DEPARTMENT OF FINE ARTS
ARTS EVENTS CALENDAR
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Arts Calendar
Archives: 1997-1998 1998-1999 1999-2000 2000-2001 2001-2002 2002-2003 2003-2004 2004-2005 2005-2006 2006-2007 2007-2008 2008-2009 2009-2010 2010-2011 Artist Series Archives: Historic Listings of Artist Series Performers Other Campus Events Campus Map showing Hyman Fine Arts Center and McNair Science Building (Chapman Auditorium) |
| August 9, 2011 Hewn Timber Cabins open for public viewing. 10:30 am - 2:30 pm (weather permitting). Call 843-661-1311 to experience windows of the past. |
| August 14, 2011 Planetarium Show - "Eyes on the Sky". University Astronomy Program. 3:00 pm, Dooley Planetarium, Cauthen Educational Media Center. |
| August 23 - September 24, 2011 Avenue B and 9th: Paintings by Robert Garey. 3D Works by Jon McMillan. Francis Marion University Art Gallery Series. 8:30 am - 5:00 pm Mon-Fri, Hyman Fine Arts Center Gallery. |
| August 28, 2011 Planetarium Show - "Saturn - Lord of the Rings". University Astronomy Program. 3:00 pm, Dooley Planetarium, Cauthen Educational Media Center. |
| September 1, 2011 Norman Bemelmans, piano. Francis Marion University Artist Series. 7:30 pm, Adele Kassab Recital Hall, Hyman Fine Arts Center. |
| September 11, 2011 Planetarium Show - "Evening Sky". University Astronomy Program. 3:00 pm, Dooley Planetarium, Cauthen Educational Media Center. |
| September 13, 2011 Hewn Timber Cabins open for public viewing. 10:30 am - 2:30 pm (weather permitting). Call 843-661-1311 to experience windows of the past. |
| September 20, 2011 Ajami. Scandar Copti, Yaron Shani. Israel, 2009: 120 mins. Ajami is an Arab ghetto. This Oscar nominated film uses a cast of non-actors, deftly meshing conflicts and characters with compassion, realism and harrowing violence. Cinema 2011-2012 Series. 3:30 & 7:30 pm, Lowrimore Auditorium, Cauthen Educational Media Center. |
| September 25, 2011 Planetarium Show - "Universe of Dr. Einstein". University Astronomy Program. 3:00 pm, Dooley Planetarium, Cauthen Educational Media Center. |
| September 27 - November 10, 2011 "Funk and Awesome!" Brand New Stuff by Mike and Patz Fowle. Francis Marion University Art Gallery Series. 8:30 am - 5:00 pm Mon-Fri, Hyman Fine Arts Center Gallery. Artists Reception: 5:00-7:00 pm Thursday, October 6, 2011. |
| September 27, 2011 The Women. George Cukor. USA, 1939: 133 mins. Romping through serious issues (adultery, divorce, women's rights), this slapstick comedy reminds us how witty and light hearted movies once were. The all-female cast features Joan Crawford. English Department Film Series and Gender Studies Program. 3:30 & 7:30 pm, Lowrimore Auditorium, Cauthen Educational Media Center. |
| October 4, 2011 Chi-hwa-seon (Painted Fire). Im Kwon Taek. South Korea. 2002: 116 mins. Cannes Festival winner tells the tumultuous story of 19th century painter Jang Seung-up, whose revolutionary art and persona forever changed the face of Korean art. Cinema 2011-2012 Series. 3:30 & 7:30 pm, Lowrimore Auditorium, Cauthen Educational Media Center. |
| October 6, 2011 Artists Reception: "Funk and Awesome!" Brand New Stuff by Mike and Patz Fowle. Francis Marion University Art Gallery Series. 5:00-7:00 pm, Hyman Fine Arts Center Gallery. Followed by Stephen Anderson Jazz Piano Trio concert at 7:30 pm. |
| October 6, 2011 Stephen Anderson Jazz Piano Trio. Francis Marion University Artist Series. 7:30 pm, Adele Kassab Recital Hall, Hyman Fine Arts Center. |
| October 9, 2011 Planetarium Show - "To Worlds Unknown". University Astronomy Program. 3:00 pm, Dooley Planetarium, Cauthen Educational Media Center. |
