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September 2007 December 2007 March 2008
October 2007 January 2008 April 2008
November 2007 February 2008 May 2008

 

September 2007

Sept. 18 – Nov. 15

Opening reception
at 7 PM

GALLERY EXHIBITION:
Celestial Nights: Visions of an Ancient Land

Tuesday, Sept. 18: artist introduction to Neil Folberg’s work by Communications Media professor Peter Laytin at 6:30 PM in Ellis White Lecture Hall

Aperture, a not-for-profit organization devoted to photography and the visual arts, has organized this traveling exhibition and produced the accompanying publications.

Gallery Exhibition
Thursday, Sept 20
at 7 PM

Master Classes: Full Circle Productions
Parkinson Gym
Dance Studio (Recreation Center)

For dancers with experience. Limited enrollment.

Tickets per class: $15/general public; free to FSC students (call for tickets)

Dance Class

October 2007

Tuesday, Oct. 2
at 7 PM

Preserving the Art in the Vatican Museums
Reception in Italian in the gallery to view Museum

Fitchburg Art Museum
Michael DiPierro, guest lecturer

Sponsored by the Center for Italian Culture at Fitchburg State College
and the Fitchburg Art Museum.

Admission: free

Lecture

Saturday, Oct. 6
at 8 PM

Spotlight talk
at 7:15 PM

Ladysmith Black Mambazo
Weston Auditorium

South African Cultural Context by Chola Chisunka, professor of English    

Tickets: $28/$28/$10

Concert

Oct. 10 – 13,
17, 19 and 20
at 7:30 PM;

Oct. 14 at 2 PM; Oct. 18 at 6:30 PM

Theater performance: The Purple Breasts
McKay Auditorium

The English and ITEC departments’ production of The Purple Breasts (referring to the markings for radiation) was originally directed and co-written by Daryl Lindstrom about her struggle with breast cancer. Guest director is Wil Kilroy from the University of Southern Maine.

Tickets: $7/general; $5/students, seniors, FSC faculty and staff (at the door)

Performance
Thursday, Oct. 11
at 7 PM   

Nosferatu with live score by Devil Music Ensemble
Ellis White Lecture Hall (Campus Center)

Tickets: $10/general: $7/seniors, $5 students
Free with CenterStage membership card!

Performance/Film
Tuesday, Oct. 16
at 2 PM & 7 PM   

The Films of Lina Wertmüller: The Seduction of Mimi
Ellis White Lecture Hall (Campus Center)

Sponsored by the Center for Italian Culture at Fitchburg State College

Tickets at the door: $7/general public; $5/ FSC staff, faculty and seniors; $3/FSC students

 

Film
Wed., Oct. 17
at 9 PM

Rudy Currence
The Underground (Hammond Campus Center)

An SGA Programs Committee event.

Tickets: $5; FSC students free

Performance
Saturday, Oct. 20
at 8 PM   

John McDermott, Irish tenor
Weston Auditorium

Tickets: $28/$28/$10

Sponsored by Workers' Credit Union
Additional support comes from the Ann Hyland-Zimmerman Irish Culture Fund.

Concert
Thursday, Oct. 25
at 2 PM & 7 PM

The Films of Lina Wertmüller: Ciao, Professore
Ellis White Lecture Hall (Campus Center)

Sponsored by Center for Italian Culture at Fitchburg State College

Tickets at the door: $7/general public; $5/ FSC staff, faculty and seniors; $3/FSC students

 

Film
November 2007
Thursday, Nov. 1
at 2 PM

Meet the Biddies: Women working in the Music Biz…
Percival Auditorium

Free parking available at the Wallace Civic Center; take FSC shuttle bus.

Admission: free

Lecture
Friday, Nov. 2
at 10 am

Meet the Itty Biddies: Concert of American Stories for Young Audiences
Percival Auditorium

Free parking available at the Wallace Civic Center; take FSC shuttle bus.

Co-sponsored by Hannaford Supermarkets                   

Tickets: $15/general public; $5/students

Performance
Friday, Nov. 2
at 8 PM

The Lascivious Biddies  
Percival Auditorium

Tickets: $22/$20/$7

Performance
Wednesday, Nov. 7
at 6:30 PM

Italian Book Club
Center for Italian Culture Room (4th floor)
Amelia V. Gallucci-Cirio Library

Join us for an informal discussion of Christ Stopped at Eboli  by Carlo Levi. Facilitated by professor Terry Thomas.

Sponsored by Center for Italian Culture at Fitchburg State College

Admission: free

Book Club
Thursday, Nov. 8
at 7:30 PM   

Rik Reppe: Staggering Towards America
Kent Recital Hall (Conlon Music)

Tickets: $10/$7/$5

Free with CenterStage membership card!

