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My heart's full of arts!

Douglas arts events
all semester long

 

By Angela Espinoza, Arts Editor

t’s fall, there’s arts, and the
arts are all over the place at
Douglas this fall! Not sure what

arts you want to partake in?
Do you even know all the arts
that are happening? Well you’re
gonna know, because, whiplash
alert, all them arts are below!
First off, we're covering
the Arts at One concerts.
These concerts happen every
Thursday at 1 p.m. in the Laura
C. Muir Theatre on the fourth
floor of Douglas’ New West
campus. Every fall and winter
semester, these concerts feature
free live music for students
to experience. For free. This
semester’s concerts include
“Duo Romantico: Music of Latin
America,” featuring Heather
Beatty on flute and Stanton C.
Jack on guitar (September 12);
the always incredible “Music
Technologies Concert,” directed
by Douglas Music Coordinator
Robert Caldwell (October 17);
and several student showcase
concerts happening in the final
weeks of the semester. Support

your fellow students—you
can’t begin to fathom the karma
points!

But wait a minute, what's
that across from the Muir
Theatre? Well hold the phone,
because that’s the Amelia
Douglas Gallery. Every six
weeks, a new installation comes
through the gallery for all
students and visitors to indulge
in, providing a nice mental
break from the stress of classes.
“Curbside” is the current
exhibit, featuring digital art by
Ron Sangha (read our interview
with him in last week’s Other
Press issue), which runs from
now until November 1. Then
on November 7, we welcome
“Reclamation,” which features
mixed media pieces by Cynthia
Minden, and will remain
installed until the end of the
semester.

You remember that
whiplash alert three paragraphs
ago? Well welcome that
whiplash back, because the
departments of Theatre and
Stagecraft & Event Technology
are presenting you with some
theatrical productions of
the most epic proportions!
From November 1 to 9, Steel
Magnolias will be performed
by aselect group of Douglas

theatre students this semester
in the Douglas Studio Theatre.
Directed by Deborah Neville,
as is almost always the case,
seeing Steel Magnolias acted out
by Douglas’ incredible theatre
students is sure to make for a
moving show.

Then from November 8
to 16, say hello to A Macbeth
(but don’t actually say, “Hello,
Macbeth”). Directed by Thrasso
Petras, you’re gonna get some
satire with your Shakespeare,
and it’s going to be the best!
A Macbeth will be shown in
the Muir Theatre, and both A
Macbeth and Steel Magnolias
feature pricing of $8 for students
purchasing tickets.

So with all that in mind,
I’m basically setting you all up
for a ridiculous amount of arts,
fun, and other reasons to enjoy
your time at Douglas. Seriously
though, an immense amount
of work goes into preparing
and performing all of these
arts events, and the best way
for these students, faculty, and
guests to know their work has
paid off is for your smiling faces
to be in the audience. Find some
time this semester to explore one
arts facet offered by the college;
who knows, you might have an
enlightening time.

 

 

a oe — cg

= iy

Monsoon Rains by Ron Sangha | Photo courtesy of Ron Sangha

 

Select pix from Netflix

Hidden gems you
might have missed

 

By Aidan Mouellic, Staff Writer

Numb3rs
(US, 2005-2010, Created by
Nicolas Falacci and Cheryl
Heuton)

A riveting series following
FBI agent Don Eppes (Rob
Morrow), who is assisted

on cases by his genius
mathematician brother, Charlie
Eppes (David Krumholtz).

The show had six seasons, but
I'd be hard-pressed to find
someone who actually watched
it. Numb3rs is worth giving

a chance, as the acting and
storyline are excellent. The way
the series uses math as a method
of crime-solving really sets this
show apart from other crime-
dramas before it. The series was
also produced by filmmakers

 

Ridley Scott and his late brother
Tony Scott.

Senna
(UK/ France, 2010, 106 mins, Dir.
Asif Kapadia)

This documentary tells the
life story of Brazilian Formula
One racing legend Ayrton Senna.
Even if you are not a fan of F1
racing, the story of this amazing
human being on and off the track
should be of interest to anyone.
Senna was not often generous

on the track, but off the track
he gave a lot of money to the
poor in Brazil, and his efforts to
combat youth poverty elevated
him to being a sort of god-like
figure in his homeland. It is a
very well-made documentary
that pays tribute to one of the
greatest drivers who ever lived.

Breakout Kings

(Canada/ US, 2011-2012, Created
by Nick Santora and Matt
Olmstead)

Breakout Kings was
cancelled after two seasons,
which is often a bad sign, but
the show is decent enough. The
series, which follows convicts
helping US marshals catch
fugitives, is entertaining and has
some good performances. The
storyline is interesting, and it’s
fun watching bad guys break out
of jail in unique ways, only to get
caught.

 

Numb3rs, Senna, Breakout Kings | Photo illustration by Joel McCarthy