Antoinette Westphal College of Media Arts & Design

News & Events for 2007

Gowns by Galanos on Display in Rincliffe Gallery

"Galanos: The Great Philadelphian, Fashion at its Best"

• Runs Through January 12, 2007
• Rincliff Gallery, 3rd floor
• Main Building, 33^rd and Chestnut Streets

The exhibition features gowns by James Galanos from the Drexel Historic Costume Collection, housed in the Antoinette Westphal College of Media Arts & Design. For more information, please call 215-895-4941.

Thresholds

The Drexel Dance Ensemble present their winter dance concert Thresholds. Consisting of seven student dance pieces and highlighted by two professionally choreographed works, the concert will explore concepts dealing with crossing over or through boundaries.

Nichole Canuso, artistic director of Nichole Canuso Dance Company (NCDC), will premier an original work on the company entitled Autopilot. Ms. Canuso is the recipient of the Philadelphia Foundation's Ellen Forman Award. Dance Program Director Dr. Miriam Giguere will also present a new work, Octave with a score by percussionist Hoagy Wing.

• Event Facts:
• Who: Drexel University's Dance Ensemble
• What: Winter Dance Concert: Thresholds
• Where: Mandell Theater, 33^rd & Chestnut Sts, Drexel University
• When: Thursday-Saturday, January 25-27, 2007at 8:00PM
• Cost: All Students $5/ General Public $7
• More Information: 215-895-ARTS (2787) or visit www.drexel.edu/westphal

2006-07 Arfaa Lecture Series - Sam Bass Warner

Refreshing the Tree of Architecture
Thursday, February 8, 2007 at 6:30 PM
The Mandell Theater, Drexel University, 33^rd and Chestnut Sts.

Over four decades urban historian Sam Bass Warner, Jr. has written rich and nuanced accounts of how American cities develop and function. Among his many publications are: Private City: Philadelphia in Three Periods of Its Growth (1968), The Urban Wilderness (1972), The Way We Really Live (1977), and Greater Boston: Adapting Regional Traditions to the Present (2001). His classic study, Streetcar Suburbs (1962), remains a standard text at universities everywhere. Dr. Warner has taught at Boston University, Brandeis University and the University of Washington. Since 1994 he has been a visiting professor in the Department of Urban Studies & Planning at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology.

** This Lecture is worth 2 AIA /CES Learning Units

Opening of Westphal Student's Award-Winning Play

Screenwriting & Playwriting student Deborah Yarchun's powerful and challenging play FREEZEFRAME will premiere with three performances on the evenings of February 9th and 10^th at the Living Arts Lounge. The play won the prestigious 2006 Young Playwrights competition (founded by Stephen Sondheim) from among 1300 entries and was staged as a full Off Broadway production in New York last spring. Director Andrew Merkel and student actors Rachel Gluck, Allyese Guercia, Andy Segedin and Tim Urian will bring to life Yarchun's play, which has been described as an "electrically charged techno-pop drama that focuses on how to freeze a man's soul and the apocalyptic reversal of the earth's magnetic poles."

Details:

• Drexel Players Present FreezeFrame by Deborah Yarchun
• February 9th @ 8pm / February 10^th @ 7:00pm and 9:30pm
• Living Arts Lounge (next to Mandell Theater, 33^rd & Chestnut Streets)
• For info and tickets: 215.895.ARTS

Auction to Benefit Arts Administration Graduate Students

The Drexel University Arts Administration Graduate Student Association (AAGA) invites you to join them on Friday, February 9th, 2007 at 7:00pm for the Emerging Artists & Emerging Arts Leaders auction. This unique event features live entertainment by Laurin Talese and Eric Wortham II, silent auction, and complimentary cocktails and hors d' oeuvres. This annual bash is also a great opportunity to network with emerging artists, arts leaders, faculty, alumni, and more. The centerpiece of this event is a silent auction that features fine art, jewelry, photography and more from local emerging artists, tickets to the hippest & hottest cultural events, gift certificates to some of the finest restaurants and more!

All proceeds from the Emerging Artists & Emerging Arts Leaders auction are used to send arts administration students to Washington D.C. to participate in the national Arts Advocacy Day 2007.

For more information about this event and to see a list of auction items please visit www.aaga.blogspot.com or call 215-895-6400.

Details:

• Emerging Artists & Emerging Leaders Art Auction
• Presented by the Arts Administration Graduate Students Association
• Friday, February 9th @ 7:00pm
• Paul Peck Alumni Center (32^nd and Market Streets)
• Tickets: $10
• For more info or tickets: 215.895.6400
• Dress: Business Casual

MAD Dragon Records Celebrates New Release: Andrew Lipke's The Way Home?

MAD Dragon Records will celebrate the release of Andrew Lipke's debut LP The Way Home... on Saturday, February 10^th at Milkboy Coffee (2 E. Lancaster Avenue, Ardmore). At the show, Lipke will be joined by fellow MAD Dragon artist Matt Duke and local musicians Trisha O'Keefe and The Name.

Produced by Emmy Award-winning composer and Music Industry Instructor Jim Klein, The Way Home? features Lipke's melodically-focused compositions and powerfully emotional lyrics that bridge the gap between singer-songwriter and alternative rocker. The Way Home... will be officially released on February 20, 2007 on MAD Dragon Records.

Details:

• MAD Dragon Records Release Party: Andrew Lipke's The Way Home?
• Saturday, February 10^th @ 7:30pm
• Milkboy Coffee (2 E. Lancaster Avenue, Ardmore)
• $10 Admission includes advance copy of The Way Home...
• For more information: www.maddragonrecords.com
• For tickets: www.milkboycoffee.com
• This show is open to ALL AGES.