Performance
Tuesday, Nov. 13
at 2 PM & 7 PM  

Have You Seen Andy?
Ellis White Lecture Hall (Campus Center)

Admission: free

Film

Nov. 13 preview
at 7:30 PM;

Nov. 14, 16, 17
at 7:30 PM;

Nov.15
at 6:30 PM

Theater performance: The Pullman Car Hiawatha
McKay Auditorium

The Pullman Car Hiawatha is a small masterpiece by Thornton Wider in the style of OUR TOWN creating the illusion of an overnight ride on a Pullman Car from New York to Chicago in the 1930s. Directed by Richard McElvain.

Tickets: $7/general; $5/students, seniors, FSC faculty and staff (at the door)

Performance
Thursday, Nov. 15
at 8 PM  

Arlo Guthrie: the solo reunion tour
“sometimes you just have to go it alone…”
Weston Auditorium                                      

Tickets: $28/$25/$10

Co-sponsored by Leominster Credit Union

 

Nov. 20 – Dec. 18

Opening reception at 7 PM

GALLERY EXHIBITION:Sally Moore
Sculptures & Drawings

Tuesday, Nov. 20: artist talk at 6:30 PM in Ellis White Lecture Hall

Gallery Exhibition
Tuesday, Nov. 27
at 7:30 PM    

Italy's Identity Crisis
Kent Recital Hall (Conlon Music)

By John Alcorn, Trinity College associate director of Italian programs and assistant professor of Italian studies

Sponsored by the Clementi Family Lecture Series

Admission: free

Lecture
December 2007
Wednesday, Dec. 5
at 7:30 PM

ANNUAL WINTER ENSEMBLE CONCERT
Weston Auditorium

Featuring the Fitchburg State College Concert Band and Fitchburg State College Jazz Band

Admission: free

Concert
Thursday, Dec. 6
at 7 PM

DANCE CLUB WINTER SHOW
Weston Auditorium

Tickets: $5/general and students available at the Hammond Center Info Desk          

Performance
Friday, Dec. 7
at 12:30 PM

Firebird Ensemble: Development of character and narrative through music
Percival Auditorium

Admission: free
Lecture/Discussion

Friday, Dec. 7
at 8 PM

Spotlight talk
at 7:15 PM

The Passion of Scrooge
Percival Auditorium

Spotlight talk at 7 PM with Kate Vincent about the composer’s use of special effects and his extra-musical demands on the performers.

Tickets: $22/$20/$7

Co-sponsored by Worcester Magazine
Performance
Monday, Dec. 10
at 7:30 PM

ANNUAL WINTER CHORAL CONCERT
Weston Auditorium

Featuring the Fitchburg State College Concert Choir and Chamber Singers

Admission: free

Concert

January 2008

Jan. 22 – Feb. 18

GALLERY EXHIBITION:Leonard Ragouzeos
Values: Images in Black and White


Gallery talk: Tuesday, Jan. 22 PM at 6:30 with opening reception at 7 PM

To see other images go to www.leonardragouzeos.com.

Gallery Exhibition
Wed., Jan. 23
at 6:30 PM

Italian Book Club
Center for Italian Culture Room (4th floor)
Amelia V. Gallucci-Cirio Library

Join us for an informal discussion of The Dark Tide by Stephen Puleo. Facilitated by professor Terry Thomas. Mr. Puleo will be speaking on Tuesday, Feb. 26 at 7:30 PM

Sponsored by Center for Italian Culture at Fitchburg State College

Admission: free

Book Club
February 2008

Thursday, Feb. 7
at 8 PM

Spotlight talk
at 7:15 PM

Peru Negro 
Weston Auditorium

Tickets: $25/$22/$7

Performance
Tuesday, Feb. 12
at 6:45 PM

@6:45

It’s the return of @6:45—screenings of short films by Fitchburg State Communications Media students or faculty at 6:45 PM prior to the regularly scheduled screening.

Film
Tuesday, Feb. 12
at 2 & 7 PM

Films from The Boston Jewish Film Festival:
Marti, the Passionate Eye

Ellis White Lecture Hall (Campus Center)

Tickets at the door: $7/general public; $5/ FSC staff, faculty and seniors; $3/FSC students

Free with CenterStage membership card!

Curated by The Boston Jewish Film Festival
with support from the Jewish Heritage Endowment

Film
Saturday, Feb. 16
at 8 PM

Creole Jazz Serenaders 
Weston Auditorium

Tickets: $25/$22/$7

Co-sponsored by P. J. Keating Company and WICN Public Radio

Concert
Tuesday, Feb. 26
at 7:30 PM

New England Writers Series
The Boston Italians

Kent Recital Hall (Conlon Music)

Support for the New England Writers Series comes from the Roberta Fitzmaurice Connors ’63 Scholarship Fund.

