A wonderful opportunity to hear some of New England's foremost musicians play a collaborative performance. Ranging from classical to bluegrass, from jazz to blues and folk, this concert is sure to delight a wide ranging audience, members of the music department's outstanding group of private music teachers perform solo and ensemble pieces from a wide range of repertoires. Performers include many names familiar on the Vermont music scene: Carol Christensen, soprano; Dick Forman, piano; Peter Sutherland, banjo, fiddle and mandolin; Timothy Cummings, bagpipes and whistle; Paul Asbell, guitar; Russ Lawton, drums; Beth Thompson, soprano; Mark Lavoie, harmonica; Cynthia Huard, harpsichord and piano; Natasha Koval-Paden, piano; Anne Janson, flute; Stephen Klimowski, clarinet; and Susanne Peck, soprano.

Saturday, November 7, at 8:00 P.M., in the Mahaney Center for the Arts, Concert Hall. Free

Members of the Friends of the Art Museum are invited to enjoy an entertaining evening of art that ends with voting on a new purchase for the Museum's collection.

Saturday, November 7, at 5:30 P.M., at Kirk Alumni Center. For members only. Information: 802.443.2034 or asolomon@middlebury.edu.

In 1956, Ernesto "Che" Guevara (Benicio Del Toro) and a group of Cuban exiles led by Fidel Castro travel to Cuba from Mexico. Over the next two years, they build support and mobilize an army to free Cuba from the corrupt dictatorship of Fulgencio Batista. Written by Peter Buchman, the first half of Steven Soderbergh's epic directorial effort is also known as The Argentine. See Part Two on November 14. "Mr. Soderbergh once again offers a master class in filmmaking"-New York Times.

Saturday, November 7, at 3:00 and 8:00 P.M., in Dana Auditorium. Free

Immediately after their passionate, insightful, and well-received 2008 Middlebury recital, we re-engaged the young Pavel Haas Quartet to return this fall to perform Britten's Divertimenti, the Ravel Quartet, and Dvorák's op. 106 in G Major. A pre-concert lecture on the 90-year history of the Middlebury College Performing Arts Series begins at 7:15 p.m.
 
Friday, November 6, at 8:00 P.M., in the Mahaney Center for the Arts, Concert Hall. Tickets: $24/28/6. 802.443.MIDD (6433) or http://go.middlebury.edu/tix.

German-born contemporary artist Kati Heck is now based in Antwerp. Her collage-like works--which include painting, photography, drawings, installations, and performances--have been described as "post-feminist" because their imagery often suggests a confrontational narrative about the female body.

Tuesday, November 3, at 4:30 P.M., in the Johnson Memorial Building, Room 304. Free

On several occasions John Hunisak, professor of history of art and architecture and the original chair of the Committee on Art in Public Places, has led groups on a walking tour of Middlebury's campus sculpture. Recently he recorded an audio version of this popular tour, and the Museum has made it available for download.

Tickets are on sale now for these events:

Pavel Haas Quartet, 11/6/09

Alina Ibragimova, violin, 11/12/09

Road, directed by Richard Romagnoli, 11/12/09-11/14/09

9 Parts Desire, senior work of Lili Weckler '10, 11/12/09-11/14/09

Fall Choral Concert, 11/14/09

and more!

Scenographer, theatre historian, director, and playwright John Wade examines the development of modernism and post-modernism in American theatrical design, including influences from the world of studio art and architecture, contextualizing the movement within a cultural and historical framework. Wade is associate professor of theatre at SUNY New Paltz, recipient of the Theatre Crafts International Award for outstanding achievement in theatrical design and technology.

Friday, October 30, at 2:45 P.M., in the Mahaney Center for the Arts, Dance Theatre. Free

Lecture by Wendy Watson, curator, Mt. Holyoke College Art Museum. Lorenzo Ghiberti-a celebrated early Renaissance sculptor, goldsmith, draftsman, architect, and author-produced an abundance of art for patrons in Florence and beyond, including affordable devotional sculptures of the Virgin and Child. This talk focuses on two such works in the exhibit :The Art of Devotion."

Thursday, October 29, at 4:30 P.M., in the Mahaney Center for the Arts, Room 221. Free

Animation students in the Department of Film and Media Culture invite the public of all ages to contribute to the making of a ten-second stop motion animation about the history of Halloween by carving a pumpkin. Pumpkins and knives will be provided. Please RSVP to fdrexel@middlebury.edu with the subject line "Pumpkin Animation."

Sunday, October 25, from 1:00-4:00 P.M., outside Pearsons. Free