EVENTS
Monday, October 26
• NC State LIVE: The University Scholars Forum, in a creative collaboration with NC State LIVE, will feature local artists who are dedicated to social justice – cellist/educator Shana Tucker, executive director of Kidznotes, and choreographers Murielle Elizéon and Tommy Noonan, co-founders of Culture Mill. Anyone with an NC State Zoom account may attend. Monday registration link. 3-3:45pm.
• University Theatre: Out Loud series. Reading Bootycandy by Robert O’Hara (part 1 of 2). 7pm.
• University Theatre: Devised 2020. Phase II: Generation of Material. Join Lormarev Jones as she introduces participating students to the conception of original work through ensemble devising. 7pm. Students only.
Tuesday, October 27
• Gregg Museum: Galleries open 10am-5pm. Free timed ticket required.
• University Theatre: How to Theatre series. Zombies! Just in time for Halloween, Laura Parker will teach you how to zombify yourself in this makeup tutorial. 1pm.
• NC State LIVE: The University Scholars Forum, in a creative collaboration with NC State LIVE, will feature local artists who are dedicated to social justice – cellist/educator Shana Tucker, executive director of Kidznotes, and choreographers Murielle Elizéon and Tommy Noonan, co-founders of Culture Mill. Anyone with an NC State Zoom account may attend. Tuesday registration link. 3-3:45pm.
• University Theatre: Strictly Speaking series. Lex Liang, founder of LDC Design Associates, a multidisciplinary design and production house specializing in experiential, live event design and bespoke interiors. 6pm.
• University Theatre: Devised 2020. Phase II: Generation of Material. Join Lormarev Jones as she introduces participating students to the conception of original work through ensemble devising. 7pm. Students only.
Wednesday, October 28
• Gregg Museum: Galleries open 10am-5pm. Free timed ticket required.
• Dance Program: Lunchbox Series. Join the NC State Dance Program for a virtual roundtable with dance students, who will discuss racism in 2020 and the artistic mediums they are exploring within processing, healing and protest. 12pm. (registration closes at 10am)
• University Theatre: How to Theatre series. Scenery on a Budget. Learn how to go from page to stage economically. 4pm.
Thursday, October 29
• Gregg Museum: Galleries open 10am-5pm. Free timed ticket required.
• University Theatre: Strictly Speaking series. Lauren Kennedy Brady is a Broadway actress and the artistic producing director of Theatre Raleigh. Her Broadway credits include Spamalot, Les Miserables, and Sunset Blvd. 6pm.
• University Theatre: Out Loud series. Reading Bootycandy by Robert O’Hara (part 2 of 2). 7pm.
Friday, October 30
• Gregg Museum: Galleries open 10am-5pm. Free timed ticket required.
• Arts NC State and the Crafts Center: Free outdoor, physically distanced sketch class at the Coliseum Parking Deck, taught by artist Brenon Day. Register for a spot at go.ncsu.edu/outdoorsketch. Space is limited and you must wear a mask. 2-4pm. Students only.
Saturday, October 31
• Halloween! Get spooky but stay safe.
CHECK. IT. OUT.
• It’s the last week of early voting: The Talley Student Union early voting site will be open daily through October 31. The site is open to all Wake County residents. There is plenty of free parking in the bays beside Reynolds Coliseum. See hours and all details.
• Shana Tucker – arts leader, cellist, singer-songwriter and teaching artist – has a long history with Arts NC State. This week, she will be working with NC State LIVE as an artist-in-residence. With her band, she performed on the NC State LIVE series in 2011 and 2020. In the 2000s, she was the concert coordinator for the NC State Department of Music. For five years, she was the cellist and vocalist for Cirque du Soleil’s KÀ in Las Vegas, while also touring the country as a performing artist. Just announced: Shana is the new executive director of Kidznotes, a music for social change program based on the El Sistema model of youth orchestras that serves schools in Durham and Raleigh.
• Explore the new Wood Project Series at the Crafts Center. Maybe think ahead to some holiday gift-giving? Project supply kits have been designed, prototyped and developed by wood studio manager John Metzler, and come ready-to-go with pre-cut material, hardware and instructions.
• Jazz students in the NC State Department of Music have been busy building an impressive playlist on Soundcloud. The Jazz Orchestra, Jazz Combo and Jazz Lab Band have been recording remotely this fall while classes are meeting online, then Dr. Wes Parker brings the magic to mix it all together. Tunes by Duke Ellington, Billy Strayhorn, Benny Carter and more. Take a listen!
IN THE NEWS
• Technician: Banned Books Week: a monument of free expression. For years, University Theatre students (and this year, joined by alumni) have participated in the annual reading to recognize Banned Books Week.
• Triangle Business Journal: 2020 Women in Business Awards: Justine Hollingshead. The “Mayor of DASAland” gets some well-deserved recognition from TBJ.
