Sept. 6 – The Faculty Artist Series features violinist Penny Thompson Kruse at 8 p.m.in Bryan Recital Hall of the Moore Musical Arts Center. Free
Sept. 7 – Spotlight on the Arts focuses on creative writing with a talk by Dr. Lawrence Coates, chair of the Department of English and award-winning author of novels “The Master of Monterey,” “The Blossom Festival,” “The Garden of the World” and “Camp Olvido.” Coates will discuss “Temporary Landscapes: The Fiction of Place,” at 7:30 p.m. in the Thomas B. and Kathleen M. Donnell Theatre at the Wolfe Center for the Arts. A reception will follow. Free
Sept. 8 – Family Weekend kicks off with a family-friendly showcase featuring the College of Musical Arts, Department of Theatre and Film and the School of Art. The showcase begins at 7 p.m. in the Thomas B. and Kathleen M. Donnell Theatre at the Wolfe Center for the Arts. Free
Sept. 11 – The ARTalk series begins with “Strings, Folds and Rabbit Holes” by 1981 alumna Kristy Deetz, arts and visual design professor at the University of Wisconsin-Green Bay. Her talk will begin at 6 p.m. in 204 Fine Arts Center. Free
Sept. 12 – In conjunction with the exhibit “FABRICation,” Kristy Deetz, arts and visual design professor at the University of Wisconsin-Green Bay, will give a gallery talk on “The Curator’s Process.” The talk will begin at 5:30 p.m. in the Willard Wankelman Gallery at the Fine Arts Center. Free
Sept. 12 – Tuesdays at the Gish presents “The Virgin Suicides” (1999, U.S., 97 minutes, directed by Sofia Coppola). This coming-of-age film, starring Kirsten Dunst and Josh Hartnett, features five sisters and the group of boys who become fascinated by their troubled lives. The film can be discussed in relation to current-day debates surrounding the series “13 Reasons Why.” Coppola, who later won the Best Screenplay Oscar for “Lost in Translation” (2003), has said that reading “The Virgin Suicides” novel is what prompted her to become a filmmaker. With an introduction by Kathleen Kollman, a doctoral student in American culture studies, the screening will begin at 7:30 p.m. in the Gish Film Theater located in Hanna Hall. Free
Sept. 13 – Faculty Artist Series presents Solungga Liu on the piano. Both a soloist and collaborator, Liu has performed music from the Lutoslawski “Piano Concerto” with Ossia, Steve Reich’s “The Desert Music” and “Tehillim” with Alarm Will Sound, and “Meandering River” and “Three Braided-River” for solo piano by Robert Morris. Her performance will begin at 8 p.m. in Bryan Recital Hall at the Moore Musical Arts Center. Free
Sept. 15 – In conjunction with the Toledo Museum of Art, the BGSU College of Musical Arts presents “Ear | Eye: Listening and Looking: Contemporary Music and Art.” An ongoing performance and discussion series, the event will explore the relationship of contemporary music and art through musical performances featuring BGSU musical arts doctoral candidates in response to works of art. The event will begin at 7 p.m. at the Toledo Museum of Art, 2445 Monroe St. Free
Sept. 16 – The Salutaris Baroque Ensemble will perform music by Claudio Monteverdi and his contemporaries at 7:30 p.m. in the Marjorie E. Conrad, M.D. Choral Room at the Wolfe Center for the Arts. Free
Sept. 16 – The Klingler Electro Acoustic Residency artists will perform a concert at 8 p.m. in Kobacker Hall at the Moore Musical Arts Center as part of the three-day celebration of the residency’s fifth anniversary. Free
Sept. 17 – Sunday Matinee Series presents “Sabotage” (1936, England, 88 minutes, directed by Alfred Hitchcock, starring Sylvia Sidney, John Loder and Oscar Homolka). Before coming to America from England, Hitchcock made such hits as “Sabotage,” “The 39 Steps” and “The Lady Vanishes,” making him an internationally known, major director. “Saboteur” tells the harrowing tale of a terrorist (Homolka) masquerading as a kind movie theater owner, as his wife (Sidney) and Scotland Yard begin to suspect him. The program will include a short introduction by film historian Dr. Jan Wahl. The screening will begin at 3 p.m. in the Gish Film Theater located in Hanna Hall. Free
