Tap into your artistic side this fall at Temple University: In addition to professional-quality dance, music, theater and opera performances, artist exhibitions, visiting authors and master classes with professional musicians, two Temple programs (Continuing Education in the Tyler School of Art and the Music Preparatory and Enrichment Program of the Boyer College of Music and Dance) also provide workshops and courses that allow the public to learn and grow as artists.

Below is a sampling of the art courses and workshops open to the public this semester, as well as a full listing of arts offerings at Temple. For details, visit the respective web sites listed below. For updated times, locations and ticketing information, check the TUcalendar at http://calendar.temple.edu.

TYLER SCHOOL OF ART: WEEKEND WORKSHOPS
www.temple.edu/tyler


For more than 22 years, the Tyler School of Art has offered non-credit studio workshops designed to meet the needs of beginning, intermediate and advanced level high school and adult learners.

This fall’s schedule spans nine weeks, from Sept. 29 through Dec. 1, and includes workshops in the following areas: Drawing, painting, portfolio preparation, printmaking, sculpture, digital design and illustration, character animation, jewelry, pottery, glass and architecture.

Registration is required by Sept. 21. Workshop tuition is $275 plus a $50 non-refundable registration fee. Lab and materials fees are not included.

For detailed information on each workshop, or to download a registration form, visit www.temple.edu/tyler/cont_ed_w.html.

MUSIC PREP WORKSHOPS AND COURSES
www.temple.edu/boyer/musicprep

The Music Preparatory and Enrichment Program of the Boyer College of Music and Dance provides a variety of non-credit learning opportunities. Dates, times, locations and prices vary. Visit the Music Prep web site for details.

Individual lessons for children and adults:

• Lessons are offered in the following areas: Trumpet, French horn, trombone, tuba, composition, guitar, jazz techniques, organ, piano, violin, viola, cello, double bass, music theory, voice, flute, clarinet, saxophone, oboe and bassoon.
For children (ages vary per course):

• Suzuki instruction

• Foundations in Music

• Musicianship

• Violin duet classes

• Dance
For adults:

• “Learning to Play the Piano”

• “Learning to Sing”

• Special training: Band instrument repair

The Boyer College of Music and Dance hosts an array of top-quality musical offerings every semester, with performances by faculty members, students and guest artists.

The college also offers master classes, which offer the public an opportunity to observe distinguished artists as they work one-on-one with students.

Performances and classes are free, unless otherwise noted.


Thursday, Sept. 20, 7:30 p.m.
Faculty Recital

Charles Abramovic, piano

Featuring works of Haydn, Mozart, Liszt, Scriabin, Bolcom and others.

Rock Hall Auditorium

Friday, Sept. 28, 8 p.m.
Temple University Symphony Orchestra

Luis Biava, conductor

William Stone, baritone

Featuring works by Beethoven, Berlioz and the world premiere of Cynthia

Folio's "A Matter of Honor: A Portrait of Alexander Hamilton" for orchestra

and baritone.

Tickets: $10–$15, available at the Sovereign Performing Arts Center box office or through Ticketmaster at www.ticketmaster.com or 215-336-2000.

Sovereign Performing Arts Center, 136 N. Sixth St., Reading, Pa.

Sunday, Sept. 30, 3 p.m.
Temple University Symphony Orchestra

See Sept. 28 program.

Centennial Hall, Haverford School, 450 W. Lancaster Ave., Haverford, Pa.

Sunday, Oct. 7, 3 p.m.
Temple University Concert Choir

Alan Harler, conductor

Featuring the J.S. Bach “Magnificat” with chamber orchestra.

Trinity Center for Urban Life, 2212 Spruce St., Philadelphia

Tuesday, Oct. 9, 2:30 p.m.
Master Class: Menahem Pressler, piano

Rock Hall Auditorium

Wednesday, Oct. 24, 7:30 p.m.
Temple University Chorale, Singers and Chamber Choir

Janet Yamron, Jeffrey Cornelius and Tram Sparks, conductors

Rock Hall Auditorium

Friday, Oct. 26, 7:30 p.m.
Faculty and Guest Artist Recital

Brett Deubner, viola and Gary Kirkpatrick, piano

Featuring works for viola and piano by Reinecke, Bloch, Levy and others.

