Theater-by-the-Grove, produced by the Department of Theater and Dance at Indiana University of Pennsylvania, will present a collection of four new short plays titled New Works/New Voices. The show runs November 5–7 and 11–14, 2009, at 8:00 p.m and November 8 at 2:00 p.m on the Waller Hall Mainstage of the IUP Performing Arts Center.

Kipp Gallery and the Graduate Art Association of the Art Department will host a pumpkin carving contest on Thursday, October, 29, 2009. It will be held in front of Sprowls Hall from 4:00 to 7:00 p.m. During the contest, the exhibition by Satan’s Camaro, “Imminent and Delicious,” will also be open in Kipp Gallery.

The Department of Music wiil present a faculty recital featuring Christian Dickinson, trombone, and James Staples, piano. The recital will be held in Gorell Recital Hall, located on the second floor of Sutton Hall, on November 5, 2009, at 8:00 p.m. Admission is free.

In collaboration with the Office of Admissions, the College of Fine Arts will host seven Fine Arts Day events during the 2009–2010 academic year. The events provide high school and transfer students who have been accepted to IUP with the opportunity to audition or present an art portfolio for acceptance into the Art, Music, or Theater and Dance departments.

The Music Department at Indiana University of Pennsylvania will present the IUP Symphony Band, under the direction of Jason Worzbyt, and the IUP Jazz Band, under the direction of Keith Young, in a joint concert. The program will be held on Saturday, November 7, 2009, at 8:00 p.m. in Fisher Auditorium, IUP Performing Arts Center.

Join us Monday, November 2, 2009, at Heinz Hall for IUP Plays Pittsburgh, a musical celebration featuring a number of IUP music ensembles. Tickets are available by calling the box office at 412-392-4900 or toll free at 800-743-8560, or by going to the Heinz Hall ticketing website.

The IUP Music Department and Tuba and Euphonium Studio will host its annual OcTUBAfest October 21 through 24, 2009. This year’s line-up features world-renowned tuba soloist Øystein Baadsvik of Norway as a featured guest artist.

Dance Theater at Indiana University of Pennsylvania will present a new work titled The Collector of Beauty. This theatrical dance piece features an original score by Derek Cooper and choreography by Holly Boda-Sutton. The performances run October 23–24, 2009, at 7:00 p.m. and October 25, 2009, at 2:00 p.m. in the Zink Hall Dance Theater.

As a reminder, tickets are now available for IUP Plays Pittsburgh, to be held Monday, November 2, 2009, at Heinz Hall. Among the groups featured are the Wind Ensemble, Opera Theater, Trombone Choir, Keystone Winds, and Marching Band.