17^th Annual Madrigal Dinner Tickets Now On-Sale

The Drexel University Chamber Singers present the 17^th Annual Madrigal Dinner on Friday, February 23, and Saturday, February 24, at 7:30PM. The Madrigal Dinner is an evening of Renaissance food, music, and merriment; featuring jugglers, storytellers, jesters, and musicians all adorned in period costumes that truly bring the revelry of the Renaissance to life. The Chamber Singers will delight you with the sounds of Elizabethan Madrigals, French chansons, English ballads and lute songs.

Dinner and Concert: $21.95

Concert: $3.00

Personal checks, MasterCard, and Visa are accepted. For more information visit www.drexel.edu/depts/perform/chorus/chamber_singers.htm Reservations must be made in advance by calling (215) 895-1275. The Madrigal Dinner is held in the Great Court in Main Building at 32^nd and Chestnut Streets.

Actor Giancarlo Esposito Visits Westphal College for a Screening of Night on Earth; Teach Master Classes to Film & Video Students

Celebrated character actor Giancarlo Esposito will visit the Westphal College on February 28 for a screening of Jim Jarmusch?s classic comedy Night on Earth. The film is comprised of five ?slice of life? vignettes that take place in five taxis, in five different cities at the same time: New York, Los Angeles, Paris, Rome and Helsinki. Each explores the temporary bond between taxi driver and passenger. Esposito plays YoYo in the film.

A Q&A session with Mr. Esposito will follow the screening. Esposito has had a long and prolific career, starring in over a 100 feature and television films including Spike Lee?s Do The Right Thing. Esposito will also conduct two days of master classes with Film & Video students from the Media Arts Department. Esposito?s visit is presented by the Sibby Merkel Brasler Lecture Series and organized by film and video Professor Zhenya Kiperman, who directed Mr. Esposito in the award-winning film, I Will Avenge You, Iago!.

• DETAILS
• Sibby Merkel Brasler Lecture Series Presents Giancarlo Esposito
• Screening of Night on Earth followed by Q&A with the Actor
• Wednesday, February 28^th @ 7pm
• Bossone Center Auditorium (Market St between 31^st and 32^nd.)
• FREE and OPEN TO THE PUBLIC
• For more information: 215-895-1029

The Rocky Horror Show

The Drexel Players are bringing Richard O'Brien's classic rock-n-roll musical The Rocky Horror Show to the stage this winter for a two week run. The performances will have all the costumes, science fiction, and fantasy that have made it a worldwide success since 1973. Make sure you don't get lost; Frank-N-Furter will be just around the corner.

The performances will be held in the Mandell Theater on Thursdays, February 22^nd and March 1st at 8PM, Fridays, February 23^rd and March 2nd at midnight, and Saturdays, February 24^th and March 3rd at 8PM.

• Event Facts:
• Who: Drexel Players
• What: The Rocky Horror Show
• Where: Mandell Theater, 33^rd & Chestnut Sts, Drexel University
• When: Thursdays, February 22^nd and March 1st at 8PM, Saturdays February 24^th and March 3rd at 8PM, and Fridays February 23^rd and March 2nd at Midnight
• Cost: All Students $5/ General Public $10
• More Information: 215-895-ARTS (2787)

Drexel Music Faculty Recital

• Tuesday, March 6, 8PM
• Mandell Theater - 33^rd & Chestnut Streets
• Admission $10.00 for Drexel Students
• $20.00 for the general public
• Proceeds benefiting Drexel Music Scholarships
• Tickets at the door or by calling 215-895-2787

Spelman College Jazz Ensemble

Drexel University's Antoinette Westphal College of Media Arts and Design and the Department of Performing Arts will present a special night for jazz lovers.

The eighth edition of Jazz Extravaganza titled, "Scatting the Blues Away" will feature the Spelman College Jazz Ensemble and the Drexel University Jazz Orchestra. The Ensemble, from the women's college in Atlanta, Georgia, is directed by Professor Josephs Jennings and will feature the music of Sarah Vaughn, Duke Ellington, Horace Silver, John Coltrane, Jon Hendricks, and Herbie Hancock. The Drexel University Jazz Orchestra, directed by Dr. George Starks, will perform the music of Duke Ellington, Dizzy Gillespie, Horace Silver, Milt Jackson.

• Event Facts:
• Who: Spelman College Jazz Ensemble
• What: Jazz Extravaganza VIII
• Where: Mandell Theater, 33rd & Chestnut Sts, Drexel University
• When: Thursday, March 8 at 8:00 PM
• Cost: FREE and Open to the Public
• More Information: 215-895-ARTS (2787) or visit www.drexel.edu/westphal

Choral Program Performs Mozart's Final Masterpiece Accompanied by Professional Orchestra and Soloists

The Department of Performing Arts Choral Program present Mozart's final masterpiece: Requiem, k.626. The Requiem concert is the biggest choral concert of the year for the Drexel Choral program and is highlighted by a professional vocal quartet and The Fairmount Chamber Orchestra.

Performing under conductor Dr. Steven Powell will be the Drexel University Chorus, four professional soloists, and the Fairmount Chamber Orchestra. Centered around the Fairmount Chamber Ensemble, the orchestra will accompany the chorus and a professional quartet comprised of soprano Penny Shumate, alto K. Rebecca Oehlers, tenor Paul Vetrano, and bass James Kirk.

