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Fine Arts Festival April 3 - May 4, 2008

Over 130 events in 31 days and most of them are free. Experience the wide range of artistic expression at Illinois State University.

* Free admission

Thursday, April 3 —
  • Masterclass: Natya Indian Dance* at 3 pm (KRH)
  • Senor Recital: Shaina Sedder, soprano* at 7 pm (KRH)
  • Natya Indian Dance Concert at 7 pm (Braden)
  • Twelfth Night by Shakespeare* at 7:30 pm (Allen)
  • Senior Recital: Reggie Spears, Clarinet* at 8:30 pm (KRH)
Friday, April 4 —
  • The Merry Widow at 7:30 pm (CPA)
  • Twelfth Night by Shakespeare* at 7:30 pm (Allen)
  • Gold Series: Jazz Festival at 8 pm (CPA)
Saturday, April 5 —
  • Twelfth Night by Shakespeare* at 2 pm (Allen)
  • The Merry Widow at 7:30 pm (CPA)
  • Twelfth Night by Shakespeare* at 7:30 pm (Allen)
  • Gold Series: Jazz Festival at 8 pm (CPA)
  • Theatre of Ted* at 12 am (Allen)
Sunday, April 6 —
  • The Merry Widow at 2 pm (CPA)
  • Men’s Glee & Women’s Choir at 3 pm (CPA)
  • Senior Recital: Kyle Rinke, Trumpet* at 4:30 pm (KRH)
  • Senior Recital: Krista Reese, Horn* at 6:30 pm (KRH)
  • Senior Recital: Timothy Dillow Trumpet* at 7:30 pm (KRH)
  • Graduate Recital: David Shewan, French Horn* at 9 pm (KRH)
Monday, April 7 —
  • Music Factory* at 8 pm (KRH)
Tuesday, April 8 —
  • Visiting Artist Lecture: Jeanne Dunning at 12:30 pm (CVA 147)
  • MFA Exhibition: Julia Goos opening reception* at 5 pm (Gallery 3)
  • BFA Exhibition: Joan Smit opening reception* at 5 pm (Gallery 2)
  • Faculty Brass and Sonneries Quintet at 8 pm (CPA)
Wednesday, April 9 —
  • Graduate Recital: Hye-Ock Kim, Violin* at 6:30 pm (KRH)
  • Sophomore Recital: Stephanie Melinyshyn, Flute* at 8 pm (KRH)
Thursday, April 10 —
  • Junior Recital: Heather Hojnacki, Saxophone* at 7 pm (KRH)
  • The Merry Widow at 7:30 pm (CPA)
  • Senior Recital: Kevin Lomonof, Saxophone* at 8:30 pm (KRH)
Friday, April 11 —
  • Senior Recital: Heidi Van De Voort, Soprano* at 6:30 pm (KRH)
  • The Merry Widow at 7:30 pm (CPA)
  • Graduate Recital: Hyo Jung Bae, Piano* at 7:30 pm (KRH)
Saturday, April 12 —
  • Junior Recital: Derek Zinke, Vocalist* at 1:30 pm (KRH)
  • Senior Recital: Kim Sass, Piano* at 3 pm (KRH)
  • Junior Recital: Kathleen Kelly, Soprano* at 4 pm (KRH)
  • Senior Recital: Ricky Alegria, Percussion* at 5 pm (KRH)
  • Senior Recital: Robert Sicklesteel, Guitar* at 6 pm (KRH)
  • The Merry Widow at 7:30 pm (CPA)
  • Theatre of Ted* at 12 am (Allen)
Sunday, April 13 —
  • Viola Day Recital* at 4 pm (KRH)
  • Percussion Ensemble at 7 pm (CPA)
  • A capella Showcase: The Acafellaz, Secondary Dominance and The Normal Guys* at 8 pm (KRH)
Monday, April 14 —
  • Chamber Winds* at 8 pm (KRH)
Tuesday, April 15 —
  • MFA Exhibition: Rob Fifield opening reception* at 5 pm (Gallery 2)
  • MFA Exhibition: Amy Richardson opening reception* at 5 pm (Gallery 3)
  • 2008 Student Annual Exhibition opening reception* at 5 pm (Gallery 1)
  • Graduate Recital: Douglas Ford, Percussion* at 7:30 pm (KRH)
