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The Ugandan colonel Milton Katarinyebwa, who is leading the fight against LRA in the south-eastern region of Haut-Mbomou, on Tuesday revealed the information, quoting a young girl who had been abducted in 2010 by LRA but who managed to escape in September.
About two weeks ago, the US military advisers based at *OPSEC*in the south-east parts of the Central African Republic, launched an anti-Kony campaign by putting the photos of Kony and his lieutenants on the billboards. The idea was to enable the population to identify them and alert the army incase they are seen in the region.
Since 2011, after President Obama's announcement, the US military advisers were deployed in the south-east parts of the Central African Republic to support the country's army together with that from Uganda in the fight against LRA.
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A public meeting was held last Thursday night for county residents in the area of the airport and elsewhere in a proposed "service area" to learn how they can gain city water for their residences in the county.
WWEC Engineering, Johnson County and the City of Buffalo, who are all working together on the water transmission line project, hosted the meeting to answer questions from residents and explain how they can, if they choose, form a Special Improvements District (SID) and gain city water for themselves without annexing into the city limits.
The three entities will be building the transmission line to act as a redundant line for the city of Buffalo that will tie in major portions of county lands just north of the city limits to the east with the Greenleaf Subdivision for possible city water service.
Now they are informing residents that if they do decide they want city water, now is the time to organize, form a SID board and begin the process of searching for funding to build distribution and service lines within the area that can be serviced.
The next step in the process is for the homeowners in the area to have a meeting to discuss interest in the project, and to determine if it is feasible to pursue.
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The Best On-Screen Depiction Of Abortion We've Ever Seen
In Gillian Robespierre's amazing and hysterical new short, "Obvious Child," a woman has a clumsy one-night stand and learns that she's pregnant. And shock of all shocks–she decides to have an abortion! Yup, "Obvious Child" shows Jenny Slate's character Donna deciding to have an abortion with little fretting or to-do. She's not soul-searching or struggling, she's simply exercising her right NOT to have a baby. It's honest, hilarious and completely true to life–and a nice antidote to all the heavy-handed TV and film portrayals that make it seem as though having an abortion means you're a bad or immoral person. This is a must-watch. [Vimeo]


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Clients often seek advice in relation to the above measures from their accountant but because they do not deal with these issues on a daily basis and more importantly, do not have skills in construction and property valuation they are not usually the best person to ask. Furthermore, pro-active consideration must be given to these tax incentives at the very outset of the project to obtain maximum tax relief and usually accountants only really come to look at the expenditure at financial year end long after the opportunity to influence the outcome has passed.
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Beginning October 2014, Prince Edward Island will be divided into two EI regions — a capital region and a non-capital region.
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Up until a few weeks ago many Islanders might not have heard of the term census agglomeration but for those getting employment insurance benefits it will soon become very important.
The federal government plans to use the Charlottetown census agglomeration as the basis for splitting P.E.I. into two regions in order to determine the number of hours needed to collect EI and how long recipients will be able to collect benefits.
How the province is being split has become a subject for debate with the Charlottetown census agglomeration making up one region and the rest of P.E.I. making up the other.
The idea is to give increased EI benefits to Islanders who live in higher unemployment areas outside of the Charlottetown census agglomeration.
Statistics Canada spokesman Peter Murphy said a census agglomeration is a type of geography that Statistics Canada uses to circulate its data.
It gives users one way of comparing data for areas of similar sizes, he said.
"In other words we produce these geographies for the purposes of statistical analysis."
There are several rules that define a census agglomeration, but they start with a core that has a population of at least 10,000 people.
In P.E.I.'s case, that means there are census agglomerations in the Charlottetown and Summerside areas.
The Charlottetown census agglomeration extends beyond the city's borders into neighbouring communities, but a look at a map shows the boundaries aren't uniform as they extend outward from the city.
One section juts northward with a swath of land between it and the census agglomeration falling outside of the boundaries.
Murphy said Statistics Canada uses place of work data as one way of determining if some communities fall within the census agglomeration.
If 50 per cent or more of the population in that community work in the core, then it is added to the agglomeration.
That's why a community like Mayfield, which is near the outer limit of the census agglomeration, is included, but a place like Hunter River, which is closer, falls outside the border.
"Place of work data is a good substitute or proxy for the strength of the relationship between an outlying or an adjacent municipality to the core," he said.
Murphy said reverse commuting, which involves people who live in the core working in another area, can also determine if a community is included in the census agglomeration.
"It's less common," he said.
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Noctes Atticae
A. Gellius
Ut "terram movisse" nuntiari solet eaque res procuratur, ita in veteribus memoriis scriptum legimus nuntiatum esse senatui in sacrario in regia "hastas Martias movisse." Eius rei causa senatus consulum factum est M. Antonio A. Postumio consulibus, eiusque exemplum hoc est: "Quod C. Iulius, L. filius, pontifex nuntiavit in sacrario in regia hastas Martias movisse, de ea re ita censuerunt, uti M. Antonius consul hostiis maioribus Iovi et Marti procuraret et ceteris dis, quibus videretur, lactantibus. Ibus uti procurasset satis habendum censuerunt. Si quid succidaneis opus esset, robiis succideret.
Not only was an earthquake regularly reported, and expiatory offerings made on that account, but I also find it mentioned in early records, that report was made to the senate when the spears of Mars had moved in the sanctuary in the Regia. Because of such an occurrence, a decree of the senate was passed in the consulship of Marcus Antonius and Aulus Postumius, of which this is a copy: "Whereas Gaius Julius, son of Lucius, the pontifex, has reported that the spears of Mars have moved in the sanctuary in the Regia, the senate has therefore decreed with reference to that matter, that Marcus Antonius the consul should make expiation to Jupiter and Mars with full-grown victims, and with unweaned victims to such of the other gods as he thought proper. They decided that it should be regarded as sufficient for him to have sacrificed with these. If there should be any need of additional victims, the additional offerings should be made with red victims."
Reprinted by permission of the publishers and the Trustees of the Loeb Classical Library from Aulus Gellius: Noctes Atticae (Volume I. Books 1-5), Loeb Classical Library Vol. 195, translated by J.C. Rolfe, Cambridge, Mass.: Harvard University Press, © 1927, by the President and Fellows of Harvard College. The Loeb Classical Library ® is a registered trademark of the President and Fellows of Harvard College.


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Samsung SP-A600 Projector Review
The SP-A600 does well in terms of shadow detail. It is in the same class as most of the better sub-$3000 projectors, and does reveal a touch more dark shadow detail, than say the Epson Home Cinema 6500UB, which, while exceptional (for its price) in terms of black levels), comes up a little short on dark shadow detail. While dark shadow detail is pretty good, and slightly better than the Epson, it still isn't quite as good as some oe of the competition.
In the night train scene (heavily overexposed) from Casino Royale, you can see that that the Samsung (left) is revealing a bit more shadow detail (than the Epson Home Cinema 6500UB) in the trees and bushes above the railroad tracks on the right side. That's a good thing! On the other hand, you can also see that while the Epson image is at least as bright overall, it is producing much blacker blacks than the Samsung projector. The end result is a far more dramatic and better looking image. While one hates to lose any dark detail, let's face it, generally the darkest detail is not what your eyes are focused on in a scene. I'd much rather have much better black levels than slightly better shadow detail. (And that, folks, is why the ultra-high contrast projectors are more expensive!