Deatils

• Drexel University Chorus Presents: Mozart's Requiem K.626.
• Sunday, March 11, 2007 @ 3 PM
• Main Auditorium, Main Building, 32nd & Chestnut Sts, Drexel University
• Tickets: $6 General Admission/ $3 Seniors & Students

Anthropologie Lessons with Merchandising Guru Glen Senk

The Design & Merchandising program welcomes Glen Senk, mastermind of Anthropologie's highly successful and groundbreaking approach to merchandising, as their Distinguished Speaker for 2007.

Mr. Senk is expected to be named CEO of Anthropologie's parent company, Urban Outfitters, at its board meeting in May. He is internationally recognized for his success in marketing and merchandising, including prior executive positions with Williams-Sonoma (including Pottery Barn and Hold Everything) and Bloomingdale's.

Under Senk's leadership Anthropologie has grown from one store in Wayne, PA to a national chain with 51 stores earning $700 million per year. The chain is considered to be the gold standard in merchandising, and has cultivated a lifestyle brand that puts the customer first. Senk says, "We really know our customers. I get down and kiss the ground that they walk on. They are just delightful people. People have a real need for individuality. We try to cater to that."

Details:

• 2007 D&M Distinguished Speaker: Glen Senk, President of Anthropologie
• Monday, April 30th @ 6pm
• Stein Auditorium (111 Nesbitt Hall, 33rd & Market Sts.)
• FREE and Open to the Public
• For information: 215.895.2390

Learn about the Bees & the Birds at the MAD Dragon Showcase

Newcomers Join Matt Duke, Andrew Lipke, Hoots and Hellmouth

Come check out Matt Duke's beautiful melodies, the powerful vocals of Andrew Lipke, the stomp-rowdy rock of Hoots & Hellmouth, and welcome newcomers Bees & The Birds to the MAD Dragon family.

The Music Industry Program, MAD Dragon records and their performers have made the national media sit up and take notice. This is the only program at any college, anywhere that produces records, books and promotes talent, and has a national distributor. Don't miss this opportunity to see all of the talented MAD Dragon artists on one stage!

• DETAILS
• MAD Dragon Showcase featuring Matt Duke, Andrew Lipke, Hoo
ts & Hellmouth and Birds & the Bees
• Friday, April 6th @ 7pm
• Mandell Theater, 33rd & Chestnut Streets
• FREE to all Drexel students with ID
• www.maddragonrecords.com, www.myspace.com/maddragonrecords

Graphic Design Students to Exhibit Work in 2007 DesignPhiladelphia

DesignPhiladelphia will celebrate its third year with with more than 50 design activities all around the city, including studio tours, gallery openings, exhibitions, book signings, workshops and parties highlighting the fields of product design, architecture, fashion, landscape architecture, urban planning, textile design and graphic design.

This year, Westphal College?s Graphic Design program will represent Drexel University with an exhibition of undergraduate work based on this year?s theme, which is ?Reinvention: Circles, Squares and Grids?. The work will include three-dimensional design, book design, typographic studies,exhibit design and poster design, and has been selected from the sophomore, junior and senior classes.

There will be a Design Symposium on April 12, 2007 from 4 pm till 6 pm followed by the Student Exhibition Opening from 6 pm till 8 pm. The exhibition is free and open to the public. The show will be open April 12 and 13, from 9 am ? 5 pm at the Marketplace Design Center, 2400 Market Street, Lower Level, Philadelphia.

Textiles: The Next Horizon

• A 5 - Evening Lecture Series
• April 10, 11, 12, 17 & 18
• Bossone Research Enterprise Center - Drexel University, Philadelphia, PA

A cross-pollination of information regarding specific cutting edge textile developments in the fields of medicine, materials engineering, chemistry, architecture, interior design, and fashion design.

Innovators in these fields will address new inventions occuring in the realm of textiles.

More Informaiton

An Evening with Jane Golden: Arts Leader, Advocate and Luminary

Led by Jane Golden, the Mural Arts Program has turned Philadelphia into the home of the most important public art project in the United States. The program started in 1984 as a six-week anti-graffiti project for youth. Twenty-three years later, Ms. Golden, dozens of artists, neighborhood residents and volunteers have created over two thousand murals in the city of Philadelphia - more murals than any other city in the world. The Mural Arts Program has not only transformed the walls of the city and provided a source of pride for neighborhoods, but it also offers free mural-making and art education classes to under-served youth and employs over 300 artists per year.

The success and impact of the Mural Arts Program is due largely to Ms. Golden's belief that art is a unifying force and her deep commitment to youth development. Don't miss the opportunity to hear this major force in the arts tell her inspiring, compelling story and learn how you can help!

DETAILS

• Drexel's Westphal College and Pennoni Honors College welcome Jane Golden, Director of Mural Arts Program
• Tuesday, May 1st @ 7pm (reception following)
• Bossone Research Enterprise Center (32nd & Market Sts.)
• FREE and Open to the Public
• For more information: 215.895.1029 / westphal@drexel.edu

An Evening with Chuck Barris

Find out why Barris chose Drexel after sampling 5 other colleges and how his Drexel education prepared him to become a multi-millionaire, television legend and CIA agent!

Chuck Barris '53, Hon. '01, a Philadelphia native and television legend, sometimes called the "godfather of reality television" is known for creating numerous hit shows such as The Gong Show, The Dating Game, and The Newlywed Game, which put ordinary people front and center. These shows capitalized on the idea that there are plenty of people who will do anything to get on television and millions more who will want to watch them. When NBC dropped his show The Parent Game, Barris bought the show back from NBC and sold it to local stations all over the country. This was the beginning of the multibillion dollar business of first-run syndication television.

