The
Erskine Fine Arts Series presents the Baltimore Consort,
Tuesday, Dec. 5, at 8 p.m., Memorial Hall
Erskine
College Arts Season Gets September Jump Start
An
energetic dance ensemble, a nationally known theater company, and
a famous musical consort will highlight the Erskine arts season this
fall, and a major exhibit and several major events scheduled for the
month of September will give the season an early jump start.
"Dancing
on Common Ground" comes to Lesesne Auditorium Tuesday, Sept.
12 at 7:30 p.m., for an evening of Irish step-dancing, tap-dancing,
and clogging; the National Players return to Erskine Sept. 26 to present
"The Scarlet Letter," their dramatization of Nathaniel Hawthorne’s
novel, at 7:30 p.m. in Lesesne Auditorium; and the internationally
acclaimed Baltimore Consort offers an evening of Christmas music Dec.
5 at 8 p.m. in Memorial Hall.
At
the Bowie Arts Center, the South Carolina Watercolor Society’s
salute to the 20th century, "20/20 Vision: 20 South Carolina
Watercolorists Responding to the 20th Century," is now on display
and will remain through the entire month of September, closing Oct.
2. Two more exhibits, "The First South Carolinians: The Life
and Times of Native People in the Palmetto State," and "The
Colonial Period in South Carolina," will open Oct. 3 and November
6. Both are part of the South Carolina State Museum’s Traveling
Exhibit Program.
Interspersed
with the Fine Arts Series programs and the Bowie Arts Center exhibits
will be a number of special guests at Erskine College Convocation
(held at 11 a.m. Tuesdays and Thursdays) who will challenge and entertain
Erskine students, faculty, staff, and friends. Among the scheduled
guests are the drama teams "Acts of Renewal," Sept. 14,
and "Peculiar People," Oct. 19, both in Lesesne Auditorium,
curator Angela Jennings with the"Sankofa Museum on Wheels,"
Oct. 17, on display in the Bowie Arts Center.
Erskine
faculty and students offer recitals and concerts throughout the semester,
and the culminating event on the fall calendar is the sixth annual
Department of Music holiday dinner theater presentation, "A South
Carolina Colonial Christmas," which will offer seatings at 5:30
and 8 p.m. Dec. 7-8 and a 5:30 p.m. seating Dec. 9. Reservations are
required for this event.
The
following is a full listing of Erskine arts events and exhibits for
this fall.
ERSKINE
ARTS EVENTS AND EXHIBITS FALL 2000
SEPTEMBER
1-30 —
"20/20 Vision: 20 South Carolina Watercolorists Responding to
the 20th Century," Bowie Arts Center
This
exhibit, organized by the South Carolina Watercolor Society in conjunction
with the South Carolina Arts Commission’s project celebrating
the year 2000, includes works by some of the state’s most outstanding
artists. Works have been selected from among those of the South Carolina
Watercolor Society’s "Members with Excellence," and
the curator is nationally recognized artist, teacher and juror Glenn
Bradshaw.
12 —
7:30 p.m., "Dancing on Common Ground," Fine Arts Series,
Lesesne Auditorium
The
Erskine Fine Arts Series presents an evening of exuberant entertainment
with "Dancing on Common Ground," described by the Palm Beach
Post as "An ensemble of talented Irish step-dancers, country
cloggers, and American tap-dancers who take audiences on a whirlwind
dance tour." Admission is $5.
14 —
11 a.m., "Acts of Renewal," Convocation Series, Lesesne
Auditorium
Jim
Shores and Carol Anderson-Shores are professional actors who perform
original Christian theater called "Acts of Renewal." Based
in North Carolina, they travel to conferences, colleges, universities
and church events and have performed for Focus on the Family’s
"Life on the Edge" conference. Admission is free and the
public is welcome.
16 —
1:30 p.m. David Fedele and Victoria Drake: Flute and Harp Duo, Fine
Arts Series, Bowie Arts Center
The
Erskine Fine Arts Series presents flutist David Fedele and harpist
Victoria Drake, who have been performing together since 1993, when
they met at the Vermont Mozart Festival. They have both performed
extensively in the United States and throughout the world. Fedele
has appeared as soloist with the National Chamber Orchestra, the New
York Symphonic Ensemble, and several symphony orchestras. Drake has
three solo recordings to her credit, including Harping on Bach,
her own transcriptions of Bach for solo harp. Admission is $5.
