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6-8 PM
GALLERY OPENING RECEPTION
See exhibition descriptions below.

February 2-March 12, 2008

A Visual Exploration of Memory
An artistic exploration of memory, this exhibition showcases the work of SUNY Oswego students with a representation of published work by Art Spiegelman. Students of Art 312-Traditional Illustration, Art 313-Digital Illustration, Art 376/Crw 395-The Graphic Novel, and Art 394-4-D Experimental Imagery have worked with various technical processes to create illustrative imagery.

Retrospective Reflections: Work by Richard Zakin–Clay & Paper
"This exhibition will be retrospective in character, to highlight the research aspect of my work and to show artwork that features all sorts of imagery and processes that I have undertaken from the late 1960's to the present. Now, in my seventies, I am focusing on an interest in drawing as an invention tool and find myself exploring the idea of creating an imagery that I can use both in my clay and in my drawings in paper." R. Zakin

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Noon-3:30 PM each day
2-DAY WORKSHOP: Dance for Musical Theatre
Lab Theatre, Tyler Hall
During this intensive weekend workshop, learn audition secrets and techniques to give you that extra edge, taught by New York-based director/choreographer Jeff Whiting. Whiting is the assistant choreographer of the Broadway production of Young Frankenstein, assistant director for the national tour of Hairspray and a resident member of the creative staff for Walt Disney Entertainment.
REGISTRATION: Jonel Langenfeld-Rial at 312-2221 or langenfe@oswego.edu. Enrollment is limited to 24.

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10:20-11:40
WORKSHOP: Memories as an Inspiration with Paul Rajeckas
Lab Theatre, Tyler Hall
Paul Rajeckas delves into the creative reservoir of memories and how to use them to inform your work as an actor or actress.
PARTICIPATION: Storytelling class students or permission of instructor.
Contact Jonel Langenfeld-Rial , 312-2221 or langefe@oswego.edu

2:20-3:40 PM
WORKSHOP: Developing a Vocabulary with Paul Rajeckas
Lab Theatre, Tyler Hall
Paul Rajeckas focuses on the importance of details in expressing ideas and feelings using what he calls "The Three Cs": Concentration, Cooperation and Commitment.
PARTICIPATION: Advanced Theater Directing students or permission of instructor.
Contact Jonel Langenfeld-Rial , 312-2221 or langefe@oswego.edu

7:30
PERFORMING ARTS: Notes to the Motherland
Waterman Theatre, Tyler Hall
Presented by ARTSwego

Created and performed by Paul Rajeckas
Directed by George L. Chieffet
Written by Paul Rajeckas and George L. Chieffet

“Rajeckas’ semi-autobiographical piece is altogether extraordinary.”
—Back Stage

Notes to the Motherland is Paul Rajeckas’ passionate, gut-wrenching and often hilarious journey to unearth his family’s secret during WW II. Combining original music, sound effects, eccentric movement and three-dimensional characterization, Notes to the Motherland is a one-man tour-de-force reminiscent of the best of Keaton and Chaplin. Transcending time and space, this exploration of the immigrant experience through one boy’s coming of age and self-discovery is energetic and richly memorable.
TICKETS: Adults $12; seniors/students $10 and SUNY Oswego students $7.

Tarandi Foundation is supporting a performance at Hannibal High School.

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10:20-11:15
WORKSHOP: Memories as Inspiration with Paul Rajeckas
Lab Theatre, Tyler Hall
Paul Rajeckas delves into the creative reservoir of memories and how to use them to inform your work as an actor or actress.
PARTICIPATION: Story-telling students or permission of instructor.
Contact Jonel Langenfeld-Rial, 312-2221 or langefe@oswego.edu

12:40-1:35 PM
PANEL: Violence and Identity with Rajeckas
Waterman Theater, Tyler Hall
Organized by Global and International Studies
On the spare set of his Notes to the Motherland, Paul Rajeckas joins a diverse faculty panel to explore issues raised by his semi-autobiographical one-man play. How does the experience of his character Bombilitus relate to other eras of violence in the past and present?

