Spring 2010 Semester Schedule of Performers

The P.E.O. Foundation Art Gallery Spring 2010 Schedule
Ticket Information

Thursday, January 21
ELAINE PASQUA
5:30 p.m., Dining Room
Sex and Excess: Surviving the Party is a high-energy, fun, and interactive program that motivates students to make their goals a priority. Elaine persuades students to look at why they engage in high-risk behaviors and how things can go wrong. Through thought-provoking activities, outrageous songs, and role-playing exercises, Elaine challenges students’ behavior choices and enables students to make their goals a priority while remaining productive and healthy.
 
Wednesday, February 3 (CLASS Event)
BEHIND THE SWOOSH: Sweatshops and Social Justice
8 p.m., Recital Hall, $6/$5 (tickets)
This multimedia presentation will detail the month Jim Keady spent in an Indonesian factory workers' slum living on $1.25 a day, a typical wage paid to Nike's subcontracted workers. Along with providing personal accounts, he will include the latest information on Nike's labor and environmental practices, and will challenge you to deal in human terms with the women, men, and sometimes children, who are the foundation of global manufacturing.


THERESA SPENCER FACULTY RECITAL
Theresa Spencer's faculty recital at Cottey College scheduled for Saturday, February 13, has been cancelled. The College regrets any inconvenience this may cause.

Thursday, February 18
RACHEL LOY
8 p.m., Dining Room, $5/$4
Hard to pin down, and hard to forget, Rachel Loy has always had it both ways: she's a sweet, petite blonde who sings heartrending ballads with an aching vulnerability, and she drives her electric bass like it's a pack of pit bulls. She works incredibly hard, but she makes it look easy. She rode the fleeting fame train with a major-label, Billboard-charted hit single at the ripe old age of 19, and now, three years after making her mark, she's ready to be discovered—again.




Saturday, February 27
SCRATCH TRACK
8 p.m., Dining Room, $5/$4
Scratch Track is best described as an acoustic hip-hop soul band that was Tennessee-bred and is Kansas City-based. The group comprises vocalist/beatboxing DJ Lee and guitarist Jason Hamlin. This slick blend of beats and unplugged instrumentation has toured internationally and has had prominent opening slots for O.A.R., The Roots, George Clinton & Parliament Funkadelic, Los Lonely Boys, Erykah Badu, Jurassic 5, Living Colour, Rehab,  and DJ Skribble (to name but a few).

Thursday, March 25 (CLASS Event)
REDUCED SHAKESPEARE COMPANY
8 p.m., Auditorium, $8/$6 (tickets)
This three-man comedy troupe is known for taking long, serious subjects and reducing them into short, sharp comedies. They have been seen around the world on stage, television, and the Internet, and are frequently heard on the radio. They will perform The Complete Works of William Shakespeare (abridged) which condenses all 37 of his plays into 97 minutes. The Today Show said about the performance "If you like Shakespeare, you'll like this show. If you hate Shakespeare, you'll LOVE this show!"

Wednesday, March 31
OHIO AVENUE
8 p.m., Dining Room, $5/$4
Ohio Avenue pairs catchy melodies with intriguing music to bring you the best in modern rock. This Alabama-based trio has recently released their debut full-length album, The Sound. Though relatively new to the rock scene, the band has managed to make a powerful impact. Ohio Avenue has landed opening slots for bands like Switchfoot and Needtobreathe. They hope that their music will impact the people they meet in a meaningful way.


Thursday, April 15
WHIFFENPOOFS
8 p.m., Chapel
Each year 14 of the finest male singers in Yale’s senior class are chosen to be members of the Whiffenpoofs, the world’s oldest and best-known a cappella group. Over 100 years after the group’s founding in 1909, the Whiffenpoofs continue their proud tradition of outstanding musicianship and exceptional entertainment. Each year, the “Whiffs” perform over 200 concerts worldwide at a wide range of venues including large concert halls, private events, country clubs, schools, and churches. This year, the Whiffenpoofs’ United States tour is poised to include Carnegie Hall, the White House, Vail Resort, and the Sun Valley Jazz Jamboree. A cappella arrangements of jazz standards, classic ballads, traditional Yale songs, and recent popular hits will delight you. Member Scott Hillier, a graduate of Nevada High School, is pictured in the front row, right side.

