MARCH EVENTS AT MEADOWS

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Brown Bag Dance Concert
What: The Brown Bag Dance Series features free lunchtime performances of 10-15 short
ballet, modern and jazz works. Now in its 28th season, the Brown Bag Series
offers student choreographers a chance to showcase their own original and
inventive works, some of which have evolved into national award-winning
productions.
When: Feb. 28-Mar. 4; 12:00 p.m. Mon., Wed. and Fri.; 12:30 p.m. Tues. and Thurs.
Where: Bob Hope Lobby of the Owen Arts Center, 6101 Bishop Blvd. on SMU campus,
Dallas (75205)
Cost: FREE
Info: Call 214-768-2718.

Theatre: New Visions, New Voices
What: A spring playwriting festival in its 17th season, reinvented. This year, New
Visions, New Voices will present staged readings of seven new plays written by
graduating theatre majors. Directors of these pieces include Rene Moreno
(Contemporary Theatre, Kitchen Dog Theater), Pam Myers-Morgan (Echo
Theatre), Cameron Cobb (Kitchen Dog Theater), Sara Romersberger (faculty,
Division of Theatre) and students in the B.F.A. directing program. Guest actors for
the readings include Michael Federico (Kitchen Dog Theater), Jen Spillane
(Dallas Children’s Theater), Bill Lengfelder (faculty, Division of Theatre), and
Leslie Brott (faculty, Division of Theatre, Utah Shakespeare Festival). Each
performance will be followed by an audience discussion session with the
playwright, director and actors. The festival is produced by Gretchen Elizabeth
Smith, SMU associate professor and head of theatre studies.
When: Mar. 1-11; 8 p.m. Tues.-Sat. and 2 p.m. Sat. and Sun. (Matinee only on Sun. 3/6;
no performance on Mon. 3/7)
Where: Margo Jones Theatre in the Owen Arts Center, 6101 Bishop Blvd. on SMU
campus, Dallas (75205)
Cost: $13 for adults, $10 for seniors, $7 for students and SMU faculty/staff
Info: Call 214-768-2787.

Guest Artist Lecture
Who: Michelle Mackey, artist and adjunct professor in painting at the Meadows School
When: Mar. 2 at 6:30 p.m.
Where: Greer Garson Theatre, Third Floor, Room 3527 – Owen Arts Center, 6101
Bishop Blvd. on SMU campus, Dallas (75205)
Cost: FREE
Info: Call 214-768-2489.

Out of the Archives: 35mm Prints from the SMU Collections
What: Come see films as they were intended to be shown – on celluloid projected on
the big screen. Monthly screenings will showcase the vast and various holdings
of 35mm feature films and short subjects held in the university’s collections,
introduced by Dr. Sean Griffin, chair of the Division of Film & Media Arts.
When: Mar. 2 at 7 p.m.
Where: Greer Garson Theatre, Third Floor, Room 3531 – Owen Arts Center, 6101
Bishop Blvd. on SMU campus, Dallas (75205)
Cost: FREE
Info: Call 214-768-2129.

Museum Thursday Evening Lecture: “The Illuminator’s Table”
Who: Sylvana Barrett, Artist and Technical Art Historian
What: Master illuminators of manuscripts, using the finest materials, created works of
intricate detail and jewel-like brilliance. Working on velvety skins of translucent
parchment, artisans enlivened their pages with images rendered in luminous
pigments from the semi-precious stones lapis, azurite and malachite, rare colored
earths and exotic, imported dyes. Complex decorative schemes further
embellished with delicate leaves of hammered gold, burnished to a brilliant shine,
may make production of these masterworks seem incomprehensible, yet the
process was relatively simple once mastered, remaining consistent over many
centuries. Join artist Sylvana Barrett in an intimate, first-hand examination of
these rare, historic materials and techniques. Preparation of paint from original
pigments and binders, the painting process itself and the technique of raised and
burnished leaf gilding on handmade parchment will highlight the demonstration.
Following the demonstration an interactive session will allow audience members
to handle materials created during the program. Held in conjunction with the
exhibition The Lost Manuscripts from the Sistine Chapel, the demonstration will
refer directly to specific works within the exhibit.
When: Mar. 3 at 6 p.m.
Where: Bob Smith Auditorium in the Meadows Museum, 5900 Bishop Blvd. on SMU
campus, Dallas (75205)
Cost: FREE; no reservations required.
Info: Call 214-768-4677.

