Thursday, April 2, 2009

Other events for coming weeks include:

Beginning tomorrow, the Trisolini Gallery in Baker University Center 405 will feature the work of six School of Art visiting faculty members in an exhibit title Chicken, Beer and Celery: A Random Assortment of Academic Units. The eclectic works include video installation, ink, mixed media and textile. The exhibit will run April 18. Gallery hours are Mon. through Fri. 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. and Sat. 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. An opening reception will be held from 6 to 9 p.m. Tuesday. Both the gallery and opening reception are free and open to the public.

The Cinematheque monthly film series kicks off April 10 and features the theme "End of the Line" and features five films that examine the unsettling space between society's hopes and the darker impulses and trauma that afflict mankind. This month's film are "Gimme Shelter," "Solaris," "M," "Day of Wrath" and "WR: Mysteries of the Organism." Admission is free for Ohio University and local high school students with a valid ID and $4 per showing for the public. Visit www.finearts.ohio.edu/artsforohio/ for show times and more information.

The School of Theater will get spring quarter off to a fast start with the production of "The Trojan Women." Adapted by Ellen McLaughlin, Euripides' play follows the stories of the women of Troy after Greek armies conquered their city and is the third tragedy in a trilogy about the Trojan War. "The Trojan Women" will run April 8 through 11, and April 15 through 18 with performances at 8 p.m. at the Forum Theater in the RTV Building. Admission is free for OHIO students with a valid ID, $7 for other students and seniors, and $10 for adults.

The Building Education through the Arts and Transforming Society (B.E.A.T.S) will host a Hiphop Expo April 11 at Baker University Center. The expo, titled "Bridging the Rural and Urban Experience through Sustainability," is an interactive event that merges the elements of Hiphop and discussions of social, economic and environmental justice toward solutions of how art transforms rural and urban communities. Visit www.ohio.edu/aas/hiphop/ for more information.

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