Entertainment Calendar

Music:

Oct. 17 South Campus will host a celebration of Hispanic heritage at 7:30 p.m. in the Recital Hall. Oscar Dressler, South professor of music, and Patricia Bedford, NE music instructor, will perform in concert. Bedford, an Argentine soprano, will be accompanied on piano by Dressler. Admission is free and open to the public.

Oct. 17 The Sonata Club will host a musical performance at 10 a.m. in Center Corner (NSTU 1615) on NE Campus. The Razz-ma-Jazz Dixieland Trio featuring Jon Stutler will perform. For more information, send an email to karen.parsons@tccd.edu.

Oct. 22 The NE music department will present a faculty concert at 7:30 p.m. in College Hall (NCAB 1111). An Evening of Romance will feature associate professors Gerald Ringe on clarinet and Hsinyi Wang and cello along with guest artists playing music from the late romantic period. The concert is free and open to the public. For more information, send an email to gerald.ringe@tccd.edu.

Oct. 25 Students can learn to reduce tension and improve posture, coordination and breathing through the way they use their bodies and minds.  Phyllis Richmond, music instructor and certified Alexander Technique teacher, will conduct an Alexander Technique workshop 12:30-5 p.m. in College Hall (NCAB 1111) on NE Campus. For more information, send an email to jeanene.craig@tccd.edu.

Oct. 28 Music lovers can enjoy Dessert Theatre on NE Campus courtesy of the music department. The NE Chamber Singers will sing madrigals and a few “oldies” beginning at 7:30 p.m. in Center Corner (NSTU 1615A). The free concert with treats is open to the public. For more information, send an email to bobbie.douglass@tccd.edu.

Oct. 29 NE music students will perform in concert at 7:30 p.m. in College Hall (NCAB 1111). The string ensemble will play music of various styles and periods. The free concert is open to the public. For more information, email hsinyi.wang@tccd.edu.

Nov. 9 South Campus will host the fifth annual Vocal Arts Competition 10-11 a.m. in the SREC Recital Hall. Performances will include art songs, Negro spirituals and arias, both opera and oratorio. Sponsored by South President Peter Jordan and the Greater Fort Worth Area Negro Business and Professional Women’s Club Inc., the free event is open to the public. For more information, contact executive administrative assistant Wendy Hammond.

Dance:

Oct. 25 Mosaic in Motion will feature modern contemporary, hip-hop and jazz dance styles performed by NW dance students. Five soloists have been chosen to perform specially choreographed pieces by guest choreographers such as former NW dance student Brandon Mason and Katricia Eaglin from the Dallas Black Dance Theatre among others. Showtimes are at 2:30 and 7:30 p.m. in WTLO Theatre Northwest. General admission is $5, student admission is $1 and TCC faculty and staff admission is free.

Art:

Now-Nov. 7 The Genesis of Melancholy, an exhibit of works by Brent Kollock, is on display in the Carillon Gallery on South Campus. Pieces include mixed media, oil-on-oil panel paintings and ink-on-paper drawings. The gallery, located in the Joe B. Rushing Center for Performing Arts, is open Monday-Thursday by appointment only. Contact Joshua Goode at 817-515-4741 or joshua.goode@tccd.edu to arrange a viewing.