Below our usual sequence of images of Clint Eastwood in a very dark room/scene. Look to the blinds and, in general, the upper right, for shadow detail differences between these many projectors. The first image, of course, is the Samsung SP-A600 projector. It is followed, in order by: Epson Home Cinema 6100, Sanyo PLV-Z700, Sharp XV-Z15000, Optoma HD8200, Sanyo PLV-Z3000, Sony VPL-HW10, BenQ W5000, and Panasonic PT-AE3000
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Pull the Other One: Ripsnorting Aussie Yarns
R.M. Winn
Pull the Other One: Ripsnorting Aussie Yarns
R.M. Winn
Ryle Winn is the master of the cock and bull tale, and here at last is his collection of the funniest yarns he's ever spun. He's put a bit of everything in the book. There are jokes, where the focus is on the teller - the life of the party. The short pub yarn, which is delivered to just one or two mates by a quiet bloke in the corner, with the focus on the scene, not the teller. And then there's the fair dinkum yarn, which might take a long while to tell. This is a little gem that shines with quintessential Aussie humour - it's full of the sort of classic, irreverent storytelling you hear too little of these days. This book doesn't care about political correctness or fashion; it just cares about what's going to make you snort beer out your nose.
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Dr. and Mrs. Robert Selig of Laverock, and Mr. and Mrs. Alfred S. Mull of Horsham announce the engagement of their children, Jessica Ilene Selig to Daniel Louis Mull.
Jessica, a graduate of Springfield Township High School, earned a Bachelor of Arts degree in fine arts from George Washington University in Washington, D.C. She also completed studies at the Antonelli Institute of Art & Photography. She is a freelance graphic designer, and is currently exhibiting her photography with the Philadelphia Art Museum.
Dan graduated from Hatboro-Horsham High School, the Montgomery Community College and the Lincoln Technical School. He is an automotive technician for an exotic and foreign car-repair facility.
Jessica is the granddaughter of Tremayne Selig and the late Joseph B. Selig, and Shirley Solomon and the late Jerry Solomon. Dan is the grandson of the late Lillian and Ralph Mull, and the late Leah and Max Krisch.
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UAlbany Students: Who we are. What we do.
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About the Book
A collection of U.S. Army news releases explaining military activities in Qatar during the first half of 2010. Several feature stories are also included. Everything is presented in a beautiful 13×11-inch hardcover book, binding 88 pages of content on full-color 180-gram premium silk stock. Unit price is set by Blurb; no profit overhead is added.
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Public Affairs - A firm grasp of communication principles, methods, practices and techniques. As a former Marine and experienced Army contractor, the unique needs of military information programs are well understood. Experienced with military equipment, weapons, organizations, missions, goals, objectives and history. Visual Information - A solid history of traditional and digital photography provides dependable results for important events. Traditional and digital art experience for effective communication materials using full-color and/or black and white illustrations. Desktop publishing techniques that combine text and graphics in sophisticated layouts following design standards.
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2012-2013 Cultural Arts Calendar
School of Music
During the academic year, guest artists and faculty may schedule additional recitals. As these recitals are scheduled, updates will be posted on the School of Music's Web site: www.music.sc.edu. The School of Music is at 813 Assembly St., next to the Koger Center for the Arts. The recital hall is on the second floor of the School of Music. All events are free unless otherwise noted. Note: We've limited the Cultural Calendar to completed information only. We will notify you of updates as they become available.
Choral - For additional information, contact Sara Beardsley at (803)777-5369 or email@example.com.
Sept. 9 --- Palmetto City Classic. 5 p.m.USC Gospel Choir and the Hallelujah Singers. St. John Baptist Church. 3404 West Beltline Blvd. Columbia.
Oct. 4 --- Festival of Spirituals. 7:30 p.m. Drayton Hall. USC Gospel Choir, Tina Stallard and Ollie Watts-Davis.
Oct.14 --- Concert Choir. 5 p.m. Trinity Cathedral. 1100 Sumter St., Columbia.
Nov. 11 --- Gospel Choir. 7:30 p.m. Second Calvary Baptist Church. 1110 Mason Road, Columbia.
Nov. 14 --- Carolina Alive Concert. 7:30 p.m. School of Music recital hall.
Nov. 15--- University Chorus Fall Concert. 7:30 p.m. Shandon United Methodist Church, 3407 Devine St., Columbia.
Nov. 30--- Concert Choir Christmas Concert. 7:30 p.m. First Presbyterian Church, 1324 Marion St., Columbia.
Dec. 2--- Concert Choir Christmas Concert. 6 p.m. Shandon United Methodist Church, 3407 Devine St., Columbia.
Feb. 21--- University Chorus. TimeTBD.
March 3--- Concert Choir performs Bach's B-minor Mass. Time TBD. Trinity Cathedral, 1100 Sumter St., Columbia.
April 14 --- Gospel Choir. 4 p.m. Second Calvary Baptist Church, 1110 Mason Road, Columbia.
April 15--- Concert Choir and University Chorus with USC Wind Ensemble. 7:30 p.m. Koger Center for the Arts.
April 17 --- Carolina Alive Concert. 7:30 p.m. School of Music recital hall.
OPERA at USC --- For more information, or to purchase tickets, contact Lisa Smith at 803-777-5369. Tickets are: $20 general admission; $15 seniors, USC faculty/staff, military; $5 students. Ellen Schlaefer is the opera director. Season tickets are available.
Nov. 2-3 --- "Don Giovanni" by W.A. Mozart (sung in Italian). 7:30 p.m. Drayton Hall. The legendary Don Juan gets his comeuppance, but not before his dastardly deeds out wit and outrage.
Nov. 4--- "Don Giovanni" by W.A. Mozart (sung in Italian). 3 p.m. Drayton Hall. The legendary Don Juan gets his comeuppance, but not before his dastardly deeds out wit and outrage.
Feb. 1-2 ---"Das Barbecü" a musical comedy by Warrender and Luigs. 7:30 p.m. Drayton Hall.Kick back, laugh and have a good time with this rollicking hootenanny…a bawdy retelling of Wagner's Ring cycle with a Texas twang.
Feb. 3---"Das Barbecü" a musical comedy by Warrender and Luigs. 3 p.m. Drayton Hall.Kick back, laugh and have a good time with this rollicking hootenanny…a bawdy retelling of Wagner's Ring cycle with a Texas twang.
April 5-6--- "The Tender Land" by Aaron Copland.7:30 p.m. Longstreet Theatre. A coming-of-age tale unfolds in America's heartland.
April 7--- "The Tender Land" by Aaron Copland.3 p.m. Longstreet Theatre. A coming-of-age tale unfolds in America's heartland.
May 10-11 --- "Bambino"by Richard Maltz.7:30 p.m. Longstreet Theatre. A new musical drama in one act revisits the relentless calamities inflicted on the Boston Red Sox. "Bambino" is a collaboration between USC Aiken and USC Columbia. (This production, featuring students and professionals, is not part of the regular season.)
May 12 --- "Bambino"by Richard Maltz.3 p.m. Longstreet Theatre. A new musical drama in one act revisits the relentless calamities inflicted on the Boston Red Sox. "Bambino" is a collaboration between USC Aiken and USC Columbia. (This production, featuring students and professionals, is not part of the regular season.)
USC Symphony Orchestra -Directed by Maestro Donald Portnoy.All concerts are in the Koger Center for the Arts at 7:30 p.m. Tickets are available at the Koger Center box office or by calling 803-251-2222. For additional information, contact the symphony office at 803-777-7500. Adults, $25; senior citizens, USC faculty and staff, $20; students, $8. Season tickets are available.
Sept. 20 --- "Brahms and Bruch," David Kim, guest artist, violin.
Oct. 16 ---" Nielsen, Copland and Chabrier," Alexander Fiterstein, guest artist, clarinet.
Nov. 13 ---"Beethoven, Strauss and Grieg," Marina Lomazov, piano.
Jan. 27---"Wagner," winners of the USC concerto–aria competition (repertoire TBA).
Feb. 12--- An evening of Rodgers & Hammerstein classics. Tina Milhorn Stallard, soprano; Janet Hopkins, mezzo-soprano; Walter Cuttino, tenor; Jacob Will, bass-baritone; and chorus.
March 26 --- "Hanson and Tchaikovsky," Ze Yu Li, guest artist, violin.
April 25 --- "Smetana, Bellinati and Respighi," Brazil guitar duo, guest artist.