Barris will talk about his career in television as well as his new book, The Big Question, based on an audacious premise about a reality show of the future. Barris has authored several other books including You and Me, Babe and the autobiographies The Game Show King: A Confession and Confessions of a Dangerous Mind: An Unauthorized Autobiography (which became a major motion picture starring George Clooney).

DETAILS

• An Evening with Chuck Barris
• An audience Q&A and booksigning will follow the lecture
• Wednesday, May 2nd @ 7pm
• Bossone Research Enterprise Center (32nd & Market Sts.)
• FREE and Open to the Public
• For more information: 215.895.1029 / westphal@drexel.edu

Helvetica Movie Screening

• Free and open to the public
• Seating is first come first serve

World Renowned Landscape Photographer to Speak at Drexel

This is a rare opportunity to hear John Pfahl speak about his evolution as an artist and the transformation of his art in the digital age. Visual lecture with PowerPoint.

Since the 1970s, Pfahl's work has been collected and exhibited worldwide while he's enjoyed a growing national and international reputation as a landscape photographer. He is considered such an important photographer that he merited four pages in the recently published three-volume Encyclopedia of 20th Century Photography (Routledge). His art appears in numerous books; Art in America and many other national magazines have devoted feature articles to his work.

His new series Scrolls, recently on view in an exhibition at The Janet Borden Gallery in New York City, makes use of the computer to radically alter photographs that began as one kind of landscape and end up as another.

• Thursday, May 17, 7pm
• Stein Auditorium (111 Nesbitt Hall)
• 33rd & Market Sts.
• Free and Open to the Public
• Info: 215.895.1649
• www.drexel.edu/westphal

Coffee and Jazz

Drexel University’s Department of Performing Arts Vocal Jazz Ensemble will conclude the 2006-07 Academic Year with a performance in the Faculty Lounge on the 6th Floor of MacAlister Hall. The performance will include the music of Frank Sinatra, Duke Ellington, Ella Fitzgerald and many others. In addition to the great music there will be coffee and a variety of desserts including brownies, cookies, and lemon bars. The concert will begin approximately at 8:20 PM and last for an hour. Tickets can be purchased at the door and seating is limited, so before to arrive early!

Event Facts:

• Who: Drexel University Vocal Jazz Ensemble
• What: Coffee and Jazz
• When: Friday, May 18 at 8:20 PM
• Where: Faculty Dining Room, 6th Flr. MacAlister (33rd and Chestnuts Sts.)
• Cost: $6
• More Information: 215-895-ARTS (2787)

The Impact of Globalization on the Cultural Sector

The lecture by Adrian Ellis titled "The Impact of Globalization on the Cultural Sector" is Free and open to public with a reception to follow. Adrian Ellis, one of today's foremost thinkers on cultural management, will be speaking about the impact of globalization on non-profit cultural institutions in the United States and Europe. Globalization is a short-hand expression for the effects of the accelerated and increased global circulation of capital, goods, services, people and ideas that has resulted from technological advances and diminished regulation. It is having a profound impact on the social, economic and cultural fabric of nations throughout the world. It is hardly surprising therefore that it is also affecting the cultural sector. In his lecture Ellis will also explore the need to address new audiences in new ways; the growth in strategic international partnerships; the growth in the volume and sophistication of restitution claims and the questioning of the legitimacy of such concepts as the 'encyclopedic' museum. The lecture is presented in partnership with The LeBow College of Business and the Antoinette Westphal College of Media Arts and Design on Tuesday, May 22 at 6 PM in Bossone Auditorium.

Ellis is the founder, owner and managing partner of AEA Consulting, a firm that specializes in strategic operations and facilities planning for the cultural sector, he has worked with highly regarded institutions such as the British Council, The Ford Foundation, J. Paul Getty Trust, Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum, The Frick Collection, Jazz at Lincoln Center, National Gallery - London, and many others.

Event Facts:

• Who: Adrian Ellis
• What: "The Impact of Globalization on the Cultural Sector"
• When: Tuesday, May 22, at 6 PM
• Where: Bossone Auditorium, 3128 Market St., Drexel University
• Cost: Free, A Reception Will Follow the Lecture
• More Information: 215-895-6400 or visit www.drexel.edu/westphal/aaga

The 14th Annual AnnX Exhibition

The 14th Annual AnnX Exhibit, featuring the work of Westphal College students, alumni, faculty and staff, is now on display in the Annex Design Arts Gallery (3220 Cherry Street). The exhibit will run from Monday, May 21st - Friday, May 25th, 9am - 5pm. A reception will be held on Thursday, May 24th, 6-9pm, with award presentations at 7:30pm.

For more information: annxdesign@gmail.com

2007 Drexel Fashion Show

Event Details:

• Wed. May 30, 2007
• 5:00PM & 8:00PM
• Crystal Tea Room (The Wanamaker Building, 100 Penn Square East)
• Tickets: 215.895.2390

Drexel Dance Ensemble Spring Concert 2007

The Drexel University Dance Ensemble presents their spring dance concert, Moving Forward. The concert features two professionally choreographed works along with a piece that integrates digital media technology with dance by Digital Media graduate student Lauren Mandilian. Moving Forward consisting of ten dances will present pieces that explore the theme of society in the future; reflections on the past and the changes it inspires. Throughout the concert, the technical skills of the Drexel Dance Ensemble will be combined with computer programming from College of Engineering, and cutting edge digital media technology to create a dynamic arts environment unlike anything ever seen at the Mandell Theater before.

The concerts will run Thursday, Friday, and Saturday, May 31, June 1 &2 at 8 PM in the Mandell Theater, 33rd and Chestnut Sts., Drexel University.

