All events are open to the public and free of charge unless noted.
ART
August 26-September 23
"RAW ART: Division Avenue Artists." A compelling
look at "outsider" art and the lives of several self-taught
artists who live in the Heartside district of Grand Rapids. Public
reception with artists, September 8, 5-7 p.m. Grand Valley State
University Art Gallery. (616) 331-2564 [Photo available]
9/29 Thursday
Grand Valley State University DeVos Art Lecture Series: Renowned
fresco and mural artist, Hubert Massey, 1983 alumnus, will discuss his
work during "Where is Art: From Pictograph to Public Art."
5:30 p.m. Loosemore Auditorium, DeVos Center, Pew Grand Rapids Campus.
Reception follows lecture, with music provided by students from the
Grand Valley Music Department. (616) 331-3484
MUSIC & DANCE
9/10 Saturday
Timothy Howe, assistant professor of trombone and euphonium
at Arkansas Tech University will perform with Grand Valley State
University's associate professor of trumpet, Richard Stoelzel, 8 p.m.
Cook-DeWitt Center, Grand Valley State University, Allendale. Call
(616) 331-3484.
9/12 Monday
Grand Valley State University Artist-Faculty Series. Dale
Schriemer, baritone, and Robert Byrens, piano. Schriemer, associate
professor of voice at Grand Valley State University, performs Robert
Schumann's song cycle Dichterliebe ("Poet's Love"), a
memorable anthology of the endless pains and pleasures of love
celebrated by the Romantics. Robert Byrens, director of the
accompanying program at Grand Valley, accompanies Schriemer. 8 p.m.
Sherman Van Solkema Recital Hall, Performing Arts Center, Grand Valley
State University, Allendale. For more information call the Department
of Music at (616) 331-3484.
9/13 Tuesday
Grand Valley State University's Fall Arts Celebration Inaugural
Event. Van Cliburn Medalist Concert Series featuring Chu-Fang Huang,
finalist in the 12th Van Cliburn International Piano Competition. 8
p.m. Louis Armstrong Theatre, Performing Arts Center. For more
information call the Department of Music at (616) 331-3484. Tickets:
$10 general admission, available at the Louis Armstrong Theatre Box
Office (in-person sales only/no phone orders) weekdays from 12 noon *
5 p.m. or call Star Tickets Plus at (616) 222-4000. For more
information, please call the Department of Music at (616) 331-3484.
Prelude Carillon Concert performed by Julianne Vanden Wyngaard,
University Carillonneur, 7:20 * 7:50 p.m. Cook Carillon Plaza.
9/16 Friday
Grand Valley State University Master Class Series. Jean
Moorehead Libs, former principal trumpet with the Singapore Symphony,
is currently on faculty at Concordia College. Open to the public. 5 *
7 p.m. Sherman Van Solkema Recital Hall, Performing Arts Center, GVSU
Allendale. For more information call the Department of Music at (616) 331-3484.
9/20 Tuesday
Grand Valley State University Artist-Faculty Series. Diane
McElfish, violin, and Robert Byrens, piano. McElfish is a violinist
with the Grand Rapids Symphony Orchestra and host for the orchestra's
pre-concert UpBeat Series. She serves on the Artist-Faculty at Grand
Valley and is a member of the Perugino String Quartet. Accompanying
McElfish will be pianist Robert Byrens, director of the accompanying
program at Grand Valley. 8 p.m. Cook-DeWitt Center. For more
information call the Department of Music at (616) 331-3484.
9/21 Wednesday
Grand Valley State University Arts at Noon Series - Julianne
Vanden Wyngaard University Carilloneur. Music Professor Vanden
Wyngaard celebrates more than 30 years of service to Grand Valley. Her
legacy includes a tradition of outstanding teaching and performing.
She is joined by members of the Dance Program at noon on the Cook
Carillon Plaza, Allendale. For more information call the Department of
Music at (616) 331-3484.
9/25 Sunday
Piotr Zukowski, piano, winner of the 2003 International Anton
Rubinstein Piano Competition, performs 3 p.m. Sherman Van Solkema
Recital Hall, Performing Arts Center, Grand Valley State University.
For more information call the Department of Music at (616) 331-3484.
09/28 Wednesday
Grand Valley State University Arts at Noon Series. The Ann
Arbor-based group, La Gente d'Orfeo ("The People of
Orpheus") present a chamber music repertoire of 17th-century
Italy on period instruments including harpsichord, gamba, Baroque
violin, and cornetto. 12 Noon. Cook-DeWitt Center, Allendale Campus.
