Cultural Events & Soundings, Fall 2008 |
Events that are part of Soundings: An Introduction to the Liberal Arts are marked as A Soundings Event! Students should be aware that not all events on this calendar count for credit.
This calendar includes an extensive listing of Castleton's cultural events for fall 2008. Members of the community are welcome at these performances and lectures, although it should be noted that seating for 12:30 p.m. events is often limited and students get priority.
What is Soundings? (PDF file)
Fall 2008 Syllabus (PDF file)
For ticket information, call the Box Office at 802-468-1119. |
August 22
Minnesota Moon
Casella Theater
2:30 p.m., free |
 Directed by Theatre Arts professor Harry McEnerny, this play by John Olive is the
coming of age story of two friends. Two high school buddies, Alan and Larry, are sitting in the moonlit yard of an abandoned farmhouse in southern Minnesota, drinking beer, laughing, sharing stories and saying good-bye: Alan leaves the next day for college.
A Soundings Event! |
August 28
Wood's Tea Company
Campus Amphitheater
7 p.m., free |
A continuing Castleton tradition, the Wood’s Tea Company is a Vermont-based group that weaves sea shanties, spirited bluegrass and haunting Celtic ballads. www.woodstea.net
A Soundings Event! |
September 9
Joan Spaulding:
The Millenium Goals Made Real
Jeffords Lecture Hall,
12:30 p.m. & 3:30 p.m.
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Learn about the eight United Nations Millennium Development Goals for poor countries, and see what a local Vermont organization called Joppa PRN is doing to help people in Kenya using these goals.
A Soundings Event!
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September 18-21
Theater Arts Department Production
Philadelphia, Here I Come!
Casella Theater
Sept. 18-20; 8 p.m.
Sept. 21; 2 p.m.
Tickets:
General Public $10; College Community $5
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Written by Brian Friel and directed by Steve Small, the play centers around a young Irishman, Gareth (Gar) O'Donnell, and his intended move to America, specifically Philadelphia. Gar's reasons for going to America, along with his secret love for his uncommunicative father and their final attempts to communicate, bring about a heart-wrenching conclusion. Tickets Required.
A Soundings Event!
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September 25
Dr. Sanjukta Ghosh
Jeffords Lecture Hall, 12:30 p.m.
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 Pop Goes History: What Does Coca Cola Say about America?
The 121-year old drink, Coca-Cola, is as seen as American as baseball and apple pie. But how did it become associated with the "American way?" How has it become solidified in our minds as an icon of American values and ideals? Through ads created for the beverage over the last 100+ years, this presentation will trace the history of the beverage and examine how the ads reflect American politics and priorities.
A Soundings Event!
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September 29
Vermont Symphony Orchestra: Made in VT Music Festival
Casella Theater
7:30 p.m.
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 As part of the fifteenth Made in Vermont Music Festival, VSO will perform works, including Vivaldi’s Four Seasons, Grieg’s Holberg Suite and Lullaby by Gershwin. The concert will also feature a world premiere by Pierre Jalbert and internationally renowned violinist and VSO music director Jaime Laredo. Tickets Required. www.vso.org
A Soundings Event! |
October 2
Weston Playhouse Theatre Company:
As You Like It
Casella Theater,
7:30 p.m.
Tickets:
Adult $15; Sr./Student $10; Under 12 $7; College community free
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 “All the world’s a stage” in this timeless comedy set in the magical Forest of Arden. The lovers Rosalind and Orlando, the clown Touchstone, and the melancholy Jaques are just a few of the colorful characters in this work of soaring verse, riotous humor and delightful song. Tickets Required. www.westonplayhouse.org
A Soundings Event!
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October 14
Sol y Canto & Melodic Vision Production
Noche de Muertos: Welcoming Our Ancestors Home
Casella Theater, 7 p.m.
Tickets:
Adult $10; Sr/Student $7; Under 12 $5; College Community free
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To celebrate one of Mexico’s favorite holidays, Day of the Dead, the performance combines dynamic live music with stunning images of Michoacan’s extravagant, profound and yet irreverent Dia de los Muertos celebration. Tickets Required.
www.solycanto.com
A Soundings Event!
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October 16
Film Premeire:
Once in Afghanistan
Casella Theater,
3:30 p.m. & 7 p.m.
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 A group of vibrant women recall their experience as Peace Corps volunteers helping to eradicate smallpox in rural Afghanistan in the late 60's. Tested to their physical and emotional limits, they confronted disease, extremes of climate and terrain, and cultural taboos. Produced by vaccinator Jill Vickers and Castleton’s own Jody Bergedick.