Event Facts:

• Who: Drexel University Dance Ensemble
• What: Spring Dance Concert: Moving Forward
• Where: Mandell Theater, 33rd & Chestnut Sts, Drexel University
• When: Thursday-Saturday, May 31, June 1 & 2, 2007 at 8:00PM
• Cost: All Students $5/ General Public $7
• More Information: 215-895-ARTS (2787)

Drexel Photography Senior Thesis Exhibition

• When: June 1st-30th
• Where: The Fuel Collection (249 Arch Street, Phila PA 19106)

'07 Senior Sendoff

• When:Monday June 11th from 5-7pm
• Where: World Cafe Life
• More info: 215-895-0352

Westphal College's 2007 Senior Shows

Digital Media

• Sat. June 2, 2007 @ 11:30AM - 4:00PM
• Stein Auditorium (111 Nesbitt Hall, 3215 Market St.)
• Info: 215.895.2408

Design & Merchandising

• Mon. May 21, 2007 @ 6:00pm
• Paul Peck Center (32nd & Market Sts.)
• Info: 215.895.2390

Fashion Design

• Wed. May 30, 2007
• 5:00PM & 8:00PM
• Crystal Tea Room (The Wanamaker Building, 100 Penn Square East)
• Tickets: 215.895.2390

Film & Video

• Undergraduate Screenings- June 1st 7pm
  • University Crossings Rm. 028 (Large Screening Room)
• Senior Show Screenings- June 2nd & 3rd
  • 6pm- Reception
  • 7pm- Screening
  • Bossone Research Enterprise Center
• Best of The Fest- June 8th 6pm
  • Bossone Research Enterprise Center

Graphic Design

• Wed. June 13, 2007 @ 6-9PM
• Pearlstein Gallery (Nesbitt Hall, 3215 Market St.)
• Info: 215.895.1649

Interior Design

• May 4, 2007 @ 6:30pm
• Artemide Showroom (232 N. Second Street)
• Info: 215.895.2071

Photography

• June 1, 2007 @ 6pm
• The F.U.E.L. Collection (249 Arch Street)
• Info: 215.895.5869

Performing Arts Ensembles

• Tickets: Call 215.895. Arts
• Dance May 31, June 1 & 2, 2007, 8PM, Mandell Theater
• Concert Band June 3, 7:30pm Mandell Theater
• Guitar Ensemble & Fusion Band June 5, 6pm The Quad, Drexel University
• Percussion Ensemble June 6, 7:30pm Mandell Theater
• Jazz Orchestra June 7, 8pm Mandell Theater
• Keyboard Ensemble June 8, 7:30pm Mandell Theater

Former WHYY Vice President Joins Westphal College

The Kal & Lucille Rudman Institute for Entertainment Industry Studies in the Westphal College is proud to welcome Paul Gluck as its Executive Director. Mr. Gluck joins the Westphal College from WHYY where he was Vice President and Station Manager overseeing content, production and distribution for the television, radio and digital divisions of the PBS channel.

As Executive Director, Paul will be charged with the responsibility of ensuring that all the college assets such as DUTV and the Paul F. Harron Studios, are used to maximum effectiveness by Drexel students as they learn innovative methods to develop and distribute content via television and broadband. He’ll develop new curriculum related to the entertainment industry and will also be responsible for the development of symposia, guest speakers, and panel discussions to deepen the connection between the university and the entertainment industry and to engage industry leaders and practitioners in dialogue about the important issues of the day.

The Kal & Lucille Rudman Institute of Entertainment Industry Studies is made possible through a grant from Kal & Lucille Rudman. Its mission is to foster activities that bring together the resources of Drexel University with the entertainment industry to help shape the thinking that will determine the entertainment of tomorrow.

Everybody’s Watching MAD Dragon’s Hoots & Hellmouth

The stomping bluegrass-rock sound of Hoots & Hellmouth is creating a ruckus on the music scene. The band, which was signed onto the MAD Dragon Records roster this year, is being recognized as one of the fastest rising stars of the independent music scene. WXPN-FM (88.5), the recognized authority in AAA radio, named Hoots & Hellmouth the Artist to Watch for the month of July (read more here). WPVI-TV (Channel 6) also named the band an Artist to Watch and the three-piece group was featured in an on-air segment. The band is also profiled in PASTE Magazine, the premier national independent music magazine. Hoots & Hellmouth’s eponymous full-length album is now available through MAD Dragon Records (www.maddragonrecords.com).

Illustration and Childrenswear Designs in Exhibit

Project Imagine is an exhibition featuring the work of Antoinette Westphal College of Media Arts & Design Fashion Design students. Nexus Philadelphia will hold the exhibit at the Crane Arts Building (1400 N. American Street, between 2nd and 3rd streets, Philadelphia) from July 12 through July 23, 2007. Gallery hours are by appointment. A reception will be held Thursday, July 12, 2007 from 6 to 9 p.m.

Project Imagine will feature:

• Portraits by David Gehosky, an alumnus of Westphal’s Photography program.
• Designs by students in Marilyn Hefferen's childrenswear class.
• The Charles R. Drew School's kindergarten Classes of 2006 and 2007, which will exhibit art work under the direction of Erlene Bass Nelson, Ed.D, NBCT.
• Denise Fike, who will present childrenswear illustrations from her illustration class.

The exhibit is free and open to the public. For more information, contact info@nexusphiladelphia.org or visit www.nexusphiladelphia.org/

D&M Style Tribes on Display

What tribe are you? Design & Merchandising students enrolled in Visual Merchandising 2 (taught by Anne Cecil, Instructor of Design & Merchandising) investigated that question and created "Style Tribes v 5.0." The exhibition explores the tribal connection between fashion, music and social groups.

