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Some interesting concerts coming up this week and we leave for a visit back home.

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 It looks like the new band director at BSU, Erika Svanoe has really challenged the students at BSU for their final concerts of this semester.  The following is a reprint of the information on the concert tomorrow evening at BSU just in case it was missed by some. It is not difficult to support the efforts of the fine young upcoming performers, future music teachers, composers, conductors and soloists (did I leave out anyone?) now studying at BSU. 








“Songs and the Night Sky” with the BSU Wind Ensemble and the Bemidji Choir will be presented at 7:30 p.m., Tuesday, April 27 on the main stage of Bangsberg Complex.  The first half of the program will feature the wind ensemble which will perform music of the “Night Sky” including “Wild Nights!” by Frank Ticheli, “Mars” (from “The Planets”) by Gustav Holst and “The Adventures of Space Cat,” a multimedia production by Mark Spede.  The animation, complete with dialog and sound effects, will be accompanied by live music of the wind ensemble.The second act will be “Song of Democracy” by Howard Hanson which uses the text by American poet Walt Whitman and is one of the most popular band and choral works. Tickets are $5 for adults, $3 for senior citizens and all students are admitted free.

The program sounds exciting to watch as well as hear and reminds me of concerts back home (NYC) where visual effects accompanied orchestral programs. One such offering that was very well received was the showing of a Charlie Chaplin silent movie (e.g. "City Lights") with orchestra underpinings. In the silent movie days, it was the piano player who had to give life and meaning to the silent movie. Although movies have progressed to talkies with color, it is still the musical soundtrack which complements the psychological/emotional/physical focus. There are some really good CD’s of movies which used familiar classical music in their soundtracks. A modern composer, John Williams compositons for the movie, "Memoirs of a Geisha" feature violin solos by Itzhak Perlman and cello by Yo-Yo Ma. This is one of my favorite movie sound track CDs.








BSU Trumpet Ensemble, the Woodwind Quintet and the Symphonic Band will perform in a concert at 7:30 p.m., Wednesday, April 28 in the main theater of the Bangsberg Complex. The Woodwind Quintet will play Preluce for Qunitet by Charles Lefebvre, Minuet by Mozart and Divertimento No, 1 in B-flat for woodwind qauintet by Haydn the under the direction of Del Lyren. first half of the concert will be given over to the Trumpet Ensemble and Woodwind Quintet under the direction of Del Lyren and Erika Svanoe respectively.

 For the second half of the concert, Erika Svanoe takes the baton of the BSU Symphonic Band, an ensemble of players from the community and the university.  The program will include “Midway March” by John Williams, “Overture for Winds” by Charles Carter and “Variations on a Korean Folk Song” by John Barnes Chance. Tickets are $5 for adults, $3 for senior citizens and all students are admitted free.

 

Although the date for the event is not until September, Marsh Murihead’s project to bring the former Poet Laureate of the U.S.,Billy Collins, to Bemidji is right on track.  Tickets are on sale now for "An Evening with Billy Collins" which will take place on Saturday, September 25 at the BHS auditiorium. The 7:30 reading and commentary will be followed by a Q&A session with the audience.  Collins, who makes frequent appearances on NPR and A Prairie Home Companion, is profound and funny. Tickets are $20 and may be purchased at Lueken’s Village Foods North and the Headwaters School of Music and the Arts.or by mail, PO Box 542, Bemidji 56601.  In the upcoming months, there will be articles, a preview of the show and at least one video of Muirhead reading some of Collins’ poetry.  This is a heads-up for those people who sometimes like to be the first on line to purchase a seat because he is sure to be a sell-out.  Collins appears before SRO audiences across the country

 

The blog would not be complete this week without some comments about the show which just closed at BSU, "Man of La Mancha."  Kudos to the young actors who undertook the task in portraying the criminals of Spanish society–murders and thieves–and accomplished it!  Jeremiah Liend took control of the stage early on and never let go, his Dulcinea was aptly portrayed by KD Howells and his sidekick Sancho played by Eric Benson, a voice student in the music department formed the core of the cast. The players, set and musicans led by senior Ashley Bremseth are a fine example of the professionalism extant at BSU—let’s all hope it gets to stays that way.

