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Arts Council
Grant Deadline Single Project/Events
Wednesday, January 27

 

Fine Arts Center
21st Annual Friends of the Fine Arts Center Gala & Auction The Power of Art! A Benefit for Arts in Education Programs
Saturday, January 30

 

Center Series
Mark Morris Dance Group 
Tuesday, February 2
Pre-Performance Talk
Tuesday, February 2

 

Center Series
Pre-Performance Talk 
Tuesday, February 2

 

Center Series
Imani Winds with special guest Stefon Harris 
Wednesday, February 3

 

Arts Council
Grant Deadline mini grants
Wednesday, February 10

 

Center Series
Our Moment: RFK and Our Shared Civil Rights Legacy A Public Forum in Conjunction with L.A. Theatre Works' RFK: The Journey to Justice
Tuesday, February 16

 

Center Series
L.A. Theatre Works, Susan Albert Loewenberg, Producing Director, presents "RFK: The Journey to Justice" by Murray Horwitz and Jonathan Estrin, The Susan Raab Simonson Commissioning Project
Tuesday, February 23
Pre-Performance Talk with Professor Harley Erdman
Tuesday, February 23
Inside Acting Panel
Wednesday, February 24

 

Center Series
Pre-Performance Talk with Professor Harley Erdman 
Tuesday, February 23

 

Arts Council
Grant Deadline Single Project/Events
Wednesday, February 24

 

Center Series
Inside Acting Panel Cast members from L.A. Theatre Works discuss their production
Wednesday, February 24

 

Spotlight Online for January 20, 2010 > 21st-Annual Gala & Auction Set for January 30!
21st-Annual Gala & Auction Set for January 30!
The Power of Art! A Benefit for Arts in Education Programs

 


Join us Saturday, January 30th at 6:30 PM at the Hotel Northampton for a night of music, dance, great food, and an auction to benefit the arts.

Get your tickets now!
Call 800-999-UMAS or online at www.umasstix.com.

And be sure to Visit Our Online Auction at www.umassfineartscenter.cmarket.com.

INVIGORATE yourself with the retro-surf music of SPF-4 from 7–8 PM and the terrific six-piece Love Bomb, from 8:30–11:30 PM in the Grand Ballroom.

ELEVATE your spirits with the Celtic strains of the Boston Blackthorne Band, 7–11 PM in Wiggins Tavern.

Be INSPIRED as you listen to the silky tones of Samirah Evans and Her Handsome Devils in the Coolidge Café, from 7–11 PM.

Proceeds from this event benefit the UMass Fine Arts Center Arts in Education program which brings performing artists to schools, both K-12 and higher education.

Thanks to lead sponsors Northampton Cooperative Bank and The Hotel Northampton.

 

Augusta Savage Gallery Exhibits Postponed
Gallery Closing for Renovations on March 9

 


Currently showing:
It's a Flea Market World: New Works by Kelly Moore
Opening Reception: February 11, 5–7pm
Thursday, February 11 – Tuesday, March 9

Fully-engaged and totally original, Kelly Moore lives in Santa Fe, where he can be found painting on canvas and paper, as well as on other more unlikely surfaces such as used tubes of paint, discarded paint brushes, wooden boxes, and electrical wiring. His works have a poetic quality, giving back to us what we bring to them.

Postponed:
An Untouchable Reaches Out: The Dalit Art of Savi Savarkar

Postponed:
Clean Slate: New Paintings by Anne LaPrade Seuthe

Due to construction in New Africa House, Augusta Savage Gallery regretfully has had to postpone these two scheduled exhibits. They will be rescheduled in the 2010–11 season. Please see our website for more details.

 

Mark Morris Dance Group Returns to UMass Concert Hall
Tuesday, February 2, 7:30 pm

 


For more than 25 years, the Mark Morris Dance Group has left audiences spellbound with its unique artistry, reflecting a profound and sophisticated love of music and movement. Dubbed "one of the greatest living choreographers" by the New Yorker, Morris' wit, grace, and refined musicality make him one of today's most highly esteemed choreographers and his company an international dance phenomenon, performing 90 events around the world each year. Experience "beautiful movement, beautiful music, presented in unbroken harmony that feels as natural as breathing." (The Washington Post) Program includes two area premieres, Visitation which is set to Beethoven and Empire Garden, set to Charles Ives, as well as one of Morris's most beautiful works, V.

Every audience member will receive a special Valentine from Mr. Morris and a $10 scape from Silverscape Designs, one of the sponsors of this performance. One lucky audience member will receive a $500 scape.

Sponsored by Silverscape Designs, Preview Magazine, WGBY, and WRSI 93.9 FM The River.

