News Releases from Eastern New Mexico University http://www.enmu.edu/about/news/ PORTALES----Eastern New Mexico University in Portales will be closed for the Thanksgiving Break from Wednesday, Nov. 25, through Sunday, Nov. 29. The university's Golden Library will be open from noon to midnight on Sunday, Nov. 29. The campus will re--open and classes will resume on Monday, Nov. 30. For campus information, call 575.561.1011. http://www.enmu.edu/about/news/story.php?r=1128 Wendel.Sloan@enmu.edu (Wendel Sloan) Fri, 20 Nov 2009 12:00:00 MST http://www.enmu.edu/about/news/story.php?r=1128 PORTALES----Eastern New Mexico University student Lamar (Mo) Barnes will display his bachelor's of fine arts showcase, along with Diana Cole's artwork, in Golden Library's Runnels Gallery from Monday, Dec.7 through Thursday, Dec. 10. A closing reception will be held on the last day of the show from 5----7 p.m. Barnes, an animation student, will show his digital art created in programs such as Maya, Adobe Illustrator, Adobe Photoshop and Adobe InDesign. He is showcasing his artwork as part of the graduation requirement for a bachelor's of fine arts degree. Cole is a new adjunct faculty member for fine arts teaching Visual Concepts 1 and the drawing section Materials 1, along with being the theatre's costume designer in residence. Her part of the show displays her sculpture. According to Runnels Gallery manger Christopher Calderón, Cole's artwork "challenges our traditional concepts of sculpture." The exhibit is free and open to the public. Runnels Gallery is open during regular library hours (1.800.450.7279 or 562.2624 locally). For more information, contact Calderón at 575.562.2607 or e--mail albert.calderon@enmu.edu. http://www.enmu.edu/about/news/story.php?r=1127 Wendel.Sloan@enmu.edu (Wendel Sloan) Thu, 19 Nov 2009 12:00:00 MST http://www.enmu.edu/about/news/story.php?r=1127 PORTALES----Eastern New Mexico University in Portales will host the art show "Acts of Volition" in Golden Library's Runnels Gallery from Monday, Nov. 30 through Thursday, Dec. 3. A closing reception will be from 5--7 p.m. on Dec. 3. The themed show, according to Christopher Calderón, Runnels Gallery manager, is how we use art to cope. "What is a 'problem,' what is 'personal experience,' and how do we use art to express this?" asks Calderón. Nine student artists will display at least two pieces and one artist will create his own artistic "environment" in a section of the room. The 25 pieces and one "environment" round out the collection of paintings and mixed--media projects. The participating artists are Matthew L. Beard, Timothy N. Bomar, Lenore D. Dunn, Christopher R. Jaynes, Kary L. Mathys, Elijah R. Nieto, Elizabeth A. Stoliker, Nancy L. Werner and Amanda M. Zopfi. The exhibit is free and open to the public, and will be open during regular hours (1--800--450--7279 or 562--2624 locally). For more information, contact Calderón at 575--562--2607 or e--mail albert.calderon@enmu.edu. http://www.enmu.edu/about/news/story.php?r=1126 Wendel.Sloan@enmu.edu (Wendel Sloan) Thu, 19 Nov 2009 12:00:00 MST http://www.enmu.edu/about/news/story.php?r=1126 PORTALES----The two Greyhound dogs being adopted by Eastern New Mexico University in Portales are expected to arrive on campus in early December, and will live in a campus apartment with two student roommates. The roommates, as well as other student "Hound Handlers," will walk and play with them frequently. During the day, the Greyhounds will go to doggie daycare at the Agriculture Building. The "Hound Handlers" and Pre--Vet Club will be responsible for their daytime care and event appearances. Several "Hound Families" have been identified for occasional weekend, holiday and vacation--sitting duties. ENMU is also accepting additional "Hound Family" applications from Portales residents. The families would keep the dogs when their roommates are out of town. No expense would be involved. The final names for the Greyhounds will be selected through donations of $1 per vote, sponsored by Associated Students of ENMU, in jars in the Campus Union Building, Greyhound Arena and one traveling set for meetings on campus and in Portales through Nov. 24. The ENMU Bench Club has already donated $2,000, and the ENMU Foundation $1,000 for their upkeep. The five paired names, with current donation totals, being voted on for the male and female are: Loyal--True ($44) Roscoe--Ruby ($30) Vic--Tory ($117) Emerald--Silver ($14) Thunder--Bolt ($44) For more information, e--mail greyhound@enmu.edu, click www.enmu.edu or call Janice Morrow at 575.562.2133. http://www.enmu.edu/about/news/story.php?r=1125 Wendel.Sloan@enmu.edu (Wendel Sloan) Wed, 18 Nov 2009 12:00:00 MST http://www.enmu.edu/about/news/story.php?r=1125 PORTALES----The University Brass Choir of Eastern New Mexico University will