 

We are leaving this week for a trip back home–I hope to  post some interesting information and perhaps some new pictures of life on the east coast. We will be sorry to miss the Bemidji Chorale Mother’s Day Concert, Schoolcraft Learning Center’s spring concert–it’s fun watching those very, very young string players. and Father Son and Friends at Brigid’s Cross.  I know that First Friday events will go on as usual with carefully planned exhibits and receptions, please show your support for these events.  Maybe even stop by Wild Hare Bistro for dinner–always a good choice. 

One final comment and as it is said, save the best for last—-Patrick Carriere, Ph.D. graduated with honors from K.U.—–Well done, Patrick!

 

BSO successful season, Adventures of Space Cat

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This is an exciting year for the Bemidji Symphony Orchestra and its Musical Director/Conductor Beverly Everett for they have both just received notice of being selected as semi-finalists in the American Prize Competition for those orchestras and choirs and their conductors who display outstanding musical products and concerts. The competition is open to national music ensembles of all sizes and abilities. BSO is a semi-finalist in the orchestra competition and Everett in the conductor category. Finalists will be announced the week of May 3 and winners will be announced the week of June 7. Bemidji audiences will agree that our home town orchestra deserves to win the competition based upon a successful season which highlighted local talent like Stephen Carlson in the Tchaikovsky Piano Concerto No. 1 which brought the audience to its feet with enthusiasm that could not be contained until the completion of the final movement. Joseph Adams told me he was proud and honored to have the premiere of his piece, “Efforesence,” played by the BSO.
Think back to how Eric Haugen captured our hearts and admiration for this young teen’s skill in performing Saint-Saens Cello Concerto No. 1 as we all rose to our feet in homage to a promising home-grown world class to-be cellist. I heard more than one person comment that we have our own Yo Yo Ma on the rise—better still, we have our own Eric Haugen on the rise. Peter Jankovic’s rendition of Rodrigo’s Concierto de Aranjuez which was followed by BSU senior Ashley Bremseth’s soprano solo in Bachianas Brasileiras No 5 with the cello section was hauntingly beautiful. I often think back to Chris Brubeck’s comment during last summer’s concert with his group Triple Play, “I can’t wait to get back and tell my father (Dave Brubeck) about this orchestra.”

This Sunday, for the final concert of this subscription season, the BSO will welcome the Associate Principal Horn with the Dallas Symphony Orchestra, David Heyde who has performed with the Omaha and Waco Symphonies, played in music festivals in Aspen, Tanglewood, Sarasota can now add playing with the Bemidji Symphony Orchestra to his credits. Heyde will play the Concerto for Horn and Orchestra No. 4 in E-flat Major, K. 495 by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart. PSA’s on the radio have Everett announcing that the Beethoven Symphony No. 7 in A Major, Op. 92 is dedicated to all the firefighters who responded to the fire at the Regency Apartments. A free will offering will be collected after the concert for the displaced victims of the fire. Tickets may be purchased at the door: $15 regular admission, $10 students and seniors and free for students in ISD 31. If you haven’t been a regular at the BSO concerts, you are missing out!

 

Just when you think you’ve heard it all, listen to this—we’re going to be treated to the story of a cat who was brought up on “Buck Rogers,” “Star Wars” and “Lost in Space.” Produced in 2005 by the Clemson University Digital Production Arts Department, is a multimedia production with an animated short. The BSU Wind Ensemble will accompany the visuals—this is an innovative teaching tool by Erika Savanoe who is just finishing up her first year as a wind instructor in the music department of BSU. All of the upcoming end of semester concerts at BSU will be worthwhile attending and the students appreciate the support of the general public.

Rumors have reached me that audiences are enjoying the current production at BSU, “Man of LaMancha.” Kudos to all those involved in this production!

 

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Post script on the Midori Concert and the upcoming “Man of La Mancha” production and the appearance of the Whistlepigs at the Chief Theater.

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Midori and accompanist Robert McDonald performed for an appreciative audience last Thursday in the final concert of this year’s Bemidji Concert Series. But, the highlight of the night for the young violinists who attended was the opportunity to talk with Midori close up and personal—so to speak. I glanced over to the Hamrin sisters (Sarah and Sadie) and saw their rapt attention to the program and how the girls did giggle when going up to the foot of the stage to talk with Midori. A lot of adults stayed to ask a question as well but the crowd of young people was heartening and a testimony to the dedication of their teachers. Well done on the part of all!