  • Conductors Concert at 8 pm (CPA)
  • Bass Ensemble Concert* at 9 pm (KRH)
Wednesday, April 16 —
  • Four-square marathon* for student scholarships begins at 5 pm (Centennial Plaza)
  • Freshman/Transfer One Act Play Festival* at 7 pm (Allen)
  • Guitar Potpourri* at 7:30 pm (KRH)
Thursday, April 17 —
  • Four-square marathon continues all day (Centennial Plaza)
  • Freshman/Transfer One Act Play Festival* at 7 pm (Allen)
  • Chamber Music for Strings & Piano* at 7:30 pm (KRH)
  • Jazz Ensembles I, II, III at 8 pm (CPA)
Friday, April 18 —
  • Four-square marathon* continues all day (Centennial Plaza)
  • MFA Studio Open House* from 11-2 (Graduate Studio Building, 208-212 Douglas St, Bloomington)
  • Rock Square concert* from 5-9 (Centennial Plaza)
  • Bloody Poetry by Howard Brenton* at 7:30 pm (CW 207)
Saturday, April 19 —
  • Four-square marathon* continues all day (Centennial Plaza)
  • Jr. High School Band Contest (CPA)
  • Senior Recital: Colleen Doyle, Viola* at 7 pm (KRH)
  • Bloody Poetry by Howard Brenton* at 7:30 pm (CW 207)
  • Graduate Recital: Christa Krause, Flute* at 8:30 pm (KRH)
  • Theatre of Ted* at 12 am (Centennial Plaza)
Sunday, April 20 —
  • Four-square marathon* concludes (Centennial Plaza)
  • Junior Recital: Brittany DelSignore, Clarinet* at 12 pm (KRH)
  • Senior Recital: Kayla Jahnke, Horn* at 1:30 pm (KRH)
  • Graduate Recital: Jennifer Kluchenek, Violin* at 2:30 pm (KRH)
  • Symphonic Winds at 3 pm (CPA)
  • Encore* at 7 pm (KRH)
  • Bloody Poetry by Howard Brenton* at 7:30 pm (CW 207)
Monday, April 21 —
  • dREAMtRIPPIN' by Thomas Michael Campbell* at 4 pm (outside- Center for Visual Arts south plaza)
  • Joint Recital: Brad Harris & Cristina Carbia Schneider, Euphonium* at 6 pm (KRH)
  • Graduate Recital: Jessica Boese, clarinet* at 7:30 pm (KRH)
  • Bloody Poetry by Howard Brenton* at 7:30 pm (CW 207)
  • ISU Show Choir recital* at 9 pm (KRH)
Tuesday, April 22 —
  • dREAMtRIPPIN' by Thomas Michael Campbell* at 4 pm (outside- Center for Visual Arts south plaza)
  • MFA Exhibition: Sarah Stonefoot opening reception* at 5 pm (Gallery 3)
  • MFA Exhibition: Joe Madrigal opening reception* at 5 pm (Gallery 2)
  • Day in the Life by Chandran Joel Daniel* at 5:30 pm (Allen)
  • Touch by Toni Press-Coffman* at 7 pm (Allen)
  • Senior Recital: Brian Rohr, Trumpet* at 7 pm (KRH)
  • Jazz Combos at 8:30 pm (KRH)
  • Finding Claire by Kim Merrill* at 9:30 pm (Allen)
Wednesday, April 23 —
  • dREAMtRIPPIN' by Thomas Michael Campbell* at 4 pm (outside- Center for Visual Arts south plaza)
  • Classy by C.J.Tuor* at 5 pm (Allen)
  • Junior Recital: Christopher Wiman, Guitar* at 6:30 pm (KRH)
  • Misery by Stephen King/Simon Moore* at 7 pm (Allen)
  • Senior Recital: Andrew Seng, Baritone* at 7:30 pm (KRH)
  • Gold Series: Chamber Orchestra & Illinois State University Symphony Orchestra at 8 pm (CPA)
  • Senior Recital: Dakota Pawlicki, Tuba* at 9 pm (KRH)
  • Two Top: A series of scenes* at 8 pm (Centennial West 202)
  • Dutchman by LeRoi Jones* at 9:30 pm (Allen)
Thursday, April 24 —
