EVENTS

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VUCA Season Calendar 2009-2010

December

     
Wednesday
2nd
Student Coffee Hour with VU Student Poets
Brauer Museum of Art 
7 pm 
Friday
4th
Opening Reception
Thomas H. Kapsalis: Artist’s House, Paintings and Sculpture, 1947-2008
Curated by John Corbett and James Dempsey
Brauer Museum of Art
7 pm
Friday
4th
Choral Concert Series
Valparaiso University Christmas Concert: A Carol Festival
Chorale conducted by Christopher M. Cock, Symphony Orchestra conducted by Dennis Friesen-Carper, Chamber Concert Band conducted by Jeffrey Scott Doebler, Women's Choir conducted by Maura Janton Cock, Men's Choir conducted by Christopher M. Cock,
Chapel of the Resurrection
$15 adults / $10 seniors and students
free admission for VU students, faculty and staff
7:30 pm
Saturday
5th
Choral Concert Series
Valparaiso University Christmas Concert: A Carol Festival
Chorale conducted by Christopher M. Cock, Symphony Orchestra conducted by Dennis Friesen-Carper, Chamber Concert Band conducted by Jeffrey Scott Doebler, Women's Choir conducted by Maura Janton Cock, Men's Choir conducted by Christopher M. Cock,
Chapel of the Resurrection
$15 adults / $10 seniors and students
free admission for VU students, faculty and staff
5 pm
Sunday 6th
Julefest
Luce Concert Band and Community/University Concert Band
Jeffrey Scott Doebler, conductor
University Theatre 
free admission 
4 pm
Wednesday  9th
The Directing Showcase
student directed theatre productions
Studio Theatre 
free admission 
8 pm
Thursday
10th The Directing Showcase
student directed theatre productions
Studio Theatre 
free admission 
8 pm
Friday
11th
Advent Christmas Vespers
Kantorei
Lorraine S. Brugh, conductor
Chapel of the Resurrection
free admission 
7 pm
Friday
11th
Advent Christmas Vespers
Kantorei
Lorraine S. Brugh, conductor
Chapel of the Resurrection
free admission 
10 pm

January

     
Sunday 10th
Organ Recital
American Guild of Organists, student chapter
Chapel of the Resurrection 
free admission 
3 pm
Wednesday 13th
Student Coffee Hour with Thomas H. Kapsalis
Thomas H. Kapsalis: Artist’s House, Paintings and Sculpture, 1947-2008
Curated by John Corbett and James Dempsey
Brauer Museum of Art
7 pm
Sunday
24th
Faculty Artist Series
Gregory Maytan, violin
Joseph Bognar, piano
Performance: Violin Claude Debussy and Maurice Ravel
Duesenberg Recital Hall
free admission 
3 pm
Wednesday
27th
Gallery Talk with Thomas H. Kapsalis
Thomas H. Kapsalis: Artist’s House, Paintings and Sculpture, 1947-2008
Curated by John Corbett and James Dempsey
Brauer Museum of Art
7 pm