Last Friday I had the opportunity to visit with Patrick Carriere, director of the upcoming musical at BSU, “Man of La Mancha” and confessed that after seeing the play for at least seven times, (including a preview at ANTA Theater on 4th Street in Greenwich Village—that was before Lincoln Center was finished) I did not know where to go with the interview. Patrick, first and foremost the professor, started to talk about the affect of theater on the actor and the audience and how that can bring about a meeting of emotions. We discussed current actors who are able to do this quite naturally, e.g. Kevin Spacey, with their walk, perceived ability to communicate that certain something to the live audience. The believability that transcends time and space where the audience and actors are one; that time when an actor reaches inside to his own soul and touches yours as well. It is that inner being, the one that questions and dares to ask the difficult questions that Patrick tries to communicate with in his directing style. Read his director’s notes carefully for he explains it so much more eloquently.

The young actors in the upcoming production are headed by Jeremiah Liend who is often seen in productions in Bemidji. He last played the villain in “Wait Until Dark,” a sardonic dark character who dared mock the fear in his young victim. Liend in this production, is Don Quixote de la Mancha, a foolish old man who tilts at windmills, who longs to be knighted and tries for the hand of his Lady Dulcinea or is he, the Playwright Miguel Cervantes captured in the chaos of the Spanish Inquisition and thrown into prison only to find that he must protect his life’s work, the manuscript “The Ingenious Hidalgo Don Quixote of La Mancha” from the fellow prisons who take his possessions for themselves. Before the audience’s eyes, Cervantes transforms himself into Quixote by applying make-up, donning a costume and setting the scene with players pulled from the prisoners. Well—you probably know the story so no more needs to be said about this “play within a play.”

 

KD Howells is Aldonza, a barmaid in the make believe wayside inn where Don Quixote is brought to rest after his duel (with the windmill). Aldonza, a barmaid who makes money on the side in the world’s oldest profession, accepts herself for who she is in this rough society of muleteers and fellow travelers. In BSU’s production of “Cabaret,” Howells, played Fraulein Schneider, who asked the audience “What Would You Do?” as she struggled with her conscience in the early days of Nazi Germany. That song and the question is with me still as the answer to the question has no good answer. As the barmaid Aldonza, Howells pleads with Quixote to leave her alone for she knows who she is and she is not his lady Dulcinea. I cannot think of another young student actor at BSU who could play this part as well as Howells. The rest of the cast is solid with many recognizable students; John Mansk was the lead in the fall production of “The Crucible” at BSU. Eric Benson plays Quixote’s sidekick Sancho Panza. There’s no room to name all the players and their parts but the cast is as strong as a fledgling college ensemble can be in a demanding production like this.
One last comment on this show, the set is outstanding. It was designed by Ellen Jones and Carriere and executed by the paraprofessionals in the scene shop Matthew Goinz and Warren Billips with the assistance of many student workers. It is dank and dark when a prison and full of life and light when an inn. Pay attention to the painted “stone” floor. All in all, the technicians did a fine job and deserve special notice. There’s a talk back after the Friday night (opening) performance for those questions still unanswered. As Jeremiah reminded me the other day, it is good to “Dream the Impossible Dream.”

There are some pictures that will be posted on the blog tomorrow evening.

 

One of best regional bluegrass bands (as dubbed by “Inside Bluegrass Magazine) is coming to Bemidji Saturday night. The Whistlepigs String Band plays its own style of bluegrass, blues and original music for audiences across the mid-west and Canada and is known for its instrumental expertise, energetic vocalizing and creative variety in the program. Members of the group are Fred Keller on mandolin, Joel Olson on banjo, Ross Willits on bass, Chris Jones on guitar and Catie Jo Pidel on fiddle. The opening act will be Alabaster Falls with close harmonizing by Bill and Julie Kaiser with Paul Jones. The Minnesota Bluegrass and Old Time Music Association is bringing this concert to Bemidji as part of its Minnesota Bluegrass Community Concerts tour. Tickets are on sale now at Overbeeks and KRKB Music. Children under 12 are free and advance tickets are $9, at the door $12, teens $6. The show will start at 7:30 p.m., Saturday April 17 in the historic Chief Theater, 314 Beltrami Ave. downtown Bemidji.

Another busy week in Bemidji coming up—careful planning is advised.

