'Tomato Red' author to appear at Rockhurst
Kansas City, Mo. Daniel Woodrell, author of "The Death of Sweet Mister," "Tomato Red" and "Woe to Live On," will read selections from his historical novels at 7:30 p.m. Jan. 24 in the Greenlease Gallery at Rockhurst University, 1100 Rockhurst Rd. Kansas City, Mo.
Woodrell won the 1999 PEN West Award for fiction and was short-listed for the 2000 Dublin International Literary Award. "Woe to Live On" was made into the Ang Lee movie "Ride With the Devil."
Woodrell's reading is part of the university's Midwest Poets Series. Admission is $3 at the door and $2 for students and senior citizens. A reception after the reading is open to the public.
Lawrence artists show works in Kansas town
"Journeys," an exhibition of artwork by Lawrence artists Barbara Jarvis, Tom Schmiedeler and Huei-Chi Sutherland, will be displayed through Feb. 28 at the Lincoln Art Center in Lincoln, Kan.
Jarvis is showing mixed media and Schmiedeler is displaying photographs, both inspired during a trip they took to Europe a year ago.
Jarvis' collages are typically inspired by the state's native prairie. She grew up in Salina, and earned a bachelor's degree in fine arts at Kansas University.
Schmiedeler, who grew up in Tipton, received his doctorate degree from KU and teaches geography at Washburn University in Topeka.
Sutherland, a native of Taiwan who received a master's degree in teaching English as a second language at KU, works in clay. Her work is inspired by light, shadows and reflections.
Organ concert honors Martin Luther King
Kansas City, Mo. "A Multicultural Organ Odyssey Honoring Dr. Martin Luther King Jr." will be presented at 8 p.m. Monday at Saint Paul School of Theology's Anna Kresge Chapel, 5123 Truman Road.
Seven member of the Greater Kansas City chapter of the American Guild of Organists will play the Moller-Bennett Pipe Organ and involve the audience in singing music for Japanese, African-America, Hispanic and American Indian culture.
The program will be narrated by Marian Thomas, choral director/organist and adjunct faculty member at the seminary.
Organists will be Claudette Schiratti, Reggie Watkins, Jieun Kim, Chris Oelkers, Roy Belfield, Carolyn Steele and Thomas. Robert Hughes will sing an African-American spiritual.
The concert is free and open to the public.
Nelson prepares for Electromediascope
Kansas City, Mo. Electromediascope, the International Survey of Experimental Film, Video and New Media, will be held at the Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art in February. The program is free and open to the public. Films and shorts include:
Friday, Feb. 1 7 p.m.
"Tabu V (about which one cannot speak)," by Michael Brynntrup (Germany).
"Panic Bodies," by Mike Hoolboom (Canada).
Friday, Feb. 8 7 p.m.
"Analogue Assemblage," by Nam June Paik (Korea/USA).
"She Puppet," by Peggy Ahwesh (USA).
"Involuntary Reception," by Kristin Lucas (USA).
"Between a Rock and a Hard Drive," by Kristin Lucas (USA).
"Fantastic Prayers," by Tony Oursler (USA), Constance DeJong (USA) and Stephen
Vitiello (USA).
Friday, Feb. 15 7 p.m.
"Tetrasomia," by Stephen Vitiello (USA).
"Untitled Echinoderm," by Lia (Austria).
"[rootings]," by Mary Flanagan (USA).
"Fossil," by Gary Zebington (Australia).
"Datamining Bodies in Ruhr," by Victoria Vesna (USA).
"Zoe's World," by Zoe Beloff (Scotland/USA).
"Code Zebra," by Sara Diamond (Canada).
"Gashgirl," by Francesca da Rimini (Australia).
"Subtract the Sky," by Sharon Daniel (USA), Mark Bartlett (USA) and Puragra Guhathakurta (India/USA).
"Refresh," by Diller and Scofidio (USA).
"More-Inc," by Wesley Meyer (USA).
"The Apartment," by Marek Walczak (USA) and Martin Wattenberg (USA).
"Carrier," by Melinda Rackham (Australia).
"The Tele-Actor," by Ken Goldberg (USA).
"Sonicflux," Steve Reich (USA).
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