perform their annual Brass Choir Concert at 7 p.m. on Tuesday, Nov. 17, at the First United Methodist Church in Portales. ENMU assistant professor of music Michael Ellzey will conduct. The concert will feature the works of Mozart with "Rondo Alla Turca," performed by the Clarinet Choir; the Brass Choir will perform Verdi "Grand March" from the Opera Aida, "Funeral March" from Wagner's Opera Gotterdammerung (The Twilight of the Gods), and the "Overture" to Rossini's Barber of Seville; and Ellzey will perform Hummel's "Trumpet Concerto in E Flat Major." Ellzey chose the pieces because of the operatic emphasis. "I feel it is important to expose our students to music that is outside their norm," explains Ellzey. The University Brass Choir has rehearsed this performance since the beginning of the semester. Ellzey enjoys the feeling he gets from performing and directing the musical repertoire. "It has always been my goal to share my joy of music making with the rest of the world," says Ellzey. He thinks the Brass Choir is unique in its performances because "the instrumentation alone is a unique chamber ensemble and offers our students an outlet to perform more challenging music and in an exciting way." The performance is free and open to the public. For more information, call Kathi Fraze at 575.562.2377. http://www.enmu.edu/about/news/story.php?r=1124 Wendel.Sloan@enmu.edu (Wendel Sloan) Thu, 12 Nov 2009 12:00:00 MST http://www.enmu.edu/about/news/story.php?r=1124 PORTALES----Eastern New Mexico University's theatre department will perform the second annual Freshman Showcase at 7 p.m., Wednesday, Nov. 18 ---- Saturday, Nov. 21 and 2 p.m. Sunday, Nov. 22. There will be a reception and talkback session after the Saturday performance. This showcase features mostly freshmen in Anne Beck and Janeice Scarbrough's six--credit--hour class. The flexible guideline for the ENMU theater department is to not cast any freshman in a major production in the first semester. This is to ensure the student is not burned out from the beginning, according to Scarbrough. "These kids work really hard in this building," says Scarbrough. "If they get cast in the first show, they would never settle into college life; getting to know their roommate, getting involved in activities…we really want to give them a sense of balance," explains Scarbrough. They also realize that students want to be in a show and created the freshman showcase to feature the talents of the new students.­ This showcase will bring the audience into the classroom of the theater department and feature the student actors and the major tenants and practices of theatre. This performance shows a day in class in a more "tidy fashion," says Scarbrough. Even the program is designed to look like the course syllabus. "We decided, 'Why not show the audience what we do in class?' explains Beck. Scarbrough and Beck will be among the performers to complete the classroom atmosphere. Among the collage of events are vocal and physical warm--ups, choreography, stage combat, short scenes, auto--drama and "overnight--success," which is a short script written overnight by the student. Scarbrough describes an auto--drama as the seven--minute dramatization of the highs and lows of one's life. "It's not a narrative like 'once upon a time, my mother gave me a letter to go to ballet school.' It's a little girl running on stage saying 'It came! It came!'" explains Scarbrough. Beck and Scarbrough are excited for the performance because it is a very informal and light--hearted experience for the audience with interaction and participation. "There will be more serious parts on the first act; the second act is just flat--out nuts," laughs Scarbrough. "The audience isn't going to sit in rapt attention the whole time," says Beck. "It's not the 'sit in your seat, clap, go home' kind of show," says Scarbrough. "There's no one story to follow." "Instead of a story, what you're going to see are the actors, not the characters," explains Beck. "The class is very very jazzed," says Scarbrough. "You get to see the actors transition through several different things." There is no reserve seating. Tickets are $4 per person. For more information, contact Shirlene Peters at 575.562.2711. http://www.enmu.edu/about/news/story.php?r=1123 Wendel.Sloan@enmu.edu (Wendel Sloan) Thu, 12 Nov 2009 12:00:00 MST http://www.enmu.edu/about/news/story.php?r=1123 PORTALES----After receiving more than 200 name suggestions from the public and students for two Greyhound dogs which Eastern New Mexico University in Portales is adopting from the New Mexico Greyhound Connection, a committee has narrowed the selection for the male and female to five paired names: Loyal--True, Roscoe--Ruby, Vic--Tory, Emerald--Silver and Thunder--Bolt. The final names will be selected through donations