GALLERY EXHIBITIONS
UMASS – The University Gallery will exhibit The Culture of Violence. It is available for viewing between the hours of 11 a.m. and 4:30 p.m. Tuesday through Friday and from 2 to 5 p.m. on Sundays. Free and open to the public.
UMASS – The Augusta Savage Gallery presents Young Artists: Images from South Africa. The artwork is inspired by the culture and years of oppression that South Africans have endured. The show, currently running, will be available until April 24. The gallery is located in the New Africa House and is open from 1 to 7 p.m. Monday and Tuesday and from Wednesday through Friday from 1 to 5 p.m.
UMASS – The Central Gallery is bringing to UMass the exhibit Mother Tongue, which will be open until April 25. The gallery is open from 3 to 6 p.m. Monday through Thursday and from 2 to 5 p.m. on Sundays.
MUSIC
UMASS – On Friday, April 19 at 8 p.m. the University Chamber Choir will perform “Concert for the Earth II” in the Fine Arts Center Concert Hall. The music revolves around conservation of the earth and will feature a variety of musical styles and artists. The show is free and open to all ages.
THEATER
UMASS – Egyptian Playwright Nora Amin will be performing the North American Premiere of Message to my Father. Her visit will also be connected with a student performance of The Box of our Lives and a panel discussion entitled, “The Challenges of Staging Theatrical Works in Transition.” Box will be performed at the Curtain Theater on April 22 at 5 p.m. The panel discussion will take place in Herter Hall at 5 p.m. on April 23. The premiere of Message to my Father will be performed in the Curtain Theater at 7 p.m. on April 25. All the events are free and open to the public.
UMASS – Woyzeck, the unfinished last play of deceased German playwright Georg Buchner, will be performed at the Curtain Theater on April 16-20 at 8 p.m. and will have matinees on April 20 at 2 p.m. Tickets are $7 for general admission and $4 for students and seniors.
SMITH – The Smith theater department will present the feminist masterpiece, The House of Bernarda Alba by Federico Garcia Lopez. It centers on daughters of Alba, struggling for love and freedom in a time and place where neither is allowed for women and will be shown April 17-20 at 8 p.m. Tickets are $4 for students. Reservations may be made by calling 585-ARTS.
FILM
The Radical Student Union presents the film Year in the Streets, a documentary showing the street level determination of protesters struggling for social and political justice. The film shows a new generation of activists rising to expose atrocities and crosses the country, providing a street-level view of the clash between activists and the state. Viewings will be held in the Campus Center at 7 p.m.: on April 22 in rooms 805-809 and on April 23 and 24 in room 911.
EVENTS
The Bluewall Cafe will be hosting a new open mic and showcase night on April 23 at 7 p.m. There will be performances by singer/songwriter Mike Thibodeux and musical band “The Whole Trick.” The event is free and open to everyone interested. Those interested in performing should go to the show and sign up there.
