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Jan. 11-Feb. 22, "Billy Roper: Visual Storyteller" Art Exhibition, Hoag Student Center’s Fine Arts Gallery. A reception and book signing of the exhibition catalog takes place on Thursday, Jan. 18, from 5 to 7 p.m.
Appalachian folk artist Billy Roper, the 2006-2007 NGCSU Fine Arts artist-in-residence, features a collection of his work in a variety of formats and styles in two- and three-dimensional media. The exhibition and the catalog are funded by the NGCSU Appalachian Studies Center, the University Press of North Georgia, the Nix Family Living Heritage Fund, and the Buisson Family Foundation. The gallery is open weekdays, 9 a.m.–5 p.m., and Saturday, 12-4 p.m. For more information, telephone 706-864-1512. [More...]
Jan. 18, 7 p.m., "Duel" (1971), Gloria Shott Performance Hall. This film, which put Steven Spielberg on the map, takes road rage to frightening extremes when businessman Dennis Weaver’s Plymouth Valiant encounters a souped up oil tanker on the desolate back roads of North California. The truck, whose driver we never see, seems to develop a malicious mind of its own and refuses to let Weaver escape. This event is part of the NGCSU Spring Film Festival series and is sponsored by the North Georgia Cultural Events Committee. For more information, call 706-867-2760.
Jan. 19, 12:10 p.m., Denison University Bluegrass Ensemble, Hoag Student Center Auditorium. This group from Granville, Ohio, presents a concert of American music including old-time Appalachian, bluegrass, country and progressive acoustic. A Q&A session and light refreshments will follow the event, which is sponsored by the NGCSU Appalachian Studies Center. Call 706-864-1540.
Jan. 20, NGCSU Homecoming. A reception takes place in the Dining Hall from 1 to 2 p.m., followed by the Homecoming basketball games in the Memorial Hall Gymnasium at 2 p.m. and 4 p.m.
Jan. 24, 12:20 p.m. and 7:30 p.m., Lopez and Tabor in concert, Gloria Shott Performance Hall. Alfonso Lopez, violin, and Michelle Tabor, piano, present concerts of violin sonatas and other works. Lopez is the concertmaster of the Venezuela Symphony. The event is part of the John L. Nix Living Heritage Fine Arts Series.
Jan. 25, 7 p.m., "American Graffiti" (1973), Gloria Shott Performance Hall. George Lucas's semi-autobiographical film takes a look at the lives of teenagers in Modesto, Calif., in 1962. The film helped to launch the careers of actors such as Richard Dreyfuss, Cindy Williams, Charles Martin Smith and Suzanne Somers. This event is part of the NGCSU Spring Film Festival series and is sponsored by the North Georgia Cultural Events Committee. For more information, call 706-867-2760.
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Jan. 27, 4-6 p.m., Telescope Workshop, NGCSU Coleman Planetarium. The workshop for new telescope owners is sponsored by the university and the North Georgia Astronomers Club. E-mail Joseph Jones at jjones@ngcsu.edu to register to attend.
Jan. 30, 7 p.m., Calle
Sur Concert, Hoag Student Center Auditorium. Calle Sur, a duo comprised
of Karin Stein of Colombia and Edgar East of Panama, performs a lively
concert of traditional and contemporary Latin American music that includes
folk, classical and popular tunes. The nationally-known duo, which was
formed in 1999, plays a variety of instruments and covers a range of
rhythmic styles. The event is
sponsored by the NGCSU Cultural Events Committee.
Feb. 7-8, 7 p.m., Global
Awareness Project, Hoag Student Center Auditorium. The Alpha Kappa Delta
(Sociological Honor Society) sponsored event includes presentations by AKD
president Amanda Powell about “Invisible Children,” an organization devoted
to making the world aware of the effects of war on children, and a short
documentary titled “The Genocide in Darfur" created by four sociology
majors, Chad Mahan, Jay Mosser, Wes Shelnutt and Mike Felker.
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Feb. 13, 7:30 p.m.,
American Standards: David and Chapman, Gloria Shott Performance Hall.
NGCSU professors Andy David, trumpet, and Joe Chapman, piano, present a
concert featuring easy-listening American jazz standards from Broadway and
artists such as George Gershwin and Cole Porter. The concert is free and
open to the public. Donations are accepted to benefit the C.J. Dismukes
Scholarship Fund to help assist future musicians. For more information,
contact Joe Chapman at
jchapman@ngcsu.edu or 706-864-1423.