Tickets: $10/general public, $7/FSC faculty, staff and seniors, $5/FSC students and children under 18 (at the door)

Free with CenterStage membership card!

Lecture
March 2008
Mar. 4 – Apr. 8

GALLERY EXHIBITION:Yu-Wen Wu painter

Artist talk: Tuesday, Mar. 4 at 6:30 PM with opening reception at 7 PM

Gallery Exhibition
Thursday, Mar. 6
at 7:30 PM

New England Writers Series
 “R”—The Rosa Lee Show

Kent Recital Hall (Conlon Music)

Vocal translation for the benefit of the non-Deaf audience will be provided.

Tickets: $10/general public, $7/FSC faculty, staff and seniors, $5/FSC students and children under 18 (at the door)

Free with CenterStage membership card!

Lecture
Tuesday, Mar. 11
at 6:45 PM
@6:45
Fitchburg State student shorts
Film
Tuesday, Mar. 11
at 2 & 7 PM

Films from The Boston Jewish Film Festival:
Be Fruitful and Multiply

Ellis White Lecture Hall (Campus Center)

Tickets at the door: $7/general public; $5/ FSC staff, faculty and seniors; $3/FSC students

Free with CenterStage membership card!

Curated by The Boston Jewish Film Festival with support from the Jewish Heritage Endowment

Film
Thursday, Mar. 27
at 7 PM

Master Class
Dance Studio (Recreation Center)

Tickets: $15/general public; free to FSC students (call for tickets)

Dance Class
Friday, Mar. 28
at 10 AM

Hip-hop To School Matinee
Weston Auditorium

Free parking available at the Wallace Civic Center; then use the FSC shuttle bus.

Tickets: $15/general public; $5/students

Performance
Friday, Mar. 28 at 8 PM

Hip-hop To Da Head
Weston Auditorium

Tickets: $22/$20/7

Co-sponsored by Worcester Magazine
with additional support from Orchard Hills Athletic Club

Performance

April 2008

Tuesday, Apr. 1
at 2 & 7 PM

Films from The Boston Jewish Film Festival:
Lunch with Fela

Ellis White Lecture Hall (Campus Center)

Filmmaker Abraham Ravett will be at the 7 PM screening.

Tickets at the door: $7/general public; $5/ FSC staff, faculty and seniors; $3/FSC students

Free with CenterStage membership card!

Curated by The Boston Jewish Film Festival with support from the Jewish Heritage Endowment

Film

Apr. 2, 3, 4, 5, 9, 11, 12
at 7:30 PM;

Apr. 6 at 2 PM;

Apr. 10 at 6 PM

Theater performance: The Taming of the Shrew

McKay Auditorium

The English and ITEC departments’ production of William Shakespeare’s classic, The Taming of the Shrew. Directed by Kelly Morgan.

Tickets: $7/general; $5/students, seniors, FSC faculty and staff

Performance

Thursday, Apr. 3
at 6 PM

Saturday, Apr. 5
at 3 PM

DANCE CLUB SHOWS

Weston Auditorium

Tickets: $5/general and students available at the Hammond Center Info Desk
Performance
Friday, Apr. 11 at 8 PM

Quartetto Gelato: Neapolitan Nights 
Weston Auditorium

Spotlight talk at 7:15 PM: Meet the Quartetto Gelato!  

Tickets: $22/$20/$7

Sponsored by Center for Italian Culture at Fitchburg State College

Concert

April 23 – June 29
Wed., Apr. 23

VISIONS ‘08
Opening Reception

5:30 PM  Gallery Opening,
Hammond Art Gallery (Hammond Campus Center)

7:30 PM  Film and Video Screening,
Weston Auditorium

Admission: free (call 978.665.3177 for more information)

Gallery
Saturday, Apr. 26
at 8 PM  

Sonya Kitchell   
Weston Auditorium

Tickets: $22/$20/$7

Co-sponsored by Fitchburg Savings Bank

Concert
Wed., April 30
at 7:30 PM

ANNUAL SPRING JAZZ BAND CONCERT
Weston Auditorium

Featuring the Fitchburg State College Jazz Band

Admission: free

Concert

May 2008

Monday, May 5
at 7:30 PM

ANNUAL SPRING CHORAL CONCERT
Weston Auditorium

Featuring the Fitchburg State College Concert Choir andChamber Singers

Admission: free

Concert