‘Something Cool’ at the center of cultural arts events this week at CCU
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MONDAY, OCT. 22
ART EXHIBITION
The Department of Visual Arts opens Kate Kretz's art exhibition "#Brute" in the Rebecca Randall Bryan Art Gallery, Edwards building Room 129. Kretz's recent work is comprised of painted embroideries generally focused on difficult truths about gun violence, vulnerabilities in motherhood and familial dysfunctionality. The exhibit runs through Nov. 28. A gallery reception, free and open to the public, is Oct. 25 from 4:30-6:30 p.m.
Contact: James Arendt, 843-349-6409, jarendt@coastal.edu
TUESDAY, OCT. 23
FILM
The CCU Department of Theatre presents a screening of the film "West Side Story" (1961) at 5 p.m. in the Coastal Theater, Lib Jackson Student Union, A-110. Following the screening, Ken Martin, CCU professor and chair of the Department of Theatre, discusses the film's casting in regard to the Hollywood perspective, gang-violence, current cultural clashes and the film's literary connection to "Romeo and Juliet."
Contact: Ken Martin, kmartin@coastal.edu
MUSIC
The Department of Music presents "Something Cool: Low Brass and Horn Ensembles" at 7:30 p.m. in Edwards Recital Hall. Directed by Tonya Propst, associate professor, and Chris Connolly, lecturer, both in CCU's Department of Music, the performance features music from the Renaissance to the 21st century, with a special tribute to Leonard Bernstein in honor of the 100th anniversary of his birth.
Contact: Chris Connolly, 843-349-6479, cconnolly@coastal.edu
Admission: $7, with CCU discounts available.
WEDNESDAY-SATURDAY, OCT. 24-27
THEATRE
The CCU Department of Theatre presents Stephen Sondheim's "A Little Night Music." The show starts at 7:30 p.m. Oct. 24, 25 and 26 in the Wheelwright Auditorium. The production continues on Saturday, Oct. 27, at 3 p.m., followed by a special command performance fundraising event that includes a cocktail hour at 6:30 p.m., the show at 7:30 p.m. and a dessert reception afterward. Directed by Monica Bell, CCU associate professor in the Department of Theatre, "A Little Night Music" is a musical about love featuring the stunning melodies "The Glamorous Life," "A Weekend in the Country" and "Send in the Clowns."
Contact: Monica Bell, 843-349-2287, mbell@coastal.edu
Admission: $25, with CCU discounts available. Command performance: $50.
THURSDAY, OCT. 25
DISCUSSION
CCU's Intercultural and Inclusion Student Services presents a discussion titled, "The Struggle is Real" at 6:30 p.m. in Wall Boardroom, Room 222. Join students, staff and faculty members in an open dialogue centered on social justice, inclusion and diversity moderated by Franklin Ellis, assistant director of Intercultural and Inclusion Student Services.
Contact: Franklin Ellis, 843-349-2792 or fellis@coastal.edu
READING
The Department of English and Women in Philanthropy and Leadership present a fiction reading by Holly Goddard Jones at 5:30 p.m. in Johnson Auditorium, Wall 116. Jones is the author of "The Salt Line," "The Next Time You See Me" and "Girl Trouble: Stories." Her work has appeared in "The Best American Mystery Stories," "New Stories from the South" and "Tin House."
Contact: Joseph Oestreich, 843-349-2433, joeo@coastal.edu
FRIDAY-SUNDAY, OCT. 26-28
MUSIC
The Department of Music and Carolina Master Chorale (CMC) presents "The Stars are Out on Broadway" at:
- 7:30 p.m. on Oct. 26 in Trinity Church, (3000 N. Kings Highway, Myrtle Beach)
- Saturday, Oct. 27, at 4 p.m. in Trinity United Methodist Church, (706 14th Ave. S., North Myrtle Beach)
- Sunday, Oct. 28, at 4 p.m. in Trinity Church
Tim Koch, conductor of the CMC and lecturer in CCU's Department of Music, leads the chorale in a performance of Broadway favorites while accompanied by pianist Daniel Francis, teaching associate in the Department of Music. The choir sings a suite from "South Pacific" and other musical collections from the Golden Age.
Contact: Timothy Koch, 843-349-2637, pkoch@coastal.edu
Admission: $22 adult, $17 senior citizens and veterans; and $5 students. For tickets, call the Carolina Master Chorale at 843-444-5774 or visit carolinamasterchorale.com.
SATURDAY, OCT. 27
LECTURE
The Osher Lifelong Learning Institute presents "The Future of Terrorism and Armed Militancy" beginning at 9:30 a.m. with refreshments and followed by a 10 a.m. session in the Burroughs & Chapin Building, Room 100. Future trends in terrorism are currently being shaped by the ongoing wars in the Middle East and elsewhere. Joseph Fitsanakis, associate professor in the Department of Politics, will explore these trends and outline what is to come in the area of terrorism and armed militancy.
Ccontact: Joseph Fitsanakis, 843-349-6618 or jfitsanak@coastal.edu
Note: CCU Homecoming events begin Oct. 28. Click here for the schedule of events.
Additional information:
The Wheelwright Box Office is open Monday through Friday from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. and is located at 108 Spadoni Park Circle, Conway, SC 29526.