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Feb. 15, 7 p.m., National
Players present "Othello," Hoag Student Center Auditorium. The
group’s production of “Othello,” the highly acclaimed tragedy by William
Shakespeare, is a searing tale of love, jealousy and betrayal. The play
features one of Shakespeare’s most villainous characters, Iago, who is at
the heart of the story’s conflict. The National Players, America’s longest
running classical touring company, has been performing for 58 years. The
event sponsored by the NGCSU Cultural Events Committee.
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| Diana Gabaldon | Cassandra King | Mary Kay Andrews |
Feb. 16, 3 p.m., Visiting
Authors Series: Diana Gabaldon, Cassandra King and Mary Kay Andrews, Hoag
Student Center Auditorium. These three notable authors will speak during
the panel, which is sponsored by the Visiting Author Series and the NGCSU
Department of English, in coordination with the Dahlonega Literary Festival.
Diana Gabaldon is the New York Times bestselling author of the “Outlander”
series. Cassandra King is a best-selling novelist whose fiction includes
“The Same Sweet Girls” and “The Sunday Wife."
Mary Kay Andrews, a former
reporter for the Atlanta Journal-Constitution, is the author of the New York
Times bestselling novel "Savannah Breeze" and 10 critically acclaimed
mysteries. For more information, contact Amy A. Childers at 706-864-1961
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achilders@ngcsu.edu.
Feb. 22, 7:30 p.m., Faculty Cooperative Recital, Gloria Shott Performance Hall. This annual showcase features the performing music faculty in a variety of solo and ensemble selections.
Feb. 23,
noon to 1:30 p.m., The University Press of North Georgia Book Launch, Adams
Great Room, Hoag Student Center. Appalachian artist Billy Roper will
sign copies of the press’ first book, “Billy Roper: Visual Storyteller,”
that accompanies the current art exhibit in the Fine Arts Gallery.
Refreshments will be served. At the event, Boundless Expressions, NGCSU's
Creative Writing Club, will hold a drawing for the raffle prize, “Yin/Yang,”
a painting by Billy Roper. All proceeds will go to the Lumpkin County
Literacy Coalition. Raffle tickets cost $3 each or $5 for two. To purchase
raffle tickets, contact Boundless Expressions president Lacey Shore at
LaceyShore@aol.com, Valerie
Fambrough at vmfambrough@ngcsu.edu,
or B. J. Robinson at
brobinson@ngcsu.edu. Online, go to
www.upnorthgeorgia.org, or call Robinson at 706-864-1835.
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Feb. 25, 2:30 p.m., Church Choir Festival, Cumming Baptist Church, Cumming, Ga. The festival features the NGCSU Singers, Le Belle Voci and the Patriot Choir.
Feb. 26-27, 7:30 p.m., An Evening With Robert and Clara Schumann, Gloria Shott Performance Hall. NGCSU music faculty and students showcase piano, vocal and chamber works by the 19th century’s most famous music couple, Robert and Clara Schumann.
Feb. 28-March 4, Spring Play:
"Moonlight and Magnolias," Hoag Student Center Auditorium.
Ron Hutchinson's comedy is about the hilarious
behind-the-scenes fighting during the writing and re-writing of the "Gone
With the Wind" screenplay. The Student Theatre Guild production takes place
at 7:30 p.m. Wednesday through Saturday and 2:30 p.m. Sunday. Children under
13 must be accompanied by an adult.
March 1-29, Georgia Art Educators Invitational Exhibit, Hoag Student Center
Fine Arts Gallery. Opening reception: Thursday, March 8, 5-7 p.m.
This annual, invitational exhibit features the artwork of Georgia educators
and their most talented students.
March 3, 8:30 a.m. to 3 p.m., Math & Science
Education Teacher Conference, Health & Natural Sciences Building. This
annual conference is open to all teachers of math and science in grades
6-12. Teachers register for the event sponsored by the NGCSU School of
Education, Pioneer RESA and the Northeast Georgia Youth Science & Technology
Center. To register, go to
www.pioneerresa.org or contact Judy Armour at 866-812-7372.
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March 5, 7:30 p.m., Dr. Gregory Williams: "Life On The Color Line," Hoag
Student Center Auditorium. Dr. Gregory H. Williams, president of the
City College of New York, addresses "Life on the Color Line: The True Story
of a White Boy Who Discovered He Was Black." The event is sponsored by the
Hoag Lecture Series, the Black History Month Committee and Phi Kappa Phi.
