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Calendar of Events November 1-4

Shane Harris Exhibit,

Perkinson Art Gallery

Friday, November 4

After 5 Live!, 5:00-7:30 pm at

Blue Connection Art Gallery,

117 N. Water St.

Nevermore-The Imaginary

Life and Mysterious Death of

Edgar Allan Poe, 7:30 pm in

Pipe Dreams Studio Theatre

Saturday, November 5



Edgar Allan Poe,

7:30 & 11:59 pm in Pipe

Dreams Studio Theatre

Sunday, November 6



Edgar Allan Poe, 2:00 pm in


Guest Instrumental Recital

Katarzyna Mycka, marimba &

Conrado Moya, marimba,

7:30 pm in Kaeuper Hall

November 5-19

A.C.E. Annual High School

Art Show, Perkinson Art

Gallery

November 11 & 12

Nice Work If You Can Get It,

7:30 pm in Kirkland Fine Arts

Center


Jazz at Lock, Stock & Barrel

with Billy Rogers and the Hip

Replacements, 5:30-7:30 pm

Sunday, November 13

Nice Work If You Can Get It,

2:00 pm in Kirkland Fine

Arts Center

Tuesday, November 15

Fall Jazz Band Concert,

7:30 pm at Westminster

Presbyterian Church,

1360 W. Main St.

Thursday, November 17

Millikin Wind Ensemble,

7:30 pm in Kirkland Fine Arts

Center


Nevermore - The Imaginary Life and

Mysterious Death of Edgar Allan Poe

By Jonathan Christenson

Friday, November 4, 7:30 pm Saturday, November 5, 7:30 & 11:59 pm

Sunday, November 6, 2:00 pm Pipe Dreams Studio Theatre

Tickets: $12

Haunting music and poetic storytelling combine to tell the fascinating life of iconic

American writer, Edgar Allen Poe. A literary rock star of his day. Poe struggles with

tragedy and addiction, poverty and loss, yet produces some of the world’s most

original, visionary and enduring literature before dying in unexplained

circumstances at the age of 40. At once gorgeous and grotesque, Nevermore

explores the events that shape Poe's character and career, blurring the line between

fact and fiction-- after all, as Poe himself writes, "All that we see or seem is but a

dream within a dream."

Blue Connection Presents...

After 5 Live! Friday, November 4, 5:00-7:30 pm

Blue Connection Art Gallery

117 N. Water St.

Free and open to the Public

Blue Connection will host and welcome

Millikin’s very own BFA students, Natalie

Zelman (art pictured on the left) and Taryn Pepping (art pictured on the right).

Natalie Zelman is a Senior Studio Art major with concentrations in ceramics and

sculpture. She says, "my ceramic work is an exploration of the functional form and

the freedom that the blank canvas of a wide platter or bowl can provide." Taryn

Pepping is a Junior Art Therapy major with concentrations in painting and

ceramics, due to graduate in December 2017. She takes a lot of her inspiration from

her own energy, emotions, and decisions. Because of this, she exclaims: "I let each

new stroke change my end product, and often work until I've resolved the anxiety

caused by previous mistakes and decisions." Come to support these wonderful and

talented students. Like always, complimentary food and drinks will be provided!

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Calendar of Events

Continued Saturday, November 19

Reception/Awards

Presentation for High School

Art Show, 4:00 pm in



with Decatur Big Band,

5:30-7:30 pm

November 21-January 20

Recent Paintings by David

Linneweh, Perkinson Art

Gallery



with Kevin Hart & the Vibe

Tribe, 5:30-7:30 pm

December 1-31

Millikin Senior BFA Thesis

Exhibitions, Kirkland Fine

Arts Center, Lower Gallery

Friday, December 2

Arts Technology Expo,

3:30-6:30 pm in the lower

level of Richard’s Treat

University Center

After 5 Live!, 5:00-7:30 pm at


117 N. Water St.

December 3 & 4

Vespers, 2:00 & 7:30 pm in

Kirkland Fine Arts Center

December 8 & 9

Solstice: A Concert of Dance,

7:30 pm in Albert Taylor

Theatre

Saturday, December 10

Solstice: A Concert of Dance,

2:00 pm in Albert Taylor

Theatre


with Decatur Big Band,

5:30-7:30 pm

Holiday Jazz, 7:30 pm in


Sunday, December 11

Chamber Orchestra Advent

Services, 8:00 & 10:30 am at

Central Christian Church,

650 W. William St.

Saturday, December 17


with Four Other Brothers,

5:30-7:30 pm

Guest Instrumental Recital

Katarzyna Mycka, marimba & Conrado Moya, marimba

Masterclass: Sunday, November 6, 1:00 & 2:30 pm Concert: Sunday, November 6, 7:30 pm

Kaeuper Hall Free and open to the public

Guest artists Katarzyna Mycka (Poland) and Conrado Moya (Spain) will present a marimba duo recital. Katarzyna Mycka has appeared with major symphony orchestras and marimba festivals across Europe, the United States and Asia; and released seven solo marimba CD’s over the last two decades. She also organizes an International Marimba Academy every two years. Conrado Moya is an up

and coming young marimba virtuoso, active as a soloist with orchestras and festivals in Europe, and marimba teacher for the Katarzyna Mycka International Marimba Academy.