Rock Hall Auditorium

Sunday, Oct. 28, 3 p.m.
Temple University Symphony Orchestra

Luis Biava, conductor

Katarzyna Marzec-Salwinski, piano

Featuring works by Brodhead, Prokofiev and Brahms.

Centennial Hall, Haverford School, 450 W. Lancaster Ave., Haverford, Pa.

Monday, Oct. 29, 7:30 p.m.
Faculty and Student Artist Recital

Allen Krantz, guitar; Jeffrey Solow, cello; Vladimir Dyo, violin

A concert of trios by Mauro Giuliani, Allen Krantz and Niccolo Paganini.

Rock Hall Auditorium

Friday, Nov. 2, 1:30 p.m.
Master Class: Claude Frank, piano

Rock Hall Auditorium

Friday, Nov. 2, 7:30 p.m.
CYBERSOUNDS / SWARMIUS

Klein Recital Hall

Sunday, Nov. 4, 3 p.m.
Faculty and Guest Artist Recital

Lambert Orkis, piano and David Hardy, cello

The complete works for piano and cello by Ludwig van Beethoven, Part II.

Rock Hall Auditorium

Friday, Nov. 9, 8 p.m.
Temple University Concert Choir

Alan Harler, conductor

William Stone, baritone

Featuring Ralph Vaughan Williams’ “Five Mystical Songs” and the world premiere of David Carpenter’s “Fredericksburg.”

Presented by the Philadelphia Chamber Music Society.

Tickets: $16; $8 for students. Tickets available at www.pcmsconcerts.org or 215-569-8080.

Independence Seaport Museum, 211 S. Columbus Blvd. Philadelphia

Thursday, Nov. 15, 7:30 p.m.
Faculty Artist Recital

Lawrence Wagner, clarinet; Jeffrey Solow, cello; and Charles Abramovic, piano

Featuring works by Fruhling, D’Indy and Schumann.

Rock Hall Auditorium

Sunday, Nov. 18, 3 p.m.
Faculty Recital: Conwell Woodwind Quintet

Loren Lind, flute; Peter Smith, oboe; Lawrence Wagner, clarinet; Angela Anderson, bassoon; Shelley Showers, horn

Rock Hall Auditorium

Tuesday, Nov. 20, 7:30 p.m.
Contemporary Music Ensemble

Jay Krush, director

Rock Hall Auditorium

Monday, Nov. 26, 7:30 p.m.
Temple University Jazz Ensemble

Dick Oatts, director

Klein Recital Hall

Tuesday, Nov. 27, 7:30 p.m.
Vanguard Jazz Orchestra

John Mosca, director
Temple University Jazz Band and Lab Band

Terell Stafford, director

Tickets: $35-$45; $10 for students

Tickets available at the Kimmel Center box office, 215-893-1999 or www.kimmelcenter.org, after Sept. 27.

Kimmel Center for the Performing Arts, Perelman Theater, Broad and Spruce streets, Philadelphia

Wednesday, Nov. 28, 7:30 p.m.
Artists-in-Residence Recital: Momenta String Quartet

Featuring the world premiere of a new quartet by Agustin Fernandez, works by

Schumann and Feldman, and two student compositions.

Rock Hall Auditorium

Thursday, Nov. 29, 7:30 p.m.
Temple University Sinfonia

Luis Biava, conductor

Rock Hall Auditorium

Friday, Nov. 30, 5:15 p.m.
Tuba and Euphonium Ensemble Recital

Jay Krush, director

Rock Hall Auditorium

Friday, Nov. 30, 7:30 p.m.

