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September marks launch of busy art season at FLC

September brings the beginning of a vibrant and busy season of arts at Fort Lewis College and promises a month filled with art exhibits, concerts, lectures and more.

The Art Gallery exhibit “Cross Currents,” featuring the works of nine contemporary Native American artists, gets things started when it opens Sept. 9. Join the artists at the opening reception at 4:30 p.m. “Cross Currents” was organized by the Center for Visual Art at the Metropolitan State University of Denver and is being curated by Cecily Cullen, the center’s creative director.

The FLC Music Department welcomes three new faculty this year; in addition to Brent Williams and John O’Neal, who were mentioned in last month’s column, Dori Smith joins us as visiting instructor of voice. Smith received her master of music degree in opera performance with distinction at the Longy School of Music and is a doctoral candidate at the University of Arizona.

Sunday, Sept. 21 will be your first opportunity to hear our new faculty perform as the music department’s presents the annual Faculty Collage Recital in Roshong Recital Hall. One-hundred percent of the proceeds from ticket sales will go toward music scholarships. A light reception will follow. Join us to welcome our new faculty, say hello to old friends and help our scholarship students.

The Community Concert Hall has something for everyone in September, with a lineup that promises jazz, bluegrass, blues rock and choral performances.

The Korean Children’s Choir will perform on Saturday, Sept. 13. The choir members range in age from 7 to 13 and have performed at the White House, United Nations and throughout Canada, Australia and Europe. The event will also feature remarks by world-renowned evangelist, broadcaster and pastor emeritus, Billy Kim, who has played an influential role in global evangelism for nearly 40 years.

There will also be an opportunity to hear Kim and special guest Gigi Graham, eldest daughter of Billy and Ruth Graham, speak the following day.

A portion of the proceeds will benefit the Mercy Health Foundation. The foundation raises money to support projects and programs that benefit patients and families in need of care at Mercy Regional Medical Center.

The annual “Jazz on the Hill” endowment fundraiser on Saturday, Sept. 20, will feature Joyce Lyons and the Jeff Solon Trio. It promises to be an evening filled with delicious food and great music.

Sept. 24 will bring a rare Durango appearance by legendary bluegrass supergroup Hot Rize and its country swing alter ego, Red Knuckles and The Trailblazers, to the Concert Hall. Durango bluegrass outfit The Badly Bent will open the show.

Up next on Sept. 26 will be Get the LED Out: The American Led Zeppelin. This tribute group touts itself as the only band that takes the time and effort to perform the music of Led Zeppelin as it was originally recorded.

Tickets for Concert Hall, Department of Theatre and Music Department performances can be purchased at the Community Concert Hall Ticket Office, located inside the Durango Welcome Center, 802 Main Ave., online at www.durangoconcerts.com or by phone at (970) 247-7657.

blaylock_sl@fortlewis.edu. Shauna Blaylock is the publicist/event coordinator for the FLC Music Department.



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