Thursday, September 6, 2001
The Panhellenic Council sponsors an ice cream social in Mother’s Wine Emporium in the Union from 7:30 to 10:30 pm. All women wishing to learn about or rush the sororities on campus are invited to attend. The event is free.
Friday, September 7, 2001
The Albany Center Galleries exhibits the work of six Quebec artists, as a part of the Quebec/New York 2001 program. Each artist has won Quebec City’s Videre Award. The program exchanges the work of contemporary Canadian artists for that of artists from New York. The Galleries showcase the best of theatre, dance, music, travel, technology, and art. The exhibit will be held through October 13, 2001, and is free and open to the public.
Mother’s Wine Emporium opens it’s 2001-2002 season with a performance by Edie Carey. The show is free to RPI students, staff, and faculty and begins at 8 pm in the Union Rathskellar.
Saturday, September 8, 2001
Mother’s Wine Emporium presents Phil Henry and Russell Wolff. The show is free to RPI community members and begins at 8 pm in the Union Rathskellar.
Home Made Theater in Saratoga offers Musical Theater Performance Class for adults and teens over 16. The class meets through November 17 (no class November 3) from 10:30 to 1 pm. Singing, character development, emotion, dynamics, and professional techniques are among the topics covered. The class costs $220.
Monday, September 10, 2001
Home Made Theater seeks volunteers for the September 2001-May 2002 season. A general interest meeting will be held at 7 pm in the Spa Little Theater. Volunteers can work in the areas of ushering, props, lighting, set building, sound, crew, costumes, stage management, and rehearsal prompters in many productions, including Catching Babies, Lend me a Tenor, The 13 Clocks, The Fantasticks, and Dancing at Luchnasa.
Home Made Theater offers Acting for Teens, for adolescents aged 12 to 16. The program meets Mondays through October 15 (no class October 8) from 6 to 7 pm. The course will cover character development, methods of acting, improvisation, and a student’s own technique. The class is $75.
The New York State Writers Institute at the University at Albany presents its Fall 2001 Classic Film Series. The first part of the series is part of the Quebec/New York 2001 exchange, and is a four-night festival of Quebec films. Tonight’s films are Speak White and Pour La Suite Du Monde, and are screened at 7:30 pm. Film critic and historian Yves Rousseau will introduce the films and answer questions. The films are free and open to the public.
Tuesday, September 11, 2001
New York State Theatre Institute honors the 25th anniversary of the Institute and Rita Finnegan, principal of the school that was the original venue of NYSTI, at Yaddo in Saratoga Springs. The event will benefit the Yaddo Garden Association. The night includes a reading of King Alfred’s Jewel, written by Katrina Trask, a cofounder of the retreat, and directed by Ed Lange, associate artistic director of NYSTI.
The New York State Writer’s Institute at the University at Albany continues its Quebec film festival with Mon Oncle Antoine and The Street at 7:30 pm. The films are free and open to the public.
Home Made Theater offers Creative Dramatics for children aged seven or eight. The program meets on Tuesdays through October 9, from 5:45 pm to 6:45 pm. The course is an introduction to improvisation and pantomime. The fee for the class is $60.
