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CENTER STAGE
Hub Series
A
Holiday
Providing the unique opportunity to experience national acts and lecturers in a local, intimate
setting is what the CenterStage Hub Series is all about. With just over 150 seats, the Hammond
Hall Falcon Hub offers a relaxed, coffeehouse-style room with comfortable seating, cash bar and
a very cool atmosphere. The CenterStage Hub Series is 18-plus.
PERFOR M ANCE
with Alpin Hong
A nnie a nd
The Beek eeper s
Olio d’oli va Cena
g ather , discov er , enjoy
Saturday, October 17 | 8 p.m. | Falcon Hub
Saturday, November 7 | 6 p.m. | Falcon Hub
tickets $28 adults
$25 alumni, seniors & staff | $5 students
Annie Lynch is a singer, songwriter and
guitarist whose unique instrumentation,
evocative lyrics and enchanting live
performance will both warm and haunt you.
“A graceful songwriter who moves easily in
and out of bucolic folk, dusky country and
breezy pop.” (The Boston Globe)
Joined by The Beekeepers, Annie’s work is
strong, passionate and, most importantly,
honest music with poetic lyrical content.
“American roots music, sweetly intimate
with vast boot-stomping songwriting.”
(Performer Magazine)
tickets $35 adults
inclusive tax & tip, advance purchase required
A lpin Hong
Saturday, December 12 | 7 p.m. | Weston Auditorium
Imagine a small hilltop village in Montaperto,
Sicily. The land covered with trees of ripening
olives and overlooking the glistening Mediterranean Sea. That’s where the Taibi family’s
long history of making cold-pressed, singleestate olive oils started.
Music is in the air for this rousing holiday performance by Alpin Hong. He’s been called “Victor Borge, Horowitz and Billy Joel all in one”
thanks to his unique combination of stunning technique, emotional
range and amazing sense of humor.
Fourth-generation olive oil producer Giuseppe
Taibi begins our evening by sharing his ancestral story and educating on the history of olive
oils from Italy’s various regions.
Alpin is a pianist for all ages, a spectacular showman who captivates
with ease. Join us on this most merry of nights for a festive mix
of traditional holiday tunes and classical selections that will bring
audiences young and old to their feet.
From there we enjoy a lovely five-course olive
oil-infused meal, developed and prepared by
renowned Fitchburg State University Chef
Mark Clark, while live entertainment and
community fellowship sets the stage for this
memorable night out.
tickets $28 adults | $25 alumni, seniors & staff | $5 students
Sponsored by the Center for Italian Culture.
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HA MMOND HALL ART G ALLERY
CO N LO N H A L L M E D I A WA L L
W enhua Shi Point of No R e t ur n
September 2 to October 7 | free
Wall Talk | Wednesday, September 16 at 3:30 p.m. | refreshments
Wenhua Shi is assistant professor in art and art history at Colgate University. Point of No Return
is an abstract audiovisual piece that celebrates the line, its quality and its movements.
This piece is Shi’s tribute to early abstract animation masters Len Lye and Hans Richter.
George Peet Lis tening
A le x a ndr a Rozenm a n In Motion
October 8 to November 12 | free
Exhibition | September 9 to October 18 | free
Gallery Talk | Wednesday, September 30 at 3:30 p.m. | reception to follow
George Peet is a Houston, Texas-based
photographer with extensive experience
in documentary photography. On a road
trip with friends in the early 70s, Peet
wandered for hours without taking a single
photograph. Quite concerned, he discussed
the situation over dinner. The solution
presented was to simply push his concerns
aside and just listen to the rocks and the
trees until they began speaking to him.
Moscow-born, both classically and conceptually trained Alexandra Rozenman brings a canny
and charming mysticism to both her life and art. Rozenman’s work expresses a longing
for understanding and being understood, for non-belonging and finding a place to be.
Playfulness points to instability of life – visually, culturally and literally.
Facult y Show
Exhibition
November 4 to December 16 | free
Reception
Wednesday, November 18 at 5:30 p.m.
Art and Communications Media faculty have
been creating new works in photography,
sculpture, design, painting, drawing, film,
video and mixed media. This biennial exhibition
highlights some of their best and recent works.
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Sa lly B. Mo or e
Old & Ne w Wor k
Exhibition
November 13 to December 18 | free
Wall Talk
Wednesday, December 9 at 3:30 p.m.
Vulnerability: situations sitting on edges,
beings pushed to the brink of non-being,
architecture falling through in search of a
more possible place. Assistant professor of
humanities Sally Moore uses her work to sort
through obstacles and anxieties in her own
life and, by extension, situations in the world.
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Faculty Lecture: “The Reluctant Migrants –
Italians in America”
Wednesday, October 21 | 2 p.m.
Kent Recital Hall | free
C A M P U S E V E N T S 2 0 1 5 –2 0 1 6
Family Weekend 2015
Friday, September 25–Sunday, September 27
Various campus locations
Join us as we celebrate our annual Family
Weekend. There’s something for everyone –
students, families, alumni and friends – with
football, soccer, tailgate lunch, face painting,
balloon animals, a showing of Disney’s new
“Cinderella” (PG) plus the acrobatic talent of
the Chicago Boyz.