February

     
Wednesday 3rd
Student Coffee Hour with Director/Curator Gregg Hertzlieb
Thomas H. Kapsalis: Artist’s House, Paintings and Sculpture, 1947-2008
Curated by John Corbett and James Dempsey
Brauer Museum of Art 
7 pm
Friday
12th
VU Dance Ensemble
Ann Kessler and Kathleen Dominiak, directors
University Theatre
$15 adults / $10 seniors and non-VU students
free admission for VU students, faculty and staff 
8 pm
Saturday
13th
VU Dance Ensemble
Ann Kessler and Kathleen Dominiak, directors
University Theatre
$15 adults / $10 seniors and non-VU students
free admission for VU students, faculty and staff 
2 pm
Saturday
13th
VU Dance Ensemble
Ann Kessler and Kathleen Dominiak, directors
University Theatre
$15 adults / $10 seniors and non-VU students
free admission for VU students, faculty and staff
8 pm
Saturday
13th
Valparaiso University Symphony Orchestra
with concerto competition winners
Dennis Friesen-Carper, conductor
Chapel of the Resurrection
$15 adults / $10 seniors and non-VU students
free admission for VU students, faculty and staff
7:30 pm
Sunday
14th Faculty Artist Series
Virginia Oram, baritone
Performance: A recital of music by women composers
Duesenberg Recital Hall
free admission
3 pm
Sunday
14th
VU Dance Ensemble
Ann Kessler and Kathleen Dominiak, directors
University Theatre
$15 adults / $10 seniors and non-VU students
free admission for VU students, faculty and staff
2 pm
Friday  19th
1-2-3-4-5 Series
student directed theatre production
Studio Theatre
free admission 
8 pm
Friday
19th
Valparaiso University Chamber Concert Band
Jeffrey Scott Doebler, conductor
University Theatre
($)
7:30pm 
Saturday 20th
1-2-3-4-5 Series
student directed theatre production
Studio Theatre
free admission
8 pm
Saturday
20th
Valparaiso University Luce Concert Band
Jeffrey Scott Doebler, conductor
University Theatre
free admission 
3 pm
Saturday
20th
Valparaiso Community/University Concert Band
Jeffrey Scott Doebler, conductor
University Theatre 
free admission 
7:30 pm
Sunday
21st
Faculty Artist Series
Ralph Klapis, baritone
Joseph Bognar, piano
Performance: Songs by award-winning composer and Valpo alumnus Frank Ferko (VU '72) set to the poems of American Trappist monk and author Thomas Merton
Duesenberg Recital Hall
free admission 
3 pm

March

     
Saturday
20th
Choral Concert Series
St. Matthew Passion
by Johann Sebastian Bach
Hermann Max, conductor
Chapel of the Resurrection
$25 adults / $15 seniors, non-VU students
free admission to VU students, faculty and staff
7 pm
Wednesday
31st
Opening Reception and Award Ceremony
Secondary School Showcase
Brauer Museum of Art
6 pm

April

     

Monday-

Saturday

5th-

10th

25th Annual Jazz Fest
Harre Union
Call 219-464-5415 for more information
Ticket prices varie based on event call 219-464-5415 for tickets
 
Friday
9th
Opening Reception
VU Art Faculty Exhibition
Brauer Museum of Art
7 pm
Monday
12th
Organ Alumni Recital
sponsored by the Institute of Liturgical Studies in honor of the chapel's 50th year
Chapel of the Resurrection
8 pm
Sunday
18th
Faculty Artist Series
Jennet Ingle, oboe
Duesenberg Recital Hall
free admission 
3 pm
Wednesday
21st
Opening Reception and Award Ceremony
VU Art Student Exhibition
Brauer Museum of Art
7 pm
Wednesday
21st
Twelfth Night
by William Shakespeare
Lee F. Orchard, director
University Theatre
$15 adults / $10 seniors and non-VU students
free admission for VU students, faculty and staff
8 pm
Thursday 22nd Twelfth Night
by William Shakespeare
Lee F. Orchard, director
University Theatre
$15 adults / $10 seniors and non-VU students
free admission for VU students, faculty and staff
8 pm
Friday 23rd
Twelfth Night
by William Shakespeare
Lee F. Orchard, director
University Theatre
$15 adults / $10 seniors and non-VU students
free admission for VU students, faculty and staff
8 pm
Saturday
24th
Twelfth Night
by William Shakespeare
Lee F. Orchard, director
University Theatre
$15 adults / $10 seniors and non-VU students
free admission for VU students, faculty and staff
2 pm
Saturday
24th
12th Annual Sousa Tribute Concert
Valparaiso University Chamber Concert Band and Valparaiso Community/University Concert Band
Jeffrey Scott Doebler, conductor
University Theatre
$15 adults / $10 seniors and non-VU students
free admission for VU students, faculty and staff
1 pm
Sunday
25th
Twelfth Night
by William Shakespeare
Lee F. Orchard, director
University Theatre
$15 adults / $10 seniors and non-VU students
free admission for VU students, faculty and staff
2 pm

May

     
Sunday
2nd
Choral Concert Series
Symphony No. 2, "Resurrection"
by Gustav Mahler
Dennis Friesen-Carper, conductor
Chapel of the Resurrection
$15 adults / $10 seniors and non-VU students
free admission for VU students, faculty and staff
3 pm
Friday
14th
Opening Reception
The Art and Magic of Africa: Selections from the Lawrence P. Kolton Collection
Brauer Museum of Art
7 pm