Class Notes

Architecture

Art History

Landscape Architecture

Music

Stanley F. Michalski (’56 B.S. Music Ed., ''59 Mu. Ed., '66 D. Ed.) coordinator of instrumental music of Charlotte, North Carolina Diocesan Schools and associate conductor of the Winthrop University Carolina Wind Orchestra, will adjudicate the St. Patrick Days Parade, Dublin, Ireland, March 2010. Past President of the Pennsylvania Music Educators Association and the American Bandmasters Association, Michalski is a member of the Bowl Games of America staff which coordinates the half-time music activities of several major bowl games, including the Sugar Bowl in New Orleans. 2010 World Association of Marching Show Band adjudication assignments include Potsdam, Germany and Cheb, Czech Republic. [10/05/09]

Ron Edinger (’68 B.A., '70 M.F.A. Cello) is a cellist with Clarion Trio, Neapolitan Trio, Vancouver Island Symphony and founding director of the chamber orchestra Serenate in 2008.[9/21/09]

Performing Arts

Theatre

William Scott Phoenix ('83 B.A.) writes a column for TodaysRecipePro.com as well as articles for Hubpages, Associated Content, OwnACountry, Triond, E-zines and E-how. [10/29/09]

Kate Arecchi ('02 M.F.A.) is the coordinator of the Musical Theatre Concentration at James Madison University, and the artistic director of the Papermill Theatre in New Hampshire (a summer theatre company). [10/16/09]

Visual Arts

Jackie Battenfield's (’71 B.S. Art) book, The Artist's Guide: How to Make a Living Doing What You Love, published by Da Capo Press, is in its second printing in four months. The book is a comprehensive handbook that provides the information, tools, and techniques for developing and sustaining a successful art career. For more information, visit http://www.artistcareerguide.com/. [10/30/09]

Connie Malamed (’74 B.S. Art Education) has released a new book, Visual Language for Designers: Principles for Creating Graphics That People Understand,
published by Rockport Publishers, US. The book, of interest to art educators, graphic designers, and students of visual communications, explores the hidden language within every picture that conveys a message, wehter it is intented or not. By understanding visual language as the interface between a graphic and a viewer, designers and ilustrators can learn to inform with accuracy and power.[10/09/09]

Design Army, one of Washington D.C.'s top creative firms and co-founded by Jake Lefebure (’96 B.A. Graphic Design) was featured prominently in the July/August 2009 issue of Communication Arts.
The lengthy article highlights Design Army's rise to prominence since its founding in 2003 and showcases 23 pieces from the studio's award-winning portfolio. For more information, visit http://www.commarts.com or www.designarmy.com. [8/18/09]

The work of Nancy Worthington (’72 M.F.A. Art) is being shown at the SOMArts Cultural Center in San Francisco, Calif., through August 27, in an exhibition titled Control. "The Police State-Part I (You Have the Right to Remain Silent" is a part of an all-women show, presented by the Women's Caucus for Art and juried by the Guerrilla Girls West. [8/06/09]

The work of Florence Putterman ('83 M.F.A Art) is being shown at the Arts Hotel Gallery in Lancaster, Pa. through August 19, in an exhibition titled Entwined Metaphors.
The gallery is open all evening on Friday, August 7 and will feature jazz on the terrace. For more information about the gallery, visit www.artshotelgallery.com. Putterman's work can be seen on-line at www.putterman.com. [7/28/09]

In Memory

Maryl Lynne De Jong (’68 M.Ed Art Education) passed away on August 8, 2009. In her 35-year career as an art professor, she taught at Raymond Walters College and Clermont College. She was the recipient of numerous prestigious awards and honors in the field of art education. [8/18/09]