USC Band Ensembles - USC Bands are led by Scott Weiss, director of bands; Rebecca Phillips, associate director of bands/director of athletic bands; and James Taylor, assistant director of bands/athletic bands. All concerts at 7:30 p.m. in the Koger Center for the Arts unless otherwise noted. All concerts are free except for the Nov. 27 concert. For more information: contact the USC Band Office 803-777-4278.
Sept. 24 --- USC Wind Ensemble "Concertos" byHusa, Mozart, Dahl.
Oct. 8 --- Symphonic Winds concert.
Oct. 29 --- USC Wind Ensemble "Cathedrals"byBach, Salfelder, Messiaen.
Nov. 18--- Palmetto Concert Band. 4 p.m.
Nov. 19--- USC Symphonic Winds and University Band.
Nov. 27 --- Carolina Band concert. The Mighty Sounds of the Southeast celebrates the 2012 season with performances of traditional Gamecock fight songs, cheers and music from this season's halftime shows. Discounted group tickets for 15 or more are available, and must be finalized by Wednesday, Nov. 15. To purchase group tickets, call (803) 777-5112. Proceeds support the Carolina Band.
Dec. 4 --- USC Wind Ensemble.
Feb. 15--- USC Band. 4:30 p.m.
Feb. 15--- USC Wind Ensemble.
Feb. 16 --- Symphonic Winds.
Feb. 16 --- Palmetto Concert Band. 8:45 p.m.
Feb. 23 --- USC Wind Ensemble.
March 23 --- USC Wind Ensemble at the 2013 CBDNA National Conference. 8 p.m. Aycock Auditorium, Greensboro, N.C.
April 4 ---- Symphonic Winds and the University Band.
April 15 --- USC Wind Ensemble with Concert Choir and University Chorus.
May 26 --- Palmetto Concert Band Memorial Day Concert. 4 p.m. Free.
Faculty and guest artists -- Recitals and concerts featuring USC School of Music faculty and guest artists. Concerts are held at 7:30 p.m. in the School of Music recital hall and are free unless otherwise noted. For information call the School of Music at 803-777-4280.
Aug. 27 --- James Ackley, faculty trumpet recital.
Sept. 13 --- Craig Butterfield, faculty double bassrecital.
Sept. 26 --- Linda Cionitti, guest artist clarinet recital.
Oct. 1 --- Timothy Roberts, guest artist saxophone recital.
Oct. 2 --- Fan Lei, guest artist clarinet recital.
Oct. 6 --- Michael Harley, faculty bassoon recital.
Oct. 9 --- Ron Davis, faculty tuba recital.
Oct. 10 --- Jazz, faculty recital.
Jan. 15 --- Strike, guest artist percussion duo; Paul Vaillancourt, percussion; Jeffrey Meyer, piano.
Jan. 17 --- Clifford Leaman, saxophone, Joseph Rackers, piano,faculty recital.
Jan. 22 --- Charles Fugo, faculty piano recital.
Jan. 23 --- Dmitry Rachmanov, guest artist masterclass. 4:30 p.m.
Jan. 24 --- Julia Heinen, guest artist clarinet recital.
Feb. 13 --- Bradley Edwards, faculty trombone recital.
Feb. 25 --- Lomazov/Rackers duo, faculty piano recital.
March 5 --- Scott Herring, percussion, and Cliff Leaman, saxophone,faculty recital.
March 18 --- Rebecca Hunter, faculty violin recital.
March 20 --- Allen Vizzutti, faculty trumpet recital.
Jazz ensembles --- Recitals and concerts featuring University of South Carolina musicians. All concerts are held in the School of Music recital hall at 7:30 p.m. and are free unless otherwise noted. For more information, call 803-777-4280 or e-mail frontofffice@ mozart.sc. edu.USC jazz ensembles are led by Bert Ligon, director of jazz studies, Craig Butterfield and Kevin Jones.
Nov. 1 --- Left Bank Big Band concert.
Nov. 29 --- USC Jazz Combos recital.
April 18 --- Left Bank Big Band concert.
April 23 --- Jazz Combos recital.
Percussion ensembles- All concerts are at 7:30 p.m. in the School of Music recital hall and are free unless otherwise noted. The USC percussion area is led by Scott Herring.
Oct. 28 --- USC Percussion Ensemble Concert recital.3 p.m.
Nov. 7 --- Percussion Players recital.7:30 p.m.
Nov. 15 --- Palmetto Pans Steel Band.
April 6 --- USC Day of Percussion. 9 a.m. – 5 p.m. USC Band building (324 Sumter St., Columbia)
Clinics, concerts, educational sessions sponsored by Percussion Arts Society. Guest artist, Michael Burritt, professor of percussion, Eastman School of Music. Tickets are $10; $5 PAS members.
April 8 --- USC Percussion Ensemble. Michael Burritt, guest artist.
April 11 --- Palmetto Pans Steel Drums
April 14 --- Percussion Players. 3 p.m.
Contemporary music—Concerts are free and held in the School of Music recital hall. For more information, call the School of Music at 803-777-4280.
Oct. 3 --- Percussion masterclass line for line. 1:25 p.m. School of Music, room 059.
Oct. 3 --- Percussion masterclass line for line concert. 7:30 p.m. School of Music recital hall. Free. The trio (Adam Bedell, Cullen Faulk and Matthew Teodori) was nominated for an Austin Critics' Table Award for Best Classical Ensemble in 2011. The group has also performed at the Long Center, the Blanton Museum of Art, Fast Forward Austin and the International Festival-Institute at Round Top.
The Southern Exposure New Music Series--- This Southern Exposure Series won the Chamber Music America/American Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers (ASCAP) Award for Adventurous Programming in 2007. Early arrival is suggested for seating for this popular program. A donation of $100 or more, reserves one seat for the entire 2012-2013 Southern Exposure season.
Concerts are in the School of Music recital hall at 7:30 p.m., unless otherwise noted.
Sept. 28 --- Percussion All-Star concert. Featuring the Meehan/Perkins Duo, Stuart Gerber, Greg Stuart,Tim Feeny, Nick Dennies, Scott Herring and the USC Percussion Studio. Atlanta-based Gerber to perform "Heaven's Door," a piece written for him by German composer Karlheinz Stockhausen, a centerpiece of the concert. This theatrical piece involves Gerber using as an instrument, a specially made giant door that stands more than 9 feet tall.
Oct. 26 --- Arnold Schoenberg's melodrama "Pierrot Lunaire," a joint Southern Exposure and Chamber Innovista production featuring Janet Hopkins, USC mezzo-soprano performing in sprechstimme, (a cross between singing and speaking) and conducted by Morihiko Nakahara of the South Carolina Philharmonic. The concert includes a lecture by theory professor Daniel Jenkins, a Schoenberg scholar. "Moonstruck Pierrot" is one of the defining and most controversial masterworks of the 20th century. This performance, to be performed on the 100th anniversary of the show's premiere, is an example of the angst-filled German artistic movement called Expressionism, with major themes including love, religion, blasphemy, blood, insanity, violence and death.
Feb. 22 --- Polygraph Lounge with Melissa Fathman,Mark Stewart, guitar, Rob Schwimmer, piano and theremin, and Melissa Fathman, soprano.Stewart is best known for being Paul Simon's lead guitarist since 1998, a member of Steve Reich and Musicians and the Bang on a Can All-Stars. Stewart plays multiple non-western instruments and invented instruments out of pvc pipe. Schwimmer and Fathman are his partners in a musical/comedy group called Polygraph Lounge. Schwimmer will play a theremin, the odd electronic instrument played on the Beach Boys "Good Vibrations" and many B-movie horror flicks.
April 12 -13 --- Phillip Bush leads USC students in Steve Reich's "Music for 18 Musicians." Phillip Bush was a member of the Grammy-award winning ensemble Steve Reich and Musicians. Bush will be rehearsing and coaching the piece with some of USC's students throughout the year and performing with them in the concert. The performance includes a pre-concert discussion of the work.