For more information call the Department of Music at (616) 331-3484.
THEATRE
September 7-10 Grand Valley State University presents the premier of "Unwavering Light: Einstein in 1905," a play in two acts by Richard Janaro, performed by a three-person ensemble from the Miami Theatre Company. Louis Armstrong Theatre, Allendale Campus. Public performances 7:30 p.m. Friday and 2 p.m. Saturday. Call (616) 331- 2300.
September 30-Opening night of Grand Valley State University's Shakespeare Festival Main Stage Production: "Hamlet," which runs through October 9. Director Roger Ellis presents a period production featuring professional, student, and community actors. Tickets $14. Information at (616) 331-2300. Free, public reception follows the opening-night performance. September 30, October 1, and October 6-8 at 7:30 p.m. Matinees October 1, 2, 8, and 9 at 2:00 p.m. Louis Armstrong Theatre, Performing Arts Center, Allendale. See www.gvsu.edu/shakes.
9/30 Friday
Grand Valley State University Shakespeare Festival Guest
Scholar. Gerald Freedman, an award winning director of numerous
Shakespeare and other plays, was the leading director and artistic
director of the New York Shakespeare Festival and the first American
director invited to direct at the Globe Theatre in London, England.
Currently the Dean of the School of Drama at the North Carolina School
of the Arts. Public presentation 1-3 p.m. Reception follows. Loosemore
Auditorium, DeVos Center, Pew Grand Rapids Campus.
Gerald Freedman will also host a 6:30 p.m. pre-show discussion for the Shakespeare Festival production of Hamlet at Grand Valley's Louis Armstrong Theatre, Performing Arts Center, Allendale. A complete schedule of Bard-inspired activities during the festival can be found at www.gvsu.edu/shakes.
GENERAL EVENTS
9/12 Monday
Congressman Vernon Ehlers will be presented with a U.S. flag that
was flown in his honor at the Geographic South Pole in Antarctica, to
recognize his commitment to education, science, and the environment.
The occasion also serves as a send-off for two Grand Valley State
University students on their way to Antarctica. Gordon Gallery, DeVos
Center, 401 W. Fulton, Grand Rapids. Call (616) 331-2221.
9/14 Wednesday
Grand Valley State University Hauenstein Center for
Presidential Studies. War and Empire -- The Debate. In what promises
to be a lively debate, Victor Davis Hanson and Arianna Huffington will
square off on whether the United States is an empire. Hanson is a
historian and author on Greek, agrarian, and military history, and
contemporary culture. Arianna Huffington is a nationally syndicated
columnist and author of books ranging from biographies and histories
to social and cultural criticisms to political satires. 8 p.m. Gerald
R. Ford Museum, Grand Rapids. For more information, contact the
Hauenstein Center at 331-2770, or www.allpresidents.org
9/14 Wednesday
Autumn Health Forum: "Morning Meditation-Stress
Management," presented by Michael J Baime, MD, clinical assistant
professor of medicine at the University of Pennsylvania School of
Medicine and diplomat of the American Board of Internal Medicine.
Noon, Loosemore Auditorium, Grand Valley State University Pew Grand
Rapids Campus. For more information call (616) 331-7180 or visit www.gvsu.edu/ahf.
9/15 Thursday
Annis Water Resource Institute Environmental Seminars bring a
variety of experts to speak to faculty, staff and the community the
third Thursday of each month, 3-4 p.m. at Grand Valley's Lake Michigan
Center, 740 W. Shoreline Drive, Muskegon. This month, Dr. Silvia
Rossbach, a biological sciences specialist from Western Michigan
University, speaks on microbial ecology and geophysics of polluted
environments. Call (231) 728- 3601 for a complete schedule.
September 15-October 15
Join the Grand Valley State University campus community and the
nation in celebrating the heritage, culture, spirit and contributions
of Hispanic Americans to U.S. history during National Hispanic
Heritage Month. Please visit www.gvsu.edu/oma to view the complete
list of campus events including dynamic speakers, independent Latino
films, music workshops, art exhibits, and several more interactive
programs open to the public.
9/21 Wednesday
Autumn Health Forum. "Faith and Health: Transforming
Communities" presented by Mimi Kiser, Associate Director,
Interfaith Health Program. Noon, Loosemore Auditorium, Grand Valley
State University Pew Grand Rapids Campus. For more information call
(616) 331-7180 or visit www.gvsu.edu/ahf.
