March 29, 2012
McDaniel’s College Dept. of Art and Art History presented its Honors Exhibition show, entitled “amuse-bouche,” featuring the works of senior art honors students Jordan Beans, Hannah Mathews, Kara Owens, and Jess Oros. Each artist had a corner of the room to display their pieces, effectively filling the whole space. At 5:30, the artists individually introduced ...
Arts and Culture
March 2, 2012
Characterized by large watery marks and shapes, with intricate designs patterned over top and around them, Mann’s paintings are unique abstracted landscapes of organic shapes combined with recognizable patterns and objects. The two main paintings showcased for Mann’s exhibit are Weft and Slurry, set up in the main gallery area and so large that together ...
Arts and Culture
March 1, 2012
Wednesday, Feb. 29, saw the newest McDaniel Theatre production come to life in its opening performance. “Rivals,” written by R. Sheridan, falls under the genre heading of Comedy of Manners, a primarily British style in which the underlying narratives of the script, and its characters, poke fun at the high-headed aristocracy. The various love-plots that ...
Arts and Culture
February 22, 2012
Currently on display through March 30 in the foyer of Hoover Library is an exhibit of Civil War artifacts. “The Battle of the Merrimack and Monitor” is the first of two exhibits this semester that will serve to highlight the 150th anniversary of the Civil War. The exhibit takes a look at the Battle ...
Arts and Culture
February 20, 2012
“Lairs”: Drawings and Paintings by Ryan Browning, after 3 weeks on display in Rice Gallery, the upper level of Peterson Hall, has just closed. Ryan Browning’s work is both thought provoking and stunning to behold, and should not be missed. In his oil paintings, Browning uses a wide variety of bold colors and rendering skills ...
Arts and Culture
February 14, 2012
Soon to be playing at Western Maryland College Alumni Hall (aka: the theatre) is the play, “The Rivals.” Written by Richard Brinsley Sheridan, the play is set in 18th century England in the city of Bath. Now, if you are familiar with Chaucer’s The Canterbury Tales, then you remember the questionable Wife of Bath character ...
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