2008-2009 Calendar
Welcome to the 2008-2009 Arts and Humanities Series. The Arts & Humanities Series is pleased to offer a rich array of cultural programs scheduled throughout the year. These include diverse speakers, performances, art exhibitions, and a series of international films.
Performance Series
September 24
Las Tres Vidas
is a one woman show for singing actress based on the lives of three legendary Latin American women: Mexican painter Frida Kahlo, Salvadorian peasant activist Rufina Amaya and Argentinean poet Alfonsina Storni presented by the Core Ensemble co-sponsored by the Arts & Humanities Council, Modern Language Department and Multicultural Affairs.
7:30 pm in the Dwight Performing Arts Center
October 14
The Comedy of Errors by William Shakespeare
presented by the American Shakespeare Center co-sponsored by the Arts & Humanities Council and the English Department.
7:30 pm in the Dwight Performing Arts Center
November 6
Children’s Literature Festival with author/illustrator Barbara Lehman
sponsored by the English, Art & Music and Education Departments, the Arts & Humanities Council and Academic Affairs.
Festival events will be held in the College Center from 3:00 to 9:00 p.m,
Book Sales (1839 Room) and Signing (Mazmanian Gallery) 3-6:00 pm, Workshop (Alumni Room) 4-5:00 pm, Cocktail Reception (Faculty/Staff Dinning Room), 5-6:00 pm, Dinner and Address (commuter cafeteria) 6-9:00 pm
Ticket price: $25
December 2
Interfaith Lessons and Carols
presented by the Framingham State College Chorus, director Paul Cienniwa and Campus Ministries.
7:00 pm in the Heineman Ecumenical and Cultural Center
Free Admission
February 17
Artist and Illustrator Faith Ringgold
gives a talk co-sponsored by the Arts & Humanities Council, Danforth Museum, Art & Music and Communication Arts Departments.
7:00 pm in the Dwight Performing Arts Center
February 25
The Path
communicates the African Americans experience through music and movement, from work songs to blues; Charleston to hip hop. Bass-Line Motion, choreographer Adrienne Hawkins and poet/musician Larry Roland lead a talented troupe of dancers and musicians in an evening that leaves a lasting impression.
7:30 pm in the Dwight Performing Arts Center
April 2
Springtime Pops -- Symphony Rocks
presented by the Claflin Hill Symphony with works by The Beatles, The Moody Blues, Emerson, Lake and Palmer and others.
7:30 pm in the Dwight Performing Arts Center
April 14
An Evening with Mark Twain
presented by Actor/Historian Richard Clark
7:30 pm in the Heineman Ecumenical and Cultural Center
April 29
Spring Concert
presented by the Framingham State College Chorus and director Paul Cienniwa
7:00 pm in the Heineman Ecumenical and Cultural Center
Free Admission
International Film Series
September 18
THE BAND'S VISIT
Bikur Ha-Tizmoret; Israel, 2007
Winner of an International Film Critics' Award at the Cannes Film Festival, Eran Kolirin's wise, lighthearted comedy deals with an Egyptian police orchestra that gets lost while on tour in Israel. Although the political issues that surround the visit are never far from the surface, Kolirin's emphasis is on how people of all cultures are bound by the trials and tribulations of life itself.
In Arabic, English, and Hebrew with English subtitles. 87 minutes.
October 13
ALEXANDRA
Russia, 2007
In Alexandr Sokurov's powerful meditation on war legendary opera star Galina Vishnevskaya (in a towering performance) stars as Alexandra, an indomitable, unwaveringly compassionate woman who visits her grandson, an officer stationed in a Russian military compound in Chechnya. Her basic humanity and belief in life offer a quietly devastating indictment of the cynicism and absurdities of war.
In Russian with English subtitles. 92 minutes.
February 19
PRIVATE FEARS IN PUBLIC PLACES
Coeurs; France, 2006
Winner of the Silver Lion at the Venice Film Festival, Alain Resnais's adaptation of Alan Ayckbourn's play is an artful examination of not only the search for love but also the relationship between theater and film. A poignant comedy, it has to do with seven Parisians whose lives affect one another's, even though they do not all know one another. With an all-star cast led by Andre Dussollier and Sabine Azema.
In French with English subtitles. 120 minutes.
March 26
4 MONTHS, 3 WEEKS AND 2 DAYS
Romania 2007
The most celebrated film of the Romanian New Wave, Cristian Mungiu's riveting account of a young college student desperately trying to help her roommate secure an illegal late-term abortion is far more than an "abortion film." It is also a corrosive examination of life during the final days of Communism in Romania. Please note: this film has some disturbing images, and is for adults only.
In Romanian and English with English subtitles. 113 minutes.
All film screenings will be in the College Center Forum at 7:30 PM
Midday Performances
September 17
Bluegrass Gumbo
October 22
Mozart’s Clarinet Trio
November 12
All That Jazz
December 1
Vivaldi’s Gloria
February 4
Samuel Barber’s Summer Music
March 11
Gaelic Traditions
April 15
All That Jazz
May 6
Rapproache
All Midday Performances are at 1:30-2:15 PM, in the Heineman Ecumenical and Cultural Center
Year of Darwin
Co-sponsored by the Arts & Humanities Council, Biology, Government and Sociology Departments
All of these events are held in the Dwight Performing Arts Center at 7:00 pm
November 20
Lecture by Federal Judge John E. Jones
February 12
Lecture by Philosopher Daniel C. Dennett
March 5
The Sandwalk, a play based on the relationship of Emma and Charles Darwin presented by the Guild Players Touring Company
March 31
Lecture by Biologist Dr. Sean Carroll, author of From Darwin to DNA
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