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Midnight Madness at ARTS/West (ARTS/West)

0 Comments 01 February 2014

Ohio University Masters of Fine Arts playwriting students will receive a theme at the beginning of the week and then will write, cast, and rehearse several three minute plays based on that theme, style or concept. The plays will then be performed, script in hand on Friday evening at 11PM. Most weeks this occurs at The Hahne Theater in Kantner Hall on campus. But occasionally the playwrights will switch venues and bring “Midnight Madness” to ARTS/West! Event is FREE and will take place on Friday, February 14th at 11:00pm.

Article source: http://artswest.blogspot.com/2014/01/midnight-madness-at-artswest.html

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J.J. Gregg, an Indian Classical Music Sitarist (ARTS/West)

0 Comments 01 February 2014

J.J. Gregg performs Indian classical music on sitar. From calm introspection to energetic exploration, J.J. renders traditional melodies for a universal audience. Question and answer session to follow concert.

About J.J. Gregg!

Born in central Illinois, J.J. Gregg began musical training with the piano at age 8, followed by playing the French horn and piano in school jazz bands and orchestras, and years of writing and performing with his experimental rock band. In 2000 Gregg moved to Pune, India on a study abroad program and met internationally renowned sitar player Ustad Usman Khan. For the past 14 years he has studied sitar under Khan at Naad Mandir, traveling to back to Pune 7 times. In August 2013 Gregg came back from a year studying and living in Pune and Mumbai, India. Prior to this trip, J.J. Gregg lived in Athens for three years, working with Kids on Campus, the Westside Community Garden, and developing a passion for growing garlic. Gregg has performed in the US, India, and Thailand.

Article source: http://artswest.blogspot.com/2014/01/jj-gregg-indian-classical-music-sitarist.html

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A reading of The Shared Wife by Merri Biechler! (ARTS/West)

0 Comments 25 January 2014

The Shared Wife is a comedy about the people we love and the chicken we eat. Merri Biechler is the author of An Appalachian Christmas Carol.

Natalie McKenzie runs a small company that records audio books. Her co-owners and housemates are her husband, and his brother. After a passionate kiss with her brother-in-law, Natalie is determined to save her marriage. And help is on the way! The threesome signs Cherry, author of A Recipe for Marriage, poised to be the next self-help megastar. But Natalie can’t choose which brother she wants to be married to. And then there’s the dilemma of the live chicken. That tasty, tasty chicken.