Student Art Show
The Art Department at Saint Louis University will be hosting its annual student art show this Friday in the gallery located in Boileau Hall, beginning at 4:30 p.m.
Sharon Pollack, an associate professor of art at SLU and the Director of Studio Art Programs, is currently working with art students to prepare both the gallery space and the work to be presented.
“We’ve got a good cross section of the work that we do,” she said. “We’ve been moving the work in.”
Admission is free to everyone.
An awards ceremony for the students will be held at 6:00 p.m.
The student art will be displayed in Boileau Hall until May 5. The gallery will be open for viewing on Friday and Saturday from 12:00 to 4:00 p.m. Additional viewing days will be Friday, May 1, and Saturday, May 2, from 12:00 to 4:00 p.m.
Beyond All Reason
Beyond All Reason, Saint Louis University’s all-female a cappela singing troupe, will hold its spring concert, There’s No Crying in A Capella, this Friday beginning at 6 p.m. in the Busch Student Center Ballrooms, located on the ground floor of the BSC.
The group has been rehearsing every day this week and are performing a slew of new songs.
“We’re actually going to be premiering eight or nine new songs,” Rachel Halicks, President of BAR said, “It’s definitely a record for us.”
For more information about Beyond All Reason or to hear a sample of their music, visit myspace.com/slubeyondallreason.
The Billiken Club
Saint Louis University’s own music venue, The Billiken Club, will be hosting a concert this Saturday starting at 9:00 pm. Canadian electro pop duo Junior Boys will be performing alongside English musician Max Tundra.
Admission is free.
Sainta Saengvilay, booking manager for The Billiken Club, believes the two acts performing on Saturday will bring a unique atmosphere to the club.
“We really like to keep The Billiken Club mixed,” she said. “This one’s going to be more of a dance show.”
Saengvilay expects close to a full house.
For more information about The Billiken Club, including the schedule for the rest of the semester, visit thebillikenclub.wordpress.com.
Spring Fever
The Student Activities Board at Saint Louis University is hosting its annual Spring Fever Concert this Friday in the Georgetown Parking lot behind Griesedieck Hall.
The show begins at 8:00 p.m.
Los Angeles-based rock band Lifehouse will be headlining the concert with special guest Indie rock band Bascom Hill.
The concert is a part of SAB’s Spring Fever ’09, a week-long line up of events that began on Tuesday and will come to an end after the concert on Friday.
Jack’s Mannequin performed at SLU previously this year.
For more information about SAB, including times for up-coming events and details of the organization itself, visit sab.slu.edu.
SLU Theatre
Saint Louis University Theatre, in conjunction with the St. Louis Actors’ Studio, will be putting on its last show of the season, “The Good Person of Setzuan,” a Tony Kushner penned adaptation of Bertol Brecht’s classic morality play. Performances begin Friday at 8 p.m. and will continue until the last show on Sunday, May 3, at 2 p.m.
The cast of the show is a combination of students and local professional actors.
The show will be performed in the Xavier Hall theater. Admission to the play is $10 for students with a valid student ID and $15 for faculty and staff.
For more information about SLU Theatre, including contact information, show times, reservations and a schedule of this past season, visit www.slu.edu/theatre.
