Music:

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 at 817-515-4501.

Nov. 12 Yuxin Mei, pipa artist, will perform a guest concert at 7:30 p.m. in College Hall (NCAB 1111) on NE Campus. Mei, a University of North Texas graduate student in ethnomusicology, plays the pipa. Similar to a lute, the Chinese instrument has been popular for about 2,000 years. The free performance is open to the public. For more information, email michael.morey@tccd.edu.

Nov. 14 The NW music department will present a faculty recital 7-8 p.m. in WFAB 1105. The concert will feature the talents of soprano Patricia Bedford and classical guitarist Michael Dailey. The free concert is open to the public.

Nov. 16 Philippe Baugh, NE music assistant professor, will present Satchmo, Signifyin(g) and the Blues: Louis Armstrong and the Rise of Black Modernism. The seminar will be at 2 p.m. in NFAB 1104 on NE Campus. The event is open to the public. For more information, email philippe.baugh@tccd.edu.

Art:

Now-Nov. 22 Point of View 2013, an exhibition of photos by participants in the TCC Photography Study Abroad program, is on display in College Hall (NCAB 1111) on NE Campus. Images include scenes from various locations in France and Spain taken last summer and spring. An artists reception will be 5:30-7:30 p.m. Nov. 7. The exhibit is open to the public during normal school operating hours.

Nov. 14-Dec. 12 Barnabaccio “A Retrospective,” will be on display at the Carillon Gallery on South Campus. This conceptual art exhibition will feature mixed media sculptures. 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.

Nov. 22 The NW Campus visual arts department will present Madwoman, featuring Sarah Dooley, art supervisor at H4B Catapult. Having worked in the New York City and Philadelphia area for more than 10 years, she will discuss her experiences in advertising. She will be in the WFAB studios area for a meet and greet 8:30-9:30 a.m., in WFAB 1132 for an artists talk and Q&A 9:30-10:30 a.m. She will review portfolios 10:30-11 a.m. Pizza, snacks and drinks will be served starting at 11 a.m. All TCC students are invited to attend the free event.

Theater:

Nov. 14-16 The South Campus theater program presents a new production Somebody/Nobody. Written by Jane Martin, this comedy follows the lives of two women and their insights into the celebrity culture of fame, Hollywood and even TMZ. All performances begin at 7:30 p.m. in the Joe B. Rushing Center for the Performing Arts. Admission is free for all TCC students, faculty and staff, $6 for the general public and $3 for other students and senior citizens. Tickets may be obtained at the box office beginning at 7 p.m. on the day of the event. Patrons should arrive on time. No late seating will be allowed.

Special Events:

Nov. 17 SE Campus presents the Fine Arts Expo 9:30 a.m.-4:30 p.m. in the Main Commons. The music, dance, art and drama programs will perform and provide displays. Faculty will answer questions about course offerings. For more information, contact music professor Greg Dewhirst at 817-515-3718 or gregory.dewhirst@tccd.edu.