Arts@Averett 2009-2010 Schedule

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"Jack and the Beanstalk"
Theatre for Young People Show
Averett Theatre Department
Sept. 17-18, 7:30 p.m.; Sept. 19, 2:30 p.m.
Pritchett Auditorium
Adults $8, Students/Senior Citizens $6 For Tickets: 434-791-5712, or at the door
Open To The Public

"Jack and the Beanstalk," the classic fairy tale of a boy, a beanstalk and the giant he encounters is this year's Theatre for Young People Show.

Market Street Brass Quintet
Sept. 20, 2:30 p.m.
Pritchett Auditorium FREE — Open To The Public

Founded in 1974, the Market Street Brass Quintet is the resident faculty brass quintet at the University of North Carolina-Greensboro. The group has performed music styles ranging from Renaissance to jazz throughout the United States.

Faculty/Guest Artist Recital
Sept. 22, 7:30 p.m.
Pritchett Auditorium
FREE — Open To The Public

Music Professor Dr. Gail Allen will perform in concert with Janet Phillips, flutist. Allen will be playing the piano.

Martin Clark
Sept. 29, 7:30 p.m.
Blount Chapel
FREE — Open To The Public

The New York Times calls Martin Clark "the thinking man's John Grisham" and hailed his first novel, "The Many Aspects of Mobile Home Living," as "arguably the funniest legal thriller ever written." Clark is also the author of two other critically acclaimed novels "Plain Heathen Mischief" and "The Legal Limit"—which spent 30 straight weeks on Amazon's legal thriller best-seller list. .

The Chamber Orchestra Kremlin
Presented by Averett and the Danville Concert Association
Oct. 13, 7:30 p.m.
Tickets: 434-792-9242
Open To The Public

The Chamber Orchestra Kremlin, which was founded by Misha Rachlevsky in 1991, is one of Russia's leading ensembles. The orchestra is comprised of some of Russia's finest young string players and performs all over the world.

Alan Cheuse
Oct. 21, 7:30 p.m.
Blount Chapel
FREE — Open To The Public

Author. Critic. Professor. Alan Cheuse wears many different hats. His work includes "Candace and Other Stories," "Fall Out of Heaven," "The Fires," and his newest book, a collection of travel essays, "A Trance After Breakfast: And Other Passages." Cheuse teaches in the writing program at George Mason University and the Squaw Valley Community of Writers. He is also a regular reviewer for the NPR radio program "All Things Considered."

The Baltimore Consort
Oct. 29, 7:30 p.m.
Pritchett Auditorium
FREE — Open To The Public

The consort's love for the early music of English/Scottish heritage has led them to delve into the rich trove of traditional balladry and dance tunes preserved in the Appalachian Mountains and Nova Scotia. They have performed on both sides of the Atlantic.

"The Comedy of Errors"
Averett Theatre Department
Nov. 5-7, 7:30 p.m.
Pritchett Auditorium
Adults $8, Students/Senior Citizens $6 For Tickets: 434-791-5712, or at the door
Open To The Public

One of William Shakespeare's earliest plays, "The Comedy of Errors" tells the story of two sets of identical twins separated at birth and the hijinks that ensue over mistaken identity.

"Mini Salute to Broadway"
Averett Theatre and Music departments
Nov. 19-21, 7:30 p.m.; Nov. 22, 2:30 p.m.
Pritchett Auditorium
Adults $8, Students/Senior Citizens $6 For Tickets: 434-791-5712, or at the door
Open To The Public

Following the success of last year's "A Salute to Broadway" the Averett Theatre and Music departments are once again combining their talents to take you on a musical journey through some of Broadway's memorable songs.

"A Night of Short Scenes"
Averett Theatre Department
Jan. 28-30, 7:30 p.m.
Pritchett Auditorium
Adults $8, Students/Senior Citizens $6 For Tickets: 434-791-5712, or at the door
Open To The Public

The Theatre Department will perform short scenes from a variety of plays.

Emyl Jenkins
"Stealing with Style" & "The Big Steal"
Feb. 1, TBA
Blount Chapel
FREE — Open To The Public

Antiques expert, appraiser and author Emyl Jenkins will discuss her novels "Stealing with Style" and "The Big Steal," which feature her heroine, Sterling Glass. Jenkins, who grew up in Danville, started out writing antique books. Her first was "Why You're Richer Than You Think" and was later reissued as "Emyl Jenkins' Appraisal Book," followed by "Southern Christmas" and "Southern Hospitality."

Pianist Joel Fan
Julian and Elnora Light Memorial Concert
Feb. 23, 7:30 p.m.
Pritchett Auditorium
FREE — Open To The Public

Described as "superb" by The Boston Globe and a "versatile and sensitive pianist" by The Washington Post, Joel Fan has performed to critical acclaim with orchestras across the United States and around the world. A member of Yo-Yo Ma's Silk Road Ensemble, Fan has performed with the New York Philharmonic, the Santa Fe Pro Musica, London Sinfonietta and Singapore Symphony.

March 18-April 17
Student Center multi-purpose room

This multi-media show features the University's top up-and-coming artists.

"Once Upon a Mattress"
Averett Theatre & Music Depts.
March 25-27, 7:30 p.m.; March 28, 2:30 p.m.
Pritchett Auditorium
Adults $8, Students/Senior Citizens $6 For Tickets: 434-791-5712, or at the door
Open To The Public

Based on the fairy tale "The Princess and the Pea" the musical comedy "Once Upon a Mattress" tells the story of Queen Aggravaine, who is trying to find a suitable mate for her son, Prince Dauntless the Drab, by putting numerous princesses through a variety of tests.

Timothy Tyson
"Blood Done Sign My Name"
March 31, 7:30 p.m.
Pritchett Auditorium
FREE — Open To The Public

Timothy Tyson, author of "Blood Done Sign My Name," is a memoir and history of the murder of a black man, Henry Marrow in Oxford, N.C. in 1970. In 2005, the book won the Southern Book Award and was a finalist for the National Book Critics Circle Award. Tyson is a visiting professor at Duke University's Divinity School.