Sunday, Dec. 2, 3 p.m.
Temple University Opera Theater
L'enfant et les sortilèges by Maurice Ravel
Le Rossignol by Igor Stravinsky

Laura Johnson, stage director

John Douglas, music director

Jamie Johnson, producer

Tickets: $20 general admission/$12.50 students and senior citizens/free for students with OWLcard. Tickets are available at the Liacouras Center box office, 1776 N. Broad St. (in person, cash-only sales), online at www.liacourascenter.com, or by telephone at 800-298-4200.

Tomlinson Theater

Monday, Dec. 3, 7:30 p.m.
Temple University Percussion Ensemble

Glenn Steele, director

Tomlinson Theater

Tuesday, Dec.4, 7:30 p.m.
Temple University Wind Ensemble

Arthur D. Chodoroff, conductor

Tomlinson Theater

Wednesday, Dec.5, 7:30 p.m.
Temple University Chorale, Singers and Chamber Choir

Janet Yamron, Jeffrey Cornelius and Tram Sparks, conductors

Mitten Hall, Great Court

Saturday, Dec.15, 4 p.m.
Music Preparatory Division: Winter String Concert

Youth Chamber Orchestra: Luis Biava, conductor

Baroque Players and Classic Strings: Davyd Booth, conductor

Children's Violin Ensemble: Aaron Picht, conductor

Tomlinson Theater

Sunday, Dec. 16, 4 p.m.
Music Preparatory Division: Winter Choral Concert

Temple University Children's Choir: Stephen Caldwell, conductor

Alpha Choir: Veronika Zhmeniak, conductor

Tomlinson Theater

Six-show season subscriptions ($85 general subscription; $65 senior, student, Temple employee subscription) and the new Park and Pay package (two subscriptions and parking for six shows for $200) are available now.

Single tickets are $20; $15 for seniors, Temple employees and non-Temple students; free for students with OWLcard. Subscriptions can also be purchased online at www.liacourascenter.com, in person at the Liacouras Center box office, 1776 N. Broad St. (in person, cash-only sales), or by phone at 215-204-1122.

Single tickets are available at the Liacouras Center, online at the Liacouras Center web site, or by telephone at 1-800-298-4200.

Visit the Temple Theaters web site for details. Performances are presented in the Tomlinson and Randall theaters in the Temple Theaters complex at 13th and Norris streets.

Diamond Club Dinner Series

Enjoy a special dinner at the Diamond Club before heading over to see a Temple Theater production. Each dinner event features a unique menu, especially created to evoke the world of the play you will see that night, along with an informative mini-presentation about the show.

Call the Diamond Club at 215-204-4469 to make reservations for dinner (approximately $15 per person). Plan to arrive at the Diamond Club, located in the lower level of Mitten Hall, between 5:15–5:45 p.m. Curtain is at 7:30 p.m.

10/3–13 (Diamond Club Dinner Series: Oct. 10)
In Conflict

Based on the book, In Conflict by Yvonne Latty

Adapted and directed by Douglas C. Wager

Randall Theater

10/25–11/4
Into the Woods (Diamond Club Dinner Series: Oct. 31)

Music and lyrics by Stephen Sondheim

Book by James Lapine

Directed by Peter Reynolds

Tomlinson Theater

11/14–12/1
The Time of Your Life (Diamond Club Dinner Series: Nov. 28)

Directed by Donna Snow

Randall Theater

Oct. 5–6, 8 p.m.
Alumni Dance Concert

Featuring Tar by Charles O. Anderson’s dance theatre X and Pipaashaa by Ananya Chatterjea’s Ananya Dance Theatre.

Oct. 26–27, 8 p.m.
Adjunct Faculty Dance Concert: “Lift”

A dance festival dedicated to supporting and promoting the work of Temple’s adjunct dance faculty.

Nov. 16–17, 8 p.m.
Student Dance Concert

A juried selection of the best dances of the season, this concert is choreographed, designed and produced entirely by students.

Nov. 30–Dec. 1, 8 p.m.
B.F.A. Dance Concert

Choreography by graduating seniors.

Dec. 8, 7:30 p.m.
Student Dance Showcase: “Endings”

A showcase of student choreography from repertory and graduate choreographic projects classes. No tickets required.

