SEASON OF THE ARTS
Academic Arts
Step Africa Heritage Center
Arts @ Clarke Event features Clarke ensembles , Flamenco dancers , and Spanish cuisine .
Fourth Biennial Regional High School Exhibition October 17 - November 4 Quigley Art Gallery An artist reception will be held November 4 , 3:00-4:00 p . m .
Clarke University Art + Design Drawing and Printmaking Installation November 7 - November 20 Quigley Art Gallery Veterans Day Concert November 9 @ 7:30 PM Jansen Music Hall Advanced Chamber Ensembles ( Aces ) And New Music Concert November 15 @ 7:30 PM Jansen Music Hall Shakespeare ’ s Women November 17-19 @ 7:30 PM November 20 @ 2 PM Terence Donaghoe Hall This unique script by Libby Appel and Michael Flachmann brings together a highly theatrical combination of scenes displaying Shakespeare ’ s complex and intriguing view of women during the Renaissance .
Sophomore / Junior Art + Design Student Exhibition November 30 - January 29 Quigley Art Gallery Artists ’ reception to be announced .
For A Blessed Christmas December 3 @ 7:30 PM December 4 @ 2 PM Sacred Heart Chapel This holiday tradition is a moving portrayal of the Christmas story through narration and musical performances .
CLARKE UNIVERSITY
Clarke University is known as the University of the Arts in Dubuque . The Clarke University Drama Department operates like a real-world small professional theater company , and Clarke boasts the only Musical Theatre program in the tri-state area . Meanwhile , Clarke ’ s Music Department includes three vocal ensembles and six instrument ensembles . Both the historic Terence Donaghoe Hall and the acoustically perfect Jansen Music Hall are ideal venues to bring performances to life .
Clarke ’ s Quigley Art Gallery is home to a series of top-flight exhibitions throughout the year , featuring Clarke students and alumni in addition to well-known artists from throughout the country .
For more information , visit Clarke . edu / artsatclarke .
Alumni Illustrators September 27 - October 15 Quigley Art Gallery This Clarke University Art + Design exhibit features the works of Sarah Ehlinger ’ 98 ; Jan Duschen ’ 99 ; Joanna Griebel ’ 01 ; Steve Zieser ’ 92 ( Posthumous ). An artist reception takes place October 1 , 1:00- 3:00 p . m .
Homecoming Concert October 1 @ 2 PM Sacred Heart Chapel The Clarke Collegiate Singers , Cantabile , and Clarke Winds will perform .
You ’ re A Good Man Charlie Brown October 6-8 @ 7:30 PM October 9 @ 2 PM Terence Donaghoe Hall This delightful and ever-popular musical comedy by Clark Gesner brings to life the characters created by cartoonist Charles M . Schultz in his comic strip Peanuts .
A Night In Spain October 11 @ 7:30 PM Jansen Music Hall This Edward J . and Cathy Gallagher
EMMAUS BIBLE COLLEGE
The Emmaus Bible College Music Department and Emmaus Bible College Ensemble , the college touring choir , perform several shows throughout the academic year . All of these shows take place at the Emmaus Marble Chapel .
Starlight Carols December 11 @ at 7:30 PM The Emmaus Bible College Music Department presents a concert celebrating the Christmas season . The concert will feature the Emmaus Chamber Choir , Ensemble , and Women ’ s Choir along with instrumental chamber music . Tour Concert February 26 , 2017 @ 7:30 PM The Emmaus Bible College Ensemble , the touring choir , will be traveling to Toronto , Canada and surrounding areas during their spring break tour ( March 3-11 ). Spring Choral Concert April 23 , 2017 @ 7:30 PM The concert will feature the Emmaus Chamber Choir , Ensemble , and Women ’ s Choir along with instrumental chamber music .
LORAS COLLEGE
“ Learning through the Arts ” is an Arts and Culture Series developed to extend the liberal arts mission of Loras College by offering an outstanding selection of fine arts presentations and lectures to all students , faculty , and staff , and to the tri-state community .
The principal goal of the series is to help audiences learn about themselves and others through the arts . To reach this goal , the College designs a diverse and educationally rich schedule of artistic events . For more information , visit Loras . edu .
The One Day Theatre Project October 8 @ 7:30 PM St . Joseph Auditorium
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