Discover the Arts at Stetson

link to fall arts calendarStetson University offers a full array of cultural opportunities open to the public, including concerts and operas by the School of Music, art exhibitions in the Homer and Dolly Hand Art Center, collections and exhibitions at the Gillespie Museum of Minerals, plays at Stover Theatre and many public lectures. Some programs are free, while others have a minimal ticket price. Free parking is available with easy access to Stetson's beautiful campus in DeLand (midway between Orlando and Daytona Beach).

Below, in PDF and in list form, is a look at this fall's cultural events. To learn about all events at Stetson, visit the online University Calendar and click on any week of any month to see what's scheduled. 

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Stetson University Arts Events Calendar for Spring 2012 -- www.stetson.edu/artsevents

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MARCH 2012

Arts: (Continuing) – Uma Coisa Into Another, a retrospective of the collaborative work of Stetson University Poet Terri Witek and visual artist Cyriaco Lopes, opened March 12 and will continue through Friday, March 30. The show features video, photography, drawing and artists' books on paper. Located at the Hand Art Center, on the University's Palm Court/Quad,139 E. Michigan Ave.Free. Open 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. Monday through Friday during the academic year; closed weekends and all national holidays. More information, www.stetson.edu/stetsontoday. 

Museum: (Continuing) – Stetson's Gillespie Museum exhibition on "Ross Allen and Florida Natural History: A Photographic Exhibition,"234 E. Michigan Ave.Exhibition opened in Sept. 2011 and will continue through April 12. This exhibition is based on photos, artifacts and memorabilia from the Stetson archives, featuring Ross Allen, Stetson alumnus and self-trained herpetologist and entrepreneur who opened the Reptile Institute at Silver Springs in the 1930s. Allen helped make it an important tourist attraction for Central Florida before the days ofFlorida's major attractions. More information: www.stetson.edu/gillespie; (386) 822-7330.

Arts: (Continuing) – Bluemner Exhibition, "Concentrated Color: Watercolors by Oscar Bluemner from the Vera Bluemner Kouba Collection," in the Homer and Dolly Hand Art Center, opened Jan. 27, and continues through Wednesday, May 2. The Hand Art Center, on the University's Palm Court/Quad, is located at 139 E. MichiganAve. Free. Open 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. Monday through Friday during the academic year; closed weekends and all national holidays. For more information, call the Hand Art Center at (386) 822-7270 or the Stetson University Art Department at (386) 822-7266; www.stetson.edu.

Event: Friday, March 23 – Athletics Expansion Groundbreaking Celebration, to celebrate the return of Hatter Football, introduction of Women's Lacrosse, Stetson's outstanding Men's and Women's Soccer programs and the new on-campus facilities being constructed, 5:30 p.m., Mandy Stoll Tennis Center, 330 E. University Ave. Free. More information: www.stetson.edu.

Music: Friday, March 23 and Sunday, March 25 – Stetson University Opera Theatre presents Angélique by Jacques Ibert and Les Mamelles deTirésias by Francis Poulenc in English directed by Russell Franks; Anthony Hose, conductor. Friday, March 23, 7:30 p.m.; Sunday, March 25, 3 p.m. Both performances will be held at DeLand High School Auditorium,800 N. Hill Ave., (at the corner of Hill and Plymouth avenues). More information: Concert Line (386) 822-8947; School of Music(386) 822-8950; www.stetson.edu/music.

Event: Saturday, March 24 - Stetson University Doug Lee Day of Service Saturday, March 24, from 11 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. Open to the public upon RSVP and all volunteers will meet at the Rinker Auditorium, inside the Lynn Business Center, 345 N. Woodland Blvd., before 11 a.m. More information: Tiffany Walker at Stetson University's Center for Community Engagement twalker@stetson.edu or (386) 822-8709.

Museum: Saturday, March 24 – Stetson University's Gillespie Museum of Minerals presents "Save a Sandhill Ecosystem," 10 a.m.-1 p.m. Learn the importance of longleaf pines and plant wildflowers in Stetson's Teaching Landscape. The Gillespie Museum of Minerals is Stetson's earth science museum. Its collection of 20,000 mineral, rock, and fossil specimens—one of the oldest and largest in the southeastern U.S.—has developed over the past 50 years into a center for environmental education. Exhibits and displays include geology, native Florida ecosystems and plant landscapes, minerals and mining, and fluorescent rocks. The Gillespie Museum, located at 234 E. Michigan Ave., is open Tuesday-Friday, 10 a.m.-4 p.m. More information: www.stetson.edu/gillespie; (386) 822-7330.

