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March 2009
Nicole Yarling to Headline 2009 Jazz Concert on the Green Featuring the UM Frost Concert Jazz Band
The community is invited to bring their blankets, picnic lunches and lawn chairs to campus and enjoy a swingin’ afternoon listening to jazz by the shore of Lake Osceola at the biannual Jazz Concert on the Green.
November 2008
Charles Biederman’s Timeless Work at The Lowe Art Museum
Charles Biederman: An American Idealist, a touring exhibition organized by the Frederick Weisman Art Museum at the University of Minnesota, will be on view at the Lowe Art Museum, University of Miami, from November 22, 2008 through January 18, 2009.
July 2008
Rare Egyptian Artifacts on View at the Lowe Art Museum
Excavating Egypt: Great Discoveries from the Petrie Museum of Egyptian Archaeology, University College, London, will be on view at the Lowe Art Museum.
Jerry Herman Ring Theatre 2008-09 Season
A Season of Comedy, Music & Romance!
Lowe Art Museum 2008-09 Exhibition Schedule
April 2008
Jerry Herman Ring Theatre Closes its 2007-08 Season with Some ‘Guys and Dolls’
The University of Miami’s Department of Theatre Arts’ 2007-2008 season concludes this April with their production of Guys and Dolls at the Jerry Herman Ring Theatre.
Cuban-born Photographer Takes Us Underground With “The Metro Series” At the Lowe Art Museum
The Lowe Art Museum at the University of Miami presents the annual UM Faculty Exhibition, along with the UM Students/ MFA Exhibitions, from April 12- June 8, 2008.
February 2008
The Bob Simms Collection: An Activist’s Life and Legacy
The University of Miami Libraries will host a special Black History Month program to celebrate the acquisition of the Bob Simms Collection. Join us on at 6:00 pm as we hear from Robert H. Simms, teacher, historian, photographer, and social engineer, as he discusses his life and legacy as seen through his Collection.
Renowned African American Artist Faith Ringgold To Lecture At The Lowe
The Lowe Art Museum presents multi-talented writer, speaker, painter, performance artist, and mixed media sculptor Faith Ringgold on February 21, 2008 at 7 pm at the University of Miami’s Bill Cosford Cinema.
Double The Drama At The Ring
The University of Miami’s Department of Theatre Arts presents two gripping dramas that hold an unconventional mirror to life and how personal experience can warp a story in the retelling. The Jerry Herman Ring Theatre will present the two plays in an alternating schedule over two weeks from February 20 – March 2, 2008.
Women Only! In Their Studios At the Lowe Art Museum
Women Only! In Their Studios will be on view at the Lowe Art Museum, University of Miami from February 16 through March 30, 2008.
December 2007
Annual Art Basel Champagne Brunch
On Sunday, December 9 from 9:30 a.m. to 12 p.m., celebrate Art Basel at the Art Collectors’ Champagne Brunch at the Lowe Art Museum featuring a Chamber Music performance by students from the Frost School of Music. Free for Lowe Members and Art Basel VIP card holders. For more information, call 305-284-3603.
Preview New Exhibits at the Lowe
On Friday, December 14, participate in an exhibition preview of The Art Students League Of New York: Highlights From The Permanent Collection and Afro-Cuba: Works On Paper, 1968-2003 at the Lowe Museum. A lecture runs from 7 to 8 p.m. at the Storer Auditorium in the School of Business Administration presented by Pamela Koob, curator of the permanent collection, The Art Students League of New York. The event is free and open to the public. A reception will follow from 8 to 10 p.m. at the Lowe Art Museum which includes a tour of the galleries and music, light fare, and cocktails. The reception is free for Lowe members, $10 for non-members, $5 for students.
November 2007
Wendy Pedersen in Concert
Acclaimed vocalist Wendy Pedersen will perform with the Frost Jazz Vocal Ensemble on Thursday, November 29 at 8 p.m. in the Maurice Gusman Concert Hall. Lawrence Lapin, director of jazz vocal, studio music, and jazz at the Frost School of Music, will direct the concert. A donation of $15 is requested for admission; all proceeds will benefit WDNA 88.9 FM and the Frost School. For reservations or more information, call 305-284-5813.
Spend a “Sunday in the Park with George: In Concert” At the Jerry Herman Ring Theatre
The University of Miami’s Department of Theatre Arts’ 2007-2008 Season is in full swing with Sunday in the Park with George: In Concert.
Live Telecast Of Richard Tucker Gala From New York’s Lincoln Center
On November 4, 2007 at 6 PM, the 2007 Richard Tucker Gala will be telecast live for the first time to university campuses in the United States and Canada from the stage of New York’s Avery Fisher Hall at Lincoln Center.
Menotti Remixed
Frost Opera Theater kicks off its 2007-08 season with a new look at opera scenes by Gian Carlo Menotti on Thursday, November 1, 2007 at 8 pm.
October 2007
The Three Romes - An Exhibition
Celebrating sixteen years of student and faculty presence in Rome, Italy, the exhibit will showcase the research, drawings and projects produced during semester-long sojourns.