Cornelia Freeman Concert series ---All concerts are in the School of Music recital hall at 3 p.m. on Sundays and feature performances by School of Music faculty. Single concerts – adults, $12; senior citizens and USC faculty and staff, $10; students, $5; adult series tickets, $50; senior adult series tickets, $40. Reserved seating for the entire series is available for an additional $100 per series tickets. Reserved seating is not available for individual concerts. Contact:firstname.lastname@example.com or 803-777-4280.
For more than two decades this series has raised scholarship funds for USC music students. All earnings from the concerts are placed in a fund to award scholarships to music.
Sept. 9 --- Handel arias and duet by Handel. Performances by Tina Stallard, soprano; Jacob Will, bass; Rebecca Nagel, oboe; Jerry Curry, harpsichord. "La Valse" by Ravel, Joseph Rackers, piano, "Quintet in E flat major, Op. 44" by Schumann, William Terwilliger, violin; Rebecca Hunter, violin; Constance Gee, viola; Robert Jesselson, violoncello; Charles Fugo, piano.
Sept. 16 --- "Partita No. 3 in E major, BWV 1006" by J.S. Bach. Craig Butterfield, double bass, "Andante e Rondo Ongarese, Op. 35" by Weber, Constance Gee, viola; Charles Fugo, piano, "Recitative and Aria, 'Ich bin allein' (Faust)" by Spohr; Tina Stallard, soprano; Joseph Eller, clarinet; Lynn Kompass, piano; "Footprints" by Gordon (Dick) Goodwin; James Ackley, trumpet; Bradley Edwards, trombone; Clifford Leaman, saxophone; Scott Herring, marimba; "Descending into Light" by McComas, Clifford Leaman, saxophone; Bradley Edwards, trombone.
Sept. 23 --- "From Fiori musicali (1635)" by Frescobaldi from "Hommage à Frescobaldi" by Langlais. William Bates, organ; "Variations on the name ABEGG, Op. 1 by Schumann"; Charles Fugo, piano; "Reciprocity for Trombone and Tuba" by Meador, Bradley Edwards, trombone; Ronald Davis, tuba; "Nonet, H. 374" by Martinu; Jennifer Parker-Harley, flute; Rebecca Schalk Nagel, oboe; Joseph Eller, clarinet; Robert Pruzin, horn; Michael Harley, bassoon; William Terwilliger, violin; Constance Gee, viola; Robert Jesselson, violoncello; Craig Butterfield, bass; "Broken Resolutions; Red Wine & Blue; Plaza Luna by Bert Ligon"; William Terwilliger, violin; Rebecca Hunter, violin; Constance Gee, viola; Robert Jesselson, violoncello; Craig Butterfield, bass; Bert Ligon, piano.
Sept. 30 --- "Impromptu in G flat major, D. 899, No. 3" by Schubert; "Impromptu in F sharp major, Op. 36" by Chopin. John Williams, piano; "Bilitis" by Debussy; Jennifer Parker-Harley, flute; Charles Fugo, piano; "Breaking" by John Fitz Rogers; Clifford Leaman, saxophone; Joseph Rackers, piano; "Old Shoes, Fable, Drive Time" by Bert Ligon; Bert Ligon, piano; Craig Butterfield, bass.
Oct. 7 --- "De Provenza il mar (La Traviata)" by Verdi; "Non piu andrai (Marriage of Figaro)" by Mozart. Richard Conant, baritone; Charles Fugo, piano; "Centennial Horizon" by McKee; James Ackley, trumpet; Joseph Rackers, piano; "Winter Music" by John Fitz Rogers; Rebecca Hunter, violin; Lynn Kompass, piano; "At the Marion Opera House" by Tayloe Harding; Robert Jesselson, cello; Charles Fugo, piano; "Ocean Calling" by Warshauer; Lomazov/Rackers duo - Marina Lomazov and Joseph Rackers, piano.
Chamber Innovista Series --- In keeping with the USC Innovista approach of "live, work, learn, play," Chamber Innovista provides a world-class collection of innovative and original chamber music performances for people living and working in the district. Call 803-777-4280 to reserve your tickets tickets: adults $15; students and seniors $5 per concert. Series tickets $30.
Oct. 26 --- Arnold Schoenberg's melodrama "Pierrot Lunaire." 7:30 p.m. School of Music recital hall. A joint Southern Exposure and Chamber Innovista production featuring Janet Hopkins, USC mezzo-soprano performing in sprechstimme, (a cross between singing and speaking) and conducted by Morihiko Nakahara of the South Carolina Philharmonic. The concert includes a lecture by theory professor Daniel Jenkins, a Schoenberg scholar. "Moonstruck Pierrot" is one of the defining and most controversial masterworks of the 20th century. This performance, to be performed on the 100th anniversary of the show's premiere, is an example of the angst-filled German artistic movement called Expressionism, with major themes including love, religion, blasphemy, blood, insanity, violence and death.
Jan. 29 --- The New German School and its Opponent(s): Wagner Contra Brahms.This concert is part of the Wagner Worldwide Symposium.
April 1 --- Wine, gourmet food and music. Mozart, Piston, Chabrier Wine tasting begins at 4 p.m. and is served throughout the concert; buffet dinner begins at 5:30 p.m. Dupre Catering and Events, 300 Senate St., www.duprecatering.com. Cash bar available during the dinner and concert. Buffet and concert, $50.
Miscellaneous Events
Sept. 7--- Columbia Baroque soloists. 7 p.m. School of Music recital hall.Baroque dancers Paige Whitley-Bauguess and Thomas Baird interpret, recreate and perform Baroque theatre dance to the accompaniment of the Columbia Baroque soloists performing music by Jean-Philippe Rameau and Louis-Nicolas Clêrambault. Host Timothy Hein will give a pre-concert talk. Tickets: faculty and staff, $13; $15 at the door; USC students, free.
Sept. 21 --- String Festival. 5:30-9 p.m. Free.
Oct. 22 --- U.S. Coast Guard saxophone quartet. 6 p.m. School of Music recital hall. Free.
Nov. 19 --- Fall trombone night. 7:30 p.m. School of Music recital hall. Free.
Nov. 28 --- An Evening of Chamber Music. 7:30 p.m.School of Music recital hall. Free.
Dec. 5 --- New Voices student composers recital. 7:30 p.m. School of Music recital hall. Free.
Dec. 8 --- Suzuki Strings Winter Concert. 7:30 p.m.School of Music recital hall. Free.
The Wagner Project
School of Music recital hall
These events are scheduled to accompany the 2013 USC Wagner Conference and are all open to the public. In recognition of composer Richard Wagner's (1813-1883) bicentennial in 2013, the Forschungsinstitut für Musiktheater(fimt) at the University of Bayreuth is planning a multi-year series of events to take place around the world. Participating institutions are the University of South Carolina, University of Bayreuth and University of Bern.
Jan. 27
USC Symphony performs an all-Wagner concert. 7:30 p.m. Koger Center for the Arts. Conducted by Maestro Donald Portnoy. The program includes "Siegfried Idyll Prelude and Liebestod" from "Tristan und Isolde, Ride of the Valkyries."
Jan. 28 --- Wagner Symposium. 5-10 p.m. Location TBA.
Jan. 29 --- Chamber Music Concert. Place and time TBA. Program includes"Wesendonck Lieder" and "Brahms Quintet."
Jan. 30 --- Screening of "Die Nibelungen: Siegfried" (Dir. Fritz Lang, 1924) with live musical accompaniment by Dennis James. Time TBA. School of Music recital hall.
Jan. 31 --- Keynote lecture: Alex Ross (music critic of The New Yorker). 7:30 p.m. Location TBA.
