DEPARTMENT OF FINE ARTS
ARTS EVENTS CALENDAR
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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 2011-2012 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 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) the second Tuesday of every month, March-November. For more information call Karl McAlister (843) 661-1311. |
| August 21 - September 27, 2012 Layers and Passages: A Tribute to Seven Women of Courage and Compassion -- by Stephen Nevitt. Stacked -- Sculptures by Tom Herzog. Francis Marion University Art Gallery Series. 8:30 am - 5:00 pm Mon-Fri, Hyman Fine Arts Center Gallery. |
| August 26, 2012 Planetarium Show - "Evening Sky". University Astronomy Program. 3:00 pm, Dooley Planetarium, Cauthen Educational Media Center. |
| August 30, 2012 The Andrée Expedition by Robert Tudor, baritone and Susan Slingland, piano. Burns Memorial and Francis Marion University Artist Series Recital. 7:30 pm, Adele Kassab Recital Hall, Hyman Fine Arts Center. |
| September 9, 2012 Planetarium Show - "Evening Sky". University Astronomy Program. 3:00 pm, Dooley Planetarium, Cauthen Educational Media Center. |
| September 11, 2012 Hewn Timber Cabins open for public viewing. 10:30 am - 2:30 pm (weather permitting) the second Tuesday of every month, March-November. For more information call Karl McAlister (843) 661-1311. |
| September 11, 2012 Modern Times. Charlie Chaplin. USA, 1936: 87 mins. In this physical comedy mixed with platonic romance, Chaplin’s Little Tramp endures the tortures and trammels of factory work. Although the Tramp is “silent,” the film has voice, music and sound effects. English Department Film Series. 3:30 & 7:30 pm, Lowrimore Auditorium, Cauthen Educational Media Center. |
| September 18, 2012 Film TBA. FMU Cinema Series. 3:45 & 7:30 pm, Lowrimore Auditorium, Cauthen Educational Media Center. |
| September 23, 2012 Planetarium Show - "The Stellar Thread". University Astronomy Program. 3:00 pm, Dooley Planetarium, Cauthen Educational Media Center. |
| October 2 - November 8, 2012 FMU 2012 Alumni Invitational Show. Francis Marion University Art Gallery Series. 8:30 am - 5:00 pm Mon-Fri, Hyman Fine Arts Center Gallery. Closing Reception 5:00-7:00 pm Thursday, November 8. |
| October 9, 2012 Hewn Timber Cabins open for public viewing. 10:30 am - 2:30 pm (weather permitting) the second Tuesday of every month, March-November. For more information call Karl McAlister (843) 661-1311. |
| October 9, 2012 Victor/Victoria. Blake Edwards. USA, 1982: 132 mins. This musical comedy has zany fun with gender, sexuality, and the limits they put on our public lives. Out of work as a female soprano, Victoria becomes Count Victor Grazinski , a female impersonator. Gender Studies and English Department Film Series. 3:45 & 7:30 pm, Lowrimore Auditorium, Cauthen Educational Media Center. |
| October 11, 2012 Enrico Elisi, piano. Francis Marion University Artist Series Recital. 7:30 pm, Adele Kassab Recital Hall, Hyman Fine Arts Center. |
| October 14, 2012 Planetarium Show - "NASA Missions". University Astronomy Program. 3:00 pm, Dooley Planetarium, Cauthen Educational Media Center. |
| October 16, 2012 The Squid and the Whale. Noah Baumbach. USA. 2006. 81 mins. A touching story of two young boys dealing with their parents' divorce in 1980s Brooklyn, starring Jeff Daniels, Laura Linney and Jesse Eisenberg, FMU Cinema Series. 3:45 & 7:30 pm, Lowrimore Auditorium, Cauthen Educational Media Center. |
| October 18-20, 2012 Our Town by Thornton Wilder, directed by Professor Glen Gourley. 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, 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.) |
