Archive: 2011

September 5, 2011 - “If classical music in general suffers from the perception of elitism, then early music groups suffer more than most from that dreaded label. Even most classical music buffs are not interested, mostly because they don’t know much about it and fear two hours of boredom… Not so, insists Kathryn C. Evans,…this music was sort of […]

September 2, 2011 - Please join us at Second Floor Gallery, Saturday, September 10, for the reception of student exhibition, Solvent 2! The gallery will be open all day as a participant in downtown McKinney’s monthly second Saturday art walk. The evening reception from 6:30 to 10 p.m. will feature live music and drinks.

September 1, 2011 - Generous support from several donors recently helped furnish the new home of the Ackerman Center for Holocaust Studies. The new center contains a media room, a secondary site for the Arnold A. Jaffe Holocaust Library Collection and a computer lab — all of which make studying one of the most important and tragic periods in […]

August 25, 2011 - Birds of a feather flock together in cyberspace. At least that’s what Dr. Cuihua (Cindy) Shen, assistant professor of Emerging Media and Communication at UT Dallas, has shown in a research article published in the journal First Monday. Examining an online community using social network analysis, Shen tested the social drivers that shaped the collaboration dynamics among a […]

August 24, 2011 - Miriam Friedman has penned books, short stories, poems and reviews, but lately she’s been writing for the theater, including A Discussion of the ‘L’ Word, which runs through Sunday at Country Playhouse as part of the 21st annual “10×10” showcase of local dramatists. “It is so thrilling to see your words come to life on stage,” said […]

August 18, 2011 - Eleven students from the School of Arts and Humanities will receive a total of $16,000, thanks to the Jonelle and Bryce Jordan Scholarship Fund. The fund’s annual awards support undergraduate students in music, theater, dance, creative writing, visual arts, and arts and technology. The 2011 recipients will each receive up to $2,500. “The students who were […]

August 17, 2011 - Dr. Matt Bondurant talks about his book “The Wettest County in the World” and upcoming movie based on the book starring Shia LaBeouf.

August 10, 2011 - The New Texas Talent Exhibit Juried show at Craighead Green Gallery in Dallas has chosen UT Dallas artists for its opening Saturday, Aug. 13, including:

August 4, 2011 - Triple-digit temperatures have discouraged poolside reading and sent many North Texans indoors. UT Dallas literature experts have summertime book recommendations that promise distraction from the sweltering heat. “What’s needed for good summer reading is complicated plots, suspense and humor,” said Founders Professor of Arts and Humanities Dr. Frederick Turner. “The ideal summer reading is Patrick […]

August 1, 2011 - CentralTrak, a Deep Ellum artist residency and gallery that is part of the UT Dallas School of Arts and Humanities, has appointed Heyd Fontenot as its new director. Fontenot studied radio-television-film production at UT Austin. He has more than 25 years’ experience in film production, including his most recent role as field producer for the […]