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West Virginia Wesleyan College, Spring 2007

Art Exhibition by David Jeffrey
January 23-February 9 in Sleeth Gallery

Coal Curtain by David Jeffrey

Scenes from Steel Magnolias
January 26-27 @ 8 p.m. in Jenkins Dance Studio

Steel Magnolias by Robert Harling is a comedy-drama featuring a local group of women who congregate at Truvy’s Beauty Parlor in northwest Louisiana to gossip and giggle while preparing one another for life's tragedies and triumphs.
Admission is $5 for adults, $3 for students and senior citizens, and $2 with Wesleyan ID.

Art Exhibition by Rebecca Daughtery, Barbara Southworth and Vaino Kola
February 13-March 13 in Sleeth Gallery

The Nature of Things will open with a reception and gallery talk on February 13 at 4:30 p.m.

Nego Gato
February 28 @ 7:30 p.m. in Atkinson Auditorium

The Nego Gato’s performances bring the colorful beauty, rich historical legacy and explosive power of Afro-Brazilian drum and dance to audiences throughout the United States. Admission is $5 for adults, $3 for students and senior citizens, and free with Wesleyan ID.

Simple Gifts
March 15 @ 7:30 p.m. in Wesley Chapel

Simple Gifts displays an impressive variety of ethnic folk styles. This award-winning duo plays everything from lively Irish jigs
and down-home American reels to hard-driving Klezmer frailachs and haunting Gypsy melodies.
Admission is $5 for adults, $3 for students and senior citizens, and free with Wesleyan ID.

Emerging Artists Festival
March 16-24 @ various times and locations TBA

The festival will include student choreography, musical theatre performances, acting and directing class scenes,
and student-directed one-acts. Admission is free.

Neil Simon's Plaza Suite directed by David Manspeaker
Friday and Saturday, March 16 and 17 @ 8 p.m. in Atkinson Auditorium
Acting 2/Directing 1 Scene Recital
Monday, March 19 @ 8 p.m. in Atkinson Auditorium
Student-Directed work TBA directed by Kiera McKee
Wednesday and Thursday, March 21-22 @ 8 p.m. in Jenkins Dance Studio
Danceworks XIV
Friday and Saturday, March 23-24 @ 8 p.m. in Atkinson Auditorium
Erin Wolford, Sarah Swiger, Carrie Greenberg Senior Recital
Saturday, March 24 @ 4 p.m. TBA

Concert Chorale
March 18 @ 3 p.m. in Wesley Chapel

One of Wesleyan’s most popular musical groups will perform. Admission is free.

Annual Student Juried Exhibition by Grant Johnson
March 20-April 5 in Sleeth Gallery

The exhibition opens with a reception and gallery talk on March 20 at 4:30 p.m.-6 p.m. Awards will be announced at 5:30 p.m.

Naturally 7
March 24 @ 8 p.m. in Wesley Chapel

Naturally 7 performs songs that artfully blend gospel, jazz, rhythm and blues, hip hop and classical vocal genres through harmonious balance of their voices. Friends and musical partners, the seven members of the a cappella group hail from the New York Metropolitan area. Admission is free.

Jazz Ensemble
March 30 @ 7:30 p.m. in Wesley Chapel

Wesleyan’s regionally renowned jazz ensemble presents its annual spring concert. Admission is free.

Concentus Vocum & Wesleyan Singers
April 1 @ 3 p.m. in Wesley Chapel

Two Wesleyan vocal musical groups present their annual spring concert under the direction of long-time music professor Dr. Larry Parsons and musical director Sarah Carr. Admission is free.

Chicago
April 11-13 @ 8 p.m., April 15 @ 2 p.m. in Atkinson Auditorium

Set in the Windy City in 1927, Chicago by Fred Ebb and Bob Fosse chronicles the exploits of a down-on-her-luck chorus girl who is on trial for murder. The trial attracts a media circus and parlays her dubious notoriety into fame and fortune. Admission is $5 for adults, $3 for students and senior citizens, and $2 with Wesleyan ID.

Concert Band/Wind Ensemble/Percussion Ensemble
April 17 @ 7:30 p.m. in Wesley Chapel

Three Wesleyan instrumental groups present their annual spring concert under the direction of first-year conductor James Moore and percussion ensemble director Robert Baden. Admission is free.

Senior Art Exhibition by Lynn Zeigenfuse, Barry Miller and Brendan Sheridan
April 17-May 5 in Sleeth Gallery

Senior students display their art with a reception on April 17 at 4:30-6 p.m., and closing reception on May 5 at 1-2:30 p.m.


Flute Ensemble
April 19 @ Noon in Loar Auditorium

Admission is free.

Nego Gato, Simple Gifts and Naturally 7 programs are presented with financial assistance from the West Virginia Division of Culture and History, and the National Endowment for the Arts, with approval from the West Virginia Commission on the Arts.