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May 2008 Events
Ongoing Events

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May2008 Events

May 10, 2008

Alumnus's Band to Perform
Dave Hertz's '96 band, Fall2Earth, will be performing at Limey's Pub in St. Petersburg, FL, on the above date. Fall2Earth's website describes the event as follows: "Rock’n and roll’n at Limey’s on another Saturday night!Come on down to the best Pub in St. Pete and hang out with the Short Bus Crew while you kick back a few pints and listen to the band!" This event is free!

The band will be playing a 3-hour set featuring originals from their debut CD "This Game" and a variety of covers from the 60s through today.

Location: Limey's Pub at 1492 14th Street N (St. Petersburg, FL)
Time: 10PM
Limey's Pub's Phone Number: 727-895-2049
Additional Information: http://limeyspubonline.com; www.fall2earth.net 

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March 29, 2008-May 17, 2008

Alumna Presents Visionary Paintings and Works on Paper
Please join the FLOAT Gallery for Beneath the Surface: Visionary Paintings and Works on Paper, by Liz Mamorsky '60. An artist all her life, Liz Mamorsky was a child star back in New York and currently does voice work for radio, television and games, including Sims 2, Sam & Max, and A" Vampyre Story." She is also the narrator for the recent PBS documentary, "The Remarkable Red Hat Society." Since graduating from Bennington College, Mamorsky has exhibited her unique recycled-materials sculpture, studio furniture, and visionary paintings and drawings nationally and internationally. Her work resides in numerous public and private collections including: The Contemporary Jewish Museum, San Francisco; The Spertus Museum, Chicago; The Oakland Museum of California, Sony Corporation, Nektar Therapeutics, First National Bank of Arizona, Santa Clara Medical Center, and Paramount Pictures for the set of Star Trek:Voyager. You can find her hard at work in her amazing LizLand Studio in San Francisco.  

Location: FLOAT Gallery at 1091 Calcot Place #116 (Oakland, CA)
Phone Number: 510-535-1702
Additional Information: http://thefloatcenter.com/location.html

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April 7, 2008-May 15, 2008

Alumnus to Exhibit in Bennington
Artist Gordon Abrams '80 of Manchester (Vermont) will display his paintings at the Burgdorff Gallery in the Everett Mansion at Southern Vermont College in Bennington during the above dates. The exhibit, titled "The Friendly Visit," will be available for viewing Monday through Friday from 9sm to 3pm.

Location: Southern Vermont College's Burgdorff Gallery at 982 Mansion Drive (Bennington, VT)
Hours: Monday-Friday 9am-3pm
Contact Information: 802-447-6388

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April 24-May 11, 2008

Alumna to Direct World Premiere of "The Judas Tree"
On the above dates, Lorca Peress '79 (founder and artistic director of MultiStages) will be directing the world premiere of "The Judas Tree," the 2007 New Works winner. MultiStages's website provides the public with the following description of the production: "Dark secrets are unearthed in this tale of murder, magic, and seduction, based loosely on the crimes of serial killer Dorothea Puente. "The Judas Tree" is a mythical play of operatic proportion with poetic songs, a turbulent garden of dancing corpses, and the 1958 murder trial of Elena Fiero. Arturo Salvia, a retired detective, is sent to investigate a missing girl and enters the erotic and dangerous world of Elena's Madreguerra. This extraordinary world-premiere is a multidisciplinary feast for the senses!"

Location: Teatro La Tea at Clemente Soto Velez Cultural Center at 107 Suffolk St. (Manhattan, NY)
Performance Information: http://www.eljallartsannex.com/multistages/upcoming.htm
Contact: 212-874-4837

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March 29, 2008-May 25, 2008

Former Faculty Member to Exhibit Paintings in Bennington
Stella Ehrich will be exhibiting a new series of paintings at the Toomey Gallery (Bennington, VT) on the above dates. The show will also feature five other local artists: Berta Burr, Kevin Bubriski, Gary Harbor, Amy Panitz, and Teru Simon.

Location: Toomey Gallery of Fine Art at 1896 Hardwood Hill (Bennington, VT)
Gallery Hours: Wed.-Sat. 1-6pm; Sunday 1-4pm
RSVP: 802-447-3350

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Ongoing Events

Alumna-Directed Artist Colony Hosts Mural
The Commune Artist Colony in Karachi, Pakistan, for which Raania A.K. Durrani ’03 serves as director, is currently displaying Pulse, a mural based on Chaucer’s “The Wife of Bath Tale” by Sarah Bakhtiyar.

Location: Commune Artist Colony (Miskeen Gali in Karachi, Pakistan)<