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Ovation!

Imani Winds

March 6 , 2018 Seabrook Auditorium

A Celebration of the Arts, Culture & Ideas Fayetteville State University’s 2017-2018 Fine Arts Series

Deeds Not Words 1867 Exhibition Rosenthal Gallery 9/14 -11/17 9 a.m. – 5 p.m.

King Lear

By William Shakespeare

Leggett Theatre, William Peace Univ., Raleigh 9/8 - 9 at 7:30 p.m.

9/10 at 2 p.m.

9/15 -16 at 7:30 p.m.

9/17 at 2 p.m.

9/22-23 at 7:30 p.m.

9/24 at 2 p.m.

Play in a Day

FTCC 9/16 at 7:30 p.m.

Sweet Honey in the Rock Seabrook Auditorium 9/17 at 4 p.m.

King Lear

By William Shakespeare Seabrook Auditorium 9/28 - 30 at 7:30 p.m.

Lone Star/Laundry and Bourbon SBE Courtyard 10/5-7 at 7:30 p.m.

Scott Joplin Marathon Seabrook Auditorium 10/6 at 9 a.m. - 9 p.m.

Dr. Amanda Virelles and Dr. Carlos Castilla Faculty Recital Rosenthal Gallery 10/16 at 7 p.m.

Philadanco

Seabrook Auditorium 10/17 at 8 p.m.

General Admission is $10.

FSU Students are admitted for free. Tickets can be purchased through Etix.com

MidsummerLIT 10/27 at 8 p.m.

Fainting Goat 11/9 -10 & 11/16 -17 at 7:30 p.m.

Cape Fear Botanical Garden FSU Deed Signing Ceremony Seabrook Auditorium 11/9 at 2 p.m.

Imani Winds

Seabrook Auditorium 3/6 at 7 p.m.

Graduating Senior Show

FSU Music Alumni Concert Seabrook Auditorium

Rosenthal Gallery 11/27 – 12/10 9 a.m. – 5 p.m.

3/23 -24 at 7 p.m.

Chamber Music Concert Seabrook Auditorium 4/3 at 7 p.m.

Great Joy FSU Concert Choir FSU Concert Band Holiday Spectacular

Jazz Event

Seabrook Auditorium 12/3 at 5 p.m.

Seabrook Auditorium 4/7 at 7 p.m.

Behold A Folk Christmas Cantata

Graduating Senior Show

Holy Trinity Episcopal Church, 1601 Raeford Road 12/7 - 9 at 7 p.m.

Rosenthal Gallery 4/26 – 5/ 12 9 a.m. – 5 p.m.

Celebrating Heritage Selections from The Hazel & John Biggers Collection

150 Steps to Equality (Sesquicentennial Play)

FSU Day of Percussion

Jane Eyre

By Charlotte Bronte; new adaptation by Jessica Osnoe

Rosenthal Gallery 1/15 - 2/25 9 a.m. – 5 p.m.

Rosenthal Building 1/20 at 9 a.m - 5 p.m.

Butler Theater 4/19 -21 at 7:30 p.m.

Poe House at the Museum of the Cape Fear Historical Complex 4/26 - 29 & 5/3 - 6 at 7:30 p.m.

Songs for a New World A Musical by Jason Robert Brown

Holy Trinity Episcopal Church 1/ 25 - 28 at 7:30 p.m.

2/1- 4 at 7:30 p.m.

2/3 at 2 p.m.

Fayetteville Symphony Orchestra

Fayetteville Symphony Orchestra 1867 Celebration with Soprano Angela Brown Seabrook Auditorium 2/10 at 7:30 p.m.

FSU Theater’s Children’s Show “Alice in Wonderland”

Seabrook Auditorium 4/21 at 7:30 p.m.

An Evening of Choral Excellence MacPherson Presbyterian Church 4/22 at 4 p.m.

FSU Piano Day

Seabrook Auditorium 2/15 -16 at 9:30 a.m. & 11 a.m.

2/17 at 10 a.m.

Rosenthal Bldg 4/28 at 9 a.m. - 5 p.m.

4/28 9 a.m. – 5 p.m.

The Cashore Marionettes

The Tempest & Pericles in repertory By William Shakespeare, George Wilkins, and John Fletcher

Seabrook Auditorium 2/20 at 7 p.m.

FSU Art Faculty, Biennial Exhibition Rosenthal Gallery 3/2 – 4/21 9 a.m. – 5 p.m.

Poe House at the Museum of the Cape Fear Historical Complex 6/7 -17 at 7:30 p.m.

Please call the Seabrook Auditorium Ticket Office at 910-672-1724 for ticket cost and to make purchases. For more information regarding the 2017-2018 series, call 910-672-1571

Se r ies Series

FSU Student Chamber Music Seabrook Auditorium 10/31 at 7 p.m.

Jazz at the Pate Room

Cumberland County Public Library & Information Center Main Branch 11/19 at 3pm

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Letter from the Chancellor

Performing & Fine Arts Student Ensembles

Seabrook Auditorium & Rosenthal Gallery

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3 Sesquicentennial Celebration

Music Events

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PDA Department Chair Spotlight

6 PFA Degree Programs

Funding & Community Partnerships

Theatre Events

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32 Discover FSU

Dance Event

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33 Give to FSU

Art Events

Share your thoughts 34 regarding FSU’s Become a Bronco Fine Arts Series.

Email artsfsu@ Quick Guide For information regarding the Fine Arts Series call 910-672-1571. uncfsu.edu.

We’d love to hear your opinion!

For ticket information call 910-672-1724.

All events at Fayetteville State University will be properly secured for our guests.

Please be advised that show dates, times, and prices are subject to change.

FSU Students are admitted free to all events with a valid student ID card unless otherwise noted.

Letter From Chancellor

Be our guest!

Fayetteville State University is proud to present the 2017-2018 Fine Arts Series.

