Drawings by BGSU Firelands Students in ART 1030, Drawing Studio Second Floor, GMH, Middle Hallway  

Bowling Green State University graduate students are hosting a 5K Run/Walk to raise awareness and donations to end sex trafficking. Proceeds will benefit Gracehaven, a nonprofit residential facility for sex trafficking survivors. The first 50 participants to register will recieve a blue wrist band on the day of the race. You can register or donate online using the link provided or you can come to the Bowen-Thompson Student Union on April 4 or April 11 anytime between 10 a.m. and 2 p.m.  

Cost: $15 Students | $17 Faculty/Staff | $20 Community Registration Deadline: Monday, April 29 Trip Details Activities Involved: Walking and standing while observing birds  Experience Level: No experience necessary Physical Demand Level: Mild Clothing Recommendation: Jacket, warm layers, comfortable shoes Equipment Provided: None Additional Information Meals Provided by Outdoor Program/Participants: Participants may bring snacks if desired Transportation: Large passenger van driven by OP staff Maximum Participant Number: 8 Minimum Participant Number: 6 Leader Contacts: Thomas Worsham (tworsha@bgsu.edu), Rachel Crowl (racrowl@bgsu.edu)  

The ENG 3420 students will host a showcase of their own children’s book creations during the 2019 BGSU Literacy in the Park, which will be from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. at the Perry Field House.    The ENG 3420 classes are taught by Elizabeth Zemanski and Amanda Rziczneck.  

Free family event! Over the past 13 years, this event has featured many well-known children’s authors, and we are excited to have Lindsay Ward with us this year. We have expanded the focus of Literacy in the Park to address all of the different ways literacy is important in our lives. Families will have opportunities to engage in activities about financial literacy, nutritional literacy, physical education literacy and many other forms of literacy that can be found in their lives and communities. Enjoy a snack and literacy-based activities for the entire family Each family receives a goodie bag with a free book by Lindsay Ward Two presentations by Lindsay Ward New exciting booths, activities and entertainment Prizes and crafts

BGSU Softball at Kent State Streaming Video: https://boxcast.tv/view/kent-state-softball-vs-bowling-green-game-1-636108 https://bgsufalcons.com/calendar.aspx?id=9340

Each spring, the senior Master of Fine Arts students in the School of Art have the opportunity to showcase their work at this premier exhibition. These consummate works of the students fill the gallery spaces in the Fine Arts Center for a two-week show. April 27, the opening night, offers an opening reception from 7-9 p.m. in the Galleries.  Admission is free to the exhibition and special events.  

Student Jackson Carruthers will present a piano recital. This event is free and open to the public.

Music education majors voluntarily participate in a student-run ensemble on their secondary instruments: "Room for Seconds!" This group will be preseting a short performance, which is free and open to the public.

BGSU Baseball vs Central Michigan TV: Facebook Live Streaming Video: https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100001312623394 Streaming Audio: http://mixlr.com/bgrso-wfal/ https://bgsufalcons.com/calendar.aspx?id=9289

BGSU Softball at Kent State Streaming Video: https://boxcast.tv/view/kent-state-softball-vs-bowling-green-game-1-400638 https://bgsufalcons.com/calendar.aspx?id=9445