Faculty Artist Series: “Alfred Mouledous and Julie Bees, Duo-Pianists”
What: SMU’s treasure of the piano, Alfred Mouledous, and distinguished guest pianist
Julie Bees will present a recital for piano, four-hands that features Schubert’s
monumental Fantasy in F minor, Faure’s Dolly Suite and other gems of the duo-
piano repertoire. The recital honors Professor Mouledous’ 55th year of service on
the SMU music faculty.
When: Mar. 3 at 8 p.m.
Where: Caruth Auditorium in the Owen Arts Center, 6101 Bishop Blvd. on SMU campus,
Dallas (75205)
Cost: $13 adults, $10 seniors, $7 students/SMU faculty & staff
Info: Call 214-768-2787.

Visiting Artist Seminar: Alfredo Jaar
Who: Chilean-born Alfredo Jaar is an artist, architect and filmmaker who lives and
works in New York. His work has been shown around the world, from Venice
to São Paulo to Istanbul to Sydney. He has created more than 50 “public
interventions” around the globe and is the subject of 36 monographic
publications. Jaar was named a Guggenheim Fellow in 1985 and a MacArthur
Fellow in 2000, and received Spain’s Premio Extremadura a la Creación in 2006.
For more information about Jaar, visit http://www.alfredojaar.net.
When: Mar. 4 from 4-7 p.m.
Where: Room 1720b, Owen Arts Center, 6101 Bishop Blvd. on SMU campus
Cost: FREE
Info: Call 214-768-2489.

Meadows Symphony Orchestra
What: The MSO presents Mozart’s Symphony No. 38, the “Prague,” one of the
composer’s last and most sophisticated symphonic works. The orchestra will
close the program with Bruckner’s monumental Symphony No. 5.
When: Mar. 10 at 8 p.m.
Where: Morton H. Meyerson Symphony Center, 2301 Flora St., Dallas 75201
Cost: $13 adults, $10 seniors, $7 students/SMU faculty & staff
Info: Call 214-768-2787.

Museum Friday Gallery Talk: “Grit & Glory: Six-Man Football”
Who: Laura Wilson, photographer, presents a gallery talk about the images in her
exhibition, on view at the Meadows Museum through April 23.
When: Mar. 11 at 12:15 p.m.
Where: First floor galleries, Meadows Museum, 5900 Bishop Blvd. on
SMU campus, Dallas (75205)
Cost: Free with regular museum admission, which is $8 for adults; $6 for seniors; and
FREE for children under 12, museum members and SMU students, faculty and
staff.
Info: Call 214-768-4677.

Meadows Opera Theatre: Opera Free For All – Suor Angelica (Sister Angelica)
What: The “Opera Free For All,” a monthly brown bag series of scenes from opera and
musical theatre, presents Suor Angelica by Giacomo Puccini. The daily life of a
group of Catholic International Relief Service nuns is disrupted by an imperious
visitor who exposes the shameful secret of one in their order. The shocking
climax illustrates the remarkable power of transformational love, set to Puccini’s
glorious score. Sung in English.
When: Mar. 11 at 1 p.m.
Where: Bob Hope Lobby – Owen Arts Center, 6101 Bishop Blvd. on SMU campus,
Dallas (75205)
Cost: FREE
Info: Call 214-768-1951.

Meadows Museum Art Activity: “Drawing from the Masters”
What: Artist Ian O’Brien leads afternoons of informal drawing instruction based on
works in the Meadows Museum’s permanent collection. Each session will
provide an opportunity to explore a variety of techniques and improve drawing
skills. Designed for adults and students ages 15 and older, and open to all
levels of experience. Drawing materials will be available, but participants are
encouraged to bring their own sketchpads and pencils. Attendance is limited
to 20 and is on a first-come, first-served basis.
When: Mar. 13 & 27, Apr. 10, May 1 & 22, 1:30-3 p.m.
Where: Meadows Museum, 5900 Bishop Blvd. on SMU campus, Dallas (75205)
Cost: Free with regular museum admission, which is $8 for adults; $6 for seniors; and
FREE for children under 12, museum members and SMU students, faculty and
staff. No advance registration required.
Info: Call 214-768-4677.

