Welcome to arts@depauw, a bi-weekly newsletter created to provide information on ALL DEPAUW ART EVENTS for subscribers. All DePauw creative and performing art events are FREE AND OPEN TO THE PUBLIC, except DePauw Theatre and DePauw Opera Theatre performances. For ticket reservations and information, contact the Green Center for the Performing Arts by phone at 765.658.4827or by email at greencenter@depauw.edu. For additional arts@depauw information, check out www.depauw.edu/arts.

School of Music
Faculty Woodwind Quintet
Tuesday, October 27
7:30 p.m.
Thompson Recital Hall,
Green Center for the Performing Arts
Anne Reynolds, flute; Leonid Sirotkin, oboe; Randy Salman, clarinet; Kara Stolle, bassoon; and Robert Danforth, horn.

For more information on the School of Music, click HERE.

Black Studies Program
Willis "Bing" Davis, '59
Wednesday, October 28
7:00 p.m.
Watson Forum,
Pulliam Center for Contemporary Media
DePauw alum, Ohio Art Educator of the Year, and winner of the Dr. Marin Luther King, Jr. National Service Award, Bing Davis will present, "A Talk on Art in Life."

School of Music
Percussion Ensemble - Amy Lynn Barber, director
Thursday, October 29
7:30 p.m.
Kresge Auditorium,
Green Center for the Performing Arts
"Fascinatin' Rhythm"– Works by Sofia Gubaidulina, Henry Cowell, Amedeo Roldan, Nebojsa Zivkovic and others.

For more information on the School of Music, click HERE.

ArtsFest 2009 : Art and Power
Sunday, November 1-
Saturday, November 7
Various locations on campus
DePauw's annual celebration showcases the creative and performing arts talents of members of the DePauw community and visiting artists. In its 8th season, ArtsFest 2009: Art & Power will explore the intrinsic power of art to change us and change the world. Festival events are free and open to the public with exceptions noted.

Ongoing events include a Graffiti Wall, a Photography Exhibit, a Roy O. West Library Collection exhibition, and exhibitions at Peeler Art Center. Daily Events are listed below. Go to the schedule for a complete description of all ArtsFest events.

Sunday, November 1
12:30 p.m.-4:00 p.m. - Art Attack For Children
Great Hall, Green Center for the Performing Arts

3:00 p.m. - Shostakovich's 5th Symphony
Presented by the DePauw Symphony Orchestra
Kresge Auditorium, Green Center for the Performing Arts

5:30 p.m. - The Unspoken Word: Byrd and the Music of the Gunpowder Plot
On the 5th of November, 1605, a group of young Catholics led by Guy Fawkes attempted to blow up the Houses of Parliament in an unprecedented act of treason, now known as the Gunpowder Plot. This program examines the music that Catholic composers, such as William Byrd, wrote to express their faith during this time when Protestantism reigned supreme.
St. Andrew's Episcopal Church, Greencastle

8:00 p.m. - Film : V for Vendetta
Released on the 400th anniversary of the Gunpowder Plot, this 2005 thriller depicts Britain after a limited nuclear war that has left much of the world destroyed, and has left power in the hands of a fascist party.
Watson Forum, Pulliam Center for Contemporary Media

Monday, November 2
8:00 p.m. - Performance Artist: Holly Hughes
The legendary Ms. Hughes brings to DePauw her latest work, "Let Them Eat Cake," which riffs on the social history of wedding rituals in light of today's debates on marriage.
Thompson Recital Hall, Green Center for the Performing Arts

Tuesday, November 3
11:40 a.m. - Artsfest Panel Discussion: Power & Art : Challenging Censorship and Repression
A panel discussion with Professors Edberg, Geis, and Good, plus visiting artist Holly Hughes. Please email k_night@depauw.edu for a lunch, or feel free to bring your own.
Lobby, Peeler Art Center

4:00 p.m. - Theatre : The Possibilities of Greencastle/DePauw Cooperation
Town/gown relations debated in a performance presented by the Greencastle Service Theatre, a performance group comprised of both DePauw and Greencastle community members.
Putnam County Public Library

7:30 p.m. - King Lear
Actors From The London Stage return to DePauw with their tour of Shakespeare’s masterpiece of power and betrayal, King Lear. This performance by AFTLS - whose work is created by a small ensemble of actors, a minimalist set and emphasis on the text - is not to be missed.
Moore Theatre, Green Center for the Performing Arts

Wednesday, November 4
4:00 p.m. - Artist Talk and Opening Reception : Sonja Hinrichsen
Peeler Auditorium, Richard E. Peeler Art Center

6:30 p.m. - Percussion at Peeler
The annual ArtsFest concert performed in the Peeler exhibition How Soon Is Now: Art from the Permanent Collection.
Richard E. Peeler Art Center

7:45 p.m. - Music in Captivity I - Messiaen's "Quartet for the End of Time"
The composition created by Olivier Messiaen while he was a prisoner in a German camp during WWII.
Thompson Recital Hall, Green Center for the Performing Arts

9:00 p.m. - Theatre: The Possibilities of Greencastle/DePauw Cooperation
See Tuesday, November 3.
Kerr Theatre, Green Center for the Performing Arts

