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Fall 2008 Semester Schedule of Performers
The P.E.O. Foundation Art Gallery Fall 2008 Schedule
Ticket Information
Monday, August 25
125th ANNUAL OPENING CONVOCATION
7 p.m., Auditorium
Susan Carlson, a St. Louis attorney and Cottey alumna, will address members of Cottey and the community. New students will participate in
the Signing of the Cottey Book and the Daisy Tradition.
Monday, September 1
POSTER AND ART PRINT SALE
10 a.m.-6 p.m., Hinkhouse Lounge
Come shop a huge selection of posters and prints. There will be posters, art prints, and pictures by the thousands, and most are not
available anywhere else in the region. Web site: www.beyondthewall.com
Saturday, September 6
IN PULSE
8 p.m., Auditorium, $4/$3, tickets
This award-winning foursome combines soloists with renowned vocal percussion, using only their mouths and microphones to create a groove
that is second to none. They will perform everything from original music to cover songs by Queen, Rascal Flatts, and Gavin DeGraw. Web site:
www.inpmusic.com
Monday, September 15
AFRO-LATIN PROJECT (CLASS Event)
8 p.m., Auditorium, $6/$5, tickets
The drums, dances, voices, and costumes of the Afro-Latin Project will fill the Auditorium with the exuberant colors, movements, and sounds
which developed in Latin America as a direct result of the African presence there. The irresistible energy of this ensemble celebrates the powerful
African influence found in the music and cultures of Latin America, an influence which has spread throughout the world. Web site:
www.afrolatinproject.com/
Tuesday, September 16
ELIZABETH RUSHING
8 p.m., Recital Hall
This P.E.O. Scholars Award recipient is a human rights advocate who has worked in China, India, West Africa, and Switzerland. She holds
a U.S. law degree from American University Washington College of Law and is currently a student of international human rights law in Paris,
France. She will discuss what human rights are, why they are important, and how they are defined in international law.
Saturday, September 20
ALL CAMPUS DANCE
9 p.m.-12 a.m., Hinkhouse Gymnasium, $3
The ladies of Cottey College invite you to their fall dance. Come and dance to the latest in rap, alternative, and rock music. Why go to a club, when you can come to campus?
Friday-Saturday, October 3-4
A VOICE OF MY OWN
8 p.m., Auditorium, $4/$3, tickets
This College play was originally developed for John Houseman’s Acting Company in 1979. Women writers thoughout history tell their part of
the collective story of the female journey through the literary world as women develop not only a recognizable literary voice but a voice strong
enough to be heard throughout the world. Directed by Rusalyn Andrews.
Saturday, October 18
CRAIG KARGES
8 p.m., Auditorium, $4/$3, tickets
This will be an extreme, mind-blowing show where tables float, minds are read, and your imagination is challenged because you won’t believe your eyes.
Craig has been named Campus Entertainer of the Year six times and has appeared on The Tonight Show with Jay Leno, Larry King Live,
the Fox News Channel, E! Entertainment Television and his own one-hour television special, “Experience the Extraordinary!” Web site:
www.craigkarges.com
Friday, October 24 (CLASS Event)
ANGÈLE DUBEAU AND LA PIETÀ
8 p.m., Recital Hall, $6/$5, tickets
Angèle Dubeau and La Pietà is a string ensemble for piano, uniquely composed of eight women, that brings together some of the finest musicians in
Canada. The excellence, precision, and force of each artist as well as the camaraderie that unite them, give an exceptional quality to the ensemble’s
technique and contribute to the infectious pleasure that radiates at each concert. Web site: www.angeledubeau.com
Wednesday, October 29
FLOREZ
8 p.m., Raney Dining Room, $4/$3
Since 2002, Alex Florez and Erik Huffman have been turning heads and catching ears all over the country with their energetic anthems and
soulful ballads. They merge their two distinct voices and personalities over a backdrop of driving guitar. The combination produces a fresh, saucy
vibe, laced with a lot of charm. In August 2007, Erik took a brief hiatus from the band to compete on the CBS series “Survivor: China.” Web site:
www.florezmusic.com
Saturday, November 1 (CLASS Event)
PAULA ALLEN
8 p.m., Recital Hall, $6/$5, tickets
Paula has been an “activist with a camera” who has concentrated on photographing women around the world in their courageous and often
invisible confrontations with violence and oppression. From a “safe house” in Kenya to a village in Kosovo, from the streets of Mexico to Asia—Paula
has documented women’s determination in the pursuit of freedom, truth, and justice. Her work has been published in numerous magazines:
The New York Times Magazine, Newsweek, U.S. News and World Report, O: The Oprah Magazine, People,
Marie Claire, and Glamour, among others. This presentation is sponsored by the Soroptomist International Club of Nevada, Missouri.
