1999 Spring Arts Calendar
JANUARY
4 (Through February) “Snapshots from Asia,” Bowie Arts Center
Elizabeth Bishop, currently a classroom teacher at Union High School, Union, S.C., presents an exhibit of photographs she has taken while traveling in Asia as a Rotary International Fellow and a member of a Fulbright-Hayes group. Says Bishop, “Showing the diversity of the various countries of Asia is the ultimate purpose of my work. I have selected this project to launch a career in the visual arts, an experience that I had not expected.”
18 3:30 pm, Elizabeth Bishop, Bowie Arts Center
Elizabeth Bishop, whose photography exhibit “Snapshots from Asia” is on display Jan. 4 through the month of February, will speak in the lecture hall of the Bowie Arts Center and visit with guests at a reception afterwards.
28-30 Readers' Theater, Bowie Arts Center
Readers' Theater performances will be based on a Winter Term course. Times to be announced.
FEBRUARY
2 8 p.m. “The Marriage of Figaro,” Lesesne Auditorium
The National Opera Company presents Mozart's The Marriage of Figaro. The National Opera Company's productions are fully staged and costumed, performed with piano accompaniment, and feature a troupe of 12 singers chosen by nationwide audition. The touring troupe of the Fletcher School of the Performing Arts, the National Opera Company has toured the United States since 1955, always singing in the English language. All seats $5. For further information, please contact Dr. Joan Little of the Erskine College Department of English at 864-379-8849.
9-27 Juried Youth Art Show, Bowie Arts Center
The South Carolina Arts Education Association (SCAEA) sponsors this exhibit from the western region. An exit reception will be held Feb. 27 from 2-3:30 p.m.
18 4 p.m. Students in Recital, Memorial Hall
Student Recitals feature Erskine music majors and minors performing in fulfilment of curriculum requirements.
23 8 p.m. Faculty Recital (Presidential Series), Memorial Hall
The Department of Music features Dr. Rhea Jacobus, flutist, and Dr. Matthew Manwarren, pianist, in recital.
25 8 pm American String Quartet, Memorial Hall
With recordings of more than a dozen works to their credit, radio and television broadcasts in 13 countries, and recent performances with the Montreal Symphony, the New York City Ballet and the Philadelphia Orchestra, the musicians of the American String Quartet have served as the resident ensemble for the Van Cliburn International Piano Conservatory. They served on the faculty of Peabody Conservatory for 10 years, and initiated its program of quartet studies. Their performances have been described as “highly distinctive and communicative” by the Los Angeles Times and as characterized by “fresh and engaging” interpretations by the Houston Chronicle. All seats $5. For more information, please call Dr. Joan Little at 864-379-8849.
MARCH
1 (Through April) Works by Camilla M. Edwards, Bowie Arts Center
Works by Camilla M. Edwards of Denver, Col., will be on display in the Bowie Arts Center in the downstairs gallery.
1 (Through April) Old Edgefield Pottery, Bowie Arts Center
Indigenous ceramics from Old Edgefield Pottery will be on display, including reproductions by potter Stephen Ferrell.
1 (Through March) Abbeville County Public Schools Art Show
March is Youth Art Month, and the Bowie Arts Center will celebrate with the annual upstairs display of art works from Abbeville County public school students.
11 4 p.m., Students in Recital, Bowie Chapel
Student Recitals feature Erskine music majors and minors performing in fulfilment of curriculum requirements.
16 8 p.m., Jack Mitchener, Organist, Bowie Chapel
The Koonts-Lampton Keyboard Series is presented each spring by the Department of Music. This year's visiting artist is Jack Mitchener, organist.
18 8 p.m., Student Artist Series, Memorial Hall
Brock Smith, baritone, presents his senior recital.
APRIL
1 (Through April) Works by Camilla M. Edwards, Bowie Arts Center
Works by Camilla M. Edwards of Denver, Col., will be on display in the Bowie Arts Center in the downstairs gallery.
1 (Through April) Old Edgefield Pottery, Bowie Arts Center
Indigenous ceramics from Old Edgefield Pottery will be on display, including reproductions by potter Stephen Ferrell.
1 4 p.m., Students in Recital, Memorial Hall
Student Recitals feature Erskine music majors and minors performing in fulfillment of curriculum requirements
6 8 p.m., Student Artist Series, Memorial Hall
Lori Smith, clarinet, and Katie Dillard, soprano, are featured in recital.
8 8 p.m., Student Artist Series, Memorial Hall
Pizzazz, Erskine's own jazz ensemble, directed by Dr. John Brawley, is featured in concert.
13 8 p.m., Student Artist Series, Memorial Hall
Todd Smith, baritone, and Becky Hart, soprano, present their junior recital.
20 8 p.m., Student Artist Series, Memorial Hall
Sinfonia, Erskine's instrumental ensemble, directed by Dr. Rhea Jacobus, is featured in concert.
22 4 p.m., Students in Recital, Bowie Chapel
Student Recitals feature Erskine music majors and minors performing in fulfilment of curriculum requirements.
22-24 Student-Directed One-Act Plays, Lesesne Auditorium
Student-directed one-act plays, with titles to be announced.
24 8 p.m., Student Artist Series, Memorial Hall
Jenny Shealy, pianist, presents her junior recital.
27 8 p.m., Student Artist Series, Memorial Hall
The Erskine College Choraleers, directed by Dr. Kim Renas, are featured in concert.
29 8 p.m., Student Artist Series, Memorial Hall
Ann Rabon, pianist, presents her senior recital.
MAY
4 8 p.m., Student Artist Series, Memorial Hall
The Erskine College Choraleers, directed by Dr. Kim Renas, are featured in a “Pops” Concert.
6 8 p.m., Student Artist Series, Bowie Chapel
Three students from the Erskine College Department of Music will be featured in an honors recital.
10 (Through June 11) Governor's School Works, Bowie Arts Center
Student work from the South Carolina Governor's School for the Arts in Greenville will be on display.