The College of Musical Arts will be hosting a special Breathing Gym presentation featuring guest artist Patrick Sheridan, tuba. This session will include elements of Sheridan's Emmy Award-winning instructional production. This session is designed for music teachers, future music teachers, and wind musicians. It's free and open to the public. Mr. Sheridan will be in residency at the CMA and performing with the Wind Symphony on May 4 at 8 p.m. in Kobacker Hall. Biography Patrick Sheridan is one of the most celebrated tuba soloists in his instrument’s history.  He has performed more than 3,000 concerts in over 50 countries in venues ranging from the White House to NBA half-time shows to the Hollywood Bowl. At 20 years of age, Patrick became a member of “The President’s Own” United States Marine Band.  Since then, Patrick has gone on to become an incredibly diverse artist with concert performances transcending stylistic genres and building fans around the world for his instrument, the tuba. He has been featured in television and radio broadcasts on 4 continents including appearances most recently on NBC’s Today Show and NPR’s All Things Considered and Performance Today.   Beyond his busy performing life, Mr. Sheridan’s commitment to education is extensive. His wind students occupy principal positions in major international ensembles including orchestras in Amsterdam, Berlin, Vienna, Rome, Paris, Madrid, Tokyo, Hong Kong, and many others. Mr. Sheridan has served on the music faculties at Arizona State University, Northern Arizona University, The Rotterdam Conservatory, The Royal Northern College of Music and The Royal Scottish Academy of Music and Drama.  Most recently, Patrick served on the music faculty at the Univeristy of California - Los Angeles where he was the Director of the UCLA Wind Ensemble, the UCLA Brass Ensemble and taught  tuba and euphonium.  In the Phoenix community, Patrick is the Music Director of The Salt River Brass.  Patrick also frequently works across the United States as a guest conductor with university bands and orchestras as well as high school and middle school all-state and regional honor bands and orchestras. Along with Sam Pilafian, Patrick is the co-author of the world’s best selling breathing method for instrumental improvement, The Breathing Gym which was awarded the 2009 EMMY® Award for Instructional/Informational Video Production.   As a composer and arranger, Mr. Sheridan's music and arrangements have been performed internationally by symphony orchestras, concert bands, marching bands, jazz bands and drum corps.  Patrick’s music, arrangements, CDs, DVDs, and books are published by Focus on Music, GIA Publications, De Haske Music, Carl Fischer, Mythen Hollanda and Dillon Music Publishing. Mr. Sheridan has over 20 years experience in the music industry as a design consultant.  Instruments influenced by Patrick’s designs are played in hundreds of professional orchestras, military bands and chamber ensembles around the world. Thousands of university, high school, middle school and elementary school students play on instruments in which Patrick has been involved in the design process.  He currently works as the Chief Design Consultant for XO Brass, Jupiter Band Instruments, and Hercules Stands.   Patrick is a member of ASCAP, an Honorary Member of Kappa Kappa Psi, and the Founder of The Band Director Academy, a continuing education program for music educators.   He holds a Master of Business Administration degree with an emphasis in finance and marketing from the University of Michigan and spends his free time with his family hiking and camping in beautiful Arizona.

The Department of Theatre and Film presents "A Midsummer Night's Dream," considered to be one of William Shakespeare's most beloved and enduring plays. Theseus, the Duke of Athens, is preparing for his marriage to Hippolyta, Queen of the Amazons, A courtier seeks the Duke's intervention because his daughter, Hermia, will not agree to his choice of Demetrius as a husband: she's in love with Lysander. A pre-performance promenade event in the Wolfe Center lobby for the Friday, May 3 performance will enhance your experience of "A Midsummer Night's Dream." Please plan to visit the lobby before the show, where you can visit with student artists, listen to creative writers, enjoy music and hear from the play's production team about the concept development of the costumes, sets and lights for the production before you see it. The pre-performance event, which will start at 7 p.m., is free. Tickets for the show are available online. 

An astronomer's look at "end of the world" topics: the race to the South Pole, the Apollo moon landings, making the moon, "end of the world" scares and calendar changes. 

Student Yabetza Vivas-Irizarry will present a conducting recital. This event is free and open to the public.

The students in the piano studio of professor Solungga Liu will perform a recital. This event is free and open to the public.

Student Henrique Batista will present a percussion recital. This event is free and open to the public.

Student Jeffery Agan will present a voice recital. This event is free and open to the public.

The Department of Theatre and Film presents "A Midsummer Night's Dream," considered to be one of William Shakespeare's most beloved and enduring plays. Theseus, the Duke of Athens, is preparing for his marriage to Hippolyta, Queen of the Amazons, A courtier seeks the Duke's intervention because his daughter, Hermia, will not agree to his choice of Demetrius as a husband: she's in love with Lysander. A pre-performance promenade event in the Wolfe Center lobby for the Friday, May 3 performance will enhance your experience of "A Midsummer Night's Dream." Please plan to visit the lobby before the show, where you can visit with student artists, listen to creative writers, enjoy music and hear from the play's production team about the concept development of the costumes, sets and lights for the production before you see it. The pre-performance event, which will start at 7 p.m., is free. Tickets for the show are available online. 