A.C.E. High School Art Exhibit

November 5-19 Perkinson Art Gallery in

Kirkland Fine Arts Center Gallery Hours: Monday—Friday,

12:00-5:00 pm, or by appointment

Free and open to the public

The Millikin University Art Department along with the Millikin University Center For Entrepreneurship are pleased to host the annual A.C.E. High School Art Exhibit. This juried exhibition is a showcase for the creative efforts of Central Illinois high school art students and their teachers. The exhibit will be judged by MU Art Alum Hugh Sullivan (’06). A Closing Reception and Awards Ceremony will be held on Saturday, November 19 from 4:00 pm to 5:30 pm in the Perkinson Gallery in Millikin’s Kirkland Fine Arts Center. The reception is open to the public and to the press. Music and hors d’oeuvres will contribute to an atmosphere where student artists, teachers, and families can network and talk with Millikin Art Faculty and our guest judge, Hugh Sullivan. The awards ceremony will begin at 4:30 pm. Prior to the reception, the high school students will have the opportunity to participate in an afternoon of workshops known as ACE (Arts, Creativity, and Entrepreneurship). During ACE students will learn about the collegiate portfolio review process, have a hands-on studio experience, and hear from recent alumni about their current artistic endeavors and careers. Join us as we highlight Central Illinois high school art!

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Art Department Student News

Senior Art Major, Kathryn Scarim recently had the very high honor of a

multimedia print entitled, “Chosen One”, accepted into Emerge Gallery and Art

Space in Brooklyn, New York. The exhibition is entitled “Petit: A Group

Exhibition of Smaller Art.” The exhibition includes artwork sized under

16” x 20” of various mediums including oil, acrylic, collage, mixed media, fiber

art, sculpture, photography and more. Artists throughout the United states and

internationally, including Russia, France, Italy and Switzerland will be

represented. The Exhibition will open November 4th and run through

November 28th. Artwork will be available on-line for viewing and purchasing

at www.emergegalleryny.com.

School of Theatre and Dance

The Millikin Children's Choirs will be performing at Culver’s

North, 2994 N. Water St., Tuesday, November 8th beginning at

4:30 pm. This will be a fundraiser night to raise money

for the Millikin Children’s Choir Program, where 10% of all sales

will go towards the program.

School of Music Preparatory Department

Nice Work If You Can Get It Music & Lyrics by George and Ira Gershwin

Book by Joe DiPietro

November 11 & 12 , 7:30 pm

November 13, 2:00 pm


Tickets: $14—$20

On the eve of his fourth marriage, millionaire playboy, Jimmy Winter encounters a lady bootlegger named

Billie Bendix who sets his world on its ear. Originally starring TONY Award winners, Matthew Broderick and

Kelly O’Hara, this uproarious new musical features a lavish score of Gershwin favorites including: “Someone

to Watch Over Me,” “‘S Wonderful,” “Fascinatin’ Rhythm,” and “Let’s Call The Whole Thing Off.”

http://www.emergegalleryny.com


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School of Theatre and Dance Student News

On Saturday, November 12, five School of Theatre & Dance students will attend the Midwestern Undergraduate

Conference in the Humanities at Central College in Pella, Iowa. The five students--Rachel Head, Mary

McCormack, Daniel Mendoza, Grace Piper, and Blythe Schwaller, are all earning their BA degrees

in Theatre from Millikin. Each student will present a staged reading of a ten-minute play originally written in

the Spring 2016 semester as part of the TH 325: Playwriting class. The plays range in style and tone, from

abstract to realistic, comic to deadly serious. Since the end of the spring semester these students have

continued to revise their plays, responding to feedback from classmates and their instructor, Dr. Tom Robson,

Assistant Professor of Theatre & Dance.

Millikin's School of Theatre & Dance has a long reputation for producing tremendously talented performers,

yet without plays those performers will have no place to demonstrate their skills. By sending five students to

this conference, the School reaffirms its commitment to the development of new works and new voices for

the stage. Whether it be through the nationally recognized New Musicals program or the growing emphasis

on student writers, the School of Theatre & Dance proudly celebrates playwriting. The School of Theatre &

Dance and the College of Fine Arts extend our heartiest congratulations to these five outstanding students

and celebrate this shining example of Performance Learning in action.

School of Music Concerts

Fall Jazz Band Concert Featuring Millikin Jazz Band I and II

with Special guest guitarist Mark Tonelli

Tuesday, November 15, 7:30 pm

Westminster Presbyterian Church

1360 W. Main St


Millikin Wind Ensemble Presents

“Patriotic Salute to the Veterans”

Thursday, November 17, 7:30 pm



Decatur Mayor, Julie Moore-Wolfe, will serve as narrator.

