FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Friday, August 12, 2016
STEPHENVILLE, Texas—Tarleton State University’s Department of Fine Arts announces an exciting lineup of events for fall 2016 featuring a variety of art exhibitions, theater performances, musical concerts and recitals, and choral presentations.
Tarleton Fine Arts events are open to the community and free, unless noted otherwise. Tickets for concerts by university bands are $5, or free with a valid Tarleton ID.
All events take place at the Clyde H. Wells Fine Arts Center (FAC), which features a recently renovated auditorium and theater, along with theaters for children and workshops. Tickets for events requiring admission can be purchased from 8 a.m. to noon and 1 to 5 p.m. weekdays at the Fine Arts Center Box Office. Ticket sales also occur one hour prior to most events.
The fall 2016 performing and visual arts schedule:
Aug.
29 Gallery: Hannah Cooper McCauley photography exhibit through Sept. 30 – 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. weekdays
Sept.
27 ULTRA Club Dinner Theatre, FAC Auditorium – 6 p.m.
27 Theatre at Tarleton: You Can’t Take It With You, FAC Theater – 7:30 p.m. through Oct. 1
Oct.
3 Gallery: Margaret Meehan mixed media exhibit through Nov. 11 – 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. weekdays
4 Wind Ensemble Concert, FAC Auditorium – 7:30 p.m.
6 Jazz Concert, FAC Auditorium – 7:30 p.m.
7 Krystal Smith Senior Recital, FAC Theater – 7:30 p.m.
10 Strings Attached Recital, FAC Theater – 7:30 p.m.
13 Choir Concert, FAC Theater – 7:30 p.m.
21 Piano Festival Concert, FAC Theater – 7:30 p.m.
22 The Young People Series: Title TBA, FAC Auditorium – 10 a.m. and 2 p.m.
24 Bradley McKinney Senior Recital, FAC Auditorium – 7:30 p.m.
28 Christian Lyons Senior Recital, FAC Auditorium – 7:30 p.m.
Nov.
2 Matthew Daigle Senior Recital, FAC Auditorium – 7:30 p.m.
4 Opera Workshop Performance, FAC Auditorium – 7:30 p.m.
7 Channing Parker Senior Recital, FAC Auditorium – 7:30 p.m.
8-12 Theatre at Tarleton: Twelfth Night, FAC Theater – 7:30 p.m.
13 Gallery: Student and Senior Exhibits through Dec. 5 – 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. weekdays
14 Chamber Ensembles Concert, FAC Auditorium – 7:30 p.m.
16 Beth Rugg Senior Recital, FAC Theater – 7:30 p.m.
18 Melissa Furber Senior Recital, FAC Theater – 7:30 p.m.
20 Wind Ensemble Concert, FAC Auditorium – 7:30 p.m.
21 Percussion Concert, FAC Auditorium – 7:30 p.m.
28 Kara Rodden Senior Recital, FAC Theater – 7:30 p.m.
Dec.
1 Jazz Concert, FAC Auditorium – 7:30 p.m.
2 Matthew McMahon Senior Recital, FAC Theater – 7:30 p.m.
3 Handel’s Messiah featuring the Tarleton Choirs, Cross Timbers Civic Chorale and the Fort Worth Symphony Orchestra, FAC Auditorium – 7:30 p.m.
5 Vocal and Instrumental Holiday Collage Concert, FAC Auditorium – 7:30 p.m.
All events are subject to change. Call 254-968-9639 for updated information.
To view or access a printable schedule of the fall 2016 Fine Arts Calendar, visit www.tarleton.edu/finearts/documents/eventscalendar.pdf. More information about the Department of Fine Arts at Tarleton State University can be found at www.tarleton.edu/finearts.
Tarleton State University, a member of The Texas A&M University System, provides a student-focused, value-driven educational experience marked by academic innovation and exemplary service and dedicated to transforming students into tomorrow’s professional leaders. With campuses in Stephenville, Fort Worth, Waco, Midlothian and online, Tarleton engages with its communities to provide real-world learning experiences and to engage societal needs while maintaining its core values of integrity, leadership, tradition, civility, excellence and service.
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Contact: Lori LaRue, Fine Arts Center Operations Manager
254-968-9639
larue@tarleton.edu
