3/21/02
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Contact:
Mike Bobeldyk, UNI Student Activities Office, (319) 273-5888
Gwenne Culpepper, University Marketing & Public Relations, (319) 273-2761
Note to editors/news directors: A 300-dpi color JPEG image of George Clinton is available via the Web at:
http://www.uni.edu/pubrel/newsroom/photos/clinton.jpeg
George Clinton & Parliament/Funkadelic to play at UNI
CEDAR FALLS, Iowa -- The University of Northern Iowa's Panther Productions will present George Clinton and Parliament/Funkadelic in concert at UNI's West Gym at 7:30 p.m., Sunday, April 21.
Clinton's string of hits include "(I Just Wanna) Testify," "The Mothership Connection," "Aquaboogie," "Give up the Funk (Tear the Roof of the Sucker)," "Flashlight," and "Freak of the Week."
Tickets go on sale at 10 a.m., Saturday, April 6. Admission is $18 for UNI students and $23 for the general public. Tickets will be available at all UNI ticket outlets: UNI-Dome, Gallagher-Bluedorn Performing Arts Center, Strayer-Wood Theatre and Maucker Union. Phone orders will be taken at (319) 273-DOME. Online orders can be made at www.tickets.com. A service and handling fee will apply.
George Clinton will appear in conjunction with Funk Fest 2002, which will begin at 2 p.m., April 21, on UNI's Lawther Field. It will include local bands and food. Admission is free. UNI's Leisure, Youth & Human Services' (LYHS) festivals and special events class sponsors Funk Fest 2002.
Panther Productions is the University of Northern Iowa's student concert committee. Formed in fall 2000, the group has sponsored bands including Nine Days, Nelly and Smash Mouth.
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3/21/02
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Contact:
Michael Prophet, UNI associate professor of math, (319) 273-2104
Vicki Grimes, University Marketing & Public Relations, (319) 273-2761
Juggling champion to present 'Mathematics of Juggling' Wednesday, March 27, at UNI
CEDAR FALLS, Iowa -- "The Mathematics of Juggling" will be the topic of the reigning International Juggling Association's ball juggling champion at 3:15 p.m., Wednesday, March 27, in Sabin Hall, Room 102, at the University of Northern Iowa.
Peter Floodstrand Blanchard, visiting scholar in mathematics at the University of Iowa, will discuss mathematical investigations of juggling and provide demonstrations throughout his presentation.
Sponsored by the UNI Department of Mathematics, his presentation is free and open to the public.
"The ancient art of juggling was recently revolutionized by the introduction of a system of notation and an elegant mathematical theory," said Michael Prophet, UNI associate professor of mathematics, who is coordinating Blanchard's visit. "These new ideas led among other things, to the discovery by computer of simple previously unknown juggling patterns that quickly found their way to professional juggling performances worldwide."
For more information, contact Michael Prophet at (319) 273-2104.
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3/21/02
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Contact:
Guy Sims, associate director/student activities, UNI Maucker Union, (319) 273-2683
Vicki Grimes, University Marketing & Public Relations, (319) 273-2761
UNI film series to explore 'The Black Marching Band' Wednesday, March 27
CEDAR FALLS, Iowa -- "Didn't We Ramble On: The Black Marching Band," the next film in the University of Northern Iowa's "Reel to Real" film series, will be presented at noon, Wednesday, March 27, in the University Room North in Maucker Union.
"The film shows how the spirit and soul of the West African people have been passed down, generation by generation, through the black marching band," said Guy Sims, associate director/student activities, Maucker Union. A discussion will follow the 23-minute film.
Sims said the "Reel to Real" film series presents short films worthy of reflection, discussion and criticism, in a setting that is both comfortable and conducive for conversation. "Reel to Real" is sponsored by Maucker Union Student Activities Office. The series will conclude on April 17, with "Bionic Beauty Salon."
For more information contact Guy Sims at (319) 273-2683.
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