  • Guitar Convocation Hour* at 11 am (KRH)
  • Misery by Stephen King/Simon Moore* at 6:00 pm (Allen)
  • Guest Artist Concert, Rt. Ronu Majumdar; flautist, & Ramdas Palsule; Tabla* at 7 pm (KRH)
  • University Band & Symphonic Band at 8 pm (CPA)
  • Classy by C.J.Tuor* at 8:30 pm (Allen)
  • Two Top: A series of scenes* at 9 pm (Centennial West 202)
  • Improvised Sitcom featuring the ISU Improv Mafia* at 10 pm (Allen)
Friday, April 25 —
  • Day in the Life by Chandran Joel Daniel* at 6 pm (Allen)
  • Improvised Sitcom featuring the ISU Improv Mafia* at 7 pm (Allen)
  • Tartuffe by Moliere at 7:30 pm (Westhoff)
  • Dutchman by LeRoi Jones* at 8 pm (Allen)
  • Finding Claire by Kim Merrill* at 9:30 pm (Allen)
Saturday, April 26 —
  • High School Band Contest (CPA)
  • Touch by Toni Press-Coffman* at 12 pm (Allen)
  • Dutchman by LeRoi Jones* at 2:30 pm (Allen)
  • Finding Claire by Kim Merrill* at 4 pm (Allen)
  • Day in the Life by Chandran Joel Daniel* at 6 pm (Allen)
  • Acafellaz Live on Campus at 7 pm (Braden)
  • Improvised Sitcom featuring the ISU Improv Mafia* at 7:30 pm (Allen)
  • Tartuffe by Moliere at 7:30 pm (Westhoff)
  • Misery by Stephen King/Simon Moore* at 9 pm (Allen)
  • Theatre of Ted* at 12 am (Allen)
Sunday, April 27 —
  • Graduate Rectial, Ingrith Saavedra Austin, Tuba* at 10:30 am (KRH)
  • Graduate Rectial, Kristin Lynn White, Soprano* at 12 pm (KRH)
  • Graduate Recital: Humberto Rivera, Tuba* at 1:30 pm (KRH)
  • Classy by C.J.Tuor* at 2 pm (Allen)
  • Tartuffe by Moliere at 2 pm (Westhoff)
  • Wind Symphony at 3 pm (CPA)
  • Touch by Toni Press-Coffman* at 4 pm (Allen)
  • Honors Convocation* at 5 pm (KRH)
  • Gold Series: Choral Collage at 7 pm (CPA)
Monday, April 28 —
  • Music Man Competition* at 7 pm (KRH)
Tuesday, April 29 —
  • MFA Exhibition: Todd Reed opening reception* at 5 pm (Gallery 3)
  • MFA Exhibition: Christina Camptbell opening reception* at 5 pm (Gallery 2)
  • Music Man Competition* at 7 pm (KRH)
  • Tartuffe by Moliere at 7:30 pm (Westhoff)
Wednesday, April 30 —
  • Tartuffe by Moliere at 7:30 pm (Westhoff)
Thursday, May 1 —
  • Tartuffe by Moliere at 7:30 pm (Westhoff)
  • Spring Dance Concert at 7:30 pm (CPA)
Friday, May 2 —
  • Tartuffe by Moliere at 7:30 pm (Westhoff)
  • Spring Dance Concert at 7:30 pm (CPA)
Saturday, May 3 —
  • Spring Dance Concert at 2 pm (CPA)
  • Tartuffe by Moliere at 7:30 pm (Westhoff)
  • Spring Dance Concert at 7:30 pm (CPA)

Galleries 1, 2, and 3 are located in the Center for Visual Arts, and are open Sat-Mon 12:00-4:00; Tuesday 9:30-9:00; and Wed-Fri 9:30-4:30

Kemp Recital Hall (KRH), Allen Theatre, and Westhoff Theatre are in Centennial East

CPA=Center for the Performing Arts Concert Hall and Theatre. The Box Office is in the lobby and is open 12-5, Monday-Friday at 309.438.2535

Braden Auditorium Box Office: 309.438.5444

Public Parking is available at all times for an hourly rate at the South University Street Parking Deck. $4 event parking is available evenings/weekends in the School Street Parking Deck.