Performing Arts Series/Calendar of Events

McDonough Museum of Art Calendar of Events 2008-2009

Agency: Art and Advertising
Kevin Concannon and John Noga, curators
September 19 – November 8
Reception Friday, September 19, 6-8 p.m.
An exhibition that explores artists’ use of advertising media as sites for works of art as well as its subject. The exhibition will focus on works of art in and about advertising media from the 1960s to the present.

Fall Graduating BFA Show
December 5 - 19
Reception Friday, December 5, 6-8 p.m.
An exhibition of work by students graduating in the fall semester from the Department of Art at YSU.

Student Art Association
Fine Art & Craft Sale
June 14 – July 26
December 6th and 7th, 2008
Saturday the 6th from 10-5
Sunday the 7th from 12-5
Vendors at this sale include students, staff, and alumni from the Department of Art at Youngstown State University. The Student Art Association will also host a Chinese Auction. Admission is free.

Annual Scholastic Art Awards
January 17 – February 6, 2009
An exhibition of artwork by students, grades 7-12 from Mahoning, Trumbull, Columbiana, and Ashtabula counties.

MAD ABOUT THE ARTS
Friday, February 20, 2009 
Benefit Event 7:30 –10:30
Proceeds to benefit the McDonough Museum and SMARTS–Students Motivated by the Arts.

2009 Alumni Exhibition
February 20 – March 20, 2009
Juror: Mary Antonakos, Director of I space Gallery An exhibition of Youngstown State University Department of Art Alumni Graduates.

73rd Annual Student Juried Exhibition
April 3 – April 17, 2009
Reception Friday, April 3, 6-8 p.m.
The annual juried exhibition of work by students currently enrolled in the Department of Art at YSU.

Spring Graduating BFA Show
May 1 – May 15, 2009
Reception Friday, May 1, 6-8 p.m.
An exhibition of work by students graduating in the spring semester from the Department of Art at YSU.

Digital Arts & New Media Festival
June 13 – July 24, 2009
Reception Saturday, June 13, 6-8 p.m.
A selection of digital arts and new media from MFA (Master of Fine Arts) programs within the
United States.

2008-2009 University Theater Season

How His Bride Came To Abraham, by Karen Sunde (drama)
            Spotlight Arena Theater
            October 2, 3, 4, 10, 11 - 7:30 p.m.
            October 5, 12- 3:00 p.m.

HOW HIS BRIDE CAME TO ABRAHAM creates an extraordinary modern pacifist myth in which a wounded male Israeli soldier and a female Palestinian terrorist experience each other’s passionate hunger for their homes and rights....it indelibly etches itself upon viewers’ souls because of the human encounter, as wary people drop their guard with an enemy. Contemporary Dramatists
“The play happens in the stormy Israel-occupied zone of southern Lebanon, just north of Israel. In classic Romeo and Juliet fashion, the play centers upon the romance between young people on warring sides—an Israeli soldier and an Arab woman....” Michael Sommers, The Star-Ledger

Little Women, music by Jason Howland, lyrics by Mindi Dickstein, book by Allan Knee
based on the novel by Louisa May Alcott (a musical)
            Ford Theater
            November 13, 14, 15, 21, 22 - 7:30 p.m.
            November 16, 23 - 3:00 p.m.

Based on Louisa May Alcott’s own family experiences (and novel), LITTLE WOMEN, follows the adventures of Jo, Meg, Beth and Amy March as they grow up in Civil War America. The beloved story of the March sisters deals with issues as relevant today as when they were written.  LITTLE WOMEN embodies the complete theatrical experience, guaranteeing a night filled with laughter, tears, and a lifting of the spirit. This powerful score soars with the sounds of personal discovery, heartache and hope–the sounds of a young America finding its voice.

Almost Maine (Second Stage Blackbox Production), by John Cariani (a comedy)
            Spotlight Arena Theater
            January 22, 23, 24 - 7:30 p.m.
            January 25 - 3:00 p.m.

On a cold, clear, moonless night in the middle of winter, all is not quite what it seems in the remote, mythical town of Almost, Maine. As the northern lights hover in the star-filled sky above, Almost’s residents find themselves falling in and out of love in unexpected and often hilarious ways. Knees are bruised. Hearts are broken. But the bruises heal, and the hearts mend–almost–in this delightful midwinter night’s dream.

The Servant of Two Masters, by Carlo Goldoni - adapted by Dorothy Louise (a farce)
            Ford Theater
            February 12, 13, 14, 20, 21 - 7:30 p.m.
            February 15, 22 - 3:00 p.m.

In THE SERVANT OF TWO MASTERS, Carlo Goldoni’s crafty factotum, Truffaldino, turns somersaults both to please his masters and serve himself in one of the great classic commedia dell’arte plays of world drama. This new adaptation by Dorothy Louise captures the remarkable pace of the story in fresh dialogue that is attuned to contemporary American audiences.

Miss Julie, by August Strindberg (a tragic drama)
            Spotlight Arena Theater
            March 26, 27, 28, & April 3, 4 - 7:30 p.m.
            March 29, April 5 - 3:00 p.m.

MISS JULIE vividly depicts the battle of the sexes and classes that ensues when a wealthy businessman’s daughter falls for her father’s bitter servant.  August Strindberg’s renowned 1888 play brings to scalding life the excoriating words of the stage’s preeminent surveyor of all things rotten in the state of male-female relations.