7:30
PERFORMING ARTS: Notes to the Motherland
Waterman Theatre, Tyler Hall
Presented by ARTSwego

Created and performed by Paul Rajeckas
Directed by George L. Chieffet
Written by Paul Rajeckas and George L. Chieffet

“Rajeckas’ semi-autobiographical piece is altogether extraordinary.”
—Back Stage

Notes to the Motherland is Paul Rajeckas’ passionate, gut-wrenching and often hilarious journey to unearth his family’s secret during WW II. Combining original music, sound effects, eccentric movement and three-dimensional characterization, Notes to the Motherland is a one-man tour-de-force reminiscent of the best of Keaton and Chaplin. Transcending time and space, this exploration of the immigrant experience through one boy’s coming of age and self-discovery is energetic and richly memorable.
TICKETS: Adults $12; seniors/students $10 and SUNY Oswego students $7.

7:30 PM
JAM SESSION: Oswego Jazz Project
King Arthur's Steakhouse Brewery, 7 West Bridge Street
Provides SUNY Oswego students and community members with an opportunity to play jazz with a faculty-led quartet.

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7 PM
ORI FILM SERIES: The Untold Story of Emmett Louis Till
Location TBD
Combining archival photos and footage with deeply felt interviews, this documentary of racism in the South of the 1950s tells the harrowing story of a mischievous 14 year old black boy from Chicago who whistled at a white woman while visiting relatives in Mississippi. The lynching that followed was so gruesome that a media circus surrounded the trial, and what stunned the nation was not only the crime but the blithe unconcern of the citizens toward the brutal murder of a black teenager.

8 PM
AUTHOR TALK: Edward Humes on Monkey Girl
Ballroom, Hewitt Union
Bestselling author and Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist Edward Humes discusses Monkey Girl, a dramatic story of faith, science, and courage. He takes you to the front lines of America’s war on evolution, the epic court case on teaching "intelligent design" it spawned, and the national struggle over what we believe–and should teach our children–about our origins.

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12:40-1:35 PM
INFORMANCE: Viola Center Stage Guest Artists
Room 41, Tyler Hall
Simon Roland-Jones and Sarah Avery speak about the techniques of string playing and the music and history of Haydn, Vaughan-Williams, Bach and Mozart. Additionally, Roland-Jones discusses string composition and the influence editing Joseph Haydn’s string quartets had on his own work.

12:40-1:35 PM
POETRY READING: Lee Ann Roripaugh
Room 118, Campus Center Auditorium
In her powerful book Beyond Heart Mountain, South Dakota poet Lee Ann Roripaugh examines the Japanese-American experience of internment during World War II. Her work delves into the inner lives of those who were forcefully uprooted in a sad chapter of our national history.

7 PM
Pre-Concert Chat
7:30 PM
KE-NEKT’ CONCERT: Viola Center Stage
Hosted by Elizabeth La Manna
Featuring Simon Roland-Jones & Sarah Avery
This showcase of the beautiful and unique viola includes the Bach Brandenburg Suite No. 6, Mozart String Quintet in B-flat, Vaughan Williams Phantasy for String Quartet and Rowland-Jones Solo Suite. Simon Rowland-Jones, one of Europe’s premier violists, and Colorado chamber musician Sarah Avery are joined by Syracuse artists Sara and Jeremy Mastrangelo and local artists Patti Davis, Jackie Darvill, Rebecca Horning and Elizabeth LaManna.
TICKETS: Adults $15, seniors/students $10, SUNY Oswego students $5
A Ke-nekt' Young Professionals (KYP) gathering follows the concert. For details, contact Rob Auler at auler@oswego.edu

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7 PM
POETRY READING: Lee Ann Roripaugh
Safe Haven Museum and Education Center, Fort Ontario via East 7th Street
See description: February 13
For directions visit www.oswegohaven.org

