Monday morning arts news, February 8

EVENTS

Monday, February 8

• University Theatre: Out Loud series. Join Mia Self for a reading of Am I Dead? by Kevin R. Free. In the hereafter, three souls struggle to reassemble the Black men they wronged in life until Isis, the goddess of marital devotion, pushes them to address the truths of their wrongs in life. 7pm.

Tuesday, February 9

• Gregg Museum: Get your free timed ticket on Eventbrite and explore the three current exhibitions. Galleries open 10am-5pm.

• Career Development Center and Arts NC State: Improv + Interviews. Amy Sawyers-Williams will lead students through an introduction to improvisation with an emphasis on how improv can help sharpen communication and job interview skills. 5pm. (This workshop is full, but students can sign up for a waitlist.)  

Wednesday, February 10

• Gregg Museum: Get your free timed ticket on Eventbrite and explore the three current exhibitions. Galleries open 10am-5pm.  

• University Theatre: Out Loud series. Join Mia Self for a reading of The Bitches by Brie Knight. Set in a doggie hotel, a Pekingese, a Great Dane, and a black Lab dissect humanitarianism and debate their ability to change the world. 7pm.

Thursday, February 11

• Gregg Museum: Get your free timed ticket on Eventbrite and explore the three current exhibitions. Galleries open 10am-5pm.  

• Gregg Museum: Virtual Studio Visit. Artist-photographer Stephen Althouse will join the Gregg Museum from his studio in Pennsylvania to discuss his artistic process and local Amish influences in conjunction with his current exhibition Objects of Intention. Registration required. 4pm.

• University Theatre: How to Theatre. Table and Crosscut Saws: Join Dave Jensen and Mike White in a Zoom session to learn the basics of the two saws used most often in the scene shop. 4:30pm.

• University Theatre: Strictly Speaking series. With an MFA from the UNC School of the Arts, Ryan Moller is now a Chicago-based costume designer. Credits include The Drowsy Chaperone, Twelve Angry Men, Disney’s Beauty and the Beast, and Guys and Dolls. 6pm.

• Dance Program: Virtual modern master class. Katy Greenhalgh will lead a class that combines different styles of modern dance. Her primary training is in modern dance and ballet. Greenhalgh has studied Graham and Cunningham along with commercial jazz, lyrical jazz, modern jazz and hip-hop. 6pm.

Friday, February 12

• Gregg Museum: Get your free timed ticket on Eventbrite and explore the three current exhibitions. Galleries open 10am-5pm.  

• Crafts Center: This is a Crafternoon class for making hot glass beads, open to NC State students only. 4pm. (Sorry, but this class is full.)

• University Theatre: The Institute. This new project aims to introduce students, and eventually audiences, to site specific, interactive and immersive storytelling experiences. Learn more and register. 4pm.

• University Theatre: The Wright Way. Attend a free staged virtual reading. Middle Grounds is a new play about death and moving on, but it’s also a play about community, and the split-second friendships you make in line at Starbucks. By Penny Lawrence and Jack Dewesse, it was recognized with an honorable mention in the 2020 Arts NC State Creative Artist Awards. 7pm.

Saturday, February 13

• NC State LIVE: Intro to BodyStories workshop. Join choreographer and community organizer Murielle Elizéon and cellist and educator Shana Tucker for a series of restorative storytelling workshops rooted in social justice, created for NC State students to come together in a healing digital space to explore their own stories. Learn more and register by noon on February 12. 1pm.

• University Theatre: The Wright Way. Attend a free staged virtual reading. Middle Grounds is a new play about death and moving on, but it’s also a play about community, and the split-second friendships you make in line at Starbucks. By Penny Lawrence and Jack Dewesse, it was recognized with an honorable mention in the 2020 Arts NC State Creative Artist Awards. 2pm.

• University Theatre: The Wright Way. Attend a free staged virtual reading. Heritage is a new play by Griffin James that was recognized with an honorable mention in the 2020 Arts NC State Creative Artist Awards. Ellen returns home after years of avoiding her demanding mother and doting father. The same old patterns play out upon her return, but November is a transitional season. 7:30pm.

Sunday, February 14

• University Theatre: The Wright Way. Attend a free staged virtual reading. Heritage is a new play by Griffin James that was recognized with an honorable mention in the 2020 Arts NC State Creative Artist Awards. Ellen returns home after years of avoiding her demanding mother and doting father. The same old patterns play out upon her return, but November is a transitional season. 2pm.

CHECK. IT. OUT.

• The Gregg Museum of Art & Design and the Division of Academic and Student Affairs’ Marketing and Communications earned a 2021 Gold Award from CASE District III/Southeast in recognition of virtual tours created during the pandemic.

• There is a new campus spot to socialize outdoors. The Den at Harris Field is now available as an outdoor lounge area with Adirondack chairs, fire pits, and yard games.

• In-person classes are underway at the Crafts Center. Check the last chance list for both in-person and online classes in February that might still have space available.

• Dr. Alison Arnold, lecturer in music, was invited to participate in North Carolina Theatre’s All In: Community Conversations program. NCT is producing this series of virtual conversations around its 2019-2020 shows that could not be presented due to the pandemic.

• Windhover, NC State’s literary and arts magazine, is accepting audio and video submissions for its 55th edition. NC State students, faculty, staff or alumni may apply. The deadline is February 14.

• The Department of Music has shared two videos created remotely by students in fall 2020. The Marching Band recorded “Hey Jude” by The Beatles and dedicated it to all the essential personnel working throughout the pandemic. The three choirs – State Chorale, Vox Accalia and the Singing Statesmen – recorded a beautiful rendition of the NC State alma mater.

• The 2021 NC State Poetry Contest is now accepting entries. The annual contest is a free literary competition open to all North Carolina residents, including out-of-state and international students who are enrolled in North Carolina universities.

IN THE NEWS

• Parsons School of Design: Mary Ann Scherr’s Legacy in Metal Exhibition. More coverage for the Scherr exhibition. Though it has closed, you can take a virtual tour.

• Libraries News: Libraries receives archive of photographer John Mark Hall (‘75). An alumnus of the College of Design, one of John Mark Hall’s last projects was photography for the catalogue for Design Duet at the Gregg Museum.