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Music
Department presents ensemble and recital
The Department of Music will present
the ensemble Mainspring in concert on Monday, Jan. 23, at
7:30 p.m. in the Fine Arts Center Recital Hall. Mainspring was formed as a unique
and flexible ensemble that presents concerts of world, folk, and
original music fusing elements of Celtic, Latin, jazz,
and classical music.
Faculty members Ed Owen and Craig Collison will join
the ensemble for this performance. See the news release on the
NewsPage.
On Thursday, Jan. 26, the Department of Music will present the third
concert of the 2005-2006 Faculty Recital Series at 7:30 p.m. in Riceland Hall of
Fowler Center. The program for the evening will include Suite for
Bassoon by Alexandre Tansman, performed by Dale Clark and
Lauren Schack Clark; Variations on a Theme of Beethoven
by Camille Saint-Saëns, performed by Lauren Schack Clark and
J.D. Kelly; Blue Seven by Sonny Rollins, Hunk Pappa
Blues by William Parker, and Afro Blue by Mongo
Santamaria, performed by Rob Alley, Craig Collison and Corey
Emerson. See the news release on the
NewsPage.
Both concerts are free and open to the public.
Ron Clayton Balanced on the Line opens Monday
 Balanced on the Line, an exhibition of recent paintings by
Ron Clayton, will open at the Fine Arts Center Gallery Monday, Jan.
23. A reception honoring the artist and former ASU faculty member
will be held at 5 p.m. Clayton is currently professor of art at
Southeast Missouri State University in Cape Girardeau, where he has
taught since 1989. In addition to his teaching, he has maintained an
active show record, presenting his work in numerous solo and group
exhibitions throughout the United States. Balanced on the Line
will be on display through Wednesday, Feb. 22. The exhibition is
admission-free and open to the public. Gallery hours are 10 a.m. to
5 p.m. Monday through Friday.
Black History Month, planning
committee
The Black History Month Planning Committee has been working for
months to make this February the most memorable for ASU. Many thanks
to the members of the committee for their hard work. The members
are: Kelvin Lane, Jerome Thomas, Shalonda Hunt, Tamika Keener,
Jerrod O. Lockhart, Peggy Wright, Patricia Guy Walls, Cherisse Jones
Branch, Sarah Coleman, Kimberly McCray, Arnold Coleman, Jeremy
Hunter, Keitra Murphy, Tawana Butler, LaTisha James, Brandon Walker,
Taneshia Johnson, Charles Coleman, Veronica Bingham, Mallory Hill,
Quintel Cooks, Veda McClain, Lonnie Williams, Glendell Jones, Martha
Spack and Kelly Smith. To see the latest
schedule of events for Black History Month,
click here. For
more information contact Jerrod Lockhart at 972-2055 or via email at
jlockhar@astate.edu.
'Playing Indian' author to speak on campus Tuesday
Dr. Philip Deloria, a professor and director of the program in
American culture at the University of Michigan, and author of the
book Playing Indian will speak in the Drama Theatre of Fowler
Center on Tuesday, Jan. 24, as part of the Lecture~Concert Series.
The lecture, “From Nation to Neighborhood: Empire, Colonialism, and
American Indian Studies,” will be held at 7:30 p.m. As always, all
Lecture~Concert events are free and open to the public. To see the
news release, click
here.
Convocation of Scholars: April 10 - 14
Nomination forms for the Wilson Award/Distinguished Service Award,
4.0 Award, President's Award and Graduating Senior Award are
available online. Click here for
online forms. Convocation of Scholars is April 10 - 14. Anyone
planning an event, including college banquets, cultural
presentations and other special events, during Convocation of
Scholars is asked to forward that information to Diana Monroe in
University Development at
dmonroe@astate.edu before Monday, Jan. 23.
Bluegrass Monday: Jan. 23 at Sheffield's
The bluegrass band Stone County Connection will perform Monday, Jan.
23, at 7 p.m. at Sheffield’s Restaurant, downtown Jonesboro. The
performance is part of KASU’s Bluegrass Monday concert series and
admission is free. The band takes a very traditional approach to
bluegrass music, playing bluegrass standards, Gospel songs, and some
newer bluegrass compositions. Bluegrass
Monday concerts are held on the fourth Monday night of each month at
Sheffield’s Restaurant. These concerts are presented with support
from Backbeat Music, the Burrow-Halsey Realty Group, Sheffield’s and KASU.
Bad weather notification and
policy reminder
In the rare event that ASU needs to close because of harsh weather,
the closing will be announced on KASU, the public broadcasting
service of ASU, at 91.9 FM. The morning announcer
will give closing information for ASU and other area institutions
periodically. As a reminder, ASU also places closing announcements
on the www.astate.edu message
scroll and provides closing information to local and regional radio
and TV stations, which announce as many closings in their coverage
areas as possible. For weather policy information, see the
ASU System Staff Handbook, "Inclement Weather" section (page
11).
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