[Sshagradstudents] Global Arts Spring Events

[SSHA Graduate Services]

Dear Colleagues,

I would like to draw your attention to several events sponsored by the Department of Global Arts, Media, and Writing Studies in the next few weeks.

Two public performances of If All the Sky Were Paper will take place on May 6 at 7:30pm and May 8 at 2:00pm. Both performances will take place at the Merced Multicultural Arts Center (645 W Main, downtown Merced). Written by NY Times Bestselling author Andrew Carroll and based upon his War Letters Project, this event features the students in the Advanced Performative Storytelling class and will include a talk by the author at each performance. Tickets are $10 and all proceeds will be donated to American Legion Post 83. Tickets can be purchased here: https://eventbrite.com/e/if-all-the-sky-were-paper-tickets-293750434457 Mr. Carroll will also be presenting a free public lecture "LINES OF FIRE: The Search for the Greatest War Correspondences Ever Written" at the Merced College Theater on May 7 at 2pm.

The fourth annual GASP Faculty Concert taking place on April 30, starting at 7pm at the Merced College Theater with featured artist Michelle Allison. This performance will showcase a broad array of musical styles, including songs from Motown, jazz, Broadway, Swedish and Finnish folk songs, Western classical music, and much more. Compositions will be performed by UC Merced faculty, students, and guests. This event is free and open to the public.

The Global Arts, Media, and Writing Studies Student Showcase will be taking place on the UC Merced campus on May 5, 6-9pm. The Showcase will feature student art, music and dance performances, films, research presentations, and a special performance of If All the Sky Were Paper. The schedule of events can be found at this website: https://gasp.ucmerced.edu/showcase

If you should have any questions about any of these events, please contact Jayson Beaster-Jones - jbeaster-jones at ucmerced.edu<mailto:jbeaster-jones at ucmerced.edu>


Jayson Beaster-Jones
Professor of Music
Chair, Department of Global Arts, Media, and Writing Studies
School of Social Sciences, Humanities, and Arts
University of California, Merced
5200 North Lake Road
Merced, CA 95343

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