UWM Peck School of the Arts Announce November Events

Nov 5-11 at The Peck School of the Arts

Nov 5 - Noche de Música, 7pm, Zelazo
An evening of Latin American music, food and dancing to benefit the Excelencia en la Música Scholarship at the Peck School of the Arts. Festivities will include Bahía (Latin Jazz), a Bohemia (piano bar sing-along), hors d'oeuvres, a raffle and more.
$15 per person/$10 for students and alumni

Nov 5-7 - Labworks Series: Short Cuts, 7:30pm Friday-Saturday; 2pm Sunday, Kenilworth Studio 508 (also playing Nov 12-14)
An evening of David Ives' quirky, hilarious one acts. Ives' settings of contemporary situations and relationships will challenge actors and illuminate the audience. Directed by Raeleen McMillion.
$5

Nov 6 - Double Reed Day, 8am-6pm, Helen Bader Concert Hall
The tenth annual Double Reed Day is open to double reed players of all ages and levels. The day includes master classes, rehearsals, vendors and a recital featuring UWM faculty and the Double Reed Day Ensemble.
$30 registration for the day

Nov 6 - Early Music Now, 7:30pm, Helen Bader Concert Hall
Viol consort, Fretwork, presents new work by British composer Orlando Gough, which traces Sir Francis Drake's 1577 "journey of discovery" by interspersing Elizabethan music with conjectural music from the lands where Drake put ashore.
$25-$40 adults and seniors/$10-$20 students.

Nov 7 - Wind Ensemble and Kettle Moraine High School Concert, 4pm, Helen Bader Concert Hall
UWM Bands welcome the Kettle Moraine HS Wind Ensemble and their conductor, Mr. Kevin Erickson. Concert will include works by Leonard Bernstein, Michael Daugherty and Percy Grainger.
$12 general/$10 seniors, faculty and alumni/$8 students. KMHS Adults, $8, Students $4

Nov 7 - UWM Jazz & Youth Jazz Ensembles with special guest Chris Vadala, 7:30pm, Mainstage Theatre
UWM Jazz & Youth Jazz Ensembles perform with special guest Chris Vadala, one of the country's foremost woodwind artists.
$12 general/$10 seniors, faculty and alumni/$8 students

 

Nov 8-Dec 23 - Woven Images 2010, Opening reception, Nov 11 at 5-7, Inova/Zelazo
Exhibition featuring selected works from the Spring 2010 Woven Structure class in the Department of Art & Design.
Free!

Nov 9 - Stephanie Barber Presents, 7pm, Union Theatre
Barber presents a selection of her films and videos. Her prodigious filmography is testament to the playful yet probing nature of her clever deconstructions of text, language, music, and the image.
Free!

Next Weekend
Nov 12-14 - Labworks Series: Short Cuts continues

Nov 12 - Carousel: the 4th Annual 35mm Slideshow Invitational, 7pm, Woodland Pattern Book Store
Invited participants, from diverse areas of expertise, are challenged to generate a slideshow. Previous slideshows have included: double projections; durational single image; live performance of all sort; and slide-projector-as-animator.
$4

Nov 12-13 - Symphony Orchestra Concert with UWM Choirs, 7:30pm, Helen Bader Concert Hall
The Symphony Orchestra under the direction of Professor Margery Deutsch presents its annual concerts with the UWM Choirs.
$10 general/$7 seniors and non-UWM students, faculty and alumni. Free for UWM students with valid ID.

Nov 14 - Fine Arts Quartet, 3pm, Helen Bader Concert Hall
In celebration of their 65th anniversary, the Quartet and guest pianist Xiayin Wang perform music by Schumann and Franck. Stephen Basson, former Milwaukee Symphony Orchestra principal bassoonist, will host a pre-concert talk starting at 2 pm.
Free!

Nov 14 - UWM Presents: Vocal Arts Faculty Concert, 3pm, Cedarburg Cultural Center
Valerie Errante, soprano; Elena Abend, piano; René Izquierdo, classical guitar and Scott Cook, cello perform works by Purcell, Mahler and more.
$10 / $40 for series of 5 UWM Presents concerts. Visit the Cedarburg Cultural Center online for more info.
Save the date
Nov 19 - MA/MFA Exhibition Free!
Dec 2 - Milwaukee LGBT Film/Video Festival Monthly Screening
Dec 8-12 - Mainstage Theatre Series: Lovers' Quarrels
Dec 9-12 - New Dancemakers: In the Flesh
Dec 15 - Arts & Technology Night Free!
Dec 17 - Student Film and Video Festival Free!
Dec 18 - Senior Screening Free!
Ongoing

Through Nov 6 - Continuum 9: Adolph Rosenblatt, Inova/Arts Center
Through Nov 12 - Crossing Over, Union Art Gallery
Nov 5, 12, 19 - Friday Night Life Drawing, Art Building 463

More information online at arts.uwm.edu

For tickets, please call the Box Office at 414-229-4308.

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