| October 28, 2012 Planetarium Show - "Voyage to the Planets". University Astronomy Program. 3:00 pm, Dooley Planetarium, Cauthen Educational Media Center. |
| November 8, 2012 FMU 2012 Alumni Invitational Show Closing Reception. Francis Marion University Art Gallery Series. 5:00-7:00 pm, Hyman Fine Arts Center Gallery. |
| November 8, 2012 Richter Uzur Duo - Brad Richter, guitar and Viktor Uzur, cello. Francis Marion University Artist Series Recital. 7:30 pm, Adele Kassab Recital Hall, Hyman Fine Arts Center. |
| November 8-9, 2012 Pee Dee Fiction and Poetry Festival. Readings, panel discussions and presentations by noted authors and poets. Lowrimore Auditorium, Cauthen Educational Media Center, call 843-661-1371 for information. |
| November 11, 2012 Planetarium Show - "Evening Sky". University Astronomy Program. 3:00 pm, Dooley Planetarium, Cauthen Educational Media Center. |
| November 13 - December 15, 2012 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 13, 2012 Hewn Timber Cabins open for public viewing. 10:30 am - 2:30 pm (weather permitting) the second Tuesday of every month, March-November. For more information call Karl McAlister (843) 661-1311. |
| November 13, 2012 Cabin in the Woods. Drew Goddard. USA, 2011: 95 mins. Described as “funny, strange and scary – frequently all at the same time,” the film perverts and revels in conventional Hollywood horror. Under an isolated cabin five college students discover scary stuff. English Department Film Series. 3:30 & 7:30 pm, Lowrimore Auditorium, Cauthen Educational Media Center. |
| November 19, 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.) |
| November 25, 2012 Planetarium Show - "The Christmas Star". University Astronomy Program. 3:00 pm, Dooley Planetarium, Cauthen Educational Media Center. |
| November 27, 2012 Concert: FMU Cut Time Show Choir. Sue Orr, director. Department of Fine Arts. 7:30 pm, Adele Kassab Recital Hall, Hyman Fine Arts Center. |
| November 28-29, 2012 Student Directed One Act Plays. The University Experimental Theatre. 7:30 pm, Fine Arts Theatre, Hyman Fine Arts Center. (General admission, no charge, no reservations.) |
| November 29, 2012 Concert: FMU Music Industry Jazz Express. Dr. Brandon Goff, director. Department of Fine Arts. 7:30 pm, Performing Arts Center, Downtown Florence. (Call PAC Box Office 843-661-4444 for reservations.) |
| December 2, 2012 Concert: University Concert Choir. Sue Orr, director. Department of Fine Arts. 4:00 pm, Adele Kassab Recital Hall, Hyman Fine Arts Center. |
| December 3-15, 2012 Works by Ceramic Sculpture and 3D Design Classes. Francis Marion University Art Gallery Series. 8:30 am - 5:00 pm Mon-Fri, Hyman Fine Arts Center Gallery. |
| December 9, 2012 Planetarium Show - "The Christmas Star". University Astronomy Program. 3:00 pm, Dooley Planetarium, Cauthen Educational Media Center. |
| December 16, 2012 Planetarium Show - "The Christmas Star". University Astronomy Program. 3:00 pm, Dooley Planetarium, Cauthen Educational Media Center. |
| January 8 - February 14, 2013 Expansion by Colleen A. Critcher. Francis Marion University Art Gallery Series. 8:30 am - 5:00 pm Mon-Fri, Hyman Fine Arts Center Gallery. |
| January 22, 2013 The Well-Digger’s Daughter. Daniel Auteuil. France. 2011: 107mins. In pre-WWI France, a father is torn between his sense of honor and deep love for his daughter. Remake of the 1941 Marcel Pagnol classic. Subtitles. FMU Cinema Series. 3:45 & 7:30 pm, Lowrimore Auditorium, Cauthen Educational Media Center. |
| January 24, 2013 Love's Labour's Lost by American Shakespeare Center. Francis Marion University Artist Series. 7:30 pm, Chapman Auditorium, McNair Science Building |