26 —
7:30 p.m. "The Scarlet Letter," Fine Arts Series, Lesesne
Auditorium
The
Erskine Fine Arts Series presents the National Players, who return
to the Erskine campus with a dramatization of Nathaniel Hawthorne’s
novel. The National Players, America’s longest-running classical
touring company, have offered more than 5,500 performances and workshops
on plays by Shakespeare, O’Neill, Moli`ere, Shaw, Kafka, Sophocles,
Aeschylus, and Aristophanes. Admission is $5.
28 —
11 a.m. Ed Kilbourne, Singer, Humorist and Folk Theologian, Convocation
Series, Lesesne Auditorium
Ed
Kilbourne is known for his music, humor, and insightful monologues.
He has appeared in concert and in worship for churches, colleges,
and conference centers of various denominations. He has recorded 20
albums over the past 35 years, including an inter-generational album
he recorded with his children and a gospel collaboration with fellow
artist Chris Hughes. Admission is free and the public is welcome.
28 —
4 p.m. Students in Recital, Memorial Hall
The Department
of Music presents students in individual performances.
OCTOBER
1-2 —
"20/20 Vision: 20 South Carolina Watercolorists Responding
to the 20th Century," Bowie Arts Center
This
exhibit, organized by the South Carolina Watercolor Society (SCWS)
in conjunction with the South Carolina Arts Commission’s project
celebrating the year 2000, includes works by some of the state’s
most outstanding artists. Works have been selected from among those
of the South Carolina Watercolor Society’s "Members with
Excellence," and the curator is nationally recognized artist,
teacher and juror Glenn Bradshaw.
3-31 —
"The First South Carolinians: The Life and Times of Native
People in the Palmetto State," Bowie Arts Center
"The
First South Carolinians" is part of the South Carolina State
Museum’s Traveling Exhibits Program and is funded in part by
the South Carolina Humanities Council. Visitors to the exhibit will
travel through time with the aid of maps, artifacts, video, historic
documents, and hands-on activities, examining the history and culture
of Native Americans in South Carolina from prehistoric times to the
present.
5 —
11 a.m. Mark Cable, Convocation Series, Lesesne Auditorium
Christian
musician Mark Cable, a favorite Convocation performer, returns to
Erskine. Admission is free.
9-19 —
"Local Native American Artifacts," Bowie Arts Center
In
conjunction with "The First South Carolinians," this collection
of local Native American artifacts on loan from Randy McCord will
be exhibited for a short time.
10 —
8 p.m. Festival of Organ and Brass Music, Bowie Chapel
The
Rev. Robert Glick, W. Parker Bowie Associate Professor of Church Music
and Worship at Erskine Theological Seminary, Tim Bivins, Adjunct Professor
of Brass Instruments, the Emerald Brass Quintet of Greenwood, and
Tobé Frierson, Erskine College junior, percussionist, will
present works by Richard Strauss, Antonio Vivaldi, J.S. Bach, Marcel
Dupré, Charles Ives, Frank Ashdown, and G.F. Handel. Admission
is free.
12 — 4
p.m. Students in Recital, Bowie Chapel
The Department
of Music presents students in individual performances.
17 —
11 a.m. Sankofa Museum on Wheels, Convocation Series, Bowie Arts Center
"Sankofa"
is an African American traveling museum, displaying a collection of
art, artifacts, and collectibles depicting African American culture
from 1860 to the present. The curator is Angela W. Jennings, a resident
of Denmark, S.C., and graduate of Voorhees College. The collection
will remain in the Bowie Arts Center for students to view during and
following the regularly scheduled convocation time.
19 —
11 a.m. "Peculiar People" Drama Team, Convocation Series,
Lesesne Auditorium
Charlie and Ruth
Jones, a husband/wife drama team with more than 10 years of professional
theater experience, return to Erskine to entertain, challenge and
intrigue new and returning students. Admission is free.
26 —
4 p.m. Students in Recital, Memorial Hall
The Department
of Music presents students in individual performances.
29 —
3 p.m. Choraleers Fall Concert, Memorial Hall
Dr.
John Warren conducts the Erskine College Choraleers, with orchestral
accompaniment, in a performance of French composer Gabriel Fauré’s
"Requiem." Admission is free.
31 —
8 p.m. Sinfonia and Pizzazz, Memorial Hall
Dr.
Stephen Emmons conducts Erskine’s orchestral ensemble, "Sinfonia,"
and Dr. James Bowe conducts Erskine’s jazz ensemble, "Pizzazz,"
as the two groups present a Halloween concert together. Admission
is free.