| October 11, 2011 Hewn Timber Cabins open for public viewing. 10:30 am - 2:30 pm (weather permitting). Call 843-661-1311 to experience windows of the past. |
| October 18, 2011 Written on the Wind. Douglas Sirk. USA, 1956: 99 mins. In this fast paced melodrama, Rock Hudson and Lauren Bacall observe the decadent world of the filthy rich. Nymphomania, alcoholism, and class conflict are all rolled into one Texas family. English Department Film Series. 3:30 & 7:30 pm, Lowrimore Auditorium, Cauthen Educational Media Center. |
| October 20-22, 2011 Almost, Maine by John Cariani. The University Theatre. 7:30 pm Thursday, Friday and Saturday, Fine Arts Theatre, Hyman Fine Arts Center. (Call Box Office 843-661-1365 between 1pm and 5pm Mon-Fri for Theatre seating availability.) |
| October 23, 2011 Planetarium Show - "A Celestial Alphabet". University Astronomy Program. 3:00 pm, Dooley Planetarium, Cauthen Educational Media Center. |
| October 25, 2011 Concert: FMU Concert Band. Kelly Jokisch, director. Department of Fine Arts. 7:30 pm, Performing Arts Center, Downtown Florence. (Call PAC Box Office 843-661-4444 for reservations.) |
| October 27, 2011 Arasmas Percussion Group. Francis Marion University Artist Series. 7:30 pm, Adele Kassab Recital Hall, Hyman Fine Arts Center. |
| November 8, 2011 Hewn Timber Cabins open for public viewing. 10:30 am - 2:30 pm (weather permitting). Call 843-661-1311 to experience windows of the past. |
| November 9, 2011 Concert: University String Ensemble. Dr. Terry Roberts, director. Department of Fine Arts. 7:30 pm, Adele Kassab Recital Hall, Hyman Fine Arts Center. |
| November 10, 2011 Cármelo de los Santos, violin. Francis Marion University Artist Series. 7:30 pm, Adele Kassab Recital Hall, Hyman Fine Arts Center. |
| November 13, 2011 Planetarium Show - "Evening Sky". University Astronomy Program. 3:00 pm, Dooley Planetarium, Cauthen Educational Media Center. |
| November 15, 2011 True Grit. Joel and Ethan Coen. USA, 2011: 110 mins. Nominated for 10 Oscars, this western stars Jeff Bridges and Matt Damon. A cruel and foul-mouthed sot, Marshal Rooster Cogburn helps Mattie Ross, a 14 year old farm girl, avenge her father’s murder. English Department Film Series. 3:30 & 7:30 pm, Lowrimore Auditorium, Cauthen Educational Media Center. |
| November 15 - December 17, 2011 Senior Shows by Graduating FMU Visual Arts Majors. Francis Marion University Art Gallery Series. 8:30 am - 5:00 pm Mon-Fri, Hyman Fine Arts Center Gallery. |
| November 17, 2011 Concert: FMU Jazz Express. Department of Fine Arts. 7:30 pm, Performing Arts Center, Downtown Florence. (Call PAC Box Office 843-661-4444 for reservations.) |
| November 27, 2011 Planetarium Show - "The Christmas Star". University Astronomy Program. 3:00 pm, Dooley Planetarium, Cauthen Educational Media Center. |
| December 4, 2011 Concert: University Concert Choir and Cut Time Show Choir. Sue Orr, director. Department of Fine Arts. 3:00 pm, Adele Kassab Recital Hall, Hyman Fine Arts Center. |
| December 5-11, 2011 Student Works by FMU Ceramics Classes. Francis Marion University Art Gallery Series. 8:30 am - 5:00 pm Mon-Fri, Hyman Fine Arts Center Gallery. |
| December 11, 2011 Planetarium Show - "The Christmas Star". University Astronomy Program. 3:00 pm, Dooley Planetarium, Cauthen Educational Media Center. |
| December 18, 2011 Planetarium Show - "The Christmas Star". University Astronomy Program. 3:00 pm, Dooley Planetarium, Cauthen Educational Media Center. |