Feb. 1 --- Screening of documentary "Wagner's Jews" by New York filmmaker Hilan Warshaw who introduce the film and answer questions following the screening. Time and location TBA. This event is co-sponsored by the USC Jewish Studies Program.
Feb. 15 --- Columbia Baroque soloists. 7 p.m. Pre-concert talk with host Timothy Hein. 7:30 p.m. School of Music recital hall. Explore the heritage of chamber music in colonial South Carolina with the music of Frederick Gunzweig and James McAlpine, the first teachers of the viola da gamba and recorder in the colony. Faculty and staff $13; $15 at the door; USC students, free.
April 2 --- Computer Music concert. 7:30 p.m. School of Music recital hall. Free.
April 15 --- Carolina Trombone Collective. 7:30 p.m. School of Music recital hall. 7:30 p.m. Free.
April 26 --- New Voices student composers recital. 7:30 p.m. School of Music recital hall. Free.
USC String Project – 3rd grade through high school.
The String Project offers large group beginning classes, small group second-year classes, three orchestras, and private lessons in violin, viola, cello and bass. All private lessons are taught by undergraduate string education majors. Affordable fees are an important aspect of the program, making it available to children who might not otherwise have access.
The program is designed to improve the teaching of string instruments in both classroom and private studio settings. The USC String Project is a recipient of the Verner Award for Excellence in Arts Education.
E-mail: email@example.com or call 803-777-9568. www.music.sc.edu/Special_Programs/StringProject/index.html
USC Community Music Program – children through adults
The Community Music Program provides private lessons by experienced teachers in: flute, oboe, clarinet, bass clarinet, bassoon, saxophone, trumpet, horn, trombone, baritone, euphonium, tuba, percussion, classical guitar, violin, viola, cello, double bass, piano and voice. Twelve private lessons are scheduled weekly, either after school or on weekends. Tuition is semester based: 12-half-hour lessons-$260; 12-one-hour lessons-$460; Family discount available.
For an application or more info: 803-777- 4281 or www.music.sc.edu/AlumCommVis/prep.html.
USC Children's Music Development Center
Music Play – birth through age 5 years
Music Play classes at the University of South Carolina's Children's Music Development Center are part of an innovative program designed to develop the music potential of young children. Current research performed by Wendy Valerio, her colleagues, and her graduate assistants, indicates that music is best learned if informal music guidance is begun as early in life as possible. Each child's readiness for achievement in later formal music instruction is enhanced under the guidance of the CMDC faculty. Children must be accompanied by a parent or caregiver during each class. $100 for 10 classes.
Contact: 803-777-4065, email at firstname.lastname@example.com or visit www.music.sc.edu/Special_Programs/CMDC/index.html.
Congaree New Horizons Band
Adults ages 50 and older learn to play and perform a band instrument in a group setting. No musical experience is required to participate. Rehearsals are held each Monday evening at the USC String Project Building, at 851 Park St., Columbia. Rehearsal times are 5:30-7 p.m. for beginners and concert bands; jazz band meets from 7-8 p.m. Each practice session includes full group rehearsals and small group and individual instruction. The band performs two to four concerts per semester at locations in the Columbia area.
A new member enrollment meeting is Monday, Aug. 27 at 7 p.m. Rehearsals begin Sept. 10. Fees are $150/semester for beginning players, $100/semester for experienced players, with participation in the jazz band an additional $40/semester. Fees do not include instrument rental or purchase but do include music and materials used in classes. USC's Congaree New Horizons Band is affiliated with New Horizons International Music Association, an organization that encourages seniors to learn and make music with friends. For more information about USC's Congaree New Horizons Band, visit www.congareeband.com or contact Jeremy Lane at 803- 777-1501, firstname.lastname@example.com.
The Southeastern Piano Festival
June 2013
The Southeastern Piano Festival was created to provide outstanding training for aspiring young pianists and to offer a showcase of piano performances with celebrated and new artists. Twenty young pianists receive daily private lessons with faculty members of the University of South Carolina, participate in master classes with guest artists and take part in opportunities to perform in a professional concert setting. Each day concludes with an evening performance by a guest artist, USC piano faculty members or festival students. The week's events culminate with the Arthur Fraser Concerto Competition, the winner of which will have an opportunity to perform with the South Carolina Philharmonic Orchestra. All events are open to the public and many are free to attend. For more information: www.sepf.music.sc.edu. Tickets for evening concerts can be purchased by calling 803-576-5763.
USC Band Camp – Rising 7-12 graders
June 2013
Drum major, marching percussion, symphonic band and symphonic percussion.
The University of South Carolina Summer Music Camp boasts an average enrollment of 400 to 500 students each summer from across the eastern United States. For more information, call the School of Music Band Office, 803-777-4278 or email email@example.com.
Carolina Summer Music Conservatory – Rising 9th grade through 12th grade
June 2013
USC School of Music faculty members lead students in an intensive, one-week session that focuses on individual performance and chamber music. Activities include masterclasses with USC faculty and other professional musicians, chamber music coaching, and private lessons. Students select from courses in music history, music theory, how to prepare for auditions, and jazz improvisation. Students have the opportunity to rehearse and perform solo works with professional accompanists and attend concerts and recitals featuring conservatory faculty members. Evening concerts featuring School of Music faculty are free and open to the public. For more information about the Carolina Summer Music Conservatory, contact Clifford Leaman at 803-576-5893 or firstname.lastname@example.com.
USC String Project Summer Camp – 3rd grade through high school
This camp fosters the excitement of developing skills on an orchestral stringed instrument. Students have daily group music instruction culminating with a Thursday afternoon concert. The faculty includes experienced teachers from the community and music education majors from the university. Open to all students who have completed one year of instruction. For information: 803-777-9568 or email at firstname.lastname@example.com.
Theatre South Carolina
Curtain times for Theatre South Carolina productions in the College of Arts and Sciences are: Wednesdays through Fridays, 8 p.m.; Saturdays, 7 p.m; (plus 11 p.m. half -price performances on final Saturday); Sundays, 3 p.m. Tickets are $18 for the public; $16 for university faculty and staff, senior citizens (age 60+) and the military; and $12 for students. Season-ticket holders see five shows for the price of four and can use their tickets in any combination for any show. Group tickets are available – call 803-777-9353 for details. Times and ticket prices may be subject to change. For more information, call 803-777-2551, or go to the Web site: www.cas.sc.edu/THEA
Main Stage Productions
Sept. 12-15 ---- "Looking Over the President's Shoulder" by James Still; directed by Gilbert McCauley; Drayton Hall Theatre. Special engagement.
Special Times. Show starts at 8 each evening.
Theatre South Carolina welcomes this one-man tour-de-force produced by USC alum Cindy Murphy and starring Broadway veteran Lawrence Hamilton ("Ragtime," "The Wiz," "Jelly's Last Jam") as Alonzo Fields, grandson of a freed slave, who became the first African-American Chief Butler of the White House. "Looking Over the President's Shoulder"gives audiences an intimate, behind-the-scenes look into the personalities of President's Hoover, Roosevelt, Truman and Eisenhower during some of the most tumultuous events of the 20th century. Recalling his momentous journey, Fields reflects on the promise and realities of life with humor and pride.
Oct. 5-13 ---- "The Importance of Being Earnest" by Oscar Wilde; directed by Robert Richmond; Longstreet Theatre. Take a walk on the "Wilde" side and enjoy our "swinging '60s" take on Oscar Wilde's comic masterpiece, complete with go-go boots and bad boys in bowler hats. Yet, while the setting changes, this beloved classic comedy remains just as deliriously funny. "The Importance of Being Earnest" follows the exploits of Jack Worthing, a socialite leading two lives: he's the well-respected "Jack" at his country estate, while, in the city, he assumes the identity of his imaginary brother, the loose and freewheeling Ernest. When his good friend Algernon discovers the deception, he decides to get in on the action, leading to mayhem that threatens to get the best of them both. Filled with hilarious plot twists and Wilde's singular wit, "The Importance of Being Earnest" is high farce at its finest.
