From BGSU OFFICE OF MARKETING & COMMUNICATIONS
Sept. 6 – Tuesdays at the Gish kicks off with “Almost Famous” (2000), directed by Cameron Crowe. Set in the 1970s, this semi-autobiographical story based on the director’s experiences as a rock journalist for Rolling Stone continues to be a beloved coming-of-age and rock-n-roll film. The screening begins at 7:30 p.m. in the Gish Film Theater located in Hanna Hall. Free
Sept. 7 – The Faculty Artist Series continues with Penny Thompson Kruse performing on violin presenting a recital on the theme of Farewell to Summer. The recital begins at 8 p.m. in Bryan Recital Hall of the Moore Musical Arts Center. Free
Sept. 8 – The Visiting Writer Series welcomes American fiction writer Alissa Nutting, author of “Tampa” and the short story collection “Unclean Jobs for Women and Girls.” The reading will begin at 7:30 p.m. in Prout Chapel. Free
Sept. 8 – BGSU’s International Film Series commences with “Fordson: Faith, Fasting and Football,” directed by Rashid Ghazi. The 2016 documentary follows a predominantly Arab-American high school football team from Dearborn, Mich., during the last 10 days of the Muslim holy month of Ramadan and unearths the story of a community desperately holding onto its Islamic faith while struggling to gain acceptance in post 9-11 America. The screening begins at 7:30 p.m. Free
Sept. 10 – The Falcon Marching Band will perform during the BGSU vs North Dakota football game. Join in the festivities at 3 p.m. in the Doyt Perry Stadium. Tickets to the football game are available at bgsufalcons.com/buytickets or 1-877-247-8842.
Sept. 10 – Guest artist Stacy Mastrian, soprano, will perform in Bryan Recital Hall of the Moore Musical Arts Center at 8 p.m. Free
Sept. 11 – The Sunday Matinee Series begins with the 1912 films “An Unseen Enemy” and “Musketeers of Pig Alley,” directed by D.W. Griffith, followed by “Harvest” (1953), directed by James Sheldon. In this “Robert Montgomery Presents,” two legendary figures appear: Dorothy Gish is James Dean’s mother in a highly charged farm-country drama, which has been preserved in Kinescope form. The screening begins at 3 p.m. in the Gish Film Theater located in Hanna Hall. Free
Sept. 11 – The Faculty Artist Series continues with assistant professor of violin Caroline Chin performing at the Toledo Museum of Art, 2445 Monroe St., Toledo. The recital begins at 3 p.m. in the Great Gallery. Free
Sept. 13 – Tuesdays at the Gish continues with “Eve’s Bayou,” a 1997 film directed by Kasi Lemmons. A gothic story that transforms the family home into a place of mystery, its harrowing revelations allow the young heroine to gain a new awareness of herself and the world. This coming-of-age story has been called of the best films of the 1990s. The screening begins at 7:30 p.m. in the Gish Film Theater located in Hanna Hall. Free
Sept. 14 – The Faculty Artist Series features Caroline Chin, assistant professor of violin. The recital will begin at 8 p.m. in Bryan Recital Hall of the Moore Musical Arts Center. Free
Sept. 15 – BGSU’s creative writing M.F.A. students read their work, beginning at 7:30 p.m. in Prout Chapel. Free
Sept 16 – The first ARTalk of the season features Joshua Kosker, a visiting professor of art in jewelry and metals from Indiana University. Kosker’s work is rooted in contemporary craft and body adornment. His talk will begin at 5:30 p.m. in 204 Fine Arts Center. A reception will follow in the Willard Wankelman Gallery. Free
Sept 16 – EAR l EYE: Listening and Looking: Contemporary Music and Art features BGSU doctoral candidates from the College of Musical Arts responding to works of art. The event begins at 7 p.m. at the Toledo Museum of Art, 2445 Monroe St., Toledo. Free
Sept. 18 – The Sunday Matinee Series continues with two 1919 films, “The Breath of a Nation,” directed by Gregory La Cava, followed by “The Greatest Question,” directed by D.W. Griffith, with Lillian Gish and Robert Harron. In 1919 Griffith was in top form, this being a year of the masterworks “Broken Blossoms” and “True Heart Susie.” However, no less inspired is the gorgeously photographed “The Greatest Question” (by Billy Bitzer, cameraman on all the Griffith features that incredibly busy year). Somehow it has been mysteriously overlooked, yet is no less fascinating and no less a worthy role for the extraordinary, resilient, ageless Lillian Gish. Free
Sept. 18 – Celebrate the history and the future of the vibrant Bryan Recital Hall. A rededication concert will be held at 3 p.m. in the hall, at the Moore Musical Arts Center. Free
Sept. 19 – ARTalk features Jess T. Dugan, whose work explores gender, sexuality, identity and community. Named a 2015 White House Champion of Change, Dugan will discuss a decade visual activism. The talk starts at 5 p.m. in the Thomas B. and Kathleen M. Donnell Theatre in the Wolfe Center for the Arts. Free
Sept. 20 – Tuesdays at Gish continues with “Get Shorty” (1995), directed by Barry Sonnenfeld. Enjoy the fun when loan shark Chili Palmer (John Travolta) travels to Hollywood to collect a debt. Meeting a B-movie producer (Gene Hackman) and his alluring girlfriend (Rene Russo) prompts Chili to join the film business. Plot twists involve Danny De Vito as an egotistical star, Delroy Lindo as a drug dealer turned movie producer, James Gandolfini as a stunt man turned body guard, and Dennis Farina as a hit man who gets no respect. Free
Sept. 21 – The Faculty Artist Series features pianist Cole Burger. The recital will begin at 8 p.m. in Bryan Recital Hall of the Moore Musical Arts Center. Free