Call 706-864-1961.
March 6, 7:30 p.m., Golden Eagle Band and Patriot Choir, Hoag Student
Center Auditorium. North Georgia’s two military ensembles join together
for a concert of American-themed works and patriotic favorites.
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Le Belle Voci |
March 22-23, 7:30 p.m., Madrigal Singers, Gloria Shott Performance Hall. NGCSU’s small select mixed vocal ensemble, directed by Lee Barrow, presents its spring concert.
March 26-27, 7:30 p.m., NGCSU Singers & Le Belle Voci Homecoming Concert, Chapel at First Baptist Church on Green Street, Gainesville. These two choral ensembles present their spring homecoming concert.
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| ISA Culture Show |
March 27, 7 p.m., ISA Culture Show, Hoag Student Center Auditorium. The show, sponsored by the International Student Association, features international students modeling costumes and performing dances, skits and other acts representing their countries.
March 28, 7-9 p.m., Town Hall meeting. Area residents who have heard about possible changes in the residence and commuter policies for students at North Georgia College & State University are invited to a “Town Hall” discussion of the topic. The public meeting will take place in the auditorium of the Health & Natural Sciences Building on Sunset Drive off of Main Street in Dahlonega. North Georgia President David Potter said that university administrators are exploring alternatives to the current policy while identifying implications of any change. Everyone is welcome. [More...]
March 29, 7 p.m., "Raiders of the Lost Ark," Gloria Shott Performance Hall. In this 1981 film, Harrison Ford stars as archaeologist Dr. Indiana Jones, who is hired by the U.S. Government to find the Ark of the Covenant that is believed to still hold the Ten Commandments. Along the journey from Nepal to Cairo, Jones encounters agents of Hitler who are also searching for the Ark. This event is part of the NGCSU Spring Film Festival series and is sponsored by the North Georgia Cultural Events Committee. For more information, call 706-867-2760.
March 31, 7:30 p.m., North Georgia Symphony Orchestra, North Forsyth High School Performing Arts Center, 3635 Coal Mountain Drive, Cumming, Ga. Admission is $6 for adults and $3 for students. North Georgia’s full symphony orchestra, composed of Atlanta area professionals and advanced NGCSU students, performs a concert of favorites, including Antonin Dvorák’s Symphony #9 (From the New World), Johannes Brahms’s Academic Festival Overture and other well-known works. [More...]
March 31, Spring Open House. The NGCSU Office of Admissions invites prospective students and their parents to come learn more about the university and experience campus life. The event includes a campus tour, information sessions and an opportunity to talk with current faculty, staff and students about the academic programs, organizations and activities available. Registration begins at 7:30 a.m. with a welcome ceremony beginning at 8:30 a.m. in Memorial Hall. Call 706-864-1800 for information and advance registration.
April 3, 7:30 p.m., NGCSU Student Brass Recital, Gloria Shott Performance Hall. North Georgia’s students of brass instruments come together to perform solo and ensemble works.
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April 5-27, Hal B. Rhodes Annual Student Art Exhibition, Hoag Student Center Fine Arts Gallery. Reception: Friday, April 20, 5-7 p.m. This annual exhibit features the best works by NGCSU art students as selected by guest juror and artist-in-residence, Billy Roper. Art student awards and scholarships for next year will be announced at the reception. Student Center hours: Monday-Friday, 8 a.m.-8 p.m.; Saturday 10 a.m.-7 p.m.; and Sunday, 3-6 p.m.
April 5, 7:30 p.m., NGCSU Symphonic Band, North Forsyth High School Performing Arts Center, 3635 Coal Mountain Drive, Cumming. North Georgia’s large instrumental ensemble, lead by NGCSU Director of Bands Andy David, performs a preview of its upcoming spring concert (April 18-19, 7:30 p.m., Hoag Student Center Auditorium, Dahlonega).
April 9, 7:30 p.m., Small Ensembles Concert, Gloria Shott Performance Hall. NGCSU chamber groups perform a variety of works designed for small ensembles.
April 10, 7:30 p.m., NGCSU Student Woodwind Recital, Gloria Shott Performance Hall. North Georgia's students of woodwind instruments come together for a recital of solo and ensemble works.
