ArtsFest 2013 ventures set for Nov. 3-10 at DePauw University

ArtsFest returns this November to Greencastle with a thought-provoking, new theme: "Art & The Quest."

A quest is a transformative journey. While it can be a personal experience, art allows persons to share their quest with others.

The festival, which runs Nov. 3-10, is designed to connect with visitors on their quest in the arts, whether it is the first step or one of many.

Artists in music, theater, film, dance and writing welcome the public to share in their quest at ArtsFest 2013.

The week of celebrating the arts begins Sunday, Nov. 3 with Art Attack for Children in the DePauw University Green Center for the Performing Arts from 12:30-4 p.m.

Children of all ages are welcome to participate in hands-on art activities and learn about the many outlets art can provide. A special performance is scheduled by Greencastle singer-songwriter Bobbie Lancaster, who will also lead a songwriting workshop on Sunday.

Art Attack is free and open to the public.

Throughout the week, DePauw's School of Music will host numerous recitals by students and faculty. The DePauw Orchestra will perform during Art Attack to help kick off the week.

On Tuesday, Nov. 5, Homerathon: A Marathon Reading of Homer's "Odyssey" will be hosted by the Classical Studies Department. The reading will start at 9 a.m. outside Roy O. West Library.

At 6:30 that night, the public is invited to join Professor Steve Timm at the Putnam County Public Library where he will perform "In My Father's Wild."

Timm's original work is based on a journey he took in the Boundary Waters, recreating his father's footsteps. Student pianist Jennifer Peacock will accompany him.

On Thursday evening, Nov. 7 Professor Chris White will premiere the short film "Mud Lotus," which she wrote and directed. The story The story follows a Tibetan Monk on a quest to find the reincarnation of his deceased teacher.

The screening will begin at 8:30 p.m. in the Union Building ballroom.

"Mud Lotus" was filmed in Greencastle and was co-produced by Jonathan Nichols-Pet-hick, associate professor of communication and theater.

The public can prepare for Friday's Kelly Writers Series speaker, Tobias Wolff, by attending the Film Studies Series screening of "This Boy's Life" at 7:30 p.m. Monday, Nov. 4 at Ashley Square Cinema. The film, which stars Leonardo DiCaprio, Ellen Barkin and Robert DeNiro, is based on Wolff's memoir of the same name.

Wolff will speak Friday, Nov. 8 at 7:30 p.m. in Meharry Hall of East College.

ArtsFest will feature many special guests, including Nawang Khechog, Sean Chen and Greencastle blues singer Tad Robinson.

Robinson will be featured at 8:30 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 9 at the 
Inn at DePauw, Student Social Center.

At the 2013 ArtsFest closing party, Robinson will be backed by organ, guitar, horns, bass and drums.

All ArtsFest events are free and open to the public except School of Music concerts. General admission tickets for School of Music Ensemble performances are $3 and Faculty Select Series events are $5. Tickets for all students, seniors and children are free. Anyone wanting to attend a music event, who cannot afford to pay full ticket price, can also take advantage of the School's pay-what-you-can option.

Tickets may be purchased at the GCPA Box Office, 605 S. College Ave., or online at www.depauw.edu/music/tickets.

SCHEDULE OF EVENTS

Sunday, Nov. 3

12:30 - 4 p.m., Art Attack for Children, Green Center for the Performing Arts, Great Hall.

3 p.m., DePauw University Orchestra, Orcenith Smith, conductor, Green Center for the Performing Arts, Kresge Auditorium. General admission: $3

7 p.m., Video Journalist and New York Times Middle East Correspondent Ben Solomon to share and discuss his work, Watson Forum, Center for Contemporary Media.

Monday, Nov. 4

11:45 a.m., Quest for Touch, dance performance, André Williams, Green Center for the Performing Arts, Great Hall, Large Rotunda.

7:30 p.m., Film Studies Series: "This Boy's Life." Ashley Square Cinemas.

Tuesday, Nov. 5

9 a.m.-9 p.m. (or until finished), Homerathon: Marathon reading of Homer's "Odyssey," Roy O. West Library, portico.

11:45 a.m., Art for Lunch with Purdue University Curator Craig Martin, 
Peeler Art Center lobby. Lunch provided to students on a first-come, first-served basis.

4:15-5:30 p.m., Gallery Talk: Curating Global Matrix III, Peeler Art Center, upper gallery. Craig Martin, co-curator of Global Matrix III, will lecture on the complexities involved with organizing an international juried print exhibition.

6:30 p.m. "In My Father's Wild," written and performed by Professor Steve Timm with music accompaniment composed by Jennifer Peacock, 
Putnam County Library, Kiwanis Room.

Wednesday, Nov. 6

10:20 a.m., Student Recital Hour with Fifth House Ensemble,
 Green Center for the Performing Arts, Thompson Recital Hall. Admission is free.



11:45 a.m., Fantastic Voyage with Biochemistry Professor Dan Gurnon, Julian Science Center Auditorium.

4:15 p.m., Artist Talk with Professor Lori Miles, Peeler Art Center, auditorium. Lori Miles presents an artist talk on her recent work, "The Martha Stewart Disaster Series," a series of paintings that draw on her interest in the scientific borderland of crypto zoology, cultural phenomenon of hoax and myth, man-made disasters and the afterlife of images.

7 p.m., Faculty Recital: Nicole Brockmann, viola, 
Green Center for the Performing Arts, Thompson Recital Hall. General admission: $5

Thursday, Nov. 7

11:45 a.m., Art for Lunch with University Curator Craig Hadley and Professor Chaz Evans, Living as Form: The Ethics of Crowd-Sourced Computing in New Media, Peeler Art Center, University Gallery



7:30 p.m., Tibetan Music Concert with Grammy-nominee flutist Nawang Khechog, Green Center for the Performing Arts, Thompson Recital Hall.

8:30 p.m., "Mud Lotus" film premiere, Union Building, ballroom. "Mud Lotus," a short film shot in rural Greencastle, was written and directed by Chris White, associate professor of English.

Friday, Nov. 8

11:45 a.m., "The Grail and the Rose," Professors Anne Harris and Amity Reading.

11:45 a.m., Bootleg String Ensemble, Green Center for the Performing Arts, mezzanine.

4:15 p.m., Awakening Kindness Workshop with Tibetan Musician Naw-ang Khechog, 
Nature Park Reflection Center, Great Room.

7:30 p.m., Kelly Writers Series: Tobias Wolff, East College, Meharry Hall.

Saturday, Nov. 9

7 p.m., Piano Concert with guest artist Sean Chen, Crystal Award Winner in the 14th Van Cliburn International Piano Competition
, Green Center for the Performing Arts, Kresge Auditorium. General admission: $5

8:30 p.m., Closing Night Party with blues singer Tad Robinson, 
Inn at DePauw. The Inn at DePauw will provide a cash bar.

Sunday, Nov. 10

3 p.m., DePauw University Chorus and Chamber Singers, 
Green Center for the Performing Arts, Thompson Recital Hall
. General admission: $3