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Featured Articles Jazz students, professor play to crowds in China Continuing Education brochure wins award |
A group of UW-Eau Claire jazz students, along with Robert Baca, director of jazz studies, made history in China last week by presenting the first jazz performances ever in two cities there. The group performed concerts Nov. 13 and 14 in Chongquing, the home of the Sichuan Fine Arts Institute, where UW-Eau Claire representatives met with officials planning to start a music school within the next two years. They also performed in Guangzhou during the Nov. 17 opening of Jinan University's 100-year anniversary celebration and again during a Nov. 18 centennial event. The performances were broadcast on television throughout southern China. "We are receiving a proclamation from the governor of one of the cities claiming that we are the first jazz group to perform at the city," Baca wrote in an e-mail message. "Our audiences have been no less than 1,000 for each concert, with the largest concert at over 7,000 people." UW-Eau Claire Chancellor Brian Levin-Stankevich also spoke during the centennial celebration, which included representatives from many of Jinan University's international partners. UW-Eau Claire has had a faculty and student exchange program with Jinan University for more than 15 years.
Continuing Education brochure wins award
Athletics announces Court 'n Rink Luncheons
The weekly 1st and 10 Luncheons for media and Blugold fans started by first-year football coach Todd Glaser will continue throughout the winter as the Court 'n Rink luncheons, UW-Eau Claire Director of Athletics Scott Kilgallon has announced. The Court 'n Rink Luncheons will feature Blugold basketball coaches Tonja Englund and Terry Gibbons and hockey coaches Mike Collins and Luke Strand. Two of the four will speak each week with each of the four coaches making six appearances throughout their seasons. The luncheons will begin Nov. 21 and run from noon to 1 p.m. in the Wisconsin Room of the Quality Inn, 809 W. Clairemont Ave., Eau Claire. The luncheons will be catered by Mancino's. The cost for attendees is $6 per week and includes a sandwich, cookie and beverage. No advance registration is necessary.
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October 12, 2007
Colcannon, a Colorado-based five-person acoustic band, will perform two Celtic holiday concerts at 7:30 p.m. Tuesday and Wednesday, Nov. 28 and 29, in UW-Eau Claire's Schofield Auditorium. The concerts are part of the university's Artists Series. Colcannon first performed in the Artists Series in 2000, packing the house for two performances which were completely different each evening. Fans of Celtic music may wish to attend both 2006 performances. 
"Christmas with Dave Rudolf," a free comedy concert for families with kids of all ages, will be presented Sunday, Dec. 3, at UW-Eau Claire. The interactive family show will begin at 3:30 p.m. in the Tamarack Room of Davies Center. Rudolf's madcap theatrical production of songs, humor and heavy audience participation makes for a delightful family event for all ages. 
The 32nd annual UW-Eau Claire Holiday Concert will be presented as a gift to the community by the music and theatre arts department and the UW-Eau Claire Foundation at 2 and 5 p.m. Sunday, Dec. 10, in Zorn Arena. The concert will feature both individual and combined performances by six university music ensembles: the Wind Symphony, the Symphonic Choir, the Women's Concert Chorale, the University Symphony Orchestra, the Concert Choir and The Singing Statesmen. The concert will conclude in traditional fashion with participation by all ensembles and the audience in Ross Hastings' arrangement of "The Joy of Christmas," a setting of familiar carols that was commissioned for the Holiday Concert and premiered in 1989. 
UW-Eau Claire Continuing Education has been honored for excellence in the "best brochure" category by the Learning Resources Network, an international association for providers of lifelong learning programs. Continuing Education's brochure for the 2005 Synergy Conference, hosted by UW-Eau Claire, was selected for the award from more than 100 nominations from four countries. Continuing Education staff who played major roles in the brochure's development were Deborah Lockhart, graphic artist; Sharon Sabatke, program manager; La Vone Sneen, program associate; Ann Rupnow, outreach specialist; and Laurie St. Aubin-Whelihan, marketing manager. Lockhart will attend the LERN conference in Baltimore Nov. 30 through Dec. 2 and accept the award.