Sept. 19 –Tuesdays at the Gish presents “Stagecoach” (1939, U.S., 97 minutes, directed by John Ford), with an introduction by Anna McKibben, curator of the film/politics/culture blog Start Focus End. Now recognized as a film that exemplifies the best of studio-era Hollywood, “Stagecoach” stars award-winning actress Claire Trevor and American icon John Wayne, whose swaggering but self-effacing performance as the Ringo Kid made him a star. The film is the first of Ford’s signature Westerns set in Monument Valley and one of many reasons people see him as a director who shaped classical Hollywood cinema. The screening will begin at 7:30 p.m. in the Gish Film Theater located in Hanna Hall. Free
Sept. 22 – The American Brass Quintet will perform a free concert as part of the Hansen Musical Arts Series. The performance will begin at 8 p.m. in the Moore Musical Arts Center located in Kobacker Hall. Free
Sept. 24 – The Sunday Matinee Series presents “Charlie Chaplin at Mutual Studios 1916-17.” One hundred years ago, Charlie Chaplin made a series of short films, considered a “Golden Dozen,” for the Mutual Film Company. Dr. Ben Urish, a graduate of BGSU’s American Culture Studies doctoral program, will share the story of how Chaplin made those films, and why they are considered classics. Clips from each film will be shown, with “One A.M.” (1916), “The Immigrant” (1917) and “The Adventurer (1917) to be shown in their entirety. The screening will begin at 3 p.m. in the Gish Film Theater located in Hanna Hall. Free
Sept. 25 – Music at the Forefront presents percussion and saxophone duo Bent Frequency at 8 p.m. in Bryan Recital Hall in the Moore Musical Arts Center. Free
Sept. 26 – Tuesdays at the Gish presents “Screen-Play,” a 90-minute compilation of BGSU student screenplays, curated and moderated by Stephen Seiber, film production major and Honors College student. The event features staged readings of two student screenplays followed by thoughtful discussions involving the author, the audience and the performers exploring the authors’ visions. The goal is to facilitate revisions that will strengthen story structure, characterizations, tone, dialogue and the translation into actual production. The event will begin at 7:30 p.m. in the Gish Film Theater located in Hanna Hall. Free
Sept. 26 – Jazz Lab Band I, Jazz Lab Band II and the BGSU Faculty Jazz Group will perform with special guest artist Mike Rodriguez on the trumpet at 8 p.m. at the Moore Musical Arts Center in Kobacker Hall. Free
AT THE GALLERIES
Through Sept. 14 – “FABRICation” displays the work of seven artists — Erin Castellan, Kristy Deetz, Virginia Derryberry, Reni Gower, Rachel Hayes, Susan Iverson and Natalie Smith — who incorporate elements of fabric and fabrication. Inspired by a rich array of historical textiles (drapery to quilt), these complex, multi-part constructions are encoded by traditional handicraft to contrast our culture’s rampant media consumption with the redemptive nuance of slow work wrought by hand. Whether painting, tapestry or construct, these works interweave sensory pleasure with repetitive process to invoke introspection and reflection. The exhibit is in the Willard Wankelman Gallery at the Fine Arts Center. Gallery hours are from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. Tuesdaythrough Saturday, 6-9 p.m. Thursdays and 1-4 p.m. Sundays. Free
Through Sept. 16 – Focus Northwest Ohio/Southeast Michigan presents the juried High School Art Show in the Dorothy Uber Bryan Gallery at the Fine Arts Center. Gallery hours are from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. Tuesday through Saturday, 6-9 p.m.Thursdays and 1-4 p.m. Sundays. Free
