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Week of January 16, 2012 
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Students Awarded Gilman Scholarships
Student Art Exhibition through March 2
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Two NCF Students Study Abroad on Gilman Scholarships

Two New College of Florida students have been awarded Gilman Scholarships sponsored by the State Department's Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs. Sandra Werb, of Stuart, Fla., will study in London, and Mariana Zapata, of Miami, Fla., will study outside Paris in Creteil, France, during the spring semester. Werb is a third-year humanities major at New College of Florida focusing on literature, film and history. Zapata is a third-year sociology major at New College of Florida.
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2012 New College Juried Student Art Exhibition, through Mar. 2 

sculpture The fourth annual New College Juried Student Art Exhibition features sculpture, painting, drawing and printmaking work by 16 New College of Florida students now through March 2, 2012, in Isermann Gallery. Juror Kim Russo, head of the fine arts department at Ringling College of Art and Design, will give a talk and present awards during the Opening Reception on Thursday, February 9, from 6:30-8 pm.

 

The exhibition is free and open to the public weekdays from 9 am to 5 pm in Isermann Gallery, located in the Caples Fine Arts Complex at 5313 Bay Shore Road, Sarasota. For more information, contact New College Professor of Art Kim Anderson at kanderson@ncf.edu or 941-487-4670.
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North Trail Zoning Meeting
January 19, 7 pm
Sudakoff Conference Center, 5845 General Dougher Pl 

Free and open to the public

 

The North Trail Redevelopment Partnership invites you to

attend a presentation and discussion on proposed changes to

the North Trail Overlay Zoning Code affecting the commercial

portion of North Tamiami Trail. The effort is to find solutions for

incentivizing and attracting redevelopment that is an asset to

the community. Please come, listen and help us make this as

effective a tool as possible. Refreshments will be served. Learn more at www.mytamiami.org

 

Artist Conversation with Kathleen Supové & Randall Woolf
woolfJanuary 20 at 3:30 pm
Mildred Sainer Pavilion, 5313 Bay Shore Rd

Free. No reservations necessary; first-come, first-served seating. Call 941-487-4888 for more information. Visit newmusicnewcollege.org.

Composer Randall Woolf will join pianist Kathleen Supové for a week-long residency at New College, during which both artists will work with New College student composers and will present a special program for students in the Sarasota County public schools. This artist conversation with Supové and Woolf is offered as part of New Music New College's free events for the community.

New Music New College: Pianist Kathleen Supové, "Digital Diva"
supove January 21 at 8 pm
Mildred Sainer Pavilion, 5313 Bay Shore Rd

Tickets: $15. Reserve online at donate.ncf.edu/events or call 941-487-4888 for more information. Visit newmusicnewcollege.org.

Kathleen Supové, one of today's finest contemporary pianists, returns to New College for the latest installment in her Exploding Piano series. Through electronic media, costume and direct engagement with the audience, Supové transforms the piano recital into performance art. The program will feature selections from the "Digital Debussy Project," in which contemporary composers fashion new works in response to works of the French master.

 
Hiding Jewish Children in Convents during the Holocaust
January 24 at 3 pm
Sudakoff Conference Center, 5845 General Dougher Pl 

Free; no reservations necessary; first-come, first-served seating.

Suzanne Vromen, professor emeritus of sociology at Bard College, will give this talk on hiding Jewish children during the Holocaust. Vromen is the author of Hidden Children of the Holocaust: Belgian Nuns and their Daring Rescue of Young Jews from the Nazis. This event is co-sponsored by New College Judaic Studies and Gender Studies. Refreshments will be served.

 
Bringing Sarasota's History to Life
January 27, 6-8 pm
Mildred Sainer Pavilion, 5313 Bay Shore Rd 

Free and open to the public

Sarasota County and New College of Florida present the Sarasota Oral History Project reception and viewing. Enjoy stunning photographs and wonderful stories from people who lived through the good and sometimes not so good times on the Gulf Coast. Those interviewed for the project include Lorraine Rife, Richard Braren, Peter Stultz, New College alum and Assistant to the VP of Finance Jono Miller and Herman Johnson, who provides maintenance support for the New College Fitness Center. Meet and mingle with the interviewees, the student interviewers and your fellow water heritage fans. An outdoor reception will follow this free event. View past oral history sound slides at www.sarasotaoralhistory.com. For more information, contact Amanda Dominguez at 941-650-1089.  

 
2011- 2012 New College Annual Juried Art Exhibition
January 9 - March 2, Gallery Open Mon.-Fri. 9 am-5 pm
February 9, Opening Reception and Awards with Jurorʼs Talk, 6:30-8 pm
Isermann Gallery, Caples Fine Arts Complex, 5313 Bay Shore Rd

Free and open to the public
For information, contact New College Art Professor Kim Anderson at
 
The fourth annual New College Juried Student Art Exhibition features sculpture, painting, drawing and printmaking work by 16 New College of Florida students now through March 2, 2012, in Isermann Gallery. Juror Kim Russo, head of the fine arts department at Ringling College of Art and Design, will give a talk and present awards during the Opening Reception on Thursday, February 9, from 6:30-8 pm.

The exhibition is free and open to the public weekdays from 9 am to 5 pm in Isermann Gallery, located in the Caples Fine Arts Complex at 5313 Bay Shore Road, Sarasota.

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