ARTSVIEW Spring 2018

A publication of the Center for Creative and Performing Arts at Salem State University

SPRING 2018

The Wondertwins: To Hip Hop, with Love

January 27, 2018 7:30 pm salemstatetickets.com or 978.542.6365

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The Wondertwins: To Hip Hop, with Love Hip Hop Summit: FALLIN’ UP! Hip Hop’s Subversive Art of Storytelling With the technical facility of hip hop, the sophistication of the glory days of the Cotton Club, the flash of Rat Pack era Las Vegas, and elements of vaudeville, robot, tap, and mime, The Wondertwins create a distinctive style all their own.

Boston natives Billy and Bobby McClain’s self-produced and choreographed show To Hip Hop, with Love is made up of three separate pieces: Broadway to Hip Hop, Sounds of Movement and L.OV.E. With an eclectic soundtrack of music ranging from legendary rappers Busta Rhymes and KRS One, to the classic voice of Sammy Davis Jr., and poetry from Maya Angelou, To Hip Hop, with Love offers a kaleidoscopic view of African-American entertainment traditions.

The award-winning duo have headlined at Jacob’s Pillow “Unreal Hip Hop” and Inside/Out Dance Festival, Brooklyn Dance Fest, Southern Vermont Dance Festival, Colby College, UraGano Italy, Concepto Vimen Mexico, TedX Talks Boston, David White’s Tap The Yard, DanceNOW Boston, DanceNOW NYC, Joe’s Pub, Dixon Place, The Dance Hall, and The Music Hall Loft. They are sixtime winners of Showtime at The Apollo Theater and have performed a record 16 appearances on the Apollo Stage.

The evening includes a postperformance discussion with The Wondertwins, moderated by assistant professor of dance James Morrow.

In association with diversity and multicultural affairs.

Saturday, January 27 | 7:30 pm Sophia Gordon Center for Creative and Performing Arts

Billy and Bobby McLain

TICKETS: $20 general | $15 seniors and non-SSU students | Under 18 admitted free Salem State students free with ID Advance ticket purchase: salemstatetickets.com or 978.542.6365.

Building Trust, Seeing Difference, Owning Power A Workshop Led by Meghan McLyman This workshop will take the participants through a series of games that build trust, allow one to see different perspectives and own their personal power in order to create a supportive and accepting community. These exercises and outcomes can then be taken into the greater community to stimulate positivity and social change. Wear comfortable, athletic clothing to move in.

Monday, March 5 | 11 am-1 pm O’Keefe Complex, Dance Studio, Room 303

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Meghan McLyman

Artist Residency with Nateli Ruiz LORDE dancer and spring semester dance artist-in-residence Nateli Ruiz will be setting a fierce and innovative contemporary dance on Salem State University dance students. Ruiz is currently working in LA with Sia choreographer Ryan Heffington and is looking forward to sharing her unique perspective, challenging both student dancers and the audience. Her residency includes two master classes that are open to the public.

Nateli Ruiz has worked with American Ballet Theatre II, David Parsons, Rosero McCoy, and Debbie Allen. She was a member of the professional companies, Gotta Dance Contemporary and Collective Dance Project. She appeared in the 2015 film Bessie featuring Queen Latifah. In 2017, Dream a World Education featured Nateli as a dance instructor for their new program “Dance in America.” She teaches children about the historical values of various dance styles and context and how it is a reflection of the place and time in which people live. Her latest project is touring with the Jackson family for their Jackson’s 50th anniversary tour.

Modern Master Class Friday, March 23 | 9:25-10:40 am Hip Hop Master Class Tuesday, March 27 | 1:40-2:55 pm O’Keefe Complex, Dance Studio, Room 303

Dance Career Panel With Aysha Upchurch, Cheri Opperman and Erin Newhall Join the dance program in a panel discussion with seasoned artists from the Boston area who will discuss the trajectory of their lives in the dance field. A life in dance is rich and rewarding, but includes wearing multiple hats. Discussion topics include how to balance creating work, performing, teaching, and maintaining dance training all while making a living. Panelists include Aysha Upchurch (Salem State hip hop, adjunct faculty), Cheri Opperman (New England Foundation for the Arts) and Erin Newhall (Salem State dance alumni).

