Sakhile Ntshangase ’21 offers a selection of events and activities to check out this weekend. Browse, discover, and share upcoming events on the University Events Calendar by logging in with your University NetID. The calendar features a variety of events at all campuses, including the River Campus, Eastman School, Memorial Art Gallery, and Medical Center.
#1: Watch an a cappella competition
Catch a showcase of local a cappella talent at the Varsity Vocals International Championship Quarterfinal on Saturday, February 15. The program begins at 7 p.m. at the Larry and Cindy Bloch Alumni and Advancement Center Auditorium, 300 East River Road. Groups featured include A Sharp Arrangement from SUNY Potsdam, Encore and Proof of Purchase of Rochester Institute of Technology, and Tributones of Monroe Community College. The global tournament started in a college dorm room in 1996 and has since grown to include 450 groups competing in nine regions throughout the United States and Europe. The finalists will advance directly to the final round of the open finals at Carnegie Hall in New York City, where groups will compete for $25,000 to jump-start their professional careers. Admission for students with a college ID is $20 and general admission is $25. Online fees are not included.
#2: See indoor tennis matches
The Yellowjackets tennis teams start their spring season this weekend with several home matches. Watch the women’s tennis team play Nazareth College on Saturday, February 15, at 10 a.m. On Sunday, February 16, the men’s tennis team—ranked no. 37—will play no. 34 Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute at 10 a.m. and Nazareth College at 4 p.m. All matches will take place at the tennis center at the Goergen Athletic Center at the Brian F. Prince Athletic Complex. Admission is free.
#3: Attend an Eastman faculty performance
The Faculty Artist Series features violinist Robin Scott, an associate professor of string chamber music on Sunday, February 16. Scott, along with pianist Hanna Shields, will perform the music of Beethoven, Bartok, and Grieg. In addition to being the first violinist of Eastman’s Grammy-award winning ensemble Ying Quartet, Scott is an accomplished and in-demand orchestra leader. Shields has performed nationwide throughout the United States, both as soloist and chamber musician. Her notable appearances include Carnegie’s Weill Hall and Zankel Hall, the Kumho Center in Korea, the Seattle Opera House, the Metropolitan Museum, and the Royal Academy of music in London. The performance begins at 3 p.m. in Kilbourn Hall. Tickets are $10 for the public and free with a University ID. Online sales are available up to one hour prior to the performance. After that time, tickets may be purchased in person at the venue.
#4: See an Audrey Hepburn classic
The Cinema Group will host a free classic movie night with screening of Breakfast at Tiffany’s on Saturday, February 15. The 1961 romantic comedy stars Audrey Hepburn as Holly Golightly, a young New York socialite, and George Peppard as Paul Varjak—the man who has moved into her apartment building. The film won two Academy Awards—one for best original score and best original song for Henry Mancini’s “Moon River.” One showing only begins at 9 p.m. at Hoyt Hall Auditorium on the River Campus.
#5: Explore stained-glass art
Judith Schaechter will give an artist’s lecture on Sunday, February 16 – opening day of the exhibition The Path to Paradise: Judith Schaechter’s Stained-Glass Art at the Memorial Art Gallery. Schaechter has explored and pushed the limits of the stained-glass medium for more than 35 years. The new exhibition The Path to Paradise features approximately 45 of Schaechter’s stained-glass panels along with a selection of related drawings and process materials. The lecture begins at 1 p.m. Later in the afternoon, the Rochester-based quintet fivebyfive will perform a concert of four composed works commissioned for the exhibition. The four composers who bring Schaechter’s work to life are Edie Hill, Jung Sun Kang, Andrea Mazzariello, and Jonathan Russell. The concert begins at 3 p.m. Both events are included with museum admission. University students, faculty, staff are free with a University ID.