Friday-Saturday, April 16-17
COLLEGE OPERA: AFIWA
8 p.m., Auditorium, $8/$5 (tickets)
This is the American premier of the African opera, Afiwa, by the Sierra Leonean composer Nicholas Ballanta. This work was first performed in Ghana in 1936 and again in Freetown, Sierra Leone, in 1937. The story is about a young women, abandoned at birth because she was not a boy, who dared to defy the king. This production features Ms. Joseryl Beckley in the title role of Afiwa. Ms. Beckley, a graduate of Cottey College and Indiana University, sang the role of Afiwa in Freetown in 1997. This production is the result of coordinated efforts of members of the Fine Arts Division at Cottey.

Saturday, May 1
CHILDRENS THEATRE PERFORMANCE
3 p.m., Auditorium
This performance is specifically for children, chosen and produced by the Cottey College children’s theatre class, under the direction of Dr. Rusalyn Andrews. Specific information will be available in April.

Saturday, May 1
JONATHAN CLAY
5:30 p.m., B.I.L. Lodge
Singer-songwriter and guitar player, Jonathan Clay combines elements of blues, pop, and folk-rock, and draws from any and everything around him. For nearly a decade, he has been paving the way to musical distinction, creating sincere melodies and grabbing listener's hearts and souls with each note.  Hit tracks from the debut album earned spots in nationally broadcasted reality shows, independent movies and radio shows across the nation.  Whether you choose to call it hard work or destiny, one thing is for certain: this small-town man is ready to prove what he was put on this earth to do.  "I'm right where I need to be."

Sunday, May 2
JAZZ AND WOODWIND CONCERT
3 p.m., Recital Hall
The Cottey College Jazz Ensemble and the Cottey College Wind Ensemble are under the direction of Gary Johnson. The Cottey College Chamber String Ensemble will be conducted by Laurel Morgan.


Sunday, May 16
126th ANNUAL COMMENCEMENT
10 a.m., Gymnasium
An honored guest will address the Cottey College Class of 2010 and their guests before the Associate in Arts and Associate in Science degrees are conferred. Come watch and celebrate!

Financial assistance for the Reduced Shakespeare Company has been provided by the Missouri Arts Council, a state agency, and the Mid-America Arts Alliance.

Cottey Campus Activities and Ticket Office
1000 W. Austin
Nevada, MO 64772

(417) 667-8181, ext. 2186

FOR MORE INFORMATION
For tickets or more information, contact the Cottey College Ticket Office or Ms. Kris Korb, coordinator of campus activities, at (417) 667-8181, ext. 2186 or by e-mail at kkorb@cottey.edu.

PRICES AND TICKET INFORMATION
If an admission price is indicated, the first one is for adults and the second is for those persons under 18 or over 62 years of age. Admission is complimentary for current Cottey students and employees. Tickets may be purchased for the noted events approximately two weeks prior to the performance date, providing seats are available. Some tickets may be available the night of the performance/event in the lobby of the Center for the Arts. All seats are general admission so ticket holders may want to arrive fifteen minutes prior to the performance to secure the seating of their choice.

The P.E.O. Foundation Art Gallery

• January 11-February 5........................................ Bruce Holman
• February 10-March 5 ...........................................Bruce Holman and Michael Denison
• March 22-April 18 .................................................Marydorsey Wanless
• April 21-May 16 .....................................................Rand Smith

The P.E.O. Foundation Art Gallery is open 8 a.m.-5 p.m. weekdays and later on the nights of performances in the Center for the Arts. Other viewing hours are available upon request. Be sure to watch for information on artists’ receptions. Contact the Campus Activities Office for more information on these exhibitions. Current student works are exhibited in the Carolyn E. Conway Student Art Gallery, located in the Rubie Burton Academic Center.