Art Beat - WUCF

The Metropolitan Opera's Live in HD Series continues this Saturday, Feb. 7 with Anna Netrebko in Lucia di Lammermoor. It's at the Altamonte AMC, AMC Pleasure Island, Pointe Orlando and Regal Cinema Waterford Lakes. Radio broadcasts can also be heard here on 89.9 WUCF and enjoy live opera here with Orlando Opera's next production opening Feb. 20.

Also this Saturday at 8pm is the next concert in UCF's Internationial Piano Series, with Pascal Amoyel. 

The Region 4 Kennedy Center American College Theatre Festival gets underway this week and for the first time, a student-written and student-directed play has been accepted. Saviours: A Modern Day Parable was written by Christopher Metz and Kyle Adkins and is directed and produced by Jessy Grossman.

Today's Arts Calendar Events - Night & Day: the Songs of Cole Porter; UCF Student Jazz Ensembles; and a Tribute to Benny Goodman. For others, see Red Chair Project.com

The latest issue of The Florida Review just came out - the national literary journal is published by the UCF English Department, and edited by Jocelyn Bartkevicius. It's available from their website or at Amazon.com

Today's Arts Calendar Events - Colours of Courage and Historic Bok Sanctuary. For others, see Red Chair Project.com

PlayFest - The Harriet Lake Festival of New Plays - runs now through Feb. 1 at the Orlando Shakespeare Theatre. The event features 14 brand new plays, including The Chimes, a workshop that features mostly UCF students and faculty.  Tonight (Wed, 1/28), Oscar-winner Olympia Dukakis will give a master class for UCF graduate students and the public may attend - for tickets call 407-447-1700.

Calendar: see Upcoming UCF Cultural Events

PlayFest - The Harriet Lake Festival of New Plays - runs now through Feb. 1 at the Orlando Shakespeare Theatre. The event features 14 brand new plays in readings, workshops and full productions. Oscar-winner Olympia Dukakis is featured in a reading and a master class. For tickets call 407-447-1700.

Calendar: see Upcoming UCF Cultural Events

Operatic soprano Monica Yunus has been an Artist-in-Residence this week, courtesy of the Bach Festival and the Marilyn Horne Foundation. She performed in schools around Central Florida and will give a recital tonight at 7pm at Rollins College. One of America's promising young artists, Yunus is involved in humanitarian work and is the co-director of Sing For Hope.

For today's Arts Calendar Events...see Red Chair Project.com

UCF Conservatory Theatre presents Smokey Joe's Cafe, running through Feb. 1st. The musical review, directed by Brian Verson, features classic rock & pop songs by Lieber & Stoller. Shows often sell-out, so contact the Box Office at 407-823-1500.

Otronicon is at the Orlando Science Center through Tuesday, Jan. 20. The festival celebrates the science - and art - of the video game industry.

For other cultural events, visit Red Chair Project.

More of my conversation with UCF President John Hitt. Learn more about university initiatives and awards:
Center for Emerging Media
Awards for Civic Engagement
UCF 40th Anniversary