Sponsored by the Creative Writing Program in the English Department, the Poets & Writers Series brings recognized and emerging authors of poetry and fiction to Temple to read their work.

All of the readings are free and take place in room 222 of Temple’s Center City Campus.

Sept. 20, 8 p.m.
Caroline Seebohm

Caroline Seebohm was born in England and writes in many genres, including novels (The Last Romantics and her recently published The Time of Their Lives), illustrated nonfiction books and biographies.

Oct. 4, 8 p.m.
Bob Perelman

Bob Perelman has published more than 15 volumes of poetry, most recently IF/LIFE, The Future of Memory, Ten to One: Selected Poems and Playing Bodies (a collaboration with painter Francie Shaw). His critical books include The Marginalization of Poetry: Language Writing and Literary History and The Trouble with Genius: Reading Pound, Joyce, Stein, and Zukofsky. He teaches at the University of Pennsylvania.

Oct. 25, 8 p.m.
John Keene

John Keene is the author of the award-winning novel Annotations, and of the poetry collection Seismosis. He has published his fiction, poetry, essays and translations in a wide array of journals. His recent honors include a 2003 Fellowship in Poetry from the New Jersey State Council on the Arts and a 2005 Whiting Foundation Award in Fiction and Poetry. He teaches at Northwestern University.

Nov. 1, 7 p.m.

Edmund White, fall 2007 writer-in-residence

Edmund White is currently one of the best known and highly respected novelists and critics in the United States. White’s writing is frequently compared with that of Nabokov and Proust. He is best known for a trilogy of novels that leans heavily on his life as a gay man: A Boy’s Own Story (1982), The Beautiful Room is Empty (1998) and The Farewell Symphony (1998). He has received fellowships from the Guggenheim and Ingram Merrill foundations, as well as the Award for Literature from the American Academy. He is a professor of creative writing at Princeton University.

Main Campus - Shusterman Hall

Liacourus Walk (between Montgomery Avenue and Berks St., just

east of Broad Sreet)

Nov. 8, 8 p.m.
Brian Evenson

Brian Evenson is the author of six books of fiction, most recently The Open Curtain, The Wavering Knife and The Brotherhood of Mutilation. He has translated work by Christian Gailly, Jean Frèmon and Jacques Jouet. He is the recipient of an O. Henry Prize as well as an NEA fellowship. He is the director of the Literary Arts Program at Brown University.

ART EXHIBITIONS
www.temple.edu/tyler/exhibitions.html

Through Nov. 3
“Re:Print Re:Present Re:View”

Temple Gallery, 259 N. Third St., Philadelphia

Organized in partnership with Philagrafika, a regional consortium that promotes printmaking and the printed image, “Re:Print Re:Present Re:View” features the works of three internationally renowned artists: Maria Magdalena Campos-Pons, Rachid Koraïchi and Berni Searle. Each artist’s project directly engages an aspect of Philadelphia’s diverse and multiple histories, through a contemporary or historical episode or a site or neighborhood. The exhibition was conceived by guest curator Salah M. Hassan, who is director of the Africana Studies and Research Center and professor of African and African Diaspora art history and visual culture in the Department of History of Art at Cornell University.

Oct. 4–21
“The Fluid Field: Abstraction and Reference”

Tyler School of Art, Tyler Hall, Tyler Gallery

A painting show organized by Dona Nelson. Participants are all alumnae of Tyler School of Art, and include: Rosanna Bruno, Angela Dufresne, Anoka Faruqee, Louise Fishman, Deborah Grant, Iva Gueorguieva, Liz Markus, Tanaya Neal and Rebecca Saylor Sack.

Nov. 17–Feb. 16
Damian Moppett

Temple Gallery, 259 N. Third St., Philadelphia

Vancouver-based artist Damian Moppett is well known across Canada for his material investigations of historical practices. Temple Gallery will present Moppett’s latest project, a series of drawings and cast sculptures instigated by his research on postwar British sculpture. In it he engages the specific processes of molding and casting, and explores their potential for replication and repetition while using material to insinuate a critique of artistic hierarchies.