With over 79 different events already scheduled for the Spring 2010 semester, the Lebanon Valley College LIVE Calendar is filled with a dynamic slate of events for everyone.
In addition to the continuation of LVC’s year-long Wired Colloquium centered around the increasing role technology plays in our lives, the spring semester will feature the final performance in LVC’s Inaugural Distinguished Artist Series as well as numerous comedians, musical acts, art exhibits and theatrical productions. Many of these performances are student-produced and highlight the wide range of creativity found in LVC’s students.
The first event on the LVC LIVE Calendar is an art exhibit featuring Carol Brown Goldberg’s work titled “Aura and the Implicate Order.” The exhibit opens Jan. 15 and shows works that explore the relationship between color, shape, movement, and space. The exhibit will be held at the Suzanne H. Arnold Art Gallery.
On Friday, Jan. 22 LVC will welcome the first in a series of comedians for the spring semester when Romont Harris takes the mic at Leedy Theater. Harris has appeared on It’s Showtime at the Apollo as well as offering his comedic talents to Jerry Lewis’ annual telethon benefiting Muscular Dystrophy research over Labor Day weekend.
On Feb. 9, the Wired Colloquium Film Series features Jim Carrey’s 1998 film, The Truman Show. The movie about a man who is unknowingly part of a 24-hour reality television show will be shown at the Allen Theater.
LVC’s students will perform their first theatrical extravaganza of the semester starting Feb. 12 when they put on Aida at Leedy Theater. The performance of Elton John and Tim Rice’s opera of love and betrayal runs for two weekends.
Feb. 16 is Founders Day, and the 2010 Founders Day Award will be presented to Maj. Gen. Jessica L. Wright who serves as adjutant general of the Pennsylvania National Guard. Overseeing all of the state’s air and army National Guard units as well as coordinating numerous programs for the state’s 1.1 million veterans and their families, Wright is a most-deserving honoree. Also at the ceremony, the student group chosen as winner of The President’s Award for community service will be announced. The ceremony begins at 11 a.m. in Miller Chapel.
The weekend of Feb. 23-24 features a pair of student recitals at the Zimmerman Recital Hall in the Arnold Gallery. Kaitlyn Leibman will provide vocal accompaniment to Jaclyn Klinger’s cello playing on Feb. 23 at 7:30 p.m. The next night, Meredith Long will pair her vocals with Lauren Anderson’s clarinet also at 7:30 p.m.
March features a performance by the LVC Symphony Orchestra on March 14 at the Blair Music Center. The next week, on March 21, the fields near the Arnold Sports Center will be turned into a treasure trove for children 12-years old and under for the LVC Community Easter Egg Hunt coordinated by Circle K. The hunt is open to the public and begins at 2 p.m.
March 26 is LVC’s annual overnight Relay for Life in the Arnold Sports Center. Starting at 3 p.m. and lasting until the next day, the money raised goes to support cancer research. This year, hypnotist Brad Clark will demonstrate how the power of suggestion can motivate positive lifestyle changes.
LVC’s inaugural Distinguished Artists Series concludes on April 10 with a concert from Hwaen Ch’uqi. An accomplished pianist born in Peru but raised in Lancaster County, Ch’uqi is an internationally renowned musician who will conclude the successful beginning of a new LVC tradition.
April 16-17 is ValleyFest Weekend – LVC’s annual celebration of the return of spring to the valley. The campus-wide music and arts festival for both the students and surrounding community is one of LVC’s most popular events and can’t be missed.
April concludes with the 39th Annual Juried Art Exhibition at the Arnold Art Gallery, running from Apr. 30-May 9. Bringing the best and brightest artist from around south central Pennsylvania to campus, this exhibition includes paintings, photography, sculpture, and other genres or art.
The final event listed on the calendar is Carol Galligan’s art exhibit running from May 21 through July 11 at the Arnold Gallery. A large-scale mixed media specialist, Galligan’s scroll-like works focus on color and texture and are heavily influenced by the Chinese philosophy of Daoism.
Whether it is music, art, community service, comedy, or theater you are interested in, Lebanon Valley College offers opportunities for you to experience it all this semester. Visit www.lvc.edu/live-calendar for a complete listing of events.