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April 11-12, 7:30 p.m., Jazz Concerts, Gloria Shott Performance Hall. Guest artist Jabo Starks, a drummer formerly with the James Brown Band, joins the NGCSU Jazz Orchestra and the David Brothers Band in two evenings of jazz music.
April 13, 7:30 p.m., Student Guitar Recital, Gloria Shott Performance Hall. NGCSU students perform a recital of solo and ensemble guitar works.
April 13-15, National Leadership Challenge.
This event provides an opportunity for junior and senior high school
students to spend the weekend with the NGCSU Corps of Cadets. Participants
experience first-hand the daily life of a cadet while participating in
leadership and team-building activities. Space is limited, so early
registration is encouraged. Fee: $45.00 for food and lodging. For more
information, visit apache.northgeorgia.edu or call
Cadet Admissions at 706-867-2918.
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Patriot Choir |
April 16, 12:20 p.m., Patriot Choir Spring Concert, Gloria Shott Performance Hall. The university’s military vocal ensemble, under the direction of Jack Broman, presents a program of love songs, spirituals and patriotic music.
April 16, 7:30 p.m., Student Vocal Recital, Gloria Shott Performance Hall. NGCSU vocal students demonstrate what they have learned during the semester.
April 17, Annual Honors Day Academic Conference. For the 12th consecutive year, an accomplished group of students, faculty and guest speakers will converge on the NGCSU campus for the Annual Honors Day Academic Conference. The conference covers the entire campus, replacing all on-campus day classes. The daylong forum will showcase student excellence and achievement. More information is available on the Honors Day Web site.
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| ISA Food Festival |
April 18, 11:30 a.m.-2 p.m., ISA Food Festival, Drill Field. The International Student Association provides free food that represents the dishes from many countries.
April 18, 12:20 p.m., Student Honors Recital, Gloria Shott Performance Hall. North Georgia's best student performers, selected by NGCSU faculty members, present a concert of solo works.
April 18, 9 p.m., North Georgia Candlelight Vigil for Virginia Tech victims, Drill Field. North Georgia, one of Virginia Tech's sister senior military colleges, will hold a Candlelight Vigil to remember those involved in the tragedy at Virginia Tech on Monday. The NGCSU Corps of Cadets chaplain, Cadet Maj. Chris Hall, will speak briefly in remembrance of the victims at 9:15 p.m., followed by the playing of bagpipes. The ceremony will end with two buglers playing taps, a customary military tribute for fallen comrades. [More...]
April 18, 7:30 p.m., Student Instrumental Recital, Gloria Shott Performance Hall. NGCSU instrumental students demonstrate what they have learned during the semester.
April 18-19, 7:30 p.m., NGCSU Symphonic Band, Hoag Student Center
Auditorium. North Georgia’s large instrumental ensemble presents its
spring concert.
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| NGCSU Bluegrass Ensemble: Wayde Powell, Carter Corn, Jeremy Clark, Carl McDonald, Joe Chapman and Zak McConnell |
April 20, NGCSU Bluegrass Ensemble, short preview - 12:30 p.m.;
concert - 7:30 p.m. Hoag Student Center Auditorium. The newly-formed bluegrass
group, dubbed the "New Crown Mountain Boys," performs a collection of
foot-stomping bluegrass favorites.
April 20-22, Parents/Alumni Weekend. The weekend includes a variety of activities, including a golf tournament, wine tasting, a Fun Run, the Military Ball, an Awards Gala and the Sunday Military Awards Review. For more information, contact Alumni Affairs at 706-864-1547or view a brochure of the weekend's highlights (PDF format).
April 20-22, 7:30 p.m., "The Compleat Works of Wllm Shkspr (abridged)" and "No Exit," Gloria Shott Performance Hall. NGCSU's Student Theatre Guild presents Jean-Paul Sartre's classic 1944 French existentialist play "No Exit" and The Reduced Shakespeare Company's "The Compleat Works of Wllm Shkspr (abridged)," which turns Shakespeare inside out and upside down when three men pack every play Shakespeare wrote into a one-hour running time slot. For more information, contact Kevin Mace at 706-867-2760 or kmace@ngcsu.edu.
April 22, 7 p.m., Choral Explosion #4, Grace Episcopal Church. The NGCSU Singers join with other area collegiate groups in this annual celebration.
April 23, 7:30 p.m., Student Piano Recital, Gloria Shott Performance Hall. NGCSU piano students demonstrate what they have learned during the past semester.
