MSUM is offering a course on Understanding Generational Poverty this spring semester. The course will begin on Saturday, February 27 from 9:00 am – 4:00 pm with an introduction to the history of poverty, research, and how the condition of poverty can affect learning and work. It will continue Thursday evenings, March 4 & 11, 2010 from 6:00 – 9:00 pm with an in-depth look at those topics. Click headline for more information.
The Historical & Cultural Society of Clay County at the Hjemkomst Center is displaying a mini-satellite exhibit of Armenian immigrant artist Norick Astvatsaturov. This mini-exhibit displays photographs of Astvatsaturov’s work, including a Reliquary Icon and Bible Cover, as well as a ten minute documentary that was made about his life and work. The Hjemkomst Center is located at 202 First Avenue North in Moorhead. The exhibit ends April 7.
MSUM Theatre presents Hamlet February 24 through 27 at 7:30 p.m. in the Roland Dille Center for the Arts Gaede Stage. “To be, or not to be?” is one of the most famous questions ever asked by one of the most famous theatrical characters of all time. In Hamlet, a powerful and influential tragedy, Shakespeare vividly charts the course of real and feigned madness—from overwhelming grief to seething rage—and explores themes of treachery, revenge, incest, and moral corruption. For ticket information, please contact the MSUM Box Office at 218.477.2271
An African Drum and Dance Workshop, with guest artists Fode Bangoura, master Guinean drummer/dancer and Whitney McClusky, Duniya Drum and Dance Studio, and featuring the Minnesota State University Moorhead Percussion Studio, will be held Saturday, Feb. 27 from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. and Sunday, Feb. 28 from 2 to 5 p.m. in the Roland Dille Center for the Arts. Click headline for details and more information about the guest artists.
Please join us in saying goodbye to Jane Krajeck. We would like to thank Jane for all of her years of great service to the Tri-College Film Library and to the MSUM community. An open house reception will be held in her honor in Library 208 Tuesday, February 23rd from 2-3 p.m.