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Opera, contemporary classics, rock and pop will be featured in Bloomsburg University of Pennsylvania’s next Celebrity Artist Series program, The Ten Tenors, Saturday, Nov. 14, at 8 p.m., in Haas Center for the Arts.

Bloomsburg University of Pennsylvania’s art and art history department was recently accredited by the National Association of Schools of Art and Design (NASAD).

The Bloomsburg University of Pennsylvania Chamber Orchestra will perform a fall concert Sunday, Nov. 1, at 2:30 p.m. at St. Matthew Lutheran Church, 123 N. Market St. The program is free and open to the public.

The sounds of drums made of animal skin and ancient trees more than 400 years old, enhanced with Japanese wind and string instruments, will be featured in Bloomsburg University of Pennsylvania’s next Celebrity Artist Series program, Yamato, the Drummers of Japan, Saturday, Nov. 7, at 8 p.m., in Haas Center for the Arts. Listen to their drums…now!

Established in memory of Collins, a theatre arts professor who died last July, the scholarship will be awarded to students who are committed to theatre as a multi-disciplinary pursuit, possess a collaborative spirit and leadership qualities and demonstrate a positive, willing attitude and work ethic.

A portrait of a young woman, thought to be from the 19th century and by a German artist, is now being confirmed by art experts as a true Leonardo da Vinci. Two years ago, it sold for $19,000, and today, it is valued at more than $150 million.

Jugglers, acrobats, comics and aerialists who perform amazing feats of balance will be featured in Bloomsburg University of Pennsylvania’s next Celebrity Artist Series’ program, Cirque Le Masque, during Parents Weekend Saturday, Oct. 24, at 2 p.m. and 8 p.m., in the newly renovated Haas Center for the Arts.

Photographs of Central America and works by a ceramics artist from Bloomsburg are featured in a new student exhibition “Flavors of the Sun,” on display through Monday, Oct. 19, at Bloomsburg University of Pennsylvania’s Kehr Union, Multicultural Center, room 230.

The Haas Gallery of Art hosts many different art exhibits throughout the year. Presently featured until October 17, 2009, is the work of Claire Rau in her exhibit Booby Traps. Check out these hand-built objects of menace while they are still available!

Bloomsburg University of Pennsylvania’s art and art history department, in partnership with Art21 Inc., presents a sneak preview of the fifth season of “Art:21 – Art in the 21st Century,” on Wednesday, Oct. 14, at 4:30 p.m.

BU Digital Art and Computer Graphics Professor Sue O’Donnell currently has an exhibit entitled, Memory Maps, on display in the Haas Gallery until Sept. 11, 2009.

*Slideshow of artwork from the exhibit added*

Frank Warren’s exhibit is currently being displayed at BU in the Haas Gallery of Art until July 15. It contains 160 postcards from PostSecret’s collection of unique and personal messages on sensitive topics.

The BU Players continue their season with a production of Margaret Edson’s Pulitzer Prize winning play, W;t. The play depicts the journey of Professor Vivian Bearing from her diagnosis to the end of her treatment for ovarian cancer. The play’s cast includes students of Bloomsburg University in addition to Bloomsburg Theatre Ensemble’s Elizabeth Dowd and former Bloomsburg University faculty member Dr. Mary Badami. The production is being mounted in memory of Dr. Ervene Gulley, chair and professor in the English Department, who died July 25.

“There was a community movement to do a tribute to Dr. Gulley,” says Professor Michael Collins, the play’s director. “BTE [Bloomsburg Theatre Ensemble] was willing to do the show, but their season was already set.”

Warren: The Bloomsburg Literary-Art Journal

Deadline for submissions: Fri., December 12

Submit: One piece of prose and/or up to three poems

Up to three art or photography submissions (Black & White)