NOVEMBER
1-5 —
"The First South Carolinians: The Life and Times of Native People
in the Palmetto State," Bowie Arts Center
"The
First South Carolinians" is part of the South Carolina State
Museum’s Traveling Exhibits Program and is funded in part by
the South Carolina Humanities Council. Visitors to the exhibit will
travel through time with the aid of maps, artifacts, video, historic
documents, and hands-on activities, examining the history and culture
of Native Americans in South Carolina from pre-historic times to the
present
6-30
— "The Colonial Period in South Carolina," Bowie Arts
Center
Examining
through maps, artifacts, historic documents and hands-on activities
the ways in which South Carolinians lived and worked during the 17th
and 18th centuries, this exhibit is part of the South Carolina State
Museum’s Traveling Exhibits Program and is funded in part by
the South Carolina Humanities Council.
9-11
— 8 p.m. Fall Play, "All I Really Need to Know I
Learned in Kindergarten," Lesesne Auditorium
The
Erskine Players, directed by Erskine English professor Dr. Brad Christie,
present "All I Really Need to Know I Learned in Kindergarten,"
by Robert Fulghum, based on the author’s several best-selling
books. Describing the play as "an evening of storytelling with
song and musical accompaniment," Christie says, "The stories
presented are about all of us and celebrate our very existence …
‘Kindergarten’ is an international hit, a show our Erskine
audience will not want to miss." Admission is free.
13
— 8 p.m. Student Recital, Memorial Hall
Claire
Carr presents her senior voice recital.
14 —
8 p.m. Student Recital, Memorial Hall
Jenni
Norris Stone presents her senior voice recital.
16 —
4 p.m. Students in Recital, Bowie Chapel
The
Department of Music presents students in individual performances.
16 8
p.m. Student Recital, Memorial Hall
David Coleman
presents his junior piano recital.
DECEMBER
1-14 —
"The Colonial Period in South Carolina," Bowie Arts Center
Examining
through maps, artifacts, historic documents and hands-on activities
the ways in which South Carolinians lived and worked during the 17th
and 18th centuries, this exhibit is part of the South Carolina State
Museum’s Traveling Exhibits Program and is funded in part by
the South Carolina Humanities Council.
5 —
11 a.m. Baltimore Consort Christmas Program, Lesesne Auditorium
The
Baltimore Consort, scheduled to give a Fine Arts Series evening concert
at 8 p.m. (see below), will offer a special Christmas performance
for Erskine College Convocation entitled "Bright Daystar: Music
for the Yuletide."
5 —
8 p.m. Baltimore Consort, Fine Arts Series, Memorial Hall
The
Erskine Fine Arts series presents the Baltimore Consort in an evening
of Christmas music. This virtuoso ensemble specializes in the popular
music of the 16th to 18th centuries, as well as traditional music
rooted in earlier times. They have toured widely in the United States
and abroad, and have performed for syndicated radio broadcasts on
the BBC, CBC, Bavarian Radio, "Performance Today," and "St.
Paul Sunday." Admission is $5.
7 —
11 a.m. Erskine College Choraleers Christmas Service, Lesesne
Auditorium
The
Erskine College Choraleers, directed by Dr. John Warren, will present
a program of Christmas music for Erskine C ollege Convocation.
7-8 —
5:30 & 8 p.m., "A South Carolina Colonial Christmas,"
Bowie Arts Center
For
the sixth consecutive year, the Erskine College Department of Music
will present Christmas music and drama in a dinner theater setting.
The Colonial Christmas cast appears in 18th century dress, and dinner
is served with the assistance of students from the Department of Music,
with entertainment provided by the Erskine College Choraleers, the
Erskine Chamber Singers, and the instrumental ensemble Sinfonia. Tickets
are $20 per person, and proceeds benefit the Department of Music.
For reservations, please call (864) 379-8709.
9 —
5:30 p.m., "A South Carolina Colonial Christmas," Bowie
Arts Center
For
the sixth consecutive year, the Erskine College Department of Music
will present Christmas music and drama in a dinner theater setting.
The Colonial Christmas cast appears in 18th century dress, and dinner
is served with the assistance of students from the Department of Music,
with entertainment provided by the Erskine College Choraleers, the
Erskine Chamber Singers, and the instrumental ensemble Sinfonia. Tickets
are $20 per person, and proceeds benefit the Department of Music.
For reservations, please call (864) 379-8709.