Thursday, April 12 10:50 am-12:05 pm O’Keefe Complex, Dance Studio, Room 303

Nateli Ruiz

Salem State Dance Ensemble Spring Dance Concert The Salem Dance Ensemble Spring Concert features a broad array of original work by dance student choreographers and faculty, along with renowned regional and international guest artists. This spring, guest choreographer and LORDE backup dancer, Salem Dance Ensemble Nateli Ruiz, has created an innovative contemporary dance for the Salem Dance Ensemble. The concert also includes a new multi-disciplinary collaboration between students and assistant professor of dance Betsy Miller.

Saturday, May 5 | 7:30 pm Sunday, May 6 | 2 pm Gordon Center for Creative and Performing Arts TICKETS: $20 general | $15 seniors and non-SSU students | Under 18 admitted free Salem State students free with ID Advance ticket purchase: salemstatetickets.com or 978.542.6365. salemstate.edu/arts

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GUEST ARTISTS Aaron Larget-Caplan Residency The music and dance department welcomes classical guitarist Aaron LargetCaplan as our spring artist-in-residence. Two events of his residency are open to the general public. On Monday, February 5 at 11 am observers are welcome to attend Caplan’s guitar masterclass in the Recital Hall. That evening at 10 pm he will present a late night performance of lullabies in the Viking Hall Starbucks.

Cookies and milk included, pj’s encouraged. Admission is FREE to these events.

Caplan is the founder of the acclaimed New Lullaby Project, a 21st century commissioning endeavor that invites composers to write classical miniatures in the genre of the lullaby. Begun in 2007 he has since premiered 52 lullabies by over 49 different composers from six countries. The debut CD “New Lullaby” features 14 new lullabies by 13 American composers. The New Lullaby Project continues to premiere new solos and work has begun on a second CD.

Monday, February 5, various times

Aaron Larget-Caplan

Grisha Goryachev, Flamenco Guitarist Award-winning guitarist Grisha Goryachev presents an evening of flamenco compositions by modern and traditional maestros. A native of St. Petersburg, Russia, Goryachev is renowned for his extraordinary sensitivity and technical virtuosity. He is one of very few guitarists in the world who is reviving the tradition of solo flamenco guitar in a concert setting that was practiced by legendary flamenco masters such as Ramón Montoya and Sabicas.

Monday, February 26 | 7:30 pm Tickets: $20 general | $15 seniors and non-SSU students Under 18 admitted free Salem State students free with ID

Grisha Goryachev

Ngudi Raras: An Evening of Gamelan Music Master musicians from Central Java perform an evening of gamelan music.

Spontaneous performance practice (klenèngan bébas) will guide the night as the group decides what pieces to play during performance, ensuring a lively energy. Melodies abound in gamelan, and are constantly reinterpreted to give a fresh feel to each cycle of the music. The concert features the softer sounding instruments, offering a chance to hear all the exquisite melodic ornamentation up close. The atmosphere is informal, creating an organic feel to the night.

Workshop: Monday, April 2 | 11 am Performance: Monday, April 2 | 7:30 pm Tickets: $20 general | $15 seniors and non-SSU students Under 18 admitted free Salem State students free with ID Advance ticket purchase: salemstatetickets.com or 978.542.6365 4

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Ngudi Raras

FACULTY CONCERT On the Wings of Song Gary Wood, baritone and Philip Swanson, piano Salem State music professors Gary Wood and Philip Swanson present a recital of works for voice and piano. The concert features the premiere of Swanson’s song cycle, “Aviary.” It includes setting of texts by Yeats, Wallace Stevens, Hopkins, and others. They will also perform selections of great American standards. Birdwatchers take note: all of the works on this program have texts related to our feathered friends!