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April 2010
April 8—-Midori, 7:30 p.m. Bemidji Concert Series, performance at BHS, $30 reserved seating, $25 general admission and $5 students. at Lueken’s North and Tutto Bene.
April 8-12—"Aladdin" collaboration of Bemidji Community Theater and the Paul Bunyan Playhouse, Historic Chief Theater, 314 Beltrami Ave. NW.
April 10–7:30 p.m. Bemidji Choir Home Concert, TRH, $5 adults, $3 seniors and free for students.
April 11–3 p.m. Bemidji Baroque Ensemble concert, TRH, free admission IS CANCELLED.
April 11–7:30 p.m. Senior student Recital for Matt Custer, Trombone, TRH, free admission
April 17–7:30 p.m. Paul Bunyan Playhouse, Minnesota Blue Grass Community Concert featuring "The Whistlepigs Stringband." Tickets $9 in advance, $12 day of show, $6 for teens, free for children 12 and under. For tickets or information, call 1-800-635-3037 or www.MinnesotaBluegrass.org
April 16,17—Man of LaMancha spring production of the BSU Theater Department, 7:29 p.m. and 2 p.m. matinee on April 25. Main Stage of Bangsberg.
April 18–3 p.m. Jazz I Concert TRH $5 adults, $3 seniors and free for students.
April 18–7 p.m. Voice Faculty Recital by Erin Oberlander, Prairie Songs TRH, free admission
April 14–7:30 p.m. Trumpet Recital, Main Stage Bangsberg, free
April 21–7:30 p.m. Varsity Singers spring concert, TRH, admission is canned goods for the Bemidji Food Shelf.
April 22–7:30 p.m. Choral Chamber Ensembles concert, TRH, free admission.
April 23, 24–"Murder at the Howard Johnson’s" dinner theater at jammers by KG Entertainment.
April 23-May 2–"Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs," Long Lake Theater. See website www.longlaketheater.com for details. Tickets: $14 adults, $7 children 4-12 and lap children free.
April 23,24–7:29 p.m. Man of LaMancha spring production of the BSU Theater Department, Main Stage of Bangsberg.
April 24–7:30 p.m. Senior student recital, Jake Kachne, Composition TRH, free admission
April 25-2 p.m Man of LaMancha spring production of the BSU Theater Department, Main Stage of Bangsberg.
April 25–"Trials and Triumphs," 3 p.m., Sunday, April 25, BSO at BHS: Lenore Overture No. 3, Op. 72b by Beethoven, Concerto for Horn and Orchestra No. 4 in E-flat major, K. 495 by Mozart with David Heyde on Horn and Beethoven’s Symphony No. 7 in A major, Op. 92.
April 23,24– 7 p.m. "Snow White and The Seven Dwarfs" Long Lake Theater, longlaketheater@hotmail.com or call 218-732-0099 for ticket information and reservations.
April 25–3 p.m. "Snow White and The Seven Dwarfs" Long Lake Theater, 218-732-0099 longlaketheater@hotmail.com for ticket information and reservations.
April 27–7:30 p.m. Wind Ensemble and Choir Concert, Main Theater, $5 adults, $3 seniors, free for students.
April 28–7:30 p.m. Symphonic Band and Chamber Groups oncert, Main Theater, $5 adults, $3 seniors, free for students.

May 2010
May 3 –3 p.m. "Snow White and The Seven Dwarfs" Long Lake Theater, 218-732-0099 longlaketheater@hotmail.com for ticket information and reservations.
May 1 and 2, Greater Grand Forks Symphony Orchestra with guest conductor, Michelle Mourre, Empire Arts Center: Blue Cathedral by Higdon, Cello Concerto No.1 with guest artist Yuri Hooker on cello by Shostakovich and Brahms Symphony No.4 in E minor. Ticket information on www.ggfso.org
May 6—7:30 p.m., Schoolcraft spring concert, Bemidji High School, free
May 9–7 p.m., Annual Bemidji Chorale Mother’s Day Concert and Ice Cream Social, Beau Arts Ballroom in Hobson Memorial Hall, BSU.
May 14, 15–7 p.m. "Clean House," a comedy by Sarah Ruhl with Mask and Rose Women’s Theater Collective.
May 16– 2 p.m., "Clean House," a comedy by Sarah Ruhl with Mask and Rose Women’s Theater Collective.
May 20 from 5:30 to 8:00 p.m., (Thursday)-Stars in the Street, a celebration of the start of the 60th season of the Paul Bunyan Playhouse. Always a fun event, venues and ticket price will be supplied at a later date. The Paul Bunyan Playhouse is located in the historic Chief Theater, 315 Beltrami Ave., Bemidji 56601