Music: Sunday, March 25 – Stetson University Opera Theatre presents Angélique by Jacques Ibert and Les Mamelles deTirésias by Francis Poulenc in English directed by Russell Franks; Anthony Hose, conductor, 3 p.m. DeLand High School Auditorium, 800 N. Hill Ave., (at the corner of Hill and Plymouth avenues). More information: Concert Line (386) 822-8947; School of Music (386) 822-8950; www.stetson.edu/music.

Music: Tuesday, March 27- Stetson University Woodwind Ensembles concert, 7:30 p.m. Lee Chapel inside Elizabeth Hall, 421 N. Woodland Blvd. Admission: $10 general public; $8 senior citizens; $5 area students. More information: Concert Line (386) 822-8947; School of Music (386) 822-8950; www.stetson.edu/music.

Event: Thursday-Sunday, March 29-April 1 – IMPACT conference at Stetson University. Registration info at: http://www.impactconference.org/register-2/.

Music: Friday, March 30- Stetson University presents Student Composers Concert, 7:30 p.m. Lee Chapel inside Elizabeth Hall,421 N. Woodland Blvd.Admission: $10 general public; $8 senior citizens; $5 area students. More information: Concert Line (386) 822-8947;SchoolofMusic(386) 822-8950; www.stetson.edu/music.

Music: Saturday, March 31 – Stetson University Percussion Ensembles concert, 3 p.m. Lee Chapel inside Elizabeth Hall, 421 N. Woodland Blvd. Admission: $10 general public; $8 senior citizens; $5 area students. More information: Concert Line (386) 822-8947;School of Music (386) 822-8950; www.stetson.edu/music.

APRIL 2012

Museum: (Continuing) – Stetson's Gillespie Museum exhibition on "Ross Allen and Florida Natural History: A Photographic Exhibition," 234 E. Michigan Ave. Exhibition opened in Sept. 2011, and will continue through April 12. This exhibition is based on photos, artifacts and memorabilia from the Stetson archives, featuring Ross Allen, Stetson alumnus and self-trained herpetologist and entrepreneur who opened the Reptile Institute at Silver Springs in the 1930s. Allen helped make it an important tourist attraction for Central Florida before the days ofFlorida's major attractions. More information: www.stetson.edu/gillespie; (386) 822-7330.

Arts: (Continuing) – Bluemner Exhibition, "Concentrated Color: Watercolors by Oscar Bluemner from the Vera Bluemner Kouba Collection," in the Homer and Dolly Hand Art Center, opened Jan. 27, and will continue through Wednesday, May 2. The Hand Art Center, on the University's Palm Court/Quad, is located at 139 E. Michigan Ave. Free. Open 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. Monday through Friday during the academic year; closed weekends and all national holidays. For more information, call the Hand Art Center at (386) 822-7270 or the Stetson University Art Department at (386) 822-7266; www.stetson.edu.

Music: Sunday, April 1- Stetson University Brass Ensembles concert, 3 p.m. Lee Chapel inside Elizabeth Hall, 421 N. Woodland Blvd. Admission: $10 general public; $8 senior citizens; $5 area students. More information: Concert Line (386) 822-8947; School of Music (386) 822-8950; www.stetson.edu/music.

Music: Tuesday, April 3- Stetson University Chamber Orchestra Concert, 7:30 p.m. Lee Chapel inside Elizabeth Hall, 421 N. Woodland Blvd. Admission: $10 general public; $8 senior citizens; $5 area students. More information: Concert Line (386) 822-8947;School of Music (386) 822-8950; www.stetson.edu/music.

Mayan Week Lecture: Tuesday, April 3 – The Latin American Studies program hosts Q'anjob'al Maya author Gaspar Gonzalez, speaking on "Mayan Culture at the Close of the 13th Bak'tun," 7 p.m., Rinker Auditorium of the Lynn Business Center, 345 N. Woodland Blvd. Free.

Mayan Week Film: Wednesday, April 4 - A showing of the film "What do the Maya say about 2012?" 7 p.m., duPont-Ball Library, lower level, Room 25, accessed from the Nemec Courtyard on the north side of the library, 134 E. Minnesota Ave., DeLand. Free.

Mayan Week Event: Thursday, April 5 – "A Mayan Life: An Evening with Nicolasa Jerónimo" (Maya weaver), 7 p.m. in the duPont-Ball Library, lower level, Room 25, accessed from the Nemec Courtyard on the north side of the library, 134 E. Minnesota Ave., DeLand. Free.

Music: Tuesday, April 10- Stetson University Guitar Ensembles concert, 7:30 p.m. Lee Chapel inside Elizabeth Hall, 421 N. Woodland Blvd. Admission: $10 general public; $8 senior citizens; $5 area students. More information: Concert Line (386) 822-8947; School of Music (386) 822-8950; www.stetson.edu/music.

