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10 AM
DANCE MASTER CLASS: Ailey II Artistic Director Sylvia Waters
Lee Hall Dance Studio
With the support of the regional arts organization, the Cultural Resources Council Sylvia Waters, recipient of an honorary doctorate from SUNY Oswego, is teaching a master class in modern dance targeting advanced students. This is a special opportunity to learn from this nationally renowned and respected teacher. Dr. Waters earned a New York Dance and Performance (“Bessie”) Award for Sustained Achievement in recognition of her outstanding commitment to young and emerging artists. A reception honoring her will follow in the Campus Center.
REGISTRATION: FREE to SUNY Oswego students (with ID) and upstate dancers, but limited to 30 participants. Pre-registration is required. Contact Cheryl Wilkins-Mitchell at 312-2339 or cmitche1@oswego.edu
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1, 7, 8 • 8 PM
9 • 2 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.

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5:30 PM
VISITING ARTIST: Insanimation™ by Tricia McLaughlin
118 the Campus Center Auditorium
Tricia McLaughlin works in the realm of fantasy architecture, having completed a 9 by 90 foot animation of a virtual aquarium for a permanent public art commission at the City of Virginia Beach Convention Center in 2006. She is a recipient of a Guggenheim Fellowship for fantasy architecture in the form of 3D design, animation and sculpture.
McLaughlin is fascinated by the logical approach to controlling nature through invention, and plays with the idea of restructuring human behavior. She believes we are affected by the structures we live in, regardless of whether they are natural, invented, physical or cultural.

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12:40-1:35 PM
INFORMANCE: Due East on Flute and Percussion
Ballroom, Sheldon Hall
Members of the unique flute and percussion duo, Due East, demonstrate and discuss their distinctive style.

12:40-1:35 PM
CRASH COURSE: Graphic Novel
Room 118, Campus Center Auditorium
In preparation for the following week’s appearance by Pulitzer Prize-winning Maus creator Art Spiegelman, SUNY Oswego’s Phillip Heimes presents the distilled essence of his popular course on the Graphic Novel. Illustrations are drawn from a range of comic art.

7 PM
Pre-Concert Chat
7:30 PM
KE-NEKT’ CONCERT: Due East
Sheldon Hall Ballroom
H osted by Trevor Jorgensen
Due East features Erin Lesser and Greg Beyer in an exciting and dynamic combination of flute and percussion. Formed in 2001 at the Manhattan School of Music, Due East strives to push the boundaries of audience expectations. Beyer and Lesser work closely with young composers to develop a unique and engaging 21st century repertoire. Their programs involve extensive multimedia and technology-driven works alongside pieces that call for a variety of world music instruments in combination with folksong-like vocals and narratives.
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: auler@oswego.edu

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7:30 PM
CONCERT: A Tribute to Modern Jazz
Ballroom, Sheldon Hall
The Oswego State Jazz Ensemble, led by faculty member Eric Schmitz, performs selections from the great jazz masterpieces of the past 30 years.

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3 PM
RECITAL: St. Patrick’s Day Celebration
Presented by Oswego Opera
First United Methodist Church, 7111 Route104, Oswego
Join tenor Todd Graber and pianist Juan Francisco La Manna for an evening of Celtic Songs. Featured selections will include Scottish folk songs arranged by Beethoven and Weber, as well as old Irish favorites such as When Irish Eyes Are Smiling, Galway Bay, The Garden Where the Praties Grow, Mother Machree, Macnamara's Band and Danny Boy. Green attire optional!
TICKETS: $15, seniors $10, students $5

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8 PM
PERFORMING ARTS: Art Spiegelman: Comix 101
Ballroom, Hewitt Union
Presented by ARTSwego and Student Association Programming Board
Arts, History and Memory keynote speaker

“A Michelangelo and a Medici to the comics world.”
­—The New York Times Magazine

In his chillingly effective graphic novels, Maus and Maus II, Spiegelman chronicles the unspeakable and unimaginable horrors of the Holocaust. Embraced by critics and fans, his work won a Pulitzer Prize in 1972. Today with In the Shadow of No Towers, Spiegelman continues to be central to the re-evaluation of the comic genre as an art form.
TICKETS: Free, but required. Tickets not picked up by Friday, March 7 will be released.

Note: Mr. Spiegelman smokes on stage as part of his performance.

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12:40-1:35 PM
CONVERSATION: Richard Einhorn on Darwin
Room 118, Campus Center Auditorium
A discussion with composer Richard Einhorn about the making of his multi-media oratorio The Origin. Einhorn’s intensive study of the life of Charles Darwin formed the basis for his creative project. After more than 150 years, Darwin’s ideas still inspire and disturb us.

12:40-1:35 PM
VOCAL WORKSHOP: An Introduction to Balkan Singing w/ Kitka
Room 41, Tyler Hall
Join singers from the world-reknowned vocal ensemble, Kitka, and learn simple “village style” songs from countries such as Bulgaria, Croatia, Russia, Albania, Bosnia, Ukraine and Georgia. Participants will become familiar with basic vocal production and will learn to sing close “dissonant” intervals with full-voiced confidence.
REGISTRATION: Call ARTSwego 312-4581 or email artswego@oswego.edu

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7:30 PM
PREVIEW: The Origin
Waterman Theatre, Tyler Hall
You are invited to witness the creative process as composer Richard Einhorn and SUNY Oswego choral director Julie Pretzat talk about Einhorn’s new choral work about Charles Darwin. KITKA, the women’s vocal ensemble, soprano Jacqueline Horner and bass Eric Johnson will perform excerpts together with the SUNY Oswego College Choir and Oswego Festival Chorus. The program will be followed by a Q&A and an opportunity for you to participate in the creative process!

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7:30 PM
PERFORMANCE: KITKA
Waterman Theatre, Tyler Hall

“A stunning group unlike any other…absolutely electrifying!”
—Garrison Keillor, A Prairie Home Companion

KITKA is a women’s vocal ensemble unlike any other. These sophisticated singers blend a contemporary sensibility with specialized vocal techniques from Eastern Europe that have been distilled over centuries. Using only the pure unaccompanied voice, they create a constantly shifting landscape of sound, pulsing with angular rhythms, where dramatic dynamics leap from delicate stillness to shattering resonance, and seamless unisons explode into lush incomprehensible chords.Describing their work, David Crosby of Crosby, Stills and Nash says it is “truly the most amazing singing
I have ever heard.”
TICKETS: Adults $15; seniors/children $12; SUNY Oswego students $7

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7:30 PM
CONCERT: Oswego State Concert Band
Church of the Resurrection, 120 West 5th Street
The Oswego State Concert Band, under the direction of faculty member Trevor Jorgensen, and College-Community Orchestra, led by Juan La Manna, share an afternoon of music.
SUGGESTED DONATION: $5, SUNY Oswego Students free

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12:40-1:35 PM
PERFORMANCE: The Afghan Woman
Waterman Theater, Tyler Hall
Bina Shariff, an award-winning Pakistani-American actress and director, presents a one-woman dramatic performance in a response to the tragic aftermath of September 11 and the devastation of the war in Afghanistan. The play deals with racism, sexism and other forms of discrimination, particularly against Muslims and people of Middle Eastern descent.

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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7:30 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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3 PM
FILM AND DISCUSSION: Freedom's Call (1998)
Room 114, Campus Center
Directed by Richard Breyer, this film tells the story of two civil rights journalists who covered key moments in civil rights history. The film is an excellent historical reference with primary sources. Light refreshments available between film and discussion.

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