Nov. 9-17 ---- "Compleat Female Stage Beauty" by Jeffrey Hatcher; Longstreet Theatre.Described by LA Weeklyas "a compelling take on the issues of sexual identity and artistic freedom now entrenched in our own culture," Jeffrey Hatcher's "Compleat Female Stage Beauty"is a darkly comedic exploration of a celebrity's fall into obscurity. The 17th century social world seems to orbit around the actor Kynaston, a glittering star famous for his portrayals of female characters, when King Charles II signs a law allowing real women to take the stage. Challenged to his core, Kynaston's domain of privilege is shattered, and he must confront his own sense of self-worth as an actor…and as a man. "Compleat Female Stage Beauty" contains adult themes and is not suitable for children.
Feb. 22 – March 2 ---- "Boeing-Boeing" by Marc Camoletti; directed by Richard Jennings; Longstreet Theatre.The New York Times raved that the 2008 Tony-winning production of "Boeing-Boeing" 'soars right out of its time zone and into some unpolluted stratosphere of classic physical comedy.'" Well-regarded as the most performed French play throughout the world, "Boeing-Boeing"tells the raucous tale of Bernard, an American businessman living in 1960s Paris who juggles affairs with three airline hostesses whose flight schedules are perfectly timed to keep them unaware of each other. The introduction of ever-faster jets quickly takes his high-flying ruse off-course, however, and a furiously funny crash of fiancées is just over the horizon.
April 19-27 ---- "King Lear" by William Shakespeare; directed by Beatrice Rancea; Drayton Hall Theatre.Shakespeare's gale-force tragedy rips back the curtain on a family torn by greed and an unquenchable lust for power. The aging King of Britain, Lear, decides to split his kingdom between his three daughters, but tests their loyalty first to finalize the arrangement. When his most devoted daughter, Cordelia, refuses to flatter him, the king disowns her, paving the way for a venomous plot to usurp the throne concocted by his remaining heirs. The King flees, leading him on a spiraling descent into madness as he fights to regain control. A riveting drama about the corruptive nature of power and a broken man's agonizing struggle for redemption, Ben Brantley of The New York Times says that "King Lear" includes "some of the most beautiful and devastating observations ever uttered about the human condition."
Lab Theatre Schedule -- All Shows are performed in the Lab Theatre, USC's "black box" theatre on Wheat Street, across from Blatt PE Center, unless otherwise noted. Curtain times are 8 p.m., and tickets are $5, sold only at the door. Times may be subject to change.
Oct. 11-14 --- "August Snow" by Reynolds Price; directed by Patty Walker. "August Snow"is the first in a trilogy of plays chronicling the hardships of a North Carolina family from the Great Depression through the Vietnam War era. Writer Reynolds Price, described by TheatreWeekas "one of the great writers of our generation," introduces us to the Avery family, led by widowed matriarch Roma, and the coming-of-age of her recently married son Neal, who struggles to uphold his responsibilities to his wife and family. "Two of the great strengths of Mr. Price's writing are his pitch-perfect ear for dialogue and his keen eye for the minutiae of daily life." -- The New York Times
Nov. 15-18 ---- "The Rose Tattoo" by Tennessee Williams; directed by Rocco Thompson. Winner of the 1951 Tony Award for Best Play, Tennessee Williams' classic "The Rose Tattoo" still soars with delicious melodrama and Williams' signature gift for language. Serafina is a Sicilian seamstress living in the American South, who has withdrawn from society (and forced her daughter to do the same) after the tragic death of her husband. Only a stranger with an odd resemblance to her husband can bring her out of her despair and back to life and love.
Feb. 7-10 ---- "How I Learned to Drive" by Paula Vogel; directed by Eric Bultman.Winner of the 1998 Pulitzer Prize for Drama, Pamela Vogel's "How I Learned to Drive" was described by The New York Timesas "one of the most discomfiting love stories to emerge from the American theater." Vogel's affecting drama traces the coming-of-age of main character Li'l Bit, whose life is forever changed by the sexual relationship she develops with her uncle. "How I Learned to Drive" is the story of a woman who learns the rules of the road and life from behind the wheel.
Feb. 28 – March 3 ---- "Twelve Angry Jurors" by Reginald Rose; directed by K. Dale White. Performed at Benson Theatre,226 Bull St., Columbia. Reginald Rose's adaptation of the Emmy Award-winning television film "Twelve Angry Men" by Sherman Sergel is an unflinching look at a jury deciding the guilt or innocence of a 19-year-old accused of fatally stabbing his father. What appears to be an open-and-shut case quickly explodes into a tense fight among the 12 men and women, as they struggle to decide the ultimate fate of the accused. Rose's script won the 2005 Tony Award for Best Revival of a Play.
April 25-28 ---- "Becky Shaw" by Gina Gionfriddo; directed by David Britt. The blind date from hell opens up a Pandora's box of familial and romantic entanglements in Gina Gionfriddo's razor-tongued comedy "Becky Shaw," a 2009 finalist for the Pulitzer Prize. "Blithely cynical and devastatingly funny…witty observations on the emotional damage inflicted by neurotic people in the name of love…Gionfriddo is some kind of genius." —Variety
USC Dance Company
Under the artistic direction of Susan E. Anderson, alongside Stacey Calvert, associate artistic director; Kyra Strasberg, distinguished artist-in-residence and Thaddeus Davis and Tanya Wideman-Davis, assistant professors, the university's dance program in the College of Arts and Sciences has provided excellence in classic and contemporary dance performance for more than 35 years. In 2005, the university established a dance major discipline, and students practice their routines in state-of-the-art studios. Concert times and ticket prices for USC Dance Company are subject to change. Ticket prices for all shows except "Ballet Stars of NY" are: $12 for students, $16 for USC faculty/staff and military, and $18 for the general public. Tickets for concerts held at the Koger Center for the Arts are available at the Carolina Coliseum box office or by calling 803-251-2222. For details on dance concerts, call 803-777-0704, or visit the Web site: www.cas.sc.edu/dance.
Oct. 5 ----"S.C. Festival of Dance: 2012 Jubilee." 7:30 p.m. Koger Center for the Arts.The S.C. Festival of Dance will celebrate the best of dance in South Carolina, featuring professional and regional companies such as Carolina Ballet, Greenville, Hernon Justo, artistic director; Columbia Classical Ballet, Redenko Pavlovich, artistic director; and Charleston Ballet Theatre, Patricia Cantwell, artistic director, with choreography by award-winning resident choreographer Jill Bahr. Also Wideman/Davis Dance, the USC dance program's professional dance company in residence, will be featured. The USC Dance Company will round out the evening's presentation with a commissioned new work by Gianni Di Marco.
Nov. 2-3 ----"USC Dance Company fall concert: Voices of Choreography." 7:30 p.m. Koger Center for the Arts. Dancers will perform a variety of genres from the classics to the contemporary in the fall concert. The program includes "Tensile Involvement" by Alwin Nikolais, which premiered in New York in 1953 and was featured in the 2003 film, "The Company." Dancers in the work utilize long elastic ribbons to create geometric shapes. Thaddeus Davis, assistant professor and a recipient of the Choo-San Goh choreography award, will present a contemporary work in the program. Boston-based choreographer Gianni Di Marco will set a new work to be premiered in this concert. Di Marco danced with the Boston Ballet along with faculty member Kyra Strasberg, who will serve as ballet mistress. The final work on the program will be "La Source" by George Balanchine. Faculty member Stacey Calvert, a former soloist with NYCB will stage this work.
Nov. 27-30 ---- "Fragments of Light: Student Choreography Showcase." 6 p.m. Drayton Hall Theatre. Under the direction of master faculty, students display their talents as both performers and creators of choreography.
