ETSU December Arts Calendar _________________________ Events below are sponsored by either the Mary B. Martin School of the Arts or other arts programs throughout the university campus. For more information about the events and for the most current information, please visit the Arts@ETSU web site. All events are subject to change. Thru 12/12/2014, Reece Museum The DeVault Tavern The DeVault Tavern, a U.S. National Register of Historic Places listing, is a two-story brick tavern was built in 1819-1821 by Frederick DeVault. Brooklyn-based artist Paul Kennedy, who grew up in Jonesborough, began photographing and researching the DeVault Tavern in December 2009, just after its sale, and has continued to make photographs as the new owners began a gradual restoration. For information contact Randy Sanders at [email protected] or 423-439-4392. Thru 12/3/14, Reece Museum The FL3TCH3R Exhibit The FL3TCH3R Exhibit is an annual national juried exhibit focused on socially and politically engaged art. This exhibition explores the current trends and trajectory in this field and hopefully serves as an avenue or agent for societal transformation and exposure of social and political points of view. Free and open to the public. For more information contact Randy Sanders at [email protected] or 423-439-4392. Thru 12/12/2014, Reece Museum Unicois Farm Heritage, 1945-2014: Seeds of the Past, Seeds of the Future For generations family farms helped shape much of the American landscape and its local economies. The exhibition chronicles the changes in Unicoi County, from early markets prior to 1945 through shifting markets, the rise of agribusiness, and the recent rise of creative farm economies. Free and open to the public. For more information contact Randy Sanders at [email protected] or 423-439-4392. 12/1-4/14, 7:00 p.m., Down Home 300 West Main Street, Johnson City, TN Bluegrass, Old Time, Celtic, and Country Band Performances ETSU Bluegrass, Old Time, and Country Music Studies presents a series of Bluegrass, Old Time, Celtic, and Country Bands performances at the Down Home. Each night will highlight a specific genre of music. Monday, December 1, will be Country night; Tuesday, December 2, will be Celtic night; Wednesday, December 3, will be Old Time night, and Thursday, December 4, will be Bluegrass night. Tickets are $10, and can be purchased in advance at Campbells Morrell Music, Johnson City (423-929-1082), or at the door of the Down Home the night of the show. For more information contact Teresa Owens at 423-439-7072 or [email protected] 12/2/14, 7:30 p.m., First Presbyterian Church “Brass Factory of East Tennessee!” ETSU Brass Ensembles Trombone Choir, David Bubsey, director; Horn Choir, Carrie Tedder, director; Trumpet Ensemble, Dr. David Champouillon, director; and Tuba-Euphonium Ensemble, Dr. Stephanie Frye,director ETSU’s Department of Music has a long-time and well established track record of producing superior brass musicians who enter the public school world of music. Join the ETSU Brass Ensembles for another concert of brass ensemble literature featuring trombones, horns, trumpets, euphoniums, and tubas. For more information contact Sabrina C. Sutton at 423-439-4276 or at [email protected] 12/2-30/14, Tipton Gallery, 126 Spring Street, Johnson City, TN Impressions The ETSU Department of Art and Design and Slocumb Galleries in partnership with the Urban Redevelopment Alliance (URA), present “Impressions.” The exhibit reception is on December 5th, First Friday, from 6 to 8 p.m., with and after-reception party ‘The Next Stop’, at the Next door adjacent to the Acoustic Coffeehouse. The exhibit will highlight ETSU art student’s explorations of clay as a medium. “The Next Stop” portion of the show will include installations by students and a performance piece. This will begin at approximately 8:15 pm. The Tipton Gallery is open during First Friday receptions, an on Tuesdays and Thursdays, 4-6 p.m. until December 18, 2014 and by appointment afterwards. To schedule a visit, contact Slocumb Galleries Director, Karlota Contreras-Koterbay, via email [email protected] or call 423-483-3179. 12/5/14, 7:30 p.m., Martha Street Culp Auditorium “Bone Voyagé” Fall Jazz at the Culp Bill Watrous, trombone; The Jazz Doctors; The ETSU Jazz Ensemble “Bone Voyage” brings living legend and father of modern jazz trombone Bill Watrous to perform with The Jazz Doctors and The ETSU Jazz Ensemble. Watrous has performed with virtually every major jazz band of the past 40 years along with fronting his own group numerous times. Tickets for the event are $15/$10/$5. For more information contact Sabrina C. Sutton at 423-439-4276 or at [email protected] 12/6/2014, 3:00 & 7:30 p.m., Munsey Memorial United Methodist Church 201 E. Market Street, Johnson City, TN “Do You Hear What I Hear?” ETSU Chorale, ETSU Women’s Choir, Dr. Matthew Potterton, director, BucsWorth Men’s Choir, Greyscale, Dr. Alan Stevens, director For over thirty years the ETSU Choirs have celebrated the holiday season at Munsey Memorial UMC with our annual tradition of carols, brass, and choral music! This year includes a chamber orchestra that will be featured throughout the concert, and featured in a very special arrangement of our title song, “Do You Hear What I Hear?” Tickets are $10/$5. For more information contact Sabrina C. Sutton at 423-439-4276 or at [email protected] 12/7/2014, 5:30 p.m., ETSU Main Campus / Mathes Hall Room 107 Percussion Ensemble Students of Dr. Rande Sanderbeck, Dr. Rande Sanderbeck, director The ETSU Percussion Ensemble will be performing a variety of pieces including standard percussion literature as well as arrangements of Latin and popular pieces. The event is free and open to the public. For more information contact Sabrina Sutton at 423-439-4276 or at [email protected] 12/9/2014, 7:00 p.m., ETSU Main Campus / Mathes Hall Room 107 Student Composers and Performers Dr. Maria Niederberger, director and chair of the department The event is free and open to the public. For more information contact Sabrina Sutton at 423-439-4276 or at [email protected] 12/10/2014, 7:30 p.m., ETSU Main Campus / Mathes Hall Room 107 Student Recital Alaina Arwood, vocal, Karen Smith, director The event is free and open to the public. For more information contact Sabrina Sutton at 423-439-4276 or at [email protected] 12/12/2014, 5:00 p.m., ETSU Main Campus / Mathes Hall Room 107 Student Recital Michael King, percussion The event is free and open to the public. For more information contact Sabrina Sutton at 423-439-4276.
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