Thursday, February 1 | 7:30 pm

STUDENT ENSEMBLE CONCERTS University Chamber Orchestra Thursday, April 19 | 7:30 pm

University Band Monday, April 23 | 7:30 pm

University Chorus and Chamber Singers Thursday, April 26 | 7:30 pm

Women’s Chorale and World Music Ensemble Tuesday, May 1 | 7:30 pm

Jazz Band Wednesday, May 2 | 7:30 pm

Instrumental Chamber Ensembles Thursday, May 3 | 7:30 pm Faculty and Student Ensemble concerts are FREE. Donations at the door are welcome to support scholarships for music majors.

Jon Sarkin: Unchained Brain Unchained Brain is a multimedia exploration of the visual art that Jon Sarkin produced in the aftermath of his stroke, which resulted in an endless creative flow, precipitated by damage to his brain. Jon will tell his story in a free form rap, accompanied by videographer Emille Doucette and guitarist Dan King, in an assemblage of images, sound and spoken word that highlights Jon’s studio work, brain scans and his performance with indie band Guster.

Co-sponsored by disability services.

Monday, March 19 | 7:30 pm | Recital Hall | FREE All concerts take place in the Recital Hall located on Central Campus, 71 Loring Avenue Parking is located directly across the street. salemstate.edu/arts

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Enter Laughing

by Joseph Stein Adapted from Carl Reiner’s novel Directed by David Allen George The semi-autobiographical, riotous account of stage-struck young David Kolowitz (originated on Broadway by Alan Arkin) working as a delivery boy in a sewing machine factory. Denying his parents’ wishes for a druggist in the family, he leaves their dreams and his devoted girlfriend Wanda behind and is soon enlisted (and paying for) a slot as the “leading man” in a third-rate theatrical company while being vamped by the resident less-than leading lady, the daughter of the hammy “artistic director.”

His baptism of fire is a hilarious first performance where everything that can go wrong, does.

March 1-3 | 7:30 pm Sunday, March 4 | 2 pm

Benjamin Rose

February 22-24 | 7:30 pm Sunday, February 25 | 2 pm

Theatre events take place in the Sophia Gordon Center for Creative and Performing Arts.

TICKETS: $20 general | $15 seniors and non-SSU students | Under 18 admitted free Salem State students free with ID Advance ticket purchase: salemstatetickets.com or 978.542.6365.

KCACTF and ACDA Blitz Please join us to support our students and see the culmination of all of their hard work before they head to the Kennedy Center American College Theatre Festival (KCACTF) and the American College Dance Association (ACDA) Conference! You will see scenes, monologues and musical theatre selections by our student actors. Three original pieces of choreography created and performed by our dance students will round out the performance portion of the event. There will also be an opportunity to see presentations by our design/tech and stage management students.

Sunday, January 28 | 4-6 pm | FREE Sophia Gordon Center for Creative and Performing Arts

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A Free Man of Color

by John Guare Directed by Peter Sampieri Before law and order took hold, New Orleans was boisterous; before class, racial and political lines were drawn, it was a parade of beautiful women and good-looking men, flowing wine, and pleasure for the taking. At the center of this Dionysian world is Jacques Cornet, who commands the men, seduces the women, preens like a peacock, and cuts a wide swath through the city and the province. But, it is 1801 and the map of New Orleans is about to be redrawn. The Louisiana Purchase will bring American rule to New Orleans, challenging the chaotic, colorful world of Jacques Cornet and all that he represents.

John Guare’s plays include Lydie Breeze; Bosoms and Neglect; The House of Blue Leaves, which won an Obie and NY Drama Critics Circle Award for the Best American Play of 1970-71 and four Tonys in its 1986 Lincoln Center revival; Six Degrees of Separation, which received the NY Drama Critics Circle Award in 1991 for its LCT production and the Olivier Best Play Award in 1993. In 2003 he won the PEN/Laura Pels Master Dramatist Award; in 2004, the Gold Medal in Drama from the American Academy of Arts and Letters; in 2005 the Obie for sustained excellence.

April 19-21 | 7:30 pm Sunday, April 22 | 2 pm April 26-28 | 7:30 pm Sunday, April 29 | 2 pm

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REBECCA PLUMMER ROHLOFF, PhD Barefoot Wanderings: Moving In, Under, and Through Sabbatical Exhibition “My late mother, Nevada Ellen Plummer, used to call me a barefoot bohemian.