June 2010
June 2, 9, 16, 23at 3 p.m., "Over the Tavern" Long Lake Theater, 218-732-0099 longlaketheater@hotmail.com for ticket information and reservations.
June 4 & 5 –6 p.m. Opera Night at Ruttger’s Birchmont Lodge and Resort. More information to follow.
June 3,4,5,10-12, 17-19,24-26 at 7:30 p.m. "Over the Tavern" Long Lake Theater, 218-732-0099 longlaketheater@hotmail.com for ticket information and reservations.
June 9 to 19—–“Biloxi Blues,” by Neil Simon, is a play about a group of young recruits in boot camp during WW II.
June 23 to July 3.—–“Picasso at the Lapin Agile,” by Steve Martin depicts an imaginary meeting between Pablo Picasso and Albert Einstein.

July 2010
July 7 – 17.—–“Dracula,” a play written by Stephen Dietz based upon Bram Stoker original story about the eternal struggle between good and evil.
July 7,14,21, 28 at 3 p.m."I Love You, You’re Perfect, Now Change" Long Lake Theater, 218-732-0099 longlaketheater@hotmail.com for ticket information and reservations.
July 8-10, 15-17, 22-24, 29-31 at 7:30 p.m. Long Lake Theater, 218-732-0099 longlaketheater@hotmail.com for ticket information and reservations.
July 17—Summer Pops Concert, BSO. free
July 21-31—-“Boys Next Door,” by Tom Griffin is a dramatic comedy about four developmentally disabled men who live together in a group home,PBP.

August 2010
August 4 -14—–“Gypsy,” by Stephen Sondheim tells the story of Gypsy Rose Lee and how she became a burlesque star.PBP
August 4,11,18,25 at 3 p.m. "The Complete Works of Shakespeare Abridged" Long Lake Theater, 218-732-0099 longlaketheater@hotmail.com for ticket information and reservations.
August 5-7, 12-14, 19-21,26-28 at 7:30 p.m. "The Complete Works of Shakespeare Abridged" Long Lake Theater, 218-732-0099 longlaketheater@hotmail.com for ticket information and reservations.

September 2010
Sept. 17—Oompah for the Arts, the major fundraiser for Bemidj Area Arts Endowment at the Town and Country Club.
Sept. 25–Billy Collins, former Poet Laurete of the U.S., evening lecure, Bemidji High School. More information to follow.


October 2010
Oct. 22-24– Bemidji-First City of the Arts Studio Cruise
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Just in case you haven’t heard yet, families are invited to see and hear Douglas Wood at the Bemidji Public Library this Monday night (April 5). A family friendly 6:30 start time in this hour long visit with the author of many children’s books including “Old Turtle” and the “Can’t do” series. Woods will explore his own “writer’s path” and talk about how to find and follow one’s own path. I believe that children are natural writers and love to make up and tell stories—just look at the Class Act page in the Pioneer. Journal composition books will be given to each child who attends the program as an incentive to start keeping their writings in one place they can return, time and again, to record their thoughts, feelings and observations. What a great way to support young authors. This program is presented by Kitchigami Regional Library System, with legacy funds approved by Minnesota voters for our arts and cultural heritage.

On the subject of authors, Annelee Woodstrom will return to Northern Exposure to Lifelong Learning Wednesday, April 14 at 9:30 a.m. in the Cornerstone Residence in Bagley (Route 2 West). We went to see her first presentation last fall and it was almost standing room only left when we arrived—which is to say—it was very well attended. She wrote one awarding winning book, “War Child: Growing Up in Adolph Hiltler’s Germany.” Woodstrom will speak about her new book, “Empty Chairs,” which chronicles her life here in America after she arrived to become the bride of a Minnesota G.I. Interwoven in the 60-year epic story, are her memories of growing up in Bavaria. She will have her books for sale at the lecture.

