Winter 2011/2012 - Tiffin University

Arts & AnglesIndie Musician Bill MalloneeTU’s School of Arts & Scienceshosted its first Arts & Angles presentationin November featuringmusic by independent singersongwriter,Bill Mallonee.In 2006, Paste Magazinepublished a list of the top100 living songwriters andMallonee was named number65. He was part of a 90’s bandcalled the Vigilantes of Loveuntil 2001. Since that time hehas toured as a solo-act, andpresently is accompanied by hiswife, Muriah Rose.Singer SongwriterBill Mallonee‘The Local Cheeseburger’TU faculty member Lee Fearnside exhibited a special collectionof photographs in a show entitled “The Local Cheeseburger,”hosted by the Perrysburg Area Arts Council.LocalCheeseburgerby LeeFearnsideThe exhibition was presented at the Way Public Library inPerrysburg, Ohio, in October and November and focused onalternatives to mass-produced fast foods by highlightingoptions offered by local farmers and food producers. “TheLocal Cheeseburger” illustrated the local production of thevarious components of this popular food item.“My photos examined the products that make up thecheeseburger – the beef, the bun, the cheese, and the lettuce– as produced by local farmers and bakers,” Fearnside said.“Each artisan makes their products from homegrown localingredients and sells their goods at area farmer’s markets. Theyall speak about their passion for their products, their love of thecraft, and the value of connecting to a local community in anage where face-to-face exchange is often diminished by virtualexperience.” Fearnside added that “The Local Cheeseburger”offered its audience the opportunity to reexamine their relationshipto common food and the people who make it.Theatre‘The Prisoner of Second Avenue’The Dragons Den Playerspresented Neil Simon’s comedy,“The Prisoner of SecondAvenue,” in November.“Though set in the 1980s,the play delves into economicconcerns that describe in uncomfortabledetail the Americaneconomy in its present state,”remarked Dr. Mary Grennen,Director of Theatre Arts.“The Prisoner of SecondAvenue” is the story of Mel andEdna – a middle class, middleaged,middle-happy couple– living in a Manhattan highrise apartment building. Melloses his job, the apartment isrobbed, Edna gets a job, Melloses his mind, and Edna losesher job … to say nothing of themore minor tribulations of nosyneighbors, helpful relatives,and exact busfares. The couplesuffers indignityafter indignity(some self-inflicted),and whenthey seem on theverge of surrender,they thumbtheir nosesdefiantly and digthe trenches forbattle.The play ran on Broadway from 1971 until 1973, and waslater made into a feature film. The play was nominated for a1972 Tony Award for Best Play.CampusSceneWINTER 2011 / 12 | CHALLENGE | 31