Join UMSL for the Final Four Monday Noon Series Events

March 30, 2011 - PRLog -- ST. LOUIS – The University of Missouri–St. Louis and its Center for the Humanities presents four more Monday Noon Series events for the Spring 2011 session. These free, open to the public, cultural lectures and performances focus on subjects including art, dance, history, literature, and politics. The interdisciplinary events are Mondays from 12:15–1:15 p.m. and take place in the J.C. Penney Conference Center on UMSL’s campus unless otherwise noted.

Monday, April 4, features Erin Schreiber playing the violin at Unity Lutheran Church in Bel-Nor. Schreiber, a native of southern Illinois, is the newly appointed assistant concertmaster of the St. Louis Symphony Orchestra. She will speak about her career and what it’s like to perform in one of the world’s most illustrious ensembles.

The following week, April 11, presents “Gone with the Wind? Rethinking Missouri’s Slave Narratives.” Kathleen Butterly Nigro, assistant teaching professor in the Department of English and Gender Studies Program adviser at UMSL, investigates the balance between gender and power in the WPA slave narratives. This event is part of the Civic Engagement Celebration Day. The program closes with short presentations by the Division of Continuing Education and Center for the Humanities on community outreach.

On April 18, attendees will engage in a discussion with Jeff Sippel, artist and UMSL professor of art, on the subject of “Travel and Collaboration as New Sources for Visual Expression.” New places and collaborations are a continual source of inspiration for Sippel’s artistic research into the art of printmaking. Learn about his travels and experiences with artists throughout the world.

The final event of the Spring 2011 session, April 25, is a preview of the 32nd Annual St. Louis Storytelling Festival. Marilyn Kinsella, master storyteller, presents a program on the famous ballad “Hang Down Your Head Tom Dooley.” Kinsella will be featured at the Festival, “Sharing Wisdom and Laughter,” which runs May 4–7, 2011. For more information on the Festival, please visit http://stlstorytellingfestival.org/.

All events are free, open to the public and no registration is required. Light refreshments will be served. The Missouri Arts Council, the Regional Arts Commission of Saint Louis and Gallery 210 have provided financial assistance for this season.

For more information please visit the Monday Noon Series website at http://umslce.org/index.php/monday-noon-series or call (314) 516-5698.

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