The BGSU Wind Symphony will give a performance on May 4 conducted by Dr. Bruce Moss. Featured will be special guest soloist Patrick Sheridan, tuba, and guest composer James Stephenson. Mr. Sheridan will be on campus May 2, 3 and 4 to rehearse, teach and perform with our students. Tickets are $3 for students/children, $7 for adults in advance; $10 all tickets, day of performance. Free admission for BGSU students with ID card. Purchase tickets here. This event will also be livestreamed. Program Fanfare for an Angel....................................James Stephenson Cappricio...............................................................Gustav Holst, trans. Paul B. Noble Premiere of transcription for wind band The Best of Rooms..........................................Randall Thompson, trans. Tyler S. Grant Collusion................................................................Rob Teehan I. Illusian: Epic II. Elision: Amen III. Collision: Funk Patrick Sheridan, tuba Performed in memory of Sam Pilafian (1949-2019) INTERMISSION Land of the Living Skies...........................Peter Meechan Sway...................................................Pablo Beltran Ruiz, arr. Sam Pilafian, orch. Patrick Sheridan Patrick Sheridan, tuba Remarks: James Stephenson Symphony No. 2, "Voices".......................James Stephenson I. Prelude: 'Of Passion' II. Shouts and Murmurs III. Of One Biography Patrick Sheridan is one of the most celebrated tuba soloists in his instrument’s history.  He has performed more than 3,000 concerts in over 50 countries in venues ranging from the White House to NBA half-time shows to the Hollywood Bowl. At 20 years of age, Patrick became a member of “The President’s Own” United States Marine Band.  Since then, Patrick has gone on to become an incredibly diverse artist with concert performances transcending stylistic genres and building fans around the world for his instrument, the tuba. He has been featured in television and radio broadcasts on 4 continents including appearances most recently on NBC’s Today Show and NPR’s All Things Considered and Performance Today.   Beyond his busy performing life, Mr. Sheridan’s commitment to education is extensive. His wind students occupy principal positions in major international ensembles including orchestras in Amsterdam, Berlin, Vienna, Rome, Paris, Madrid, Tokyo, Hong Kong, and many others. Mr. Sheridan has served on the music faculties at Arizona State University, Northern Arizona University, The Rotterdam Conservatory, The Royal Northern College of Music and The Royal Scottish Academy of Music and Drama.  Most recently, Patrick served on the music faculty at the Univeristy of California - Los Angeles where he was the Director of the UCLA Wind Ensemble, the UCLA Brass Ensemble and taught  tuba and euphonium.  In the Phoenix community, Patrick is the Music Director of The Salt River Brass.  Patrick also frequently works across the United States as a guest conductor with university bands and orchestras as well as high school and middle school all-state and regional honor bands and orchestras. Along with Sam Pilafian, Patrick is the co-author of the world’s best selling breathing method for instrumental improvement, The Breathing Gym which was awarded the 2009 EMMY® Award for Instructional/Informational Video Production.   As a composer and arranger, Mr. Sheridan's music and arrangements have been performed internationally by symphony orchestras, concert bands, marching bands, jazz bands and drum corps.  Patrick’s music, arrangements, CDs, DVDs, and books are published by Focus on Music, GIA Publications, De Haske Music, Carl Fischer, Mythen Hollanda and Dillon Music Publishing. Mr. Sheridan has over 20 years experience in the music industry as a design consultant.  Instruments influenced by Patrick’s designs are played in hundreds of professional orchestras, military bands and chamber ensembles around the world. Thousands of university, high school, middle school and elementary school students play on instruments in which Patrick has been involved in the design process.  He currently works as the Chief Design Consultant for XO Brass, Jupiter Band Instruments, and Hercules Stands.   Patrick is a member of ASCAP, an Honorary Member of Kappa Kappa Psi, and the Founder of The Band Director Academy, a continuing education program for music educators.   He holds a Master of Business Administration degree with an emphasis in finance and marketing from the University of Michigan and spends his free time with his family hiking and camping in beautiful Arizona.

Student Mary Solomon will present a violin recital. This event is free and open to the public.