We welcome you to join us for amazing performances in music, theatre, art, and dance. The Arts matter. They give students the opportunity to express their imagination and creativity and they provide us all with culturally diverse opportunities we might not otherwise have the opportunity to pursue.

This is a special year for Fayetteville State University, and the FSU Family, as we celebrate the Institution’s 150th Anniversary! We have more than 100 events planned. In addition to the Fine Arts Series, be sure to visit FSU often and enjoy all that we have to offer. For more information regarding FSU’s Sesquicentennial, please visit https://150.uncfsu.edu. Fayetteville State University has something for everyone – we’ve got it all! From sports to art, to live performances, our planetarium, and our outstanding library, we offer engaging learning for all ages – here, in your community. Visit us and learn more about the great fun you can have at Fayetteville State University.

Then, come for a visit and be our guest.

With Bronco Pride,

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Sesquicentennial Celebration The 150th milestone is only going to occur once in the history of Fayetteville State University. It is truly a cause for celebration, and an accomplishment that cannot be ignored. The century-and-a-half moniker denotes many things about Fayetteville State University including, but not limited to, its tenacity, determination, dedication, and true sense of responsibility that has led it to stand proud through the years as an advocate for the masses and a beacon to the educationally blind. We, the entire Bronco Family, have a reason to celebrate!

The Official Sesquicentennial Planning Committee has been in operation for over one year and a half.

Convening in August 2015, the overall Committee of 100+ individuals began their work under the leadership of Dr. Bertha H. Miller, unofficial “campus historian” and Executive Assistant to the Chancellor for Special Initiatives. These volunteers populate thirteen sub-committees for planning purposes.

Composition of the overall committee is as diverse as its tasks, and includes: Faculty, Staff, Students, Alumni, Elected Officials, and Business and Community representatives.

The newly designed Sesquicentennial website is up at https://150.uncfsu.edu where you can find a variety of interesting information about the

university, its past, its present, and it future.

You will surely want to peruse the official Sesquicentennial schedule of events and activities, including campus, online, and community offerings.

While the initial efforts appeared to gauge Sesquicentennial planning at 150 events (Wow!), the final listing will top that number considerably.

There you will also find commemorative sales items, the official program and activities guide, and the opportunity to purchase the first fullyencompassing book on the history of the university.

Enthusiasm is genuine. The energy is contagious.

Fayetteville State University, founded in 1867, has planned an array of events and activities that will span the entire academic year of 2017-18.

Throughout the year, all convocations and special ceremonies will include nationally recognized individuals as keynote speakers. There is something for everyone. Over sixteen months of planning is now approaching fruition, and we want you to be a part of it. Celebrate with Fayetteville’s hometown university, the second-oldest public institution in the state behind our flagship institution, The University of North Carolina. Be a part of something grand and historical. We want you to share in our celebration, a celebration that is actually your celebration, too.

FSU’s Alumni Gates

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PDA Department Chair Spotlight Spotlight on Interim Chair - Dr. Don N. Parker As the interim Chair for the Department of Performing and Fine Arts, I hope to bring my experiences as a performer, director, teacher, clinician and collaborator to the position as well as what I have observed as a faculty member for the past 14 years at Fayetteville State University. As I have told our PFA faculty, we have to tell our story better. So I have to practice what I preach. Here is a glimpse into my world.

I am originally from Washington, DC. where I attended a junior/high school which was focused on college preparation from 6th thru 12th grade.

I lettered in soccer and participated in student organizations. So where did the music come from?

I developed my early love of music in elementary school with private lessons, and the D.C. Youth Orchestra Program (DCYOP). With the DCYOP, I had opportunities to perform at historical and patriotic events as well as travel internationally to Canada, Greece and what use to be Yugoslavia.

I was able to mix these two worlds by forming my own group performing on the streets of Georgetown before moving inside to the club scene, proms, parties, and receptions.

I earned a B.M. in Performance and Music Business from DePauw University and a M.M. and D.M.A. in Percussion Performance from the University of Texas in Austin with some additional work at Eastern Illinois University. Along that journey I had opportunities to travel and perform in a variety of situations from concerto competitions, percussion ensemble, new music, jazz, salsa, opera, chamber orchestra, musical theatre, and R&B. So where did the teaching come from? My mother is a retired kindergarten teacher of 30+ years and my late uncle and aunt were both music professors at Claflin University for over 30 years. He gave me my

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first drum, which I still play today.

I taught at the University of Arkansas at Pine Bluff, Chadron State College (Nebraska)and the University of Missouri - St. Louis for a combined total of 14 years where I served as an assistant band director, and director of jazz/commercial studies and percussion. With all the great performance and clinic opportunities I have had with each relocation, why come to FSU? I believe my experiences in and outside the classroom offer the FSU students a unique and diverse prospective.

These same experiences have served me as the music coordinator, the assistant chair and now the interim chair at FSU. My involvement in the Fayetteville community as a volunteer/ former Arts Council board member and as a musician representative for Fayetteville Symphony Orchestra, has continued along with performing with the Fayetteville Jazz Orchestra, and Fayetteville Symphony Orchestra since 2003 as a featured soloist and serving as principal percussionist. I have performed, recorded and presented high school and collegiate clinic tours with my jazz vibes and piano duo, The Haydon/ Parker Duo, and my trumpet/percussion duo, Double Take, with my wife Sheryl Linch-Parker (FSU Music Professor -Trumpet/ Music Education).

Both groups have released CDs and featured as a part of the Fine Arts Series. I recently contributed a second teacher resource guide released in 2015 through GIA Publications that was compiled and edited by Richard Miles and Ronald Carter (our new FSU visiting professor). I have active membership in PAS, NACWPI, MENC, JEN (Jazz Education Network), and American Federation of Musicians.

I am currently serving as President of the NC Percussive Arts Society State Chapter.

The most important part of the story is our FSU graduates who are making their path forward as future artists/educators and how we continue to provide them with support.