I embraced eccentric peoples, and empathized both with their unconventionality and courage to follow the whimsical beat of their own callings. Since then, I’ve learned to listen inward, inquire and trust the compass of the artistic impulse.

It’s in the going through, not around or away from challenges, that we grow.

The heart of this exhibit is in the complex intersections of materiality and process.

My mother, as a preschool teacher, Girl Scout leader, avid crafter and recycler, nourished my love of experimentation. A year ago this January 23, my mother passed on and her mighty fortress of craft tools and goods came home with me.

I have adopted, integrated, transported, and organized them anew into rogue weavings, wind dancers, mind maps, and paintings of independence. Repetitive practices in tearing, cutting and ripping, speak to the instability, fragmentation and violent chaos of the current climate. Acts of sewing and weaving, layering and assembly are prayers for wholeness and transformative justice.”

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Professor Rebecca Plummer Rohloff oversees the art + design department’s art education concentration. She has exhibited her work nationally and internationally.

Exhibition: January 16-31 Gallery Talk: Wednesday, January 24 | 12:30 pm Reception: Wednesday, January 24 | 2-4 pm

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JAMES MONTFORD “My studio practice involves study and research examining socio-political concerns from an aesthetic, formalist and educational perspective. I have discovered from this process that the factors which determine pan-cultural and geopolitical histories can be a methodology for making art impacting the Diaspora. Specifically, it is essential to my studio practice that I explore and demystify those factors, which continue to foster the existence of the African-American Holocaust.

The Holocaust I refer to has not found its way into the common lexicon and as such has not been viewed by the culture at large in its proper context. I harbor no bitterness, but advocate strongly that others (blacks, whites, etc.) must come to realize that many millions of Africans and African-Americans have perished in the name of slavery. Somehow my ancestors survived the horrors and indignations of the middle passage, the horrors and indignations of slavery and the horrors and indignations of Jim Crow.

There are over twenty million indigenous Americans lost since first contact. Therefore, my work has come to reflect the reality of this Holocaust and investigates the issues that warrant being discussed, while being cognizant of global oppression. By producing the work, I am not advocating its content but rather adding to the discussion through the chosen re-contextualization of the image.”

James Montford is an artist and educator. While at Salem State he will present a new performance work, THIS IS NOT MY COLOR.

Exhibition: February 7 – March 7 Gallery Talk: Wednesday, February 14 | 12:30 pm Reception: Wednesday, February 14 | 2-4 pm Performance: Wednesday, February 21 | 2-4 pm 2 8

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ROSEMARIE MELE ’18 Compassion and Self-Hatred: A Meditation (Honors Project) Rosemarie Mele’s work centers around her experiences of meditation. Her subject is personal inner conflicts and the struggle to establish and build a safe harbor within as meditation becomes a means to reconcile one’s emotions with reality.

The Stars in the Sky, 2017

Exhibition: January 16 – February 9 Reception: Wednesday, January 31 | 2-4 pm Frederick E. Berry Library

LYNDA MICHAUD CUTRELL Many Faces of Our Mental Health Lynda Cutrell merges art and science in this multimedia exhibit. The artwork reflects biology, data and personal stories in an effort to gain new insights into mental health. Special thanks to Professor Yvonne Vissing in healthcare studies, for helping to make this exhibit possible.

Exhibition: February 19 – May 21 Reception: Wednesday, April 4 | 3-4:30 pm Frederick E. Berry Library

EMILY KWONG ’18 Honors in Art Emily Kwong is a painter whose subject is the figure.

She utilizes the figure as a vehicle for allegory and painting the figure, as a means of exploring the human condition.

Each painting is developed intuitively. Her work offers an introspective exploration of self while presenting an empathetic reflection of humanity. The paintings ask more questions than they provide answers, and in that, generate an emotional poetic resonance.

Emily Kwong has received commissions from the City of Salem Public Art Commission and the North Shore Community Development Coalition for her mural work. She has exhibited her artworks in numerous exhibitions in the region.

