Come the fall term at Pasco-Hernando State College, students will be able to attend classes in the new Instructional Performing Arts Center at the Wesley Chapel campus.
Lauren Baker Murray has been hired as the centerâs inaugural executive director and said she is excited to share her goals for the upcoming school year. Murrayâs educational experience includes a bachelor of music education from Stetson University, a master of music from Yale University, and a doctor of musical arts from the University of North Texas. Professionally, she has served as the music chair at the Patel Conservatory at the Straz Center in Tampa. Her resume includes more than 20 years of administrative and academic experience.
Opera Tampa announces return of shows at the Straz Center in 2022
The works of Offenbach, Puccini, Mascagni and Gilbert and Sullivan will be featured starting Feb. 11.
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Opera Tampa, which presented The Pirates of Penzance in January of 2020, will bring the show back to the Straz Center for the Performing Arts in March of 2022. [ Courtesy of Will Staples ]
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Opera Tampa on Thursday announced the return of grand opera to the Straz Center, featuring classic works such as
The Pirates of Penzance and operas by Offenbach, Puccini and Mascagni.
In addition to the three mainstage performances coming next spring, the Opera Tampa season will incorporate a variety of special events, including performances by the Opera Tampa Singers, pre- and post-performance receptions, the popular open rehearsals and the informative Discover Opera programs.
Call for Papers: The University of Texas at Austin Announces the 2021 Bobby R. Inman Award for Student Scholarship on Intelligence
The
Intelligence Studies Project of The University of Texas at Austin announces the 7th annual competition recognizing outstanding student research and writing on topics related to intelligence and national security. The winner of the “Inman Award” will receive a cash prize of $5,000, with two semifinalists each receiving a cash prize of $2,500. This competition is open to unpublished work by undergraduate and graduate students enrolled in degree programs at accredited U.S. higher education institutions during the 2020-21 academic year.
The deadline for submitting papers is June 30, 2021.
Tampa philanthropist Elaine Shimberg remembered as a ‘renaissance woman’ Divya Kumar, Tampa Bay Times
Elaine Shimberg stood 4 feet, 11 and three-quarter inches tall, but it was hard not to notice when she walked into a room.
Her energy filled the space, those who were close to her said after Ms. Shimberg a writer, actress, mother and philanthropist died Wednesday in Tampa. She was 84.
“She would brighten up any room,” said Judy Lisi, a close friend and the CEO of the Straz Center for the Peforming Arts, where the 130-seat black-box theater is named for Ms. Shimberg and her husband, Hinks.
“She was a real renaissance woman,” Lisi added. “How one person did all of this is pretty amazing. And she made all of it look easy, too.”
December 27, 2017 Well, 2017 is almost done. No doubt there are a few more kicks-in-the-pants on the way before it s all said and done, but hey, we can at least offer you one final episode of this podcast! So, you ve got that going for you, which is nice… Four topics today: ACLU v. Mattis: Judge Chutkan has ruled. It s brief, it sÃÂ .