April 24, 7:30 p.m.,
Dahlonega Chamber Symphony, Gloria Shott Performance Hall. Under the
direction of Laurin Smith, the Chamber Orchestra performs a variety of
selections including a comic concerto for solo violin, viola and cello, and
a set of variations featuring North Georgia’s new cello faculty member, Miro
Gomez.
Spring Commencement and
Commissioning
Four graduation ceremonies will take place in the Memorial Hall Gymnasium:
School of Arts & Letters, May 4, 7 p.m.; School of Business & Government,
May 5, 1 p.m.; School of Natural & Health Sciences, May 5, 4 p.m. and School
of Education, May 6, 2 p.m. The commissioning ceremony for new second
lieutenants takes place at 10 a.m. on May 5 in the Memorial Hall Gymnasium.
September
Sept. 8 through Oct. 26,
Southern Printmaking Biennale, Hoag Student Center Gallery.
Reception: Thursday, Sept. 14, 5-7 p.m. This showcase of contemporary
printmaking features winning prints by artists from around the nation
selected through NGCSU’s biennial competition of works in the printmaking
medium. The exhibit is juried by the winner of the 2004 Printmaking Biennale,
Mark Hosford.
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| The Mystical Arts of Tibet: Sacred Music Sacred Dance for World Healing |
Sept. 13, 7 p.m., The
Mystical Arts of Tibet: Sacred Music Sacred Dance for World Healing, Hoag Student
Center Auditorium. The Mystical Arts of Tibet performance, featuring the
famed multi-phonic singers of the Drepung Loseling monastery, comprises nine
pieces believed to generate energies conducive to world healing. Robed in
magnificent costumes and playing traditional Tibetan instruments, the
Loseling monks perform ancient temple music and dance. The event is
sponsored by the NGCSU Cultural Events Committee.
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Joe Chapman |
Sept. 18, 12:20 p.m. and Sept. 21, 7:30 p.m., Joe Chapman: Piano’s Greatest Hits, Gloria Shott Performance Hall. From Beethoven’s Moonlight Sonata to Debussy’s Clair de lune to a clever set of variations on Chopsticks, Joe Chapman, NGCSU professor of piano and coordinator of music, plays the best known and most beloved piano compositions of all time. [More...]
Sept. 23, 7:30 p.m., Joe Chapman: Piano’s Greatest Hits, North Forsyth High
School, 3635 Coal Mountain Drive, Cumming. From Beethoven’s Moonlight
Sonata to Debussy’s Clair de lune to a clever set of variations, Joe Chapman,
NGCSU professor of piano and coordinator of music, plays the best known and
most beloved piano compositions of all time.
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Sept. 25, 7 p.m.,
“Downfall," Hoag Student Center Auditorium.
In this 2005 drama, experience the final
days of Adolf Hitler’s life in the harrowing recreation of the Nazi elite’s
last stand in their underground Berlin bunker. The story is told through
multiple characters, from Hitler’s young secretary to his notorious
henchmen, Himmler and Goebbels. Rated R with English subtitles. This
event is part of the NGCSU Fall Film Festival series and is sponsored
by the North Georgia Cultural Events Committee. For more information, call
706-864-1643.
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Richard Knepp |
Sept. 26, 7:30 p.m., Richard Knepp, Classical Guitar, Gloria Shott Performance Hall. North Georgia’s guitar instructor performs a range of showcase compositions for classical guitar.
Sept. 28, 7:30 p.m., Nix Series: Richard Zimdars, Piano, Gloria Shott
Performance Hall. Pianist Richard Zimdars, Despy Karlas Professor of Music at
the University of Georgia, combines the roles of teacher, scholar and
performer in a successful career that includes recitals and master classes
presented throughout the world. The event is part of the John L. Nix Living
Heritage Fine Arts Series.
Sept. 30, 2 p.m., Golden Eagle Band: Concert in the Park, Hancock Park, Dahlonega. Andy David, NGCSU director of bands, leads North Georgia’s military band in an outdoor concert of American music from the military tradition.
Sept. 30, 7 p.m., Metrolanta Steel Orchestra,
NGCSU Dining Hall. The orchestra will present a program of Caribbean
music. The performance is sponsored by the NGCSU Cultural Events Committee.