| January 8, 2012 Planetarium Show - "Evening Sky". University Astronomy Program. 3:00 pm, Dooley Planetarium, Cauthen Educational Media Center. |
| January 10 - February 16, 2012 "Art Interpreting Music" -- paintings by Ev Niewoehner. "Although I have worked in a number of genres, including still life, landscape, cityscape, and surrealism, it has been the subject of music which has captured my imagination and has led to my most enjoyable and satisfying work." "Much Ado About Nothing" -- ceramics by Johnny Nutt. "My work is, at its most basic, all about contrasts: busy and spare, glossy and flat, light and dark, smooth and rough, round and angular, mechanical and organic, substantive and superficial." Francis Marion University Art Gallery Series. 8:30 am - 5:00 pm Mon-Fri, Hyman Fine Arts Center Gallery. |
| January 17, 2012 One Day You'll Understand. Amos Gitai. France. 2008: 90 mins. Watching the trial of Nazi Klaus Barbie on TV in 1987, a man reviews his family's WWII history and is alarmed to discover documents indicating anti-Semitism. Cinema 2011-2012 Series. 3:30 & 7:30 pm, Lowrimore Auditorium, Cauthen Educational Media Center. |
| January 21, 2012 South Carolina Intercollegiate Honor Band Concert. Francis Marion University Fine Arts Department and Music Industry Program. 2:00 pm, Performing Arts Center, Downtown Florence. This concert will be free to the public with general admission seating. |
| January 22, 2012 Planetarium Show - "Voyage to the Planets". University Astronomy Program. 3:00 pm, Dooley Planetarium, Cauthen Educational Media Center. |
| January 26, 2012 Sinisa Ciric, violin. Francis Marion University Artist Series. 7:30 pm, Adele Kassab Recital Hall, Hyman Fine Arts Center. |
| February 7, 2012 Bamboozled. Spike Lee. USA, 2000: 135 mins. Nominated for a Golden Bear at the 2001 Berlin Film Festival, Spike Lee’s parody of black face minstrelsy challenges racial stereotypes perpetuated by American film and television. Join us for a frank but respectful discussion of race and popular culture, as Black Heritage Month begins. English Department Film Series. 3:30 & 7:30 pm, Lowrimore Auditorium, Cauthen Educational Media Center. |
| February 7, 2012 Concert: FMU Concert Band. Kelly Jokisch, director. Department of Fine Arts. 7:30 pm, Performing Arts Center, Downtown Florence. (Call PAC Box Office 843-661-4444 for reservations.) |
| February 12, 2012 Planetarium Show - "Follow the Drinking Gourd". University Astronomy Program. 3:00 pm, Dooley Planetarium, Cauthen Educational Media Center. |
| February 14, 2012 Late Marriage. Dover Koshashvili. Israel. 2001: 102 mins. Zaza is a 31-year old Israeli bachelor, handsome and intelligent, and his family wants to see him married to someone they approve.... Subtitles, one scene with graphic sexual content. Cinema 2011-2012 Series. 3:30 & 7:30 pm, Lowrimore Auditorium, Cauthen Educational Media Center. |
| February 16, 2012 André Loss, piano. Francis Marion University Artist Series. 7:30 pm, Adele Kassab Recital Hall, Hyman Fine Arts Center. |
| February 20-25, 2012 Back Back Back by Itamar Moses. An off-camera view from the locker room of the competitive world of professional baseball. The University Theatre. 7:30 pm Monday - Friday, 2:00 pm Saturday, Performing Arts Center, Downtown Florence. (Call Box Office 843-661-4444 between 12pm and 5pm Mon-Fri for Theatre seating availability.) |
