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Feb. 24 | 1 PM & 7 PM | Rev. Otis Moss III | February Meetings

"Revive Us Again:  Coming Together to Move Forward"
ALUMNI GYMNASIUM

2009 marks the 133rd annual February Meetings, an occasion for the College and community to come together to consider questions of faith and responsible living in the world. The speaker this year will be the Rev. Otis Moss III, pastor of Trinity United Church of Christ in Chicago. In addition to his pastoral responsibilities, Rev. Moss is a frequent preacher at such venues as the Chatauqua Institute, the Festival of Homiletics, the Samuel Proctor Institute and many college campuses and youth conferences. He is recognized for his particular gift in reaching young people.

March 1 | 3 PM | "Indochine"

French Film Series
LAWSON AUDITORIUM, FAYERWEATHER HALL

This 1992 film set in 1930s colonial French Indochina won an Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film. "Indochine" will be shown in French with English subtitles.

March 2 | 7:30 PM | The Orchestra at Maryville College

Showcase of Area Artists Concert
FIRST BAPTIST CHURCH, MARYVILLE

Maestro Bill Robinson will lead the Orchestra in performing seven works, six of which will feature soloists who were chosen to play by audition last December. Performing will be Clarissa Nemeth (French horn), Laura Ann Kappa (flute), Colin McCall (marimba), Elisabeth “Libby” Nordberg (violin) and vocalists April Martin and James Mathis. The concert opens with the Overture to Die Fledermaus by Johann Strauss II.

March 5 | 8 PM | “A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum”

ALUMNI GYMNASIUM

Inspired by the bawdy, raucous comedies of ancient Rome and based on a book by Burt Shevelove and Larry Gelbart and with music and lyrics by Stephen Sondheim, this musical comedy won the Tony award when it debuted in 1962. The canny slave Pseudolus connives to get his freedom. His master Hero is desperate to marry Philia, a courtesan. Domina wants her husband to return to the marriage bed, while he wants nothing but to escape it. And Hysterium, forced to play a winsome corpse, lives up to his name as he resists the ardor of an egomaniacal Roman warrior.  Daunting obstacles block the paths of each, and a comic romp is the result.

March 6 | 8 PM | ALUMNI GYMNASIUM
March 7 | 8 PM | ALUMNI GYMNASIUM
March 8 | 2 PM | ALUMNI GYMNASIUM

March 6 | 7 PM | Sharon Lankford

Additional Performances: Oct. 26 | 2 PM

Junior Voice Recital
VICTORY BAPTIST CHURCH, MARYVILLE

Sharon Lankford, a soprano and vocal performance major at the College, will be performing works by Schubert, Fauré, Bellini and Roger Quilter along with her accompanist, Visiting Instructor of Music Jennifer Olander. She’s entitled the recital “An Evening of Art Song.”

March 10 | 7 PM

Diversity Film Series | LAWSON AUDITORIUM, FAYERWEATHER HALL

The MC Community and public are invited to screen the film “Daddy and Papa,” a PBS-aired documentary that explores the personal, cultural and political ramifications of the growing number of gay men who are making a decision to become dads. Dr. Karen Beale, assistant professor of psychology, will facilitate discussion after the film.

March 22 | 3 PM | “Chaos”

French Film Series | LAWSON AUDITORIUM, FAYERWEATHER HALL

This 2001 film follows a wealthy Parisian woman, Hèléne, and her family as she helps a French-Algerian prostitute recover from a beating she witnessed. “Chaos” will be shown in French with English subtitles.

March 26 | 7 PM | Concert Choir & Off Kilter

CD Release Party | ST. ANDREW’S EPISCOPAL CHURCH, MARYVILLE

The Maryville College Concert Choir and Off Kilter will celebrate the release of the new “Scots-American Musical Journey” recording. In addition to songs performed on the choir’s 2008 tour of Scotland, the CD features photos, journal entries and a live performance of MC students at the Old High Church in Inverness, Scotland.

March 27 | 8 PM | Concert Choir & Off Kilter

Annual Homecoming Concert | FIRST UNITED METHODIST CHURCH, MARYVILLE

On the heels of its 2009 tour of Kentucky and Ohio, the choir will present the program “Harps Eternal” for local fans. The tour repertoire includes songs of hope – Cold Mountain’s “I’m Going Home,” the Shaker melody “Hark! I Hear the Harps Eternal,” the African-American spiritual “Keep your Lamps” and the gospel composition “Hope for Resolution,” among others.

April 3 | 8 PM | Emily Emadian

Senior Jazz Recital
CHILHOWEE CLUB, MARYVILLE

Emily Emadian, a student of Associate Professor of Music Dr. Bill Swann, is a senior music theory and composition major and is a member of three on-campus music ensembles, including the Concert Choir. Recently focusing on jazz composition, she has performed with several members of the Knoxville Jazz Orchestra in clubs around the Maryville and Knoxville area. Her senior recital will feature her own compositions and jazz standards. She will be accompanied on bass, drums and piano.

April 4 | 1 PM | Dr. Gerald Gibson and Dr. Ron Wells | “Isaac Anderson and Irish-American Memory in the History of Maryville College”

Faculty Showcase
SAMUEL TYNDALE WILSON CENTER FOR CAMPUS MINISTRY

MC President Dr. Gerald Gibson and Dr. Ron Wells will be presenting a collaborative work that examines the Northern Irish roots of Maryville College. The two scholars presented their paper at the 2008 Ulster-American Historical Symposium, a meeting of scholars and museum directors that considers the relationship of the North of Ireland to Appalachia.