Film Screening of “The Man with
the Golden Arm”
Wednesday, October 14 | 2:30 p.m.
Kent Recital Hall | free
Professor Teresa Fava Thomas discusses
migration from northern Italy to central
Massachusetts, the experiences of Italians in
Massachusetts before the First World War,
as well as their wartime experiences in Italy
and America. Sponsored by the Center for Italian Culture.
Faculty Talk: Italian Poetry
Wednesday, October 28 | 3:30 p.m.
Kent Recital Hall | free
A powerful story of a drug addict trying to
leave his poker dealing past behind after he
returns from prison. Join professor Wayne
Munson for a screening of “The Man with the
Golden Arm.” Directed by Otto Preminger and
starring Frank Sinatra and Kim Novak.
Discover some of the most beautiful Italian
poems of the modern era and learn how
words and musicality have charted a rapidly
changing world. Associate professor Rala
Diakite’s talk will include readings in Italian
and English as well as audience participation
in a poetic activity.
Sponsored by the Center for Italian Culture.
Sponsored by the Center for Italian Culture.
Saturday, September 26 | 7 p.m.
Athletics and Recreation Center | free
Foundation Music Lesson Program
Faculty Recital
As seen on NBC’s hit reality TV show
“America’s Got Talent,” the Chicago Boyz
Acrobatic Team is a professional gymnastics
troupe consisting of talented young men
and boys from the Chicagoland area. Their
performance includes amazing acrobatic
stunts and tricks inside twirling jump
ropes, catapulting off mini trampolines
and thundering tumbling routines with
impeccable timing. Wednesday, October 14 | 7 p.m.
Kent Recital Hall | free
Concert: CANTI E CANTICI: Cent’Anni di Musica
e Cultura Italiana (A Hundred Years of Italian
Music and Culture)
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Tuesday, October 20 | 3:30 p.m.
Randall Lecture Hall,
Antonucci Science Complex | free
Chicago Boyz
Harrod Lecture
Wednesday, October 7 | 3:30 p.m.
Presidents’ Hall | free
Fitchburg State professor of philosophy
Walter Jeffko presents “Economic Inequality,
Distributive Justice and Democracy.”
Faculty in our Foundation Music Lesson
Program share their music making talents in
a variety of genres - classical, jazz and folk.
Open to all music lovers, on and off campus.
Gone Boy: A Walkabout author Gregory
Gibson talk & reception
When Gregory Gibson’s 18-year-old son was
killed, shot in the doorway of his college
library by a fellow student gone berserk,
Gibson found himself undertaking an
unusual, highly personal investigation to
discover the truth about his son’s murder.
Gibson will discuss his unforgettable book, an
exploration of gun violence in America that
shows a man talking his way out of grief with
toughness, honesty and a sense of humor.
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Thursday, November 5 | 7 p.m.
Kent Recital Hall | free
An evening concert concluding the 2015
celebration of Italian Culture through music,
lectures and film. With James Demler,
baritone, Pei-yeh Tsai, piano, Dominique
Eade ensemble, and guest artists.
Dance Club: Winter Dance Shows
Friday, December 4 | 7 p.m.
Saturday, December 5 | 4 p.m.
Weston Auditorium | tickets @ 978-665-INFO
The Dance Club’s annual winter show
features selections honed throughout the fall
semester. The largest club on campus always
puts on a high-powered, exciting show.
Choral Arts Winter Concert
Monday, December 7 | 7:30 p.m.
Weston Auditorium | free
Under the direction of Marjorie Ness,
associate professor of music, Fitchburg
State University Choir and Chamber Singers
present a choral concert of varied literature
featuring student soloists.
Band & Ensemble Winter Concert
Wednesday, December 9 | 7:30 p.m.
Weston Auditorium | free
Fitchburg State University Jazz Band and
Concert Band present an array of festive
instrumental music. Led by professor
Michele Caniato and Michael Lacava.
Student Recital
Sunday, December 13 | 3 p.m.
Kent Recital Hall | free
This recital showcases students—adult
and youth—who have participated in the
Fitchburg State Foundation and Department
of Humanities Music Lesson Program.
Sponsored by the Center for Italian Culture.
Play: Noises Off
Nov. 12 & 19 | 6 p.m.
Nov. 14, 15 & 21 | 2 p.m.
Nov 13, 14, 20, 21 | 7:30 p.m.
Wallace Center for the Performing Arts | free
“Noises Off” presents a manic menagerie
when a cast of itinerant actors rehearse
for a flop called “Nothing’s On.” “The most
dexterously realized comedy ever about
putting on a comedy. A spectacularly funny,
peerless backstage farce. This dizzy, wellknown romp is festival of delirium.” (The
New York Times) Written by Michael Frayn
directed by Richard McElvain.
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