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Show CULTURE B2 EVENTS ON CAMPUS Sept. 14-Dec. 17.: "Art Through the Cultural Revolution/' an exhibit at the Woodbury Art Museum. Tuesday- Saturday 11 a.m.- 5 p.m. She Stoops to Conquer, a UVU Department of Theatrical Arts production, 7:30-10 p.m. at the Noorda Theatre. Tickets $9-$ll. Running daily through Dec. 11. THISWEEK Monday, Dec. 6: Winter Ballroom Dance concert, 7:30-9:30 p.m. in the Ragan%heater. Tuesday, Dec. 7: Wind Symphony Concert, 7:30-9:30 p.m. in the Ragan Theater. Wednesday, Dec 8: UVU Chamber Choir/Masterworks Chorale presents The Flavor Of Sunshine, a winter concert featuring music as well as student artwork. 7:30-9 p.m. in the Ragan Theater. Tickets are $5 and available at Campus Connection. Christmas Cafe Night, an open mic night for student talents. 7-9 p.m. at Center Stage. Thursday, Dec. 9: Ryan Shupe and the Rubberband in concert. 7-9 pjn. in the Grande Ballroom. Tickets $8 for UVU students, $12 for general public and $15 for priority seating, available at Campus Connection or at www.Sbupe.net Friday, Dec. 10: "What's so Funny?" UVU's improv group presents an improv night of comedy. 7-9 p.m. in the library theater on the first floor. Tickets are S2 per person or S3 per couple. NEXT WEEK Thursday, Dec. 2- She Stoops to Conquer, a UVU Department of Theatrical Arts Monday, Dec. 13: Farley Fam ily Xnias, a UVU Department of Theatrical Arts production, 7:30-10 p.m. at the Regan Theatre. Thursday, Dec. 16: UVU Theater Department presents Holiday Night Live, a musical theater version of Saturday Night Live, Two shows nightly at 7:30 and 9 p.m. at the Noorda Theatre. Tickets $5. Through Dec. 18. on ^ Mindy Harward ^.Culture Editpr ' Passion and us • Most of the charities are geared towards providing chilclren with not only Christmas presents but with.shoes and clothes that they are in need of. ^ ^ a t makes these charities ideal for college students is the ease with which they can be taken advantage of. From buying toys, giving up loose change, or freeing up space in hall closets by donating old winter coats, students can participate in the.sea^on'sfeelings of "good will toward men." :^UVUarid Utah County Sub for Santa have jt j§#"' forces this year, as they have in years past, to bring Christmas to UVU students, faculty and staff in need of some extra help. Anyone can sponsor a Sub for 'Santa family, which mainly focuses on children, and providing new clothes, toys and books for them. Sub for Santajs especially a great project for a club or family to help with. / /For more' information, visit the UVU Volunteer arid A Service Learning Center at LC 205 or call 801-8638786. : ,' . The Giving There is a Giving Tree located in the student center food court in front of Hogi Yogi. The idea of the tree ' is simple: Take a dove ornament and buy whatever gift is listed on it. Once it is bought, take the unwrapped 'gift to LC 205. Items from the Giving Tree benefit children and senior citizens. The Giving Tree is available until Dec. 10. Quarters for Christmas UVU PRSSA is participating in KSL's Quarters for Christmas tradition, which helps buy shoes and other • essential items.for Utah's needy children. So far, the change total has been able to buy 4,190 pairs of shoes. Bring your loos%change to the jars provided in the Communications department or send your change directly, to KSL. For more information, visit http://WebXSL.com/TV/ commJquarters '}••*•;.-.,, Baby items for Legacy High Legacy is an alternative high school inSpringville . , ^ for teen girls who are pregnant or already have small':-'"' children. The school has an on-site daycare and works to help these young women finish their high school : educations. The Women in Technology group is collecting baby items, such as wipes, diapers and formula, • to make gift bags. Donations can be dropped off to , Kim Chiu in EE 206 or Ellen Draper in EE 201. \ For more information, call 801-863-6385. j.: - f ! School supplies for kids in Ecjpdo,r:f panlsn professor Roberto Morales is originally, from Ecuador and every few years, he spends his Christmas break visiting. While there, he participates in Fundacidn Crecer (loosely translated to "Grow Foundation"), which helps 100 Ecuadorian children per year, from ages 8 to 17, get off the streets and get a good education. Since these children live in deep poverty, being educated usually means being saved from drugs, gangs and prostitution. The foundation also helps mothers gain life skills like cooking and other self-sufficiency skills to help them earn a living so their children