| January 30, 2013 The Golem. Carl Boese, Paul Wegener. Germany, 1920: 86 mins. This monster inspired Mary Shelley’s Frankenstein. A rabbi makes a clay giant, the Golem, and brings it to life with the word of God to protect the Jews from a cruel ruler, but the monster proves uncontrollable. English Department Film Series. 3:30 & 7:30 pm, Lowrimore Auditorium, Cauthen Educational Media Center. |
| February 5, 2013 Concert: FMU Concert Band. Kelly Jokisch, director. University Lecture Series and Department of Fine Arts. 7:30 pm, Performing Arts Center, Downtown Florence. (Call PAC Box Office 843-661-4444 for reservations.) |
| February 12, 2013 Dogtooth. Yorgos Lanthimos. Greece. 2009: 94 mins. To protect their children from the corrupting influence of the outside world, a Greek couple transforms their home into a gated compound of deprivation and strict rules of behavior. Subtitles. FMU Cinema Series. 3:45 & 7:30 pm, Lowrimore Auditorium, Cauthen Educational Media Center. |
| February 19 - March 28, 2013 New Drawings by Alex Powers. Brass Menagerie: Sculptural Works by Jim Gleason. Francis Marion University Art Gallery Series. 8:30 am - 5:00 pm Mon-Fri, Hyman Fine Arts Center Gallery. |
| February 20, 2013 The Help. Tate Taylor. U.S.A., 2011: 146 mins. The injustices of racial segregation motivate a new graduate of Ole Miss to tell the stories of the maids working for the well-to-do in Jackson. The film shows the tenacity and adaptability of racial stereotypes. Come see Octavia Spencer’s Academy award winning performance! English Department Film Series. 3:30 & 7:30 pm, Lowrimore Auditorium, Cauthen Educational Media Center. |
| February 20-23, 2013 And Baby Makes Seven by Paula Vogel, directed by professor Dawn Larsen. Anna, Ruth and Peter await the arrival of their newborn child, but first they must rid the crowded apartment of their three imaginary children. The University Theatre. 7:30 pm Wednesday - 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 25 - March 1, 2013 South Carolina Chamber Music Festival. Department of Fine Arts and Lecture Series. Performing Arts Center, Downtown Florence. (Call PAC Box Office 843-661-4444 for reservations.) |
| March 5, 2013 Giuseppe Lupis, pianist and composer. Francis Marion University Guest Artist Recital Series. 7:30 pm, Adele Kassab Recital Hall, Hyman Fine Arts Center. |
| March 12, 2013 Hewn Timber Cabins open for public viewing. 10:30 am - 2:30 pm (weather permitting) the second Tuesday of every month, March-November. For more information call Karl McAlister (843) 661-1311. |
| March 14, 2013 A Man Named Pearl. Scott Galloway and Brent Pierson. USA. 2006: 78 mins. An uplifting documentary about self-taught topiary artist Pearl Fryar, whose magical yard in Bishopville, SC, has attracted thousands of visitors from all over the world for 30 years. FMU Cinema Series in conjunction with Art Symposium. Film will be followed with talk by Pearl Fryar. 5:00 pm, Lowrimore Auditorium, Cauthen Educational Media Center. |
| March 14, 2013 Spotlight on Pee Dee Art: Documentary Film and Lecture. Francis Marion University. 5:00 pm, Lowrimore Auditorium, Cauthen Educational Media Center, contact hfrye@fmarion.edu for information. |
| March 14, 2013 Craig Hultgren, cello. Francis Marion University Artist Series Recital. 7:30 pm, Adele Kassab Recital Hall, Hyman Fine Arts Center. |
| March 27, 2013 Rango. Gore Verbinski. U.S.A., 2011: 107 mins. The 2012 Oscar for best animated film, this western is entertaining and politically savvy. Rango, a pet lizard, liberates a desert town run by corrupt politicians who have been hoarding the water supply. English Department Film Series. 3:30 & 7:30 pm, Lowrimore Auditorium, Cauthen Educational Media Center. |
