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At the galleries – The School of Art continues the gallery exhibitions “Lake Erie: On the Edge,” photography by prize-winning fine arts photographer Linda Butler, and “The Great Lake Erie,” photography by Frank Gohlke and Lynn Whitney, BGSU’s head of photography. The exhibitions are on display through Nov. 24 in the Fine Arts Center galleries.
The BGSU School of Art presents an exhibition of Miwa Matreyek’s video performances. Matreyek is an animator, director, designer and performer based in Los Angeles. Coming from a background in animation by way of collage, Matreyek creates live, staged performances where she interacts with her animations as a shadow silhouette, at the cross-section of cinematic and theatrical fantastical and tangible, illusionistic and physical. The exhibition, made possible through the Ohio Arts Council, is on display through Nov. 6 in the Dorothy Uber Bryan Gallery at the Fine Arts Center.
Gallery hours are 11 am. to 4 p.m. Tuesday-Saturday, 6-9 p.m. Thursdays and 1-4 p.m. Sundays. Free
Oct. 16 – Miwa Matreyek presents a live performance preview of her new piece, “Infinitely Yours,” a visual and visceral poem for an unknown future, through humanity’s collective experience as a climate crisis and the Anthropocene epoch unfolds. Accompanied by the music of Morgan Sorne, the piece weaves together dream interpretations of familiar headlines we read every day, from destructive weather systems, uncontrolled spread of pollution, and loss of natural habitats. As Matreyek steps behind the screen to interact with her animated worlds, the headlines turn into physical, performative narratives of metaphorical, embodied experiences. Her shadow silhouette rises with a city, drowns in a plastic-filled ocean, destroys a forest, cries in traffic and digs into the ground for oil. Her performance, made possible through the Ohio Arts Council, opens the BGSU New Music Festival. The performance will begin at 7 p.m. in the Thomas B. and Kathleen M. Donnell Theatre at the Wolfe Center for the Arts. Free
Oct. 17 – The Mid American Center for Contemporary Music hosts the 40th annual New Music Festival featuring guest composer Eva Ziporyn and guest ensemble New Music Detroit. This annual event celebrates the contemporary arts through concerts, panel discussions, art exhibitions, seminars, master classes and presentations. The music events kick off on Thursday with a composer talk by Ziporyn at 1 p.m. in Bryan Recital at Moore Musical Arts Center. The Thursday concert at 7:30 p.m. in Kobacker Hall includes large ensemble and wind ensemble works by various composers and the world premiere of Ziporyn’s “Impulse Control” for drum set and wind ensemble. The Friday (Oct. 18) 8 p.m. concert features New Music Detroit, a collective of musicians dedicated to performing groundbreaking musical works from the late- 20th century to the present. The final concert at 8 p.m. Saturday in Kobacker Hall at the Moore Musical Arts Center, features orchestral and choral works by Mikel Kuehn, Louis Karchin, John Corigliano, Paul Frucht and Ziporyn. Tickets for that concert are $8 and available online at bgsu.edu/arts. The complete schedule for the New Music Festival is available at bgsu.edu/festival.
Oct. 17 – The Department of Theatre and Film presents the first screening for the 2019 Fall International Film Series. “The Official Story,” a 1985 Argentinian film by director Luis Puenzo treads the line between a thriller and tragedy. The film, which takes place in in 1983 during the final months of the Argentinian military dictatorship, tells the story of a high school teacher who tries to find the real mother of her adopted mother. Winner of the Academy Award for Best Foreign, “The Official Story” offers a challenging look into a woman’s struggle. The screening begins at 7:30 p.m. in the Union Film Theater, 206 Bowen-Thompson Student Union. Free
Oct. 17-26 – The Department of Theatre and Film opens its fall season with “The Drunken City” by Adam Bock. “The Drunken City” takes place when Marnie and her two best friends, Melissa and Linda, plan a night out in the big city for Marnie’s bachelorette party. When they encounter strangers Eddie and Frank, everything begins to fall apart. The play explores friendship, marriage and honesty, and weaves a story about the challenges of facing who we really are. The performances are at 8 p.m. on Oct. 17-19 and 24-26, and at 2 p.m. Oct. 19, 20 and 26 in the Eva Marie Saint Theatre at the Wolfe Center for the Arts. Advance tickets are $5 for students, $10 for seniors and $15 for other adults. Student tickets are $10 on the day of performance; all others are $20 on the day of performance. Tickets can be purchased through the BGSU Arts Box Office in the Wolfe Center for the Arts, open from noon to 5 p.m. Monday through Friday, online at bgsu.edu/arts, or by calling 419-372-8171. Advance discounted rates are available for groups of 10 or more.
