Upcoming Special Events:
September 28th, 2009
Ian Maksin, Cellist
"Solo Pilot"
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October 24, 2009
Edison Pops Concert
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October 30, 2009
Fire
Exhibit Opening, Reception and Talk by Blane De St. Croix
Reception: 6 – 8 p.m.
Talk: 7 p.m.
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November 16, 2009
Great Movie Music and Broadway Hits
1:00 p.m., Bob Rauschenberg Gallery – Lee Campus
Joan Stewart, Janie Spangler, Violinists
Vivian Aiello, Viola and Diane Coffman, Cello
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January 8, 2010
Thomas Lyon Mills: The Catacombs
Exhibit Opening, Reception and Talk by Thomas Lyon Mills
Reception: 6 – 8 p.m.
Talk: 7 p.m.
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January 11, 2010
German Masters of the Baroque
1:00 p.m., Bob Rauschenberg Gallery – Lee Campus
Wendy Willis, flute
Diane Coffman, cello
Dr. Ronald Doiron, harpsichord
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January 22, 2010
“Food, Inc.” Screening
The Edison State College Rush Library Spring 2010 Semester Film Series begins Friday, January 22, with a screening of the documentary film, Food, Inc., at 7 p.m. in the Rush Library Auditorium. The screening is free and open to the public. Professor Jane Charles will lead a film discussion after the viewing. WARNING: after watching Food, Inc., you’ll never look at dinner the same way again.
February 13, 2010
“Medicine for Melancholy” Screening
Join us on Saturday, February 13th for a free screening of Medicine for Melancholy. This Romantic-comedy starring Wyatt Cenac and Tracey Hemmings was filmed in San Francisco by Florida filmmakers Barry Jenkins (writer/director) and Justin Barber (producer). Mr. Jenkins and Mr. Barber will be on hand after the screening to field questions from the audience and discuss their filmmaking process. NY Times film critic A.O. Scott named Medicine for Melancholy one of his Top Ten films of the decade. Barry Jenkins was featured on the cover of Filmmaker Magazine last April and recently named by them as one of the top 25 Directors around the world to watch in 2010. Their latest film is being screened at this year's Sundance Film Festival. The event is free and open to the public.
February 19, 2010
“Waltz with Bashir” Screening
The Edison State College Rush Library Spring 2010 Semester Film Series presents a screening of the animated documentary film, Waltz with Bashir, at 7 p.m. on Friday, February 19, in the Rush Library Auditorium. Waltz with Bashir depicts Israeli filmmaker Ari Folman’s search for his lost memories from the 1982 Lebanon War. The screening is free and open to the public. Professor Jane Charles will lead a film discussion after the viewing.
February 26, 2010
Jan-Ru Wan
Exhibit Opening, Reception and Talk by Jan-Ru Wan
Reception: 6 – 8 p.m.
Talk: 7 p.m.
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March 18, 2010
Carl Hiaasen Book Signing and TalkNY Times best-selling author, journalist and Florida native, Carl Hiaasen is coming to Edison State College - Lee Campus and tickets are FREE to all Edison State students and employees.
Nature Girl, Flush and Hoot are just a few of the titles Hiaasen has made famous. Hear from the author and get your favorite book signed.
Hiaasen will be speaking in the Richard H. Rush Auditorium on Thursday March 18th at 7:00pm. The book signing is from 8:00pm-8:30pm.
Sorry, tickets for this event are no longer available.
March 18 – 21 & 25 - 28, 2010
Good“A dream of reason produces monsters” --Goya
What makes us happy can’t be bad. Can it?
That’s the question Edison State College Theatre’s play Good poses to theatre-goers in a sophisticated mix of humor, music and drama. Centered around bookish professor, John Halder, during the rise of the Nazi Party in pre-World War II Germany, Good examines how a series of small, expedient decisions can lead to things terrible and totally unimaginable. Halder’s journey from simple man to villain is a poignant, witty, and sometimes surreal expedition into ethical marshes that begs the question: what is good? And how can good men do evil things?
Good runs March 18th-21st, and 25th- 28th at Edison State College, in L119 B in the Humanities Hall. Curtain is at 8pm, tickets are $10 for general admission, $5 for students. For tickets, call the Barbara B. Mann Performing Arts Center at 239-481-4849 or tickets@bbmannpah.com. Due to adult language, those under 17 years of age will not be admitted.
For more information about Edison State College Theatre, please contact Stuart Brown at Edison State College (239) 433-8007.
March 19, 2010
“Everything is Illuminated” Screening
The Edison State College Rush Library Spring 2010 Semester Film Series presents a screening of the independent film, Everything is Illuminated at 7 p.m. on Friday, March 19, in the Rush Library Auditorium. Starring Elijah Wood and the lead singer of the gypsy punk band, Gogol Bordello, Everything is Illuminated chronicles the journey of an American in search of the woman who saved his grandfather from the Holocaust. The screening is free and open to the public. Professor Jane Charles will lead a film discussion after the viewing.
March 22-26, 2010
Dr. Talbot Spivak Holocaust Memorial ProgramEdison State College will present the Dr. Talbot Spivak Holocaust Memorial Program for the 15th consecutive year. This year’s program, “Holocaust Through The Arts”, will include dramatic presentations, films, concerts, lectures on history, art, psychology and philosophy, student presentations, book discussions and conversations with Holocaust survivors. All events are open to public.
For a complete listing of events, please visit www.edison.edu/holocaust
March 23, 2010
Holocaust Memorial Musical Program and Lecture
1:00 p.m., Rush Auditorium (J-Bldg)
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March 27, 2010
Black Maria Film Festival
Richard H. Rush Library Auditorium at Edison State College, 7:30 pmThe Black Maria Film Festival, named after Thomas Edison’s first motion picture studio, honors Edison’s pioneering work in cinema. The Festival is hosted by museums and colleges throughout the country and showcases independent and experimental film and video. Edison State College, Big Arts and the Edison Estates will each screen a different selection of short films for the festival. All will include a variety of contemporary works drawn from the annual juried selection of award winning films and videos. The Black Maria is recognized by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences as an Academy Awards qualifying festival for short films.
Edison State College students are free on March 27th. Tickets are available in the Student Life office.
The screening at Edison & Ford Winter Estates will be March 26th (rain date March 28th) and BIG ARTS will screen on March 29th.
Tickets may be bought in advance at the Estates, 2350 McGregor Blvd., and BIG ARTS, 900 Dunlop Road, Sanibel Island. The cost is $7 per evening for adults, $5 for students. Tickets for all three nights can be purchased at a discounted rate of $15. Estates Members are free on March 26th and Seating is limited at each venue. For more information call 239-334-7419 or visit the following websites: Edison & Ford Winter Estates at www.efwefla.org, BIG ARTS at www.bigarts.org and the Black Maria Film Festival at www.blackmariafilmfestival.org.
April 23, 2010
“Milk” Screening
The Edison State College Rush Library Spring 2010 Semester Film Series presents a screening of the film, Milk, at 7 p.m. on Friday, April 23, in the Rush Library Auditorium. Directed by American filmmaker Gus Van Sant, Milk tells the story of a gay rights activist who became California’s first openly gay elected official: Harvey Milk. The screening is free and open to the public. Professor Jane Charles will lead a film discussion after the viewing.
June 18, 2010
Annual Arts for ACT Preview Exhibit
Exhibit Opening and Reception: June 18, 6 - 8 p.m.
Rush Collections Gallery, first floor of the Rush Library (J-Bldg)
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