Miscellanea: Road trip, poetry and dinner

BU Math prof Paul Loomis will share insights gained while traveling through Peru, Bolivia, Argentina and Chile in Speaking Math in Spanish: A South American Road Trip on Monday, Feb. 25, at 4:30 pm in Warren Student Service Cetner, room 004. Loomis will discuss how cultural, economic and political factors affect university life in South America. The lecture is sponsored by the College of Liberal Arts’ Institute for Culture and Society.

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If you missed Sunbury poet Melanie Simms and other Pennsylvania Poet Laureates at the Mid-Town Scholar Bookstore in Harrisburg ... at least a part of the event is on YouTube.

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The annual Kids Fun Carnival will be Sunday, March 3, from 1 to 3 p.m. Sunday, March 3, in the Nelson Field House. BU student organizations will offer games, crafts and activities free of charge for local children. For information, contact the SOLVE Office, (570) 389-4788 or stvolser@bloomu.edu.

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The BU LGBTA Commission is hosting the 5th Annual, It’s Time Fundraiser on Tuesday, March 26, at The Barn at Boone’s Dam from 5-7 pm. The evening will begin with a light reception followed by an awards presentation and silent auction. Silent auction includes items from artists, restaurants and local businesses. Tickets are $25 and include creative appetizers, beer and wine. Checks may be made payable to the BU Foundation and can be dropped off at the LGBTA Resource Center located in the SSC 226.

The future of TV?

Rebecca Funk Campbell, president of the ABC-Owned Television Group, will share her observations on “The Future of TV,” at 7 p.m. Wednesday, Feb. 27, in Bloomsburg University’s Carver Hall, Kenneth S. Gross Auditorium. The lecture is open to the public.

“For decades, television could be watched only one way — through the television set — and audiences had a choice of three channels,” said Campbell, a BU alumna.

“Today, consumers have as many as 17 media platforms from which to choose, from video game consoles and MP3 players to smart phones and tablets. We will look at how networks are adapting to this fragmented and rapidly changing market.”

Campbell, appointed president of the ABC-Owned Television Stations Group in May 2010, is responsible for the company’s local TV stations in New York, Los Angeles, Chicago, Philadelphia, San Francisco, Houston, Raleigh-Durham and Fresno. Based in Burbank, Calif., she also oversees other businesses within the group, including ABC National Television Sales, The Live Well Network and the syndicated series, “Live with Kelly and Michael.” 

A 1983 BU graduate with a dual major in journalism and political science, Campbell began her broadcasting career as a college student working on a local teen magazine show at KDKA-TV, Pittsburgh.

Campbell previously served as president and general manager of WABC-TV, New York, and president and general manager of WPVI-TV, Philadelphia. She joined WPVI-TV as program director and also held programming and production positions at WFMZ-TV, Allentown, and WGAL-TV, Lancaster.

Culture ... near ... far ... and now

The fourth annual ArtWalk-In runs today (Feb. 21) from 4 to 8 pm.  Downtown Bloomsburg Inc. and the Moose Exchange host the event, which brings together more than 30 local and regional artists in many media, including photography, painting, drawing, sculpture, fiber, and others, and in addition we will have exhibitions of student work from area high schools and Bloomsburg University. The Children’s Museum will provide art activities for kids of all ages, and musicians will play both in the Grille Room and Ballroom throughout the event. Food provided by Downtown restaurant.

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Poet Melanie Simms of Sunbury and several other Pennsylvania Poet Laureates will present a special reading, this Friday, Feb. 22, in Harrisburg at the Mid-Town Scholar Bookstore, 3rd & Broad Streets. The reading is free and open to the public from 7 to 9 pm. If time permits, there will be an open reading period for other poets to participate.

An arts sampler Saturday

A Taste of the Arts will be held at Moose Exchange, 203 W. Main, Bloomsburg, Saturday, Feb. 23, from 2 to 5 p.m. Sponsored by the Bloomsburg's College of Liberal Arts, the event is organized by BU’s Center for Visual and Performing Arts, which helps to promote the arts in the community. Students and faculty in the art and art history, English, and music, theatre and dance departments will showcase their talents.

Bloomsburg's College of Liberal Arts has been previewing some of the specifics on their blog.

A new spin on wallpaper?