| March 29, 2013 Tish Oney, jazz vocalist. Francis Marion University Guest Artist Recital. 7:30 pm, Performing Arts Center, Downtown Florence. (Call PAC Box Office 843-661-4444 for reservations.) |
| April 2 - May 4, 2013 Senior Shows by Graduating FMU Visual Arts Majors. Gallery openings 6:00 pm April 2 and April 16. Francis Marion University Art Gallery Series. 8:30 am - 5:00 pm Mon-Fri, Hyman Fine Arts Center Gallery. |
| April 2, 2013 Mademoiselle Chambon. Stephan Brize. France. 2009: 101 mins. A modern-day Brief Encounter. Moving tale of a romance between a married man and his son’s teacher, and their attempt to keep their attraction from turning into a full-blown affair. Subtitles. FMU Cinema Series. 3:45 & 7:30 pm, Lowrimore Auditorium, Cauthen Educational Media Center. |
| April 9, 2013 Hewn Timber Cabins open for public viewing. 10:30 am - 2:30 pm (weather permitting) the second Tuesday of every month, March-November. For more information call Karl McAlister (843) 661-1311. |
| April 11, 2013 Concert: FMU Music Industry Express. Dr. Brandon Goff, director. Department of Fine Arts. 7:30 pm, Performing Arts Center, Downtown Florence. (Call PAC Box Office 843-661-4444 for reservations.) |
| April 11-13, 2013 The Book of Liz by David Sedaris, directed by professor Keith Best. "…[a] delightfully off-key, off-color hymn to clichés we all live by, whether we know it or not." —NY Times 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 14, 2013 Concert: University String Ensemble. Dr. Terry Roberts, director. Department of Fine Arts. 4:00pm, Performing Arts Center, Downtown Florence. (Call PAC Box Office 843-661-4444 for reservations.) |
| April 16, 2013 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 18, 2013 Concert: FMU Cut Time Show Choir. Sue Orr, director. Department of Fine Arts. 7:30 pm, Adele Kassab Recital Hall, Hyman Fine Arts Center. |
| April 20, 2013 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 21, 2013 Concert: University Concert Choir. Sue Orr, director. Department of Fine Arts. 4:00 pm, Adele Kassab Recital Hall, Hyman Fine Arts Center. |
| April 22 - May 4, 2013 Works by Ceramics and 3D Design Classes. Francis Marion University Art Gallery Series. 8:30 am - 5:00 pm Mon-Fri, Hyman Fine Arts Center Gallery. |
| May 7 - August 8, 2013 Metamorphosis: New Works by Sasha Federer. Francis Marion University Art Gallery Series. 8:30 am - 5:00 pm Mon-Thurs, Hyman Fine Arts Center Gallery. |
| May 14, 2013 Hewn Timber Cabins open for public viewing. 10:30 am - 2:30 pm (weather permitting) the second Tuesday of every month, March-November. For more information call Karl McAlister (843) 661-1311. |
~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. 185 West Evans 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:
Dr. Terry Roberts, Musical Director. Dr. Roberts also coordinates
the Music Industry program at Francis Marion University and directs the
University String Ensemble. For additional info and season tickets call
(843) 661-2541; for single event tickets, call the Performing Arts
Center box office at 843.661.4444.
2012-2013 Season:
October 8, 2012 - Dmitri Lebkovich, piano
November 12, 2012 - Amy Porter, flute
December 15, 2012 - Holiday Pops
February 11, 2013 - Terris Roberts, violin and Elias Latto, viola
April 8, 2013 - Concerto Competition Winners
May 13, 2013 - A Night at the Opera featuring Greg Jebaily
~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.
December 7-9, 2012 - The Nutcracker Ballet
March 22-24, 2013 - Tales from Mother Goose
~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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