The 2017-2018 Fine Arts Series tells the story of our past and current evolution as we celebrate our sesquicentennial anniversary.

We have performances which provide the students, the campus, and the community an opportunity to celebrate with us. From an exhibit featuring pictures of the campus in 1867 to performances by the Imani Winds and Angela Brown with the Fayetteville Symphony

to newly created theatrical works for the celebration, there is something for all ages to enjoy. It is the hope that the artistic expression that is presented will inspire, promote and impact the lives of generations to come. As you read through the Ovation, you will discover the many opportunities to explore music, theatre, dance and visual arts and help us tell the story for the next 150 years.

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PFA Degree Programs FSU’s Performing and Fine Arts Degree Programs The Department of Performing and Fine Arts seeks to foster in students an appreciation for and knowledge of the performing and fine arts that will guide them throughout their lives. Degree programs offered by the department are designed to prepare students for success as teachers, performers, and creative artists. The department offers programs of study leading to degrees in Music, Theatre, and Visual Arts. We also have a Minor in many of these areas, as well as Dance.

Music

• BA in Music • concentration in Instrumental • concentration in Keyboard • concentration in Voice • concentration in Music Education-Instrumental • concentration in Music Education-Keyboard • concentration in Music Education-Voice • Minor in Music

Visual Arts

• BA in Visual Arts • concentration in Art Education • concentration in Digital Art • concentration in Studio Art • Minor in Visual Arts • Minor in Digital Arts

Career Opportunities

Theatre

• BA in Theatre • Minor in Dance • Minor in Theatre

To learn more about FSU’s Performing and Fine Arts Degree Programs email futartsfsu@uncfsu.edu

In every city and many small towns throughout the United States, there are arts jobs to be found, from working on staff in a local theater, to teaching music, to managing a gallery, to coordinating public art, to performancing, to designing. Arts majors (music, theatre, and visual art) at FSU obtain valuable skills and dispositions to step into a wide range of careers. Fine Arts majors also learn skills that are critical for any number of jobs and professions outside the fields of music, theatre, and visual art. Fine Arts classes train students in creative problem solving, visual and critical thinking, research and presentation methods and communication skills, as well as self-discipline and self-motivation. Many fields require the kind of broad background in intellectual and cultural history and skills that the fine and performing arts are uniquely positioned to offer. In a world driven by visual and audio technology, Fine Arts majors have an edge.

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FSU’s Performing & Fine Arts Student Ensembles Whether students aspire to perform professionally or teach others to love music, performing in an ensemble at FSU is an unforgettable experience. Students audition for ensembles then learn to hone their skills and perform for a variety of audiences. Fayetteville State University offers the following ensembles: Concert Band, Marching Bronco Express, FSU Concert Choir, FSU Orchestra, Chamber Ensembles, FSU Brass Ensemble, FSU Jazz Express, Opera Workshop, Trumpet Choir, FSU Percussion Ensemble, Mane Attraction, Men of Distinction, Pep Band, and the Woodwind Ensemble.

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MUSIC

Sweet Honey in the Rock September 17, 2017

Scott Joplin Marathon October 6, 2017

Dr. Amanda Virelles and Dr. Carlos Castilla Faculty Recital October 16, 2017

FSU Fall Student Chamber Music Concert October 31, 2017

Jazz at the Pate Room November 19, 2017

“Great Joy”FSU Concert Choir and FSU Concert Band Holiday Spectacular December 3, 2017

FSU Day of Percussion January 20, 2018

Fayetteville Symphony Orchestra 1867 Celebration with Soprano Angela Brown February 10, 2018

Imani Winds March 6, 2018

FSU Music Alumni Concert March 23-24, 2018

FSU Spring Student Chamber Music Concert April 3, 2018

Fayetteville Symphony Orchestra “Appalachian Spring” April 21, 2018

An Evening of Choral Excellence April 22, 2018

FSU Piano Day April 28, 2018

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Sweet Honey in the Rock

Sweet Honey in the Rock Seabrook Auditorium 4 p.m.

General admission is $10, FSU Students are admitted for free.

Tickets can be purchased through Etix.com.

Fayetteville State University will get a treat in September when internationally renowned all-female vocal ensemble Sweet Honey in the Rock will perform to open the 201718 Fine Arts Series. Sweet Honey in The Rock is an all-female African American quartet that has been performing for more than 40 years.

The group is an ensemble rooted in African American history and culture whose mission is to “educate, entertain, and empower” their audience and community. The group does this through their a cappella singing but also uses American Sign

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Language to communicate with their audiences. “Their style is like gospel but has a different flavor to it. It is Afro-Centric based in terms of their approach towards their songs. They sing songs of memories, celebration, of culture, and of different times,” said Dr. Don Parker, FSU Professor of Music and Interim Chair in Performing and Fine Arts. “They are rooted in African American history and culture and are very diverse from a cultural standpoint for all ages and groups. It is a great experience to hear them.”

This will be Sweet Honey in The Rock’s first performance at FSU.

Scott Joplin Marathon Seabrook Auditorium 9 a.m. - 9 p.m.

General admission is free.

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This year commemorates the 100th anniversary of the death of African American legendary pianist and composer, Scott Joplin, also known as the “King of Ragtime.” To celebrate his life and music, FSU will host a Scott Joplin Marathon, playing and performing

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music throughout the day so that the students, faculty, staff, and community of FSU can learn a little more about the man that meant so much to African American music.

“Joplin is considered one of the most famous composers within the piano repertoire of the late 19th century in America,” Assistant Professor of Piano Dr. Amanda Virelles said.

“Joplin was mostly known for his ragtime works, but he also composed many pieces in other genres that are not as well known among today’s public, and we would like to feature those as well. When we talk about great American composers, his name is one of the first to come to mind.