Pollock Gallery Exhibit: Selections 1: “I Went Through My Bin Again (with Open Robe)”:
A Very Short Introduction to Frances Stark
What: Frances Stark is an artist who writes and a writer who draws. Through much
of her varied production, Stark has reshaped and redescribed from the point
of view of a female artist the intellectual and physical activities typically
associated with writing. Her work is a vivid, gently humorous reconstruction of
the foibles and frustrations of authorship. At the heart of Stark’s work is an
abiding love of self-reflection and skepticism; the inventive expression of such
values provides the viewer with a constant reminder of the fragility of the
artist’s enterprise. The exhibit is organized by Michael Corris, chair of SMU’s
Division of Art, with the cooperation of The Rachofsky House and other
notable Dallas collections. “Selections 1” is the first in a series of biennial
exhibitions curated by noted guest curators, critics, writers and artists focusing
on contemporary artists, topics and issues of their choosing.
When: Through Mar. 19, 2011. Hours are 11-5 Mon., Tues., Thurs. and Fri., and 1-5
Sat.
Where: Pollock Gallery in Hughes-Trigg Student Center, 3140 Dyer St. on SMU campus,
Dallas (75205)
Cost: FREE
Info: Call 214-768-4439.

Visiting Artist Lecture: “How To Be an Artist-in-Residence”
Who: Maureen Connor, Artist and Professor of Sculpture, Queens College/CUNY, New
York, NY
When: Mar. 23 at 6:30 p.m.
Where: Greer Garson Theatre, Third Floor, Room 3527 – Owen Arts Center, 6101
Bishop Blvd. on SMU campus, Dallas (75205)
Cost: FREE
Info: Call 214-768-2489.

Comini Lecture Series: “Igniting Scholastic Feminism in the 1960s and Beyond”
Who: Dr. Alessandra Comini, SMU University Distinguished Professor of Art History
Emerita
What: As a young assistant professor of art history at Columbia University in the
turbulent 1960s, when the university was brought to a standstill by student strikes,
Alessandra Comini confronted the sexism of her own discipline. Rebelling, she
dared to give equal time to Rosa Bonheur when teaching about Realism and
Gustave Courbet. Along with Ann Sutherland Harris and Linda Nochlin, she was
among the first scholars to apply revisionist principles to teaching and publishing.
When she and fellow feminist Eleanor Tufts arrived at SMU in 1974, quiet but
jolting shock waves were felt round the university and beyond. Now two
generations of their students are still making waves as they work to right the
balance.
When: Mar. 24 at 6 p.m.
Where: McCord Auditorium in Dallas Hall, 3225 University Blvd. on SMU campus,
Dallas (75205)
Cost: FREE
Info: Call 214-768-2698.

Music at the Meadows: Orchestra of New Spain
What: The history of music in the Cathedral of Toledo is rivaled in importance in Spain
only by that of the Cathedral of Seville. Toledo’s music manuscripts are a
collection of the greatest composers of Spain, many of whom, though they only
occasionally or never worked there, wanted to have their works available in the
iconic city. This special concert is being held in conjunction with the Meadows
Museum exhibition The Lost Manuscripts from the Sistine Chapel. Soloists will
present works of two composers who made trips to Toledo for the express
purpose of donating works to the library – Cristobal de Morales and Francisco
Guerrero – as well as examples of chant found in the Cathedral and
contemporaneous works from other parts of Spain.
When: Mar. 24 at 6:30 p.m.
Where: Virginia Meadows Galleries, Meadows Museum, 5900 Bishop Blvd. on SMU
campus, Dallas (75205)
Cost: FREE but reservations are required. Seating is limited; reservations will be held
until 6:15 p.m.
Info: Call 214-750-1492 or email orchestraofnewspain.org.