Oct. 21 – The College of Musical Arts welcomes guest artist Stephen De Pledge on piano. The New Zealand pianist, a senior lecturer at the University of Auckland, has a wide-ranging career as a soloist, chamber musician and song accompanist. The recital will begin at 8 p.m. in Bryan Recital Hall at Moore Musical Arts Center. Free
Oct. 21 – American landscape photographer Frank Gohlke, whose Lake Erie photographs are part of an exhibition in the BGSU Fine Arts Center’s Dorothy Uber Bryan Gallery, will present an artist lecture. Gohlke has been awarded two Guggenheim fellowships, two National Endowment for the Arts fellowships and a Fulbright Scholar Grant. His work is included in numerous permanent collections. He was one of 10 photographers selected to be part of the “New Topographics: Photographs of a Man-Altered Landscape” exhibition at the International Museum of Photography at the George Eastman Museum. Lynn Whitney, head of the BGSU photography program, whose photography of Lake Erie is part of the Lake Erie photography exhibition with Gohlke, will introduce his talk. The presentation will begin at 5 p.m. in the Thomas B. and Kathleen M. Donnell Theatre at the Wolfe Center for the Arts. A reception for the artists will follow in the gallery lobby. Free
Oct. 22 – Korean-born artist Sangmi Yoo will present an artist lecture as part of a printmaking residency at the BGSU School of Art. Yoo is an associate professor of art at Texas Tech University. She was one of the 10 innovative print artists to participate in “Forward Press: 21st Century Printmaking,” the first national print exhibition by the Printmaking Legacy Project®. Her talk will begin at 5 p.m. in 1215 Fine Arts Center. Free
Oct. 22 – The BGSU Department of Theatre and Film presents “Screen-Play,” staged readings of two BGSU student screenplays. Thoughtful discussions involving the author, the audience and the performers follow each reading. The conversations will explore the authors’ inspirations and visions. They will also facilitate revisions that will strengthen story structure, characterizations, tone, dialogue, and the translation into actual production. The screening begins at 7:30 p.m. in the BGSU Film Theater, 206 Bowen-Thompson Student Union. Free
Oct. 22 – A selection of the College of Musical Arts’ jazz department chamber ensembles will perform. The concert begins at 8 p.m. in Bryan Recital Hall at Moore Musical Arts Center. Free
Oct. 23 – The Faculty Artist Series features guitarist and pianist Ariel Kasler, an instructor of jazz guitar and jazz piano at BGSU since 2015. Kasler is a versatile performer and educator who has performed at venues and events including the Detroit Jazz Festival, the Grand Theatre in Ontario, the Clore Center for Music and Dance in Israel and the Victorian College of Arts in Australia. The performance begins at 8 p.m. in Bryan Recital Hall at Moore Musical Arts Center. Free
Oct. 24 – Soprano Jennifer Rowley will visit BGSU to present a vocal master class. Acclaimed worldwide for her voice and stage presence, Rowley sings a richly varied repertoire that include many of opera’s greatest heroines, including the title roles in Puccini’s “Tosca” and her debut as Cilea’s “Adriana Lecouvreur” at the Metropolitan Opera. This season she will appear with Maggio Musicale Fiorentino, singing Lenora in Verdi’s “Il travatore,” and later in the season as the soprano soloist in Mahler’s Symphony No. 8 under the direction of Fabio Luisi. She will present the master class from 4-6 p.m. in Bryan Recital Hall at Moore Musical Arts Center. Free
Oct. 24 – The BGSU School of Art welcomes Maurice Cherry, head of media at Glitch, who will present an artist talk. Cherry is most well-known for his award-winning podcast “Revision Path,” which showcases black designers, developers and digital creators from all over the world. His talk will begin at 7 p.m. in the Thomas B. and Kathleen M. Donnell Theatre at the Wolfe Center for the Arts. Free
Oct. 24 – The Fall 2019 International Film Series will screen “The Motorcycle Diaries,” an Argentinian film directed by Walter Salles. The film tells the story of the young Che Guevara as he travels across South America with his friend Alberto. The story illustrates the importance and complexities of friendship and youth. The screening will begin at 7:30 p.m. in the BGSU Film Theater, 206 Bowen-Thompson Student Union. Free
Oct. 25 – The College of Musical Arts welcomes guest artist Oystein Baadsvik on tuba. Baadsvik has carved out a career exclusively as a soloist. His multifaceted musical career as a soloist, chamber musician and recording artist has taken him all over the world. The recital will begin at 8 p.m. in Bryan Recital Hall at Moore Musical Arts Center. Free
Oct. 26 – The College of Musical Arts presents violist Rudolf Haken, who will present a master class and recital as part of the BGSU Viola Day. Haken is a composer and violist internally renowned for his creative melding of disparate musical styles and genres. He is on the music faculty of the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign as a professor of viola as well as founder and director of the University of Illinois Hip Hop Collective and the Electric Strings program. The master class will begin at 2 p.m. followed by the recital at 5 p.m., in the Dr. Marjorie Conrad Choral Room at the Wolfe Center for the Arts. Free
Oct. 27 – The Falcon Marching Band presents the annual “Sounds of the Stadium.” The exciting performance features music from all of this year’s halftime shows, plus more Falcon favorites. The performance will begin at 3 p.m. at the Stroh Center, 1535 E. Wooster St. Tickets are $8 and can be purchased at bgsu.edu/arts. Free admission for BGSU students with ID card at the door.