We wanted to connect the celebration of the 150 years of this university with iconic music that was written within that time and that is considered a significant part of the African American tradition.” The concerts will be broken up into different sections of Joplin’s life. Each concert will feature a lecture to share information about Joplin and his life along with music of that time. Following the lecture will be the performance. Joplin may be most famous for “rags,” including his Maple Leaf Rag. He wrote 44 original ragtime pieces, a ragtime ballet and two operas. The first concert and lecture will begin at 9 a.m.

Dr. Amanda Virelles and Dr. C arlos Castilla Faculty Recital Rosenthal Gallery 9 p.m.

General admission is free.

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Dr. Amanda Virelles, harpsichord and Dr. Carlos Castilla, guitar, will present a program featuring works for both solo instruments and duets, ranging from Baroque to 20th century compositions. The program includes works by Bach, Handel, Telemann, CastelnuovoTedesco and Ponce. Dr. Virelles will perform on a 2016 harpsichord made

by North Carolina-based harpsichord maker Ernest Miller. Dr. Castilla performs on an 19th century Stauffer replica made by Canadian luthier Scot Tremblay, in 2015.

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FSU Fall Student Chamber Music Concert Seabrook Auditorium 7 p.m.

General admission is free.

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Fayetteville State University’s Chamber Music Concert will provide the FSU community with something besides the traditional band and choir concerts. The Fall Chamber Music concert will feature several different student ensemble groups that will share their talents and musicality with the FSU community.

The concert will feature a variety of Chamber Music ensembles. The groups range from brass ensembles, percussion ensembles, and string ensembles to groups like Men of Distinction and Mane Attraction. FSU Music Professor Sheryl Linch-Parker said that being a part of an ensemble gives students the opportunity to grow as musicians. Ensemble groups can range from duets to groups of 10 or 11 students. “You have one student to each part so their level of musicianship really increases because of their ability to perform in a chamber ensemble. It is really skill building,” Linch-Parker said. Guests at the concerts can expect a variety

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of different types of music. For the fall concert, Linch-Parker said they often play music that is patriotic because the concert is so close to Veteran’s Day. For the fall concert, there will be a shortened concert during the day where local public schools are invited to attend.

Jazz at the Pate Room Cumberland County Public Library, Main Branch 3 p.m.

General admission is free.

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The FSU Department of Performing and Fine Arts and Dr. Neal Finn present a concert of jazz standards featuring the FSU Jazz Express and special guests. The Jazz Express has become among the most acclaimed ensembles in the Fayetteville area, performing jazz concerts on and off campus. The Pate Room at the Cumberland County Public Library provides an intimate setting for a musically entertaining afternoon of great jazz. Dr. Neal Finn, a fourteen year member of the FSU faculty, leads the ensemble and writes the arrangements for the ensemble. The results are are always exciting and improvisational in the true spirit of jazz.

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Student Ensembles

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“Great Joy” FSU Concert Choir and FSU Concert Band Holiday Spectacular Seabrook Auditorium 5 p.m.

General admission is free.

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FSU celebrates the Holidays and will share this Holiday Concert with the students, faculty, and community of FSU. The Concert Choir hosts a Holiday concert each year This year, they will be performing many carols that include gospel renditions of the carols, mostly by Joseph Joubert and Michael Elroy. “The work is entitled “Great Joy” and takes the regular Christmas carols that we know and adds a new millennium twist to them so it is not just your standard concert of carols,” said Dr. Denise Payton, Director of Choral Activities at FSU. “Everyone will be able to identify with it and enjoy it no matter their ethnicity or age.” Payton plans to have Cumberland County high school choirs in the Concert Choir for the performance.

Alumni of the University and Concert Choir will also be performing.

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FSU Day of Percussion Rosenthal Building 9 a.m.

General admission is free.

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FSU Day of Percussion will feature clinics, master classes, and performances by guest artists and groups of students on a variety of areas of percussion from drum set, keyboard percussion, and hand percussion. The focus of the day is geared towards exposing students from kindergarten thru 12th grade in the surrounding region to the traditional/fundamentals as well as current trends in the 12 percussive world.

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ayetteville Symphony Orchestra 1867 F Celebration with Soprano Angela Brown Seabrook Auditorium 7:30 p.m.

Tickets range in price and can be purchased through Fayettevillesymphony.org.

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The Fayetteville Symphony Orchestra performs regularly on the Fayetteville State University campus. This year, they are back, performing as part of the FSU Arts Series again this season, but this year, they will feature a special guest. World-renowned soprano and opera singer, Angela Brown will be performing with the symphony. As part of FSU’s Sesquicentennial Year celebration, this performance will feature African Americans in music during that 150-year time period. The performance will include music

by Scott Joplin, George Gershwin, and William Grant Steele among others. “We don’t often capture music by African Americans. I don’t know how much people have heard this music and have been exposed to this music. It is a chance to educate our audience,” Dr. Don Parker, FSU Professor of Music and Interim Chair in Performing and Fine Arts, who is also a Principal Percussionist with the Fayetteville Symphony Orchestra said. “This is unique. It’s not often that the symphony gets to perform with a world-renowned soprano.” Angela Brown has performed at FSU in the past. She performed a presentation related to opera from a black woman’s perspective, a show she does. In addition to her performance, she also did a master’s class with some of the students.

Angela Brown “This is an opportunity to bring her back as part of our history but to also allow her to be featured on a larger stage. She is an incredible performer.

This is a concert not to be missed.” Parker said. The Fayetteville Symphony Orchestra was founded in 1956 in Fayetteville, North Carolina, and is a professional, regional orchestra whose mission is to “educate, entertain, and inspire the citizens of the Fayetteville, North Carolina region as the leading musical resource.” They often perform at FSU once or twice a season. The concert will be held on February 1, 2018 in Seabrook Auditorium.

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Imani Winds

Imani Winds Seabrook Auditorium 7 p.m.

General admission is $10, FSU Students are admitted for free.

Tickets can be purchased through Etix.com.

