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LOCAL ANNOUNCEMENTS

Events at Knox College, March-May 2008

March 5
Concert: Knox-Sandburg Community Concert Band, directed by Laurel Kay
Filzen Etzel, 7 p.m., Harbach Theatre, Ford Center for the Fine Arts, Knox
College, Galesburg. Free. Information: 309 341 7337.

March 5
> Concert: Pianists Ashlee Mack and David Maki perform works for piano duo
> and four-hands. 8 p.m., Kresge Hall, Ford Center for the Fine Arts, Knox
> College. Free. Information: 309 341 7337.
>
> March 9
> Concert: Knox College Choir, directed by Laura Lane. First Lutheran
> Church, 364 E. Water St., Galesburg. Free. Information: (309) 341-7337.
>
> March 13-15
> Knox-Rootabaga Jazz Festival -- March 13: Knox Faculty and Friends
> Combo; 8 p.m. McGillacuddy's Restaurant, 58 S. Cherry St., Galesburg.
> Tickets $7. March 14: Knox Alumni Jazz Band at 8 p.m., The Renegades at
> 9:30 p.m., McGillacuddy's Restaurant. Tickets $10. March 15: Free
> workshops with the Hilario Duran Trio. 2 p.m. to 5 p.m., Jay Hall, Knox
> College. Free with advance registration required at 309 341 7265. March
> 15: The Hilario Duran Trio with the Knox College Jazz Ensemble. 7:30
> p.m. The Orpheum Theatre, 57 S. Kellogg St, Galesburg. Tickets $12 and
> $16. Information: (309) 341-7265.
>
> March 28
> Concert: Knox College Choir, directed by Laura Lane. 7:30 p.m. Kresge
> Hall, Ford Center for the Fine Arts, Knox College, Galesburg. Free.
> Information: (309) 341-7337.
>
> March 29
> Children's Music Program: "The Trumpet," lecture/performance by David
> Washburn, trumpet soloist with the Knox-Galesburg Symphony. 10:00 a.m.,
> Galesburg Public Library, 40 E. Simmons St. Free. Information: (309)
> 341-7268.
>
> March 29
> Concert: Knox-Galesburg Symphony, directed by Bruce Polay, featuring
> David Washburn, trumpet. 7:30 p.m., Orpheum Theatre, 57 S. Kellogg,
> Galesburg. Tickets $8-15 adults; students and children half-price.
> Information: (309) 342-2299.
>
> April 11
> Reading: Poets Yuyushu R.D. Sharma, David Ray and Judy Ray. 4 p.m.,
> Alumni Room, Old Main, Knox College. Free. Information: (309) 341-7337.
>
> April 19
> Children's Music Program: Performance by the winners of 15th Annual
> Knox-Galesburg Symphony Young Pianists Competition. 10 a.m., Orpheum
> Theatre. Free. Information: (309) 341-7268.
>
> April 19
> Concert: Knox-Galesburg Symphony, directed by Bruce Polay, with
> Marcantonio Barone, piano. 7:30 p.m., Orpheum Theatre, 57 S. Kellogg,
> Galesburg. Tickets $8-15 adults; students and children half-price.
> Information: (309) 342-2299.
>
> April 22
> Lecture: Former United States Attorney General John Ashcroft. 7 p.m.,
> Kresge Hall, Ford Center for the Fine Arts, Knox College. Free.
> Information: (309) 341-7337.
>
> April 25
> Reading: Poets Aeronwy Thomas and Peter Thabit Jones will read from
> their own works. Thomas is the daughter of Dylan Thomas and Jones is
> director of the Dylan Thomas/Swansea Center in Wales, UK. 4:00 p.m.,
> Alumni Room, Old Main, Knox College. Free. Information (309) 341-7337.
>
> April 26 and 27
> Concert: The Fauré Requiem, performed by Nova Singers with chamber
> orchestra, directed by Laura Lane. April 26 at 7:30 p.m., First
> Presbyterian Church, Galesburg; April 27 at 4 p.m., First Congregational
> Church, Moline. Tickets: $15 adults, $10 seniors, all students free.
> Information: (309) 341-7038.
>
> May 1,
> Reading: Poet Sheryl St. Germain reads from her own works and presents
> the annual Davenport Prizes in Poetry. Her poetry collections include
> "Swamp Songs: The Making of an Unruly Woman," and "Let it Be a Dark
> Roux." 4:00 p.m., Alumni Room. Free. Information (309) 341-7337.
>
> May 2
> Concert: Knox College Choir, directed by Laura Lane. 7:30 p.m., Kresge
> Hall, Ford Center for the Fine Arts, Knox College, Galesburg. Free.
> Information (309) 341-7337.
>
> May 7
> Reading: Author Cris Mazza. 4 p.m., Alumni Room, Old Main, Knox College,
> Galesburg. Free. Information (309) 341-7337.
>
> May 7 through 10
> Theatre: "Hamlet," by William Shakespeare, directed by Elizabeth
> Carlin-Metz. 7:30 p.m. Harbach Theatre, Ford Center for the Fine Arts,
> Knox College. Tickets $10 adults, $5 senior citizens, students free.
> Information: (309) 341-7329.
>
> May 9
> Art Show Opening: Reception and award ceremony for the annual Al Young
> Art Exhibition. Show features works by Knox College students in
> painting, printmaking, sculpture, ceramics, photography and mixed media.
> 4 p.m., Gallery, Ford Center for the Fine Arts. On display through May
> 17. Free. Information (309) 341 7337.
>
> May 10
> Concert: "Celebrate Mom at the Pops," with the Knox-Galesburg Symphony,
> directed by Bruce Polay, with guest vocalist Semenya McCord. Tickets
> $8-15 adults; students and children half-price. Information: (309)
> 342-2299.
>
> May 17
> Concert: Knox College Jazz Ensemble, directed by Nikki Whittaker 7:30
> p.m. Kresge Hall, Ford Center for the Fine Arts, Knox College. Free.
> Information (309) 341 7337.
>
> May 22 through 24
> Dance: Spring Dance Concert, produced by Jennifer Smith. Dance works
> performed by Knox College students and faculty, and choreographed by
> Knox College faculty and guest artists. 7:30 p.m. Harbach Theatre, Ford
> Center for the Fine Arts, Knox College. Tickets $10 adults, $5 senior
> citizens, students free. Information: (309) 341-7329.
>
> June 7
> Concert: Annual "Concert on the Lawn," featuring the Knox-Galesburg
> Symphony, directed by Bruce Polay, with a guest soloist from the Midwest
> Young Artist program. 5:00 p.m., Old Main, Knox College; Fleming
> Fieldhouse in case of rain. Free. Information (309) 341-7268.