m. in the duPont Gallery. Light refreshments will be provided.
The exhibition is intended to explore ways in which artists involved in the drawing medium employ scale in their process of creating works of art and how that use of scale affects the impact of the work. The drawings in this exhibition vary greatly in the artists’ choices of materials and methods, which range from graphite, ink or charcoal to the blade of a knife. Some of the artists combine drawing with other media, such as acrylic and oil or digital printing. Some of the work is site-specific; some incorporates text. Each speaks from a unique perspective.
Free street parking is available near the duPont Gallery on College Avenue. The exhibition will be on display in duPont Gallery until December 2, 2011. Please call us at (540) 654-1013 with any questions.
On Saturday, October 22 at 7:30 p.m., the UMW Philharmonic heralds its 2011-2012 season with “Pomp & Circumstance: Music of the Royal Wedding.” With guest artists the Chamber Chorale of Fredericksburg and the Capital Herald Trumpets, the orchestra will perform the music featured at the marriage of Prince William and Catherine Middleton. The concert will be held in Dodd Auditorium.
Under the direction of Dr. Kevin Bartram, the Philharmonic will perform the same arrangements, in the same order from the ceremony. Featured works include “I Was Glad,” played for the Bridal Procession, “March from the Birds,” played for the Queen’s Procession and “Crown Imperial,” played for the Recessional.
Tickets are $10 for general admission and $2 for students, faculty and staff with a UMW ID. To purchase tickets, visit philharmonic.umw.edu or call 654-1012. Tickets will also be available at the door.
