10.02.2009
Singer/songwriter Kyler England ’98 is on the verge of signing a major record label. But first, she returns to NC State tonight for a concert in Titmus Theatre. She’s a solo artist and a member of the band The Rescues, which has been called the “first Indie supergroup” and likened to Fleetwood Mac. Get familiar with Kyler and her band:
(Photo courtesy of Arts NC State)
09.14.2009
University Theatre’s 2009-10 season kicks off Friday with Amadeus, which will run through Sept. 27. The big news, though, is it will be the first season in the renovated Frank Thompson Hall. The News & Observer had an article and photos Sunday on the building and the programs it houses:
It’s been a rough two years for the University Theatre and the Crafts Center at N.C. State University while the venerable Frank Thompson Hall that houses them has been going through a $16.8 million makeover.
Theater-goers have had to look for the alternate venues where the university’s plays have been staged, and those audiences as well as student and community crafters have had to trek to a satellite location near the State Fairgrounds for the few classes that could be offered.
I haven’t been there yet, but the photos I’ve seen look incredible, and it looks to be a first-class building for performances and instruction. More photos are after the jump. (more…)
08.17.2009
Frank Thompson Gym (now Thompson Theatre) in 1948, with an under-construction Reynolds Coliseum in the background. (Photo courtesy of Special Collections, NCSU Libraries)
The ribbon cutting for the newly renovated Thompson Theatre is at 10:30 today, and there will be tours from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. Check out all the details on the renovation on Arts NC State’s Thompson Theatre campaign page.
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06.22.2009
NC State ranks among the 10 best values in U.S. public colleges and universities. . . . Artist and former NC State research scientist wills estate to Gregg Museum of Art & Design. . . . The Richmond Times-Dispatch catches up with native son Russell Wilson. . . . Sidney Lowe ’83 talks about next season (with video). . . . NC State students place second in competition to design the next Disney theme-park ride.
06.21.2009
Retired animal science professor Jim Lecce studied porcine husbandry but has been working as an artist for almost 20 years, sculpting in wood and stone. He and his wife, Eileen, have willed their estate — valued at more than $1 million — to the university. It will be the largest arts gift in NC State history. From an N&O profile of Lecce:
He recently went into his garage and pulled out a two-foot-high carving he’d done years ago. It had been gathering cobwebs since Farrow shipped it back to Lecce 10 years ago.
It’s autobiographical. A man’s face, a woman’s body reaching away from the man, a baby’s face below them, and a pig’s face and snout pulling the man from behind. The piece represents him, his wife, the children they never had and Lecce’s mistress of an academic career.
The sculpture sits on Lecce’s sun porch. He scowls a little, admitting he never liked it himself. He says the piece is mocking him.
So what’s it called?
“I hate you,” Lecce says with another wink.
Feeling better than he has in a long time, Lecce laughs easily, especially at himself. His family legacy has a name and a home at N.C. State.
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