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String Quartet

Pipino Performing Arts Series to welcome Rhythm Method String Quartet

The Donald P. Pipino Performing Arts Series will welcome the Rhythm Method String Quartet, an all-female group with a feminist flare, for a performance Friday, November 8, 2019 at 7:30 PM in The Butler Institute of American Art. The group is best known for the ways in which it highlights the creation of music by women.

Elusive Memory

Exhibition by Deborah Orloff to open at Judith Rae Solomon Gallery

The Judith Rae Solomon Gallery will host a new photography exhibition by University of Toledo professor Deborah Orloff, titled “Elusive Memory,” beginning Monday, October 7, 2019 through Friday, November 1. Orloff has been a professional artist for over 20 years.

National Marionette Theatre

National Marionette Theatre to kick off 2019-20 Pipino Performing Arts Series

The 2019-20 Donald P. Pipino Performing Arts Series will kick off with a performance of “Pinocchio” by the National Marionette Theatre Saturday, October 12 at 11:00 AM in the YSU Ford Theater, located in Bliss Hall. Geared towards families, the show is included in YSU’s Homecoming activities and will feature appearances by YSU President Jim Tressel and Pete the Penguin.

Juliet from Romeo & Juliet Play

“Romeo and Juliet” and “Cabaret” highlight 2019-20 University Theatre season

The 2019-20 YSU University Theatre season, highlighted by productions of “Romeo and Juliet” and “Cabaret,” will open Friday, September 27, 2019 with “Speech & Debate.” The season will also include the annual YSU Dance Ensemble Concert, fall and spring cabaret performances, and two free productions created by YSU students.

McDonough Season Opener

McDonough Museum to open fall season with three exhibits by women artists

The McDonough Museum of Art will open its fall season with the works of three accomplished female artists beginning Friday, August 23, 2019 through Saturday, October 26. The exhibits will feature Whitney Tressel, Dana Oldfather, and Julie Mehretu.

Percussive_Arts_Society_International_Convention_Concert

Youngstown Percussion Collective performs at Percussive Arts Society Convention

The Youngstown Percussion Collective, featuring professor of music Glenn Schaft, Dana School of Music alumnus Ron Coulter (M.M., ‘02), and Dana seniors Anthony Tresky and Evan McCreary, performed at the 2018 Percussive Arts Society International Convention held November 14 – 17 in Indianapolis. The group’s repertoire included rare works by Lou Harrison and Franziska Boas.

Joseph Duva

Professor of art leads inaugural study abroad program in Scotland

Throughout the month of July, associate professor of art Joseph D’Uva served as the head guide of the Department of Art’s inaugural study abroad program in Glasgow, Scotland. Over the course of the month, students worked in the Glasgow Print Studio, an internationally acclaimed studio facility and gallery, to study various techniques in intaglio, relief printing, screen printing, and drawing.

NATS auditions

Two Dana School of Music students awarded prizes at Ohio NATS auditions

Sophomore Rachel Jones and graduate student Lindsay Heavner, who are currently working towards degrees in the Dana School of Music, were awarded prizes at this year’s Ohio National Association of Teachers of Singing auditions. They are led by professor of music Misook Yun.

Heavy Hitters Cabaret

University Theatre to host “Heavy Hitters Cabaret” event

YSU’s University Theatre is set to host the “Heavy Hitters Cabaret” event Friday, October 18, 2019 at 7:00 PM in the Eleanor Beech Flad Pavilion, located at the DeYor Performing Arts Center in downtown Youngstown. Repertoire for the performance will include a preview of tunes from the upcoming University Theatre production of “Cabaret,” as well as music from “Les Miserables,” “Guys and Dolls,” “West Side Story,” “Phantom of the Opera,” and more.

Lexi Denney

Theatre student performs in two productions by The Millennial Theatre Company 

This past summer, sophomore University Theatre student Lexi Denney performed in two productions produced by The Millennial Theatre Company titled “Independent Heroin Project” and “Little Shop of Horrors.” Previously, she served as the female lead in the award-winning play of University Theatre’s inaugural Festival of New Work event.