Central Michigan University

Wednesday, October 14, 2009

Upcoming CMU Events: Oct. 19 through 25, 2009

Below is a listing of public events to be hosted by Central Michigan University from Oct. 19 through 25. Times, dates, locations and admission details are included for all events. A campus map is available online at http://map.cmich.edu. More information regarding CMU events is available on the university's online calendar at http://events.cmich.edu.

Oct. 19/Central Michigan University's "Speak Up, Speak Out: The Current Events Series" forum will present a discussion titled "Democrats and Republicans: Defining Themselves in the Obama Era" at 7 p.m. Oct. 19 in the Bovee University Center Auditorium. Admission is free and open to the public. For more information, contact Ted Clayton at 989-774-1621 or clayt1ew@cmich.edu.

Oct. 20/Central Michigan University's School of Music will present a guest artist performance by Arcos Trio at 8 p.m. Oct. 20 in the Music Building's Staples Family Concert Hall. The trio will present a blend of the classics with music of our time, with an emphasis on works by American, Latin American and women composers. CMU faculty member Seunghee Lee is the trio's violinist. Tickets cost $3 for CMU students and senior citizens and $5 for all others and can be purchased at the Central Box Office on the lower level of the Bovee University Center or by calling 888-CMU-0111. Tickets also can be purchased online at http://centralboxoffice.cmich.edu. For more information, contact John Jacobson at jacob3ja@cmich.edu.

Oct. 21/Central Michigan University's Multicultural Education Center will present "Jump Back Honey: The Poetry and Performance of Herbert Woodward Martin," a film by David Schock with comments by Martin, at 7 p.m. Oct. 21 in the CMU Park Library Auditorium. Admission is free and open to the public. For more information, contact the Multicultural Education Center at 989-774-7318.

Oct. 22/Central Michigan University's Multicultural Education Center will present "The Role of the African American Artist," a presentation by Herbert Woodward Martin, as an installment of the Soup and Substance luncheon series, at noon Oct. 22 in the Bovee University Center Terrace rooms. Admission is free and open to the public. For more information, call the Multicultural Education Center at 989-774-7318.

Oct. 22/Central Michigan University's Multicultural Education Center, the Kings/Chavez/Parks Visiting Professor Program, the English department and the Honors Program will present a reading by Herbert Woodward Martin at 7 p.m. Oct. 22 in the CMU Park Library Auditorium. Admission is free and open to the public. For more information, call the Multicultural Education Center at 989-774-7318.

Oct. 22/Central Michigan University's School of Music will present the CMU Orchestra at 8 p.m. Oct. 22 in the Music Building's Staples Family Concert Hall. Works include the Festive Overture by Dmitri Shostakovich, the Howard Hanson Serenade featuring CMU faculty member Joanna Cowan White and the Symphony in D Minor by Cesar Franck. Admission is free and open to the public. For more information, contact John Jacobson at jacob3ja@cmich.edu.

Oct. 23/Art Reach of Mid Michigan will host "Sustaining the Arts in our Community," an Art Reach Benefit for the Arts Auction, from 5:30 to 9:30 p.m. Oct. 23 in Central Michigan University's Engineering and Technology Building, kicking off the seventh annual Michigan Story Festival. This event will provide a strolling dinner, cash bar, and live and silent auctions. Tickets for the auction are $45 and can be purchased by calling the Art Reach office at 989-773-3689.

Oct. 23 and 24/Central Michigan University's Alpha Phi Omega will present "Haunted Campus" at the CMU Disc Golf Course from 9 p.m. to midnight Oct. 23 and 24. "Haunted Campus" is an annual Alpha Phi Omega fundraising event for the chapter's year-round service program. Cost is $3 in advance from Halloween Central, located at 207 W. Broadway in Mount Pleasant; from members of CMU's Alpha Phi Omega chapter; or at a display table downstairs in the Bovee University Center Oct. 14, 19, 20 and 22 from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Tickets also can be purchased for $5 at the door. For more information, contact Robert Vanbuskirk at 810-531-7292 or hauntedcampus@gmail.com.

Oct. 23 and 24/The seventh annual Michigan Story Festival will take place Oct. 23 and 24 on Central Michigan University's campus. The festival will feature events for all ages, including everything from a "Musical Folktales" hands-on event for children to a story from the diary of a Civil War soldier told by a nationally known storyteller. Headline acts include children's author Jeffery Schatzer, author of the "Professor Tuesday" series; Native American artist Kevin Locke, a traditional storyteller and musician who is known for his inspiring Hoop Dance; and the Battlefield Band. For a complete schedule of festival events and sponsors, visit http://www.michiganstoryfestival.org. This event is free and open to the public. For more information, call CMU's College of Communication and Fine Arts at 989-774-1885.