| February 21 - March 31, 2012 African American Art from the Collection of Cassandra Rush. Ms. Rush has worked in the sciences, engineering and teaching, and currently enjoys vineyard management and curating cultural exhibits. She has avidly collected works by African American artists for over 20 years. Feather Pottery by Sasha and Tari Federer. Sasha and Tari Federer have worked in clay for over 35 years, combining skills from the Czech Republic to the American Southwest to create unique hand-crafted artwork using an array of firing techniques and surface decoration. Francis Marion University Art Gallery Series. 8:30 am - 5:00 pm Mon-Fri, Hyman Fine Arts Center Gallery. |
| February 22, 2012 Breaking Away. Peter Yates. USA. 1979: 101 mins. Heartwarming comedy/drama about high school grads beginning to face working class lives in a college town. Oscar for best screenplay. Cinema 2011-2012 Series. 3:30 & 7:30 pm, Lowrimore Auditorium, Cauthen Educational Media Center. |
| February 23, 2012 Matthew Anderson, guitar. Department of Fine Arts Guest Artist Recital Series. 7:30 pm, Adele Kassab Recital Hall, Hyman Fine Arts Center. |
| February 26, 2012 Planetarium Show - "Evening Sky". University Astronomy Program. 3:00 pm, Dooley Planetarium, Cauthen Educational Media Center. |
| March 1, 2012 Andrea Ceccomori, flute, and Paolo André Gualdi, piano. Department of Fine Arts Guest Artist Recital Series. 7:30 pm, Adele Kassab Recital Hall, Hyman Fine Arts Center. |
| March 6, 2012 Magnificent Obsession. Douglas Sirk. USA, 1954: 108 mins. Fleeing Germany in 1937 with his Jewish wife, Sirk eventually came to Hollywood, where he used the family melodrama to critique the American middle class emerging out of World War II. English Department Film Series. 3:30 & 7:30 pm, Lowrimore Auditorium, Cauthen Educational Media Center. |
| March 8, 2012 Kirstin Chávez, mezzo-soprano, and Paolo André Gualdi, piano. Francis Marion University Artist Series and Burns Memorial Recital Series. 7:30 pm, Performing Arts Center, Downtown Florence. This concert will be free to the public with general admission seating. |
| March 11, 2012 Planetarium Show - "Footprints on the Moon". University Astronomy Program. 3:00 pm, Dooley Planetarium, Cauthen Educational Media Center. |
| March 13, 2012 Hewn Timber Cabins open for public viewing. 10:30 am - 2:30 pm (weather permitting). Call 843-661-1311 to experience windows of the past. |
| March 25, 2012 Planetarium Show - "The Loneliness Factor". University Astronomy Program. 3:00 pm, Dooley Planetarium, Cauthen Educational Media Center. |
| March 27, 2012 Amores Perros. Alejandro González Iñárritu. Mexico, 2000: 154 mins. Three interwoven stories are connected to a dramatic accident in this critically acclaimed film. Subtitles, scenes of graphic violence. Cinema 2011-2012 Series. 3:30 & 7:30 pm, Lowrimore Auditorium, Cauthen Educational Media Center. |
| March 31, 2012 Arts International Festival - A combining of our Art's Alive! and International Festivals, this day-long event showcases visual and performing arts for the entire family and features activities, cultural displays, and foods from around the world! Sponsored by FMU in conjunction with community businesses and civic organizations. 10:00 am - 5:00 pm, FMU Campus, call 843-661-1225 for information. |
| April 3 - May 5, 2012 Senior Shows by Graduating FMU Visual Arts Majors. Senior shows are required of all students majoring in Visual Arts. These shows give students hands-on experience in selection and installation of artworks, publicity of exhibition, and external review by the University community and the general public. Francis Marion University Art Gallery Series. 8:30 am - 5:00 pm Mon-Fri, Hyman Fine Arts Center Gallery. |
