March 2008 |
| 6 [Thursday] | Youth Art Month
through Mar 31
Celebrate Youth Art Month by visiting the Educational Gallery at the LSUA Alexandria Museum of Art. For more information, contact Richard Gwartney at 443-3458. |
| 8 [Saturday] | ArtSmart Workshop: Linoleum Cuts with Jeremy Simmons
Jeremy Simmons is a fine arts faculty member at LSU Alexandria. For more information on this workshop, contact Richard Gwartney at 443-3458. |
| 28 [Friday] | Oiled Hand Color Photographs Reception
Receptions for Oiled Hand Color Photographs at LSUA Art Gallery. Contact: Roy deVille |
| LSUA Tournees French Film Festival
Paris, je t'aime (Paris, I love you)
Romance/A celebration of love and of the city Paris
Free and open to the public. Note: Movies will be shown with English subtitles. Detailed move descriptions are available on the LSU Alexandria website (www.lsua.edu) under the French Film Festival icon. More info? Contact Dr. Shonu Nangia at 767-3978. |
April 2008 |
| 16 [Wednesday] | Shakespeare-on-the-Greene Festival featuring HAMLET
through Apr 19
Hamlet, directed by Richard Gwartney, will be presented as part of the annual LSUA Shakespeare-on-the-Greene festival. The show begins each night at sundown. Free admission. Don't forget to bring a lawn chair. |
May 2008 |
| 14 [Wednesday] | Empty Space Players presents "Greater Tuna"
through May 25
"Greater Tuna" is a hilarious comedy about Texas'' third smallest town where the Lion''s Club is far too liberal, and Patsy Cline never dies. Produced by Roda Shook and starring Richard Gwartney and Kody Walker, the show will run through May 25. Most performances begin at 7:30 p.m. with a 2:30 matinee on Sunday. Tickets are $12 for the general public and $10 for students and seniors and may be purchased in advance at the Alexandria Museum of Art or at the Kress Theater the night of the performance. |
September 2008 |
| 5 [Friday] | A Reading by Christopher Chambers and Nate Pritts
This presentation is part of the Cavanaugh Lecture Series sponsored by the Department of Arts, English & Humanities.
Christopher Chambers, associate professor at Loyola University, won a 2008 NEA fellowship for his novel in progress, Burning Tuscaloosa. He has written for television and numerous literary magazines, earning four Pushcart Prize nominations.
Nate Pritts, adjunct instructor of creative writing at LSU Alexandria, is author of several books of poetry including Shrug (2007), Sensation Spectacular (2007), and Honorary Astronaut (Ghost Road Press, forthcoming in 2008). He also edits the online journal of poetry and poetics H_NGM_N. |
| Pat Musick, exhibition opening
Opening reception for this exhibit which runs through November 1. Contact Richard Gwartney at 443-3458 for more information. |
| 26 [Friday] | September Competition
through Nov 22
The museum is open Tuesday through Saturday from 10 a.m. until 5 p.m. For more information about the September Competition, contact Richard Gwartney at 443-3458. |
October 2008 |
| 8 [Wednesday] | Julie Kane reads from her book, Jazz Funeral
This offering is part of the Cavanaugh Lecture Series. Julie Kane, associate professor at NSU, is author of the The Bartender Poems (1991), and Rhythm and Booze (2003). Jazz Funeral (2008) won the Donald Justice Poetry Prize. A Fulbright scholar to Lituania, she has wond many honors from Mademoiselle, The American Academy of Poets, the National Poetry Series, and the History Book Club. |
| 30 [Thursday] | A Tuna Christmas
through Nov 2
The Empty Space Players presents A Tuna Christmas by Jaston Williams, Joe Sears and Ed Howard. This peformance will be directed by Richard Gwartney and will be offered three weekends. Contact Dr. Rhonda Shook at 473-6573 for more information. |
November 2008 |
| 6 [Thursday] | A Tuna Christmas
through Nov 9
The Empty Space Players presents A Tuna Christmas by Jaston Williams, Joe Sears and Ed Howard. This peformance will be directed by Richard Gwartney and will be offered three weekends. Contact Dr. Rhonda Shook at 473-6573 for more information. |
| 13 [Thursday] | A Tuna Christmas
through Nov 16
The Empty Space Players presents A Tuna Christmas by Jaston Williams, Joe Sears and Ed Howard. This peformance will be directed by Richard Gwartney and will be offered three weekends. Contact Dr. Rhonda Shook at 473-6573 for more information. |