By PAM HARBAUGH This sounds like total fun, and it’s free — Florida Tech’s screening of the silent Charlie Chaplin film, “A Burlesque on Carmen,” with music performed by the Florida Tech Concert Band and Panther Jazz Big Band. The show, which begins 7 p.m. Wednesday (Dec. 2), is headed up...
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Christian Tamburr concert
Vocalist Clint Holmes will join Christian Tamburr and his quartet in a concert Nov. 14 at Gleason Performing Arts Center. By PAM HARBAUGH Multi-talented musician Christian Tamburr wraps up his Florida Tech residency with a concert 7:30 p.m. this evening. It will be held in the university’s Gleason Performing Arts Center...
VIDEO: Installation Art Exhibit at Ruth Funk Center
By Pam HARBAUGH The place to be in Brevard on Friday evening was the Ruth Funk Center for Textile Arts as it opened its new exhibit, “Light and Shadow: Contemporary Fiber Art by Hye Shin.” Visitors seemed electrified by the excitement of true “installation art,” the first of its kind in...
Ruth Funk passes away
By PAM HARBAUGH I just got word that dear, dear Ruth Funk passed away Thursday. I don’t have any details yet, but I could not wait for them before I got this information out there. Ruth was an amazing woman. An inspiration to all. She led a big life, had a...
Uncommon Threads Symposium to explore Japanese design
Detail:Tanabe Chikuunsai III, Squares and Circles, 2005. Bamboo (yadake), rattan, lacquer. Photo © Forrest Cavale. By PAM HARBAUGH One of the fascinating offerings connected to the Ruth Funk Center for Textile Arts is the annual “Uncommon Threads” symposium. It’s stunning to think that the program is 10 years old already. Always...
‘Modern Twist: Contemporary Japanese Bamboo Art’ at Ruth Funk Center
Detail: Uematsu Chikuyu, “Sound of Wind,” 1991. Bamboo (madake), rattan, lacquer. Photo © Susan Einstein. By PAM HARBAUGH The Ruth Funk Center for Textile Arts has scored a coup: It is the only Florida stop for the nationally touring exhibition, “Modern Twist: Contemporary Japanese Bamboo Art.” The exhibit was curated by...
Soprano Samar Salamé Performs Sunday at Florida Tech
Samar Salamé. Photo courtesy of Samar Salamé. By PAM HARBAUGH While opera is the usual metier for Samar Salamé, the internationally acclaimed soprano will perform a wide range of music at her concert 4 p.m. Sunday, Jan. 18. Not only will there be the typical repertoire of Handel, Mozart, Puccini, Bizet...