CALS Presents: The 2011 - 2012 Season
Astronaut Story Musgrave
Over the course of 30 years, Story Musgrave, M.D., paved his way into NASA history as one of its most colorful, passionate and dedicated astronauts. He's a pilot, surgeon, mechanic, poet, philosopher, and he has fixed the Hubble Space Telescope! His career spans the Apollo era of the 1960s right through the Space Shuttle Program in the 1990s AND he's the only astronaut to have flown on all five Space Shuttles! Come listen and experience an amazing visual display! There will be a photo opportunity following Story's presentation. Visit Musgrave's website.
This event is presented as a part of the College's Family Weekend programming. Speaker appears by arrangement with The Bazel Group, Inc.
"A very memorable experience for all...We had 1,100 students in the audience and Story stayed
after to speak with them all." Berea College
When: Saturday, September 17, 2011 at 8 p.m.
Where: Old Main Brown Auditorium
Cost: $5 General Admission.
All students will be admitted free, college students should bring their College ID with them.
Pre-school children admitted free as well.
Huun Huur Tu
The whistling of the high-mountain wind forms eerie overtones and a post modern statement. The descendents of isolated Siberian herdsmen make serious, strangely universal music out of some of the planet's quirkiest acoustics. The Tuvan acoustic quartet Huun Huur Tu proves that Tuvan music can take plenty of intelligent innovation. Hailing from the high pastures of the Altai Mountains in south central Siberia, the musicians have spent decades honing the overtone singing, instrumental approaches, and vibrant songs of their home. Visit HHT's website.
Artist appears by arrangement with Eye for Talent, Inc.
"It is unfamiliar yet very accessible, an other-worldly but deeply spiritual music is rooted in the
sounds of nature." The Chicago Tribune
"The members of Huun Huur Tu are perhaps the best known practitioners (of throat singing) and accompany themselves on all manner of strange and wonderful instruments....The resulting sound is
as compelling as a wild gallop across the steppes." The Oregonian
When: Wednesday, October 19, 2011 at 8 p.m.
Where: Old Main Brown Auditorium
Cost: $3 SUNY Cortland students
$5 General admission
Children 10 and under admitted free
Step Afrika!
Step Afrika! is the first professional company in the world dedicated to the tradition of stepping. Founded in December 1994, the company is critically-acclaimed for its efforts to promote an understanding of and appreciation for stepping and the dance tradition's use as an educational tool for young people worldwide. Visit Step Afrika! website.
This event is presented as a part of the College's Black History Month. Artist appears by arrangement with MCM Arts and Entertainment.
"Step Afrika! stole the show with a skillfully arranged rhythmic combination of clapping, body slapping, stomping and shouting." Kirsten Bodensteiner, The Washington Post
When: Monday, February 13, 2012 at 8 p.m.
Where: Corey Union Function Room
Cost: $3 SUNY Cortland students
$5 General admission
Children 10 and under admitted free
Simon Shaheen Trio
Simon Shaheen dazzles his listeners as he deftly leaps from traditional Arabic sounds to jazz and Western classical styles. His work incorporates and reflects a legacy of Arabic music, while it forges ahead to new frontiers, embracing many different styles in the process. Visit Simon Shaheen's website.
Artist appears by arrangement with SRO Artists.
"...(his) success in combining characteristics of Middle Eastern music, Western classical music, jazz
and Latin rhythms into a gorgeous tapestry can be traced to his capacity to find their
common threads." Don Heckman, Los Angeles Times
"Simon Shaheen may well be one of the finest cultural ambassadors the Arab world has."
Hank Bordowitz, Reflex Magazine
When: Thursday, March 22, 2012 at 8 p.m.
Where: Corey Union Function Room
Cost: $3 SUNY Cortland students
$5 General Admission
Children 10 and under admitted free
Ticket Information
Tickets tfor the events can be purchased in Corey Union, Room 406, or beginning one hour prior to the performance at the venue. All performances are general admission seating.
Individual Ticket Events
Tickets for indivual events may be purchased through the evening of the performance pending continued ticket availability.
Group Ticket Sales
For information about group ticket sales please call the Campus Activities and Corey Union Office at (607) 753-5574.
Ticket Exchanges
All ticket sales are final; there will be no refunds or exchanges on tickets. We apologize for any inconvenience this may cause.
Access
Needs of patrons with mobility challenges are accomodated through special seating assignments.
For More Information
For ticket information or questions regarding CALS events, please contact the Campus Activities and Corey Union Office at (607) 753-5574.
