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Campus Events: April - May, 1997 |
Wednesday, April 2
Fourth Avenue, a highly acclaimed acappella group, will take the
stage on Wednesday, April 2 at 8:00 p.m. in the Sommer Student
Center at Wells. The event is free and open to the public.
Fourth Avenue's music has been described by admirers as "a pinch of soul," "a bit of Motown," and "a little doo-wop." They have performed at Cincinnati Reds games, opened for the Beach Boys, and are featured performers at Paramount's Kings Island.
Formed in 1993, the quintet features bass Jim Brown, baritones Scott Dawson and Ryan Holway, tenor Rich Bresenham, and tenor/vocal percussionist Maurice Harris. They combine their voices and unique personalities to create a show of humor and harmony.
Fourth Avenue is the 1996 Harmony Sweepstakes Chicago Regional Champion. In addition, they were featured on the 1996 National Harmony Sweepstakes CD.
Thursday, Friday, and Saturday, April 10, 11, and 12
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The Wells Arts and Performance Program and Dance Collective will
present Persephone/The Daughters, the annual spring dance
concert, Thursday, Friday, and Saturday, April 10, 11, and 12
at 8:00 p.m. in Macmillan Hall's Phipps Auditorium. Tickets are
$7 for the general public and $3 for students. For more information
contact the Wells dance office at 315/364-3213.
Persephone presents two powerful women, Persephone and Demeter, whose actions influence the entire universe in which they live. The myth explains the cycle of the seasons (Summer, Fall/Winter, Spring) but also encompasses broader themes of separation and reunion, surviving depression and loss, and woman's relationship with the earth.
"Persephone was conceived as an interdisciplinary event," explains Jeanne Goddard, associate professor of dance at Wells and choreographer. "I wanted to use not only original choreography but also original music, text, and visual elements such as sculpture, painting, and photography. I planned the scenes in Persephone to flow seamlessly into one another and to share a common theme."
Persephone/The Daughters features an ensemble of 16 dancers. The performance includes slides, poetry by Wells students and faculty, and an original music score arranged by first-year student Clairissa Breen. Scenic design is by the college's technical director Joe DeForest and costume design by senior Angelica Molina-Trevino.
Saturday, April 19
Accepted students are invited to attend Why Wells?
gathering
Many students from around the globe are involved in the complicated
process of selecting a college. How many of them have the opportunity
to meet with professors, learn about student life, and discover
the opportunities that await them after graduation - all in a
daylong program devoted exclusively to the needs and interests
of accepted students?
Students who have been accepted as members of the Class of 2001 at Wells College along with their families have been invited to attend a special program, Why Wells?, on Saturday, April 19. Activities will take place between 9:30 a.m. and 5:30 p.m. on the Wells campus. Highlights of the day will include:
Wells' Director of Admissions Susan Sloan says, "Why Wells? is a celebration for accepted students on our campus. This is a community-wide program and includes faculty, students, and administration. Accepted students will meet the community, learn about academic programs as well as life after Wells. By the end of the day, they will know why Wells is the best college choice."
Accepted students and their families wanting to learn more about Why Wells? should contact the Admissions Office at 315/364-3264 or e-mail admissions@wells.edu
Wednesday, April 23
Syracuse University librarian David Stam will deliver the annual Susan Garretson Swartzburg '60 Memorial Lecture at Wells College on Wednesday, April 23 at 8:00 p.m. in Macmillan Hall's Art Exhibit Room. His lecture is entitled, "Bibliomania: Disease or Destiny." The event is free and open to the public.
Before his arrival in Syracuse in 1986, Stam served as the Andrew W. Mellon Director of the Research libraries for the New York Public Library System. He was overseer of the Central Research Library as well as the Library of Performing Arts at Lincoln Center and the Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture in Harlem.
Stam has authored and edited numerous books and articles on literature, historic preservation, and library science. He received his Ph.D. from Northwestern University and his M.L.S. from Rutgers University.
The Wells College Book Arts Center, housed in Morgan Hall, is a teaching and publishing component of the college that contains the Victor Hammer Press and the Class of 1932 Bindery. Hammer is recognized by the printing and book arts communities as one of the great type founders and printers of the 20th century. He was a Wells faculty member from 1939-48.