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Oct. 4, 12:20 p.m. and 7:30 p.m., Nix Series: Blue Ridge, Hoag Student Center Auditorium. Back by popular demand, this nationally known group features bluegrass music that combines raw mountain soul with contemporary drive. The event is part of the John L. Nix Living Heritage Fine Arts Series.
Oct. 9, 7 p.m., “Lucía, Lucía,”
Hoag Student Center Auditorium. This 2003 Mexican comedy and drama is
about an upper-class woman’s discovery of self while searching for her
husband who mysteriously disappeared. Along the wild journey, she finds
herself in a triangle of love and friendship with a reawakened passion for
life. The film is rated R with English subtitles. This event is part of the
NGCSU Fall Film Festival series and is sponsored by the North Georgia
Cultural Events Committee. For more information, call 706-864-1643.
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Oct. 11, 7 p.m., History speaker, Hoag Student Center Auditorium. To
commemorate the 800th anniversary of the founding of the
Mongolian State in 1206 A.D., the department of History at NGCSU has
scheduled a guest speaker, David O. Morgan, to address “The Decline and Fall
of the Mongol Empire.” Morgan, professor of Islamic History and Religion at
the University of Wisconsin and an authority on the Mongol Empire, is the
author of “The Mongols” and “Medieval Persia 1040-1797.” For more
information on this event, call 706-864-1913.
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Oct. 12, 7:30 p.m., Homemade Jam with Billy Roper, Gloria Shott Performance
Hall. Appalachian folk artist Billy Roper, selected as the 2006-2007 Fine Arts
Artist-in-Residence, will focus on the art of traditional music making.
Roper will display a few of his homemade musical instruments, and audience
members will be encouraged to join him on stage for an informal bluegrass
jam session. Everyone is invited to bring an instrument or just come join
them to listen to the "homemade" music. Roper also will participate in
studio art classes, workshops and other campus-wide music presentations this
year. The event is co-sponsored by the NGCSU Fine Arts Department and the
Appalachian Studies Center.
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Oct. 21-22, Gold Rush Days in Dahlonega. The NGCSU Corps of Cadets will march in the 2 p.m. Gold Rush Parade on Saturday, Oct. 21, through downtown Dahlonega.
Oct. 23, 12:15 p.m., Visiting Authors Series: Brian Jay Corrigan, Health
& Natural Sciences Auditorium. Brian Jay Corrigan, author of "The Poet
of Loch Ness" and NGCSU Renaissance literature professor, will read excerpts
from his award-winning novel and sign books following the event. Corrigan
was named the Georgia Author of the Year in Debut Fiction for 2006. For more
information, call 706-864-1961.
Oct. 25-29, 7:30 p.m. Wednesday–Saturday, 2:30 p.m. Sunday, Fall Play: "Mort," Hoag Student Center Auditorium. Death comes to us all. But when it came to a complete simpleton by the name of Mort (imagine a medieval Adam Sandler), it was to offer him a job! Being Death’s apprentice is a good job; board and lodging, free use of the company horse and you don’t even need time off for your grandmother’s funeral. You get to meet interesting people, although, of course, not for very long. It would have been fine if Mort had remembered that he wasn’t supposed to rescue princesses. After that, it all began to go dead wrong in Terry Pratchett’s “Mort.”
Oct. 28, 10 a.m.-3 p.m., "Dirty Feet and
Cadets: Dahlonega and North Georgia College, Post World War II to 1970"
Symposium, Dahlonega United Methodist Church's fellowship hall. The
symposium, sponsored by the NGCSU Appalachian Studies Center, features
discussions about the unique relationship between members of North Georgia
and the Dahlonega and Lumpkin County communities from 1945 to 1970.
Alumni who attended NGC during this time period are invited to share
memories from that era. Panel discussions will focus on a variety of topics,
including experiences that focus on the social, economic and personal life
on campus and in the community. The center welcomes the loan of photos,
postcards, memorabilia and other artifacts that depict the college and town
life of that time period. The public is invited to attend. To join a panel,
suggest a topic, contribute to displays, contact the NGCSU Appalachian
Studies Center at 706-864-1540 or
asc@ngcsu.edu.
Oct. 31, 6-8 p.m., Halloween Carnival and
Trick-or-Treating, Donovan Hall. Carnival events, including face
painting, a pumpkin and ring toss, go-fish, and a cupcake walk take place in
Donovan Hall, sponsored by the NGCSU Residence Life staff and Gamma Sigma
Sigma. The residents of Donovan Hall also welcome trick-or-treaters and
their families during that time. For more information, call 706-864-1902.
