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SLU String Orchestra Spring Concert

Published by Genevieve Knab on May 1, 2012 in Art, Awesome Students, College Church, Concert, Event Announcements, Free Stuff, General News, On Campus and Student Group News. 0 Comments

It’s about that time of year again….SLU students, alumni, faculty, and friends have dusted off their violins, violas, cellos, and bass and have practiced a few tunes to share with the SLU community.

SLU’s Music Department has brought you the 2012 Spring Concert for a chance to hear the music of the strings this Friday. The ensemble will be gathered to play in the Saint Francis Xavier College Church and will start the performance at 7:00p.m. They will then be thrilling the audience with a range of pieces from Mozart’s Divertimento to Kansas’ Dust in the Wind.

If you have any questions or would like to get involved with the SLU String Orchestra you can shoot an email to Chris Wintrode at chris.wintrode@gmail.com or check out their Facebook page here.

 

SLU String Orchestra Spring Concert
Friday, May 4th: 7:00p.m.
Saint Francis Xavier College Church
free

 

Photo by crazybobbles. Licensed by Creative Commons.

 

Andy Warhol Exhibition and Lecture

Published by Tynan Shevlin on April 26, 2012 in Art, Event Announcements, Free Stuff, General News and On Campus. 0 Comments

 

Andy Warhol is one of the most influential artists of the 20th century. Primarily known as a painter and a filmmaker, he also shot a lot of Polaroid photography, and The Saint Louis Museum of Art’s next exhibition is dedicated to these photos. The exhibition is called Warhol’s Polaroids: A Method and the opening reception will be held on Friday, April 27 from 5:30 PM – 8 PM.

SLUMA provided some background on the artist:

Relying primarily on his Polaroid “Big Shot,” pop icon Andy Warhol shot tens of thousands of images and used them in the development process of his prints and paintings. Warhol transferred his experience in commercial art by fully embracing its ethos. Even the name of his studio, “The Factory,” illustrates that he was ahead of his time in focusing his art on celebrities and making otherwise ordinary people who craved the spotlight feel famous, if only for “15 minutes.”

The Saint Louis University Museum of Art was among a select group of university art institutions that received a gift of Polaroids and black and white photographs from the Andy Warhol Foundation for the Visual Arts, specifically, the Photographic Legacy Project.

But wait, there’s more! In conjunction with the exhibit, SLUMA is hosting a lecture by Bradley Bailey, Ph.D. titled “Warhol in a Snapshot: A Closer Look at the Man Behind the Camera” on Thursday, May 3, from 5 PM – 6 PM. Dr. Bradley will discuss the essence of Andy Warhol, what made him a pop icon, and Warhol’s impact on the art world.

Both of these events are free of charge!

Photographs © 2012 The Andy Warhol Foundation for the Visual Arts, Inc. / Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York

 

Warhol’s Polaroids: A Method exhibition
Fri, April 27, 5:30 – 8 PM
SLUMA
free

Warhol in a Snapshot lecture
Thurs, May 3, 5 – 6 PM
SLUMA
free

 

Green Eggs and Hamlet

Published by Genevieve Knab on April 26, 2012 in Art, Event Announcements, Fine and Performing Arts, Free Stuff and General News. 0 Comments

Each year Saint Louis University’s Prison Arts and Education Program presents one public event by another prison education program. This year the neighboring Grand Center, Prison Performing Arts is performing: Green Eggs and Hamlet

If Shakespeare and Hamlet had a love child it would this play. The creator, F. Reed Brown, had taken the rhythm and simple vocabulary of Dr. Seuss and applied to a Shakespearean classic. 5 actors will be performing with much hilarious doubling of characters and many shamelessly corny jokes.

The play will be performed this Friday at Il Monastero, 3050 live Street, and will start at 5:30p.m. The event is free and open to the public so bring your friends for an entertaining time.

This is all part of SLU’s Prison Arts and Education program.

The of SLU’s Prison Arts and Education program is to provide intellectually stimulating educational experiences for incarcerated persons, prison staff, and community members that fosters human connection, an appreciation for the arts, and resources for positive self-expression and personal growth


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Green Eggs and Hamlet
Friday, April 27th: 5:30p.m.
Il Monastero, 3050 Olive Street
free

 

Parade of Nations and Billiken World Festival

Published by Genevieve Knab on March 29, 2012 in Art, Atlas Week, Awesome Students, Event Announcements, General News, International, On Campus, Simon Rec Center and Student Group News. 0 Comments

Tomorrow  is your chance to see cultural artifacts and have some great ethnic food from all different countries. Yes, I am talking about the Billiken World Festival.Kick off the Festival by watching as flags from all around the world parade to the Quad in the Parade of Nations.

Then you can wander over to the Simon Recreation Center to experience all sorts of exciting food, dance, art, and fun. The parade begins at 11:45 a.m. and the World Festival starts at noon tomorrow, Friday March 30th. You will purchase tokens a in a $0.50 and $1.00 increments by visiting the Info Booth before you begin your cultural journey.

Again the World Festival has been moved from the Quad to Simon Rec. due to rain!

 

Parade of Nations and Billiken World Festival
Friday, March 30th: 11:45a.m. and 12:00p.m.
Simon Rec.
$0.50/$1.00

 

Kiln

Published by Genevieve Knab on March 23, 2012 in Art, Free Stuff, General News and On Campus. 0 Comments

Hey undergraduate students the deadline is coming up fast! What deadline, you might ask? The deadline for Kiln, of course: April 1st is the last day for submissions (No, I’m not kidding).

So, hurry and turn in your poetry, fiction and nonfiction stories, or visual art. It’s easy to submit, just email your submissions to slukin@slu.edu. You can also check out the past issues on the Kiln website here.

 

Kiln
Deadline: April 1st
Email to: slukin@slu.edu
free