Music:
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.
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. For more information, email philippe.baugh@tccd.edu.
Nov. 18 NW Campus will have an opera workshop at 7 p.m. in the WFAB Recital Hall. The workshop will feature NW music students in operatic and Broadway excerpts. For more information, contact music instructor Patricia Bedford at 817-515-7115.
Nov. 19 The NE music faculty will present Music Through the Centuries, a faculty concert at 7:30 p.m. in Center Corner (NSTU 1615A). For more information, email karen.parsons@tccd.edu.
Nov. 20 The NE music department will present a Guitar Ensemble concert at 7:30 p.m. in Center Corner (NSTU 1615A). For more information, email karen.parsons@tccd.edu.
Nov. 21 The Sonata Club will hold its monthly meeting at 10 a.m. in College Hall (NCAB 1111) on NE Campus. Pianists Doug and Karen Parsons will perform Saint-Saens’ Carnival of the Animals, and English professor Eric Devlin will read an Ogden Nash poem written for the musical piece. For more information, email karen.parsons@tccd.edu.
Nov. 21 The Jazz Lab Band on NE Campus will perform in concert at 7:30 p.m. in the NFAB Theatre. For more information, email philippe.baugh@tccd.edu.
Nov. 22 The NE music department will sponsor a String Ensemble concert at 5 p.m. in the Choir Room (NFAB 1104). For more information, email hsinyi.wang@tccd.edu.
Nov. 22-23 NE Campus students will present Amahl and the Night Visitors at 7:30 p.m. at the Richland Hills United Methodist Church. Performers include Opera Workshop students, TCC’s Opera Club and the church’s Sanctuary Choir. For more information, email stan.paschal@tccd.edu.
Nov. 26 The NW Choir will have its fall concert at 7 p.m. in WSTU 1303. The performance will feature choral literature of all styles. The event is free. For more information, contact music instructor Patricia Bedford at 817-515-7115.
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.
Nov. 20-23 The SE drama program will present its performance of Almost, Maine, which will be partially directed by a student and a faculty member. In Almost, Maine, a town that’s so far north it’s almost in Canada, the residents find themselves falling in and out of love. This production will be the first student-directed play for SE Campus. Admission is free for TCC students, faculty and staff, $3 for children, other students with IDs and seniors and $6 for the general public. For more information or to make reservations, call the box office at 817-515-3599.
Dec. 4-8 Theatre Northwest presents Bertolt Brecht’s The Good Woman of Szechwan, a musical about a humble prostitute living in Szechwan. The play examines the relationship between economic systems and the moral standards they produce. Performances are 7:30 p.m. Dec. 4-7 and 2 p.m. Dec. 8. Admission is free for all TCC students, faculty and staff, $6 for the general public and $3 for other students and senior citizens. The box office at 817-515-7724 will open Nov. 25 to begin taking reservations.
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. The exhibit is open to the public during normal school operating hours. (See photos on page 12.)
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.
Special Events:
Nov. 14 NW Campus humanities students will give presentations incorporating visual and performing arts to demonstrate the arts’ ability to create the space for open and honest dialogue and acceptance of the human condition as part of the Voices Conference. The conference is divided into three sessions: 9:30-10:50 a.m., 11 a.m.-12:20 p.m. and 12:30-1:50 p.m. All sessions will be held in the NW Theater lobby on the first floor of WTLO. For more information, contact dance associate professor Kim Jackson at 817-515-7190 or email her at kim.jackson@tccd.edu.
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.
