President's Chamber Music Series
Kevin Dvorak and Satako Goellner, cello and piano
Tuesday October 8
Light Hall Theatre
7pm
$20
Kevin Dvorak - Kevin was born and raised in Dallas, Texas. He began playing the cello at age 11 and won numerous youth competitions, performing as soloist with the Dallas, Fort Worth and Houston symphonies. This led to a scholarship at Baylor University, where he continued his studies under renowned cello teacher, Lev Aronson, and prepared for orchestra auditions around the country.
In 1978, Kevin won a position with the Houston Symphony cello section. He toured with the orchestra, performing in some of the world's most famous halls in London, Berlin, Vienna, Tokyo, Singapore, Moscow, and New York's Carnegie Hall. He worked under the batons of Leonard Bernstein, Michael Tilson-Thomas and Christoph Eschenbach.
Satoko Goellner -- Satoko was born and raised in Sendai, Japan. She started piano lessons at age of 4 and completed all levels of the Suzuki Method. She performed at piano recitals in Japan for years. She studied pharmacy, became a pharmacist, and worked at local hospitals in Japan. After she moved to the United States she began playing the piano again. She currently works at a local hospital.

Edwina & Charles Milner Women in the Arts Lecture
Andrea Polli
Artist Lecture
Friday October 11
7pm
Light Hall
Free
Andrea Polli is an environmental artist working at the intersection of art, science and technology. Her interdisciplinary research has been presented as public artworks, media installations, community projects, performances, broadcasts, mobile and geolocative media, publications, and through the curation and organization of public exhibitions and events. She creates artworks designed to raise awareness of environmental issues. Often these works express scientific data obtained through her collaborations with scientists and engineers and have taken the form of sound art, vehicle-based works, public light works, mobile media experiences, and bio-art and design. Polli holds an MFA in Time Arts from the School of the Art Institute of Chicago and a PhD in practice-led research from the University of Plymouth in the UK.

Edwina & Charles Milner Women in the Arts Lecture and Exhibition
Lois Duffy Retrospective
Thursday, October 17
Lecture 6 PM Light Hall
Opening reception: 7PM McCray Gallery
Free
Exhibit runs October 17 – November 14
Lois Duffy's Studio & Gallery was located in Silver City for over two decades. Since closing her gallery in August 2023, she has been working out of a studio in her home. Lois has a diverse body of work spanning paintings, giclee prints and cards, with varied subject matter from surrealism to realism.
A journey through Lois' paintings will make a viewer see the world as full of magical possibilities . . . friendly, humorous, serious and thought-provoking. Since she has been painting all her life, her life story is a series of paintings. She started out with watercolors and pastels and ended up with large acrylic canvases. Her art career can be divided into three parts, shaped by the different locations where she has lived. At first glance the difference in art is obvious due to different mediums, sizes, colors, and subject matter. However, there are underlying themes throughout: timelessness, people, places, and a deep love for history and nature (trees in particular).

Catapult- Magic Shadows
Tuesday, October 22
7pm
Fine Arts Center Theatre
$20
17 and under admitted free with ticket
Catapult is a Shadow Illusion performance company that was catapulted into the limelight and into the homes of millions of people around the world by America's Got Talent in 2013. Since then, they have been busy touring the world with their smash hit show – Magic Shadows. They've done music videos for rappers, played for royal families, helped charities like Girl Scouts and United Way, filmed for HBO and currently tour all over the U.S., Europe and Asia. Catapult will tell you stories and transport you into fantastical worlds made simply out of light and the human body!

CIMAFUNK
Halloween Costume Dance Party
Thursday October 31
9pm
Graham Gym
$10
Cimafunk and the Tribe's live show will celebrate the groove and unforgettable vibes by redefining contemporary Cuban music as well as Afro-Latin identity and the fusion of black cultures. His last album, El Alimento (the nutrient), was nominated at the 2023 GRAMMY Awards for Best Latin Rock or Alternative Album. His August 2024 album, Pa' tu Cuerpa (for your body), includes collaborations with George Clinton, Trombone Shorty, Big Freedia, Monsieur Perine, and Michael Brun.