Work by ONU art and design professors is now on display in the lobby of Elzay Gallery. The professors are not only teachers, but practicing artists as well, having shown work regionally, nationally, and internationally. Their work shows a wide variety of media and artistic disciplines.
Faculty represented in the show include:
• William Mancuso, chair and assistant professor
• Melissa Eddings, associate professor
• Brit Rowe, associate professor
• Luke Sheets, associate professor
• Emily Jay, adjunct instructor
The ONU Symphony will perform at 7 p.m. on Sunday at the Freed Center. Tickets will be available at the door.
In support of Black History Month, the Symphony will present William Grant Still's Symphony No. 1 (Afro-American Symphony). This piece is monumental, as Still was the first African-American to compose a symphony and an opera, as well as to conduct a leading American orchestra. Still incorporates blues and African-American styles, while melding jazz and traditional orchestral techniques.
The Ohio Northern University Wind Orchestra will present a concert, “The Life of the City” at 7:30 p.m. on Thursday, March 1 in the Freed Center.
Paris, New York, Prague, Rome, and Las Vegas are the inspirational cities for the compositions featured in this program. The ensemble will be under the direction of Dr. Thomas A. Hunt. Composers include Eric Whitacre, David Holsinger, Luigi Zaninelli, Martin Ellerby, and Karel Husa.
Ohio Northern will present five performances of "The Wolves," a play by Sarah Delappe, from Thursday, Feb.22, through Sunday, Feb. 25.
This new play features a girls' indoor soccer team and offers a window into the world of adolescent female relationships. Nine girl warriors fiercely grapple with one another over issues great and small in a series of scenes that occur during pre-game warm ups.
An English reading series event will be held at 7 p.m. on Tuesday, Feb. 20, in McIntosh Center. The public is welcome to attend.
Montreal-based poet and fiction writer Virginia Konchan will read alongside senior creative writing major and Polaris Literary Magazine co-editor-in-chief Marisa Lucas.
The Ohio Northern Symphony will present a concert, “Black History and Brahms,” at 7 p.m. on Sunday, Feb. 25 in the Freed Center.
Tickets are $20 for general admission, $15 for ONU faculty and staff, $10 for seniors, and $5 for students. The Freed Center box office is open Monday through Friday from noon to 5 p.m., and Saturday from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Phone orders are accepted with American Express, MasterCard, VISA or Discover by calling 419-772-1900. Tickets also are available online at ticketing.onu.edu.
