Tuesday, October 6 - Friday, October 9
Art-A-Car Workshop. A three-day workshop to create a one-of-a-kind art car will be offered by the art car master David Best. Fine Arts Center. $
Contemporary Cuban Media and Arts Festival
Tuesday, October 6 - Thursday, October 8
Film: "Bitter Sugar" by Leon Ichaso.
Tuesday, 7:30 p.m.
Gish Film Theater, Hanna Hall.
Presentation on Contemporary Cuba by Arnaldo Miguel Fernandez
Díaz.
Wednesday, 11:30 a.m.
111 South Hall.
Screening of Recent Documentaries
Wednesday, 2:30 p.m.
111 South Hall.
Film: Guantanamera by Tomás Gutiérrez Alea.
Wednesday, 7:30 p.m.
Gish Film Theater.
Presentation on Popular Cuban-American Theater in Miami by
José Antonio Evora.
Thursday, 9:30 a.m.
111 South Hall.
Panel on Contemporary Cuban Media and Arts with Wilfedo Cancio-Isla,
José Antonio Evora, Arnaldo Miguel Fernandez Díaz, Sergio
Payarés.
Thursday, 1:00 p.m.
111 South Hall.
Thursday, October 8
3:30 p.m.
Composition Seminar. The music of pianist, improviser and composer
Anthony Davis draws not
only upon traditional and current African-American sources, but also on the
Javanese gamelan, American minimalism and the European and Euro-American
avant-garde. Bryan Recital Hall, Moore Musical Arts Center.
7:00 p.m.
Exhibition Opening: "Contemporary Cuban Artists: Sergio Payarés and
Others." Curated by BGSU romance languages faculty member Laura
Podalsky, this exhibition showcases Florida artists who have established
significant international exhibition records. This event is also part of the
Contemporary Cuban Media and Arts Festival. Willard Wankelman Gallery,
Fine Arts Center.
8:00 p.m.
Concert. The concert will feature the BGSU Wind Ensemble, under the
direction of Bruce Moss, as well as a diverse selection of chamber works by
Davis, Godfrey, Luo, Noda, Rindfleisch and Sharafian. Kobacker
Hall, Moore Musical Arts Center.
Friday, October 9
9:00 a.m.
"Composer to Composer: A Dialogue with Anthony Davis." Donald M. Wilson,
moderator. Bryan Recital Hall, Moore Musical Arts Center.
10:30 a.m.
Concert. An exciting array of solo and chamber music by Beerman, Brouwer,
Burdick and Korte. Kobacker Hall, Moore Musical Arts Center.
2:30 p.m.
Concert. Music by Davis, Micháns, Putz and Saylor as
performed by BGSU faculty and students. Kobacker Hall, Moore Musical Arts
Center.
6:00 - 8:00 p.m.
Lecture: "On the Road: Art Cars" by David Best. In the last 15 years, the
phenomenon of art cars has become a nationwide popular movement. Whether
defined as urban folk art or post-pop art assemblage, it has resulted in a
remarkable production of richly diverse personal and cultural expression
manifested through radically embellished and augmented automobiles. This
lively and individual dialogue with the icon of personal transportation is
one that will engage both the casual observer and the devoted contemporary
art enthusiast. Dorothy Uber Bryan Gallery, Fine Arts Center.
Exhibition opening: "Four Wheels, One Eye: Art Cars in the Eyes of the Image Makers." The exhibition is a selection of 70 photographs by Harrod Blank, Amelia Blythe, Dick Craig, George Hixson, Clare La Groue, Andy Mann, Maurice Roberts, Phillip Talpin, Irv Tepper and Dave Wilson. This exhibition was organized by the Ineri and Orange Show Foundations of Houston. These photographs not only document some of the remarkable vehicles that have been produced but also record their creators, viewers and the "art car culture," a rich mixture of car buffs, artists and spectators entranced by this apotheosis of material culture. In conjunction with the photographs and two videos by Harrod Blank, an actual art car created during the workshop and two to three art cars brought to Bowling Green by their creators will be exhibited. On display through November 5. Dorothy Uber Bryan Gallery, Fine Arts Center and Forum, Saddlemire Student Services Building.
7:30 p.m.
Festival Series Forum. Pre-concert talk by Vincent Corrigan. Bryan
Recital Hall, Moore Musical Arts Center.
8:00 p.m.
Concert: Bang on a Can All-Stars. Since its inception in 1989, the Bang
on a Can All-Stars has established both a national and international
reputation as a premier pioneer of music from the cutting edge. During the
past decade the group has enjoyed an upward spiral of fame with appearances
at international music festivals and on Lincoln Center's "Great Performers"
series. Part classical ensemble, part rock band and part jazz band, the
Bang on a Can All-Stars has a flexibility that represents a wide range of
music from a new generation of composers. Featured will be Brian Eno's
Music for Airports, as well as works by David Lang, Steve Reich
and Julia Wolfe. This event is also part of the College of Musical Arts
Festival
Series. Kobacker Hall, Moore Musical Arts Center. $
Saturday, October 10
9:00 - 11:00 a.m.
Music Papers. Research examining the music of composers
Luciano Berio, Elliott Carter, George Crumb and Betsy Jolas will be
presented by Guy Capuzzo, William E. Lake, Ralph Lorenz and Eleanor F.
Trawick. Vincent Benitez, chair. Bryan Recital Hall, Moore Musical Arts
Center.
Colloquium: "Art Vehicles: Locally/Globally." Presentations by Karen Kakas, Jack Santino, Matthew A. Donahue and Greg Phelps, all examining the art car phenomenon. 111 South Hall.
1:00 p.m.
Panel Discussion: "Making Art/Making Music 1998." A discussion of issues
facing the arts with David Best, Anthony Davis and other guest composers and
artists. Kathy Farber, chair. Little Theatre, Toledo Museum of Art.
2:30 p.m.
Concert. The music of Fry, Hamer, Quick and Ran are among the
highlights of this afternoon's concert. 18th-Century Gallery, Toledo Museum
of Art.
7:00 p.m.
Exhibition Opening: John Balistreri, Ceramics. An exhibition of ceramics
by BSGU's school of art professor John Balistreri. On display through November 5. Kennedy
Green Room, Moore Musical Arts Center.
8:00 p.m.
Concert. Bowling Green Philharmonia conducted by Braxton Blake.
The program will feature works by Bassett, Davis and Kuehn, as
well as John Williams' tuba concerto performed by BGSU faculty member Velvet
M. Brown. Kobacker Hall, Moore Musical Arts Center.
9:30 p.m.
Reading: Nuyorican Poets Pedro Pietri and Willie Perdomo. Pietri is a
celebrated founder of the Nuyorican poetry movement, which chronicles the
forging of a new identity for a community participating in two distinct
cultures. His most important book of poetry is Puerto Rican
Obituary. Pietri has also written and performed a number of plays. Perdomo
is among the youngest generation of the movement; his first book of poetry,
Where A Nickel Costs A Dime, has established him as the heir to the
Nuyorican legacy. He is currently Grand Slam Champ at the Nuyorican Poet's
Cafe in New York City. Forum, Saddlemire Student Services
Building.
Sunday, October 11
1:00 p.m.
Parade. A display of art cars and one-of-a-kind vehicles will take place
in the city of Bowling Green. Exact location to be announced.
$ Admission charged.
The festival schedule is subject to change.