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AIM Cultural Opportunities

Spring 2012

Artists Series, Forum, and Theatre Productions

Project AIM participants may request a free ticket from the SSD office at 836-4542.

Date

Event

Location

Tuesday

Feb 7

7:30 pm

Artists Series: Cashore Marionettes, "Life in Motion"

With a background of classical music, Joseph Cashore will present an entertaining puppet performance of scenes from everyday life.

Thursday

Feb 16

7:30 pm

Artists Series: Core Ensemble, "Of Ebony Embers"

This performance celebrates the music and poetry of the Harlem Renaissance of the 1920 and 1930's, including music by jazz legends.

Schofield

Auditorium

Feb 23-25

Mar 1-3

7:30 pm

Into the Woods

Winner of several Tony Awards, Into the Woods is a musical that ties together the characters from many Grimm fairy tales, such as Little Red Riding Hood, Jack and the Beanstalk, Rapunzel, and Cinderella.

Gantner

Concert

Hall

Wednesday

Feb 29

7:30 pm

Forum Lecture: V.S. Ramachandran

Listed in Time magazine as among the world's 100 most influential people, V. S. Ramachandran, an expert on phantom-limb pain, will discuss "The Tell-Tale Brain: A Neuroscientist's Quest for What Makes Us Human."

Schofield

Auditorium

Tuesday

Mar 13

7:30 pm

Artists Series: Atlantic Brass Quintet

This brass ensemble from Boston will perform a wide selection of musical works, ranging from Bach to Duke Ellington.

Gantner

Concert

Hall

Wednesday

Mar 28

7:30 pm

Forum Lecture: Dave Zirin

In the lecture "Not Just a Game: The Political Education of Sports," Dave Zirin will explain how sports figure into many political debates and struggles of our times.

Schofield

Auditorium

Thurs-Sat

Mar 29-31

7:30 pm

Danceworks 12

This annual performance by the UW-Eau Claire Concert Dance Company will feature students performing works choreographed by members of the company and representing many different styles of dance.

Kjer Theatre

Wednesday

Apr 18

7:30 pm

Artists Series: Viver Brasil, Feet on the Ground"

This performance showcases the culture of Brazil, with a varied program that includes traditional dance, music, and ceremonial celebrations.

Zorn Arena

May 3-5

May 9-12

7:30 pm

Next Fall

A play by Geoffrey Nauffts, Next Fall focuses on the five-year relationship between two gay men who are very different, one being devoutly religious, the other an atheist.

Kjer

Theatre

Thursday

May 10

7:30 pm

Artists Series: Amelia Piano Trio

This award-winning trio of piano, violin, and cello will perform works by Haydn, Beethoven, and Shostakovich.

Gantner

Concert

Hall

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