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Arts in April, a month-long celebration of arts and culture, showcases the opportunities and experiences UNI students can experience and share with the community. Whether you prefer music, dance, drama or art, UNI's Arts in April provides the events and venues to see them all.

 

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UNI Arts in April 2007

The 2007 Arts in April poster was designed by Ryan Cosgrove, a senior Art Studio: Graphic Design major from Dubuque, Iowa. It provides a retrospective of all the images created during the past five years for Arts in Aprilby artist John Heidersbach.

 

 

 

American Gothic, 1930 by Grant Wood. All rights reserved by the Estate of Nan Wood Graham/Licensed by VAGA, New York, NY.

CAC

Communication Arts Center

MAU

Maucker Union

LNG

Lang Hall

GBPAC

Gallagher-Bluedorn Performing Arts Center

GH

Great Hall - Gallagher-Bluedorn Performing Arts Center

DH

Davis Hall - Gallagher-Bluedorn Performing Arts Center

JH

Jebe Hall - Gallagher-Bluedorn Performing Arts Center

RH

Russell Hall Auditorium

SAB

Sabin Hall

SRL

Seerley Hall

SEC

Schindler Education Center

SW

Strayer-Wood Theatre

MUS

University Museum

CEEE

Center for Energy & Environmental Education

KAB

Kamerick Art Building

April

Date
Time
Location
Event

1

10 a.m. - 6 p.m.

 

UNI Museum Days at University Book & Supply

1009 W. 23rd St., Cedar Falls

3 p.m. story time and crafts

Book purchases will go toward raising funds for the UNI Museums to obtain a sound system

2

7:30 p.m.

CBB 109

Hari Shankar Math Lecture

John Deere Auditorium

Mathematician Ken Ross, past president of the Mathematical Association of America and author of “A Mathematician at the Ballpark: Odds and Probabilities for Baseball Fans,” will discuss several ways to evaluate baseball hitters.

3

10 a.m. & 12:30 p.m.

GH

Smokescreen

Presented by Allen Hospital’s Kaleidoscope Series for Youth

Production for grades 9-12

 3

7 p.m.

SRL 115

The Child

Presented by Tournees French and Francophone Film Festival

Story of the dispossessed in post-industrial Belgium, English subtitles

3

4 - 5:30 p.m.

SRL 115

Should oil and coal be our energy future?

UNI American Democracy Project’s Civic Discourse and Opposing Views Series

Pro and con discussion, sponsored by UNI American Democracy Project

3

1 p.m.

MUS

“Representing the Holocaust Through Film: Documentaries, Visual History and Dramatization”

UNI's Lifelong University

University Museum, 3219 Hudson Road

4

7:30 p.m.

GH

UNI Singers & Women’s Chorus

Brad Barrett and Rick Hoffenberg, conductors

4

7 p.m.

SRL 115

New World Renaissance

Phi Alpha Theta Department of History Lecture Series

5

10 a.m. & 12:30 p.m.

GH

Calling Doctor Amelia Bedelia

Presented by Allen Hospital’s Kaleidoscope Series for Youth

5

5:30 p.m.

MUS

The Political Dr. Seuss

University Museum, 3219 Hudson Road

Documentary film viewing and discussion

5

8 p.m.

DH

Horn Choir

Yu-Ting Su, director

6

7:30 p.m.

Orchesis Spring Dance Gala 2007

Oster Regent Theatre, 103 Main St., Cedar Falls

Michelle Ozmun, director and featuring UNI dance faculty

6

8 p.m.

DH

Trumpet Ensemble

Randy Grabowski, director

7

8 a.m.

DH

School of Music Festival and Iowa Composers Forum

7

2 p.m.

LNG

Orchesis Spring Dance Gala 2007

Oster Regent Theatre, 103 Main St., Cedar Falls

Michelle Ozmun, director and featuring UNI dance faculty

7

6:30 & 7:30 p.m.

JH

GH

Orion Weiss, piano & Waterloo-Cedar Falls Symphony Orchestra

Pre-concert talk, 6:30 p.m. Jebe Hall

Concert,7:30 p.m. Great Hall

9

7 p.m.

SAB 102

“What do Terrorists Want: Understanding the Enemy, Containing the Threat”

By Louise Richardson, executive dean of Radcliffe Institute for Advance Study at Harvard University; her area of expertise is international security with an emphasis on terrorist movements.

9

8 p.m.

DH

Northwind Quartet Recital

Faculty Artists

10

7:30 p.m.

GH

Pianist Alexander Kobrin

2006 gold medal winner of Van Cliburn International Piano Competition

10

8 p.m.

DH

Northern Brass Quintet

After a 10-year absence, a newly reconstituted quintet presents its premiere concert.

10

7:30 p.m.

SRL

“Global Warming in the 21st Century and Potential Solutions for the Energy/Climate Conundrum"

Last Lecture Series

Presented by William Stigliani, director and professor for the Center for Energy & Environmental Education; sponsored by Campus Activities Board

11

7:30 p.m.

LNG

Walt Whitman Live!

Featuring UNI faculty Bill Koch

11

7:30 p.m.

GH

UNI Varsity Men’s Glee Club

Brad Barrett, director

12

7:30 p.m.

LNG 40

Interpreter's Theatre

Doin’ Time: Through the Visiting Glass

Written and performed by guest artist Ashley Lucas, followed by discussion

12

7:30 p.m.

GH

School of Music Spotlight Series: Jazz Band I

Chris Merz, director

13

Arrested Voices: Performance in Prisons

Northern Plains Performance Festival Spring 2007

Featuring festival guest critic Michael Keck. Workshops include theatre games, improvisations, facilitated discussions and story circles. Sponsored by UNI Department of Communication Studies and UNI Interpreters Theatre.