“Floral Illuminations” Flower Show
What: The Founders Garden Club of Dallas presents “Floral Illuminations,” a Garden Club
of America flower show, at the Meadows Museum. Floral arrangements, horticulture
specimens, photographs and an “embellishment” class will take inspiration from the
Meadows Museum current exhibition, The Lost Manuscripts from the Sistine Chapel:
An Epic Journey from Rome to Toledo.
When: March 25, 10 a.m. – 4 p.m.
Where: Meadows Museum, 5900 Bishop Blvd. on SMU campus, Dallas (75205)
Cost: Free with regular museum admission, which is $8 for adults; $6 for seniors; and
FREE for children under 12, museum members and SMU students, faculty and
staff.
Info: Call 214-768-2516.

Museum Friday Gallery Talk: “Visions of the Virgin in the Seventeenth Century”
Who: Rebecca Quinn, Meadows School of the Arts, Division of Art History, SMU;
William B. Jordan Undergraduate Intern, Meadows Museum
When: Mar. 25 at 12:15 p.m.
Where: Jake and Nancy Hamon Galleries, Meadows Museum, 5900 Bishop Blvd. on
SMU campus, Dallas (75205)
Cost: Free with regular museum admission, which is $8 for adults; $6 for seniors; and
FREE for children under 12, museum members and SMU students, faculty and
staff.
Info: Call 214-768-4677.

Meadows School Concert directed by eighth blackbird
What: Grammy-winning new music ensemble eighth blackbird, winner of the inaugural
2009-10 Meadows Prize, concludes its residency at the Meadows School March
27-30. This final project with Meadows will feature innovative student
performances of solo and ensemble repertoire selected and prepared under the
direction of eighth blackbird.
When: Mar. 29 at 8 p.m.
Where: Caruth Auditorium in the Owen Arts Center, 6101 Bishop Blvd. on SMU campus,
Dallas (75205)
Cost: FREE
Info: Call 214-768-1951.

Meadows Spring Dance Concert
What: A variety of works will be showcased, including renowned choreographer Jessica
Lang’s restaging of her 2007 work, Prayers, set to excerpts from Pergolesi’s
“Stabat Mater”; a pas de deux set by Distinguished Visiting Artist-in-Residence
Jean Paul Comelin; a re-imagined and expanded version of faculty member
Christopher Dolder’s 1987 work Vigeland’s Garden, inspired by the seminal
work of Norwegian sculptor Gustav Vigeland; and Martha Graham’s classic of
modern dance, Panorama, restaged by faculty member and former Graham
company member Myra Woodruff.
When: Mar. 30-Apr. 3; 8 p.m. Wed.-Sat. and 2 p.m. Sun.
Where: Bob Hope Theatre in the Owen Arts Center, 6101 Bishop Blvd. on SMU campus,
Dallas (75205)
Cost: $13 adults, $10 seniors, $7 students/SMU faculty & staff
Info: Call 214-768-2787.

Museum Thursday Evening Gallery Talk: “Creative Collisions: The Cubist Revolution in Europe”
Who: Natalie Boeder, Meadows School of the Arts, Division of Art History, SMU
When: Mar. 31 at 6 p.m.
Where: Jake and Nancy Hamon Galleries, Meadows Museum, 5900 Bishop Blvd. on
SMU campus, Dallas (75205)
Cost: FREE
Info: Call 214-768-4677.

Wednesday Morning Lecture Series: “The Generation of 98: The Shapers of the
Generation of 27 and of Modern Spain”
Who: Dr. Luis Martin, Professor Emeritus of History, SMU
What: The “Generation of 98” is one of the most distinctive and brilliant generations
of Spanish thinkers, who came to their intellectual maturity around the time of
the Spanish-American War and who, with heavy hearts, witnessed the final
loss of the Spanish Empire. They all became “public intellectuals” whose
writings, meant for the general public and not just for academicians, analyzed
Spanish history, culture, and character in a relentless search for the causes of
the national catastrophe of 1898. They also strived to pierce into the future to
show how Spain, humiliated by the U.S. and stripped of her last imperial
trappings, could once again be true to herself and keep having an impact on
the rest of the world, this time not by her mighty military and economic power
but by the strength of her character and the universality of her vision and culture.
When: Wednesdays through Apr. 27 (no lecture on March 16), 10:30 a.m.
Where: Bob Smith Auditorium, Meadows Museum, 5900 Bishop Blvd. on SMU campus,
Dallas (75205)
Cost: $40 total for all lectures; free for museum members.
Info: For more information and to register, call 214-768-4677.

