Monday, May 11, 2009

Arts This Week (5/11-5/14)

Tuesday Jazz at Public, 337 Main Street, presents MDIII from 6 - 9:30 p.m. Led by vocalist Michael Dunham, the quartet specializes in r'n'b, Brazilian music, smooth jazz and, especially, the Stevie Wonder songbook. The III part of the group consists of Pete Hines (drums), Mike Nunno (bass) and Glenn Masso (keyboards.) Crowds have been quite good lately and so has the music - check it out.



The West African Drumming and Dance Concert at Wesleyan, originally scheduled for last Friday, will take place on Tuesday at 6 p.m. in (weather permitting) the CFA Courtyard. If the rain comes, the show will take place in Crowell Concert Hall. No matter the venue, the program will be visually and aurally exciting. The event is free and open to the public.

The Davison Art Center at Wesleyan reopens Tuesday at 12noon. The excellent Judith Joy Ross photographic exhibition continues through May 24. Gallery hours are 12noon - 4 p.m. every day but Monday. For more information, go to www.wesleyan.edu/dac.

The Ezra & Cecile Zilkha Gallery will reopen on Thursday of this week.

Wednesday evening at 7:30, The Buttonwood Tree, 605 Main Street, presents "Evening Oasis", the bellydancing event that draws performers and audience members from throughout Southern New England. For more information, call 347-4957.

This item from The Russell Library:

The Literary Tea for the entrants of the Edna Ray and Benjamin Shenker Creative Writing Contest will be held on Thursday, May 14 at 7 p.m. in the Hubbard Room of Russell Library, 123 Broad Street. The young writers submitted stories and poems about “The Funniest Thing That Ever Happened To Me! All contest participants and their families are invited to attend. Refreshments will be served.

The guest speaker is Lisa Sherman who has been a middle level educator and consultant for more than 15 years. She currently teaches 8th grade language arts at Woodrow Wilson Middle School in Middletown. She has a passion for empowering young adults to discover their writer's voice and believes that community partnerships, such as the one she shares with Russell Library, strengthen her ability to do so. For more information, call 347-2528, extension 135.





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