Event: Thursday, April 12- Stetson University's Multicultural Student Council (MSC) is sponsoring a campus-wide event, Strange Like Me, (http://highimpacttraining.net/pages/StrangeLikeMe/) from 4:30 to 6 p.m., Lee Chapel inside Elizabeth Hall, 421 N. Woodland Blvd. It is open to the public. For more information contact the MSC at Stetson at (386) 822-7401, or email msc@stetson.edu.

Music: Friday, April 13- Stetson University Symphony Orchestra concert conducted by Anthony Hose, 7:30 p.m. Lee Chapel inside Elizabeth Hall, 421 N. Woodland Blvd. Admission: $10 general public; $8 senior citizens; $5 area students. More information: Concert Line (386) 822-8947; School of Music (386) 822-8950; www.stetson.edu/music.

Arts: Friday, April 13 - Opening reception of the Stetson University Senior Thesis Exhibition in the Homer and Dolly Hand Art Center, 6-8 p.m. Art exhibition continues through Wednesday, May 2. The Hand Art Center, on the University's Palm Court/Quad, is located at 139 E. Michigan Ave. Free. Open 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. Monday through Friday during the academic year; closed weekends and all national holidays. For more information, call the Hand Art Center at (386) 822-7270 or the Stetson University Art Department at (386) 822-7266; www.stetson.edu.

Event: Friday, April 13 – Fourth annual Green Symposium, "The Green Edge: Innovation and Sustainability," 9 a.m. to 4 p.m., Lynn Business Center, Stetson University, 345 N. Woodland Blvd. A partnership of Volusia County, Lake County, Stetson and the City of DeLand, featuring keynote speaker Cynthia Barnett, author of Blue Revolution: Unmaking America's Water Crisis. Symposium sessions will focus on new opportunities in sustainability, energy use and conservation, natural resource management, and public engagement. The event will also include an exhibition of products and services. Cost: $70. Register at http://www.stetson.edu/administration/continuing-education/greenedge.php. More information: Office of Continuing Education, conted@stetson.edu, (386) 822-7500.

Music: Saturday, April 14- Stetson University Women and Men's Chorale concerts, 7:30 p.m. Lee Chapel inside Elizabeth Hall, 421 N. Woodland Blvd. Admission: $10 general public; $8 senior citizens; $5 area students. More information: Concert Line (386) 822-8947; School of Music (386) 822-8950; www.stetson.edu/music.

Music: Tuesday, April 17- Stetson University hosts Jazz Combos concert, 7:30 p.m. Lee Chapel inside Elizabeth Hall, 421 N. Woodland Blvd. Admission: $10 general public; $8 senior citizens; $5 area students. More information: Concert Line (386) 822-8947;School of Music (386) 822-8950; www.stetson.edu/music.

Stetson Undergraduate Research and Creative Arts Symposium: Wednesday, April 18 – All day, 8 a.m. – 5 p.m., Stetson University DeLand campus. More information: contact the Dean's Office at Stetson University's College of Arts and Sciences, (386) 822-7515.

Music: Wednesday, April 18 – Stetson University presents CMENC Broadway Revue. 7:30 p.m., Lee Chapel inside Elizabeth Hall, 421 N. Woodland Blvd. Admission: $5 for all. Benefit for Collegiate Music Educators National Conference. More information: Concert Line (386) 822-8947; School of Music (386) 822-8950; www.stetson.edu/music.

Theatre: Thursday, April 19 through Sunday, April 22- Student Directed One-Acts, Stover Theatre, 535 N. Florida Ave. More information: contact Dr. Julia Schmitt, Stetson chair of Communication Studies and Theatre Arts at jschmitt@stetson.edu, or call (386) 822-7526. For ticket reservations, call (386) 822-8700.

Music: Friday, April 20- Stetson University Concert Choir concert conducted by Milburn Price, 7:30 p.m. Lee Chapel inside Elizabeth Hall, 421 N. Woodland Blvd. Admission: $10 general public; $8 senior citizens; $5 area students. More information: Concert Line (386) 822-8947; School of Music (386) 822-8950; www.stetson.edu/music.

Music: Saturday, April 21- Stetson University Symphonic Band concert conducted by Bobby Adams, 7:30 p.m. Lee Chapel inside Elizabeth Hall, 421 N. Woodland Blvd. Admission: $10 general public; $8 senior citizens; $5 area students. More information: Concert Line (386) 822-8947; School of Music (386) 822-8950; www.stetson.edu/music.

Event: Sunday, April 22 – Stetson University Hatter Harvest club Farmers' Market, featuring fresh, local and organic foods and entertainment by local bands, noon to 4 p.m., Stetson Green, 421 N. Woodland Blvd., free. More info: Elly Bludworth, ebludwor@stetson.edu or (386) 631-1995.

