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Classical concert showcases APSU faculty

November 16, 2008 |

APSU professors Emily Hanna Crane and Jeanette Zyko will present a recital at 4 p.m. on Sunday, November 23, in the Music/Mass Communication Building Concert Hall. The concert is free and open to the public. This performance is sponsored by the Austin Peay State University Department of Music and the Center of Excellence for the Creative Arts.

The recital will feature the violin and oboe with accompaniment provided by pianist Anne Glass. The group will perform works by Bach, Schubert and Massenet.

Crane is assistant professor of violin and viola and coordinator of orchestral strings at APSU. She has performed several solo, chamber and orchestral concerts across North America, Taiwan and Europe. Her orchestral experience includes the Valley, Texas, Jacksonville, Fla., and Columbus, Ga., Symphony Orchestras. «Read the rest of this article»

November: Start of the “giving” season

By Rev. Charles Moreland | November 16, 2008 |

November is the month that my lawn receives intense personal care. It’s the time for me to give its final mowing, to rake leaves, and trim the shrubbery and trees before putting it all to bed for the winter.

November also, for me,  a month for expressing thanks, gratitude and appreciation to the dozens of people who make life more convenient and pleasant. This the season to acknowledge services provided for us by our pet groomers, vets, sanitation workers, Wal-Mart Associates, and others who benefit our daily lives.

November is the special season identified as “Thanks and  Giving: A Season of Hope” sponsored by the St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital in Memphis. November heralds the beginning of the holiday season, but also the start of a campaign that creates extraordinary awareness for the work of St. Jude. «Read the rest of this article»

MIR gallery hosts Miranda Herrick’s “Works and Days”

November 15, 2008 |

If you haven’t seen Miranda Herrick’s “Works and Days” exhibition at the newly opened MIR Gallery, you must schedule it into the remaining November calendar!  Amazing for a number of reasons and on many levels - not the least sheer beauty - the show is a visual tour de force that should not be missed.

The exhibition of 365 pen and ink drawings, a different design completed for each day in 2007, is entirely unique in design and color and a delight by any visual standard.  Each piece stands alone by its attention to detail, precision in execution, and impressive imaginative variety of geometrical play.  Hung together as a body of work, however, the impact is striking to any viewer stepping into this newly opened gallery in downtown Nashville’s Arcade Building.  The 7-by-7 inch drawings completely cover the walls of the upper balcony space in a tightly hung color-wheel representation of the year; the impact on the visual senses upon entering is awe-inspiring.  «Read the rest of this article»

Guitarists take center stage at APSU

November 15, 2008 |

The Austin Peay State University Department of Music and the Center of Excellence for the Creative Arts are pleased to present a concert by the APSU guitar ensemble.

The event will take place at 7:30 p.m., Thursday, Nov. 20 in the Music/Mass Communication Building Concert Hall. The concert is free and open to the public.

Professor of Music Dr. Stanley Yates will direct the performance. A native of Liverpool, England, Yates was playing gigs in clubs when he was 15 years old. He has won several awards and competitions and makes regular contributions to the field of classical guitar. «Read the rest of this article»

Quantum of Solace misses the mark

By David W. Shelton | November 15, 2008 |

Daniel Craig returns as Bond in Quantum of Solace, the 22nd film of the long-running British film series, once again proving his ability to carry the weight of a role that’s already been played by nearly half a dozen other actors. Casino Royale (2006) successfully — and triumphantly — rebooted the tired Bond series with critics and audiences alike comparing Craig to Sean Connery, whom many consider to be the best of all of the Bonds. It’s a pity that Solace never fully emerges from Casino’s very long shadow.

Clearly, Craig’s performance as the womanizing sexist bastard who happens to be the world’s ultimate assassin is turning heads, with some critics even daring to commit the ultimate blasphemy by suggesting that Craig’s bond even outshines Connery’s.

This is not to say that Solace is a great film. In fact, even though it’s nearly non-stop action from start to finish, there’s very little time for the audience to breathe. Solace begins mere minutes after the events of Casino Royale, so if you haven’t refreshed your memory by watching Royale lately, you’re likely to be both confused and bewildered by the opening sequence of the film, if not the film itself. «Read the rest of this article»

APSU flutists team with high school musicians for concert

November 13, 2008 |

The Austin Peay State University Department of Music and the Center of Excellence for the Creative Arts are pleased to present a joint concert by the APSU flute choir and the Community School of the Arts High School flute choir. The concert takes place at 7:30 p.m., Tuesday, Nov. 18 in the Music/Mass Communication Building Concert Hall.

Professor of Music Lisa Vanarsdel will direct the APSU flute choir and JoAnn McIntosh will direct the High School flute choir. The concert is free and open to the public.

For more information, contact the APSU music department, (931) 221-7818.

History text explores plight of German POW’s in the Bluegrass state

November 12, 2008 |

One of Austin Peay State University’s newest faculty members has published his first book, a significant work that tells Kentucky’s story of housing, working and entertaining more than 10,000 German prisoners during World War II.

Dr. Antonio S. Thompson, assistant professor of history and an APSU alumnus, will be available from 5-7 p.m., Monday, Nov. 10 at the Pace Alumni Center at Emerald Hill to sign copies of his first published work, titled “German Jackboots on Kentucky Bluegrass: Housing German Prisoners of War in Kentucky, 1942-46” and published by Diversion Press.

The book signing is sponsored by the Office of Alumni Relations at APSU. Books will be available for purchase by check or cash only. Cost will be $20 at the signing, $15 for APSU students who present their college I.D.s. «Read the rest of this article»

James Earl Jones narrates “Black Indians: An American Story”

By Turner McCullough Jr. | November 12, 2008 |

James Earl Jones

On Sunday, Nov. 9th, C. H. Nash Museum at Chucalissa hosted a free screening and discussion of the film, “Black Indians: An American Story.” The museum, located at 1987 Indian Village Drive (near T.O. Fuller State Park) in Memphis is a function of the University of Memphis and focuses on the archaeological interests in the history and culture of the Native American people of Western Tennessee.

Narrated by James Earl Jones, this award winning film explores the past and present interactions of the African American and American Indian communities. The film focuses on the dynamics that brought the two groups together in a common bond and their evolving relationships over the past 300 years. «Read the rest of this article»