Exhibition: April 11 – May 3 Reception: Wednesday, April 18 2-4 pm

ART + DESIGN STUDENT ART AWARDS EXHIBITION This annual exhibition highlights the exceptional talent and work of our students. The art + design faculty selects students from the various artistic disciplines who have distinguished themselves by surpassing the expectations of the faculty that have mentored them.

Exhibition: March 19 – April 6 Reception: Wednesday, March 28 | 6-8 pm

MAT CAPSTONE THESIS EXHIBITION The Winfisky Gallery presents the eleventh annual MAT Capstone Exhibition. This year’s exhibition will feature the work of graduating Master of Arts in Teaching art candidates Stephanie Lesaffre, Anne Whelan, Tony Delmonico, and Benjamin Ober.

Exhibition: May 7-18 Reception: Wednesday, May 16 6-8 pm

Art exhibitions are located in the Winfisky Gallery Ellison Campus Center Hours: Monday–Friday 10 am–4 pm or by appointment at 978.542.7890 salemstate.edu/arts

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Jennifer Martelli and Carla Panciera Jennifer Martelli’s debut poetry collection, The Uncanny Valley, was published in 2016 by Big Table Publishing Company. She is also the author of After Bird from Grey Book Press. Her work has appeared in Thrush, (Pank), Glass Poetry Journal, Cleaver, and Tinderbox Poetry Journal. She has been nominated for Pushcart and Best of the Net Prizes and is the recipient of the Massachusetts Cultural Council Grant in Poetry. She is the co-curator for The Mom Egg VOX Folio.

Carla Panciera’s collection of short stories, Bewildered, received AWP’s 2013 Grace Paley Short Fiction Award. She has also published two collections of poetry: One of the Cimalores (Cider Press) and No Day, No Dusk, No Love (Bordighera). Her work has appeared in several journals including Poetry Magazine, The New England Review, Nimrod, The Chattahoochee Review, Painted Bride, and Carolina Quarterly.

Monday, February 5 | 7:30 pm The Metro Room, Ellison Campus Center Jennifer Martelli

Carla Panciera

Michael Casey and Marc Levy Veterans offer a valuable perspective, and these two accomplished Vietnam Veteran writers are full of wit and wisdom. The evening will also include readings from Salem State’s veteran writers, including current Soundings East nonfiction editor, Tom Laaser.

Lowell native Michael Casey was drafted in 1968 and served as a military policeman in Missouri and Quang Ngai Province in Vietnam. His first book, Obscenities, focused on his army experience, was selected by Stanley Kunitz in the 1972 Yale younger poet series. Casey’s later books include Millrat, Raiding a Whorehouse, The Million Dollar Hole, and Check Points. A new and selected book, There It Is, was published in 2017 by the Loom Press of Lowell, Massachusetts.

Annual Faculty Reading Salem State’s faculty will read from their recent work. Come hear the words of writing faculty Kevin Carey, Bill Coyle, Regina Flynn, January Gill O’Neil, Alex Peary, J.D. Scrimgeour, and Ann Taylor, as well as writers in other departments.

Wednesday, February 14 12:15 pm The Underground, Ellison Campus Center

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Marc Levy was an infantry medic with the First Cavalry in Vietnam and Cambodia in 1970. His awards include the Silver Star, two Bronze Stars with V, the Air Medal, and Arcom. His work has appeared in New Millennium Writings; Cutthroat; War, Literature and the Arts; Stone Canoe; Mudfish; So It Goes; New Madrid, and elsewhere. He won the 2016 Syracuse University Institute for Veterans and Military Families Writing Prize, and recently published How Stevie Nearly Lost the War and Other Postwar Stories, and Dreams, Vietnam.

A sequel, Other Dreams, is forthcoming.

Thursday, March 1 | 7:30 pm The Metro Room, Ellison Campus Center

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Michael Casey

Marc Levy

Oliver de la Paz and J.D. Scrimgeour

Speaking Intersections – Lenelle Moïse

This reading is a double celebration. Acclaimed poet Oliver de la Paz, the final judge for this year’s Claire Keyes Poetry Award, will announce the contest winner, and then he will give a reading from his own work. And we’ll also celebrate the release of a new collection of poetry, Lifting the Turtle, from Salem State’s own, Professor J.D. Scrimgeour.