Nov. 27-30 ---- Wideman/Davis Dance Co. in concert. 8 p.m. Drayton Hall Theatre. On the same dates as the student showcase, Wideman/Davis Dance, the resident professional dance company, will bring a unique brand of choreography with a socially-relevant theme to the Drayton Hall stage. Professors Tanya Wideman Davis and Thaddeus Davis, along with other guest artists, will present their original interpretative work "Based On Images," a piece inspired by national media images of Hurricane Katrina. The Wideman/Davis Dance Company has performed this work in New York and on multiple stages across the country.
Feb 13-16 ---- "USC Dance Company Spring Concert: On The Edge." 7:30 p.m. Drayton Hall Theatre. Push the boundaries of dance with the USC Dance Company, as it presents an evening featuring original contemporary choreography by Tanya Wideman-Davis and Thaddeus Davis, as well as a work by Bill Evans, world-renowned choreographer and dance educator.
April 18 ---- "Velocity: Student Choreography Showcase." 7:30 p.m. Koger Center for the Arts. University dancers will take center stage for a showcase of their original choreography.
April 19 ----"8th Annual Ballet Stars of New York." 7 p.m., Koger Center for the Arts. For the eighth consecutive year, we host principal dancers from the New York City Ballet for an evening of dance mastery. Under the direction of faculty member Stacey Calvert, a former soloist with the NYCB, dancers will share the stage with top stars of the professional ballet world and the USC Symphony, under the direction of Donald Portnoy, USC symphony conductor. Ticket are $15 for students, $25 for second balcony, $30 for first balcony and $35 for orchestra seating.
May 24-25 ----"USC Dance Conservatory spring concert." 6 p.m. May 24 and 2 p.m. May 25. Drayton Hall Theatre. Students from the USC Dance Conservatory, the after-school program for ages 3-18, present their annual spring concert.
McKissick Museum
McKissick Museum exhibitions are free and open to the public. The museum, in the College of Arts and Sciences, is on the historic Horseshoe and is open from 8:30 a.m.-5 p.m. weekdays, and 11 a.m.-3 p.m. Saturday. The museum is closed Sundays and holidays. For more information, call 803-777-7251, or visit the museum's website: www.cas.sc.edu/MCKS/.
Exhibits on permanent display:
Bernard Baruch Silver Collection. A collection of the Baruch family silver. First floor.
"Natural Curiosity: USC and the Evolution of Scientific Inquiry into the Natural World." Opened in fall 2007, the exhibit explores man's relationship with the natural world and features more than 1,000 specimens gathered during the university's history.
Aug. 11 – Dec. 14 --- Get Cocky! Students and fans of Gamecock athletics. North Gallery.
The University of South Carolina's long athletic tradition began with intramural sports while it was South Carolina College. Baseball and football became intercollegiate sports in the 1890s. More than a century later, these programs continue to hold the attention of the South Carolina community – especially those who call themselves Gamecocks.
Sept. 8 – Dec. 18 --- "The Ultimate Vacation: Watching Other People Work." South Gallery
Have you have ever wondered how the car you drive, the flowers you grow or the chocolate you eat are made? The exhibit, "The Ultimate Vacation: Watching Other People Work" will answer all those questions when McKissick Museum hosts the show co-curated by USC public history graduate students and faculty. "The Ultimate Vacation" explores the history of factory tours in America. It focuses on the food, mail order and automotive industries. The exhibit shows the widespread popularity of industrial tourism from the 1890's to the present and challenges visitors to think about how consumer goods are manufactured, how business practices change over time, and why tourists enjoy watching other people work. The BMW plant in Spartanburg, S.C., is one of the companies featured in the exhibit along with the South Carolina-based Park Seed. National companies such as Hershey's, Sears & Roebuck and Heinz make up a portion of the exhibit.
Jan. 21 – May 17 --- "Dawn of Freedom: The Freedmen's Town of Mitchelville." North Gallery
The sound of gunfire in Port Royal Bay on Nov. 7, 1861, signaled to area slaves the coming of the Union army and the end of slavery. The exhibition "Dawn of Freedom: The Freedmen's Town of Mitchelville" explores the transition from slavery to freedom for those slaves who escaped to Hilton Head Island following the battle. It focuses on Mitchelville, a town of contrabands, as the government labeled escaped slaves, on the northeastern end of the island. Gen. Ormsby M. Mitchel, who oversaw the town's creation, wanted its residents to transition into freedom through economic and political autonomy. Its residents voted, won mandatory education for children, owned homes, shopped in local stores and took the first steps toward full citizenship. At its height in 1865 Mitchelville had almost 3,000 residents. Although the town no longer exists, Hilton Head Island community members are creating a park on the site to educate the public about the first self-governing town of freed men in America. The exhibition examines the foundations of Mitchelville, the lives of its residents, and its legacy while also showcasing the unique culture of Sea island slaves and their Gullah traditions. "Dawn of Freedom"is a collaboration of McKissick Museum, graduate student JoAnn Zeise of the public history department, with assistance from the USC Institute for African American Research and the Mitchelville Preservation Project.
Jan. 19 – May 11 --- "Step Right Up! Sideshows in American Culture." South Gallery
"Step Right Up! Sideshows in American Culture" will celebrate Rebecca Davenport, a South Carolina artist, and place her work in the larger context of carnival culture through an exploration of the sideshow as cultural phenomenon during the late 19th century and continuing through the 21st century. "Step Right Up!" will use her carnival series as the anchor for a discussion about the sideshow in American culture. Several key themes will be addressed, including the dynamic nature of sideshow culture, the exploration of the concept of "the other," the folk language of the "carny," the public perception of showmanship, curiosity and exploitation and sideshows in the South and their relationship to medicine shows. The exhibit will feature original works by Davenport in addition to a variety of banners, heralds, and trade cards from the heyday of the American sideshow. A lecture/performance series will feature scholars recognized for their research in the area of sideshows and freak culture.
Special Events:
USC Welcome Week – USC students only
Sept. 21 --- Parents' Weekend behind the scenes tours. 11 a.m. and 3 p.m. Second floor gallery, McKissick Museum.
Nov. 9 --- Homecoming parade. Stop by the Museum following the parade for a tour of Get Cocky and light refreshments.
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McMaster Gallery is in the Department of Art in the College of Arts and Sciences of the University of South Carolina. McMaster Gallery is at 1615 Senate St., Columbia. Gallery hours are 9 a.m.-4:30 p.m. weekdays, closed weekends and all university holidays. For more information contact: Mana Hewitt, gallery director, 803-777-7480 or email: email@example.com.
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Stockbroker BBY is pitching to high-frequency trading firms to pay for access to the super-fast electronic connection it has with the Australian Securities Exchange, helping to boost the broker's revenue and market share.
The broker is renting out the ability to connect directly to the ASX's co-location facility at Gore Hill in Sydney's north to high-frequency trading firms, as well as more traditional market players. BBY also provides access to smart order routers, essentially computer algorithms that determine the best venue in which to make a trade.
"We're providing our infrastructure out to a whole range of potential clients, it's been one of the fastest-growing areas of our business," BBY executive chairman
The development comes as debate rages over high-frequency trading (HFT) amid claims by some of the country's leading fund managers that the practice is rife with market manipulation, distortion of stock prices, and volatility.
There are also concerns some brokers who provide server access to HFT clients may not have the appropriate mix of controls in place to prevent a market crash.
"If you offer this and your client goes haywire and is unable to make good the loss incurred then that broker is responsible," Professor Alex Frino of research firm Capital Markets CRC said.
Another market participant who asked not to be named also raised concerns about the regulatory oversight of HFT firms trading through brokers such as BBY.
"The critical question is do those brokers, and particularly the smaller-sized brokers, have enough protection mechanisms in place? What sorts of filters are they using?"
Australian Securities and Investments Commission senior executive leader for market and participant supervision, Greg Yanco, said the correct safeguards should be in place for all participants.