The lecture series is made possible through the Heiland-Garretson Book Arts Lecture Fund, established and sustained through the generosity of Susan Garretson Swartzburg '60.
Saturday, April 26
The annual spring festival at Wells College will be held on Saturday, April 26. Four bands will perform in a free, outdoor concert in front of the Schwartz Athletic Building (rain location is the Dining Hall) on the Wells campus.
Steve Odum and Friends will open the show at noon. Reggae sensation I'Land Rokkerz will follow at 1:30 p.m. Nada Surf will take the stage at 3:00 p.m. 112 will follow at 5:00 p.m. The concert is expected to conclude by 7:00 p.m. All events are free and open to the public.
Ithaca native Steve Odum is a veteran rhythm and blues singer and guitarist. He has performed with Dione Warwick, Little Anthony and the Imperials, Little Richard, and Dr. John. Odum also performs country music under the name Odum Conroy. In 1996, Odum Conroy was inducted into the New York State Country Music Hall of Fame for his outstanding accomplishments.
Steve Odum and Friends are in their second year of performing together. The group includes Steve Odum, guitar and vocals; Richard Howard, drums; Tom Eldridge, bass and vocals; and Mark Chitambar, guitar and vocals.
I'Land Rokkerz are rocking the United States with their repertoire of contemporary reggae, calypso, salsa, and blues music. They take an audience around the world during a show, from the deep roots of Bob Marley to the smooth Afro-European rhythms of Seal, dancing every step of the way. The group has toured throughout the northeastern United States and Canada, performing in clubs, concerts, colleges, and festivals.
The band consists of Larry Sterling, lead vocals and guitar; Eddie Tumah, bass guitar, back up vocals; Dave McDoogle, drums, percussion, and congas; Jamil Abdulah, lead guitar, and back up vocals.
Nada Surf recently released its debut album high/low. Mostly pop
punk, high/low is full of crash course guitar work and clever
lyrics and wordplay diced up in a semi-conscious flow of barbs
as well as regrets. The Three Stooges can be blamed for that.
"One group we have all been influenced by is the Stooges,"
says Daniel Lorca. "We know Funhouse from start to finish.
We even know each other's parts, we love it so much."
Band members Matthew Caws, Ira Elliot, and Daniel Lorca have each
been in many different bands and worked together before creating
Nada Surf in 1993.
R and B sensation 112 says, "We learned to speak through the art of singing." The quartet met while attending high school in their native Atlanta, and has been performing together ever since. The band has a very spiritual foundation and is influenced by such gospel icons as John P. McKee and Baby Face.
The self-titled debut album is dominated by romantic ballads about seeking the opportunity to conquer love. "Only You," the up-tempo song with an R and B edge, went gold in just five weeks.
In a market saturated with male vocalists, each member of 112 rises to the forefront with a natural vocal and instrumental gift. Daron plays keyboard and programs the music; Q is an avid drummer and keyboard player; Marvin strings the cello, violin, bass and viola; Mike plays keyboard. Each demonstrates their vocal ability by singing lead interchangeably. "No matter how things add up, one and one and two equals four," says Q.
April 9 - May 2
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An exhibit entitled "Boxers: From Assisi to Brooklyn"
featuring the work of photographer Carol Huebner Venezia will
be on display in the String Room Gallery at Wells beginning Wednesday,
April 9.
An opening reception will be held in honor of the artist on April 9 from 7:00 p.m. to 9:00 p.m. in the gallery, which is located in the college's Main Building. The reception and exhibit are free, and the public is invited to attend. The show runs through Friday, May 2.
Venezia traveled throughout Italy and the United States taking
pictures of boxers and boxing matches in order to assemble this
collection. Currently living in New York City, she also has a
photography studio in Italy. Her clients include Glamour
and Art Decor magazines and William Morrow, Inc.
Her work has been on display throughout the United States and
Europe and is in the collections of the Metropolitan Museum of
Art, New York; the National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C.;
the Swiss National Print Collection, Zurich; the Fogg Museum,
London; and the Musee de Arte, San Paolo, Brazil.
Venezia is an assistant professor of art at Long Island University where she specializes in color printing. She received the J. William Fulbright Faculty Research Award for her exhibition, National Living Treasures: The Traditional Artisans of Italy.
Venezia earned her master of fine arts degree in photography from the Rochester Institute of Technology.