Oct. 28 – The College of Musical Arts features guest artist William Westley on piano. The recital will begin at 8 p.m. in Bryan Recital Hall, Moore Musical Arts Center. Free
Oct. 28 – The BGSU School of Art welcomes BGSU alumna Kim Almazan ’03 for an artist talk. The art history graduate is special counsel with the litigation and arbitration team at the law firm Withersworldwide in San Francisco. She concentrates on general and complex civil litigation, art law, environmental litigation and trade secret matters. In her practice, she represents artists, dealers, appraisers and auction houses in litigation and contractual negotiations. She has extensive experience with authenticity issues, copyright infringement and transactions in which works of art are pledged as collateral for loans. Her talk will begin at 6 p.m. in 204 Fine Arts Building. Free
Oct. 29 – The Tuesday Night Screening will feature the film “Hereditary,” a 2018 U.S. film by director Ari Aster. The film, as much about mental illness as ghosts and witch covens, tells the story of a woman and her family, who are haunted after the woman’s mother dies. Aster paints a picture of a family struggling with grief and the horror that can surpass grief even after death, into a world beyond. The screening will begin at 7:30 p.m. in the BGSU Film Theater, 206 Bowen-Thompson Student Union. Free
Oct. 29 – The College of Musical Arts presents a joint concert of the horn club and trombone choir. The performance will begin at 8 p.m. in Bryan Recital Hall, Moore Musical Arts Center
Oct. 30 – The Faculty Artist Series features David Saltzman on tuba. An instructor of tuba and euphonium, Saltzman joined the Toledo Symphony Orchestra and BGSU as the principal tuba player in 2007. He has performed with many orchestras throughout the U.S. and Canada, and is an active soloist and chamber musician. The recital will begin at 8 p.m. in Bryan Recital Hall at Moore Musical Arts Center. Free
Oct. 31-Nov. 2 – Winter Wheat: The Mid-American Review Festival of Writing, a three-day festival celebrating writers and readers, includes readings by authors Sharona Muir (“Invisible Beasts”) at 7:30 p.m. on Oct. 31 in Prout Chapel, Liz Breazeale (“Extinction Events”) at 5:30 p.m. on Nov. 1 in 206 Bowen-Thompson Student Union, and Oliver de la Paz (“The Boy in the Labyrinth” and “Post Subject: A Fable”) at 1:30 p.m. on Nov. 2 in 206 Bowen-Thompson Student Union. In addition to the featured readings, the festival includes writing workshops from 2:30-5:15 p.m. on Nov. 1, a tribute to Wendell Mayo at 6:30 p.m. on Nov. 1, and workshops from 9:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. and from 3 to 5:45 p.m. on Nov. 2, all in the Bowen-Thompson Student Union. The festival readings and workshops are free and open to the public; however, registration is required. Details and registration are available at bgsu.edu/winterwheat.
Nov. 1 – The BG Opera Theater presents “HMS Pinafore,” the comedic operetta of Gilbert and Sullivan. Among the most popular operettas of the dramatist W.S. Gilbert and composer Arthur Sullivan, “HMS Pinafore” includes infectious tunes and satirical libretto that demonstrate why this classic comedy is still enjoyed today. The story takes place aboard the ship and tells the classic tale of love between different social classes and mistaken identity. The performance will begin at 8 p.m. in Kobacker Hall, Moore Musical Arts Center. A repeat performance will begin at 3 p.m. on Nov. 3. Tickets for the production are $8 and can be purchased at bgsu.edu/arts.
Nov. 1 – The BGSU Department of Theatre and Film presents the Elsewhere Production “Dancing on Checkers’ Grave” by Eric Lane. The production is about Lisa and Dina who meet at the gravesite of Richard Nixon’s dog, Checkers, to work on a high school English composition. The girls, who are very different, find common ground in vocabulary words, nail polish and donuts. The performance, directed by Melissa Snyder, will begin at 8 p.m. in the Eva Marie Saint Theatre at the Wolfe Center for the Arts. A second performance will begin at 8 p.m. on Nov. 2. Free
Nov. 5 – The College of Musical Arts presents the annual Toledo Symphony Orchestra Readings. Selected BGSU student composers will have their pieces read, workshopped and recorded by the orchestra. The reading session, which includes recordings, will begin at 3:30 p.m. in Kobacker Hall, Moore Musical Arts Center. Free