 

Blurring the Lines Between Classical and Jazz with Imani Winds
Featuring Acclaimed Vibraphonist Stefon Harris

 


Imani Winds, the groundbreaking Grammy-nominated wind quintet, teams up with Grammy-nominated jazz vibraphonist Stefon Harris, to create a new concept of American chamber music, celebrating improvisation and blurring the line between classical and jazz in Bowker Auditorium on Wednesday, February 3 at 7:30 pm. The performance highlights the conceptual airways and organic rhythmic stability that occurs when woodwinds and vibraphones interact.

Imani Winds is an inventive combination of French horn, bassoon, clarinet, flute, and oboe. Since 1997, the Grammy-nominated ensemble has taken a unique path, carving out a distinct presence in the classical music world with its dynamic playing, culturally poignant programming, genre-blurring collaborations, and inspirational outreach programs. With two member composers and a deep commitment to commissioning new work, the group is enriching the traditional wind quintet repertoire while meaningfully bridging European, American, African, and Latin American traditions.

Vibraphonist-composer Stefon Harris is heralded as "one of the most important young artists in jazz" (The Los Angeles Times). He is unquestionably developing what will be a long and extraordinary career. Stefon Harris' passionate artistry, energetic stage presence, and astonishing virtuosity have propelled him into the forefront of the current jazz scene. Widely recognized and lauded by both his peers and jazz critics alike, the 30 year-old is committed to both exploring the rich potential of jazz composition and blazing new trails on the vibraphone.

An active educator, Harris conducts over 100 clinics and lectures annually at schools and universities throughout the country. Former Artist in Residence at San Francisco Performances and the Isabelle Stewart Gardner Museum in Boston, Harris has been an active member of the Executive Board of Directors for Chamber Music America.

Sponsored by WFCR/WNNZ.

 

Lively Arts Program Presents Guest Artists' Festival
Tuesday and Thursday, March 2 & 4, 2010

 


The Lively Arts Program, co-sponsored by the Fine Arts Center and the Department of Music and Dance, will present GUEST ARTISTS' FESTIVAL Tuesday and Thursday, March 2 & 4, 2010. A central feature of the residency will be the Massachusetts premiere of Lowell Liebermann's Clarinet Concerto performed by Jon Manasse with the University Orchestra, conducted by Professor Lanfranco Marcelletti. As the flagship campus in Massachusetts, the University has taken a leadership role in the national consortium organized by alumnus Thomas F. Parker '72 to commission this work.

GUEST ARTISTS' FESTIVAL
Jon Nakamatsu, piano and Jon Manasse, Clarinet

Tuesday, March 2: An Intimate Concert
Artists' Personal Favorites from Classical to Ragtime
8 PM, Bezanson Recital Hall $5/$10

Clarinet Master Class, Jon Manasse
1:10–2:20 PM, Bezanson Recital Hall
Open to the public, no charge

Piano Master Class, Jon Nakamatsu
2:30-3:45 PM, Bezanson Recital Hall
Open to the public, no charge

Thursday, March 4 In performance with the University Orchestra, Lanfranco Marcelletti, Jr., Director
Manasse performs the Massachusetts premiere of Lowell Liebermann's Clarinet Concerto.
Nakamatsu performs Beethoven's Piano Concerto No. 5, Emperor.
8 PM, Fine Arts Center Concert Hall $5/$10

Photo of Jon Nakamatsu by Christina Lessa.

 

 
Opening Soon:

Hampden Gallery
Maggie Nowinski: Swallowed
Wednesday, January 21 - Monday, February 23

 

University Museum of Contemporary Art
Greening The Valley: Sustainable Architecture in the Pioneer Valley
Wednesday, February 10 - Sunday, May 9
Opening Reception
Wednesday, February 10
Gallery Talk: Sustainability in the Community
Thursday, February 25
Gallery Talk: Sustainable Homes in the Pioneer Valley
Thursday, March 11
Gallery Talk: Sustainable Campuses
Thursday, March 25
Gallery Talk: Sustainable Landscapes
Thursday, April 15
Gallery Talk: Regenerative Design in the Public Realm:
Wednesday, May 5
Tour of Private Residences Featured in the Exhibition
Saturday, May 8

 

University Museum of Contemporary Art
A Collective Dialogue with a Collection
Wednesday, February 10 - Sunday, May 9

 

Augusta Savage Gallery
It's a Flea Market World: New Works by Kelly Moore
Thursday, February 11 - Tuesday, March 9

 

Central Gallery
Sailing the Barbarous Coast
Thursday, February 11 - Thursday, March 11
Opening Reception
Thursday, February 11

 


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