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 Music
and Arts Center
Announces Two New Concert Series
Beginning in March, MACH
(Music & Arts Center for Humanity, formerly
known as the Music & Arts Center for the
Handicapped) will be debuting two concert series
in the Arnold Bernhard Center on the campus.
Littlefield Hall will host the Park City concert
series, which will present local and regional
performers.
In co-operation with the University Gallery's new
show openings, the first Park City
performance on March 4th at 3:00 PM will feature
the music of the group called Council of Elders,
who specialize in traditional music, dance and
drumming. African and Caribbean drumming will be
performed and shows are free and open to the
public.
The show is held in conjunction with Contemporary
Visions 2000 art exhibit at the University
Gallery, March 1 through April 12, which features
contemporary artwork.
The second new concert series, called the Celebrated
Artists Series, will present national
and international performers and troupes on tour
in America. The series debut will feature Ailey
II (formerly Alvin Ailey Repertory Ensemble)
which has just completed a 37-city US tour.
The performance will take place on April 5 at
8:00 PM in the Bernhard Center's Mertens Theater.
The cost is $15 for students and seniors; $25 for
general admission and is open to the public. A
Patron Event fundraiser for the MACH/Ailey Camp
will take place prior to the performance in the
Tower Room of the Center and the cost is $150.
Wine and dinner will be served. Contact Barbara
Kryzwick at MACH, 366-3300, for tickets and
information.
Founded in 1978 and headquartered in Bruel Hall
at UB, MACH enriches the lives of children and
adults with special needs, and others who may
benefit through participation in programs for
music, dance, visual arts, theater and creative
writing. More than 700 people participate in
programs offered at UB and five satellite
locations in Connecticut.
The University of Bridgeport will be
a central
force in a regional arts renaissance.
ALAN
FOX, THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR OF MACH
Alan Fox, the
executive director of MACH, said the recent name
change to his organization reflects a shift
toward serving all people while maintaining an
affinity with the handicapped. Fox foresees the
University of Bridgeport as a central force in a
regional arts renaissance. The two new concert
series is but the first step in creating that
vision, he said. This coincides well with the
city of Bridgeport's efforts to turn the former
Read's Department store in downtown Bridgeport
into housing and studio space for artists.
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