{"id":30392,"date":"2016-10-28T07:36:12","date_gmt":"2016-10-28T11:36:12","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/emu.edu\/now\/news\/?p=30392"},"modified":"2019-10-09T10:26:30","modified_gmt":"2019-10-09T14:26:30","slug":"concert-open-studio-theater-production-featured-expanded-gala-night-arts-extravaganza","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/emu.edu\/now\/news\/2016\/concert-open-studio-theater-production-featured-expanded-gala-night-arts-extravaganza\/","title":{"rendered":"Concert, open studio and theater production featured at expanded Gala Night arts extravaganza"},"content":{"rendered":"

Arts lovers can enjoy a variety of talents on Saturday, Nov. 12, as Eastern Mennonite University (EMU) hosts the annual gala concert at 7 p.m., followed by an open studio event in the Margaret Gehman Art Gallery, and finally a theater performance of \u201cFar Away\u201d in the MainStage Theater at 9 p.m.<\/p>\n

Professor Cyndi Gusler<\/a> and Ashley Sauder Miller will host an open studio in the gallery between the concert and the theater performance. Visitors are welcome to stop by, watch the artists at work and ask questions. Gusler works in mixed media. Miller, a 2003 graduate and director of the Spitzer Art Center in Harrisonburg, is managing EMU Centennnial\u2019s \u201c10x10x100\u201d Project<\/a>. This summer, she won Best in Show and $7,500 for her mixed media piece “Faded Memory” at the Boardwalk Art Show in Virginia Beach.<\/p>\n

Gala Concert: 7 p.m., Lehman Auditorium<\/strong><\/h3>\n

The Music Department<\/a>\u2019s annual Gala celebrating the winter holiday season showcases the breadth of musical talent on campus.<\/p>\n

The Wind Ensemble, under the direction of John Dull<\/a>, will be performing Shenandoah<\/em> by American composer, Frank Ticheli (b. 1958).<\/p>\n