BGSU Lively Arts Calendar, Feb. 24 – Mar. 9

Feb. 24—The College of Musical Arts presents its Faculty Scholar Series at 8 p.m. in the Bryan Recital Hall of Moore Musical Arts Center. Dr. Eftychia Papanikolaou, associate professor of musicology, will present “What Did the Ballerina Hear? The Unheard Music of Degas’s Paintings.” Dr. Ryan Ebright, a visiting instructor of musicology, will present “Operative Entrepreneurship and Iconoclasm in Steve Reich’s ‘The Cave.’” Free

Feb. 25—The International Film Series continues with “La teta asustada” (The Milk of Sorrow)(2009) at the Gish Theater and Gallery. Director Claudia Llosa focuses on a grim period of South American history, 1980-2000, which left 70,000 people dead. The screening begins at 7:30 p.m. Free

Feb. 26—BGSU’s Opera Theatre performs Pietro Mascagni’s “Cavalleria Rusticana.” The show begins at 8 p.m. in the Thomas B. and Kathleen M. Donnell Theatre in the Wolfe Center for the Arts. An additional performance will be on February 28 at 3 p.m. Advance tickets are $5 for students and children and $15 for adults. All tickets are $20 on the day of the performance.

Feb. 27—The Rhythm Project presents a tap dance concert featuring dance majors, minors and alumni from BGSU and children from The Beat Dance Company. Performances are at 1 p.m. and 7 p.m., 222 Eppler North. Tickets, $5 at the door, are available one hour prior to show time. Contact Colleen Murphy at cmurphy@bgsu.edu for additional information.

Feb. 29—The College of Musical Arts presents Music at the Forefront: “Bearthoven.” The performance will be at the Clazel Theater located at 127 N. Main St., Bowling Green at 8 p.m. Free

Mar. 1—Tuesdays at the Gish continues with“Love and Basketball” (2000), directed by Gina Prince-Bythewood. The film follows Monica and Quincy through middle school, high school, college and into their basketball careers as they take on their individual quests as well as their evolving relationship. The screening begins at 7:30 p.m. in the Gish Film Theater and Gallery, Hanna Hall. Free

Mar. 1—Doctor of Musical Arts students of The College of Musical Arts will perform. The recital will be in Bryan Recital Hall of the Moore Musical Arts Center at 8 p.m. Free

Mar. 2—Isabelle Huang Streng, adjunct assistant professor of percussion, will present the next performance in the Faculty Artist Series. She is a member of Primary Colors Trio and Jazoe Duo. The recital begins at 8 p.m. in Bryan Recital Hall of the Moore Musical Arts Center. Free

Mar. 3—The Visiting Writer Series features BGSU graduate and award-winning writer George Looney, author of “Animals Housed in the Pleasure of Flesh,” “The Precarious Rhetoric of Angels,” “Open Between Us” and “Structures the Wind Sings Through.” The reading begins at 7:30 p.m. in Prout Chapel.

Mar. 3—Students of the College of Musical Arts will perform as a part of the Small Ensemble: New Music Ensemble. The performance begins at 8 p.m. in Bryan Recital Hall of the Moore Musical Arts Center. Free