Web site: www.paula-allen.com
Friday, November 7
COTTEY CHOIR CONCERT
8 p.m., Recital Hall
Listen to the Cottey Pops Choir and the Cottey Chamber Singers as they present their annual fall concert under the direction of Theresa
Forrester Spencer. You will be sure to hear a variety of music that will be pleasing to everyone!
Wednesday, November 12
JUPITER ONE
8 p.m., Raney Dining Room, $4/$3
Did you ever just want to get up and dance? Well with Jupiter One, they make it easy for you. This New York-based five-piece band
produces an electrifying, invigorating sound that recalls the pogo-party frenzy of the late ‘70s-early ‘80s underground club scene but with a
contemporary guitar punch. This space-age orchestral rock band was named after the failed starship in the geeky ‘60s TV cult fave Lost In Space.
Web site: www.myspace.com/jupiterone
Friday-Saturday, November 14-15
THE INSECT COMEDY
8 p.m., Auditorium, $4/$3, tickets
Come and enjoy this college play, The World We Live In (The Insect Comedy) by Josef and Karel Capek. This famous Czechoslovakian fantasy
features butterflies, dung beetles, parasites, ants, and moths in a parody of the least admirable behaviors of mankind.
Friday, November 21 (CLASS Event)
STAGGERING TOWARD AMERICA
8 p.m., Auditorium, $6/$5, tickets
This one-man production is Rik Reppe’s post-9/11 quest to find what it means to be an American. Amid the flag-waving and patriotic displays
following the attacks, Reppe found himself feeling disconnected and uncertain of what it was he was supposed to do to help in troubled times. He
walked away from a lucrative job and embarked on an eight-week tour of the country, from Los Angeles to the Pentagon, the World Trade Center, and a
lonely haunted field in Western Pennsylvania. His vibrant storytelling comes alive with vivid portrayals of every day people and their small but
profoundly moving acts of selflessness and courage as they struggle to find meaning in post-9/11 America. Web site:
www.shaganarts.com/rik_reppe_home.html
Saturday, November 22
POP CULTURE AS ART—ART AS POP CULTURE
8 p.m., Recital Hall
There are numerous crossovers between the world of pop culture and the world of art. For instance: Did you know that some of Bob Dylan’s
texts have been used by the classical composer John Corigliano in a song cycle titled “Mr. Tambourine Man: Seven Poems of Bob Dylan”? In addition,
to the Corigliano song cycle, Theresa Spencer, Trisha Stubblefield, Courtney Mlinar, and Jo Byrnes will highlight some other intersections of the
two seemingly disparate worlds of pop culture and art! This event will guide the most jaded of hedonists and the snobbiest of highbrows to explore
the hidden connections between cult and culture, underground and mainstream, and subversive and bourgeois.
Thursday, December 4
INFORMAL CHRISTMAS CHOIR CONCERT
5:30 p.m., Raney Dining Room
The Cottey Pops Choir and Chamber Singers will sing some familiar and not-so-familiar Christmas tunes. Audience members will be invited to
participate in a sing-a-long.
Friday, December 5
HANGING OF THE GREENS
7 p.m., Chapel
Come celebrate one of Cottey’s oldest and most special traditions. Following a candlelight chapel service, participants will go caroling and adorn
the campus with evergreen wreaths
Saturday, December 6
HANGING OF THE GREENS
SEMI-FORMAL DANCE
9-12 p.m., Hinkhouse Gymnasium, tickets
Celebrate the holiday season with the final event of the Hanging of the Greens tradition. Sponsored by Inter-Society, this semiformal dance will
feature a theme to complement the week of activities and a variety of music.
Wednesday, December 10
INSTRUMENTAL MUSIC CONCERT
8 p.m., Recital Hall
The Cottey College Jazz Ensemble and the Cottey College Wind Ensemble will perform a variety of jazz and wind ensemble literature. There are
approximately 50 student musicians in the ensembles. The ensembles are under the direction of Gary Johnson.
Financial assistance for The Afro-Latin Project, Angèle Dubeau and La Pietà, Staggering Toward America, and Paula Allen has been provided by the Missouri Arts Council, a state agency.
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.
PERFORMANCE FACILITIES
The Auditorium and Recital Hall are located in the Haidee and Allen Wild Center for the Arts, on the northeast corner of Austin Boulevard and Tower Street. Raney Dining Room is located on the lower level of Robertson Hall. The Chapel is located on the south side of Austin Boulevard between Reeves Hall and Robertson Hall. Hinkhouse Gymnasium is one block south of Austin Boulevard, behind the Chapel. B.I.L. Hill is eight blocks south of the campus on College Street.
All events are subject to change, cancellation, or substitution.
The P.E.O. Foundation Art Gallery
- August 15-September 13.................................................... Cottey College History
- September 16-October 11 ................................................. Malcolm Kucharski
- October 16-November 8 ..................................................... Teri Frame
- November 13-December 18 ............................................... Bruce Holman & Michael Denison
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.
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