September 2005
Neil Simon's "The Odd Couple" To Presented on UM-Western Stage
Monday, September 26 2005
The University of Montana-Western Drama Program presents the Neil Simon's contemporary classic “The Odd Couple” in two versions!
The “men's version” with Oscar Madison (the slob) and Felix Ungar (the finicky fellow) will presented on Sept 29-30 and Oct 1.
The “women's version” featuring Olive and Florence as the main characters is presented on Oct 6, 7, and 8.
Evening performances are 7:30 p.m. in the Small Auditorium (MH 314); all seats are $5 and available at the door.
The men's version stars Scott Gebert of Helena as Oscar, and Alex Ferguson of Great Falls as Felix. The “odd couple” become roommates after sticky divorces, and all havoc breaks loose as they try to become compatible (impossible) and navigate their first dates (incredible) as newly-single, middle-aged men.
Friday poker nights with their four buddies are completely crazed - Felix perpetually dusts and polishes cleans up as Oscar and his buddies eat, argue, and generally make a mess.
Lindsey Sinclair from Boise, Idaho is featured as Olive in the female version and Dillon's Maryl De Milo as Florence. With their Trivial Pursuit gal-pals, they fumble with hot dates, the Spanish Manuelo brothers, and perpetually fail in their ill-fated attempts to room together.
Jack deGolia, Mike Craddock, Jessica De Milo, Anna Bush, Jennifer Barth, Mike Herdina, Mark Haubrich, Andrew Foster, Lauren Lindquist, Karlee Mosher, Kristine Sandman, Ali Gaverich, Perry Shank, Alicia Kupilick, and Mandy Brown round out the cast.
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Mooserbutter to Perform at UM-Western
Friday, September 23 2005
The Associate Students of the University of Montana-Western will present Moosebutter in concert Monday, October 10 at 7:30 p.m. in the Beier Auditoriumm on the Western campus.
Moosebutter is a four man vocal group that combines a cappella with “Who's Line Is It Anyway.” The members of Moosebutter are Moosebutter are four very talented vocalists who happen to be crazy and can actually make a living doing it. _
Moosebutter has received many awards including 1st Runner Up and top American group at the 2003 International Harmony Sweepstakes and they have been called One of the World's funniest and most original a cappella groups according to the Contemorary A cappella Society
Tickets are $5.00. UM-Western students are admitted free. For more information, call the Student Senate Office at 683-7211.
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Montana Repertory Theatre Comes to Western
Friday, September 23 2005
The University of Montana-Western Drama Department in conjunction with the Montana Arts Council present the Montana Repertory Theatre production of “The Hemingway Project: It Just Catches”, Wednesday, October 5, 2005 in the UM-Western Small Auditorium (Main Hall 314) at 7:30 p.m.
This 60 minute dramatic piece brings to life several short stories by the Nobel Prize-winning novelist Ernest Hemingway. Playwright Carol Hemingway (Hemingway's daughter-in-law) weaves together emotionally charged dialogue from Hemingway's “Cat in the Rain”, “A Pursuit Race”, “The Three Day Blow”, and “The End of Something”. Enhanced by jazz selections from Cole Porter, and a recurring narration of Hemingway's own musings on his writing process, this performance promises to both stimulate and entertain the audience.
“The Hemingway Project: It Just Catches” is directed by Greg Johnson, artistic director of the Montana Repertory Theatre.
Tickets are available at the door for $5.00 and $3.00 for UM-Western students and K-12 students.
The Montana Repertory Theatre tours with support from the State of Montana, the Montana Cultural Trust, the Montana Arts Council, the NEA and the University of Montana-Missoula.
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Bozeman Artist Featured in First Exhibit of Fall Season at UM-Western Gallery
Tuesday, September 20 2005
The University of Montana - Western Art Gallery/Museum has opened its 2005-06 season with an exhibit of 18 large pastel drawings by Bozeman artist Mary Ann Kelly.
The exhibit will continue in the Corr Gallery until October 7. A public reception for the exhibit will be held Monday, September 26, from 6:30 - 7:30 p.m. This is in connection with the Dillon Concert Association performance by the "Side Street Strutters" in the UMW Beier Auditorium.
