June 2008 News Releases
- 6-25 Get Six Tickets for $6 at SWIC "Family Fun Sundays" at GCS
- 6-12 Schmidt Art Center to Feature Diverse Summer Exhibit
- 6-6 SWIC Serves up a Hot Musical Menu This Summer in its Café
GET SIX TICKETS FOR $6 AT SWIC "FAMILY FUN SUNDAYS" AT GCS
If you're looking for a fun, inexpensive way to hang out with friends or family this summer, Southwestern Illinois College invites you and your family out to GCS Ballpark for a Gateway Grizzlies game.
As part of the SWIC Family Fun Sunday promotion, individuals may purchase six tickets for $1 each with a coupon that can be found in the Belleville News-Democrat and on the Gateway Grizzlies Web site, gatewaygrizzlies.com, on game day. The coupon is redeemable at GCS Ballpark, located off Interstate 255 at Cahokia.
This is the second year that SWIC has sponsored the multi-game promotion. SWIC serves more than 26,000 students annually at campuses in Belleville, Granite City and Red Bud, as well as off-campus sites throughout the eight counties served.
Catch the action at the remaining SWIC Family Fun Sundays:
- Aug. 31 - Grizzlies vs. Rockford Riverhawks at 6:05 p.m.
For information call 618-337-3000.
SCHMIDT ART CENTER TO FEATURE DIVERSE SUMMER EXHIBIT
Architecture, famous people and engineering may seem unlikely as a combination for an art exhibit, but they are the subjects of digital, textile and sculptural art work on display this summer at the Schmidt Art Center at Southwestern Illinois College.
The "Homage to Louis H. Sullivan," "Saints and Sinners" and "Inclination" exhibits will run from June 26 until Aug. 9. The opening reception will take place from 6-8 p.m., Thursday, June 26. All Schmidt exhibits are free and open to the public.
The "Homage to Louis H. Sullivan" exhibit will feature a series of digital prints by Maryville artist Michael Mason. To create these prints, Mason scans images of various natural elements onto a computer, then uses photographic and graphic arts software programs to manipulate the images.
"Sullivan combined geometric shapes and plant motifs to create beautiful, elaborate ornaments for his buildings," said Mason. "I found that through computer manipulation, it was possible to create geometric designs directly from these plant materials."
"Saints and Sinners" will highlight needlework pieces by St. Louis artist Michael Aaron McAllister, whose work includes stitched portraits of several famous, some infamous, individuals, such as Mother Teresa, Bonnie and Clyde, Leonardo da Vinci, Richard Nixon and Malcolm X.
"The great portrait artist John Singer Sargent created his own world, surrounding himself with the wealthy and socially envied," said McAllister. "I populate my world with writers, Nobel Prize winners, musicians, royalty and other notable persons who have captured the imagination of the world for one shining moment. My mission is the assurance their stories and lives will continue to live forever through my work at the needle."
In the "Inclination" exhibit, Edwardsville artist Snail Scott creates provocative works by combining unlikely imagery and materials that offers a connection with the real world. Through her sculptures, she uses common and familiar materials to invite the observer to "create a new understanding of the object."
"My recent work articulates the concept of engineering as a deeply rooted human endeavor, by which we attempt to create the reality we desire," said Scott. "In principle, it (the profession of engineering) represents a rational approach to practical goals."
For more information, call 618-222-5278 or visit www.schmidtartcenter.com.
SWIC SERVES UP A HOT MUSICAL MENU THIS SUMMER IN ITS CAFÉ
The Southwestern Illinois College Belleville Campus Café will be serving up a hot menu of summer music when College Activities presents its popular Concerts in the Café series.
A diverse musical lineup awaits! Check out these concerts: Four of a Kind, June 10; Don James Band, June 17; Raven Moon, June 24; Waterloo German Band, July 1; The Casuals, July 8; and You Can't Beat Experience, July 15.
Polkas, swing, jazz, old standard and rock 'n' roll favorites all make their way to the stage as part of the series, making for a fun evening whether you wish to dance the night away or just enjoy a great evening of music.
Concerts begin at 7 p.m. and are open to the public. Admission is free.
The Belleville Campus Café is located on the first floor of the Main Complex building, 2500 Carlyle Ave. Parking for the event is available in Lot M3.
Contact College Activities at 618-235-2700, ext. 5561, for more information about the concert series.