The Rider University Art Gallery will present an exhibit by Alison Weld entitled “Figuration Impulse in Abstraction” from Thursday, September 21 to Friday, October 20. An Artist’s Talk will be held on Thursday, September 28 at 7 p.m. The Art Gallery is located in the Bart Luedeke Center on the Lawrenceville campus and admission is free.

The exhibit of works by Alison Weld and a later exhibit by Audrey Flack are part of the Feminist Art Project sponsored by Rutgers University, a national initiative celebrating the Feminist Art Movement and women artists’ impact on contemporary art. Its purpose is to bring public attention to women artists’ significant impact on contemporary art practice, highlighting their international influence, and guaranteeing their inclusion in the cultural record, past, present, and future. Starting in 2006, museums, universities, and other institutions nationally are commemorating historic anniversaries in the American Women's Art Movement of the 1970s, and launching new initiatives that demonstrate the ongoing significance of women's contributions to art. To learn more go to http://feministartproject.rutgers.edu.

Kaleidoscope Chamber Series Concert on September 30

Westminster Conservatory’s Kaleidoscope Chamber Series presents its first concert of the season on Saturday, September 30 at 8 p.m. in Gill Chapel on the Lawrenceville campus. Entitled “Three Birthdays,” the program will feature the music of Mozart, Shostakovich and Lutyens. The performers will be: Melissa Bohl, English horn; Kenneth Ellison, clarinet; Clipper Erickson, piano; Ivy Haga, bassoon; Nancy Froysland Hoerl, soprano; Andrew Kirkman, violin; Linda Mindlin, mezzo-soprano; Ann Marie Pocklembo, violin; Kathy Shanklin, piano; Timothy Urban, baritone; Carol Redfield Vizzini, cello; and Kevin Willois, flute. This series is dedicated to chamber music of all eras, placing emphasis on repertoire that explores the tone colors made possible when voice and instruments from different musical families - string, woodwind, brass, or keyboard - are combined. Tickets are $10 for adults and $5 for students and seniors and are available by calling the Westminster box office at 609-921-2663. Students, faculty and staff receive one free ticket with a valid Rider ID.

Westminster Faculty Recital on October 1

The 2006-2007 season’s first Westminster Faculty Recital will be on Sunday, October 1 at 3 p.m. in Bristol Chapel on the Westminster campus. Entitled “I Virtuosi del Seicento,” it will feature virtuoso music of the 16th and early 17th centuries by Frescobaldi, Merula, Riccio, Picchi, Fontana, Bassano and de Selma. Performing will be Timothy Urban, recorder and voice; Flora Newberry, cornetto and recorder; David Black, cello; and Gavin Black, harpsichord and organ. Tickets are $15 for adults and $10 for students and seniors and are available by calling the Westminster box office at 609-921-2663. Students, faculty and staff receive two free tickets with a valid Rider ID.

Westminster Faculty Recital on October 8

The Westminster Faculty Recital series continues on Sunday, October 8 at 3 p.m. in Bristol Chapel on the Westminster campus. Bass-baritone Mark Moliterno and pianist Richard Pearson Thomas will present Dvorak’s Biblical Songs (in Czech) and Drum Taps by Thomas. Drum Taps is a major song-cycle composed of five songs with texts from Walt Whitman’s poems of the same title. Tickets are $15 for adults and $10 for students and seniors and are available by calling the Westminster box office at 609-921-2663. Students, faculty and staff receive two free tickets with a valid Rider ID.

Fuma Sacra Concert on Sunday, October 8

Fuma Sacra, directed by Andrew Megill, will present works by Schütz including St. Luke Passion on Sunday, October at 8 p.m. in Bristol Chapel. Tickets are $15 for adults and $10 for students and seniors and are available by calling the Westminster box office at 609-921-2663. Students, faculty and staff receive one free ticket with a valid Rider ID.

Westminster Music Theater to Present The Baker’s Wife on October 13-15

Westminster Music Theater will present The Baker’s Wife on Friday, Saturday and Sunday, October 13, 14 and 15 at 8 p.m. at the Stuart Country Day School, 1200 Stuart Road in Princeton. The music and lyrics are by Stephen Schwartz and the book is by Joseph Stein. The bickering residents of a small Provençal town at last find peace and contentment in the heavenly bread of the newly arrived baker and his attractive young wife, but when she is lured away by the attentions of a handsome young gigolo, the middle-aged baker loses all zest for life and baking, throwing the community into chaos. It is based on a film by Marcel Pagnol and Jean Giono. Tickets are$15 for adults and $10 for students/seniors and are available by calling the Westminster box office at 609-921-2663. Students, faculty and staff receive one free ticket per performance with a valid Rider ID.

The Westminster Conservatory Actors Company to Present White Girls on October 14 and 15

The Westminster Conservatory Actors Company will present White Girls on Saturday, October 14 at 8 p.m. and Sunday, October 15 at 7 p.m. in Williamson Hall on the Westminster campus. The cabaret features Paula and Tessa White and is directed, arranged and accompanied by Nathan Brewer. The White girls return to Westminster after their first national tour with a new cabaret show. These twin sisters, who appear to have little in common, show us that, in the end, we’re all pretty much the same. Tickets are $15 for adults and $10 for students/seniors and are available by calling the Westminster box office at 609-921-2663. Students, faculty and staff receive one free ticket with a valid Rider ID.

Westminster Conservatory Faculty Recital on October 15

There will be a Westminster Conservatory Faculty Recital of opera arias on Sunday, October 15 at 3 p.m. in Bristol Chapel on the Westminster campus. Performing will be Aurora Micu, soprano; Denise Mihalik, mezzo-soprano; Danielle Sinclair, soprano; and Kathy Shanklin, piano. Other selections will include Amazing Grace by Jay Althouse; He’s Gone Away arranged by Schram; and Simple Gifts arranged by Michael Jacobsen. Tickets are $15 for adults and $10 for students/seniors and are available by calling the Westminster box office at 609-921-2663. Students, faculty and staff receive one ticket with a valid Rider ID.

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