"We understand that most high- frequency traders are clients of market participants, who are required to have appropriate filters and controls in place. We are active in working with the participants that have those systems and are offering automated processing to HFT clients," Mr Yanco told The Australian Financial Review.
"That's something we're vigilant about and we're very active in that space. We've got existing controls that have served the market well and we want to put some additional measures in place in the areas where we've seen it to be necessary."
Many small brokers have also complained about the impact of high-frequency trading on their business, claiming the super-fast traders get in front of ordinary trades and make them more expensive.
BBY chief executive
"It's the way the market is changing. The retail guys know about it. It's a totally different offering," Mr Maharaj said. "There could be impacts but we haven't assessed it as such."
Large institutional brokers also lease access to technological infrastructure, but BBY is believed to be one of the few smaller brokers selling access.
Industry sources say it makes sense for BBY to rent out its IT infrastructure because traditional stockbroking has become a lot harder in the current economic environment, while clients have become even more demanding of results.
"It is so tough out there that people are looking for new revenue streams all the time," Stockbrokers Association of Australia chief executive David Horsfield said.
BBY, Australia's largest mid-sized broker by market share, also provides post-trade clearing and settlement services, and clears for over 20 "broker-dealers" including shadow brokers.
"It allows high-frequency traders to hide behind the broker because at the end of the day the broker is responsible for the activities of its clients. If you get that volume in, then you get [extra] market share," one market participant said.
The broking industry has been under pressure recently thanks to poor market sentiment drawing many retail investors out of the sharemarket.
Brokers Bell Financial and Wilson HTM are expected to post losses for the 2012 financial year, while BBY itself bought struggling broker Cameron Stockbrokers this month.
BBY posted a net profit of $3.1 million for the 2012 financial year, up sixfold from 2011. Its ranking in terms of market share among brokers has climbed from No. 52 in 2004 to 12 in July.
Mr Maharaj acknowledged that the high-frequency trading volume,which typically accounts for thousands of trades a day, would have a beneficial impact on BBY's market share.
"Anything we execute through BBY is counted. It would be favourable but it wouldn't be the only reason why it is high," according to Mr Maharaj.
It is estimated that high-frequency traders account for between 20 and 40 per cent of all activity in the Australian share market.
The biggest active firms are Optiver, which mostly trades options, and US-based Getco, who describe themselves as "market makers". The term refers to trading outfits who trade with their own money and post both buy and sell orders, ending each trading day with a zero net position.
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Bradley Walden of Squid the Whale has recorded a brand spankin' new vocal cover of a Fall Out Boy favorite this evening for the YouTube/Blognet scene to enjoy. Tonight, take a minute to rest your ears to the sound of Bradley's undeniably stupendous vocals in this cover of "What A Catch, Donnie" right here on UTG.
On a related note, Under The Gun Review will be holding a contest tomorrow and the winner will receive a free download of Squid the Whale's New War EP. Entry and participation is simple just follow these simple directions and cross your fingers, find a face-up penny, or rub your lucky rabbit's foot.
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As a volunteer I get more than I give at the Friendship Circle. At an organized horseback riding event, a beautiful blonde young woman slipped off her horse, she was unharmed as there were trained professionals right next to her to break her fall. Frightened, crying, and sitting in the dust, she was carried back to her wheelchair. It had taken her so long to overcome come her first set of fears about the horse. Her Friendship Circle companion, a friend who has visited her once a week for two years, stood by her side. Ten minutes later the young blonde woman was back on the horse. She inspired me to try something new. I joined a writers group and whenever I feel like quitting, I remember her crying, her recovery and the large open smile of accomplishment when she rode around the rink, her friend at her side. Having been around Friendship Circle for 4 years, I now know that this experience is an everyday act of courage. It is a honor to be a part of such a compassionate and down to earth community.
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I have been involved with Friendship Circle for six years. My daughter, who was fifteen at the time, became involved as a friend to a girl with special needs. She spoke about her experience with her new friend and expressed her initial frustration with this new relationship. Over time my daughter found ways to connect with her new friend, and in that process learned to be more patient, understanding, and accepting. I was so impressed with the level of organization of FC that I wanted to be a part of it. Experiencing their holiday celebrations, teen training, the support groups and education for parents, and the coordination of the children's participation in a myriad of activities, made me come to highly value this organization. I am now proud to be a board member of San Diego Friendship Circle.
i volunteeer and belong to freindship circle of chabad san diego ,california. i have asperger's but am hgihly functioning. Our group under the leadership of elisheva green, works with developmental disabled children and some adults and their families. though chabad is an orthodox jewish organization , jews and even some non-jews are welcomed and all are treated with respect and digiity and made to feel special. we have activites like painting,and making challah(jewsih bread) ,make crafts for passover,and chanukah, and purim ahving us learn abotu the holidays while using our hands and minds as well! we go to the zoo,and boomers(mini-golf and other activites), also we learn to work with one another and see that each of us are unique. Friendship circle provides a helathy environment for the families and participants in the program. For me i dont have a car and freidnship circle provides a inexpensvie way to spend time with other jews and feel a sense of belonging and family . the volunteers i work with our so cool too becuse they are patient and understanding and dont treat us like stupid children or intimidate us. being with them is like being with the kind of people who make you forget you have a disbility and feel you in a place where disability is not a llimiting factor where what ever we do be it singing or planting a tree,or particiapte in religious ceremony or drawing or painting or other crafts is appereciated. i wish the whole world was like Friendship circle and have made many real freidns they are great!
Friendship Circle is a great organization, it is always hosting fun activities for special need kids. All people there are so friebdly and willing to help.
My son is developmentally delayed and was becoming very isolated. He began participating with Friendship Circle ans is doing activities every month. Great Job!
This program offers wonderful socialization opportunities for my two teens with special needs. Matched with a "typical" volunteer, they participate in fun activities in the community several times a year. In addition, one volunteer raised funds for 3 iPads, and our family was lucky enough to be selected to receive one. It's made a huge difference for my kids!
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My two children with (different) developmental disabilities LOVE Friendship Circle events. What a marvelous, well-run and caring program this is! I appreciate the opportunity for my children to engage in fun, appropriate activities with typically developing peers; the parent support and education component; and the welcome break from parenting responsibilities. What a joy to hand my children over to eager teen volunteers without any doubt they will have fun and be well cared for!
The Friendship Circle provides a nurturing and a loving environment to children with special needs, as a volunteer I have become a better person, my son has learned many life long lessons by mentoring and working with this phenomenal organization.
I am the Dean of a private high school in San Diego. The service that the Friendship Circle provides to children with disabilities is incredible. As part of orientation, our school hosts two training sessions for volunteers for this wonderful organization. The impact that the Friendship Circle has on the families they help is life changing. Just as an example, a family that I have known for years has a daughter with Downs Syndrome. The skills that the Friendship Circle helped her learn, and the ability to connect with people outside of her family, enabled her to leave home and study in an advanced setting.
My Son and his friend went to an event a few months ago and are still talking about how much fun it was and even how much they learned. The only reason they haven't been back was conflict of the time when they could not get to the event.
Friendship Circle is a wonderful organization. It teaches compassion and understanding to its volunteers and it helps children and adults with special needs. It is an active organization in the community, one filled with love, respect and empathy. When my daughter volunteered for Friendship Circle I was able to see and appreciate the great work they do and the important services they provide.
My son has Tourettes Syndrome and knows what it is like to feel different. When he found out about the Friendship Circle he immediately became involved as a teen helping others who are a little different from the normal population. He just LOVES to help others. He has a kind,gentle heart and understands how it is to lead a slightly different life. He has two "special" friends that he visits every week and gives those children a feeling of normalcy for a few hours each week. It is a great relief to the parents to see their kids playing in a normal environment. The Friendship Circle gives back in every way. They are a very organized organization always going beyond their means to help others. This has been a life changing experience for my son. He looks forward to the weekend when he can be with the group at activities just to help others. We are thrilled to be a part of it.


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