September 2007
Turn up the Heat with “Cat on a Hot Tin Roof” At the Jerry Herman Ring Theatre
The University of Miami’s Department of Theater Arts heats up its 2007-2008 Season with Cat on a Hot Tin Roof, Tennessee Williams’ 1955 Pulitzer Prize winning classic.
Material Terrain: A Sculptural Exploration of Landscape and Place
Material Terrain: A Sculptural Exploration of Landscape and Place, is on view at the Lowe Art Museum, University of Miami, from September 15 to November 27, 2007. The exhibition features large-scale, mixed-media works by eleven artists who address the uneasy balance between the natural and the constructed environment.
August 2007
Try to Remember The Kind of September with “The Fantasticks” At the Jerry Herman Ring Theatre
The University of Miami’s Department of Theater Arts launches its 2007-2008 Season with The Fantasticks, a sophisticated romantic tale with book and lyrics by Tom Jones and music by Harvey Schmidt.
July 2007
Jerry Herman Ring Theatre Comes Alive with its 2007-08 Season
The collection of six shows – featuring classic artistry and contemporary energy, Tennessee Williams’s drama and Stephen Sondheim’s insight – culminates with Guys and Dolls, which hilariously showcases American musical theatre at its best.
June 2007
"Archaeologies of Black Memory"
The University of Miami’s Caribbean Literary Studies, in conjunction with the Small Axe Collective, is hosting an international symposium and seminar titled “Archaeologies of Black Memory.”
“White Elephant” What is There to Save?
White Elephant tells the remarkable story of Miami / Bobby Maduro Stadium - one of South Florida’s most unforgettable architectural icons.
May 2007
Clay and Brush: The Ceramic Art of China
The Lowe Art Museum at the University of Miami presents “Clay and Brush: Chinese Ceramics from the Lowe Art Museum,” a historic survey of the development of Chinese ceramics from the Neolithic Period (ca. 7000 BCE to 1700 BCE) to the 21st century from June 9 through September 2, 2007.
The Lowe Art Museum Celebrates International Museum Day, May 18
As the world honors International Museum Day, the Lowe Art Museum in conjunction with the Greater Miami Convention & Visitors Bureau (GMCVB) is proud to invite all residents and visitors to celebrate this special day on Friday, May 18, 2007.
April 2007
The Frost Wind Ensemble Presents Florida Premiere of Christopher Rouse's "Wolf Rounds"
The University of Miami's Phillip and Patricia Frost School of Music will present the Florida premiere of Wolf Rounds by Pulitzer Prize winning composer Christopher Rouse performed by The Frost Wind Ensemble, Gary Green, Conductor, on Tuesday, April 17, 2007 at 8 PM.
Steve Reich at 70: A Celebration!
The Phillip and Patricia Frost School of Music at the University of Miami presents Steve Reich at 70: A Celebration including two concerts and a master class as part of the Spring 2007 Stamps Family Charitable Foundation Distinguished Visitors Series.
UM Students and MFA Candidates at the Lowe
The annual two-part UM Student Exhibition (April 14 – May 3) and Master of Fine Arts Exhibition (May 10 – May 27) will be featured at the Lowe Art Museum this Spring.
The Frost School of Music and WDNA 88.9 Presents 15th Anniversary Concert of the University of Miami Salsa Orchestra
Featuring the music of Tito Puente, Miguel Matamoros, Ernesto Lecuona, Arsenio Rodriguez and more.
Frost Opera Theatre Presents Shakespeare and Opera
The Frost Opera Theater concludes its 2006-07 season with opera scenes drawn from Shakespeare settings from the 19th and 20th centuries.
"On The Town" is on the Stage at the Jerry Herman Ring Theatre
The University of Miami’s Department of Theater Arts closes its 2006-2008 season with On the Town from April 18 – 28, 2007 featuring the music of Leonard Bernstein and lyrics by Betty Comden and Adolph Green.
Master Classes on Music, Neuroscience, and Biomedicine by Reknowned Scholar Michael Thaut
The Phillip and Patricia Frost School of Music at the University of Miami presents the Spring 2007 Stamps Family Charitable Foundation Distinguished Visitors Series.
UM Student and Faculty Exhibition at the Lowe
The UM Student/ Master of Fine Arts Exhibition and Christine Federighi: A Celebration in Clay will be on view at the Lowe Art Museum, University of Miami, from April 14 to May 27, 2007.
March 2007
UM School of Architecture Presents "Lamp Designs"
Lamp Designs, an exhibit presenting the work of Alejandro Fernandez-Veraud, will be on display at the Jorge M. Perez Architecture Center Gallery from March 19-April 20, 2007.
UM Frost School of Music and WDNA 88.9 Wiil Hold Jazz Concert March 22nd
The University of Miami’s Frost School of Music and WDNA 88.9 FM will host a benefit concert on Thursday March 22nd at 8 p.m. at the Maurice Gusman Concert Hall.
Spring into Art at the Lowe Art Museum
For an intimate and informative taste of South Florida’s art scene, don’t miss Spring Into Art, an evening of art, fabulous food and a not-to-be-missed silent auction on Wednesday, March 21, 2007 at 7:00 p.m.