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Nov. 2, 7 p.m., Saxton's
Cornet Band Concert, Hoag Student Center Auditorium. The Saxton’s Cornet
Band recreates the sound and appearance of brass bands popular in the era of
the American Civil War. The professional musicians are dedicated to musical
excellence as well as to historical accuracy by using instruments original
to the Civil War era or carefully made reproductions. Uniforms worn by the
members are also authentic replicas of the time period. The event is
sponsored by the NGCSU Cultural Events Committee. For more information about
the band, visit
www.saxtonscornetband.com.
Nov. 4, 7:30 p.m., North
Georgia Symphony Orchestra, Cumming First United Methodist Church, 770
Canton Hwy (Hwy 20 West), Cumming. $6 adults, $3 students (NGCSU
Students Free). In its first performance in Forsyth County, NGCSU’s full
symphony orchestra, composed of Atlanta area professionals along with
advanced North Georgia students, will present a concert of symphonic
favorites, ranging from Mozart’s Overture to The Marriage of Figaro to Aaron
Copland's popular Four Dance Episodes from the Ballet Rodeo. Featured as soloist
will be John Hutchinson, director of music at Worship and Arts at Cumming
First Methodist, performing Francis Poulenc’s Concerto for Organ. This
concert is part of the celebration of North Georgia’s five-year involvement
in Forsyth as well as its expansion of programs in the county.
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Le Belle Voci |
Nov. 6-7, 7:30 p.m.,
NGCSU Singers & Le Belle Voci Concert, Dahlonega Baptist Church, 234 Hawkins
Street. The NGCSU Singers and Le Belle Voci women’s choir, under the
direction of John Broman, perform “Music Masters of Salzburg and Vienna: W.A.
Mozart and Michael Haydn” in concert. The event is free, but tickets are
required. Call 706-864-1423 to reserve tickets.
Nov. 8-9, 7:30 p.m., NGCSU Symphonic Band Fall Concert, Hoag Student Center
Auditorium. Andy David leads the ensemble in a concert featuring
inventive works for wind and percussion, including Rodrigo’s Adagio for Wind
Orchestra and Michael Daugherty’s Niagara Falls.
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| "Language Confusion" by MiHyun Kim |
Nov. 9 through Jan. 3, "Converging: MiHyun Kim and Sara White" Exhibition, Fine Arts Gallery, Hoag Student Center. Reception: Thursday, Nov. 9, 5-7 p.m. By using a variety of forms, textures, and media, MiHyun Kim and Sara White invite viewers to explore the intersections between and the overlapping of people’s notions of who we are and the spaces we inhabit. In this exhibition, the artists focus on avenues of communication and question the barriers people build between themselves and others in paintings, drawings, photographs and sculpture.
Nov. 11, 4 p.m., All-American Piano Celebration, Gloria Shott Performance
Hall.
Now in its 19th year, this annual celebration features students of all
ages and their teachers from throughout the North Georgia area performing
piano music written by American composers.
Nov. 14, 7:30 p.m., Classical Guitar Extravaganza, Gloria Shott Performance
Hall.
In this one-of-a-kind performance, members of the North Georgia Guitar
Ensemble perform a varied program of selections from the classical guitar
repertoire.
Nov. 15, 12:20 p.m., Patriot Choir Concert, Gloria Shott Performance Hall. In
keeping with tradition, North Georgia’s ROTC men’s vocal ensemble, the
Patriot Choir, presents a varied program of patriotic music, love songs, and
spirituals under the direction of Dr. John Broman.
Nov. 16, 5:30 p.m., Visiting Author Series: Helen M. Lewis, Health & Natural
Sciences Auditorium. Helen Lewis, the founding member of the Appalachian
Studies Association, will read from her book "Mountain Sisters," which tells
the story of the Glenmary Sisters, who broke with tradition to serve rural
Appalachia in the 1960s. The book was featured in a radio broadcast titled
"Leaving the Fold: Nuns Amok" on This American Life in 2004. The reading is
sponsored by the Visiting Author Series, the Department of English, and the
Appalachian Studies Center. Books will be available for purchase and a book
signing will follow. For more information, contact Dr. Amy A. Childers at
706-864-1961.
