<![CDATA[Western Carolinian - Arts and Entertainment RSS]]> http://www.westerncarolinian.com/se/western-carolinian-arts-and-entertainment-rss-1.117770 Sat, 31 Jul 2010 11:19:43 -0400 en <![CDATA[University Theatre announces 2010-11 mainstage lineup]]> http://www.westerncarolinian.com/arts-and-entertainment/university-theatre-announces-2010-11-mainstage-lineup-1.1501539

By: Suzanne Raether



Western Carolina University is ready to shine the spotlight on the University Theatre’s 2010-11 Mainstage season, which is packed with popular Broadway musicals and smaller experimental works. Season tickets go on sale Tuesday, Aug. 10. Mainstage p...

]]> 1.1501539 Thu, 29 Jul 2010 17:34:53 -0400 <![CDATA[Pride of the Mountains Summer Symposium successful once again]]> http://www.westerncarolinian.com/arts-and-entertainment/pride-of-the-mountains-summer-symposium-successful-once-again-1.1501536

By: Shelby Harrell



The notorious marching arts clinic known as the Pride of the Mountains Summer Symposium has had yet another successful summer term as close by band students came from all over to be trained for leadership from July 10-15. With success from the previous y...

]]> 1.1501536 Thu, 29 Jul 2010 17:31:21 -0400 <![CDATA[Sex and the City 2 has dull plot but still all the rage]]> http://www.westerncarolinian.com/arts-and-entertainment/sex-and-the-city-2-has-dull-plot-but-still-all-the-rage-1.1496220

By: Shelby Harrell



The anticipated Sex and the City sequel was filled with “sparkle” as Carrie (Sarah Jessica Parker), Miranda (Cynthia Nixon), Charlotte (Kristin Davis), and Samantha (Kim Cattrall) reunited for an exotic vacation for the fist time since Carrie'...

]]> 1.1496220 Thu, 1 Jul 2010 15:10:45 -0400 <![CDATA[Western students, staff to perform at Roanoke Festival Park]]> http://www.westerncarolinian.com/arts-and-entertainment/western-students-staff-to-perform-at-roanoke-festival-park-1.1496219

By: Lex Menz


What happens when Western Carolina’s own Bradley Martin is awarded $103,960 by the Roanoke Island Commission? You perform a two-hour piece to your love of Irving Berlin and figure out what is up with Charlie Brown, of course! For June and July, M...

]]> 1.1496219 Thu, 1 Jul 2010 15:09:03 -0400 <![CDATA[It’s a Summer of the Arts in Franklin NC]]> http://www.westerncarolinian.com/arts-and-entertainment/it-s-a-summer-of-the-arts-in-franklin-nc-1.1496214

By: Lex Menz



On Depot Street in Franklin, North Carolina, Broadway, electronic rock, and more will be floating over the mountains from the Smoky Mountain Center for the Performing Arts, and all at affordable prices! The Center has a full season of exciting shows begi...

]]> 1.1496214 Thu, 1 Jul 2010 15:07:47 -0400 <![CDATA[WCU kicks off Summer Concert Series in June]]> http://www.westerncarolinian.com/arts-and-entertainment/wcu-kicks-off-summer-concert-series-in-june-1.1496210

By: Shelby Harrell


If you live near campus and you enjoy music of all types, then this will be your lucky summer! Western Carolina University has announced the lineup for its 2010 Summer Concert Series, and the variety of styles is sure to please most any m...

]]> 1.1496210 Thu, 1 Jul 2010 15:05:31 -0400 <![CDATA[Classic comedies take WCU back in time]]> http://www.westerncarolinian.com/arts-and-entertainment/classic-comedies-take-wcu-back-in-time-1.1116987

By: Shelby Harrell



The first Galaxy of Stars production of 2010 at Western Carolina University’s Fine and Performing Arts Center took audience members back in time to the 1920’s when silent film stars ruled the theaters. “The Clown Princes,” began...

