Center for the Arts 2007-08 Season

Pima Community College Center for the Arts announces its 2007-2008 Season, showcasing the creative talents of the College’s theatre, music, dance, visual arts and digital arts students, faculty and guest artists.

PCC Theatre Arts presents:
• Roald Dahl’s “The BFG (Big Friendly Giant)” – directed by Mickey Nugent.  September 26 – October 7, 2007, in the Proscenium Theatre: Thursday 10/4 at 7 p.m., Friday and Saturday at 7 p.m., Saturday and Sunday at 2 p.m., (elementary and middle school matinee performances on 9/26, 9/27, 9/28, 10/3, 10/4, 10/5 at 10 a.m.). Tickets are $6 (school matinee performances are $5). The BFG Playtime, a free event for kids with games, crafts and treats, will be held Saturday, September 8 at 9-11 a.m. in the Black Box Theatre.

• Shakespeare’s “Much Ado About Nothing” – directed by Betsy Kruse Craig. Performed in the round November 7-18, 2007, in the Black Box Theatre: Wednesday preview and Thursday-Saturday at 7:30 p.m., Sun. at 2 p.m., Tickets are $8-12

• The musical “Wonderful Town” (music by Leonard Bernstein, lyrics by Betty Comden and Adoph Green) - directed by the creative team of Todd Poelstra, David Waggoner and Mickey Nugent. February 20 – March 2, 2008, in the Proscenium Theatre: Wednesday-Saturday at 7:30 p.m., Sunday at 2 p.m. Tickets are $10-$15.

• Sam Shepard’s Pulitzer Prize-winning drama “Buried Child” – directed by Betsy Kruse Craig. April 9-20, 2008, in the Black Box Theatre: Wednesday preview, Thursday-Saturday at 7:30 p.m., Sunday at 2 p.m. Tickets are $8-$12.

PCC Music presents:
• October 11, 2007, PCC Wind Ensemble at 7:30 p.m.
• October 25, 2007, PCC Chorale and College Singers at 7:30 p.m.
• November 19, 2007, PCC Jazz Improv Combos at 7:30 p.m.
• November 27, 2007, PCC Jazz Ensemble at 7:30 p.m.
• November 29, 2007, PCC Wind Ensemble 7:30 p.m.
• December 1, 2007, PCC Orchestra at 3 p.m.
• December 2, 2007, PCC Chorale and College Singers at 3 p.m.
• March 13, 2008, PCC Wind Ensemble at 7:30 p.m.
• March 27, 2008, PCC Chorale and College Singers at 7:30 p.m.
• April 17, 2008, PCC Faculty Mark Nelson Tuba Recital at 7 p.m. in the Recital Hall
• April 21, 2008, PCC Jazz Improv Combos at 7:30 p.m.
• April 22, 2007, PCC Jazz Ensemble at 7:30 p.m.
• April 25-26, 2008, OperaPima Opera Scenes Friday at 7 p.m., Saturday at 2 p.m. and 7 p.m.
• May 1, 2008, PCC Wind Ensemble at 7:30 p.m.
• May 3, 2008, PCC Orchestra at 3 p.m.
• May 11, 2008, PCC Chorale and College Singers at 3 p.m.

Music concert tickets are $5-6.   All performances are in the Proscenium Theatre, unless otherwise noted.

PCC Dance presents:
• “December 5-7, 2007, “Dance Treasures” featuring the dance drama “Pirates” -, in the Black Box Theatre: Wednesday-Friday at 7:30 p.m., Saturday at 2 p.m. and 7:30 p.m.

• May 8-10, 2008, “Dance Tales” featuring the dance drama “Snow White and the Hip Hop Dwarfs” - in the Proscenium Theatre: Thursday-Friday at 7:30 p.m., Saturday at 2 p.m. and 7:30 p.m.

All tickets to PCC Dance concerts are $5.

Louis Carlos Bernal Gallery Exhibitions:
• "New Works: New Visions," works by Hiro Tashima, Maria Lee, Jay Gogin, September 10 - October 19, 2007. Artist reception: September 12, 5-7 p.m. Gallery talk: September 13, 11:30 a.m.- 12:30 p.m.
• "New Abstractions," works by David Andres, Barbara Jo McLaughlin, Tim Mosman: November 5 – December 7, 2007. Artist reception: November 7, 5-7 p.m. Gallery talk: November 8, 11:30 a.m. -12:30 p.m.
• "Land, Art and the Sacred: Three Perspectives," with artists D.Y. Begay, Gabriella Possum Nungurrayi, Claire Campbell Park: January 22-March 7, 2008. Artist reception: February 7, 4-6:30 p.m. Gallery talk: February 7, 11:30 a.m. –12:30 p.m.
• Annual Juried Student Exhibition, works by PCC students: April 7-May 2, 2008. Awards reception: April 9, noon-1 p.m.

Bernal Gallery exhibitions and programs are free.

PCC Digital Arts presents:
• Digital Video and Film Screening: December 17, 2007, at 7 p.m.
• Digital Video and Film Screening: May 16-17, 2008, at 7 p.m.

Digital Arts screenings are held in the Proscenium Theatre and are free.

PCC Center for the Arts is dedicated to providing outstanding cultural enrichment opportunities for the college and the Tucson community.   The Center for the Arts is located at PCC’s West Campus, 2202 West Anklam Road, Tucson.

For more information, call (520) 206-6986, email centerforthearts@pima.edu, or visit the website at www.pima.edu/cfa

PRESS CONTACT: David Irwin, Executive Director for Public Information
(520) 206-4528