Each installation was designed to engage the senses of sound, touch, taste and/or smell, including a separate multi-media piece depicting tribes, such as: Femme Fatales, Polite Society and Pop Princesses.

The installations will be on display through July 27th.

• DETAILS
• Design & Merchandising Presents: Style Tribes
• Now through July 27th
• MYX Gallery, 110 Church Street, Philadelphia
• Gallery Hours: Wednesday – Fridays, 12noon – 5pm.
• For info: acc27@drexel.edu or 215-895-0361.

What Happens Next? Tips on transitioning to the professional workplace

The Arts Administration Graduate Program is please to welcome Ms. Andrea Dolph co-author of the book Hit the Job Running. Ms. Dolph has developed a set of corporate training seminars on essential workplace skills. Her clients include numerous Fortune 500 companies and the government of Barbados. Ms. Dolph will go over many of the critical skills you will need as a professional: understanding professional culture, transitioning from an academic to a professional environment, and fundamental interview skills you need to make it to the next level. As you begin moving past your course work come learn about what else you can do to ensure you hear those magical words "you're hired," and what to do after that.

THIS EVENT IS OPEN TO CURRENT STUDENTS (SORRY!). Capacity for this event is 25 people. We do expect it to reach that point. Please RSVP to Melissa Valvik at mjv28@drexel.edu by noon on Thursday, July 26th to secure your space. A waiting list will be generated, but please be sure to contact Melissa if you plan on not attending and have RSVP'd, we want to include as many people as possible.

Event Details:

• When: Wednesday, August 1, 6:00-8:30 PM includes light dinner
• Where: MacAlister, 2031
• Cost: Free
• More Info: 215-895-2453
• RSVP: Melissa Valvik at mjv28@drexel.edu

Java Drama at the Fringe Festival

Dragon Stage & Screen will present Java Drama as a part of Philadelphia's Live Art Fringe Festival from August 31 to September 15, 2007, at Doubleshots Espresso (211 Chestnut Street).

Java Drama is a performance of three one-act, site-specific plays that are directed, produced and acted by Drexel students:

• Next Year in Jerusalem, written by Deborah Yarchun and directed by Joshua Hitchens, is about a Harvard student who meets an ambitious Emerson co-ed online. He's trying to seduce her, she's using him as a storyline.
• Timing is Everything, written by Beth Jamieson, is about a situation where first impressions prove to be abysmally wrong.
• The Olive Branch, written by Julia Curcio and directed by Rachel Moffat, is about siblings' deep dark secrets regarding Italian restaurants.

Presentations are scheduled on Friday, August 31, at 8 p.m.; Saturday, September 1, at 5 p.m.; Sunday, September 2, at 2 p.m.; Friday, September 7, at 8 p.m.; Saturday, September 8, at 5 p.m.; Sunday, September 9, at 2 p.m.; and Saturday, September 15, at 1 p.m.

Dragon Stage & Screen brings together screenwriters, playwrights, actors, directors and producers to hear their work presented to others and to provide extra experience before graduating. It was founded by Deborah Yarchun '08, a Westphal College screenwriting and playwriting student.

Java Drama is free for Drexel undergraduates. Contact Dragonstageandscreen@gmail.com to reserve a free ticket.

General admission tickets may be obtained by calling 215-413-1318 or on the Web at www.livearts-fringe.org/2007/details.cfm?id=2038.

For more information, contact Deborah Yarchun at deborah.yarchun@drexel.edu.

Stars of Illustrated Book World "Pop-Up" at Drexel

• Wednesday, October 3, 2007
• Living Arts Lounge (next to Mandell Theater)
• 33rd & Chestnut Streets

• Booksigning: 12 - 1pm
• Lecture: 1 – 2pm
• FREE and Open to the Public
• Info: 215.895.1029
• www.drexel.edu/westphal

The Antoinette Westphal College of Media Arts and Design at Drexel University welcomes bestselling and iconic pop-up book creators Robert Sabuda and Matthew Reinhart on Wednesday, October 3, 2007 for a free lecture open to the public. The lecture will be preceded by a book-signing of Sabuda and Reinhart's entertaining and distinctive works, which are well known to thousands of children and adults as particular favorites. In addition, Sabuda and Reinhart will also conduct a workshop with students in Westphal College's Graphic Design program. All events with Mr. Sabuda and Mr. Reinhart are presented by the Sibby Merkel Brasler Lecture Series.

Working from their New York City studio, Sabuda and Reinhart have reinvented the world of pop-up books. Their awe-inspiring creations are widely used in classrooms as teaching aides and have garnered major critical and popular acclaim. Mainstays on the children's bestsellers lists, the ‘dream team' of illustrated books have created over twenty-five pop-ups, including brilliant takes on classics such as "Alice's Adventures in Wonderland" and "The Wonderful Wizard of Oz". Sabuda and Reinhart's book explore a variety of mediums including mosaic and faux stained glass.

The authors will sign books from 12pm – 1pm at the Living Arts Lounge (MacAlister Hall, 33rd & Chestnut Streets). Copies of Sabuda and Reinhart's "Mommy?", "Encyclopedia Prehistorica: Dinosaurs", "The 12 Days of Christmas Anniversary Edition: A Pop-Up Celebration" and "Alice's Adventures in Wonderland" will be available for sale at the signing. Seating for the lecture is on a first come, first served basis.