Millikin faculty member Ann Borders, soprano, will be featured

on America the Dream Goes On by John Williams and God

Bless America by Irving Berlin. The program includes popular

music and marches by Henry Fillmore and John Philip Sousa,

plus an Armed Forces Salute. Music by contemporary

American composers Samuel Hazo, Robert W. Smith and

David Gillingham will pay tribute to the service of veterans in

more recent wars. A Reception will follow the concert in

Perkinson Art Gallery.

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Art Department

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Recent Paintings by

David Linneweh November 21-January 20

Perkinson Art Gallery in Kirkland Fine Arts Center

Gallery Hours: Monday—Friday, 12:00-5:00 pm,

or by appointment


A solo exhibition of recent paintings by David

Linneweh, of Wheaton, Illinois. Linneweh's

Pembroke Ln is one of the explorations of paintings

of specific places/spaces from his Temporal Series.

The exhibition runs from November 21 through

January 20, 2017. There will be an artist's lecture

on Thursday December 1 at 4 pm, with a reception

to immediately follow.

School of Music

The Garni Trio is once again being sponsored by the Symphony Orchestra

Guild of Decatur to visit schools in the Decatur area. They will be at

Eisenhower High School and Enterprise Grade School on Monday

November 21st. Members of the group are Laurie Glencross, flute; Tina

Nicholson, oboe; Claire Taylor, bassoon.

Professors Randy Reyman (trumpet) and Perry Rask (saxophone) will join

them at Eisenhower. In an interactive recital model, the professors will both

perform and answer questions/ hold discussions about making music and

listening to music.

CFA Patrons Society

The Millikin University College of Fine Arts Patrons Society was

created to benefit the over 600 Millikin student-artists participating in nearly

20 degree programs. The Patrons Society provides budget support and helps

create special projects which might otherwise go unfunded. The society’s

mission is to bring together the university and individuals who believe in the

promotion and support of the fine and performing arts and the student-artist

at Millikin University. If you would like more information about the Patrons

Society, you can visit the web at: www.millikin.edu/patrons-society, or you

may also contact us by phone at the College of Fine Arts 217-362-6499.

http://www.millikin.edu/patrons-society

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Arts Technology Expo

Are you interested in graphic design, photography, audio production, videography, theatrical lighting and live

production, web design, marketing or entrepreneurship? Then stop by the Arts Technology Expo on Friday,

December 2 in the lower level of Richards Treat University Center to see a showcase of students' work in these

areas and learn about the new Arts Technology major. While you are there be sure to connect with our

professional partner, Eric Hector, Creative Director and Owner of Heroic Age Studios, and interact with the

green screen display. Also, vote for your favorite student work and while enjoying a refreshment or two

participate in our napkin sketch contest by tweeting your creative sketches to #MUArtsTech. The event runs

from 3:30 p.m. - 6:30 pm with special Arts Management student presentations from 4:30-5:30 and awards

given at 6:00 pm.

After 5 Live!

Blue Connection Presents

After 5 Live: Blue Christmas! Friday, December 2, 5:00-7:30 pm


117 N. Water St.


Countdown to the most festive and cheerful

holiday season begins at our December show.

This will be a fabulous place to find unique

presents and sweet decorations. It will be the

showcase for the Holiday season. The gallery will be transformed and filled with a lot of your "favorite things"

that you may even have to buy something for yourself! Join us as we kick off the

"most wonderful time of the year!"


Vespers Saturday, December 3, 2:00 & 7:30 pm

Sunday, December 4, 2:00 & 7:30 pm


Vespers is one of Millikin’s most popular events,

signaling the beginning of the holiday season with a

sumptuous evening of carols, choirs and candlelight.

Over 300 musicians join together for this joyous

musical feast. Songs from past centuries combined

with familiar carols and arrangements create an

evening of seasonal warmth for the whole family.


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Millikin Children’s Choir

The Dolce Choir (grades K-2) and Cantabile Choir (grades 3-5) will be performing on Tuesday,

December 6 at 5:00 pm in Kaeuper Hall. The Cantabile

Choir will perform again with the Concert Youth Chorale

(grades 6-12) on Saturday, December 10 at 4:00 pm in

Kaeuper Hall. Admission to all concerts is free.

School of Theatre and Dance

Solstice: A Concert of Dance Thursday, December 8, 7:30 pm

Friday, December 9, 7:30 pm

Saturday, December 10, 2:00 pm

Albert Taylor Theatre

Tickets: $10

Join us as we unveil a collection of original works in a live-action art opening. A bare stage is the blank canvas

with which the choreographer works. Dancers are her paints. Her imagination is her brush. The possibilities

are endless and the results, breath-taking.


Holiday Jazz Saturday, December 10, 7:30 pm


Tickets: $15-$25

The Millikin University Faculty Jazz Sextet returns once

again to get you in the holiday spirit with their jazzy

swing on holiday classics. Upbeat and soothing favorites

are sure to make everyone in the family tap their toes

and sing along. Celebrate the sounds of the season

during our Eighth Annual Holiday concert with Millikin University’s own School of Music faculty: Dave

Burdick, Brian Justison, Chris Nolte, Perry Rask, and Steve Widenhofer. The sextet will be joined on stage by

guest vocalist and Millikin alumni Angel Spiccia Slykas.



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