Fine Arts Calendar - Lamar University

Fine Arts Calendar of Events
2012-2013

Event dates and times are subject to change. Please check back regularly for updates.

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

Spring Dance Concert

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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