Upcoming Arts Programs
January 18, 2011SPRINGFIELD, Mass., Jan. 18, 2011 -- The winter-spring William Simpson Fine Arts Series of visual and performing arts programs at Springfield College will feature concerts by leading area musicians and Springfield College students, a documentary film event, a reading by an award-winning poet, an intriguing theatre production and art exhibitions. Most events are free of charge, and the free series poster is available by calling 748-3187.
Jan. 20- Feb. 18
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Art exhibitions: DOMUS, and Small Works
Reception for artists and public: Sun., Jan. 23, 2011, 2 - 4 p.m.
William Blizard Gallery, Visual Arts Center, weekdays 9:30 a.m. - 4:30 p.m.
DOMUS
By: Ronald Maggio, chair, Springfield College Visual and Performing Arts Dept.
Recent works inspired by ancient Roman wall paintings (frescos) of the second century B.C., and the first century A.D., from the houses of Pompeii, Herculaneum, Boscoreale, and Rome. Drawing from the sensibilities and palette of the period creates a window opening into an imagined place.
Small Works
By: Springfield College Arts Faculty
Drawings, paintings, digital arts, photography, and sculpture
Feb. 25
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Chamber Music Concert
By: Trio Cavatina
Internationally acclaimed trio performs commanding interpretations of works by living American composers, mixing a 20th century classical and romantic repertoire.
7:30 p.m., Fuller Arts Center
Feb. 28 - March 25
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Art exhibition: Digital Diva - Ruth West - 25 Years in Computer Art
Rapid technological advances continually make it possible to create previously impossible art. West explores the relationship of personal art to the changes in technology.
William Blizard Gallery, Visual Arts Center, weekdays 9:30 a.m. - 4:30 p.m.
Reception for artist and public: March 6, 2 – 4 p.m.
March 7
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Film event: “Restrepo”
Winner of the grand jury prize for best documentary at the 2010 Sundance Film Festival, “Restrepo” chronicles the activities of U.S. soldiers in the dangerous Korengal Valley of Afghanistan. Named after a medic killed in action, the film was directed by Sebastian Junger and Tim Hetherington, who said, “Our intention was to capture the experience of combat, boredom and fear through the eyes of the soldiers themselves. Their experiences are important to understand, regardless of one’s political beliefs. Beliefs are a way to avoid looking at reality. This is reality.”
Discussion and Q&A session will follow the film.
7 p.m., Appleton Auditorium, Fuller Arts Center
March 31
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Poetry Reading
By: Marie Howe
This award-winning poet’s first collection, “The Good Thief,” won the Open Competition of the National Poetry Series. According to Margaret Atwood, "Marie Howe's poetry doesn't fool around...these poems are intensely felt, sparely expressed, and difficult to forget; poems of obsession that transcend their own dark roots." “What the Living Do” is largely an elegy to her brother who died of AIDS. Her most recent book, “The Kingdom of Ordinary Time,” explores the connections between our ordinary lives and the sacred.
Book signing and refreshments will follow the reading.
7:30 p.m., Marsh Memorial Chapel
March 31 – April 3
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SC Theatre Presentation: “Dead Man’s Cell Phone”
By: Sarah Ruhl
Director: Associate Professor Martin Shell
Why won’t that man answer his cell phone! When Jean, the introvert at the next café table, picks it up, she’s drawn deeply into the dead man’s mysterious business and eccentric family. Her unexpected journey to protect the memory of a man she’s never known awakens genuine intimacies for characters who each are disconnected in our world of accelerated communications. (Mature themes, some strong language)
Appleton Auditorium, Fuller Arts Center
Thur., Fri., Sat., 8 p.m.; Sun., 2 p.m.
Suggested Donation: $5, students and seniors $2
April 8
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The Annual CCGS Choral Concert
Many of the best student singing voices from area colleges combine for this high-quality, popular event.
7 p.m., Bay Path College
April 17
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Concert: A Celebration of Horns
By: The Old Post Road Orchestra
Highlighting the performance by this popular Wilbraham-based orchestra will be a work for four French horns by Robert Schumann and a solo performance by a student from the Community Music School of Springfield.
3 p.m., Appleton Auditorium, Fuller Arts Center
April 21
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Annual Spring Concert
By: SC Singers, SC Jazz Ensemble, SC Chamber Players
This perennial favorite features performances by talented Springfield College students and staff, followed by refreshments.
7:30 p.m., Townhouse Conference Room
April 4- April 20
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Art exhibition: Undergraduate Senior Exhibition
Painting, digital imagery, and sculpture reflect learning over four years.
Reception: April 10, 2 - 4 p.m.
William Blizard Gallery, Visual Arts Center, weekdays 9:30 a.m. - 4:30 p.m.
April 25- May 15
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Art exhibition: Graduate Art Therapy Exhibition
Painting, digital imagery, and sculpture reflect learning during graduate education in art therapy.
William Blizard Gallery, Visual Arts Center, weekdays 9:30 a.m. - 4:30 p.m.