The Tender Land, music by Aaron Copland, Liberetto - by Horace Everett (an opera)
            Ford Theater
            April 16, 17, 18 - 7:30 p.m.
            April 19 - 3:00 p.m.

Those who love Copland’s Appalachian Spring and its wide-open, American, innocent–but–energetic idiom will discover much of the same feeling of warmth and homespun verisimilitude here.  THE TENDER LAND focuses on Laurie, a young girl who would be the first in her family to graduate from high school.  Yet she longs for her own independence and new experiences apart from her overprotective family and small town life.  As the entire town gathers together to dance and celebrate Laurie’s graduation, she meets two drifters, Martin and Top, who were recently hired by her grandfather as field hands.   Love soon blossoms between Laurie and Martin, and they plan to run away together.   Laurie is left broken-hearted, but she is determined to find a new life of her own.

Dance Ensemble, directed by Christine Cobb
            Ford Theater
            April 30 & May 1, 2 - 7:30 p.m.

The May performance marks the 17th annual concert that the Ensemble has produced under the direction of Christine Cobb.  Ms. Cobb is Associate Professor   of Theater and Dance at YSU and also serves as artistic director and advisor to the Dance Ensemble. The concert features choreographed works from visiting artists, students, and faculty, and includes the dance styles and genres of modern dance, jazz, hip hop, swing, tap, and ballet.  The YSU Dance Ensemble will perform in Ford Theater.

Dana School of Music Schedule 2008-2009

October

November

Sunday, November 2
YSU/DANA CHORAL ENSEMBLES
12:15 p.m. - Butler Institute of American Art

Monday, November 3
JAZZ ENSEMBLE 1
8:00 p.m. - Kilcawley Center, Chestnut Room

Wednesday, November 5
MUSIC AT NOON
Clarinet Studio Recital
12:15 p.m. - Butler Institute of American Art

Thursday, November 6
KATHRYN THOMAS UMBLE FLUTE STUDIO RECITAL
7:00 p.m., Bliss Recital Hall

Friday, November 7
OPERA WESTERN RESERVE MADAMA BUTTERFLY
8:00 p.m., Stambaugh Auditorium (reservations call 330-480-0693)

Sunday, November 9
FACULTY ARTIST RECITAL
Hristo Popov, violin
8:00 p.m., Bliss Recital Hall

Monday, November 10
DANA FLUTE ENSEMBLE
Kathryn Thomas Umble, director
6:00 pm, Bliss Recital Hall

Wednesday, November 12
MUSIC AT NOON
James Umble Saxophone Studio Recital
12:15 p.m., Butler Institute of American Art

Wednesday, November 12
NEW MUSIC
8:00 p.m., Bliss Recital Hall

November 13-16 and November 21-23
LITTLE WOMEN (A MUSICAL)
Music by Jason Howland
Lyrics by Mindi Dickstein, Book by Allan Knee
Based on the novel by Louisa May Alcott
Bliss Hall, Ford Theater
Reservations call 330-941-3105

Sunday, November 16
DANA YOUNG ARTIST COMPETITION
1:00 p.m. - 5:00 p.m., Bliss Hall Room 2222

Monday, November 17
JAZZ ENSEMBLE II & III
8:00 p.m., Kilcawley Center Chestnut Room

Tuesday, November 18
CLARINET STUDIO RECITAL
8:00 p.m., Bliss Recital Hall

Wednesday, November 19
MUSIC AT NOON
Tuba/Euphonium Recital
Brian Kiser, tuba 12:15 p.m., Butler Institute of American Art

Wednesday, November 19
JAZZ COMBOS
8:00 p.m., Bliss Recital Hall

Thursday, November 20
FRANCOIS FOWLER
GUITAR STUDIO RECITAL
8:00 p.m., Bliss Recital Hall

Friday, November 21
DANA AT DEYOR
FACULTY ARTIST RECITAL
Caroline Oltmanns, piano
8:00 PM - Ford Family Recital Hall
at the Eleanor Beecher Flad Pavilion in the DeYor Performing Arts Center

Saturday, November 22
OPERA SCENES
Allan Mosher, director
8:00 p.m., Bliss Recital Hall

Sunday, November 23
OPERA SCENES
3:00 p.m., Bliss Recital Hall

Monday, November 24
DANA AT DEYOR
CONCERT BAND
Symphonic Wind Ensemble
YSU Marching Pride
8:00 p.m., Powers Auditorium

Wednesday, November 26
MUSIC AT NOON
Faculty Chamber Music
12:15 p.m., Butler Institute of American Art

December

Wednesday, December 3
CAROLS & COCOA
7:00 p.m. - Stambaugh Auditorium

Wednesday, December 3
YSU HOLIDAY CONCERT
8:00 p.m. - Stambaugh Auditorium

Sunday, December 7
CLARINET STUDIO RECITAL
3:00 p.m. - Stambaugh Auditorium

PARKING

We encourage all F&PA patrons to use the Wick Avenue Parking Deck, M-1, across
from the Butler Institute of American Art and Maag Library. The parking deck is open
on weekdays and Saturdays for all F&PA events. Guests are encouraged to park on
the third level. There is a nominal fee.

YSU seeks to accommodate all people with disabilities. If accommodations are required
for any F&PA event, please call (330) 941-7448 or TDD (330) 941-1564. YSU
theaters, Bliss Recital Hall, the McDonough Museum of Art, the Bliss Hall Gallery
(second floor) and Kilcawley Center are handicapped accessible.

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