Thursday, November 5
4:00 p.m. - Film : Good Life Delivery
This offbeat comedy shows Argentina in 2001 in the midst of an economic crisis. A panel discussion will follow.
Watson Forum, Pulliam Center for Contemporary Media

7:30 p.m. - Ron Carlson: Award-winning fiction writer
Ron Carlson is the author of ten books of fiction, most recently the novel The Signal.  Among his awards are a National Endowment for the Arts Fellowship in Fiction.  His work has appeared in publications such as Esquire and The New Yorker.
Meharry Hall, East College

9:00 p.m. - Jazz at the Duck : DePauw Jazz Combos
The Fluttering Duck, the Walden Inn

Friday, November 6
6:00 p.m. - Low Road Gallery Opening and Artist Talk
Featuring student work on the ArtsFest theme.
Low Road Gallery, Downtown Greencastle

6:00 p.m. - The S-Fix : Tackling the -Ism
A collage of dancers, musicians and poets performing their personal responses to prejudice, coordinated by X-Cell Dance Step and Dance Team. The S-Fix show includes a 20 minute workshop.
Meharry Hall, East College

8:30 p.m. - What the Wild Things Wear
An annual philanthropic event, this year's Kappa Kappa Gamma Fashion Show will highlight power in the artistry of fashion. Tickets are $3, available at the door.
Ballroom, Union Building

Saturday, November 7
4:00 p.m. - The People's Republic of China : 60th Anniversary Party
A celebration featuring film footage of Beijing's anniversary party, followed by a panel discussion and reception with homemade Chinese hors d' oeuvres.
Olin Auditorium, F.W. Olin Biological Sciences Building

5:00 p.m. - Music In Captivity II - Chamber Music at Terezin, 1941-1945
This performance, offered by School of Music faculty and student chamber groups, celebrates the music of two of the WWII prison camp's most important composers - Hans Krasa and Gideon Klein.
Thompson Recital Hall, Green Center for the Performing Arts

6:00 p.m. - Performance : 61SYX Teknique Breakdance Workshop
61Six gives a 20 minute breakdance workshop before their show later that night. See below for details.
Lobby, Union Building

7:30 p.m. - Insomniac Theatre Performance
Writing, casting, directing and producing in 24 hours' time.
Kerr Theatre, Green Center for the Performing Arts

9:00 p.m. - Performance : 61SYX Teknique Breakdance Show
A performance of dynamic footwork, explosive acrobatics and interactive routines plus an education on the positive influences of hip hop.
Kresge Auditorium, Green Center for the Performing Arts

For a complete schedule of ArtsFest 2009: Art & Power, click HERE.

How Soon is Now: Contemporary Art from the Permanent Collection
Through Dec 11

A selection of works in a wide range of media and forms that reflect the diverse formal, material and conceptual approaches to art-making and the perpetually shifting nature of contemporary art.

Sonja Hinrichsen
Nov 4 - Through Dec 11

Multi-media installations map the cultural, social and historical aspects of natural, urban and industrial environments. Wednesday, Nov 4
opening reception & artist talk.

SCHOOL OF MUSIC

FACULTY RECITAL: Nariaki Sugiura, piano
Monday
October 26
7:30 p.m.
Thompson Recital Hall, Green Center for the Performing Arts

FACULTY/GUEST RECITAL: Matvay Lapin, violin, and Katya Kramer-Lapin, piano
Wednesday
October 28
7:30 p.m.
Thompson Recital Hall, Green Center for the Performing Arts

For more information on the School of Music, click HERE.

Thursdays
9 p.m. - 11 p.m.
The Fluttering Duck
The Walden Inn

October 29
Matt Pivec Quartet

November 5
DePauw Jazz Combos

Jazz at the Duck is free and open to the public.For more information on Jazz at DePauw click HERE.

All DePauw art events are free and open to the public, except DePauw Theatre and DePauw Opera performances.

SCHOOL OF MUSIC: www.depauw.edu/music
For more information, contact (765)658-6737 or slinville@depauw.edu
DEPAUW THEATRE: www.depauw.edu/arts/theatre
Tickets are $6 for adults and $3 for students. Purchase at the Performing Arts Center Box Office or reserve at (765) 653-4827 or pacboxoffice@depauw.edu. Patron packages available.
THE GALLERIES AT PEELER ART CENTER: www.depauw.edu/galleries
Gallery hours: Monday-Friday from 10:00am-4:00pm, Saturday from11:00am-5:00pm, and Sunday from 1:00pm-5:00pm. For more information, contact (765) 658-4822
WILLIAM WESTON CLARKE EMISON MUSEUM OF ART EXHIBITIONS:www.depauw.edu/museum/
Emison Museum hours: Tuesday-Friday from 10:00am-4:00pm, Saturday from 11:00am-5:00pm, and Sunday from 1:00pm-5:00pm. For more information, contact (765) 658-4822
JAMES & MARILOU KELLY WRITERS SERIES:www.depauw.edu/acad/english/visitingwriters.asp
For more information, contact (765) 658-6309 or babean@depauw.edu
FILM STUDIES—FILM AND SPEAKER SERIES: www.depauw.edu/acad/film
For more information, contact (765) 658-5095 or aures@depauw.edu
PERFORMING ARTS SERIES: www.depauw.edu/arts/pas
For more information, contact (765)658-4712 or rdye@depauw.edu
     
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