UIndy is excited to add one more jazz concert to the calendar this season. Accomplished drummer and Richmond, Ind. native Jeff Hamilton will perform with his jazz trio Sunday, May 11 at UIndy. Hamilton has performed with numerous jazz and music greats, including Ella Fitzgerald, Rosemary Clooney, Natalie Cole, Barbara Streisand, Barry Manilow, Mel Tome and the Count Basie Orchestra.The Jeff Hamilton Trio will perform at UIndy Sunday, May 11.

The concert starts at 7:30 p.m. in the Christel DeHaan Fine Arts Center's Ruth Lilly Performance Hall. Tickets are $20, $10 for senior citizens and free for children under 18 and college students with ID. You can find more information on the UIndy Arts site.

The University of Indianapolis is a private university in Indiana, and ranked among the best universities in the Midwest. It offers undergraduate, master's and doctoral programs, as well as accelerated degree programs for adult learners seeking a bachelor's degree through Indiana night classes, or for students wishing to complete and Indianapolis MBA program through Saturday classes. The arts thrive at UIndy; in addition to offering majors in theatre, art and music, the university is home to numerous art galleries and one of the finest concert performance halls in the Midwest.

UIndy is experiencing a number of exciting changes as we continue to grow and develop more opportunities for our students. Our student center is undergoing a $13 million expansion that will include a three-story, 48,000-square-foot wing and an overhaul of existing dining and social space.

Planning is also underway for a new residence hall. Construction should start later this summer so that it is completed in time for the 2009-2010 fall semester. Residents of the new hall (mostly upperclassmen) will enjoy single rooms that share a bathroom with just one other person and an open floorplan with many lounges and gathering areas.

Check out more information and artist renderings of the projects on UIndy's Growth and Change page.

WICR-FM, Indy's radio home for jazz music, will host its second annual jazz festival this Saturday, April 19. The festival will be a fun-filled, family-friendly way to celebrate Jazz Appreciation Month, as it features six local groups (full lineup below).

Weather permitting (cross your fingers!), the festival will take place on UIndy's Smith Mall, a large lawn area in the center of campus. Rain location is the Schwitzer Student Center dining hall.

So, bring your blankets and picnic baskets and enjoy a day full of jazz at UIndy! Don't feel like making your own food? A picnic lunch will be available for purchase from 11 a.m.-1 p.m. For more information, call (317) 788-3280 or visit UIndy's Arts site.

Schedule for Second Annual WICR Jazz Festival at UIndy:
11-11:45 a.m. – UIndy Jazz Combo
12-12:45 p.m. – Steve Allee Trio
1-1:45 p.m. – Dixon/Rhyne Project
2-2:45 p.m. – Cynthia Layne
3-3:45 p.m. – Bill Lancton Trio
4-4:45 p.m. – Monika Herzig Trio

It's a familiar site around Indiana -- fields, barns, rolls of hay. But how often do we stop and look at the actual beauty of these scenes? Breaking Ground by Susan Fleck, a photography exhibition opening soon at UIndy, explores the often overlooked rural scenery that surrounds us. The exhibition runs March 24-May 9 in A farm photo included in Susan Fleck's the Christel DeHaan Fine Arts Center Gallery. It features 21 photographs of rural scenes from Indiana, Illinois, Iowa, Montana, Washington and even Norway!

The photographs were taken during Fleck's Creative Renewal Arts Fellowship from the Arts Council of Indianapolis. She chose to focus on rural landscapes because, though she grew up in Indiana, she had never taken photos depicting the familiar scenery. "There is beautiful farmland all around us, but most people never stop to look at it," she explains. "This exhibition shows farms as art."A rural scene from Susan Fleck's "Breaking Ground."

Admission is free to the exhibition, which is open Monday-Friday, 9 a.m.-9 p.m. Fleck will be present at a reception Friday, March 28 from 6-8 p.m. Find more information on UIndy's Arts site, then stop by and check it out!

The University of Indianapolis is a private university in Indiana, and ranked among the best universities in the Midwest. It offers undergraduate, master's and doctoral programs, as well as accelerated degree programs for adult learners seeking a bachelor's degree through Indiana night classes, or for students wishing to complete and Indianapolis MBA program through Saturday classes. The arts thrive at UIndy; in addition to offering majors in theatre, art and music, the university is home to numerous art galleries and one of the finest concert performance halls in the Midwest.

UIndy's Department of Theatre wrapped up its annual dinner theatre production over the weekend. This year's production, Red Herring, was a spoof of noir spy movies set in 1952. Cast members of UIndy's recent dinner theatre production The comedy was well-received by the audiences, and the six student actors, nearly all of whom played multiple roles, turned in fine performances.

It has been a successful year for the department. In addition to staging four productions, The cast of UIndy's production of "The Shape of Things."they were invited in January to perform their production of The Shape of Things from the 2006-2007 season at the prestigious Kennedy Center American College Theatre Festival in Milwaukee.

The department's final production of the season, Hedda Gabler, is scheduled for April 11-13 and 17-19. For details on this and other events at UIndy, visit our Arts site, where you can also join our mailing list to receive the most up-to-date info on our many events.

The University of Indianapolis is a private university in Indiana, and ranked among the best universities in the Midwest. It offers undergraduate, master's and doctoral programs, as well as accelerated degree programs for adult learners seeking a bachelor's degree through Indiana night classes, or for students wishing to complete and Indianapolis MBA program through Saturday classes. The arts thrive at UIndy; in addition to offering majors in theatre, art and music, the university is home to numerous art galleries and one of the finest concert performance halls in the Midwest.

UIndy is excited to be the new home of a vintage woodwind collection, thanks to a generous donation by retired local businessman and collector Norman Cohen and his wife, Maxine. The Cohens donated 55 historic instruments that span the 20th century. The rarest pieces are permanently displayed in the Krannert Memorial Library, while the rest will be available for top music students to play.Harry Miedema, director of Jazz Studies, holds a rare Selmer Paris Mark VI alto sax.

The display was unveiled Monday evening, as a kick-off to UIndy's first-ever Jazz Week. Jazz concerts take place every night this week and feature top local and regional acts, such as the Jamey Aebersold Quartet and the Buselli Wallarab Jazz Orchestra.

It's shaping up to be a great week, spearheaded by our director of Jazz Studies, Harry Miedema. A seasoned saxophonist, Harry has performed with legends like the O'JAYS, the Jackson Five, Marvin Gaye, the Temptations and the Supremes. We're proud to have a talent like Harry leading our jazz program and excited to be a hub for jazz concerts this week. For full details on the week, check out our Arts Web site.

The University of Indianapolis is a private university in Indiana, and ranked among the best universities in the Midwest. It offers undergraduate, master's and doctoral programs, as well as accelerated degree programs for adult learners seeking a bachelor's degree through Indiana night classes, or for students wishing to complete and Indianapolis MBA program through Saturday classes. The arts thrive at UIndy; in addition to offering majors in theatre, art and music, the university is home to numerous art galleries and one of the finest concert performance halls in the Midwest.

 

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