String Room Gallery hours are Monday through Friday from 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m., Wednesday evening from 7:00 p.m. to 9:00 p.m., and Saturday and Sunday from 1:00 p.m. to 4:00 p.m.
May 12 - May 24
A mixed media show of work by seven Wells seniors will be on display
in the college's String Room Gallery in Main Building and the
Louis Jefferson Long Library from May 12 through 24. An opening
reception was held in honor of the artists on Monday, May 12 from
7:00 p.m. to 9:00 p.m. in the gallery. The exhibition and reception
are free and open to the public.
Students whose work will be on display are Diana Babel of Douglasville,
Georgia; Justine Jaeger, of Oakfield, New York; Rebecca Mello
of Aurora, New York; Rebecca Moshatay of Auburn, New York; Katrina
Owens of Little Falls, New York; Jody Pardun of Portland, Oregon;
and Mariea Angelica Trevino of Porter, Texas.
Professor William Roberts worked closely with the students as the show evolved. "The 1997 student artists are an intelligent and talented group of young and inspiring artists," says Roberts. "Their voices are rich with ideas and concerns, and it is my hope that they will have the stamina and the need to persevere with their art."
Gallery hours are Monday through Friday from 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m., Wednesday evenings from 7:00 p.m. to 9:00 p.m., and Saturday and Sunday from 1:00 p.m. to 5:00 p.m.
Saturday, May 24
Actress Kathryn Walker is Wells' Commencement speaker
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Kathryn Walker will present the Commencement address at Wells
College on Saturday, May 24. The ceremony begins at 10:00 a.m.
outside Macmillan Hall. In case of rain, the event will be moved
to the college's Phipps Auditorium.
Walker is a versatile actress who has appeared on and off Broadway, on television, and in films. She is known also for the public role she has taken in support of animal rights.
In 1991, she moved beyond acting and began filming for the Millennium Project, a collection of in-depth interviews about the significance of the beginning of a new century. To date, she has conducted interviews with over 130 people including Stockard Channing, Stewart Udall, Noam Chomsky, Joni Mitchell, and Wilma Mankiller. The finished project will be shown publicly during 1999, according to Walker.
In an interview with The New Yorker last January she said, "In 1991, I had just done a film in which I played an independent filmmaker, and I was struck by the sense that this very short era - America from the Second World War to the present - is sliding away, and it's very hard to know what's replacing it. Everyone is terrified of the disorder.... I have come to feel that the people I've filmed are sort of inventing the future by attempting to describe it."
Walker, who graduated from Wells in 1964, is most widely known for her compelling portrayal of Abigail Adams in the PBS television series The Adams Chronicles. Her performance won her an Emmy Award for Best Actress.
She has performed and produced "personal anthology" readings: performances that highlight the favorite literary works of well-known scholars and writers. She has worked with the Athens Street Company, a distinguished group of theatre and literary personalities, who perform poetry in the theatre.
After graduating from Wells, Walker attended Harvard University where she earned a master's degree in Celtic studies. She then won a Fulbright Fellowship to the London Academy of Music and Dramatic Arts, firmly launching her acting career. In 1970, she moved to New York City.
Among her many and well-acclaimed acting credits are her Broadway roles in Neil Simon's The Good Doctor with Christopher Plummer; A Touch of the Poet with Jason Robards; and Noel Coward's Private Lives with Elizabeth Taylor and Richard Burton. For Joseph Papp's Shakespeare Festival she has performed in Rebel Women, Kid Champion, and Slag.
Her film credits include Slapshot, directed by George Roy Hill; Rich Kids, with director Robert Young; John Avildsen's feature Neighbors; and The Last Resort directed by Julia Reichert.
Her television credits include the series Beacon Hill; John Cheever's O Youth and Beauty; the role of Anna Roosevelt in FDR: The Last Years with Jason Robards; and Reynolds Price's Private Contentment for American Playhouse - all shown on PBS.
She also played Katharine Hepburn's daughter in Mrs. Delafield Wants to Marry; Bette Davis' niece in Family Reunion; and Jack Lemmon's wife in NBC's The Murder of Mary Phagan, a miniseries that won an Emmy for Best Show.
Kathryn Walker was the recipient of the Wells College Alumnae Award in 1991.
For more information on campus events call Wells College Public Relations at (315) 364-3209
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