Oct. 24/Central Michigan University's Off-Campus Programs will host the seventh annual Make a Difference Day from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Oct. 24 in CMU's Finch Fieldhouse as part of the Michigan Story Festival. Features of this event will include an interactive display by the Mount Pleasant Discovery Museum and American Chemical Society, face painting and balloon art with the Michigan Clowns, Dora the Explorer, Clifford the Big Red Dog, Click-it the Cricket, the "Dog Tales" dogs reading time, a Hulk Hogan impersonator reading time, free books, arts and crafts, and more. Children also can sign up for the young writer's workshop "Catching the Writing Bug." Make a Difference Day activities are free and open to children up to fifth grade. For more information and volunteer sign-up, visit http://www.cel.cmich.edu/diffday. Call Steve Rellinger at 989-774-1470 to register your child for the writing workshop.

Oct. 25/Central Michigan University's School of Music will present the CMU Percussion Ensemble at 8 p.m. Oct. 25 in the Music Building's Staples Family Concert Hall. Admission is free and open to the public. For more information, contact John Jacobson at jacob3ja@cmich.edu.

Continuing Events

Oct. 21/The A-Wall, the indoor climbing wall run by Central Michigan University's recreation, parks and leisure services administration department, is the site of Open Mic Night from 5 to 9 p.m. Wednesdays, including Oct. 21, in room 112 of CMU's Finch Fieldhouse. Musical acts will perform, and the rock wall will be open for climbing. For those interested in climbing, admission costs $7, while rentals of harnesses and climbing shoes cost $3 each; shoe rental is not required if tennis shoes are worn. Spectator attendance is free and open to the public. For more information or to register to perform in the open mic portion of the event, contact Jordan Bruursema at 616-994-2694 or bruur1jr@cmich.edu.

Through Oct. 24/The University Art Gallery at Central Michigan University will host "Michael Ferris: Recent Works," an exhibition featuring artwork by New York artist Michael Ferris, through Oct. 24. Ferris creates wood-bust portraits using found, recycled wood and color wood putty. This exhibition is in cooperation with George Adams Gallery, New York City; Hope College; and Edinboro University in Edinboro, Penn. Gallery hours are 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. Tuesdays through Fridays and 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. Saturdays. Admission is free and open to the public. For more information, call the University Art Gallery at 989-774-3800.

Through Oct. 24/The University Art Gallery at Central Michigan University will host "Education Station: Self Portraits," an exhibition that teaches individuals how to a draw a self-portrait, through Oct. 24. Gallery hours are 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. Tuesdays through Fridays and 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. Saturdays. Admission is free and open to the public. For more information, call the University Art Gallery at 989-774-3800.

Through Oct. 24/The University Art Gallery at Central Michigan University will host "Inviting Voyeurism," an exhibit featuring work by Missa Coffman, Marios Liolios and Natalie Wetzel that explores voyeurism and its (perhaps) obverse exhibitionism, through Oct. 24. Gallery hours are 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. Tuesdays through Fridays and 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. Saturdays. Admission is free and open to the public. For more information, call the University Art Gallery at 989-774-3800.

Through Oct. 25/Central Michigan University's Park Library will display murals depicting the events of the past six Michigan Story Festivals in honor of the 2009 Michigan Story Festival (Oct. 23 and 24). The murals will be on display in several locations around the library through Oct. 25. For more information, call 989-774-2165. For more information on the Michigan Story Festival, visit http://www.michiganstoryfestival.org.

Through Oct. 28/"Envisioning: The Power of Ritual," an exhibition featuring more than 90 prints, paintings and drawings from the Dennos Museum Center in Traverse City, is on display through Oct. 28 in the Baber Room of Central Michigan University's Charles V. Park Library. The artwork, which is on loan from Northwestern Michigan College, represents the silkscreen prints of six seminal contemporary Canadian Indian artists. Admission is free and open to the public. For more information, contact exhibit coordinator Megan Moreno at 989-774-2165 or brook1mr@cmich.edu.

Through Oct. 28/Central Michigan University's Theatre of the Absurd will present an open video art exhibition during library hours through Oct. 28 in Park Library's Extended Study Hours Room. The Theatre of the Absurd is a newly founded new-art-collaborative Registered Student Organization interested in creating and promoting new media artwork like video and performance and, by doing so, increasing public awareness of art. Admission is free and open to the public. For more information, contact exhibit coordinator Megan Moreno at 989-774-2165 or brook1mr@cmich.edu.

Through Oct. 30/Central Michigan University's Multicultural Education Center will present "Fearless," an exhibit of sports photographs by Jeff Sheng, through Oct. 30. The exhibit is free and open to the public in celebration of Coming Out Week and co-sponsored by the Office of Gay and Lesbian Programs. Hours for the Multicultural Education Center, located on the lower level of the Bovee University Center, are Mondays through Wednesdays from 8 a.m. to 8 p.m. and Thursdays and Fridays from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. For more information, contact the Multicultural Education Center at 989-774-7318.

Through Jan. 29, 2010/"Rides and Spangles: Michigan Circuses and Carnivals," an exhibit featuring the history of circuses and carnivals throughout Michigan, will be on display through Jan. 29, 2010, at Central Michigan University's Clarke Historical Library. Admission is free and open to the public. For more information, contact Marian Matyn at 989-774-3990 or matyn1mj@cmich.edu.