Featured Events
Faculty Recital
Sunday, February 12, 2012
Cardinal Stritch University’s Music Department will present Stritch faculty artists performing chamber literature on Feb. 12 at 2 p.m. in the Nancy Kendall Theater.
The musicians are James Norden, piano; Kay Belich, mezzo soprano; Olga Tuzhilkov, viola; Scott Wenzel, percussion; and guest artist Marie Sander, flute. They will perform works by J. S. Bach, Hugo Wolf, Bohuslav Martinu and Alan Hovhaness.
Admission is free
"Quiet in the Land" by Anne Chislett
Friday, February 17, 2012
The Cardinal Stritch University Theater Department will present “Quiet in the Land” on Feb. 17, 18, 24 and 25 at 7:30 p.m. and Feb. 19 and 26 at 2 p.m. in the Studio Theater.
Winner of the Chalmers Canadian Play Award and the Governor General’s Award, this eloquent drama deals with the tension and disputes which beset an Amish community in Ontario when one of their young men defies his elders and goes off to fight in World War I.
Jacob (Yock) Bauman, a young member of an Amish community near Kitchener, Ontario, chafes at the strict beliefs of his elders, particularly those of his father, Christy.
World War I is raging in Europe, and most of Canada’s young men have gone off to fight with the British forces, but the Amish, because of their pacifist convictions, have refused to join the war effort. By deciding to enlist, Yock alienates himself not only from family and community, but also from the lovely Katie, with whom he has fallen in love. When Yock returns from the war Kate has wed someone else and, ironically, the very acts of bravery which have made him a hero to the rest of Canada have made Yock a bloody-handed villain to his own people.
Tickets are $12 for general admission, $10 for senior citizens and $6 for students. The Studio Theater is located in the Joan Steele Stein Center for Communication Studies/Fine Arts on the Stritch campus, 6801 N. Yates Road, Milwaukee. Ample free parking is available. For ticket information, call (414) 410-4171.
"Vivid Notes"
Sunday, February 19, 2012
"Vivid Notes" will be on display in the Northwestern Mutual Art Gallery Jan. 20-Feb. 19. The opening reception is Gallery Night, Jan. 20, from 5-8 p.m.and includes live blues and jazz performances by Olusegun Sijuwade and Jeannine Rivers.
The exhibit will feature photographs and paintings by Brad Anthony Bernard, Mutope J. Johnson, Scott Pollard, and Tony Frontier. Their lively and soulful works offer a peek into the kaleidoscopic world of blues and jazz musicians. From gritty street musicians to polished jazz performers, these intriguing photographs and vivid paintings capture the rhythm of their lives.
Chicago-area Alumni Gathering
Friday, February 24, 2012
All Chicago-area alumni are invited to a special reception with Stritch's new President, Dr. James P. Loftus, on Friday, Feb. 24. The event is being hosted at Robert Morris University in Chicago, Stritch's newest doctoral program site.
Help to celebrate the launch of the Doctorate in Leadership for the Advancement of Learning and Service (program start 2011) and the Doctorate in Leadership for the Advancement of Learning and Service in Higher Education (program start 2012) in Chicago.
In addition to hearing about our latest doctoral programs, meet fellow Stritch alumni from the Chicago area, and meet our new University President, Dr. James P. Loftus.
This free event will be held in the culinary dining room at Robert Morris from 6-8 p.m. Appetizers and drinks will be provided. Please e-mail the Office of Alumni Relations at alumni@stritch.edu for more information or if you would like to attend.