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UMSL students rehearse a selection from Mozart’s comic opera masterpiece as Opera Theatre Interim Director Karen Kanakis leads them from the front row.

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Arianna String Quartet announces 2009-10 season

The critically acclaimed Arianna String Quartet, the University of Missouri-St. Louis’ resident quartet, will perform four concerts for their 2009-10 season, each with a different theme.

Gallery 210 announces fall exhibition season

This fall, Gallery 210 at the University of Missouri-St. Louis will feature exhibits with themes of community building through visual art and Mexican-American culture clashes. In addition, Gallery 210 will devote two exhibits this season to local artists.

Gallery Visio announces 2009-10 season

A collaborative exhibit featuring silkscreen prints and a photography exhibit commemorating the 20th anniversary of the fall of the Berlin Wall will kick off the ninth full season at the University of Missouri-St. Louis’ Gallery Visio. Five additional exhibits will round out the gallery’s 2009-10 season.

UMSL appoints contemporary art professor

Marilu Knode has been named the Aronson Professor of Modern and Contemporary Art at the University of Missouri-St. Louis. She is currently assistant director and head of research at Future Arts Research at Arizona State University in Phoenix.

Submissions sought for Gallery 210 exhibit

Gallery 210 at the University of Missouri-St. Louis is extending the deadline for receiving applications for the “St. Louis through the Lens 2009, Irv Shankman Memorial Photography Contest.” Submissions must be postmarked no later than 5 p.m. July 9. Hand deliveries are acceptable at the gallery at UMSL’s Telecommunity Center, One University Blvd. in St. Louis County (63121).

UMSL media scholar writes about ‘Development Communication’

The practice of development communication was born in the 1940s and rose to prominence out of the ashes of World War II. This concept involves a process of intervening in a systematic or strategic manner with either media (print, radio, video, Internet, etc.) or education (training, literacy, schooling) in order to promote positive social change in developing countries.

DownBeat honors music scholar’s work with students

Jim Widner, director of jazz studies at the University of Missouri-St. Louis, was one of three music educators recognized with an Achievement Award by DownBeat. The jazz magazine published its 32nd annual Student Music Awards in its June issue.

UMSL musical wraps weeklong run in New York

A musical created by faculty and staff members at the University of Missouri-St. Louis recently wrapped a weeklong run in the theater capital of the world. “Booth” was staged June 2 through 7 at the Jack H. Skirball Center for the Performing Arts at New York University.

UMSL quartet gets recording pact

The Arianna String Quartet, the quartet-in-residence at the University of Missouri–St. Louis, has signed an exclusive, long-term recording contract with Centaur Records, North America’s oldest independent classical music label.