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Yuahao Jiang to present for Beecher Art & Technology Lecture Series

Yuehao Jiang, a Chinese new media artist and educator, will present a free virtual lecture Wednesday, March 23, 2022 at 6:00 PM. Yuehao, whose work examines the relationship between mass-produced commodities and digital data under the impact of consumerism, has taught at the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA) since 2019.

Dana saxophone and jazz event to feature Grammy Award-winner Ralph Lalama

Three-time Grammy Award-winner and YSU alumnus Ralph Lalama will be among the featured guests at the Dana School of Music’s Saxophone Day and Jazz Day Saturday, March 19, 2022 from 8:30 AM – 5:00 PM in YSU’s Bliss Hall. A celebrated tenor saxophonist, Lalama is a mainstay in the world-renowned Village Vanguard Jazz Orchestra and a leading New York City jazz educator.

Grammy Award-winning classical tenor to conclude Pipino season

Grammy Award-winning classical tenor Karim Sulayman will perform the final concert of the 2021-22 Pipino Performing Arts season alongside pianist Yi-heng Yang Saturday, March 16, 2022 at 7:30 PM. The duo’s most recent recording debuted at number one on the Billboard Traditional Classical Chart and was included on The New York Times’ list of best classical music of 2020.

Department of Art welcomes Jacob Hashimoto for virtual lecture

The YSU Department of Art will welcome Jacob Hashimoto for a virtual guest lecture Thursday, March 3, 2022 at 4:00 PM. Hashimoto’s modular work, which has been featured in museum exhibitions across the globe, references video games, virtual environments, and cosmology.

Grayson Cox to guest lecture for Beecher Art & Technology Lecture Series

The YSU Department of Art’s Beecher Art & Technology Lecture Series will welcome Grayson Cox for a virtual guest lecture Wednesday, March 2, 2022 at 1:00 PM. Cox is a New York-based artist and educator whose work involves printmaking, philosophy, and furniture-like sculpture.

University Theatre to present concert version of “The Music Man”

YSU’s University Theatre will present a concert version of the Tony Award-winning musical comedy “The Music Man” February 25 – 27, 2022 in the YSU Ford Theater, located in YSU’s Bliss Hall. The musical follows traveling salesman Harold Hill as he cons locals into buying instruments and uniforms for a boys’ band he promises to organize but has no idea how to teach.

Pipino Performing Arts Series to welcome Cuarteto Latinoamericano

The Donald P. Pipino Performing Arts Series will welcome Cuarteto Latinoamericano, one of the world's most renowned Latin American classical music ensembles, to campus for a performance Saturday, February 19, 2022 at the Ford Family Recital Hall in the DeYor Performing Arts Center in downtown Youngstown, Ohio. The event is co-sponsored by 88.5 WYSU-FM.

Dana School of Music alumnus picked to lead Raiders House Band

David Perrico (B.M., ’02), a Youngstown native and a graduate from YSU’s Dana School of Music, has been selected as the new front man for the Raiders House Band. As part of the group, Perrico will play in front of 65,000 fans in the Raiders’ new state-of-the-art building Allegiant Stadium.

Cliffe College of Creative Arts announces “An Evening with Austin Pendleton”

The YSU Cliffe College of Creative Arts will present “An Evening with Austin Pendleton” Thursday, February 10, 2022 at 7:00 PM in the YSU Ford Theater, located in YSU’s Bliss Hall. Proceeds earned during the event will benefit Trumbull New  Theatre.

Department of Art to welcome Elana Herzog for virtual lecture

The YSU Department of Art will welcome artist Elana Herzog for a free virtual lecture Tuesday, February 8, 2022 at 12:00 PM. For the last two decades Herzog has been the subject of museum surveys and solo exhibitions across the United States and Europe.

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