arts and culture calendar
Free Events
September
Furniture for the Divine: Selections from the Foo Collection
Center for the Arts Asian Arts Gallery
Saturday, September 12 – Saturday, December 12
Curator’s Lecture: Saturday, September 12, 2 – 3 p.m.; Reception: 3 – 5 p.m.
Gallery Hours: Monday – Friday, 11 a.m. – 4 p.m.; Saturday, 1 – 4 p.m. Closed Thanksgiving weekend.
The exhibition features Chinese furniture and accessories from the Foo Collection dating from the Ming and Qing dynasties (1368-1912), which were used in the worship of deities and ancestors related to Taoism, Buddhism and Confucianism. The main categories include alter tables, incense tables, shrines and spiritual tablets, offering accessories and ornaments, and tributary carvings of the divine. Hardwood and softwood used for the furniture (such as baimu, hetaomu, yumu, and nanmu) will be examined. Pei-Hwa Foo is the guest curator.
Admission is free.
Fall Film Festival Series 20th Anniversary
Van Bokkelen Hall Auditorium
Every Monday night during the fall 2009 semester, beginning Monday, September 14, 7:30 p.m.
The EMF faculty and guests present their favorite films of 1989 in celebration of the 20th anniversary of the series. Each screening will begin with an introduction by an EMF faculty member or guest and concludes with a short discussion. The complete schedule will be posted at www.towson.edu/emf and at http://pages.towson.edu/faller. For additional information, please contact Greg Faller at 410-704-3755 or gfaller@towson.edu.
Admission is free. November
Annual Student Juried Exhibition
Center for the Arts Gallery
Friday, November 20 – Saturday, December 12
Opening Reception: Thursday, November 19, 7:30 – 9 p.m.
Gallery Hours: Tuesday – Saturday, 11 a.m. – 4 p.m.
Closed for Thanksgiving Break: Wednesday, November 25 – Saturday, November 28
The annual undergraduate juried exhibition features student works that represent the art + design programs, including painting, sculpture, graphic design, illustration, crafts, metalworking/jewelry, ceramics, digital art and design, photography and printmaking.
Admission is free.
Master of Fine Arts Exhibition: Matt Voelker
Center for the Arts Holtzman MFA Gallery
Friday, November 20 – Saturday, December 12
Opening Reception: Thursday, November 19, 7:30 – 9 p.m.
Gallery Hours: Tuesday – Saturday, 11 a.m. – 4 p.m.
Closed for Thanksgiving Break: Wednesday, November 25 – Saturday, November 28
Matt Voelker’s exploration of clay as a medium for dimensional illustrations results in eccentric worlds that juxtapose figures, objects and scenery. The sculpted objects are composed in these imagined worlds and then photographed with the final image serving as an illustration. Built on the concept of postmodern picture books, Voelker’s illustrations reposition the viewer’s relationship with the text.
Admission is free.
 The Science of Chocolate
Saturday Science Series
Smith Hall Room 326
Saturday, November 21, 10 a.m. and 12 p.m.
Learn about the trials and tribulations of how chocolate is made, growing from trees of the world's tropical rainforests to the delicious treats that are part of our culture. The impact of chocolate on social and political cultures of producing countries as well as biological and physical problems faced in growing, processing, and manufacturing chocolate will be discussed by Dr. Jim Saunders. One of the most delicious science talks you will ever attend!
Admission is free.
TU Marching Band Send-Off Celebration
Johnny Unitas Stadium
Monday, November 23, 2 - 3 p.m.
The Towson University Marching Band is the only university band in the nation participating in this year's Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade. Please join Towson University faculty, staff, students, alumni and friends at a spectacular send-off celebration for the Marching Band before they head to New York City for this once-in-a-lifetime opportunity and enjoy free popcorn, drinks and giveaways. Parking is available at the stadium in Lots 20 and 21. For more information call 410-704-3288. To make a gift or support the band call 410-704-3375 or go to www.tutigertracks.com/band.
Admission is free.
Towson University Marching Band in the Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade 
New York, NY
Thanksgiving Day, Thursday, November 26
The TU Marching Band has been selected to bring the beat at the 2009 Macy’s Thanksgiving Day parade. This is the first time the band has been asked to march down Broadway.
Student Jazz Ensembles I
Center for the Arts Recital Hall
Monday, November 30, 8:15 p.m.
Students of the Towson’s Latin ensemble and small jazz ensemble present a concert as the culmination of this semester’s work.
Admission is free.
December
Student Jazz Ensembles II
Center for the Arts Recital Hall
Tuesday, December 1, 8:15 p.m.
Students of the Towson’s small jazz ensemble present a concert as the culmination of this semester’s work.
Admission is free.
An Evening of Opera and Musical Theatre Songs
Center for the Arts Recital Hall
Wednesday, December 2, 8:15 p.m.
Music for the Stage presents a short evening of opera arias as well as musical theatre songs in an intimate recital setting.
Admission is free.
37th Annual Holiday Pottery Sale
Center for the Arts Ceramics Studio Room 3012
Friday, December 4 and Saturday, December 5, 9 a.m. to 7 p.m.
Start your holiday shopping by attending this crowd-pleasing annual event! Art + Design students and faculty present functional and fine art ceramic works for sale. A vast selection of hand crafted items, including stoneware, earthenware and fanciful objects, will be available.
Admission is free.
What Happened to Pluto? Why Isn’t it a Planet Anymore?
Saturday Science Series
Smith Hall Room 326
Saturday, December 5, 10 a.m. and 12 p.m.
Max Mutchler from The Space Telescope Science Institute will look at the “former” planet known as Pluto and discuss what we know about this distant world and why scientists have taken away its planet status.
Admission is free. The World of the Magic “If”—A Workshop Performance
Center for the Arts Recital Hall
Tuesday, December 8, 8:15 p.m.
How would you act if ____? This question, and many others, will be explored through music by the Music for the Stage II ensemble resulting in their final performance project for the fall 2009 semester. This workshop of musical and nonmusical scenes taken from opera and musical theatre focuses on the exploration of character development and believability on stage.
Admission is free.
 Classical Guitar Ensemble Concert
Center for the Arts Recital Hall
Wednesday, December 9, 8:15 p.m.
Towson University classical guitar ensembles, under the direction of Troy King, present a diverse program of music for two and three guitars. The classical guitar program at Towson is a premiere guitar program in the region.
Admission is free.
Creating Music IV
Center for the Arts Recital Hall
Thursday, December 10, 8:15 p.m.
Jazz at Towson presents a series of concerts that bring together students and faculty of the Department of Music with local improvisers and composers. For details visit http://wwwnew.towson.edu/music/jazz.
Admission is free.
Dance for the Camera
Van Bokkelen Hall Auditorium
Friday, December 11 at 7 p.m.
The Departments of Dance and Electronic Media & Film will screen these new student projects, which are collaborative and interdisciplinary and combine advanced media production skills and choreography to produce movement pieces for the camera. A dance for the camera is not a film/video document of a proscenium dance performance, but a synthesis between the various techniques of film and video and the act of choreography.
Admission is free.
January
Maryland Performing Arts Institute (MPAI) Student Recitals
Center for the Arts Recital Hall
Saturday, January 9, 2010, 7:30 p.m.
Sunday, January 10, 2010, 1:30, 3:30 and 5:30 p.m.
The Saturday recital features honors students of MPAI. Sunday recitals feature all students of MPAI.
Admission is free.
Box Office
Center for the Arts, 3rd Floor (map)
Hours: Tuesday - Saturday, noon - 4 p.m.
Phone: 410-704-ARTS (2787)
Fax: 410-704-6006
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