Drawn to Fashion: Fashion, Film and Advertising Illustrator Gregory Weir-Quiton

Growing up in Detroit, the fine art illustrator Gregory Weir-Quiton saw a fashion illustration in the newspaper and knew he had found his calling. For 35 years, Weir-Quiton drew fashion illustrations for every major retailer in Los Angeles, culminating with a stint at Bullocks Wilshire. He now draws for movie and television advertising and his work includes the original sketch of the boy fishing on the crescent moon that became the iconic DreamWorks logo.

Some of his film and television projects include "Titanic," "Sleepless in Seattle," "Sabrina," "Spiderman," "As Good As It Gets," "Harry Potter," "Saving Private Ryan," "The Sopranos," "Six Feet Under," "Desperate Housewives," "Boston Legal," and "Lost."

Weir-Quiton has accepted an invitation from the Fashion and Design & Merchandising Department to come to Westphal from October 25-27th in a visit that will also be of interest to students in the Graphic Design and Film & Video Programs. He'll deliver lecture and presentation in addition to conducting two workshops and a student critique.

• DETAILS
• Dept. of Fashion Design and Design & Merchandising Presents: Gregory Weir-Quiton
• Thursday, October 25, 2007 @ 6:00pm
• Room TBA
• FREE and Open to the Public
• Info: 215.895.2390 or taw43@drexel.edu (Call for location information)

The Farajollah & Maryam Badie Arfaa Lecture Series in Architecture: Drexel Architecture 07-08

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• Lecture Dates:
• A.J. Diamond - Thursday, October 4, 2007
• Michael Lewis - Thursday, January 10, 2008
• Cameron Sinclair - Thursday, April 03, 2008
• Event Facts:
• All lectures will take place in Mandell Theatre, 33rd and Chestnut Streets, at 6:30 PM

Howard Stern's Program Director and WMMR's Pierre Robert Among a Panel of Top Radio Practitioners Discussing the Future of the Platform at Drexel University

Radio, as an entertainment platform, is rapidly changing right now. An accomplished panel of creative, dynamic and experienced radio professionals, assembled by the Kal and Lucille Rudman Institute for Entertainment Industry Studies at Drexel's Westphal College, will discuss radio's value as an entertainment commodity and why the future is now for radio. They'll also speculate on the challenges and the opportunities created for radio by new media technologies and what lies ahead for America's oldest broadcast medium.

The event will feature a talented panel of radio industry professionals including:

• Pierre Robert, WMMR 93.3 on-air personality
• Tim Sabean, Director of Programming, Howard Stern, Sirius Satellite Radio
• E. Steven Collins, Director of Community Relations, Radio-One Philadelphia
• Margaret Low-Smith, VP of Programming, NPR
• Moderator, Steve Butler, Program Manager, KYW NewsRadio 1060.

The event is presented in partnership with the LeBow College of Business. The panel discussion is FREE and open to the public. For more information, please call 215-895-2629.

• Event Facts:
• What: Rudman Institute Panel Discussion "The Future of Radio"
• Where: Stein Auditorium, (111 Nesbitt Hall, 3215 Market St)
• When: Wednesday, October 17, 2007 at 7 PM
• Cost: FREE and open to the public
• More Information: 215-895-2629 or visit www.drexel.edu/westphal

Dance Lecture to Kickoff Limon Centennial

Join the Dance Program at Westphal College for the first of this yearÕs events celebrating the life and work of modern dance pioneer Jose Limon. A Glimpse into History: The Humphrey-Limon Tradition will feature a lecture by Ann Vachon, a screening of excerpts from her documentary film, Limon: A Life Beyond Words, and a live dance demonstration by noted Philadelphia dancer, Janet Pilla.

Ann Vachon, former principal company member and soloist from the Limon company, will discuss the life and work of JosŽ Limon and show excerpts from her award-winning documentary Limon, A Life Beyond Words. A graduate of the Juilliard School, Vachon performed with the Company from 1958-75, and in 1981, she founded Dance Conduit, a Philadelphia-based company that presented historic reconstructions of Limon and the works of Doris Humphrey, LimonÕs partner and collaborator. Ann currently serves as Institute Director for The Limon Institute. The documentary film, directed by Malachi Roth and produced by Vachon, has appeared at festivals worldwide, including the Montreal International Festival of Films on Art, and has won numerous awards, including Best Documentary at Ajijic Festival Internacionale de Cine in Mexico.

The event will also feature a live demonstration by Philadelphia dancer Janet Pilla, who will perform LimonÕs masterwork Primavera. Pilla, a former soloist for Dance Conduit, has performed with numerous Philadelphia choreographers and companies, and has taught Limon repertory and served as an adjunct faculty member for several universities. Primavera is an excerpt from LimonÕs larger work Dances for Isadora, a series of solos evoking different periods of the life of Isadora Duncan. This event is FREE and open to the public. Seating will be arranged on a first-come, first-served basis.

Event Details:

• Where: Mandell Theater, 33rd & Chestnut Sts, Drexel University
• When: Thursday, October 18, 7 PM
• Cost: FREE and Open to the Public
• More Information: 215-895-4914

Managing Media: A Global Affair

Media Organizations now operate on a 24/7 cycle around the world. With new technology being introduced to the industry at lightning speed, an audience has real-time access to information. Our panel will discuss the question of how to operate and manage a successful 24/7 media agency at a global level.

