Art historian discusses human & animal vision
Visiting art historian James Elkins will speak on "How to Use Your Eyes, and How Some Animals Use
Their Eyes" Oct.22 at 6 p.m. in the Eva Marie Saint Theatre at the Wolfe Center for the Arts on the
Bowling Green State University campus.
Elkins has long been interested in how people can improve their ability to see, whether looking at art or
the world around them, as he discussed in his book "How to Use Your Eyes" (2000).
His BGSU talk will survey different kinds of human "seeing" and what they might mean, such as
our tendency to recognize patterns and ascribe meaning to them. He will also discuss the relevance of
the ways in which some animals see to human perception, and share some of the exercises from "How
to Use Your Eyes."
His residency is part of the newly established Edwin H. Simmons Creative Minds Series. Following his
evening talk, Elkins will work with students on Oct. 23.
A leader in the visual literacy movement and a professor in the School of the Art Institute of Chicago’s
Department of Art History, Theory and Criticism, Elkins’ writing focuses on the history and theory of
images in art, science and nature.
Perrysburg Musical Theatre hosts benefit costume party
PERRYSBURG – Perrysburg Musical Theatre is throwing a costume party at W.W. Knight Preserve Oct. 24 from
6:30 to 9:30 p.m.
The party will feature food and refreshments, music and dancing, games and contests, face painting, door
prizes, a silent auction and a costume contest.
Tickets are $8 per person Tickets at the door are $10 with a maximum cost of $40 for a family.
Visitwww.PerrysburgMusicalTheatre.org.
Proceeds will benefit the summer musical.
Local performers on stage in Gilbert & Sullivan’s ‘Patience’
FINDLAY – The Findlay Light Opera Company will present a updated vision of Gilbert and Sullivan’s
"Patience" at the St. Andrews Fellowship Hall, 120 West Sandusky St, Oct. 24 and 25 at 8
p.m. and on Oct. 26 at 2 p.m.
Adapted by Jason Ferratus and director Sandra Krueger, will be set in a contemporary college where the
female students long for heart-throb Bunthorne (Eric Hertenstein).
The cast includes two local performers. The title character is performed by Esther Darmahkasih, a
graduate student in the Bowling Green State University, Deb Shaffer plays a besotted music major on
campus.
Tickets are $10. Call 419-422-4624.
Online:
www.findlayopera.org.
Bittersweet documentary to be shown on WGTE-TV
"A Thousand Words," a documentary about Bittersweet Inc., will air on WGTE-TV’s "Toledo
Stories" on Oct. 23 at 8 p.m.
"A Thousand Words" is a film produced by the family of a Bittersweet resident that depicts how
art facilitates communication and expression.
"A Thousand Words" promotes a greater awareness of autism, how it affects adults, and how art
changes the lives of those with autism.
Bittersweet, Inc. has been serving adults with autism for over 30 years through recreational, residential
and vocational services.
Free jazz duo to play
TOLEDO – The free jazz duo of percussionist Tim Daisy and bass clarinetist Jason Stein will perform
Sunday at 9 p.m. at the Robinwood Concert House, 2564 Robinwood Ave.
Both are well-traveled in new music circle. A Chicago-based percussionist, Daisy is active as a composer
and educator in the fields of improvised and composed music.
In All About Jazz Chris May wrote: "Stein is exhilarating, a young master of his fiendishly
difficult horn. Stein is a player to look out for."
Admission is $10.
Online:
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