Q & A with producers and the vaccinators will follow the showing.
A Soundings Event!
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October 23
Dr. Terry Bergen
12:30 p.m.
Jeffords Lecture Hall
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 Dr. Terry Bergen: Leadership Inside and Out
Are you a leader or a follower, a lion or a sheep. Maybe these are silly questions. Maybe it is time to consider when to lead, and whom to lead, and how you lead, and where you lead, and whether it is time to lead yourself or to choose someone to follow, and whom to choose, and how to choose.
A Soundings Event!
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October 30
Keystone Lecture:
Robert Kirshner: Our Expanding Universe
Casella Theater
7 p.m., Lecture
8 p.m., Discussion |
A Harvard professor, Kirshner is an author of 200 research papers dealing with supernovae, the large-scale distribution of galaxies, and the size and shape of the Universe. His recent work on the acceleration of the Universe was dubbed the “Science Breakthrough of the Year” by Science Magazine. He was featured prominently in the recent PBS Nova series Origins.
Visit Robert Kirshner's web site.
A Soundings Event!
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November 12-16
Theater Arts Department Production
You Can't Take It With You
Casella Theater
Nov. 12-15; 8 p.m.
Nov. 16; 2 p.m.
Tickets:
General Public $10; College Community $5 |
 This Pulitzer Prize-winning comedy in three acts by George S. Kaufman and Moss Hart was the basis for the 1938 Academy Award winning film directed by Frank Capra. The questions of what constitutes a good family and what is truly important in life are seen on stage. Susan Haefner of the Weston Playhouse will be directing this story of Alice and Tony, their opposing families and dinner party with police and fireworks. Tickets Required.
A Soundings Event!
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November 20
Off the Beaten Path: A Jazz & Tap Odyssey
Casella Theater
7:30 p.m.
Tickets:
Aduts: $10; Sr./students: $7; Child $5; College community free
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 This performance explores the American art forms of jazz and tap and their unique cultural influences. Created by New England dancer/choreographer Drika Overton and composer Paul Arslanian, in collaboration with renowned tap dancers Brenda Bufalino and Josh Hilberman, the production weaves diverse themes inspired by Rachel Carson, pioneer of the modern environmental movement, throughout thestoryline into an exhilarating and compelling journey. Tickets Required.www.artsourcemanagement.com
A Soundings Event!
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December 4
The Lascivious Biddies
Casella Theater; 7 p.m.
Tickets:
Adults: $10; Sr./students: $7; Child: $5; College community free
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 An all-female cocktail pop quartet, The Lascivious Biddies are making headlines for their energetic and tightly woven show full of humor, expert musicianship and dash of sentimentality. Blending jazz, pop and cabaret with four-part harmonies, “The Biddies” have carried their fresh, genre-defying sound from coast to coast. www.biddies4ever.com
A Soundings Event!
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December 7
Castleton Collegiate Chorale
Sherrill Blodget, Director
Casella Theater; 3 p.m.
free |
 Collegiate Chorale presents a premier concert of chorale music under the new direction of Sherrill Blodget.
A Soundings Event!
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December 8
Castleton Wind Ensemble
Glenn E. Giles, Conductor
Casella Theater; 8 p.m.
free
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The evening concert features a program of varied wind/percussion literature; ranging from renaissance transcriptions, to music from the "Golden Age" of the American Concert Bands including Sousa, Gilmore and Goldman, to contemporary selections. |
December 9
Castleton Jazz Ensemble
Glenn E. Giles, Conductor
Casella Theater; 8 p.m.
free
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The evening concert features a program of varied wind/percussion literature; ranging from renaissance transcriptions, to music from the ""Golden Age"" of the American Concert Bands including Sousa, Gilmore and Goldman, to contemporary selections.
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December 13
Lakes Region Youth Orchestra
Peter Miller, Conductor
Casella Theater, 7 p.m.
Tickets: Adult $10, Sr/Student $7, Child $5 |
Lakes Region Youth Orchestra performs conducted by Peter Miller.
www.lryo.net |
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CHRISTINE PRICE GALLERY
August 25 - October 3
Tom McGlynn Paintings and Installations
October 13 - November 25
Mark Moffett Paintings and Drawings
December 1 - December 19
Marna Grove Illustrations
(click here for more information on the gallery) |