Sunday Afternoons of Music Honors Dean Hipp March 18th
Sunday Afternoons of Music is honoring Frost School of Music Dean William Hipp and wife, Frankie, on the eve of his retirement from the University of Miami during a recital the Kavafian-Schub-Shifrin Trio on March 18th at 4 p.m. in the Maurice Gusman Concert Hall.
Pianist Tian Ying at Gusman Concert Hall
The Miami Civic Music Association presents pianist Tian Ying on Sunday, March 11 at 4 pm at the Maurice Gusman Concert Hall, 1314 Miller Drive, University of Miami Coal Gables campus.
“Archaeologies of Black Memory” Conference and Seminar
The University of Miami’s Caribbean Literary Studies, in conjunction with Small Axe: A Journal of Criticism, will be hosting an international symposium and seminar titled “Archaeologies of Black Memory.”
Grammy-award nominated University of Miami Concert Jazz Band Dante Luciani, Conductor
John Fedchock established his career as a jazz trombonist in 1980 when he joined the legendary Woody Herman Orchestra. He toured with Woody's "Thundering Herd" for seven years, during which time he was musical director and a featured soloist.
Architecture in Spain 1935-2005: Modernity & Future
The University of Miami School of Architecture presents Architecture in Spain 1935 – 2005: Modernity and Future, a compilation of approximately 40 panels that highlight architecture in Spain and in the region of Navarre from 1935-2005.
Sir James Galway Master Class at UM
The Phillip and Patricia Frost School of Music at the University of Miami presents a master class by Sir James Galway on Thursday, March 8, 2007, 10 a.m. This presentation is part of the Spring 2007 Stamps Family Charitable Foundation Distinguished Visitors Series and is free and open to the public.
Power, Faith and Fantasy: America in the Middle East, 1776 to the Present
The Sue and Leonard Miller Center for Contemporary Judaic Studies and The Dr. M. Lee Pearce Chair in Middle East Peace Studies invite you to attend The Fifteenth Annual Luria Family Lecture by Dr. Michael Oren, NY Times best-selling author on his new book Power, Faith and Fantasy: America in the Middle East, 1776 to the Present. Monday, March 5, 2007, 8 p.m. to 10 p.m.
February 2007
Accommodating politics, symbolizing power: Centers of government and capital cities in the European state system 1650-2000
A lecture by Herman van der Wusten on Friday, February 16th, 2007 at 2 p.m. at Glasgow Hall in the Jorge M. Perez Architecture Center.
Frost Opera Theatre Presents The Merry Widow
The University of Miami’s Frost Opera Theater presents Franz Lehár’s classic Viennese operetta The Merry Widow. Performances are February 22-24 at 8 p.m. and February 25 at 3 p.m.
Neil Simon’s Brighton Beach Memoirs & Broadway Bound in repertoire
Neil Simon is Broadway’s “patron saint of laughter” and in Brighton Beach Memoirs he turns his comic focus on his own childhood and family in Brooklyn. One of three autobiographical plays (the other two are Biloxi Blues and Broadway Bound.) February 21 - March 4, 2007.
Musical Masters at the Frost School of Music
The Phillip and Patricia Frost School of Music at the University of Miami presents the Spring 2007 Stamps Family Charitable Foundation Distinguished Visitors Series. The Stamps Family Series brings in leading artists, music industry leaders and scholars – from performers to composers to producers – to work with music students and share their insights into the dynamic and evolving world of music.
University of Miami to Host Exhibition on the Nazi Persecution of Homosexuals
The Sue and Leonard Miller Center for Contemporary Judaic Studies at the University of Miami and the University of Miami Libraries will present Nazi Persecution of Homosexuals 1933-1945, a traveling exhibition developed by the U.S. Holocaust Memorial Museum, from February 12 through April 4.
Ancient and Modern Inuit Art at the Lowe
The Lowe Art Museum at the University of Miami presents Arctic Spirit: Inuit Art from the Albrecht Collection at the Heard Museum from February 10 to April 1, 2007.
January 2007
The Frost School of Music and the Cleveland Orchestra to Present Educational Activities
The Phillip and Patricia Frost School of Music will partner with The Cleveland Orchestra in presenting master classes, seminars and special music performances during the orchestra’s inaugural two-week residency in Miami. January 16 – 26, 2007 at UM's Coral Gables Campus.
December 2006
Wynwood Project Space
The Department of Art and Art History presents the work of faculty and students in the Wynwood art district during Art Basel Miami Beach. For more information, visit http://www.as.miami.edu/art/basel_06/basel06.html or call 305-284-2542. The show runs from December 7 to January.
“Puppy Love” Project to Raise Money for UM/Sylvester at auction on Friday, December 8!
Contemporary home design leader Luminaire is combining art and fashion to support cancer research in Miami. Nasir and Nargis Kassamali, the founders of Luminaire, have sent 3-dimensional puppy “canvases” to more than two dozen designers and artists for them to design as they see fit. The finished pieces will be sold at a live charity auction led by Christie’s Auction House during Art Basel, Friday, December 8th, at the Luminaire studio in the Miami Design District.
