Torch News Briefs

by Published: Apr 21, 2010

“Vignettes Into the Life of Woodbridge N. Ferris”

On April 21 from 1 to 2:15 p.m. join in for a reader’s the­atre play writ­ten by Professor Emeritus William Keller. Victorian tea will be served at 1 p.m. and the play, per­formed by the­atre stu­dents, will begin imme­di­ately after. It will take place in Rankin Dome Room. For more infor­ma­tion, con­tact Mary Kay MacIver at maciverm@ferris.edu or call ext. 3739.

United We Stand, Divided We Fall

The Black Leaders Aspiring for Critical Knowledge and the Diversity Committee of Student Government present the event United We Stand, Divided We Fall that will allow stu­dents to learn to over­come bar­ri­ers between them and dif­fer­ent cul­tures through an inter­ac­tive dis­cus­sion. The event will take place on April 21 from 7 to 9 p.m. in the Rankin Dome Room. For more infor­ma­tion, con­tact Markus Woods at markuswoods21@yahoo.com.

125th Anniversary Band and Orchestra Concert

At 8 p.m. in Williams Auditorium on April 21 join the FSU West Central Concert Band, West Central Chamber Orchestra, and Symphony Band for a com­bined con­cert cel­e­brat­ing Ferris’ 125th anniver­sary. For more infor­ma­tion, con­tact Dr. Scott Cohen at rscohen@ferris.edu or call ext. 2484.

“August Strindberg’s Dream Plays and the Birth of Modern Tragedy”

On April 22 join Dr. Robert Quist for his lec­ture “August Strindberg’s Dream Plays and the Birth of Modern Tragedy.” The event will take place from 11 to 11:50 a.m. in Music Center 122. For more infor­ma­tion, con­tact Matt Moresi at moresim@ferris.edu or call ext. 2587.

Presidents’ Symposium

Join past Ferris pres­i­dents as they par­tic­i­pate in the first ever pres­i­dents panel dis­cus­sion. The event will take place on April 22 from 11 a.m. to 12 p.m. in Williams Auditorium. For more infor­ma­tion, con­tact Gretchen Spedowske at spedowsg@ferris.edu or call ext. 5983.

Shakespeare’s 446th Birthday Celebration

Celebrate Shakespeare’s 446th birth­day on April 22 with son­nets, solil­o­quies, argu­ments, insult hurl­ing, music, sword fight­ing, birth­day cake, period cos­tumes, and more. The event will take place from 11 a.m. to 12 p.m. in the cam­pus quad. Rain loca­tion is the Arts and Sciences Commons lobby. For more infor­ma­tion, con­tact Dr. Paul Blake at blakep@ferris.edu or call ext. 3650.

Ferris Video Festival 2010

The 10th Annual Ferris Video Festival will take place from April 22 to April 23. On April 22 in IRC 120 there will be a show­ing of the award win­ning film “Valley of Angels,” which was pro­duced, writ­ten, and directed by Ferris grad­u­ate Jon Rosten. The film is a drug story about a man seek­ing a path out of the only world he knows. For more infor­ma­tion, con­tact Fred Wyman at wymanf@ferris.edu or call ext. 2714.

Ferris Fest 2010

Entertainment Unlimited presents Ferris Fest 2010 on April 24. Performances will be by Chuck Wicks, Big Sean, Mike Posner, and Anberlin. Novelties and food ven­dors will also be present. The first per­for­mance begins at 12:30 p.m. The event will take place in the cam­pus quad. Rain loca­tion is Wink Arena. For more infor­ma­tion, con­tact Rachel Moloney at RMoloney3@gmail.com. n

Choir and Jazz Band with Alumni Concert

On April 24, join the FSU Jazz Band and Concert Choir for their alumni con­cert. The event will take place at 8 p.m. in Williams Auditorium. For more infor­ma­tion, con­tact Matt Moresi at moresim@ferris.edu or call ext. 2587.