The event will be held on Monday, November 12, 2007 at 7 PM in Stein Auditorium (111 Nesbitt Hall, 3215 Market St.). This is a free event

The event will feature a talented panel of media management professionals including:

• Eric Ober, former President of CBS news and global website operator
• Jane Seagrave, Director AP digital, Associated Press
• Mark Loschiavo, Senior Executive in Residence LeBow College of Business, Executive Director of the Baiada Center
• Moderator, Mary Caraiccoli, CN8 ÒMoney Matters TodayÓ

Event Facts:

• What: Rudman Institute Panel Discussion Managing Media: A Global Affair
• Where: Stein Auditorium, (111 Nesbitt Hall, 3215 Market St)
• When: Monday, November 12, 2007 at 7 PM
• Cost: FREE and open to the public
• More Information: 215-895-2629 or visit www.drexel.edu/westphal

Panelists include former CBS news Presdient, Eric Ober, and Jane Seagrave of the Associated Press

Bat Boy: The Musical

Ripped from the headlines of the Weekly World News, misunderstood half-breed "Bat Boy" flies into Drexel's Mandell Theater November 15-18. The comedy/horror sensation has earned rave reviews as a "giggling cult hit," and under its rock and roll score and witty lyrics is a touching message of an outsider trying to gain acceptance in an intolerant society. Come for the music, stay for the carnage! Bat Boy: The Musical is presented by The Drexel Players, part of the Department of Performing Arts and the Antoinette Westphal College of Media Arts & Design.

• EVENT DETAILS:
• Who: Drexel Players
• What: The Drexel Players Present Bat Boy: The Musical
• Where: Mandell Theater, 33^rd & Chestnut Sts, Drexel University
• When: Thursday, November 15^th, 2007 at 8PM; Friday, November 16^th, 2007 at 8PM; Saturday, November 17^th, 2007 at 2PM & 8PM; Sunday, November 18^th, 2007 at 2PM
• Cost: $5-$10
• Box Office: 215-895-ARTS. Tickets will go on sale Monday, November 12th. Box Office Hours are 2-5pm, Monday, November 12 through Friday, November 16 and one hour before curtain.
• More Information: 215-895-1275 or visit www.drexel.edu/westphal

The Leonard Pearlstein Gallery presents: Life's Joys - Life's Disappointments
New Commemorative Sculpture: Michael Grothusen

The Leonard Pearlstein Gallery, in the Westphal College at Drexel University, is proud to announce its upcoming fall exhibit, Life’s Joys–Life’s Disappointments, by Philadelphia artist Michael Grothusen.
 
In Life’s Joys – Life’s Disappointments, Grothusen continues to work on an architectural scale, creating two steel sculptures that are reminiscent of a funeral urn, trophy, or similar commemorative object. The traditional notion of a sculpture as a commemorative object is a distinct focus in this work, however, the exact event the sculpture is commemorating is unspecified and open to interpretation. As the title of the exhibit suggests, the viewer is asked to define the meaning of the work as a monument for his or her own successes and failures.
 
Since receiving his MFA in 1991 from Tyler School of Art, Grothusen’s sculpture and installations have been exhibited extensively throughout the region. The artist is well-known for his inventive use of common materials on an architectural scale.
 
A tri-fold exhibition card with photographs of the exhibit and an essay by curator Leah Douglas will be available at the reception.

• EVENT DETAILS:
• Location: Ruth Auditorium, 3215 Market Street, 125 Nesbitt Hall
• Exhibition Dates: November 5 - December 12, 2007
• Reception: November 14^th, 6-8PM
• Artist Talk: November 14^th, 5PM, Ruth Auditorium (adjacent to the gallery)
• Gallery Hours: Monday - Friday, 11-5PM (Closed for Thanksgiving, November 21-23)

Legendary Eagle & CBS Sportscaster Tom Brookshier on Campus December 5 for Sports Media: A Multi-Billion Dollar Game

The worldwide business of sports media represents billions of dollars annually to owners, players and fans. With the rise of satellite and cable television, new multi-media web-based platforms and high definition compatibility, the availability of sports games, coverage, interviews and information is readily accessible in multiple formats to every consumer.

The Rudman Institute at Drexel's Westphal College has assembled a talented panel of sports media experts to discuss where the industry is headed.

• Tom Brookshier, Former Philadelphia Eagle and CBS Sports Broadcaster
• Michelle Murray, Senior Director of News Programming, Comcast SportsNet
• Marc Rayfield, GM Sportsradio 610WIP
• Moderator, Wally Kennedy, KYW NewsRadio 1060

This Free event will be held on Wednesday, December 5, 2007 at 7 PM in Stein Auditorium (111 Nesbitt Hall, 3215 Market St.). For more information, please call 215-895-2629 or visit www.drexel.edu/westphal.

This programming event is presented in partnership with the Sports Management Program in Drexel's Richard C. Goodwin College of Professional Studies.

Drexel Ensembles present Fall Music Festival

Drexel University's Department of Performing Arts Music Ensembles present their fall concerts November 30-December 7, 2007. Over ten choral and instrumental ensembles, compromised of hundreds of Drexel Unviersity students, showcase a lineup of works spanning generations and genres. All performances are FREE and open to the public.

• The String Ensemble performs on Friday November 30th at 7:30 PM in the Mandell Theater
• Vocal Jazz performs on Saturday December 1st at 3:00 PM in the Mandell Theater
• Gospel Choirs performs on Saturday December 1st at 7:30 PM in the Mandell Theater
• University Chorus and Chamber Singers perform on Sunday December 2nd at 3:00 PM in the Main Auditorium
• Concert Band performs on Sunday December 2nd at 7:00 PM in the Mandell Theater
• Fusion Band and Guitar Ensemble perform on Tuesday, December 4th at 7:30 PM in the Mandell Theater
• Percussion and Mediterranean Ensembles perform on Wednesday, December 5th at 8:00 PM in the Mandell Theater
• Keyboard Ensemble performs on Friday, December 7th at 7:30 PM in the Mandell Theater

For more information, please call 215-895-ARTS

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