River Campus Summer Arts Festival Announces Event Lineup
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- Published on Tuesday, 10 June 2014 09:49
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Southeast Missouri State University’s River Campus has announced the event lineup for its first ever full-day Community Summer Arts Festival June 21.
The day’s events are scheduled for 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. and will feature live music, dance, theatrical performances, magic, visual arts displays, hands-on family-friendly art experiential activities and much more.
The art studio located by the patio on the Mississippi River side of the River Campus will be open for visitors to view art students’ and faculty work and live demonstrations. Local artist Craig Thomas will coordinate an “Avenue of Art” chalk competition in this area. In addition, Weller-Stilson says artist booths displaying the work of faculty, students and community members will be set up, and a tent will be available under which children may create art.
Dance performances from both University and community studio members will be held in the Donald C. Bedell Performance Hall. Dance workshops will be held in the dance studio throughout the day.
The Department of Music will hold a vocal arts boot camp performance with high school students performing in the Robert F. and Gertrude L Shuck Music Recital Hall. High school theatre performances will take place in the Wendy Kurka Rust Flexible Theatre, and a variety of musicians, coordinated by Jerry Ford, will play in a music tent throughout the day. Visitors will hear steel drums and jazz performed, and Southeast Missouri Music Academy students will play.
The Southeast Missouri Regional Museum and the River Campus Art Gallery both will be open for visitors. An exhibit of work created during the University’s Summer Art Academy will be displayed in the art gallery.
KRCU 90.9 FM will be present, and food and drinks will be available for purchase by Chartwells.
The River Campus Summer Arts Festival lineup is as follows:
Entertainment Stage
10 a.m. Barefoot on Sunday (Folk Group)
11 a.m. Suzuki Players (Music Academy)
Noon Magician Rob Huff
1 p.m. Southeast Steel Drums (Shane Mizicko conducting)
2 p.m. Mr. Saxophone (Children’s music)
3 p.m. Southeast Steel Drums (Shane Mizicko conducting)
4 p.m. Jerry Ford Combo
Robert F. and Gertrude L. Shuck Music Recital Hall
11 a.m. Vocal Arts Boot Camp Performance
Wendy Kurka Rust Flexible Theatre
Noon High School Acting Camp Performance
Donald C. Bedell Performance Hall Stage
1 p.m. Dance performances from Dance Consortium members
Dance Studio
10 a.m. Country Western (Irene Reynolds – Irene’s Country Dancers)
10:45 a.m. Hip-Hop (Hannah Wolf – The Dance Center)
11:30 a.m. Broadway Jazz (Hilary Peterson)
12:15 p.m. Salsa (Philip Edgecombe)
Magician
10 a.m.-5 p.m. Rob Huff will roam except for the noon show
Community Theatre
10 a.m.-5 p.m. “A Bench in the Sun” by the River City Players
Cultural Art Center Atrium
Art Tent
10 a.m.-5 p.m. Art activities for kids all day
Face Painting
Music instrument petting zoo
Art Studios and Booths
10 a.m.-5 p.m. Demonstrations and art for sale
Art Guild
Caroline Kahler and basket weaving demonstration
Printmaking students workshop
Justin Miller in art studio
Louise Bodenheimer in art studio
Cecelia Boos (art booth)
Robert Gentry (art booth)
Denny Lumos (art booth)
Avenue of Art
10 a.m.-5 p.m. Artists of all ages will participate in creating chalk art
Craig Thomas will create a piece for the festival
River Campus Art Gallery
10 a.m.-5 p.m. Artwork displayed from Art Academy
Rosemary Berkel and Harry L. Crisp II Museum
10 a.m.-5 p.m. Sarah Riley exhibit
Southeast Explorer
10 a.m.-5 p.m. Native American exhibit
Parking Lot
Community Booths
10 a.m.-5 p.m. Information with T-shirts and posters for sale
Southeast Missouri State University Admissions
KRCU
Old Town Cape
Arts Council of Southeast Missouri
Cape Parks and Recreation
Cape Convention and Visitor’s Bureau
Drury Hotels
Isle Casino
573 Magazine
KBSI
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Capping the day’s events will be a performance of “Nunsense” at 7:30 p.m. in the Wendy Kurka Rust Flexible Theatre. Tickets may be purchased by contacting the River Campus Box Office, located in the Cultural Arts Center, 518 S. Fountain St., weekdays from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m., by calling (573) 651-2265 or by visiting www.RiverCampusEvents.com.
This community festival is free and open to all ages in the entire region, said Rhonda Weller-Stilson, director of the Earl and Margie Holland School of Visual and Performing Arts and associate dean of the College of Liberal Arts.
“It’s going to be a celebration of all of the arts – visual and performing,” Weller-Stilson said. “It’s a representation of all we do all year long at the River Campus and a showcase of the work of professional artists from our region. We are excited to have this opportunity to reach out to a diverse population including kids of all ages.”
The event is sponsored by Drury Hotels, the Isle Casino, the Earl and Margie Holland School of Visual and Performing Arts, Southeast Missouri State University, City of Cape Girardeau Parks and Recreation, 573 Magazine, KRCU, Cape Girardeau Convention and Visitors Bureau, KBSI, Ruopp Dentistry, the Rosemary Berkel and Harry L. Crisp II Museum, and the University’s Departments of Art, Music and Theatre and Dance. The Missouri Arts Council has provided the festival with a grant. Partners include the Arts Council of Southeast Missouri and Old Town Cape.