McDaniel College Announces Their Cultural Events For November

McDaniel College is offering a diverse calendar of theatre, art exhibits and music events throughout November. Unless otherwise noted, all events are free and open to the public. For more information, call 410-857-2599.

THEATRE
Information: Call 410-857-2448 or visit http://www.mcdaniel.edu/3594.htm.

Wonder of the World
7:30 p.m. Nov. 17 - 20 in WMC Alumni Hall
Tickets: $7 for adults; $5 for seniors, students, and the McDaniel College community

Wonder of the World, written by David Lindsay-Abaire and directed by Gené Fouché, is the comedic exploration of a regretful wife's journey of self-discovery.

When Cass discovers a dirty little secret in her husband's sweater drawer she flees to the honeymoon capital of the world and takes her audience on a wild ride over Niagara Falls in a barrel of laughs. On her journey, she encounters a blithely suicidal alcoholic, a lonely tour-boat captain, a pair of bickering private detectives and a gargantuan jar of peanut butter - all of which pushes her perilously close to the water's edge.

"Wonder of the World is a broad comedy with lots of room to explore character," says Fouché, an adjunct lecturer in Theatre Arts at McDaniel College. "While this play may not give its audience a great deal to ponder philosophically, it will keep them laughing and highly entertained. It will also give the actors an opportunity to build honest characters in ridiculous situations - something easier said than done."

ART EXHIBIT
For gallery hours, call 410-857-2595 or visit http://www.mcdaniel.edu/5531.htm

McDaniel College Biennial Faculty Art Show
Through Nov. 12

Members of the McDaniel College Art and Art History Department will display this multimedia exhibit that includes paintings, drawings, photography, sculpture and jewelry.
Works are by Sue Bloom, Michael Losch, Steven Pearson, Susan Scott, Ken Hankins, Kateryna (Katya) Mychajlyshyn, Walter P. Calahan, Emily Grey and Linda van Hart.

progress: A Mixed Media Installation by Chanan Delivuk '08
Nov. 16 - Dec. 17
Opening reception: 7-9 p.m. Nov. 16

Chanan Delivuk '08 focuses her artwork on the ways that food, agriculture and biotechnology relate. To shape her work, she talks to people who work in these industries and then uses the audio to make a video, in which she becomes the person through voice. Delivuk, who this year earned a master's degree in Fine Arts in New Media Art from George Washington University, says she relies on investigation for most of her projects and considers research essential to her practice.

For her most recent body of work, Delivuk says she spoke with the women who created the food diary of her childhood to see what their food diaries were like, and how hers ended up the way it did.

"By speaking with the women in my family, I have chronicled a progression beginning with my grandmother (born in 1933) and ending with my niece (born in 2002) of my family's food history," Delivuk says. "The conversations are recorded, and the audio serves as the basis for a video project. In addition, research remnants from my studio - books, notes, old projects - form an installation to complement the conversations."

To view Delivuk's work, visit http://www.chanandelivuk.com/

MUSIC
Information: Call 410-857-2599 or visit http://www.mcdaniel.edu/3490.htm

Monday Night Music presents Tim Jenkins
7 p.m. Nov. 1 in McDaniel Lounge
The Tim Jenkins Septet plays compositions from Jenkins' new CD, "The Pregnantry." Selections to be performed include "The Pregnantry," "You Can't Not Catch," "First You Hit the Fan," "Two Guitars" and "The Weary World" - all composed by Jenkins, an adjunct lecturer in Music at McDaniel College. Jenkins will be joined by musicians Kyle Coughlin, Stephen Swan, Nick Reider, Dave Huether, Will McEvoy and Alice Tung.

Chamber Music on the Hill presents "Holiday Brass" with the Lyric Brass Quintet
3 p.m. Nov. 14 in Baker Memorial Chapel
Tickets: $15 for adults; $10 for seniors and veterans; children and students with valid ID admitted free

Formed in 1998, the Lyric Brass Quintet - Bob Couto and Kevin Dines, trumpet; Larry Williams, horn; Brandon Rivera, trombone; and Andrew Spang, tuba - performs an eclectic mix of classics to jazz. This concert will include holiday season favorites. In residence at Carroll Community College in Westminster, the quintet has distinguished itself as one of the premier brass chamber groups in the region. See photos and more information about the group at http://www.lyricbrass.com/

Student Jazz Guitar Ensemble
7 p.m. Nov. 15 in Baker Chapel
Under the direction of Tim Jenkins, adjunct lecturer in Music at McDaniel College, the Jazz Guitar Ensemble will perform a varied musical program, including some original compositions. The ensemble consists of Patrick Gosey, Jon Gore-Langton, Michael Monaco and Dan Parsons.

Student Chamber Music Ensembles
7 p.m. Nov. 18 in Baker Chapel

Under the direction of Linda Kirkpatrick, senior lecturer in Music at McDaniel College, the Flute Choir, Flute Quartet, and Woodwind Ensemble will perform. The Flute Choir will perform "Helen's Backyard" by local composer Jon Cohen. Each group will include dance music - ragtime, clog dance, Latin American dances. The flute quartet will perform three selections from Tchaikovsky's Nutcracker Suite: March, Dance of the Reed Pipes, and Trepak (all dances) and the Woodwind Ensemble will perform Percy Grainger's "Clog Dance" and Joplin's "The Strenuous Life," a ragtime two-step.

Masterworks Chorale of Carroll County
3 p.m. Nov. 21 in Baker Memorial Chapel
Tickets: $12 ($10 if purchased in advance); students with ID and children admitted free at the door.
Information: 410-871-3371
Artistic director Margaret Boudreaux, professor of Music at McDaniel College, and organist Ted Dix, adjunct lecturer in Music, have arranged an afternoon of music including "When Icicles Hang" by John Rutter with Henry Purcell's "Come Ye Sons of Art" and selections by Mendelssohn, Praetorius and American composer Lloyd Pfautsch.

Student Solo Recital
7 p.m. Nov. 29 in Baker Memorial Chapel
Vocal and instrumental soloists will perform a variety of music ranging from classical to contemporary.