7:30 PM
CONCERT: Jazz Trio
Ballroom, Sheldon Hall
Guest artists Toby Koenigsberg on piano and bassist Ike Sturm join jazz faculty member Eric Schmitz on drums, in a trio concert of jazz. The three members met while studying at the Eastman School of Music and reunite for this special performance.
SUGGESTED DONATION $5; SUNY Oswego Students free

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3 PM
CONCERT: Jazz Piano with Toby Koenigsberg
Ballroom, Sheldon Hall
Guest artist Toby Koenigsberg, Assistant Professor of Jazz at the University of Oregon, presents a solo jazz piano recital.

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EVENT CANCELLED
LECTURE/DEMONSTRATION: Created Narratives and Memory
Contemporary Japanese-American artist and professor, Patrick Nagatani is the recipient of several prestigious grants and awards. His talk, "Created Narratives and Memory," includes a performance on his series of photographs "Excavation," which was launched by the image of a toy truck found at the internment camp at Topaz.

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12:40-1:35 PM
VISITNG ARTIST: Patrick Nagatani, Imaging Japanese-American Internment Camps
Room 118, Campus Center Auditorium
Nagatani discusses his photograph series “Excavation.”
See description above.

3 PM
THEATER WORKSHOP: Ludwig On Make-Up and Wigs
Room 44, Tyler Hall
Cindy Ludwig, a freelance make-up and wig designer, demonstrates make-up techniques for the theater and opera. She has designed for many companies, including Elsen Associates, Baltimore Opera, Sarasota Opera and Syracuse Opera.

6 PM
FILM & DISCUSSION: Water (2005)
Room 114, Campus Center
Directed by Deepa Mehta, this film examines the plight of a group of widows forced into poverty at a temple in the holy city of Varanasi, India. It focuses on a relationship between a woman who wants to escape the social restrictions imposed on widows, and a man from a lower caste who is a follower of Mahatma Gandhi.
Light refreshments available between film and discussion.

7:30 PM
JAM SESSION: Oswego Jazz Project
King Arthur's Steakhouse Brewery, 7 West Bridge Street
Provides SUNY Oswego students and community members with an opportunity to play jazz with a faculty-led quartet.

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12:40-1:35 PM
CONCERT: Percussion Á La John Cage
Room 41, Tyler Hall
Percussionist Rob Bridge of the Upstate X-Tet introduces the revolutionary music of American composer John Cage. The challenging 27’10.554” creates a constant interplay between a stage full of percussion instruments (both traditional and bizarre) and periods of silence. For Cage, “There is no such thing as empty time.”

7 PM
Pre-Concert Chat
7:30 PM
KE-NEKT’ CONCERT: Upstate X-tet
Ballroom, Sheldon Hall
Hosted by Rob Auler/Rob Bridge
In algebraic parlance, the letter X represents an unknown variable. The Upstate X-tet was formed with the flexibility to perform challenging works from the chamber repertoire that require different numbers of players. In a program featuring Messiaen’s mystical “Quartet for the End of Time,” these versatile young artists – each with strong ties to Central New York – also earn an X for extreme and impassioned musicianship. Showcased at last spring’s “Arts, History and Memory” workshop, the ensemble received ovations from regional college and high school educators. Come see why!

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8 PM
THEATRE: A Doll's House
Waterman Theatre, Tyler Hall

Presented by the Theatre Department
Written by Henrik Ibsen
Translated by Frank McGuinness

Nora Helmer’s life, as a mother and wife, appears to be perfect in every way. The unstable foundation of her marriage gives way, and Nora confronts herself and her husband with brutal truths about deception in the name of love, loyalty, respectability and her place in the world. First produced (to shock waves of protest) in 1879, the play is an uncompromising study of a passionate and determined woman.
TICKETS: Adults $12; seniors/students $10 and SUNY Oswego students $7. Preview $5.

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