don't have to. The foundation is looking for school supplies like crayons, paper, rulers and pencils, as well as small nylon backpacks to put supplies in. Donations can be dropped off in the Language Department office LA 003, at UVU West (the Utah National Guard building) or you can make arrangements with Professor Morales directly at MoraleRo@UVU.edu For more information, visit www.FundacionCrecer. org (the website is in Spanish, but some browsers will translate). Donate old winter coats You may have noticed new, empty bins scattered all over campus and not known what they're for. Some ./ are littered with old gum wrappers and plastic bottles. The Center for the Advancement of Leadership is hoping that students will use these bins to donate their old, clean, reusable coats. All coats donated will be taken to the Salt Lake City Mission. V Bins are located through* out campus or coats can be taken to LC 'I perseverance Piano professor promotes students above self such a valuable experience for students to teach in a safe environment." Assistant professor Hilary The club also gets teachDemske is somewhat of a ce- ing experience by speaklebrity in the piano world, but ing in front of groups. Over talking to her you'd have no the course of this semester, idea. they held tjjree different preAn international performer, concert lectures before music De,mske has played the piano department recitals that were since she was 3 years old, has open to anyone who was inplayed in front of crowds all terested. The lectures included over the world and most re- free pizza and had members of cently has earned the presti- the club informing the public gious honor of being named a about the musical pieces about to be played that night. Steinway Artist. Yet if you talk to her, the Demske said this is a perpride she has in her students fect example of President far outweighs any personal Holland's mission of engaged pride she may have. Demske is learning. Not only did memthe advisor of the UVU Con- bers have to study and learn trapuntalists Club, part of the about the pieces, they also had Music Teachers National As- to prepare and give professociation. The club, which is sional lectures. This is especomprised of UVU's 11 piano cially unique, considering the majors, is for students who Contrapuntalists Club is complan on teaching piano profes- prised of mostly sophomores sionally. It is open to everyone and freshmen. who has the goal of being a Demske herself was never piano teacher, but some piano a member of any club like this proficiency is required. while in school, having atMembers of the Contra- tended mostly conservatories puntalists Club are already in her studies, but said that it making strides in their goals would have been a great exto become teachers. This se- perience if she had. She demester, they decided that they cided as a high school senior were going to teach a commu- to major in piano, but didn't nity class called "Discovering seriously consider collegiate Your Piano Potential," so they teaching until her second year organized it and began. The of graduate school. Until then, class went for nine weeks, was she just wanted to progress in open to anyone in the commu- her piano performing, which nity and consisted of'some as obviously worked for her, conyoung as 11 years old to more sidering where she is now. mature adult students. This summer, Demske On Nov. 9, the community was named a Steinway Artist, class held a recital to show off a credit that only about 1,600 their newly acquired skills to people in the world can claim friends and family. to have. Prominent jazz musiThe class is available ev- cians Harry Connick Jr. and ery semester to anyone who Diana Krall are also Steinway • wants to learn. Some piano Artists. experience is suggested, but When asked about this not necessary. Demske does recognition, Demske became help teach, but insists that stu- a little bit flustered and said, dents do most of the instruct- l i f s such an honor ... a recoging, which includes a one hour nition I never thought I'd get." group session and a 30 minShe has a helpful piece of ute individual session a week, advice to the UVU student themselves. body: "Being successful in "We have a lot of talented music, and life, takes a combipiano majors," she said, "and nation of passion and persever[they] are doing a lot of great ance. You have to keep going things." She feels that teach- andfche rewards will take care ing the class is exactly what of themselves." the club needs to hone their teaching skills, adding, "It's By M i n d y H a r w a r d Culture Editor |