of $1 per vote, sponsored by Associated Students of ENMU, in jars in the Campus Union Building, Greyhound Arena and one traveling set for meetings on campus and in Portales from Nov. 9--24. Money raised will be used for the upkeep of the dogs -- expected to arrive on campus in early December and be officially introduced in January. The ENMU Bench Club has already donated $2,000, and the ENMU Foundation $1,000. ENMU is also accepting applications for a foster family in Portales. No expense would be involved. The following are providing complimentary products or services: Red Flannel premium dog food, sold at Creighton's Town and Country in Portales; veterinarian and ENMU grad David Hudson of All Pets Animal Hospital in Clovis; Caroline Adare of Petsense in Clovis, bowls, leashes and collars; ENMU grad Tonnette Carpenter of Waggin' Tails in Clovis, grooming; and Dee Durden of Rewards in Clovis, training for the Greyhounds and ENMU student "Hound Handlers." "Hound Handler" applications will be accepted from freshmen, sophomores, juniors and seniors through Nov. 13. The maximum of six students must have 3.0 grade point averages and will receive stipends. Applications can be picked up in Room 108 of the Administration Building. For more information, e--mail greyhound@enmu.edu, click www.enmu.edu or call Janice Morrow at 575.562.2133. http://www.enmu.edu/about/news/story.php?r=1122 Wendel.Sloan@enmu.edu (Wendel Sloan) Mon, 9 Nov 2009 12:00:00 MST http://www.enmu.edu/about/news/story.php?r=1122 PORTALES----The faculty oboe recital for Eastern New Mexico University's Tracy Carr for tonight, Nov. 9, at 7 p.m. at the First United Methodist Church in Portales has been canceled. An announcement will be sent out when it is rescheduled. http://www.enmu.edu/about/news/story.php?r=1121 Wendel.Sloan@enmu.edu (Wendel Sloan) Mon, 9 Nov 2009 12:00:00 MST http://www.enmu.edu/about/news/story.php?r=1121 PORTALES----Jeanie Ornellas's ENMU faculty recital, originally scheduled for Thursday, Nov. 19 at the First United Methodist Church in Portales, has been cancelled. A new date will be announced. For more information, contact Kathi Fraze at 575.562.2377. http://www.enmu.edu/about/news/story.php?r=1120 Wendel.Sloan@enmu.edu (Wendel Sloan) Thu, 5 Nov 2009 12:00:00 MST http://www.enmu.edu/about/news/story.php?r=1120 PORTALES----Eastern New Mexico University's Jazz Ensemble will perform their annual Big Band Dance on Friday, Nov. 13 from 7----10 p.m. at the State Theatre in Clovis on 5th and Main Street. Tickets are $5 general admission. The three--hour dance will heavily feature music from 1935 through 1945, including famous composers such as Glen Miller, Artie Shaw and Les Brown. This is the eighth year the Jazz Ensemble has performed and arranged the Big Band Dance. Dr. Chris Beaty, associate professor of music and director of the jazz studies program, says the State Theater is the perfect venue for the Big Band Dance. He says the owner of the State Theater, Bill Case, was a bandsman in the Army. When he bought the theater, he designed the stage with risers for a big band performance. The talents of ENMU students Adrienne Carver of Los Alamos and Rojun Alexander of Albuquerque are slated to be featured as part of the performance. "Adrienne usually does the vocals for the Big Band music and Rojun does more of the rock vocals," says Beaty. "It really is lots of fun and it's become quite the student gathering," he says. "We'll be playing music that will appeal to people of all ages." In years past, Beaty has seen many people dress the part with 1930's and 40's fashions. Another group who has frequented the Big Band Dance previously are the students at the Art Academy in Clovis. "They teach the kids waltzes, cha--cha and ballroom dancing," says Beaty. "It's neat to see the dance floor fill up with all these third--, fourth-- and fifth--graders dancing." The students benefit greatly from the performance. "It's on--the--job training for the students and very close to what they would experience in a working environment, sight--reading pieces they barely know," says Beaty. Considering most students are accustomed to practicing around 10 pieces for eight rehearsals, the Jazz Ensemble has practiced 30 to 35 pieces in eight rehearsals. Beaty says to those who have never been to the Big Band Dance, "You're missing out." This year, the Jazz Ensemble is also performing at the Formal Dinner Dance for Lend--a--Hand Inc. of Roswell at the Joy Center on Saturday, Nov. 21. "It will be a different audience so we will change the repertoire a little bit," says Beaty. For more information on both performances, contact Beaty at 575.562.2471. http://www.enmu.edu/about/news/story.php?r=1119 Wendel.Sloan@enmu.edu (Wendel Sloan) Thu, 29 Oct 2009 12:00:00 MDT http://www.enmu.edu/about/news/story.php?r=1119