Powerful performance poetry. Thought-provoking prose.

Speaking Intersections is a dynamic reading of black feminist queer immigrant literature. Speaking truth to power, Lenelle Moïse performs original poems, essays and monologues to illuminate the intersection of race, class, gender, spirit, and sexuality.

Oliver de la Paz Oliver de la Paz is the author of four collections of poetry, Names Above Houses, Furious Lullaby (SIU Press 2001, 2007), and Requiem for the Orchard (U. of Akron Press 2010), winner of the Akron Prize for poetry, and Post Subject: A Fable (U. of Akron Press 2014). His work has appeared in literary journals and magazines including Virginia Quarterly Review, North American Review, Chattahoochee Review, and in anthologies such as Asian American Poetry: The Next Generation. He co-chairs the advisory board of Kundiman, a not-for-profit organization dedicated to the promotion of Asian American Poetry.

J.D Scrimgeour is the author of the poetry collection The Last Miles and Territories, and won the AWP Award for Nonfiction for Themes for English B: A Professor’s Education In & Out of Class. With musician Philip Swanson, he released Ogunquit & Other Works, a CD blending music and poetry. He is coordinator of creative writing at Salem State. He created and J.D. Scrimgeour directs the Salem Poetry Seminar, a free week-long summer program for select student poets at Massachusetts public colleges and universities.

Thursday, March 29 | 7:30 pm The Metro Room, Ellison Campus Center

Lenelle Moïse is an award-winning poet, playwright, composer and performance artist.

She is the author of Haiti Glass, a Lambda Literary Award finalist.

Her solo performances address intersectional feminism, LGBTQ identities, Black History, Haitian-American culture, immigration, and inclusion. Her plays include K.I.S.S.I.N.G., the Ruby Prize-winning Merit, the Off-Broadway hit Expatriate, and The Many Faces of Nia. Co-sponsored by the first year experience office.

Lenelle Moïse

Wednesday, April 4 | 7:30 pm Sophia Gordon Center

Annual Graduate Student Reading This reading will feature work by students in Salem State’s graduate writing program. Included in the reading will be graduate students completing their creative writing theses: Soundings East Fiction Editor Patti Callan, Marianne Curcio, Soundings East Poetry Editor Cathy Fahey, and Andrew Fondell.

Monday, April 30 | 5 pm Metro Room, Ellison Campus Center All creative writing events are FREE and open to the public. salemstate.edu/arts 11

SPRING 2018

January JANUARY

February 5 | 10 pm Cookies and Milk Lullaby Party with Aaron Larget-Caplan Starbucks, Viking Hall

January 16 – 31 Exhibition: Rebecca Plummer Rohloff – Barefoot February 7 – March 7 Wanderings: Moving In, Exhibition: Under and Through James Montford Winfisky Gallery, ECC Winfisky Gallery, ECC January 16 – February 9 February 14 | 12:30 pm Exhibition: Rosemarie Artist Talk: Mele – Compassion and James Montford Self-Hatred: A Meditation Winfisky Gallery, ECC Berry Library January 24 | 12:30 pm Artist Talk: Rebecca Plummer Rohloff Winfisky Gallery, ECC January 24 | 2 pm Reception: Rebecca Plummer Rohloff Winfisky Gallery, ECC

The Wondertwins

February 14 | 12:15 pm Annual Faculty Reading The Underground, ECC February 14 | 2 pm Reception: James Montford Winfisky Gallery, ECC February 19 – May 21 Exhibition: Lynda Cutrell – Many Faces of our Mental Health Berry Library February 21 | 2 pm This is Not My Color – James Montford Performance Location: TBD

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January 27 | 7:30 pm The Wondertwins: To Hip Hop, with Love Sophia Gordon Center $20 general/$15 seniors, students 18 and above January 28 | 4 pm KCACTF Actors and Designers Blitz and ACDA Preview Sophia Gordon Center

February February 1 | 7:30 pm Music Faculty Recital: Gary Wood and Philip Swanson Recital Hall, CC February 5 | 11 am Master Class: Aaron Larget-Caplan Recital Hall, CC February 5 | 7:30 pm Writers Series: Jennifer Martelli and Carla Panciera The Metro Room, ECC

