Arts
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Cinemax documentary on assisted living centers to be screened at Vanderbilt; Public invited to April 7 showing of Andrew Jenks: Room 335
A Cinemax documentary on assisted living centers will be screened at Vanderbilt University. The event is free and the public is invited. Read MoreMar 21, 2008
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Free concert series Nashville in Our Living Room offers sneak preview of Vanderbilt University’s new undergraduate experience
Ever wanted to have a concert right in the comfort of your own living room? Some Vanderbilt University students did and now they are inviting the Vanderbilt and Nashville communities to come on over. Read MoreMar 14, 2008
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Video and performance artist Amelia Winger-Bearskin to speak at Vanderbilt; Public lecture set for March 24
Amelia Winger-Bearskin, an Austin, Texas-based artist who creates performance art and digital video, will speak about her recent work at Vanderbilt University. Read MoreMar 14, 2008
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Photography exhibit at Vanderbilt highlights perspective of single parents; Valerie Taylor’s work on display at university during March
Rising photographer Valerie Taylor\'s first exhibit is about family from the perspective of single parents. Read MoreMar 5, 2008
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Artist Roger Shimomura to present his American Diary March 12 StudioVU lecture at Vanderbilt is open to public
Acclaimed painter and printmaker Roger Shimomura will give a multimedia presentation about his 40-year career as part of the StudioVU lecture series at Vanderbilt University. Read MoreFeb 20, 2008
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Vanderbilt group stages Evening of Sacred Blues; Buddy Miller, Jimmy Hall, Ashley Cleveland among performers
Buddy Miller, Jimmy Hall and Ashley Cleveland with Kenny Greenburg are among the performers who will perform gospel blues songs at a concert that is part of a semester-long study of "God in Music City"at Vanderbilt University. Read MoreFeb 5, 2008
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Celebrate the supernatural at Vanderbilt art exhibit; See intensely crafted work by Mark Hosford and Bill Fick at Feb. 15 opening
Obsessively detailed drawings and animations of zombies, sÈances and ghosts will darken the halls of the E. Bronson Ingram Studio Arts Center this winter, in the form of a dual show by Mark Hosford and Bill Fick. Read MoreFeb 4, 2008
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Podcast: Italian film expert: Tarantino career after Pulp Fiction a disappointment
Listen to Luca Barattoni, lecturer of Italian at Clemson University, speak on "Fernando Di Leo and the Italian Crime Thriller Genre of the '70s: Its Influence on Quentin Tarantino and its Recent Developments." The lecture on Jan. 24, 2008, was part of the International Lens foreign film series at Vanderbilt. Read MoreJan 25, 2008
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Artists Teresa Hubbard and Alexander Birchler to lecture at Vanderbilt; Austin duo internationally know for video shorts
Teresa Hubbard and Alexander Birchler, who\'ve received international attention for their collaborations,will lecture about photography and video art at Vanderbilt University. Read MoreJan 22, 2008
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Rigoberta Menchu, Indian rights advocate, Nobel Peace Prize winner and recent presidential candidate for Guatemala, to speak at Vanderbilt Feb. 7
Rigoberta Menchu, a Mayan Indian from Guatemala internationally recognized for her work for social justice and cultural reconciliation for indigenous people, will speak at Vanderbilt University on Thursday, Feb. 7, at 7 p.m. at Benton Chapel on Vanderbilt University\'s campus. Read MoreJan 21, 2008
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Vanderbilt starts free foreign film series; Wednesday evening series begins Jan. 23
Films from 14 countries will be screened for free during a foreign film series at Vanderbilt University running each Wednesday evening until April 16 except for spring break. Two bonus screenings will occur on Mondays. Read MoreJan 16, 2008
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Professor from Vanderbilt’s Blair School of Music nominated for Grammy
A professor from Vanderbilt‘s Blair School of Music was nominated for a Grammy on Thursday. Greg Barz, associate professor of ethnomusicology at Blair, is nominated in the Best Traditional World Music Album category for his album Singing for Life: Songs of Hope, Healing, and HIV/AIDS in Uganda. Read MoreDec 6, 2007
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Lecture: Chancellor’s Lecture Series presents Edward Albee
Watch video of Pulitzer Prize and Tony Award winning playwright Edward Albee speaking at Vanderbilt Nov. 27. The event was part of the Chancellor's Lecture Series. Read MoreNov 29, 2007
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Vanderbilt studio arts students to show off work on Dec. 7; Open House at E. Bronson Ingram Studio Arts Center
A film retrospective and open house will highlight end of the semester activities for the studio arts department at Vanderbilt University. All activities are free and the public is invited. Read MoreNov 28, 2007
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Future of American culture discussed in new book; Ivey and Tepper of Vanderbilt’s Curb Center edit Engaging Art: The Next Great Transformation of America’s Cultural Life
Two classes of Americans are developing based on their access to and expertise with technology, according to a new book edited by Bill Ivey and Steven Tepper at Vanderbilt University‘s Curb Center for Art, Enterprise and Public Policy. Read MoreNov 26, 2007
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Vanderbilt University partners with Nashville Film Festival to create new award for best college student short narrative film
The Nashville Film Festival (NaFF) has partnered with Vanderbilt University to award the Golden Opportunity Award for the best college-student short-form film. Read MoreNov 16, 2007
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Great Performances at Vanderbilt picked as NDP hub site; National Dance Project designation indicates Vanderbilt is leader in field
Great Performances at Vanderbilt and its director will help the National Dance Project set the agenda for dance in America when it becomes one of 10 "hub sites" that guides the organization that promotes the art form. Read MoreNov 14, 2007
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Ray Charles forum set for Nov. 30 at Country Music Hall of Fame and Museum; Saxophonist David ‘Fathead’ Newman and biographer David Ritz to appear
The co-writer of the autobiography of Ray Charles, along with the director of the Nashville Jazz Orchestra and Charles‘ longtime saxophonist, will discuss the late music great during "SoBro Sessions: Remembering Brother Ray" at the Country Music Hall of Fame and Museum on Friday, November 30. Read MoreNov 13, 2007
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Pulitzer Prize and Tony Award winning playwright Edward Albee to speak at Vanderbilt
Playwright Edward Albee, a three-time Pulitzer Prize winner and three-time Tony Award recipient, will address "The State of Theater and the Arts in America" on Tuesday, Nov. 27, at Ingram Hall at the Blair School of Music on the Vanderbilt University campus. Read MoreNov 7, 2007
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The Tempest premiers at Vanderbilt Nov. 8; Witness the magic on an island in Shakespeare’s imagination
Seeking retribution for being overthrown and exiled to a magical island with his daughter Miranda, Prospero magically causes a storm ñ a tempest ñ to wreck the ship of those responsible for his situation and bring them to the island for vengeance. The Tempest premieres at Neely Auditorium at Vanderbilt on Nov. 8. Read MoreOct 29, 2007