May 10, 2021
Eleven individuals, and one team of 14 earned recognition for their exceptional contributions to research, teaching, and Extension. They were celebrated last week as the 2021 Faculty and Staff Award Winners in WSU’s College of Agricultural, Human, and Natural Resource Sciences.
Administrative Professional Excellence Award
Heather MacDermott Havey, director of the WSU Children’s Center, is responsible for the daily operations of the Center, including fiscal sustainability, family engagement, and child outcomes.
AP Technical Staff Excellence Award
Jennifer Kiser, a lab manager in the Department of Animal Sciences, first arrived at WSU in 2013 to pursue a master’s degree and was offered the lab manager position. She continues the research she enjoys and works with students.
In the 1970s,
Night of the Living Dead director
George A. Romero was commissioned by the Lutheran Society to make a movie – the filmmaker’s only work-for-hire film in his entire career. That film, titled
The Amusement Park, was a twisted meditation on ageism, and it was thought to be lost. But recently, Romero’s
Amusement Park was rediscovered and remastered – and now it’s headed to Shudder. It’s part of the horror streaming service’s summer slate, and there’s a great new trailer for you to watch below.
The Amusement Park Trailer
By all accounts,
The Amusement Park isn’t a horror movie in the traditional sense. But gosh darn it, this is a well-cut trailer. It sells a surreal, unsettling experience, and I can’t wait to see it. Here’s the backstory:
Miami Classical Music Festival Open Call for Student Applications 2021 Summer Program
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(MCMF), an intensive training program for the next generation of classical musicians, has officially opened its call for student applications for summer 2021. MCMF will host global young artists selected from top conservatories and universities for three weeks of performances in multiple exciting Miami Beach venues. Student applications close on May 15, 2021.
MCMF 2021 is anchored by two opera productions: Jules Massenet s
Cendrillon (Cinderella) and Benjamin Britten s
Albert Herring. Both will be performed in one of the highest-profile venues in Miami Beach, the breathtaking
A major cornerstone of the MCMF experience is the opportunity to perform core operatic literature with a full orchestra. The MCMF Orchestra is comprised of the country s most talented young instrumentalists, who will also have the opportunity to perform a series of festive patrio
Caveat, an eerie, slow-building, cat-and-mouse thriller, and continues with such marquee films as
The Boy Behind the Door, Justin Powell and David Charbonier’s directorial debut;
Jakob’s Wife, starring horror icon Barbara Crampton; and
Kandisha, the long-awaited new supernatural shocker from the French directing duo of Julien Maury and Alexandre Bustillo, who return to Shudder following the success of their film
Among the Living; in addition to many others.
“Shudder’s ‘Summer of Chills’ offers something for everyone with a fantastic line-up of new premieres every week, on top of the best library of curated streaming horror films anywhere,” said Craig Engler, Shudder’s General Manager. “We’re especially excited to have the premiere of legendary director George A. Romero’s lost film
May 6, 2021
Shudder has announced its “Summer of Chills” slate of 12 new original and exclusive films for June, July, and August, including the anticipated debut of landmark horror director George A. Romero’s legendary “lost” film
The Amusement Park on Tuesday, June 8. The robust summer lineup kicks off with
Caveat, an eerie, slow-building, cat-and-mouse thriller, and continues with such marquee films as
The Boy Behind the Door, Justin Powell and David Charbonier’s directorial debut;
Jakob’s Wife, starring horror icon Barbara Crampton; and
Kandisha, the long-awaited new supernatural shocker from the French directing duo of Julien Maury and Alexandre Bustillo, who return to Shudder following the success of their film