Drake Fine Arts week began yesterday and runs through next Monday, April 19. This week highlights the fine arts at Drake and is centered around the Second Annual Fine Arts Day, when students and faculty of the fine arts perform in and around Olmsted Center throughout the day. Fine Arts Day will be on Wednesday, April 13. Get more information online at www.facebook.com/drakefineartsday or email drakefineartsday@gmail.com or xavier.quinn@drake.edu if you have questions or want to perform. See the following for events held this week:
Monday, April 11
Flute Studio Recital, 7:30 p.m., Sheslow Auditorium
Tuesday, April 12
Planet(s) Student Exhibition
A playful, evolving exhibition of student art in response to the sciences of meteorology, geology, biology and astronomy.
April 12–May 12, 2016
Weeks Gallery
Harmon Fine Arts Center
Shuyan Jin senior clarinet recital, 7:30 p.m., Patty and Fred Turner Jazz Center
Wednesday April 13
Drake Fine Arts Day, all day, Olmsted Center coffee shop
Friday, April 15
Civic Music Association presents: Jeremy Denk, piano, 7:30 p.m., Sheslow Auditorium. Admission charged. (student rush tickets available)
Drake Opera Theater presents: Le Nozze di Figaro, by W. A. Mozart. Directed by Ann Cravero, conducted by Stefano Vignati. 7:30 p.m. Full production in Italian with English supertitles.
Friday and Saturday at 7:30 p.m., Sunday at 2 p.m., Performing Arts Hall. General admission: $15; students, seniors, and those with a Drake Card: $10.
Saturday, April 16
Hannah Keisker senior saxophone recital, 1:30 p.m., Sheslow Auditorium
Miranda Luze senior musical theatre recital, 4:30 p.m., Patty and Fred Turner Jazz Center
Sunday, April 17
Molly Mayne senior musical theatre recital, 4:30 p.m., Patty and Fred Turner Jazz Center
Nicholas Gardner and Jacob Lemons saxophone recital, 7:30 p.m., Sheslow Auditorium
Monday, April 18
Keys to Excellence Piano Series, Daniel Shapiro, 7:30 p.m., Sheslow Auditorium.
This concert is part of the Keys to Excellence Piano Series, created to raise awareness of Drake’s fundraising efforts for the purchase of 70 brand new Yamaha pianos for the music department. Keys to Excellence features internationally acclaimed artists performing on the magnificent Yamaha CFX concert grand. Sponsored by Yamaha, West Music, Civic Music Association, and Drake University. For more information, contact Nicholas Roth at 515-321-5947 or nicholas.roth@drake.edu.