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Grammy-nominated Woodwind Quintet, Imani Winds, will be performing at Fayetteville State University on March 6, 2018 in Seabrook Auditorium. Imani Winds is no stranger to FSU. In the 2010-2011 academic year, they were featured as Artist in Residence. They visited several times throughout the year and worked with area middle and high school students as well as FSU students. “They have a redefined the classic woodwind quintet by commissioning new works, and reaching out to a diverse audience of all ages,” Dr. Don Parker, FSU Professor of Music and Interim Chair in Performing and Fine Arts said. Imani Winds has been performing for more than 20 years.

They have bridged a gap between American, European, Latin, and African styles and are known for their collaborations with other artists and groups. Imani (which means faith in Swahili) Winds features a clarinet, flute, oboe, bassoon, and a French horn.

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FSU Music Alumni Concert Seabrook Auditorium 7 p.m.

General admission is free

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Fayetteville State University Music Alumni will participate in an Alumni Concert as part of the Sesquicentennial Celebration at FSU this year. The concert will be in March of 2018.

plays in the Fayetteville Symphony Orchestra and an endowed chair with the Snyder Memorial Baptist Orchestra said. “The idea is to have the alumni bring their groups to perform. It will be like looking back but also looking into the future.

Teachers are out there teaching the next generation of students that could come to FSU to study.” The concert will consist of several different types of music, possibly including choirs, bands, string ensembles, and show choirs. The concert will take place in Seabrook Auditorium.

Sheryl Linch-Parker, Professor of Music at FSU came up with the idea for an alumni concert and has been working to locate alumni who may want to take part. “The University has put out so many music teachers that are still in the area, I thought it would be a good idea to feature our alumni as an extension of what FSU does for the community,” Linch-Parker, who

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FSU Spring Student Chamber Music Concert Seabrook Auditorium 7 p.m.

General admission is free.

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Fayetteville State University’s Chamber Music Concert will provide the FSU community with something besides the traditional band and choir concerts. The Spring Chamber Music concert will feature several different student ensemble groups that will share their talents and musicality with the FSU community. The concert will feature a variety of Chamber Music ensembles. The groups range from brass ensembles, percussion ensembles, and string ensembles to groups like Men of Distinction and Mane Attraction. FSU Music Professor Sheryl Linch-Parker said that being a part of an ensemble gives students the opportunity to grow as musicians.

Ensemble groups can range from duets to groups of 10 or 11 students.

“You have one student to each part so their level of musicianship really increases because of their ability to perform in a chamber ensemble. It is really skill building,” Linch-Parker said.

Guests at the concerts can expect a variety of different types of music.

In the spring, the music may tie in to the Sesquicentennial celebration for the university. For the spring concert, there will be a shortened concert during the day where local public schools are invited to attend.

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Fayetteville Symphony Orchestra “Appalachian Spring” Seabrook Auditorium 7:30 p.m.

Tickets range in cost and can be purchased through Fayettevillesymphony.org

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Travel to the Blue Ridge Mountains for the Fayetteville Symphony Orchetra’s last concert of their Carolina season. Imagine hiking the Appalachian Trail as the symphony performs Copland’s Appalchian Spring and Sibelius’s Finlandia. This concert will also feature a solo performance by Alex Jokippi, Principal Trumpet of the Buffalo Philharmonic Orchestra, as he performs an original piece composed for him. PreConcert Talk with the FSO “Music Nerd” will begin at 6:45pm.

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An Evening of Choral Excellence MacPherson Presbyterian Church 4 p.m.

General admission is free.

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The Fayetteville State University Concert Choir, under the Direction of Dr. Denise M. Payton, will be performing an array of choral classics, Broadway tunes, spirituals, and gospel music. There will be something for everyone in this rousing performance.

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FSU Piano Day Rosenthal Bldg 9 a.m. – 5 p.m.

General admission is free.

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The Department of Performance and Fine Arts is delighted to present the 5th Annual FSU Piano Day. This event is offered to piano students of the Fayetteville and surroundings areas. During the day, students will be able to have piano lessons in a master class setting, attend other participant’s master classes and listen to a morning concert featuring FSU faculty and guests. Before the day is over, they will also have the opportunity to perform at the student recital, which will feature all registered participants. It will be a day dedicated to learning and perfecting piano skills. All students will receive a participation certificate and get to enjoy a wonderful day of sharing and performing, in a fun and encouraging atmosphere.

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Fine Arts Month Kickoff Week The month of April will feature a host of fine arts events and programming that highlight the faculty, guest artists and students in the Performing and Fine Arts. The opening kickoff week will start with featured performances by our FSU student chamber ensembles on April 3 at 11 am and 7 pm in Seabrook Auditorium. On Wednesday April 4 at 12 noon, the Charles Chestnut Honor Recital winners will perform in a special concert at Seabrook. The Kickoff week will conclude with a concert celebrating jazz appreciation month on April 7 at 7 pm in Seabrook Auditorium featuring the FSU jazz express, guest artists, and our new visiting professor Mr. Ronald Carter. The above events are free to the public. Please visit the Performing and Fine Arts Calendar for additional events scheduled for Fine Arts Month Kickoff Week at FSU.

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THEATRE

King Lear by William Shakespeare

September 8, 9, 10, 15, 16, 17, 22, 23, and 24, 2017

Play in a Day

September 16, 2017

King Lear by William Shakespeare September 28-30, 2017

Lone Star/Laundry and Bourbon October 5-7, 2017

MidsummerLIT October 27, 2017

November 9-10, 16-17, 2017

FSU Deed Signing Ceremony November 9, 2017

Behold a Folk Christmas Cantata December 7-9, 2017

Songs for a New World: A Musical by Jason Robert Brown January 25-28, 2018

February 1-4, 2018

Children’s Show “Alice in Wonderland” February 15-17, 2018

The Cashore Marionettes February 20, 2018

150 Steps to Equality Sesquicentennial Play April 19-21, 2018

Jane Eyre by Charlotte Bronte; New adaptation by Jessica Osnoe April 26-29, 2018

May 3-6, 2018

The Tempest and Pericles in repertory

by William Shakespeare, George Wilkins, and John Fletcher June 7-17, 2018

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King Lear

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King Lear

by William Shakespeare Leggett Theatre, William Peace University, Raleigh

9/8 - 9 at 7:30 p.m.