The drawings are inspired by Kelly's close observation of nature's details and qualities. Kelly is drawn to nature's small and intimate features - the kinds of things one notices when hiking and looking down at objects close to your feet or things one finds in an intimate garden. Then, working from memory, Kelly creates layered, abstracted images of organic forms that reflect nature's uniqueness without directly quoting it.
Of her own intentions Kelly says, "In Montana we are very conscious of the land. Here we tend to look at things far away - we're overwhelmed with the space. I want viewers to come into the garden, to see subtle changes in color. In nature... I see details that I want to recapture in art... because I am more sensual than linear. I start with collecting, then order and organize in different ways."
Kelly, who teaches high school art at the Bridger Alternative School in Bozeman, has traveled to Hawaii and Japan and her images show an influence from Japanese art. Her images are carefully balanced, relying upon lyrical compositions of rhythmic and vibrant color.
"In real life a room full of plants can be so inviting," says Gallery Director Randy Horst. "Kelly's drawings carry that same quality, enlivening the gallery with color and a sense of comfort."
Kelly's exhibit is sponsored by the Montana Art Gallery Directors Association with funding by the National Endowment of the Arts, the Montana Coal Tax Fund, and the Montana Arts Council.
The Art Gallery/Museum can be found at the south end of the first floor of Main Hall on the UMW campus. Gallery times are Tuesdays through Fridays from 12 noon until 4:30 p.m. To arrange for special times or visits call the director at 683-7232.
The Gallery/Museum also houses a permanent collection of art and the Seidensticker Wildlife Collection of taxidermy from around the world. "Native Perspectives on the Trail" will be the next art show and will open October 18.
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UM-Western Political Science Professor to Give Special Constituion Day Presentation
Monday, September 12 2005
In recognition of Constitution Day (September 17), Dr. Sean Eudaily, assistant professor of political science at the University of Montana-Western, will give a special presentation, on Monday, September 19, 2005 at 3:15 p.m. in the Great Room of the Swysgood Technolgoy Center.
Eudaily will discuss how the resignation of U.S. Supreme Court Justice Sandra O'Connor, the death of Chief Justice William Renquist and the ongoing confirmation hearings of John Roberts are important to our country.
Eudaily will speak on the roll of the Supreme Court under the Constitution would be timely. There will be an open forum immediately following his presentation.
Refreshments will be served.
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Earthquakes Subject of First "On the Rocks" Presentation of Fall Semester
Monday, September 12 2005
"On the Rocks" is a guest speaker series sponsored by the Department of Environmental Sciences and Program in Mathematics at The University of Montana-Western.
The first program of the 2005 Fall Semester is Monday, September 19 at 4:15 P.M. in the Great Room of the Swysgood Technology Center featuring Dr. Mike Stickney of the Montana Bureau of Mines and Geology. The title of his presentation is “Earthquake”.. Stickney will give an update on the recent earthquake activity in the Dillon area and discuss earthquakes in the larger region
"On the Rocks" provides a forum for the presentation of topics of interest to the scientific community. Neither Western or the Department of Environmental Sciences are advocating any particular view or any policy or position.
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"Dances With Words" Features Montana Writer
Monday, September 12 2005
The University of Montana-Western English department is sponsoring a series of readings of area writers and poets during the 2005 Fall Semester titled “Dances With Words.”
The first reading features Montana writer Melissa Kwasny, Thursday, September 15, at 7:30 p.m. in The Cup, located on the lower level of the Swysgood Technology Center.
Kwasny is the author of “The Archival Birds” a book of poetry published in 2000. She was editor of the recently published “Toward the Open Field: Poets on the Art of Poetry 1800-1950. The book is a compilation of many of the great essays, letters, declarations, defenses, and manifestos written by the most influential European and American poets from several different periods. Her poems have appeared in numerous literary journals. Kwasny's fiction and essays have appeared in the “New Montana Story” and “Writing Montana Literature Under the Big Sky.”
She was the Richard Hugo Visiting Poet at the University of Montana this past Spring. Kwasny has taught at the University of Montana and at Carroll College.
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