Fine Arts Calendar of Events
2012-2013
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    ART

    The Dishman Art Museum is open to the public free of charge from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m., Monday through Friday, with free musuem-dedicated parking right out front. For more information on all of these exhibits, call 409.880.8959, or visit the museum's webpage at lamar.edu/dishman.

    Art Faculty Exhibition
    Aug. 22 - Sept. 17, 2012
    Reception: Sept. 14, 7 - 9 p.m.

    Quilt National Exhibition
    Sept. 24 - Nov. 16, 2012
    Reception: Sept. 28, 7 - 9 p.m.

    Senior Thesis Exhibition
    Nov. 26 - Dec. 12, 2012
    Reception: Nov. 30, 7 - 9 p.m.

    Modern Impulses & Surreal Dreams
    Dec. 16, 2012 - Feb. 23, 2013
    Reception: Jan. 11 at 7 p.m.

    Matthew Neil Gehring: Brilliant Corners
    March 26 - April 30, 2013
    Reception: March 29 at 7 p.m.

    DANCE

    The Lamar Dance Company presents a full-length concert every semester as well as smaller performances on and off campus. For more information, call the box office at 409-880-2250 or visit lamar.edu/theatredance.

    Fall Dance Concert
    Nov. 16 - 17, 2012, 7:30 p.m.
    University Theatre

    Spring Dance Concert
    April 11 - 12, 2013, 7:30 p.m.
    University Theatre

    MUSIC

    Most music department concerts are free. Lamarissimo! season tickets are $50 adult, $25 student ( K-12). Individual tickets are $18 adult, $12 student (K-12). Lamar students free with ID at door (Beaumont only). For more information, call 409-880-8144.

    Grand Chorus Fall Concert
    Oct. 28, 2012
    6 p.m., Rothwell Recital Hall

    Lamar Opera Studio
    Nov. 2 - 3, 2012
    Dichterliebe (Poet's Love)
    By Robert Schumann
    Plus Verismo Opera Scenes
    7:30 p.m., Rothwell Recital Hall
    Call 880-8144 to reserve tickets.

    Lamarissimo!  Jazz Bands
    Nov. 8, 2012
    7:30 p.m., Julie Rogers Theatre

    A Cappella Choir and Beaumont Interfaith Choral Society perform Brahms' German Requiem
    Nov. 18, 2012
    3 p.m., Julie Rogers Theatre

    Lamar Civic Orchestra
    Nov. 27, 2012
    7:30 p.m., Setzer Student Center Ballroom

    Wind Ensemble & Concert Bands
    Nov. 29, 2012
    7:30 p.m., Nederland High School Performing Arts Center

    Lamarissimo!  A Cappella Choir and Grand Chorus
    Holiday Concert
    Dec. 2, 2012, 3 p.m., Julie Rogers Theatre

    Industrial Carillon
    Dec. 3, 2012
    7:30 p.m., Mobil Oil Federal Credit Union

    Faculty Brass Quintet
    March 3, 2013
    3 p.m., Rothwell Recital Hall

    Lamarissimo!  Wind Ensemble and Concert Band
    March 7, 2013
    7:30 p.m., Julie Rogers Theatre

    A Cappella Choir and The Symphony of Southeast Texas Chorus
    April 6, 2013
    7:30 p.m., Julie Rogers Theatre

    Student Brass Ensembles
    April 9, 2013
    7:30 p.m., Rothwell Recital Hall

    Lamar Civic Orchestra
    April 16, 2013
    Lamar State College – Port Arthur
    7:30 p.m., Performing Arts Center

    Lamar Opera Theatre
    April 19 - 20, 2013
    7:30 p.m., Rothwell Recital Hall

    Industrial Carillon
    April 22, 2013
    Featuring guest composer Ustad Nizami
    7:30 p.m., Mobil Oil Federal Credit Union

    Lamarissimo!  Cardinal Singers
    April 25, 2013
    7:30 p.m., Julie Rogers Theatre

    Lamar Civic Orchestra
    April 30, 2013
    7:30 p.m., Setzer Student Center Ballroom

    A Cappella Choir and Grand Chorus
    May 5, 2013
    3:30 p.m., St. Anthony Cathedral Basilica

    THEATRE

    Unless otherwise noted, all performances have a curtain time of 7:30 p.m. with only a 2 p.m. matinee on Sunday. Tickets are $15 general admission; $10 for senior citizens, students and LU faculty/staff; and $7 for LU students. For theatre information or reservations, call the box office at 409-880-2250. For more details on these productions, visit their website at lamar.edu/theatre.


    Quilters
    Oct. 11 - 12, Oct. 14, 2012
    Book by Molly Newman and Barbara Damashek; lyrics and music by Barbara Damashek
    Directed by Ronald Zank
    University Theatre

    A Behanding in Spokane
    Nov. 8 - 12, 2012
    By Martin McDonagh
    Starring LU Assistant Professor of Theatre Jeffrey Wisor
    Directed by Judith Sebesta
    Studio Theatre

    Cardinal Court: An Evening of Renaissance Revels
    Nov. 30 - Dec. 1, 2012, 6 p.m.
    Studio Theatre
    An evening of Renaissance fun and frivolity, including dinner, dancing, singing, swordplay, puppetry and other variety entertainment. Proceeds will benefit the Department of Theatre & Dance.

    Macbeth
    Feb. 28 - March 3, 2013
    By William Shakespeare
    Directed by Joel Grothe
    University Theatre

    An American Sampler: An Evening of Classic One-Act Plays
    April 25 - 28, 2013
    Student Directors Sarah Green, Steven Hoffman and Allison Underhill
    Studio Theatre


    SPECIAL EVENTS

    The Art of the Quilt    Click here for more information and a list of events.
    Sept. - Nov. 2012
    COFAC is proud to share with the Southeast Texas community an interdisciplinary view into the world of quilting funded in part by the National Endowment for the Arts. The Dishman Art Museum will host Quilt National's acclaimed touring exhibition, and the Department of Theatre & Dance will collaborate with the Mary Morgan Moore Department of Music to present the musical Quilters. Regional and national quilt artists, as well as faculty from the Department of History, will present a variety of workshops during the run of the exhibition.

    Le Grand Bal    Click here for more information.
    March 23, 2013
    7 p.m. - 12 a.m., Dishman Art Museum and Montagne Center
    Sponsored by Lamar University Friends of the Arts
    Le Grand Bal is a gala evening of art, fine dining, dancing and entertainment presented by Lamar's Friends of the Arts. The black-tie event is the major annual fund-raiser that benefits the College of Fine Arts and Communication. Activities include a reception and silent art auction from 7 to 9 p.m. in the Dishman Art Museum, with a gourmet buffet, dancing and entertainment from 8 p.m. to midnight in the Montagne Center. Guests will dance to the music of Beaumont's Night & Day Orchestra, under the direction of Wayne Dyess.




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