9/10 at 2 p.m.

9/15 -16 at 7:30 p.m.

9/17 at 2 p.m.

9/22-23 at 7:30 p.m.

9/24 at 2 p.m.

General admission is $20/ Under 25 years old or over 65 years old is $15.

Tickets can be purchased at sweetteashakespeare.com.

“I am a man more sinned against than sinning.” Shakespeare’s monumental look at an aging monarch, full of hubris and on the precipice of senility, as he divides his kingdom among his three daughters.

In turn, they break his heart, resulting in a loss of country, loss of family, loss of self, and loss of sanity; a sublime exploration of foolishness in all its forms.

Play in a Day Fayetteville Technical Community College 7:30 p.m.

General admission is free.

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Plays written, rehearsed, and performed in 24 Hours, in partnership with Fayetteville Technical Community College.

SEPT

King Lear

by William Shakespeare Seabrook Auditorium 7:30 p.m.

General admission is $20/ Under 25 years old or over 65 years old is $15.

Tickets can be purchased at sweetteashakespeare.com.

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“I am a man more sinned against than sinning.”

Shakespeare’s monumental look at an aging monarch, full of hubris and on the precipice of senility, as he divides his kingdom among his three daughters. In turn, they break his heart, resulting in a loss of country, loss of family, loss of self, and loss of sanity; a sublime exploration of foolishness in all its forms.

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Lone Star/Laundry and Bourbon College of Business and Economics Courtyard 7:30 p.m.

Advance tickets are $10 for the general public, $8 for FSU faculty, staff, and senior citizens, $3 for children (0-12), $2 for FSU students with a valid ID ONLY until curtain time.

After curtain full adult prices ($10) will apply. Tickets can be purchased through Etix.com.

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Lone Star presented initially by the Actors Theatre of Louisville, and then produced successfully on Broadway, is a hilarious study of a pair of Texas “good ole boys” on a Saturday night carouse. “What an auspicious Broadway debut this amounts to!”

—The New Yorker. “The evening unveiled a major comedic writing talent.” —Hollywood Reporter. “LONE

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STAR is an uproarious comedy about two bawdily rambunctious Texas brothers peppered with the playwright’s own special brand of cascading, spontaneous wit.” — NY Times. Laundry and Bourbon, conceived as a companion piece to precede Lone Star, with which it constitutes a full evening of theatre, can also be presented independently with equal effectiveness. Here the action centers on the discontent and very funny gossip of three smalltown wives whose marriages have turned out to be less than was hoped for. “Mr. McLure’s strongest suit is dialogue salty comic banter that derives from colorful indigenous characters.” —NY Times.

MidsummerLIT 10/27 at 8 p.m. at Fainting Goat

11/9-10 & 11/16-17 at 7:30 p.m.

at Cape Fear Botanical Garden Admission varies by location.

Tickets can be purchased at sweetteashakespeare.com.

While fairies feud and scheme, mortals play and dream…

Oberon and Titania, King and Queen of the Fairies, advance their longrunning feud, as the children of men find refuge in the forest. While fairy Puck pulls the strings, the lovers dream and the rude mechanicals polish their lines. Will they escape this magic unscathed?

Probably not, because they’ve all been drinking heavily. LIT is our irreverent celebration of Shakespeare – over drinks. 21+

Alice in Wonderland

FSU Deed Signing Ceremony Seabrook Auditorium 2 p.m.

General admission is free.

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Among the activities of the Sesquicentennial Opening Ceremony is a re-enactment and monologue performance of the Deed Signing event that took place to start the University 150 years ago. The Deed Signing will include a tableaux of the seven founders of the University with an actor playing E.E. Smith delivering a monologue explaining why the men decided to found the school. “The founders of the University were a diverse group. We had someone who owned a grocery store, a saddle making business owner, there were several pastors of churches and teachers.

There was a wide array of people who were involved in creating Fayetteville state,” Phoebe Hall, FSU Theatre Professor said. “This Deed Signing will bring to life those dedicated men who were resolved to make a better life for future generations.”

NOV

Behold a Folk Christmas Cantata Holy Trinity Episcopal Church 1601 Raeford Road 7 p.m.

General admission is free.

7-9

Our annual holiday tradition, Behold features folk music from Andrew Peterson and others in a simple, powerful, life-giving tapestry of the stories of Moses, David, Mary, and Joseph.

DEC

Songs for a New World: A Musical

by Jason Robert Brown Holy Trinity Episcopal Church

1/ 25 - 28 at 7:30 p.m.

2/1-4 at 7:30 p.m.

2/3 at 2 p.m.

Tickets $15 general public/$13 seniors & military/$8 students and kids 6-12 years. Tickets can be purchased at sweetteashakespeare.com

Sweet Tea Shakespeare’s first-ever musical is Jason Robert Brown’s beloved “theatrical song cycle” about making choices in the modern world. A handful of performers portray multiple characters facing a moment of decision in their families, jobs, and relationships.

Their choices and consequences are revealed through some of musical theatre’s most-loved songs.

Children’s Show “Alice in Wonderland” Seabrook Auditorium 2/15 at 9:30 a.m. & 11 a.m.

2/16 at 9:30 a.m. & 11 a.m.

2/17 at 10 a.m.

Tickets are $3. Tickets are available through Etix.com.

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Alice in Wonderland is a 50-minute adaptation by Bob May. Impetuous Alice is about to turn thirteen, but not sure she’s ready to grow up. Accompanied by her older self, Alyse, Alice takes a journey underground after a mysterious and familiar White Rabbit crosses their path. In this version of Lewis Carroll’s classic, Alice navigates the wacky world of Wonderland which helps her accept the idea of becoming a young adult.