Music: Sunday, April 22- Stetson University presents Youth String Orchestra concert conducted by Jessica Talbot, 3-5 p.m. Feasel Rehearsal Hall inside Mary B. McMahan Hall, 417 N. Woodland Blvd. Admission: $10 general public; $8 senior citizens; $5 area students. More information: Concert Line (386) 822-8947; School of Music (386) 822-8950; www.stetson.edu/music.

Lecture: Monday, April 23 – Stetson University's Gender Equity Council is sponsoring My Faith is Better than Your Faith: What Do We Do With Diversity, a lecture by Rev. Dr. Alice Hunt, President of Chicago Theological Seminary, 7:30 p.m., Stetson Room, 2nd floor of Carlton Union Building, 421 N. Woodland Blvd. The public is invited. For more information, contact Dr. Ramee Indralingam (rindrali@stetson.edu) or call (386) 822-8186.

Music: Tuesday, April 24 – Stetson University's Choral Union concert, 7:30 p.m.First Baptist Church, 725 N. Woodland Blvd. Admission: $10 general public; $8 senior citizens; $5 area students. More information: Concert Line (386) 822-8947; School of Music (386) 822-8950; www.stetson.edu/music.

Music: Wednesday, April 25 – Stetson University Jazz Ensembles concert conducted by George West, 7:30 p.m. Stetson Room, 2nd floor of the Carlton Union Building, 131 E. Minnesota Ave. Admission: $10 general public; $8 senior citizens; $5 area students. More information: Concert Line (386) 822-8947; School of Music (386) 822-8950; www.stetson.edu/music.

Museum: Friday, April 27 – Gillespie Museum of Minerals presents "Arbor Day," 3-5 p.m. Join Stetson undergrads in planting The Right Trees in the Right Place. The Gillespie Museum of Minerals isStetsonUniversity's earth science museum. Its collection of 20,000 mineral, rock, and fossil specimens—one of the oldest and largest in the southeasternU.S.—has developed over the past 50 years into a center for environmental education. Exhibits and displays include geology, native Florida ecosystems and plant landscapes, minerals and mining, and fluorescent rocks. The Gillespie Museum, located at 234 E. Michigan Ave., is open Tuesday-Friday, 10 a.m.-4 p.m. More information: www.stetson.edu/gillespie; (386) 822-7330.

Literature Conference: Monday, April 30 – 7th Biennial M. Jean Greenlaw Children's Literature Conference at Stetson University, 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Featured keynote speaker, Helen Ketteman, is author of 20 picture books, ranging in age from preschool through fifth grade. The day will include numerous informative and fun workshops as well as an author book signing. Registration fee is $12, and includes a complimentary lunch. To register online, visit  https://secure.stetson.edu/forms/artsci/education/clc/registration/ by Friday, April 20. Further information, contact Stetson University's Teacher Education Department at (386) 822-7072.

MAY 2012

Arts: (Continuing) – Bluemner Exhibition, "Concentrated Color: Watercolors by Oscar Bluemner from the Vera Bluemner Kouba Collection," in the Homer and Dolly Hand Art Center, opened Jan. 27, and will continue through Wednesday, May 2. The Hand Art Center, on the University's Palm Court/Quad, is located at 139 E. Michigan Ave. Free. Open 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. Monday through Friday during the academic year; closed weekends and all national holidays. For more information, call the Hand Art Center at (386) 822-7270 or the Stetson University Art Department at (386) 822-7266; www.stetson.edu.

Arts: (Continuing) – Stetson University Senior Thesis Exhibition in the Homer and Dolly Hand Art Center. Exhibition opened April 13, and will continue through Wednesday, May 2. The Hand Art Center, on the University's Palm Court/Quad, is located at139 E. Michigan Ave.Free. Open 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. Monday through Friday during the academic year; closed weekends and all national holidays. For more information, call the Hand Art Center at (386) 822-7270 or the Stetson University Art Department at (386) 822-7266; www.stetson.edu.

Music: Saturday, May 12- Stetson University hosts Community School of the Arts Children's Choir Concert conducted by Claudia Gatewood, 7:30 p.m. Lee Chapel inside Elizabeth Hall, 421 N. Woodland Blvd. Admission: $10 general public; $8 senior citizens; $5 area students. More information: Concert Line (386) 822-8947; School of Music (386) 822-8950; www.stetson.edu/music.

Music: Thursday, May 24 - Stetson University's Community School of the Arts presents a concert by Inspirare, a women's choir open to all interested women singers, inside and outside of the university community. Performance will be held in Lee Chapel inside Elizabeth Hall, 421 N. Woodland Blvd. Auditions are not required. Rehearsals are scheduled for the following Mondays: April 30, May 7, 14 and 21. All rehearsals will be held in Presser Hall, room 352, from 7-9 p.m. Further information, contact Dr. Ann Small at asmall@stetson.edu, or call Stetson's School of Music at (386) 822-8950.