Kaleidoscope Time
Slippery Rock University's 12th annual Kaleidoscope Arts Festival will have an opening celebration at 12:30 p.m. April 18, on the SRU Quad, though events actually begin Tuesday with a film and art exhibit.
The opening celebration will feature the Pittsburgh-based Get Down Gang, a dance crew representing breaking and popping styles, along with the SRU Jazz Combo. AVI Fresh, SRU's contracted food vendor, will provide lunch free to students.
Kaleidoscope will have events running through April 28.
New this year is an exploration of northwestern Pennsylvania coal mining culture and folk music. Jay Smar, who sings and performs on guitar, fiddle and banjo, will offer “Pennsylvania Coal Mining Songs and Traditional American Folk,” at 7:30 p.m. April 18, in SRU's Sheehy Theater, Maltby Center.
Highlights include “Children's Day” from 1 to 6 p.m. April 20; student dance; folk, jazz and opera concerts; theater presentations; lectures and an “Images of Buddhist Art” event.
The Hunts, an indie-folk band, will perform a café-style show at 4 p.m. April 28, concluding the 2012-13 SRU Performing Arts Series.
Comprised of seven brothers and sisters, the Hunts have completed seven U.S. tours. They have traveled worldwide for more than 10 years.
Last November, the group released its newest album, “We Were Young,” featuring 10 original songs.
In addition to being champion fiddlers, the Hunts are also world-ranked step dancers. A step-dancing workshop will be available to local children from 1:45 to 2:45 p.m. the day of the show for those planning to attend the performance. Registration is required and is available by calling 724-738-2018.
Performance tickets are $20 for adults; $18 for senior citizen; $15 for youths; and $8 for SRU students.
Many Kaleidoscope events are free, For more information, visit www.sru.edu/academics/colleges/chfpa/kaleidoscope.
<B>Tuesday </B>Third Coast film festival, 12:30 to 1:30 p.m., Robert M. Smith Student Center TheaterArt Department student exhibit opening, 5 p.m., University Union<B>April 18</B>Kaleidoscope opening celebration featuring the SRU Jazz Combo and Pittsburgh's Get Down Gang, 12:30 to 1:30 p.m., on the Quad (if rain: Boozel Dining Hall)Jay Smar, 7:30 p.m., Sheehy Theater, Maltby Center<B>April 19The play “Good Night Desdemona (Good Morning Juliet),” 7:30 p.m., Multi-Purpose Room, University Union<B>April 20</B>Children's Day featuring Moraine Elementary Children's Choir, New Castle Playhouse Mini Stars, Missoula Children's Theatre, and arts and crafts, 1 to 5:30 p.m., University UnionMissoula Children's Theatre's “Blackbeard the Pirate,” 3 and 5:30 p.m., Multi-Purpose Room, University UnionSRU Senior Synthesis “Here's the Story” dance concert, 2 and 5 p.m., Swope Music Hall<B>April 21</B>SRU Senior Synthesis “Here's the Story” dance concert, 2 and 5 p.m., Swope Music Hall“Good Night Desdemona (Good Morning Juliet),” 2 and 7:30 p.m., Multi-Purpose Room, University Union<B>April 22</B></B>“Good Night Desdemona (Good Morning Juliet),” 7:30 p.m., Multi-Purpose Room, University Union<B>April 23</B>Saxophone quartets, 7:30 p.m., Swope Music Hall“Good Night Desdemona (Good Morning Juliet),” 7:30 p.m., Multi-Purpose Room, University Union<B>April 24</B>Vijaya Lukose, author and speaker, 6 p.m., 105 Vincent Science Center“Good Night Desdemona (Good Morning Juliet),” 7:30 p.m., Multi-Purpose Room, University Union<B>April 25</B>Stanley Murashige, Images of the Buddha: Reflections on Buddhist Art, 12:30 to 1:30 p.m., Robert M. Smith Student Center TheaterJazz combos, 7:30 p.m., Sheehy Theater, Maltby Center“Good Night Desdemona (Good Morning Juliet),” 7:30 p.m., Multi-Purpose Room, University Union<B>April 26</B>Solo saxophone recital by Andrew Lake, 7:30 p.m., Swope Music Hall<B>April 27</B>A conversation with artist Bill Smith, 6 p.m., Russell Wright Alumni House and Conference Center<B>April 28</B>Step-dancing workshop for those attending The Hunts concert, 1:45 p.m., Dance Studio McKay Education BuildingThe Hunts concert, 4 p.m., Multi-Purpose Room, University Union.