Installation Artist Carlie Trosclair is exhibiting her work in Bloomsburg University's Haas Gallery of Art through March 15. There will be an opening reception Thursday, Feb. 21, from 11 am – 2 pm with artist talks at 11:15 am and 1:15 pm. The gallery is open Monday through Friday 9 am to 4 pm and Saturdays noon to 2 pm. Trosclair is known for working with fabric and wallpaper when creating her spaces.

Kidsburg is coming back

Great news.

After more than a year without our downtown playground, plans for the new Kidsburg will be unveiled tonight (Feb. 19) at 7 pm at the Bloomsburg High School caffeteria.

A campaign to stop violence against women

Eve Enseler's The Vagina Monologues will be read at the Moose Exchange at 8 pm on Wednesday, Thursday and Saturday, Feb. 13, 14, and 16 as part of the Bloomsburg University College Campaign V-Day.

On Thursday, Feb. 14, the Moose will also host One Billion Rising at 9:30 pm. On Friday, Feb 15, at 8 pm there will be a reading of A Memory, A Monologue, A Rant And A Prayer: Writings To Stop Violence Against Women and Girls.

Tickets available at the door: $7 students with BU ID  and $10 general public. Proceeds benefit: Women’s Center Inc., Columbia Montour Family Health, and Beyond Violence. The events are sponsored by Bloomsburg Players and The Center for The Visual and Performing Arts.

Miscellanea: Beginnings, closings, readings and taxes

Bloomsburg University’s annual Chinese New Year Party, sponsored by the BU Chinese Student Association and Chinese Faculty, will begin at noon Saturday, Feb. 9, in Kehr Union Ballroom. The potluck dinner will be served at 1 p.m., followed by music and dance programs. For information, contact Ju Xin, associate professor of physics and adviser of the Chinese Student Association, (570) 389-5309.

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A reception to close an exhibit of photography by Tomiko Jones will be held from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. Monday, Feb. 11, in Bloomsburg University’s Haas Gallery of Art. For information, contact Rebecca Morgan, art gallery associate, (570) 389-4708 or rmorgan@bloomu.edu.

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Bloomsburg University English faculty members Anne Dyer Stuart and Jerry Wemple will read from their personal works at 7 p.m. Tuesday, Feb. 12, in BU’s Monty’s Assembly Room, Upper Campus. Each will present their manuscripts-in-progress: Stuart from How to Behave after Murder and Wemple from The Artemas Poems. For information, contact the BU English Department, (570) 389-4427. The reading is part of the Big Dog Reading Series.

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Discussions on faith 

Dr. Ian Wendt, history department, Bloomsburg University, will give a talk “One God, Many Gods: Diverse Hindu Paths” on Thursday, Feb. 21, at 7 pm in McCormick Center, room 1303.

Dr. Jeffrey Long, Professor of Religious Studies and Department Chair, Elizabethtown College, will give a talk “Buddhism: Origins, Philosophy, and Practice” on Tuesday, March 12, at 7 pm in Hartline Science Center, Kuster Auditorium, Hartline.

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Free tax help for qualified residents of Columbia and Montour counties is available from the Student Accounting Association at Bloomsburg University. Help will be available from 4 to 8 p.m. Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday from Monday, Feb. 11, to Wednesday, April 10, at Wesley United Methodist Church, 130 W. Third St., Bloomsburg. The site will be closed March 18, 19 and 20. No appointments are needed. To learn more about the Volunteer Income Tax Assistance program, visit the IRS website or contact Gabriel Genovese, accounting instructor, (570) 389-5234 or ggenoves@bloomu.edu.

Chops: Guitar and Compositional

Matthew Slotkin, Bloomsburg University's guitar professor, will give a solo recital Wednesday, Feb. 6, at 7:30 pm in Carver Hall, Gross Auditorium.

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Linda Buckley, a composer based in Dublin, will give a lecture Thursday, Feb. 7, at 5 pm in Haas Center for the Arts, room 166. Buckley is a member of the Spatial Music Collective, dedicated to the creation and presentation of spatial acoustic and electroacoustic music. She studied Music at University College Cork, and Music and Media Technologies at Trinity College Dublin. She holds a Ph.D in Composition from Trinity College, where she also lectures.