West African Drumming and Dance Concert
Experience authentic music and dance of West Africa in its social, religious and historical context. This invigorating outdoor performance, filled with the rhythms of West Africa, will feature Master Drummer Abraham K. Adzenyah and visiting instructor in dance, choreographer and drummer Samuel Elikem Nyamuame.
Location: CFA Courtyard
Admission: Free
Sponsor: Center for the Arts
URL: http://www.wesleyan.edu/cfa
Contact: 860-685-3355

Wesleyan Spirits Spring Jam '08!
Come join the Wesleyan Spirits for an evening of fun and song at the Memorial Chapel for their annual end-of-semester concert
Location: Memorial Chapel
Admission: Free
Sponsor: Wesleyan Spirits
Contact: dmacalinao@wesleyan.edu

Ives Vocal Marathon: Songs of Peace and War
Complete Songs of Charles Ives: Round Ten, featuring Johana Arnold, soprano; David Barron, baritone; Elizabeth Saunders, mezzo soprano; and Neely Bruce, pianist and organist, with other assisting singers and instrumentalists.
Location: Memorial Chapel
Admission: $5 General $4 Non-Wesleyan Students, Seniors and Wesleyan Students
Sponsor: Center for the Arts
URL: http://www.wesleyan.edu/cfa
Contact: 860-685-3355

Sunday Salon: The Remainders
Embrace your inquiring mind at this monthly meeting for creative expression and curious individuals. Chemistry professor David Beveridge hosts Green Streets salon, which introduces the work of Wesleyan faculty. Salons usually include a demonstration with plenty of time for questions and socializing. We provide the refreshments. This month Everyone says that music and numbers are related, but The Remainders bring the proof! John Meerts (guitar, blues harp, vocals), Wesleyan's Vice President for Finance and Administration, is joined by Joanne Agostinelli (vocals, guitar) and Joe Paolillo (bass) for an afternoon of acoustic folk rock. Sit back and enjoy a short set of your favorite tunes by Bonnie Raitt, Allison Krauss, Bob Dylan and many others. Afterward, there will be a short Q & A.
Location: Green Street Arts Center
Admission: $5 admission ($3 members, seniors & students)
Sponsor: Green Street Arts Center
URL: http://www.greenstreetartscenter.org
Contact: 860-685-7871

In the Limelight: Jocelyn Pleasant and Friends
Once a month, Green Streets performance studio transforms into an elegant cabaret for our guest artist series. Join us at 7pm for a reception. Green Street teaching artist Jocelyn Pleasant has played percussion with a variety of notable jazz ensemblesNick Mathis Afrikan American Jazz and the Lynn Tracey Project (aka Charlie Parkers Angels). Recent appearances include the Many Colors of a Woman Jazz Festival (Hartford) and also the Lady Got Chops Jazz Festival (New York), among others. For this performance, Pleasant will celebrate her musical influences with a quartet including vibraphonist and Wesleyan Adjunct Associate Professor of Music Jay Hoggard, as well as pianist Kalim Zarif and bass player Dezron Douglas. Audience members can look forward to an evening of music inspired by the bebop and jazz styles of Miles Davis, John Coltrane, Art Blakey and the Afro-Caribbean music of Tito Puente. Performance starts at 8pm.
Location: Green Street Arts Center
Admission: $8 ($5 members, seniors & students)
Sponsor: Green Street Arts Center
URL: http://www.greenstreetartscenter.org
Contact: 860-685-7871

Drum Circle
A drum circle is a group of people gathered together for the purpose of making music with percussion instruments. Lance Kamau James leads Green Streets circlea family-friendly event where people share their spirit by joining rhythmically to entertain as an ensemble. Green Street has several drums that can be shared, or bring your own! Everyone who comes and participates has something to offer the circle, and all are welcome. Children under 12 must be accompanied by an adult.
Location: Green Street Arts Center
Admission: Tuition: $6 per session ($5 members, seniors and students). Free for children age 5 and under.
Sponsor: Green Street Arts Center
URL: http://www.greenstreetartscenter.org
Contact: 860-685-7871

SteveSongs- Family Concert with Steve Roslonek ('93)
Steve Roslonek ('93) has been writing and performing his award-winning music for kids and families for the past ten years. Steve blends participatory songs, clever stories and great melodies to create what the Boston Globe called "not just a musical journey but an entertain, interactive and educational one." Milk & cookie reception to follow. All proceeds benefit the Scholarship Fund for the Afterschool Program at the Green Street Arts Center.
Location: Crowell Concert Hall
Admission: $15
Sponsor: Green Street Arts Center
URL: http://www.greenstreetartscenter.org
Contact: 860-685-3355

The Funny Stages
Let us entertain you! Green Street teams up with the New Haven Theater Companys acclaimed improv ensemble for a night of laughs and original work. Enjoy a spontaneous comedy newscast, a Broadway-style musical extravaganza, an epic battle between superheros and supervillainsall made to order from audience suggestions. And after you've had your share of belly laughs, we'll hand over the stage to our audience for open mic performances. Sign up begins at 7pm. Poets, singers, actors and writers are all welcome.
Location: Green Street Arts Center
Admission: $5 admission (free to open mic performers)
Sponsor: Green Street Arts Center
URL: http://www.newhaventheatercompany.com
Contact: 860-685-7871

Drum Circle
A drum circle is a group of people gathered together for the purpose of making music with percussion instruments. Lance Kamau James leads Green Streets circlea family-friendly event where people share their spirit by joining rhythmically to entertain as an ensemble. Green Street has several drums that can be shared, or bring your own! Everyone who comes and participates has something to offer the circle, and all are welcome. Children under 12 must be accompanied by an adult.
Location: Green Street Arts Center
Admission: Tuition: $6 per session ($5 members, seniors and students). Free for children age 5 and under.
Sponsor: Green Street Arts Center
URL: http://www.greenstreetartscenter.org
Contact: 860-685-7871

Lisa Moore Plays New Piano Music
Virtuoso pianist Lisa Moore will perform works of Fredric Rzewski, Christian Wolff and Alvin Lucier, including Lucier's arrangement of "Strawberry Fields Forever."
Location: Crowell Concert Hall
Admission: Free Admission
Sponsor: Center for the Arts
URL: http://www.wesleyan.edu/cfa
Contact: 860-685-3355; boxoffice@wesleyan.edu