Duke Arts Weekend

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As a part of the Duke Student Arts Initiative, Duke University's Office of the Vice Provost for the Arts is hosting a campus-wide Student Arts Showcase to be held on Friday, Nov. 6 and Saturday, Nov. 7 in the Bryan Center on Duke's West Campus.

This is what's happening -- register here for the dinner, the panels, or the reception:

• Exhibition of student art works
• Performances by student musicians and dancers
• Panels with alumni working in arts, media, and entertainment (pre-registration required)
• Dinner for students and alumni (FREE, but pre-registration is required)
• Networking Reception for students and alumni

For further information, visit the event page on Facebook or call 684-0540.

Schedule of Events

Thursday, Nov. 5

• 7:00 pm, Reynolds Theater
  Through the Night, an 80 minute, one-man play by Def Jam poet and Obie Award-winning actor and playwright Daniel Beaty. Free event but tickets are required.

Friday, Nov. 6

• 2:00 pm, Bryan Center
  Student visual art exhibit
• 6:00 pm, LSRC Dining Room
  Dinner for students and alumni working in arts, media, and entertainment - FREE for Duke students! (pre-registration required)
• 8:00 pm, Bryan Center
  Performances by Duke musicians and dancers

Saturday, Nov. 7

• 10:00 am, Bryan Center
  Exhibition of art by Y.E. Smith Elementary School students

      Career Development Panels with Alumni in Arts, Media, and Entertainment
      (pre-registration required)

• 1:30 - 2:45 pm, Von Canon Meeting Rooms
  
  • TV and Film Business
        Adam Collis, Feature Film Director
        Todd Krieger, Digital Media Consultant
        Ernest Sadashige, Radio Editor and Financial Advisor
        Martha Torre Carter, Manager of Broadcast Productions
  • Business of the Arts
        Ezra Kucharz, Personal Finance Media Company
        Daniel Ellison, Attorney for Local Artists and Organizations
        Steve Lehman, Owner of WillyNilly Digital Lifestyle Company
  • Performing Arts
        Danielle Berthiaume Davis, Producer and Director
        Alan Sader, Stage and Film Actor
        Ben Zisk, Theater Apprentice
• 3:00 – 4:45 pm, Von Canon Meeting Rooms
  
  • TV and Film Creation
        Amy Unell, NBC Producer
        Gary Breece, Awareness Campaign Producer
  • Business of Music
        Kevin Spence, Assistant Director of Hampton Coliseum
        Brett Chambers, Media company founder
  • Visual Arts Creators
        Jennifer Pottheiser, Commercial Photographer
        Sheryl Smith Seltzer, Painter and Printmaker
        Gilbert Boro, Sculptor
  • Business of the Performing Arts
        Pam Green, Performance Engagement Contract Manager
        Danielle Berthiaume Davis, Writer and Producer
        Katherine Potter, Consultant at Nederlander Worldwide Entertainment
• 4:45 – 6:00 pm, Bryan Center
  Networking Reception for Students and Alumni

• 8:00 pm, Reynolds Industries Theater
  The Miami String Quartet with Kalichstein-Laredo-Robinson Trio, presented by Duke Performances (limited tickets available)

AND

• 8:00 pm, Gothic Reading Room
  AUDIO/VISUAL Exhibition — acoustic music and faculty visual art, sponsored by the Arts Theme House

Sponsors
Office of the Vice Provost for the Arts
Duke Alumni Association, Duke Career Center
Duke University Union, Office of Student Affairs
Duke Student Government, Arts Theme House