March March 1 | 7:30 pm Writers Series: Michael Casey and Marc Levy The Metro Room, ECC

Feb. 22 – 24 | 7:30 pm Enter Laughing Sophia Gordon Center $20 general/$15 seniors, students 18 and above February 25 | 2 pm Enter Laughing $20 general/$15 seniors, students 18 and above Sophia Gordon Center February 26 | 7:30 pm Flamenco Guitarist Grisha Goryachev Recital Hall, CC $20 general/$15 seniors, students 18 and above

Gamelan Concert

March 1 – 3 | 7:30 pm Enter Laughing Sophia Gordon Center $20 general/$15 seniors, students 18 and above March 4 | 2 pm Enter Laughing Sophia Gordon Center $20 general/$15 seniors, students 18 and above March 5 | 11 am Workshop: Building Trust, Seeing Difference, Owning Power Dance Studio Room 303, O’Keefe

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April 2 | 11 am Gamelan Workshop Recital Hall, CC April 2 | 7:30 pm Gamelan Concert Recital Hall, CC $20 general/$15 seniors, students 18 and above April 4 | 7:30 pm Lenelle Moïse – Speaking Intersections Sophia Gordon Center

March 19 | 7:30 Unchained Brain – Jon Sarkin Performance Recital Hall, CC

April 4 | Various Times BIG INK Demonstrations Upper South Campus

March 19 – April 6 Exhibition: Student Art Awards Winfisky Gallery, ECC

March 23 | 9:25 am Modern Master Class with Nateli Ruiz Dance Studio Room 303, O’Keefe March 27 | 1:40 pm Hip Hop Master Class with Nateli Ruiz Dance Studio Room 303, O’Keefe March 28 | 6 pm Reception: Student Art Awards Winfisky Gallery, ECC March 29 | 7:30 pm Writers Series: Oliver de la Paz and J.D. Scrimgeour The Metro Room, ECC

April 11 – May 3 Exhibition: Emily Kwong Winfisky Gallery, ECC April 12 | 10:50 am Dance Career Panel Dance Studio Room 303, O’Keefe April 18 | 2 pm Reception: Emily Kwong Winfisky Gallery, ECC April 19 | 7:30 pm University Chamber Orchestra Recital Hall, CC April 19 – 21 | 7:30 pm A Free Man of Color Sophia Gordon Center $20 general/$15 seniors, students 18 and above April 22 | 2 pm A Free Man of Color Sophia Gordon Center $20 general/$15 seniors, students 18 and above April 23 | 7:30 pm University Band Recital Hall, CC April 26 | 7:30 pm University Chorus and Chamber Singers Recital Hall, CC

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March 19 – 23 Jon Sarkin Week: Artist Residency Upper South Campus

March 22 | 7:30 pm Hip Hop Summit Lyricist Lounge Starbucks, Viking Hall

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April

April 26 – 28 | 7:30 pm A Free Man of Color Sophia Gordon Center $20 general/$15 seniors, students 18 and above April 29 | 2 pm A Free Man of Color Sophia Gordon Center $20 general/$15 seniors, students 18 and above April 30 | 5 pm Annual Graduate Student Reading Metro Room, ECC

May May 1 | 7:30 pm Women’s Chorale and World Music Ensemble Recital Hall, CC May 2 | 7:30 pm Salem State Jazz Band Recital Hall, CC May 3 | 7:30 pm Instrumental Chamber Ensembles Recital Hall, CC May 5 | 7:30 pm Salem Dance Ensemble Sophia Gordon Center $20 general/$15 seniors, students 18 and above May 6 | 2 pm Salem Dance Ensemble Sophia Gordon Center $20 general/$15 seniors, students 18 and above May 7 – May 18 Exhibition: MAT CAPSTONE Winfisky Gallery, ECC May 16 | 6 pm Reception: MAT CAPSTONE Winfisky Gallery, ECC The Recital Hall is located on Central Campus (CC). ECC is the Ellison Campus Center which is located on North Campus.

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