For more information about any event, call 717-477-1202. A complete calendar of events is available on-line at http://www.ship.edu/news/index.html.

Art

All exhibits are located in the Kauffman Gallery in the Huber Art Center. Call 477-1530 for gallery hours, information and other scheduled events.

Photographer Stephen Petegorsky, Sept. 26 – Oct. 28. Includes selections from “The Gold” and “Walking Unidos” series.

Sculptor James Coates, Nov. 17 – Jan. 6. Coates will collaborate with university sculpture students to create and install works designed for the gallery. Gallery talk and reception, Nov. 17, 3:30-4:30 pm.

Film

Fall Film Festival, Oct. 19, 20, 26, 27, Nov. 2, 3, 9, 10, 16, 17, CUB Orndorff Theater, 7 pm, 477-1747 or 477-1693. Experience a variety of film genres with a focus on independent films. A detailed schedule will be posted at www.ship.edu/~apb on October 5.

Lectures and special events

Human Race Machine, Oct. 17 – 21, Great Hall, Ceddia Union Building, 477-1747 or 477-1693. Sit down at a computer console and see yourself with the facial characteristics of six different races using four programs created by Nancy Burson.

Debate, Reds vs. Blues: The State of Moral Values in America, Oct. 18, place TBA, 7:30 pm, 477-1738. Peter Beinhart and Jonah Goldberg square off in this timely debate.

Proteus Lecture Series, Michael Ryan, Nov. 9, Old Main Chapel, 8 pm, 477-1132. Michael Ryan is a professor of English and creative writing at the University of California, Irvine. His recent memoir, Baby B was published in 2004 along with his New and Selected Poems, which won the 2005 Kingsley Tufts Poetry Award. Ryan’s lecture coincides with the publication of the fall issue of Proteus: A Journal of Ideas. A book signing will follow the lecture.

Performing arts

Chapel Series, Terry King, Cellist, Oct. 16, Old Main Chapel, 3 pm, 477-1638. King is involved with the critically acclaimed Cello America series that is recording major works for the cello. Anthony Lucia, violin, and Margaret Lucia, piano, will join King in this chamber music concert.

Brass & Cumbelaires, Nov. 6, Old Main Chapel, 3 pm, 477-1638.

Nederlands Kamerkoor, Nov. 9, Memorial Auditorium, 8 pm, $10, 8, 5, 477-1747 or 477-1693. For almost 70 years, the Nederlands Kamerkoor (Netherlands Chamber Choir) has devoted itself to the performance of a cappella repertoire and has built a considerable reputation.

Chapel Series, Khac Chi Ensemble, Nov. 10, Old Main Chapel, 7 pm, 477-1638. The Khac Chi Ensemble is a combination of masterful musicians performing exquisite music on rare and unique instruments native to Vietnam.

SU Woodwinds Ensemble, Nov. 13, Old Main Chapel, 3 pm, 477-1638.

SU Concert Choir, Nov. 19, place tba, 7:30 pm, 477-1638.

SU–Community Orchestra, Nov. 20, Memorial Auditorium, 3 pm, 477-1638. Celebrating talented south-central Pennsylvania musicians, the 10th season opens featuring three soloists: Carlisle violinists Sophia and Natalia Van Doren, and Biglerville trombonist James Martin.

Madrigal Dinner Concerts, Dec. 2, 3, Old Main Chapel, 6:30 pm, $22, 477-1638. Get into the holiday spirit. Come to dinner and be serenaded by the Madrigal Singers with the sounds of the season.

Shippensburg Community Christmas Concert, Dec. 10, 11, Messiah United Methodist Church, 7:30 pm, 477-1638. Local vocalists and instrumentalists, members of the SU-Community Orchestra, and the Community Christmas Chorus, will perform a variety of music including selections from Handel’s Messiah, holiday classics, and audience sing-alongs.

The new H. Ric Luhrs Performing Arts Center at Shippensburg University will open to the public for its first performance on January 19, 2006, featuring Wynton Marsalis.

Keeping with the Luhrs Center’s mission to educate, enlighten and entertain audiences of all ages with quality performances, the opening Spring 2006 season includes a little taste of everything. From jazz to country, musical theater to dance troupes, the 1,500-seat John L. and Cora I. Grove Theatre assures the most enjoyable and entertaining performance experience in the area.

We look forward to seeing you! For ticket and pricing information, please call the box office at 717-477-SHOW (7469) or send an e-mail to info@luhrscenter.com.