(Ashland, Ore.) On November 1, 2013, experience the First Friday Art Walk at Southern Oregon University’s Hannon Library. The library holds a special open house every first Friday of the month, from 5:30 PM to 8:00 PM. Visitors can view the art and artifact collections on display in the university library while enjoying live music and free refreshments. Guided tours will run every half hour, but visitors are also welcome to explore on their own and even meet our guest artists.
For November, the library will feature several temporary exhibits. Come see a collection of SOU Student artwork called Collective Ground. A new addition to the Hannon Library’s First Friday is LIVE theatrical performance. Thespians Anonymous Corporation Theatre will be performing mini-sketches for each tour and a full performance at 6:00 as well as at 7:30. Also on display surrealist artist Craig Honeycutt and photographer Cornelius Matteo at this unique exhibit exploring their visions of time and space. Hallow’een Poetry Concert! The Fall, 2013 Olli Class of Performance Poetry present “The Poeteers” who will perform a series of poems in the autumnal and Halloween spirit for the community in the Meece Room on Friday, November 1 at 5:30 p.m. The Poeteers approach poems as short plays and perform with a full panoply of dramatic techniques, including costumes and props. The Poeteers can be reasonably frightening, so be forewarned.
In addition to temporary exhibits, Hannon Library also has a wide variety of permanent displays with something to interest just about anyone. There is a art talknumber of paintings and prints, including historical photos from Jackson County icon, Peter Britt. There’s an extensive series of work from renowned artist Betty LaDuke. Kids will enjoy meeting Swampy, the giant swamphorse sculpture created by SOU alum Tricia Johansen, and visitors of all ages can appreciate the Schuman Collection of Musical Instruments. The Hearn History of Printing and Writing Collection features historical books and manuscripts from around the world, and the incredible bronzes from Meera Censor’s Humanitarians for Justice, Nonviolence and Peace Collection shouldn’t be missed. And let’s not forget the library’s most recent addition, the We Are Here sculpture, a signature piece of local culture.
Admission is free and open to the public. For additional information, contact Library Administration at 541-552-6816 or libraryevents@sou.edu.
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