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Wisconsin Union Theater Season—Sure to Delight Lila Downs This fall brings an amazing new season at the Wisconsin Union Theater. This year’s season runs from the ten dancers and five musicians of Tango Fire to harpist Yolanda Kondonassis with the Rossetti String Quartet to the amazing Complexions Contemporary Ballet. If World Music is up your alley, then you must see sitarist Anoushka Shankar, Ravi Shankar’s daughter, who will be bringing her Rise Project to the Theater. And how about the Israeli-Ethiopian Idan Raichel Project; African musicians Youssou N’Dour and Hugh Masekela; or the 2005 World Music Festival sensation Lila Downs? If you enjoyed Joshua Bell last season, then be sure to pick up tickets for Hilary Hahn, 27-year-old violin superstar. The Academy of Ancient Music, Christopher O’Riley, Frederica Von Stade and Anonymous Four with Darol Anger and Scott Nygaard are some of the other performers in our Concert Series. Jazzy souls will go crazy for Paquito D’Rivera, a Cuban born clarinetist; 81-yearold drummer Roy Haynes; and up-andcoming youngsters Gretchen Parlato and Esperanza Spalding. On September 20, Andrew Bird will bring his multi-genre inspired folk rock to the Union Theater. American Players Theatre will bring “The Merchant of Venice” and Olympia Dukakis will perform her acclaimed “Rose.” These are just some of the 32 acts and two festivals in the 2007-2008 season, so be sure to look at our complete listing of events at www.uniontheater.wisc.edu. WISCONSIN UNION THEATER Concert Series WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 10, 8 p.m. Edgar Meyer and Mike Marshall, bass and mandolin SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 4, 8 p.m. Hilary Hahn, violin SATURDAY, DECEMBER 8, 8 p.m. Yolanda Kondonassis, harp, and Rossetti String Quartet World Music THURSDAY-SATURDAY SEPTEMBER 13-15, 2007 Madison World Music Festival Free FRIDAY, OCTOBER 5, 8 p.m. Anoushka Shankar “Rise Project” WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 7, 8 p.m. The Idan Raichel Project THURSDAY, DECEMBER 6, 8 p.m. Youssou N’Dour THURSDAY, JANUARY 31, 8 p.m. Hugh Masekela’s Chissa All-Stars 2 0 0 7 - 2 0 0 8 S E A S O N Where Quality Endures and New Traditions Begin Special Events THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 20, 8 p.m. Andrew Bird SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 3, 8 p.m. American Players Theatre: “The Merchant of Venice” Keyboard Conversations® With Jeffrey Siegel Mills Hall TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 25, 7:30 p.m. America—Fascinatin’ Rhythms! TUESDAY, DECEMBER 11, 7:30 p.m. Festive French Fare Jazz Series SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 17, 8 p.m. Paquito D’Rivera Quintet Travel Adventure Film Series OCTOBER 1-2, 7:30 p.m. Tibet, A Light in the Darkness, with Sean Cassidy & Patricia Keith OCTOBER 29-30, 7:30 p.m. La Belle France with Monty Brown NOVEMBER 19-20, 7:30 p.m. Pacific Coast with Bob DeLoss This schedule includes events for the first half of the 2007-2008 Theater Season. For a complete listing, go to www.uniontheater.wisc.edu 4 F A L L 2 0 0 7
Students Foster Art Sale Success When Christena Gunther first joined the WUD Art Committee in 2003, not very many people knew of the Student Art Sale. It was more of an afterthought for the committee, not many students submitted work and not many people showed up. But all that has changed over the past few years. The idea of an annual student art sale, an all-but-elapsed event in the Wisconsin Union Gallery Committee’s long history of many different types of art sales, was reincarnated in 2003. Under the leadership of director Laura Parke Amundson (2002- 03, 2003-04), the Art Committee revitalized the sale and put it back on the official annual agenda. When Christena was appointed director in 2004, she and her committee took on the challenge of refining, reorganizing and developing the program into what it is today. “The students systematized the process,” said Robin Schmoldt, Art Committee advisor and collection manager. “Christena and her committee reorganized it and made it much more professional.” The committee developed an effective inventory system to keep track of every transaction and kicked up their marketing efforts to get more student artists to submit work and more potential customers to attend the sale. They also made the sale more user-friendly by adding informational signage, changing the hours of sale to cater to people working on and off campus and dedicating more time to great presentation of the work. After the sale was reformulated for 2004, it started to see an exponential increase. In 2003, just over $300 in student art work sold and eight artists had sales. Over the past three years, the sale has consistently sold over $1,500 in student artwork, with an average of 18 artists with sales each year. “Since implementing these changes, each year sales have increased and the quality of art work is high and diverse— ranging from jewelry, stationery, paintings, prints, drawings, photography and ceramics in a variety of styles,” Christena said. “Every year since [the sale was reformulated], the sale has seen incredible growth and development,” Robin reiterated. “As excitement about the sale spreads via word of mouth, more student artists are getting involved and more community members are walking through the doors.” The sale has gained a reputation over the last few years as a great place to obtain student art at reasonable prices. It has also received good coverage from the Wisconsin State Journal and other local publications. “As soon as we open our doors, we will have people coming in to get first dibs on the ‘cool’ stuff,” Robin said. Both Robin and Christena agree that the sale is a wonderful opportunity for all involved. “The student artists gain knowledge in sales and receive much-needed cash; the customers purchase original art that is of high quality and an affordable, reasonable price; and the WUD Art Committee takes a small commission of each sale to go toward purchasing art for the Union and paying for gallery supplies,” Christena said. “This is one of the few instances where everyone benefits.” Christena enjoyed her two-year term as committee director. “Working closely with WUD's dedicated volunteers is always a pleasure,” Christena said, “but from a selfish vantage point, I liked working the sale so I could have first dibs on all of the great art!” Christena purchased numerous prints from the sale and now has them framed and hanging in her apartment in New York City, where she is working on her master’s degree in Visual Arts Administration at NYU. “Visitors to our apartment always compliment the art and with pride I tell them it's by Madison artists.” The annual Student Art Sale takes place every November in Memorial Union’s Porter Butts and Class of 1925 Galleries. This year, the sale will take place from Nov. 14-16. For more information, visit the Art Committee’s Web site, http://www.union.wisc.edu/art. Wisconsin Union Gallery Schedule September 28 - November 6 Opening Reception, 7-9 p.m. Sept. 28, Main Lounge Porter Butts Gallery: Sculptures by Alonso Sierralta Class of 1925 Gallery: “Good is Good, Bad is Better” by Huey Peckerhead (linocuts, acrylic & tempera paintings) Theater Gallery: Paintings by Doug Rassier Lakefront on Langdon Gallery: Glass artwork Martha Kauppi November 14-16 Wisconsin Union Galleries: Student Art Sale Hours to be determined; visit www.union.wisc.edu/art for more details. December 2 - January 22 Opening Reception 2-4 p.m. Dec. 2, Main Lounge Porter Butts Gallery: “Passion, Pathos & Pageantry” by Alex Wagman (sculpture) and Phil Joanou (oil painting) Class of 1925 Gallery: Photography by Cara Cole Theater Gallery: “Take Back the Light!” by John Norback (encaustic works) Lakefront on Langdon Gallery: Fairy tale inspired photo works by Jessie Eisner-Klyle F A L L 2 0 0 7 5
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