Arts Roundup: September 2009

This is the Arts Roundup for September 2009. After perusing many pages, I've found a whole bunch of events that might appeal to those interested in Arts Enterprise. Again, please post comments with events that I've missed, or update us if the information I've found has changed:


9/13/09: Live at the Chazen: Featuring UW Faculty Stephanie Jutt, Christopher Taylor, and Felicia Moye (FREE!)

Location/Time: Chazen Museum of Art, 12:30-2:00pm

This afternoon concert series is set in the galleries of the Chazen Museum of Art on the UW-Madison campus. Simulcast on WPR, it's always a fun and relaxing way to spend a Sunday afternoon! Plus, it features some great music (Martinu, Piazzola, Bach and Mozart). Plus there's free refreshments afterwards, and you can take the opportunity to check out the interesting collections.

Check Out: http://www.wpr.org/sal/ for more information.
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9/14/09 AE Madison Guest Artist Series: featuring Gabriel Kahane (FREE!)

Topic: "Sustainable Creativity" Part 1: Making it in the Real World
Location/Time: Morphy Hall, UW Humanities Building, 6-7:30 p.m.

This FREE and open Q&A with NYC-based composer/singer/songwriter Gabriel Kahane will explore how the independent artist working today can create and sustain a viable career in the arts. This event is free and we'll provide dinner, refreshments, and a door prize!

Check out: http://www.artsenterprise.wisc.edu/student.html and http://www.gabrielkahane.com/
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9/18/09 Visiting Guest Speaker: Nathaniel Zeisler (FREE!)

Topic: Mind Mapping
Location/Time: 2120 Grainger Hall, 8:50am-12:00noon

Nate (Assis. Professor - BGSU and Executive Director, Arts Enterprise Central) will be here to talk to the 'Art as Business as Art' seminar on the topic of Mind Mapping, an exercise in planning creatively for your artistic future. We're looking forward to having him back here in Madison, and although this class is full, email Dr. Stephanie Jutt if you're interested in attending as a guest (spots are limited!): sjutt@wisc.edu

We might even get an interview with Nate, and, if so, will post it here in the coming weeks!

Check out: http://www.uw-artsenterprise.com/ to read more about this groundbreaking course, and http://artsenterprise.com/ for more on what Nate has been up to.
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9/23/09 Special Guest Lecture by Elizabeth Streb (FREE!)

Topic: “Where Art and Audience Collide:Smashing Assumptions About Arts Venues”
Location/Time: Promenade Hall, Overture Center for the Arts, 7pm

One of dance's great dynamo choreographers and true aesthetic innovators, the founder of “PopAction,” Elizabeth Streb will present a public lecture on Wednesday, September 23, as part of the Public Forum series of the Art Enterprise Initiative.

Check out: http://www.uw-artsenterprise.com/?page_id=38 for more information.
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9/24-9/26 Michael Pollan Residency

Topic: "In Defense of Food: The Omnivore's Solution"
Location/Time: several locations and times

Author of bestseller "The Omnivore's Dilemma", Professor of Journalism at UC-Berkeley, and a sharp social critique, Mr. Pollan will be at UW-Madison for a series of events, including open (and FREE!) lectures at the Kohl Center and a WPR interview with Steve Paulson.

Check out: http://www.humanities.wisc.edu/pollan.html for more details.
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9/25 Pro Arte Quartet (FREE!)

Location/Time: Mills Hall, UW Humanities, 8pm

The first quartet in residency at any University or College in the U.S., the Pro Arte is one of the most famous and respected String Quartets in the world. Come see them, comprised of UW-Madison faculty, play Brahms, Beethoven, and Grieg. With special guest, violist Victoria Chiang (faculty, Peabody Conservatory of Music).

Check out: http://music.wisc.edu/calendar for more details.
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That's it for now, but I know there are probably many more! Please fill in the gaps, and, if YOU have an event coming up....please post it here!

Til next time....