Meadows Museum Exhibit: “The Lost Manuscripts from the Sistine Chapel:
An Epic Journey from Rome to Toledo”
What: An outstanding set of codices from the Sacristy of the Sistine Chapel is
on display at the Meadows Museum as part of the exhibition The Lost
Manuscripts from the Sistine Chapel: An Epic Journey from Rome to Toledo.
Featuring 40 manuscripts that range in date from the 11th to the 18th century,
the collection represents some of the finest illuminations ever created, and
marks the first time these ancient manuscripts will be on display in the U.S.
Since their rediscovery scholars have been cataloguing and studying them,
piecing together one of the most valuable collections of liturgical manuscripts
in existence, including benedictionals, blessings, breviaries, epistolaries,
evangelistaries, missals and preparations for mass. The books follow the
trajectory of an exciting and significant time at the Vatican and Sistine
Chapel, spanning the leadership of Pope Paul II to Pope Urban VIII
Barberini.
When: Through Apr. 23, 2011. Museum hours 10-5 Tues.-Sat.; 10-9 Thurs.; 1-5 Sun.
Where: Meadows Museum, 5900 Bishop Blvd. on SMU campus, Dallas (75205)
Cost: $8 for adults; $6 for seniors; FREE Thurs. after 5 p.m.; FREE for children
under 12, museum members and SMU students, faculty and staff
Info: Call 214-768-2516.

Meadows Museum Exhibit: “Grit & Glory: Six Man Football – Photographs by
Laura Wilson”
What: Timed to coincide with Super Bowl XLV, the Meadows Museum presents an
exhibition exploring the regional tradition of six-man football. Acclaimed
photographer Laura Wilson became intrigued by six-man football in 1991,
and spent the next 11 years taking thousands of pictures of six-man games in
towns throughout Texas. Using a pared-down technique meant to match the
intensity and directness of the sport itself, Wilson’s photographs convey the
spirit of the sport and the passion for the game. The exhibition explores the
significance of the sport to Texas, and features images included in Wilson’s
book, Grit and Glory: Six-Man Football.
When: Through Apr. 23, 2011. Museum hours 10-5 Tues.-Sat.; 10-9 Thurs.; 1-5 Sun.
Where: Meadows Museum, 5900 Bishop Blvd. on SMU campus, Dallas (75205)
Cost: FREE
Info: Call 214-768-2516.


Hawn Gallery Exhibit: “Hidden Treasures of the Mary McCord/Edyth Renshaw Collection
on the Performing Arts”
What: One of the initial events in SMU’s celebration of its Centennial, this exhibition
draws from an extensive collection, housed in the Jerry Bywaters Special
Collections Wing of the Hamon Arts Library, that includes significant holdings in
the history of theatre, film, music and dance. The exhibition documents selected
activities of the Arden Club, SMU’s only theater group from 1916 through the
1960s, beginning with its initial production held in conjunction with SMU’s first
commencement exercises. It also includes photographs of a number of
now-destroyed Dallas performance venues, such as several downtown movie
houses and Fair Park’s Cycle Park Theatre, as well as a number of items
documenting performances of the Little Theatre of Dallas (1921-43). The Dallas
State Fair and Exposition of 1886, predecessor of the State Fair of Texas, and
the 1936 Texas Centennial Exposition are represented as well. The exhibition also
features national and international items, such as programs from New York
vaudeville performances and the Weimar Opera House in Germany, Tin Pan
Alley sheet music by Irving Berlin, envelopes used to present the 1951 Academy
Awards and more.
When: Through May 13, 2011. Open during regular library hours: 8 a.m. – 12 midnight
Mon. – Thurs.; 8 a.m. – 6 p.m. Fri.; 9 a.m. - 5 p.m. Sat.; 1 p.m. – midnight Sun.
Where: Mildred Hawn Gallery, Hamon Arts Library – Owen Arts Center, 6101 Bishop
Blvd. on SMU campus, Dallas (75205)
Cost: FREE
Info: Call 214-768-1860 or see smu.edu/cul/hamon/gallery/hiddentreasures.

[Horseshoe]

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[DanFreibergerForHeisman]

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