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MEDIA CONTACTS:
Polly Burks, 561-297-2595, pburks@fau.edu
Stacia Smith, 561-297-2971,ssmith@fau.edu
Florida Atlantic University's
Dorothy F. Schmidt College of Arts and Letters
Events for the Weeks of January 10 and January 17
Tuesday, January 11 through Saturday, January 29
Art Exhibition: "Me, Myself and I"
Tuesday through Friday, 1-4 p.m.; Saturday, 1-5 p.m.
Schmidt Center Gallery, FAU Boca Raton campus, 777 Glades Road
Free and open to the public
Information: 561-297-2966
Contemporary selection of international artists who explore issues of biography and self-identity including painting, sculpture, works on paper, photography and video. Artists include Anthony Goicolea, Sofia Hulten, Guy Richards Smit, Natalia Benedetti and the artist team of Diana Shpungin and Nicole Engelman.
Friday, January 14, 7 p.m.
Free Family Play
The Kennedy Center Imagination Celebration Tour Presentation of "Color Me Dark: A Story of the Great Migration North"
Count de Hoernle Amphitheater, Mizner Park, Boca Raton
Free and open to the public
Information: 561-368-8445
Theatrical depiction of the plight of African-Americans migrating to the North in the United States during the 20th Century. Presented by FAU's School of the Arts, John and Joanne Payson, Wachovia Bank and the Centre for the Arts at Mizner Park.
Saturday, January 15, 2 p.m.
FAU Chamber Soloists: Peter and Nadezhda: Music by Tchaikovsky with guest artist Dean Peterson, Bass-Baritone
Liberal Arts Auditorium, FAU Davie campus, 2912 College Avenue
Tickets: $15; FAU faculty, staff, alumni and students: Free
Information: 561-297-2977
Sunday, January 16, 3 p.m.
FAU Chamber Soloists: Peter and Nadezhda: Music by Tchaikovsky with guest artist Dean Peterson, Bass-Baritone
University Theatre, FAU Boca Raton campus, 777 Glades Road
Tickets: $15; FAU faculty, staff, alumni and students: Free
Information: 561-297-2977
Friday, January 21, 8 p.m.
Saturday, January 22, 8 p.m.
Sunday, January 23, 2 p.m.
Theatre Presentation of "The Afghan Women"
Studio One Theatre, FAU Boca Raton campus, 777 Glades Road
Tickets: $10; All proceeds to benefit International Orphan Care - Afghanistan Project
Information: 561-297-3810
The play, written by Emmy and Peabody award-winner William Mastrosimone, tells the story of an Afghan-American female physician running an orphanage in war-torn Afghanistan. A warlord on the run from government soldiers enters the orphanage with plans to use the children as human shields until he gets to the Pakistan border. After exhausting all other possibilities, the physician persuades three women who are taking refuge with her to help kill the warlord.
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