Nov. 19, 7:30 p.m., NGCSU Madrigal Singers & Chamber Ensembles, Big Canoe
Chapel. The select Madrigal Singers preview their upcoming Yuletyde
Feaste event in December, and various instrumental chamber groups will
perform a variety of selections appropriate to smaller ensembles. The Big
Canoe Chapel is located on Wolfscratch Drive in Big Canoe, Ga. For more
information, call 706-864-1423. For directions, go online to
www.bigcanoechapel.org/contact_directions.htm
Nov. 16-17, 7:30 p.m., Nix Series: NGCSU Jazz Festival featuring Fred
Wesley, Hoag Student Center Auditorium. Legendary jazz trombonist Fred
Wesley, who led the James Brown Band horn section for many years, joins the
NGCSU Jazz Orchestra and the David Brothers Quintet in an evening of old and
new jazz favorites. Friday night’s concert is the feature event of the 2006
Georgia Association of Jazz Educators Annual Conference. The event is part
of the John L. Nix Living Heritage Fine Arts Series.
Nov. 20, 7:30 p.m., Instrumental Chamber Ensembles, Gloria Shott Performance
Hall. The flute ensemble, the percussion ensemble and other smaller
instrumental groups at North Georgia present a variety of literature
appropriate for chamber ensembles.
Nov. 27, 7:30 p.m., Student Voice Recital; Nov. 28, 7:30 p.m., Student
Instrumental Recital; and Nov. 29, 12:20 p.m., Student Honors Recital. All
recitals are in the Gloria Shott Performance Hall. NGCSU music majors and
minors perform a wide variety of literature to demonstrate what they have
learned during the past semester. Monday’s concert features vocalists;
Tuesday’s concert features instrumentalists, and Wednesday’s mid-day concert
features the best students as selected by a faculty panel.
Dec. 1, 1:30 p.m., Groundbreaking Ceremony. The campus community is
invited to a groundbreaking ceremony for the Parking Deck and Recreation
Center in the parking lot between the Hoag Student Center and the Smith
House. The parking lot will be replaced by the new structure, which includes
a four-level parking deck and a two-story Recreation Center built on the
fourth floor of the deck. The first two levels of the parking deck are
expected to be completed and ready for use next fall semester as
construction on the project continues.
(Illustration by Cooper Carry Inc.)
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Dec. 1-2, Ye Olde
Yuletyde Feaste 2006, Hoag Student Center Great Room. Doors open at
6:30 p.m., processional begins at 7 p.m.; $22 per person, includes
multi-course dinner and show. Advance reservations required – call
706-864-1423. All the regal pageantry and ceremonial pomp of Merrie Olde
England are brought to life during the festive royal banquet known as Ye
Olde Yuletyde Feaste 2006. This full evening of feasting and entertainment
in the style of a lavish royal 16th-century English Christmas Feaste
includes a royal court, madrigal singers, yule log, wassail bowl, boar’s
head, a court jester, and sundry entertainers who will delight the guests
with music, dance, merriment and medieval silliness.
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Dec. 3, 2:30 p.m., NGCSU Singers & Symphonic Band: Community Holiday
Concert, North Forsyth High School, 3635 Coal Mountain Drive, Cumming.
NGCSU’s largest vocal and instrumental groups, the NGCSU Singers and the
Symphonic Band, team up for a community celebration of holiday music,
including two of Robert Shaw's popular medleys of carols titled "Many Moods
of Christmas."
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Dec. 4, 7:30 p.m., NGCSU Student Piano Recital, Gloria Shott Performance
Hall. NGCSU piano students perform a wide variety of selections to demonstrate
what they have learned during the fall semester.
Dec. 5, 7:30 p.m., North Georgia Chamber Symphony, Gloria Shott Performance
Hall. NGCSU’s student/community Chamber Symphony performs a concert of
classics including a concerto for trumpet by Torelli with NGCSU music
faculty member Patrick McAvoy, and music for voice and orchestra by Mozart
and Samuel Barber, as well as seasonal and holiday selections. The event
concludes with a sing-along.
Dec. 15, 3 p.m., Army Officer Commissioning
Ceremony, Memorial Hall Gymnasium. A reception follows the ceremony in
the Pennington Military Leadership Center.
Dec. 15, 7 p.m., Fall Commencement, Memorial
Hall Gymnasium. Martha Merritt, NGCSU assistant professor of business
administration, will speak at commencement. She is the Distinguished
Professor for Teaching and Learning for 2006.
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