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PROGRAMS 2010
Wednesday January 20, 2010, 7:30 p.m., Centre Furnace Mansion
Jacqueline Walsh: Children's books of the 18th and 19th centuries- Moveable Books: Books or Toys?
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ATTENTION: A winter storm forcast has prompted rescheduling of the Bobby
White talk from Feb. 10 to Wednesday, February 24
February 24, Centre Furnace Mansion
Bobby Lewis White, ASSOC DIR II, DEV & ALUMNI RELATIONS (Athletics Department):
His collection of African-American Memorabilia.
"He spoke so eloquently about why these things are important to him. One could
perceive of them as negative memories, but he finds them positive--representqtive of and African-American's journey from slavery to the 21st century." --Helen Manfull
11:00 AM Saturday Feb. 20, State Theatre, 130 W. College Avenue, State College:
ANNUAL SHAKESPEARE COMPETITION, sponsored by the English-Speaking Union Central Pennsylvania Branch. The public are invited to attend this free event. Students from six central Pennsylvania high schools will compete, each presenting a short monologue and a sonnet. The winner selected by a panel of judges will represent central Pennsylvania at the English-Speaking Union national competition in Lincoln Centre, New York City. The national winner will receive a scholarship to study theatre in Great Britain.
While the local judges deliberate the State College High School Thespians will
entertain us with some Shakespearean characters-
SHAKING UP SHAKESPEARE: THE BARDGOES BROADWAY..
March 19, 2010 at 7:30 p.m., Eisenhower Auditorium- ESUgroup theatre.
Eileen Ivers: “Beyond the Bog Road – a multimedia concert of music, story, dance, and film – celebrates the journey of immigrants. The production – featuring Ivers, her band Immigrant Soul, guest musicians and dancers – tells the story of Irish immigrants’ impact on America and America’s impact on them. Ivers grew up in a culturally diverse neighborhood of the Bronx, but her spiritual home is the Emerald Isle. The daughter of Irish immigrants, Ivers began playing traditional Celtic music when she was 8. She won nine All-Ireland fiddle championships, starred as the lead fiddler in Riverdance, and helped found the band Cherish the Ladies. In addition to her work with Immigrant Soul, the fiddler performs as a soloist with major symphony orchestras and appears as a guest with prominent musicians of many genres.” – Center for the Performing Arts brochure.
Such an event is best seen from seats further back in the auditorium than usual. So we have 24 seats across the center of Eisenhower in N row.
Tickets: Group price of $28.45 per person (20% discount). Usual price:$35 plus $4 for processing
Please make check out to English-Speaking Union and mail to
Marie Jackman, 710 Glenn Rd., State College, PA 16803,or call Marie to secure seats. 238 1750.
We need names by Friday 26 Feb in order to calculate whether we will qualify for group discount. Final payment day is 4th March. OPEN TO NON-MEMBERS
Wednesday March 24, 2010, 7:30, Venue to be announced NOTE DATE CHANGE
Helen Manfull: ACTING, A TOOL FOR TRUTH- Who was the first actor? How did the craft develop? What were the major steps? Where are we now? In a lively interactive presentation Helen Manfull will present basic principles of acting as we understand them today. Whether you are an active audience member or a would-be thespian, you'll be both entertained and informed.
April (date to be fixed), Foxdale Auditorium
Lynne Olson, author of Troublesome Young Men: Rebels Who Brought Churchill to Power and Helped Save England. Lynne Olson has another book coming out in April, about the Anglo-American alliance, told from the perspectives of three important Americans in London. Its style is very similar to Troublesome Young Men. She will talk about that book also.
Lynne Olson lives in Washington, D.C. She was scheduled to talk to us last November, but had to cancel because of her husband’s health. Her hosts for the night will be Louise and Tom Wartik.
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