UW Wind Symphony performs April 18

From a UW press release:

Proclaimed as the top band at the University of Wyoming, the Wind Symphony will perform a free concert Sunday, April 18, at 3 p.m. in the Fine Arts Center concert hall in Laramie. Michael Griffith and Brad Williamson are the guest conductors.

The concert will open with a classic American march, "The Southerner," by Russell Alexander followed by "Invocation of Alberich," a tone poem based on themes from Richard Wagner's "Ring of the Nibelung" saga. Next is William Schuman's "New England Triptych," taken from the first collection of music composed entirely by an American, William Billings.

Movements based on three Billings' hymns of the American Revolution including "Be Glad Then America, When Jesus Wept" and the unofficial national hymn of the American Revolution, "Chester," will conclude the first half.

Three short Shostakovich works taken from his piano and theatrical writing, the "Prelude," "Polka" and "Galop," will begin the second half.

"One of the major works in the band repertoire, ‘Fiesta del Pacifico' will make an exciting finale to the concert," Griffith says.

For more information, contact Griffith at (307) 766-3069 or symph@uwyo.edu.

Travel & Tourism schedules comment sessions for new I-25 welcome center

Wyoming Travel & Tourism is working with Toxey McMillan of San Antonio, Texas, to develop an interpretive plan for the new Southeast Wyoming Welcome Center. The interpretive plan will guide the development of the exterior and interior exhibit spaces of the new center. The center will be located on the northbound lane of the new High Plains interchange on Interstate-25 near the Wyoming-Colorado state line. Construction of the center is underway. As such, we are inviting the public to provide their input of on what they would like visitors to learn, see and do in the Cowboy State. We will be hosting public input meetings on April 27 in Cheyenne, April 28 in Torrington, and April 29 in Laramie. If you have any questions, feel free to contact me at the numbers below.

Leslie Kedelty, Industry Services Manager, Wyoming Travel & Tourism, Leslie.Kedelty@visitwyo.gov or 307.777.2839

Get to know Mark Klett at WAC's April 24 awards reception and roundtable

"Byron checking the position of the moon with his laptop, Flaming Gorge, Wyoming 8/8/97," by Mark Klett, Gelatin silver print, Paper 11 in. x 14 in. From the collection of the Museum of Contemporary Photography, Columbia College --Chicago.

On Saturday, April 24, 5:30-8 p.m., the Wyoming Arts Council will hold its visual arts fellowship awards reception followed by an artists’ roundtable at Hilton Garden Inn, 1150 N. Poplar St., Casper.

This event is free and open to the public. An assortment of hors d’oeuvres will be served along with tea and coffee.

The reception begins at 5:30 p.m., and the winners of the 2010 WAC visual arts fellowships will be announced at 6 p.m. That will be followed by a roundtable featuring presentations by this year’s fellowship judges – sculptor Kate Budd from Akron Ohio; mixed-media artist Susan Johnson from St. Mary’s City, Md.; and photographer Mark Klett from Tempe, Ariz.

For more information, contact Michael Shay at the Wyoming Arts Council, 307-777-5234 or mshay@state.wy.us

Arts education in Mountain West one of hot topics at May 13 conference in Salt Lake City

One of the intriguing sessions at the "Mountain West Arts Conference: Risk and Reward" on May 13 in Salt Lake City is one on arts education:

The Status of Arts Education in Utah and the Mountain West, with Tim Bothel, Ph.D. of Bothell Assessment and Research

The Utah Arts Council, in partnership with the Utah State Office of Education, Montana Arts Council, Idaho Commission on the Arts and the Wyoming Arts Council with their sister education agencies conducted a survey about the status of arts education, K-12 in all four states. Tim Bothell will share with the audience the key findings of that survey, where Utah stands, how we compare to the other states, what educators want and how they perceive the role and importance of arts education. We all acknowledge the future of arts organizations and how we prepare kids to navigate a complex and global society is highly impacted by the quality of arts education children and youth receive. Join us as we explore where we are and where we want to go.

To register for the conference, go to http://artsandmuseums.utah.gov/resources/professional_development/conferences/index.html

Federal Junior Duck Stamp winners on display at National Museum of Wildlife Art

Best of Show, Grades 10-12: Flight of the Blue Moon, 2010, Lisanne, Pinedale, Oil

From a press release:

The National Museum of Wildlife Art is pleased to announce the winners of the 2010 Wyoming
Federal Junior Duck Stamp Contest. An exhibition of the State's winning entries will be hanging in the Museum's King Gallery May 1-August 8.

A virtual exhibition of the 1st-3rd place Wyoming winners is currently available online at
http://www.wildlifeart.org/Learn/FedJrDuckStamp/

R.K. Hansen's photos at 8th Street Gallery

An exhibit, "Wyoming Images, Photography of R.K. Hansen," will be shown on Friday, April 30, 5-7 p.m. and Saturday, May 1, 1-3 p.m., at Ed & Sandy Clark's 8th Street Gallery, at 465 N. 8th St., Laramie. FMI: 307-721-5893.

Gillette's AVA Center celebrates Earth Week