| April 3, 2012 Three Seasons. Tony Bui. USA, 1999: 113 mins. Winner the Sundance Film Festival’s Grand Jury Prize: a mix of romance and epic follows three lives in Vietnamese society as it struggles with modernization 25 years after the fall of Saigon. Gorgeous. English Department Film Series. 3:30 & 7:30 pm, Lowrimore Auditorium, Cauthen Educational Media Center. |
| April 5, 2012 Printmaking Lecture by Julie Niskanen. Francis Marion University Lecture Series. 7:00 pm, Lowrimore Auditorium, Cauthen Educational Media Center. |
| April 8, 2012 Planetarium Show - "The People". University Astronomy Program. 3:00 pm, Dooley Planetarium, Cauthen Educational Media Center. |
| April 10, 2012 Hewn Timber Cabins open for public viewing. 10:30 am - 2:30 pm (weather permitting). Call 843-661-1311 to experience windows of the past. |
| April 10, 2012 As It Is In Heaven. Kay Pollak. Sweden, 2004: 132 mins. A successful international conductor suddenly interrupts his career and returns alone to his childhood village in Norrland. Subtitles. Cinema 2011-2012 Series. 3:30 & 7:30 pm, Lowrimore Auditorium, Cauthen Educational Media Center. |
| April 11, 2012 Rachel Chung and Paolo André Gualdi, piano duo. Department of Fine Arts Guest Artist Recital Series. 7:30 pm, Adele Kassab Recital Hall, Hyman Fine Arts Center. |
| April 12, 2012 Concert: FMU Jazz Express. Department of Fine Arts. 7:30 pm, Performing Arts Center, Downtown Florence. (Call PAC Box Office 843-661-4444 for reservations.) |
| April 12-14, 2012 Five Women Wearing the Same Dress by Alan Ball. An irreverent and funny look at the intricacies of friendship and the power of similar dressing. The University Theatre. 7:30 pm Thursday, Friday and Saturday, Fine Arts Theatre, Hyman Fine Arts Center. (Call Box Office 843-661-1365 between 1pm and 5pm Mon-Fri for Theatre seating availability.) |
| April 17, 2012 Concert: FMU Concert Band. Kelly Jokisch, director. Department of Fine Arts. 7:30 pm, Performing Arts Center, Downtown Florence. (Call PAC Box Office 843-661-4444 for reservations.) |
| April 19, 2012 Concert: FMU Cut Time Show Choir. Sue Orr, director. Department of Fine Arts. 7:30 pm, Performing Arts Center, Downtown Florence. (Call PAC Box Office 843-661-4444 for reservations.) |
| April 20, 2012 Concert: University String Ensemble. Dr. Terry Roberts, director. Department of Fine Arts. 7:30 pm, Performing Arts Center, Downtown Florence. (Call PAC Box Office 843-661-4444 for reservations.) |
| April 22, 2012 Planetarium Show - "Stars of Spring and Summer". University Astronomy Program. 3:00 pm, Dooley Planetarium, Cauthen Educational Media Center. |
| April 22, 2012 Concert: University Concert Choir. Sue Orr, director. Department of Fine Arts. 4:00 pm, Performing Arts Center, Downtown Florence. (Call PAC Box Office 843-661-4444 for reservations.) |
| April 23 - May 5, 2012 Student Works by FMU Ceramics & 3D Design Classes. A showcase of new works created during the current semester by students learning skills in visual arts classes. Francis Marion University Art Gallery Series. 8:30 am - 5:00 pm Mon-Fri, Hyman Fine Arts Center Gallery. |
| May 8, 2012 Hewn Timber Cabins open for public viewing. 10:30 am - 2:30 pm (weather permitting). Call 843-661-1311 to experience windows of the past. |
| May 8 - August 9, 2012 Pieces of Work by Uschi Jeffcoat, Minnamie Murphy, Dale Worsham, Betsey Olsen, Sherry Williams, Jo Jeffers and Hugh Jeffers. Francis Marion University Art Gallery Series. 8:30 am - 5:00 pm Mon-Thurs, Hyman Fine Arts Center Gallery. |
| May 13, 2012 Planetarium Show - "The Red Planet". University Astronomy Program. 3:00 pm, Dooley Planetarium, Cauthen Educational Media Center. |
