The Arts
NDNU boasts one of the most vibrant and exciting arts programs in the San Francisco Bay Area. Our theatre and musical theatre productions have drawn rave reviews from local critics. Our music programs consistently attract large community support and our art programs are known for their excellence throughout the Bay Area. All of our students perfect their craft under the watchful eyes of seasoned professionals, most of whom are still actively working at their respective crafts.

Music Performances

Ralston Performers Series
"Piano Fantastique"
March 11 from 3 to 5 p.m.
Ralston Hall Mansion

NDNU's outstanding piano faculty in concert. Tickets cost $25 general admission, $20 students and seniors. For more information, call NDNU's Music Department at (650) 508-3429.

Fridays at Noon Concert
"St. Patrick's Day Concert"
Friday, March 16 at noon
Herzo Recital Hall

NDNU music students perform every Friday at noon. Other performances in the series include March 23, and March 30. Admission is free. For more information, call NDNU's Music Department at (650) 508-3429.

Fridays at Noon Concert
"The Merry Wives of Windsor" Preview
Friday, April 13 at noon
Herzo Recital Hall

NDNU music students perform. Admission is free. For more information, call NDNU's Music Department at (650) 508-3429.

Pocket Opera's 30th Year Anniversary Continues
"The Merry Wives of Windsor"
April 13-14 at 7:30 p.m.
NDNU Theatre

Tickets cost $20 general admission, $10 students and seniors. For more information, call NDNU's Music Department at (650) 508-3429.

Handel's Flavio
April 15 at 2 p.m.
NDNU Theatre

Tickets cost $35 through Pocket Opera for the performance. Tickets for a "Meet and Mingle with the Stars" reception following the performance cost an additional $25. For more information, call NDNU's Music Department at (650) 508-3429.

Fridays at Noon Concert
Friday, April 20 at noon
Herzo Recital Hall

NDNU music students perform. Admission is free. For more information, call NDNU's Music Department at (650) 508-3429.

Viva La Musica!
Saturday, April 21 at 8 p.m.
Sunday, April 22 at 3 p.m.
Cunningham Memorial Chapel

Special Senior Showcase
Friday, April 27 at noon

NDNU music students perform in an informal setting. For more information, call NDNU's Music Department at (650) 508-3429.

Offenbach's "The Bandits"
June 2 at 7:30 p.m.
NDNU Theatre

Emporer Norton and Starbird
June 3 at 7:30 p.m.
NDNU Theatre

Tickets cost $20 general admission, $10 students and seniors. For more information, call NDNU's Music Department at (650) 508-3429.

Theatre Performances

"A Little Night Music"
February 23-25, March 2-4
NDNU Theatre

Stephen Sondheim's legendary and sophisticated musical offers and invitation to a past era of elegance and enchantment, taking audiences back to turn-of-the-century Scandinavia where love, laughter, and music float through the air on evening breezes in a land where the sun never sets. Tickets cost $15 general admission, $8 students and seniors. For more information, contact the NDNU Theatre Box Office at (650) 508-3456 or e-mail boxoffice@ndnu.edu. Click here for more Theatre Arts Department information.

NDNU Student Showcases
March 22-25, March 29-April 1 at 7:30 p.m.
NDNU Theatre

NDNU Muves Dance Showcase
April 26 - 28 at 7:30 p.m.
NDNU Theatre

Tickets cost $15 general admission, $1 seniors and students. For more information, contact the NDNU Theatre Box Office at (650) 508-3456 or e-mail boxoffice@ndnu.edu. Click here for more Theatre Arts Department information.

Wiegand Gallery

Landscape, Observation and Abstraction: Recent Paintings by Gina Werfel and Hearne Pardee
January 24 - March 3, 2007
Opening Reception Sunday, January 28 from 2 to 4 p.m.

The Wiegand Gallery is proud to present recent paintings of the distinguished artist couple, Gina Werfel and Hearne Pardee. The Gallery has held several exhibitions in the past that utilized the idea of a working relationship between two artists, most notably Joan Brown and Manuel Neri: Working Together 1958–64 in 1995, and From the Figurative Tradition: Theophilus Brown and Paul Wonner in 1999. It is always interesting to see how influences move back and forth in couples, and cross-pollination is certainly evident in this exhibition.

As landscape painters, Gina Werfel and Hearne Pardee are curious about contradiction that they find in different subjects in the region west of Davis, CA. Pardee’s focus shifts between rural, urban and suburban; Werfel’s shifts between domestic, cultivated and wild.

The Wiegand Gallery is administered by NDNU's Art Department. The gallery promotes the works of important artists who are less recognized, and lesser-known works of such established artists as Wayne Thiebaud, Nathan Oliveira, Manuel Neri, Stephanie Sanchez, and John Walker. For more information, call (650) 508-3595 or visit www.WiegandGallery.org.

Wiegand Gallery's 30th Anniversary Show
"Strong Vision"
March 21 - April 28

Opening Reception, Sunday, March 25 from 2 to 4 p.m.
For more information, call (650) 508-3595 or visit www.WiegandGallery.org.

Lectures

School of Education and Leadership

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Distinguished Speakers Series, School of Business and Management

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Catholic Scholar Series

Sr. Camilla Burns, S.N.D. de N.
February 6, 2007 at 7 p.m.
Ralston Hall Mansion

Sr. Camilla Burns, S.N.D. de N., will present "What the Women of Wisdom Have to Say to Us Today," a study of how women are portrayed in the Old Testament. The lecture is free and open to the public.

Fr. Roy Bourgois
February 8 at 2 p.m.
Ralston Hall Ballroom

Fr. Paul J. Fitzgerald, S.J.
March 22, 2007 at 7 p.m.
Ralston Hall Mansion

Fr. Paul J. Fitzgerald, S.J., an Associate Dean at Santa Clara University will discuss the U.S. Bishops' Letter on the Economy which is being celebrated during its 20th anniversary year. It is a milestone document which has more relevance today than when it was first published. The lecture is free and open to the public.

Creative Writers' Series

Marilyn Abildskov and Jennifer Sweeny
Thursday, February 1 at 7:30 p.m.
Wiegand Gallery

Prose writer Marilyn Abildskov and poet Jennifer Sweeny will read from their published work, discuss work in progress, and share experiences on the literary scene. The reading is free and open to the community. For more information, contact Jacqueline Berger, Director of the Masters in English program at (650) 508-3730.

Forrest Hamer and Tom Centellella
Thursday, March 22 at 7:30 p.m.
Wiegand Gallery

Forrest Hamer and Tom Centellella will read from their published work, discuss work in progress, and share experiences on the literary scene. The reading is free and open to the community. For more information, contact Jacqueline Berger, Director of the Masters in English program at (650) 508-3730.

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