UI Screen on the Green returns to campus
The University of Idaho began its summer movies series, Screen on the Green, June 15 with “Beauty and the Beast.”
The first film was moved indoors to the International Ballroom of the Bruce Pitman Center due to weather concerns, but most should take place on the Theophilus Tower Lawn — weather permitting — at 8:45 p.m. every Thursday.
The film series is sponsored by the UI Department of Student Involvement, and it is free and open to the public. Blankets and chairs are welcome, and free popcorn is served on a first-come, first-served basis.
The list of films and their respective dates are:
- June 22: “Men in Black” (PG-13)
- June 29: “Ghostbusters” (1984 – PG)
- July 6: “Moana” (PG)
- July 13: “Beetlejuice” (PG)
- July 20: “Kong: Skull Island” (PG-13)
- July 27: “SING” (PG)
- 3: “A League of Their Own” (PG)
- Friday, Aug. 11: “Guardians of the Galaxy, Vol. 2” (PG-13)
- 24: “Wonder Woman” (PG-13)
The final two films are dependent on availability from the distributor, and if unavailable, alternative movies will be selected.
More information can be found on the University of Idaho website.
Lionel Hampton School of Music hosts jazz camp
The University of Idaho’s Lionel Hampton School of Music is hosting a summer music camp, which began June 18 and will end June 24, restarting a tradition that lasted over 50 years.
According to a news release, the camp is an all-inclusive program featuring classical and jazz instruction for high school-aged students taught by UI music faculty.
The camp features specialized instruction for brass, woodwinds, percussion, strings, piano and voice, daily rehearsals and performances in large ensembles such as choirs, orchestras, jazz ensembles and concert bands and more, like mini golf and movies.
Evening recitals featuring the faculty and students are open to the public.
The full camp schedule is available online at www.uidaho.edu/lhmc.
UI Prichard Gallery features two new exhibits
The University of Idaho Prichard Gallery recently opened two new photography exhibits, “each representing work that is widely received, but for very different reasons.”
According to a news release, one of the exhibits was composed by Kelli Connell and the other features submissions from the University Photographers’ Association of America’s (UPAA) Annual Print Competition.
Connell explores the concept of self within intimate relationships in her piece, “Kelli Connell, Double Life: Fifteen Years,” questioning the sexuality and gender roles that shape those relationships. She captures the same model in one setting and combines multiple negatives to form composite photographs of believable situations that depict typical relationship narratives.
In contrast, submissions to the UPAA’s print competition feature the work of top university photographers from around the globe. These photos are judged on image capture, printing and presentation by participants in the UPAA Symposium, which is co-hosted this year by UI and Washington State University.
The winner will be awarded the Mark A. Philbrick Photographer of the Year designation based on the results of the competition.
The exhibits opened June 13, and will run through Aug. 5. A free, public reception was also held June 16 at the gallery as part of the annual Moscow Artwalk.
The gallery’s summer hours are 1 p.m. to 6 p.m. Tuesday through Friday, and 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Saturday. The gallery is closed Sunday and Monday during the summer.
Admission is free, and additional information is available at www.prichardart.org.
1912 Center kicks off free Summer Plaza Concert Series
The first free concert in the Summer Plaza Concert Series took place Monday at 5:30 p.m. at the 1912 Center with a performance by the Community Band of the Palouse.
According to a news release, the Community Band of the Palouse is a 40-plus-member band that plays traditional marches, standard pops and original works under the direction of Andrew Mielke. It is made of regional performers ranging from high school age to older professionals.
The concert series will continue throughout the summer with performances by Jeanne McHale July 17, Landrace July 31 and Thorn Creek Express Aug. 14.
Concessions will be available at 5:30 pm and each band will play from 6 to 8 p.m. During intermission, people can take a tour of the unfinished upper floors of the 1912 Center.
More information can be found on the 1912 Center’s Facebook, on www.1912Center.org or by contacting Heart of the Arts, Inc.’s management office at (208) 669-2249.
Chinese Movie Night held at Kenworthy Centre
The University of Idaho Confucius Institute will host a monthly Chinese Movie Night at the Kenworthy Performing Arts Centre at 7 p.m.
Each film will be given a brief introduction by the visiting South China University of Technology instructors, who are specialists in Chinese cinema and film culture, according to a news release. The audience will have the opportunity to discuss the film and its cultural significance at its conclusion.
The first film in the series took place June 14 with “The Road Home,” and the next showing will be of “An Answer from Heaven” on July 12.
Admission is free and open to the public.
More information about the Confucius Institute Moscow Chinese Movie Nights can be found at the Confucius Institute’s website or by calling the institute at (208) 885-7110.
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