| May 27, 2012 Planetarium Show - "Evening Sky". University Astronomy Program. 3:00 pm, Dooley Planetarium, Cauthen Educational Media Center. |
| June 10, 2012 Planetarium Show - "Yardsticks of the Universe". University Astronomy Program. 3:00 pm, Dooley Planetarium, Cauthen Educational Media Center. |
| June 12, 2012 Hewn Timber Cabins open for public viewing. 10:30 am - 2:30 pm (weather permitting). Call 843-661-1311 to experience windows of the past. |
| June 24, 2012 Planetarium Show - "Evening Sky". University Astronomy Program. 3:00 pm, Dooley Planetarium, Cauthen Educational Media Center. |
| July 8, 2012 Planetarium Show - "Evening Sky". University Astronomy Program. 3:00 pm, Dooley Planetarium, Cauthen Educational Media Center. |
| July 10, 2012 Hewn Timber Cabins open for public viewing. 10:30 am - 2:30 pm (weather permitting). Call 843-661-1311 to experience windows of the past. |
| July 22, 2012 Planetarium Show - "Voyage to the Planets". University Astronomy Program. 3:00 pm, Dooley Planetarium, Cauthen Educational Media Center. |
| August 12, 2012 Planetarium Show - "Eyes on the Sky". University Astronomy Program. 3:00 pm, Dooley Planetarium, Cauthen Educational Media Center. |
| August 14, 2012 Hewn Timber Cabins open for public viewing. 10:30 am - 2:30 pm (weather permitting). Call 843-661-1311 to experience windows of the past. |
| August 26, 2012 Planetarium Show - "Evening Sky". University Astronomy Program. 3:00 pm, Dooley Planetarium, Cauthen Educational Media Center. |
~Art Trail Gallery An all-volunteer art
space in downtown Florence, the Art Trail Gallery showcases talent of
regional visual artists and hosts a chamber music series. 135 South
Dargan Street, Florence, 843.672.0729.
~Dooley Planetarium and FMU Observatory:
Two public planetarium shows every month, located in the Cauthen
Educational Media Center at Francis Marion University; observatory
schedule is posted online and subject to change due to weather.
~Florence Chamber of Commerce
Community Calendar
~Florence County Library:
Film Series, computer classes, book clubs, etc.
~Florence Museum of Art, Science and History: 558 Spruce Street. 10:00am - 5:00pm Tuesday-Saturday, 2:00-5:00pm Sunday, dark Monday. 843.662.3351.
~Florence Little Theatre: 417 S. Dargan Street. 7:30 pm curtain for evening shows; 3 pm for matinées. Dark Mondays. For seating availability and reservation information call 843.662.3731.~Florence Regional
Arts Alliance / Florence Convention & Visitors Bureau Arts Calendar
~Florence Symphony Orchestra:
For additional info and tickets call (843) 661-2541. During the
2003-2004 season the Florence Symphony Orchestra "broke in" their new
musical director Dr. Terry Roberts (who also
coordinates the Music Industry program at Francis Marion University and
directs the University String Ensemble).
2010-2011 Season:
September 12, 2011 - Inaugural Concert
November 14, 2011 - Joseph Genualdi,
violin
February 13, 2012 - Valentine Concert
and Party
March 26, 2012 - Piano Competition
Winners
May 7, 2012 - May Pops
~Hartsville-Coker
Concert Series.
~Lake
City Concert Series: For info and tickets call Betty Frances Stone (843) 374-2482 or Betty Carter (843) 235-2908.
~South Carolina Dance Theatre: 34th season, for info and tickets call (843) 669-3991.
~Trustus
Theatre: A professional theatre company in the heart of the
Congaree Vista district in Columbia, SC.
For additional info and tickets call (803) 254-9732.
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~ indicates programs that are not fully University funded or sponsored.
Filmography
data courtesy
The Internet Movie
Database.