Midori, well what can be said about this violinist that hasn’t already been said many times over by audiences and critics alike? Bemidji is fortunate to have renowned musicians appear together on the stage at Bemidji High School. It proves Midori’s commitment to bringing first class musical performances to those who might not otherwise have the opportunity. She will appear with pianist Robert McDonald in the final concert of this year’s Bemidji Concert Series at 7:30 p.m. Thursday, April 8 at the Bemidji High School auditorium. (A preview piece with picture will appear in the Bemidji Pioneer this week)
Tickets are $5 for students through college, $20 for adults and $30 for reserved seating tickets and are available now at Lueken’s Village Foods North, Tutto Bene in downtown Bemidji and at the Bemidji State University Music Department on the second floor of Bangsberg Fine Arts Complex on the campus of BSU. If available, tickets will also be sold at the door the night of performance.

Disney’s Aladdin Jr. opens this week at the Paul Bunyan Playhouse with an in-school performance on Thursday morning. Quoting from an email I received this week from someone who stopped by a rehearsal, “It is fabulous!” Kelly Kirk worked extra hard on this production creating visual effects with lighting, smoke machines (after all, how could a Genie appear without smoke?) and directed spot lights. The magic carpet is played by a first timer with BCT and one wonders what tricks Dwayne Johnson has up his sleeves for her. The lyrics, music and script are essentially the same as the Disney version except it calls for young actors to portray a major percentage of the roles. Bemidji Community Theater has for its mission for over 25-years, given the opportunity for amateurs to enjoy theatrical experiences whether on stage or in technical theater (lighting, sound, set construction, etc.). For this production, BCT welcomes students from TrekNorth and Schoolcraft Learning Center, giving them an opportunity to participate in live theater. The major productions by BCT are becoming a staple in Bemidji’s theater offerings because of all the support for them by sold-out shows and people coming from North Dakota and as far east as Duluth.
But it is the magic for children of all ages in seeing live characters from favorite stories. After the ball, when the wicked stepmother asked her daughters who was that girl—one little voice from the audience piped up, “It’s Cinderella.” There will be little Jasmine look-alikes in the audience for this show as well!
The public performances will begin on Friday night, April 9 at 7:30 p.m. on Friday, two performances at 2 and 7:30 p.m. on Saturday, April 10 and the last public performance will be at 2 p.m. Sunday, April 11. Tickets $12 for adults and $6 for students 17 and under and may be purchased now at Iverson Corner Drug in downtown Bemidji and at Ken K. Thompson at the mall location. If available, tickets will be sold at the door starting one hour before each show time. All performances will be at the Historic Chief Theater, 314 Beltrami Ave. NW.

Bemidji Choir and Chamber Singers will begin their spring tour with three performances in Grand Forks, ND this Tuesday, April 6 with their opening performance at 12:15 p.m. at Central High School. Then on to Bismarck, ND; Moorhead, MN, back to ND at Fargo Shanley High School, Park Rapids at 7:30 p.m. at St. John’s Lutheran Church, 803 West First St. and the last performance for the Bemidji community at 7:30 p.m., Saturday, April 10 at Bethel Lutheran Church. The program and singers, under the direction of Bradley Logan, professor of music at BSU, will include a broad selection of music including Jeff Enns’s “O Magnum Mysterium” and Paul Carey’s trio, “Play With Your Food.” Guess I’ll need to find a box office replacement for Saturday night’s “Aladdin.” Any one interested in filling in for me??

I am truly saddened to report that the Baroque Ensemble concert for Sunday, April 11 is cancelled due to a death in the family of one of the principals, Earl Coleman. A former BSU faculty member, Coleman now holds the Eminent Faculty Chair at Columbia State University in Columbus, Georgia. There were no other openings in the schedule at Thompson Recital Hall for this academic calendar year.

Coming up soon will be a preview piece on BSU’s “Man of LaMancha” will open on April 16 and run through April 25.

Oops–almost forgot to mention that Flat Stanley showed up this week at the Pioneer after visiting in North Dakota.  He comes from Fanwood, New Jersey and will take back with him pictures and stories from the two states. The students in Matt Mahmet’s class should get a laugh out of his adventures–and meeting our own Eric Stromberg, sports writer and photographer.  (Isn’t the picture of the last game at the John Glas extraordinary? 

That’s all she wrote for this week folks, sorry it’s so long in  getting to you.