April 5 | 3 PM | “La Promesse”

French Film Series
LAWSON AUDITORIUM, FAYERWEATHER HALL

An award-winning film released in 1996, “La Promesse” tells the story of a father and son who rent apartments to illegal immigrants and sometimes work them illegally. When one of the illegal immigrants falls off a scaffold, the landlords’ schemes start to unravel. “La Promesse” will be shown in French with English subtitles.

April 14 | 7 PM | Diversity Film Series

LAWSON AUDITORIUM, FAYERWEATHER HALL

The MC Community and public are invited to screen the film “For the Bible Tells Me So,” a nonfiction film by Daniel Karslake that explores the chasm separating homosexuals and Christianity. Dr. Tricia Bruce, assistant professor of sociology, will facilitate discussion after the film.

April 17 | 8 PM | Charlotte Ann Byess

Senior Recital
CHILHOWEE CLUB, MARYVILLE

April 19-21 | International Film Festival on Climate Change and Water

VARIOUS CAMPUS LOCATIONS

Hosted by the College’s Center for Strong Communities, this film festival aims to increase awareness and action regarding local and global issues around water. Two days of screenings and discussions will include short films and feature documentaries honored at the Sundance Film Festival, World Water Forum and the Mumbai International Film Festival. For more information, visit the MC web site.

April 19 | 4 PM | “Black Diamonds” | LAWSON AUDITORIUM, FAYERWEATHER HALL
April 19 | 6 PM | “Flow” | LAWSON AUDITORIUM, FAYERWEATHER HALL
April 20 | 1-4 PM | “Cold Coral Deep,” “China Roadshow,” “India Roadshow,” “Good Society,” “Nor Any Drop to Drink,” “Grounds for Hope” | HIGHLAND GROUNDS, FAYERWEATHER HALL
April 20 | 6-9:30 PM | “One Water,” “Who’s Got the Power?” “Our Liquid Assets” | ALUMNI GYMNASIUM
April 21 | NOON | “Nor Any Drop to Drink” | SAMUEL TYNDALE WILSON CENTER FOR CAMPUS MINISTRY
April 21 | 6-9:30 PM | “Between the Tides,” “Weather Report” | LAWSON AUDITORIUM, FAYERWEATHER HALL

April 19 | 3 PM | Concert Band

Spring Concert
ALUMNI GYMNASIUM

&8220;Made In America” is the theme of the concert, which celebrates music that is exclusively American.

April 19 | 3 PM | “Le Dîner de cons”

French Film Series
LAWSON AUDITORIUM, FAYERWEATHER HALL

Every Wednesday night a few friends get together for dinner and a game. The game involves bringing an idiot as a guest and having the guests talk about themselves. After the guests leave, the friends choose the “idiot of the evening.” In this 1998 French comedy, one friend gets stuck at home with his guest before departing for the meal, making for a hilarious situation. “Le Dîner de cons” will be shown in French with English subtitles.

April 23 | 8 PM | Eric Matthews

Senior Recital
CHILHOWEE CLUB, MARYVILLE

Eric Matthews is majoring in music education with a focus on instruments. This aspiring band director will perform a number of pieces on the euphonium from composers such as Guilmant, Grundman, Haydn, Edmondson, Sousa, Montbrun, Lara and Robbins.

April 27 | 7:30 PM | The Orchestra at Maryville College & the Maryville College Community Chorus

Spring Concert
FIRST BAPTIST CHURCH, MARYVILLE

Two impressive ensembles, under the direction of Bill Robinson and Alan Eleazer, join to delight music lovers with John Purifoy’s “We Hold These Truths.” This award-winning work for orchestra and chorus features patriotic literature, including the Preamble to the Constitution, the Gettysburg Address and part of the speech President John F. Kennedy was scheduled to give in Dallas in 1963.

April 30 | 7 PM | Jazz Band

Spring Concert
CHILHOWEE CLUB, MARYVILLE

Jazz, America’s original musical art form, will be performed and celebrated by 15 musician-students of the College. Classics, as well as newer compositions, are on the program.

April 30 | 8 PM | “The Things They Carried”

ALUMNI GYMNASIUM

Adapted by theatre major Andi Morrow ’09 from the novel of the same name by Tim O’Brien, this play transports the audience to one of the most turbulent times in U.S. History, the Vietnam War. Morrow’s adaptation forces playgoers to experience the spectrum of emotions felt by the soldiers of Alpha Company. “The Things They Carried” is a chilling testament to the men who carried the weight of fear, honor, determination and luck – and risked their lives – in America's most controversial war.

May 1 | 8 PM | ALUMNI GYMNASIUM
May 2 | 8 PM | ALUMNI GYMNASIUM
May 3 | 2 PM | ALUMNI GYMNASIUM

May 1-2 | 7 PM | Maryville College Dance Ensemble

Spring Production
ALUMNI GYMNASIUM

In a performance entitled “Where Soul Meets Body,” this 10-member squad will perform more than six styles of dance. The event is free for MC students; $5 for others.

May 11 | 7 PM | Maryville College Youth Chorale

Spring Concert
CHILHOWEE CLUB

“Because we sing, the world shines brighter./Because we sing, we take away all fear./ Let music ring and your heart beats lighter; and love will live forever because we sing!” The youth chorale, under the direction of Martha Robinson, will focus on the wonderful gift of singing. This concert will remind audience members of the nerves and excitement of learning to sing and progress all the way to exclaiming “Now’s The Time to Sing!”