13

7:30 p.m.

SW

A Chorus Line

Theatre UNI

Tony Award-winning musical, co-produced by UNI School of Music. Sandra Walden and Rebecca Burkhardt, directors

13

7:30 p.m.

LNG 40

Interpreter’s Theatre

Good Eats!

Written and performed by guest artist Christopher Collins

14

1:30 p.m.

MUS

The Political Dr. Seuss

University Museum, 3219 Hudson Road

Documentary film viewing and discussion

14

10 a.m.

CEEE

Taming the Wild Grape

Saturday Science Showcase

Reception to follow

Jean Gerrath, UNI Biology Department

14

7 p.m.

RH

International Dance 2007

An anthology of music and dance from around the world. Daniel Wells, director

14

8 p.m.

LNG Auditorium

Unforgiven

Textile and Apparel Department Annual Show

14

7:30 p.m.

GH

AntiGravity

A combination of acrobatics and art

14

7:30 p.m.

SW

A Chorus Line

Theatre UNI

Tony Award-winning musical, co-produced by UNI School of Music. Sandra Walden and Rebecca Burkhardt, directors

15

2 p.m.

RH

International Dance 2007

Anthology of music and dance from around the world. Daniel Wells, director

15

2 p.m.

GH

AntiGravity

A combination of acrobatics and art

15

2 p.m.

SW

A Chorus Line

Theatre UNI

Tony Award-winning musical, co-produced by UNI School of Music. Sandra Walden and Rebecca Burkhardt, directors

16

7 p.m.

LNG Auditorium

Remnants

Hearst Lecture Series/Holocaust Remembrance and Education program

Henry Greenspan will perform his award-winning play.

16

8 p.m.

DH

Percussion & West African Drum Ensembles

Ryan Frost, guest soloists, Randy Hogancamp, director

17

10 a.m. - 2 p.m.

MAU

Earth Day Celebration

17

7:30 p.m.

GH

Jazz Panthers

Robert Washut, director

17

7 p.m.

MAU

Old Central Ballroom

Differences between Sunni and Shi’ite Traditions within Islam

Lecture presented by Ahmed Souaiaia, assistant professor, religious studies, University of Iowa

18

7:30 p.m.

GH

Wind Symphony

Ronald Johnson, director

19

8 p.m.

DH

UNITUBA Spring Concert

Tuba/euphonium ensemble. Jeffrey Funderburk, director

20

7:30 p.m.

SW

A Chorus Line

Theatre UNI

Tony Award-winning musical, co-produced by UNI School of Music. Sandra Walden and Rebecca Burkhardt, directors

21

4 p.m.

DH

Young Peoples Dance Theatre Spring Informance

Cindy Herndon, director

21

7:30 p.m.

SW

A Chorus Line

Theatre UNI

Tony Award-winning musical, co-produced by UNI School of Music. Sandra Walden and Rebecca Burkhardt, directors

22

2 p.m.

SW

A Chorus Line

Theatre UNI

Tony Award-winning musical, co-produced by UNI School of Music. Sandra Walden and Rebecca Burkhardt, directors

22

3 p.m.

DH

UNI Suzuki School Northern Iowa Junior Orchestra

23

6 p.m.

DH

Composers’ Concert

Jonathan Schwabe, coordinator

23

7:30 p.m.

GH

UNI Chamber Orchestra

24

7-9 p.m.

KAB Lobby

Vertigo Mini: A Night of Performance Art

Gallery of Art Showcases

Highlighting performed artwork of students enrolled in the Performance Art class

24

8 p.m.

DH

Piano Duo

Sean Botkin & Genadi Zagor

24

8 p.m.

RH

Jazz Band III & Jazz Combos

25

6:30 p.m.

Repertory Dance Theatre lecture/demonstration

Waterloo Center for the Arts, 225 Commercial Street

In honor of National Dance Week. Michelle Ozmun, director

25

7:30 p.m.

GH

Symphonic Band

Paul Brizzi, director

28

7:30 p.m.

GH

PDQ Bach with Peter Schickele—The Vegas Years

Spring Pops Waterloo-Cedar Falls Symphony Orchestra

29

10 & 11 a.m.

String-A-Ling

Lollipop Concerts

Waterloo Public Library, 415 Commercial St.

Featuring the Waterloo-Cedar Falls Symphony Orchestra’s String Quartet

On-going Exhibits

 

Through April 15

UNI Department of Art Annual Juried Student Exhibition

UNI Gallery of Art, Kamerick Art Building

Juried by Kee-ho Yuen, University of Iowa associate professor and head of the UI Jewelry and Metal Arts program

 

April 21 Through May 5

MA Thesis Exhibition and BFA Exhibition

UNI Gallery of Art, Kamerick Art Building

 

Through May 20

Dr. Seuss Wants You! Political Cartoons of World War II

University Museum, 3219 Hudson Road

Sponsored in part by Humanities Iowa and Veridian Credit Union. A partnership between UNI Museums and the UNI Gallery of Art

 

For more information regarding specific events, exhibits or tickets to shows, please contact:

 

Gallagher-Bluedorn Performing Arts Center (GBPAC) – 319-273-SHOW

Gallery of Art – 319-273-3095

KUNI Live From Studio One – 319-273-6463

Orchesis Dance Company – 319-273-SHOW

School of Music – 319-273-2028

Theatre UNI – 319-273-6381

UNI Museum – 319-273-7615

Waterloo-Cedar Falls Symphony – 319-273-SHOW