]]> 1.1116987 Sat, 6 Feb 2010 15:56:38 -0500 <![CDATA[Works by glass master Richard Ritter now at art museum]]> http://www.westerncarolinian.com/arts-and-entertainment/works-by-glass-master-richard-ritter-now-at-art-museum-1.1116614

By: Staff Reports



“Richard Ritter: 40 Years in Glass,” a retrospective of work by the master glassblower, is on exhibit through Saturday, March 13, at the Fine Art Museum on the campus of Western Carolina University. A reception honoring the artist was held fr...

]]> 1.1116614 Fri, 5 Feb 2010 17:42:34 -0500 <![CDATA[WCU Throws Celebration in Honor of Former Instructor, Josefina Niggli]]> http://www.westerncarolinian.com/arts-and-entertainment/wcu-throws-celebration-in-honor-of-former-instructor-josefina-niggli-1.1116611

By: Shelby Harrell



On Thursday, Jan. 28, students and faculty at Western Carolina University staged a multimedia presentation in the Niggli Theatre on the WCU campus honoring the late Josefina Niggli, a former instructor at the university. The “Niggli Celebration Pre...

]]> 1.1116611 Fri, 5 Feb 2010 17:40:23 -0500 <![CDATA[WCU holds Rogers and Hammerstein Gala]]> http://www.westerncarolinian.com/arts-and-entertainment/wcu-holds-rogers-and-hammerstein-gala-1.1116609

By: Lex Menz



It was another rainy day on Sunday, Jan. 24, when the perfect thing to do was be an audience member at the “Rodgers and Hammerstein Gala – A Celebration of their Greatest Songs” at FPAC. Western Carolina’s musical theatre program p...

]]> 1.1116609 Fri, 5 Feb 2010 17:38:50 -0500 <![CDATA[Tribute to Red Skelton coming on February 14]]> http://www.westerncarolinian.com/arts-and-entertainment/tribute-to-red-skelton-coming-on-february-14-1.1116606

By: Staff Reports



Entertainer Tom Mullica will pay tribute to the gentle sweetness, improvisational skills and comic genius of Red Skelton, America’s beloved clown, in a performance at 3 p.m. Sunday, Feb. 14, at the Fine and Performing Arts Center at Western Carolina...

]]> 1.1116606 Fri, 5 Feb 2010 17:37:01 -0500 <![CDATA[Western Carolina set to premiere film “Wesley” this February]]> http://www.westerncarolinian.com/arts-and-entertainment/western-carolina-set-to-premiere-film-wesley-this-february-1.1116602

By: Lex Menz


Western Carolina film students were given a golden opportunity. Some were cast and sixteen were crewmembers for the John Jackman directed film “Wesley.” Based on the life of the co-founder of the Methodist church, the film was a perfect way fo...

]]> 1.1116602 Fri, 5 Feb 2010 17:30:02 -0500 <![CDATA[WCU to expect new Mountain Heritage Center exhibits for Spring 2010]]> http://www.westerncarolinian.com/arts-and-entertainment/wcu-to-expect-new-mountain-heritage-center-exhibits-for-spring-2010-1.1116600

By: Jeffrey Ray


Big things are still going on at the Mountain Heritage Center during the spring 2010 semester. Some of the same exhibits and events that were going on last semester will continue, however, we have new and exciting things to look forward to, such as Stude...

]]> 1.1116600 Fri, 5 Feb 2010 17:28:55 -0500 <![CDATA[All Work and No Play Makes The Pride of the Mountains a Continued Success]]> http://www.westerncarolinian.com/arts-and-entertainment/all-work-and-no-play-makes-the-pride-of-the-mountains-a-continued-success-1.305263

By: Shelby Harrell



Due to the ever-famous quote “and this one time at band camp” used in the popular film “American Pie,” almost anyone who hears the words “band camp” aloud tends to smirk. The underlying humor of this quote however, may ...

]]> 1.305263 Mon, 24 Aug 2009 16:49:44 -0400 <![CDATA[Ron Rash Wins SIBA Award for Best Fiction]]> http://www.westerncarolinian.com/arts-and-entertainment/ron-rash-wins-siba-award-for-best-fiction-1.305260

By: Brandon Demery



Ron Rash, the Parris Distinguished Professor of Appalachian Culture at Western Carolina University, is winner of the Southern Independent Booksellers Alliance book award in the category of fiction for his novel “Serena.” Rash’s &ldquo...

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