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Cashore Marionettes

The Cashore Marionettes Seabrook Auditorium 7 p.m.

General Admission $10, FSU Students are admitted for free.

Tickets can be purchased through Etix.com.

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The whole family can come out and enjoy the Cashore Marionettes when they bring their life-size puppet show to Fayetteville State University on February 20, 2018. In the Cashore Marionette performances, Joseph Cashore, who has been designing and performing his marionettes for over 30 years, presents his collection of marionettes set to music by composers such as Beethoven, Vivaldi, Strauss, and Copland. The program encompasses a broad range of themes to perform shows that relate to the times and moments of today. “We have tried to do something that will appeal to a broad audience. This is an opportunity to bring younger students and families to FSU,” Dr. Don Parker, FSU Professor of Music and Interim Chair in Performing and Fine Arts said. “There are lots of different ways to get different messages out there. This will be a fun, family show that all ages will be able to enjoy. It is something that has a human element to it but is disguised in a marionette.” The Cashore Marionettes perform two different shows. In their performance, Life in Motion, the marionettes showcase scenes from everyday life celebrating the richness of life. Their Simple Gifts performance focuses on scenes of life providing an entertaining and sensitive version of what it is to be human.

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The show will take place in Seabrook Auditorium and will feature the Cashore Marionette Show, Life in Motion.

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150 Steps to Equality Sesquicentennial Play Butler Theater • 7:30 p.m.

Advance tickets are $10 for the general public, $8 for FSU faculty, staff, and senior citizens, $3 for children (0-12), $2 for FSU students with an valid ID ONLY until curtain time.

After curtain full adult prices ($10) will apply. Tickets can be purchased through Etix.com.

19-21

A full length play remarking on our founding and giving us a look at the men who founded FSU; focusing quite a bit on E.E. Smith and his contributions to FSU’s growth and success.

APR

EE Smith Monument

Jane Eyre by Charlotte Bronte; New adaptation by Jessica Osnoe Poe House at the Museum of the Cape Fear Historical Complex 7:30 p.m.

Tickets $15 general/$13 seniors & military/$8 students and kids 6-12 years.

Tickets can be purchased at sweetteashakespeare.com.

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Based on the groundbreaking classic novel

by Charlotte Brontë, this premiere adaptation “Shakes” up this haunting, lush, gothic romance. Jane comes of age in a world where she must keep secrets to herself. When she falls in love with Edward Rochester, secrets become heartbreak as she and Edward journey through love, loss, unrelenting hope, and undying passion. *Jane Eyre is a Honey Series event. Honey is the Sweet Tea Shakespeare series.

APR

3-6 MAY

The Tempest & Pericles in repertory

by William Shakespeare, George Wilkins, and John Fletcher Poe House at the Museum of the Cape Fear Historical Complex 7:30 p.m.

Tickets $15 general/$13 seniors & military/$8 students and kids 6-12 years.

Tickets can be purchased at sweetteashakespeare.com.

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Two seaworthy adventures full of magic, enchantment, shipwrecks, danger, and redemption. Alternating performances full of Sweet Tea Shakespeare’s hallmark live music and astounding visuals.

JUNE

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DANCE

Made Possible by FSU’s Division of Student Affairs

Philadanco Seabrook Auditorium 8 p.m.

General Admission is $10.

FSU Students are admitted for free. Tickets can be purchased through Etix.com.

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The Fayetteville State community will get a treat when the Philadelphia Dance Company (Philadanco) comes to FSU to perform during Homecoming week in October. The company was founded in 1970 as a way to provide opportunities for professional black dancers in the Philadephia area. Now they attract dancers from all over the world as a modern/contemporary dance company that is known for its innovation and athleticism.

“Philadanco is a dynamic, mostly African American dance company with dancers from all over the world,” FSU Associate Professor of Dance/ Theater Avis HatcherPuzzo said.

“They are known for their creativity and preservation of African-American traditions in dance. Audiences packed Seabrook when the dynamic dance company performed at FSU in 2011, and Philadanco is back this year to perform the Tuesday before Homecoming on October 17th. Presenting a variety of works representing their diverse styles of movement, Philadanco repertoire include classical ballet, modern dance, and contemporary hip-hop to a celebration of funk music. When Philadanco came to Fayetteville State, we had just started the dance minor and their show was sold out,” HatcherPuzzo remembered. “Usually when major dance companies perform in North Carolina, they go to larger the schools, Duke, NC State, or Chapel Hill. It is really an honor to have these world-class artists returning to Fayetteville and at our university, because they are amazing!”

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Made Possible by FSU’s Division of Student Affairs

ART

1867: Deeds Not Words, the Origin of Fayetteville State University September 14 - November 17, 2017

Graduating Senior Show

November 27 - December 10, 2017

Celebrating Heritage: Selections from the Hazel & John Biggers Collection January 15 - February 25, 2018

FSU Art Faculty, Biennial Exhibition March 2 - April 21, 2018

Graduating Senior Show April 26 - May 12, 2018

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1867: Deeds Not Words, the Origin of Fayetteville State University

27 NOV

through

Rosenthal Gallery 9 a.m. – 5 p.m.

General admission is free.

10 DEC

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Fayetteville State to Celebrate Origins of School with Multi-Media Entitled 1867: Deeds Not Words, The Origins through of Fayetteville State University. Fayetteville State will celebrate its Sesquicentennial with a multi-media exhibition designed to celebrate the 150th Anniversary of the founding of the university. Using history, humanities, and the arts, the exhibit will take students, faculty, and the FSU community on a trip back to the 19th century in Fayetteville and explore what life was like for the African American community at the time the University was founded. “The exhibition, even though it is about the history of the founding of the University, will also examine what African Americans were experiencing in North Carolina at the time,” Dwight Smith, Assistant Professor of Visual Arts said. “The seven founders we are talking about were really the pinnacle of society. They were very well-respected individuals and were not poor people. They were really advancing the cause of African American culture and education. These men could have been called “race men,” meaning that they were really all about promoting and moving forward black people in America.” A reception for the exhibition opening will take place September 21st from 5-8 p.m. and is open to the public. Following the exhibition at FSU, the exhibit will travel to the Cape Fear Museum in 2018.

