Recital season is upon us

Euphonium. Photo by Hidekazu Okayama

Bloomsburg will be alive with music during the coming week.

The week starts with three student recitals in Carver Hall, Kenneth S. Gross Auditorium.

• Brittany Baselice, clarinet — Sunday, March 3, 2 pm
• Casey Carroll, trumpet — Sunday, March 3, 3:30 pm
• Andrew Grippe, guitar —Tuesday, March 5, 7:30 pm

Bloomsburg faculty member Tracey Schmidt-Jaynes will give a flute recital Wednesday, March 6, at 7 pm in Carver Hall, Kenneth Gross Auditorium. She will be accompanied by Reuben Councill on flute and Ron Stabinsky on piano.

On Thursday, March 7, one of the elite brass soloists of the world, euphonium player Adam Frey is will give a recital with BU professor Charisse Baldoria on the piano. The concert will be at 7:30 p.m. in Gross Auditorium, Carver Hall. More information on this one at bloomuliberalarts.blogspot.com.

And the Bloomsburg Chamber Orchestra will perform Sunday, March 10, at 2:30 pm at St. Matthew Lutheran Church, 123 Market St. That performance will feature noted pianist Cathal Breslin.

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.