Graduating Senior Show Rosenthal Gallery 9 a.m. – 5 p.m.

General admission is free.

Graduating visual arts majors exhibit their body of work.

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NOV

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Celebrating Heritage: Selections from the Hazel & John Biggers Collection Rosenthal Gallery 9 a.m. – 5 p.m.

General admission is free.

15 JAN

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The Fayetteville State University family and community will have the unique opportunity to view an extensive portion of famous AfricanAmerican artist John Biggers’ personal art collection when it will be on display at Fayetteville State in January. Part of the private collection of the John and Hazel Hale-Biggers Estate will be on display in the Rosenthal Art Gallery with the opening reception being held on Martin Luther King Jr. Day, January 15th. John Biggers was a famous painter and print maker who is commonly known for his

FEB

John Biggers

26 APR

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12 MAY

murals, which don the campuses of several historically black colleges and universities. He and his wife, Hazel Hale-Biggers, made numerous trips to Africa where he gained inspiration for many of his art pieces. His collection contains works that are found in many publications about African American art. “We’ve shown Biggers’ works at FSU before but this will be a greater expansion of that work. It will showcase his artwork as well as the artwork he collected,” Dwight Smith, Associate Professor of Visual Arts said. “They were avid collectors and he was a mentor to many artists around the country so they also collected many of those works from his friends and young artists that he mentored.” Biggers has some of his artwork in the Museum of African American History and Culture, the National Portrait Gallery, and the National Gallery of American Art in Washington, D. C.

Graduating Senior Show Rosenthal Gallery 9 a.m. – 5 p.m.

General admission is free.

Graduating visual arts majors exhibit their body of work.

FSU Art Faculty, Biennial Exhibition Rosenthal Gallery 9 a.m. – 5 p.m.

General admission is free.

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MAR

21 APR

Fayetteville State University art faculty will share their creative passion and talent in the visual arts with students, faculty and the community in the 2018 Faculty Biennial.

FSU art faculty are not only educators, but also maintain their passion and create new, original works and share their new work every two years. This year their new work will be on display from March 2 April 21, 2018 in the 2018 Faculty Art Biennial. Presenting works from the

Visual Arts Department will be faculty members Johnathan Chestnut, Shane Booth, Soni Martin, Kaela Nommay, Vicki Rhoda, Dwight Smith, and Skylar Swann. “We have talented faculty who exhibit regionally, nationally and internationally. We are professional and practicing artists,” Dwight Smith, Assistant Professor of Visual Arts who teaches the painting concentration said. “Not only are we art educators, but we also mentor about the business of the arts and local/ regional/national arts advocacy.” On display will be a variety of mediums from photography, painting, print making, painting and drawing, digital arts, and ceramics. The 2018 Faculty Art Biennial will be in the Rosenthal Art Gallery. It is free and open to the public.

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About Seabrook Auditorium The J.W. Seabrook Auditorium has been a focal point of the Fayetteville State University campus since it made its debut in 1954. Providing thousands of acts over the years, many great performers and famous names have graced the stage. Seabrook Auditorium is basked in university history. The building, originally constructed in 1954, has seen its fair share of famous performers and speakers. The building, which held 1,200 people, was originally called College Auditorium. The name changed to J.W. Seabrook Auditorium in honor of Dr. J. Ward Seabrook, the president of Fayetteville State Teacher’s College from 1933-1956. Seabrook not only hosts performances for students to enjoy, but is also a cornerstone of entertainment in the community. Students and community members have enjoyed a variety of talents that have graced the Seabrook stage over the years, including Duke Ellington, the Godfather of Soul James Brown, and Dr. Maya Angelou.

Seabrook closed its doors and re-opened in November 2005 after a complete renovation. The renovations that cost $6.5 million and took two years to complete, included a 7-foot deep orchestra pit, new seats, box seats, new lighting and stage, more bathrooms, an enlarged box office, an elevator, a new sound booth, state-of-the-art sound equipment, and a $60,000 organ. Seabrook Auditorium now holds 1,134 people and is available to community groups. For rental information and technical specifications please visit www.uncfsu.edu/seabrook.

About Rosenthal Gallery

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The Rosenthal Gallery, located in the Rosenthal Building, is operated under the Department of Performing and Fine Arts.

The gallery installs temporary exhibitions of regional, national and international works, includes FSU faculty and student exhibitions, and hosts an annual High School Competition and an annual National Competition.

The Rosenthal Gallery is a supplement to the curriculum through exhibits, lectures and seminars, and serves as a cultural component of the campus and the region.

Funding and Community Partnerships The primary mission of the Department of Performing and Fine Arts is to produce graduates that will be leaders and advocates in their respective fields in the performing and fine arts - music, dance, theatre, and visual arts. The Department is also committed to building community through the arts by being a resource for performing and fine arts pedagogy and performance, cultivating a climate where creativity flourishes, engaging the community with the arts, and making the arts accessible to all.

Fine Arts Series Funding

Community Partnerships

Fayetteville State University’s Fine Arts Series is made possible by support from FSU’s Division of Student Affairs, the FSU Office of Title III, FSU’s Department of Performing and Fine Arts, the Arts Council of Fayetteville/ Cumberland County, and the Cumberland Community Foundation.

Fayetteville State University’s Department of Performing and Fine Arts is proud to partner with Sweet Tea Shakespeare, Fayetteville Symphony Orchestra, and Our State Magazine.

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