Manifest 2009 Schedule Preview

Acoustic Kitchen
Contact: David Dolak ddolak@colum.edu
623 South Wabash Avenue, Floor 1 / Hokin Annex
3 - 6 p.m.
Acoustic Kitchen Special Performance
A special performance from singers/songwriters/musicians who have appeared throughout the school year at the monthly Acoustic Kitchen Open Stage series. The emphasis is placed on senior performers and original compositions. Each group performs a half-hour set in a comfortable, coffeehouse atmosphere. Hosted by Dave Dolak and George Bailey.

AEMM-Fashion Management
Contact: Dianne Erpenbach derpenbach@colum.edu
618 South Michigan Avenue, Floor 2 / Stage Two Center
5:30 - 7 p.m.
LAUNCH
LAUNCH invites you to experience innovative work from Columbia College Chicago's fashion programs. This student-produced event showcases the talents and multiple perspectives of senior students in Fashion Design and Fashion / Retail Management.

Art + Design: BFA in Fine Arts
Contact: Anna Kunz, akunz@colum.edu
619 South Wabash Avenue / Averill and Bernard Leviton A+D Gallery
11 a.m. - 9p.m. / Reception: 4 p.m. - 7 p.m.
BFA in Fine Art Exhibition
The exhibition showcases the work of students from the A+D department, graduating with the BFA degree in Fine Art. The exhibition runs from May 15 - June 13. Gallery hours: Tuesday - Saturday from 11 a.m. - 5 p.m., Thursday from 11 a.m. - 8 p.m.

Art + Design Interior Architecture
Contact: Joclyn Oats joats@colum.edu
33 East Congress Parkway, Floor 1
11 a.m. - 9 p.m. / Reception: 4 - 7 p.m.
Designing the Way
Designing the Way is an exhibition and presentation from the BFA Interior Architecture senior project, "Design Drawings." In this culmination of a year long capstone experience, students select their topic, develop the program, and bring their design to fruition.

Art + Design: Anchor Graphics
Contact: David Jones dajones@colum.edu
623 South Wabash Avenue, Floor 1
11 a.m. - 7 p.m.
Anchor Graphics Silkscreen Extravaganza!
Put on your printmaker hat! Stop by the Anchor Graphics booth and make an 11" x 17" poster from three predetermined images for free. Line up and sign up.

Art + Design: Graphic Design, Advertising Art, Illustration
Contact: Richard Zeid rzeid@colum.edu
1104 South Wabash Avenue, Floor 8
11 a.m. - 7 p.m. / Reception: 4 - 7 p.m.
Senior Showcase
Graduating seniors from the Graphic Design, Advertising Art Direction, and Illustration concentrations celebrate and share their diverse bodies of work as they move into the creativity community.

Art + Design: Art History
Contact: Amy Mooney, amooney@colum.edu
623 South Wabash Avenue, Floor 1 / Hokin Hall
2 - 5 p.m.
When Words Meet Images: Art History Symposium
Presentation of original research and critical analysis of art and design from students in the Advanced Seminar in Art History. Join the reception that follows in the Averil and Bernard Leviton A + D Gallery at 619 South Wabash Avenue.

Art + Design: Interior architecture
Contact: Joclyn Oats joats@colum.edu
33 East Congress Parkway, Floor 1
11 a.m. - 7 p.m. / Reception: 4 - 7 p.m.
Live, Work, and Play
The MFA Thesis II/Design Component-Design Drawing exhibition represents the graphic resolution for these students' theses.

Art + Design: Product Design
Contact: Tao Huang thuang@colum.edu
623 South Wabash Avenue, Floors 8 and 10 / Gallery
11 a.m. - 7 p.m. / Reception: 4 - 7 p.m.
Product Design Senior Show
The Product Design showcase celebrates the work by students graduating from the Product Design program in the Art and Design department. Work includes models and presentations of thesis projects by the graduating seniors as well as a selection of their work from the past four years.

ASL: English Interpretation
Contact: Peter Cook pcook@colum.edu
11th Street & Wabash Avenue / Garden Stage
4 - 6 p.m.
Rocky Horror Sign Picture Show
Students from ASL-English Interpretation restage their fall production of Rocky Horror Sign Picture Show where the cast signs dialogues during the movie along with dance and movement numbers. Fun for all!!

Audio Arts and Acoustics
Contact: Benj Kanters,
33 East Congress Parkway, Basement
12 - 6 p.m.
The Audio Gallery
The students of the Department of Audio Arts & Acoustics are presenting a gallery of students' works from 2009. Visitors will see and hear audio, video, and research presentations, representing the Audio Design & Production, Audio for Visual Media, Live Reinforcement, and Acoustics programs.

Dance
Contact: Dardi MCGinley dmcginley@colum.edu
1306 South Michigan Avenue / Dance Center
2 - 4 p.m.
Senior Showcase
This concert of senior choreographers and performers celebrates the wide range of talent our students embody. This event is free and open to the public.

Dance
Contact: Dardi McGinley dmcginley@colum.edu
1306 South Michigan Avenue / Dance Center
8 - 10 p.m.
Senior Dance Concert
BFA Dancemaking students, Amanda Timm and Ally James, present their culminating project on the Dance Center stage. (MAY 14 & 15)

Dance Movement Therapy and Counseling
Contact: Kris Larsen klarsen@colum.edu
624 South Michigan Avenue, Rooms 1005 and 1107
3 - 7 p.m.
Self / Know Self
Consciousness involves the unfolding of self as inner observer and the evolution of knowing. As sentient beings, we journey through life while memories create reality, and this noetic process illuminates our world. As therapists, we are invited and engaged in our clients' narratives and the work performed here focuses on this journey and the relationship between the client and therapist as well as between self and self.

Early Childhood Education
Contact: Dori Jacobsohn djacobsohn@colum.edu
624 South Michigan Avenue / Library
11 a.m. - 7 p.m. / Reception: 4 - 7 p.m. / Critique: 4 - 6 p.m.
Anything New ... 2009
The Early Childhood Education program prepares professionals to work with children from birth through age 8. This exhibition features interdisciplinary work that portrays the student journey to become teachers and features Columbia course work, student teaching, and a study tour of the schools in Reggio Emilia, Italy. Gallery Hours: Monday - Thursday from 8 a.m. to 10 p.m., Friday from 8 a.m. to 6 p.m.

Educational Studies
Contact: Anne Becker abecker@colum.edu
33 East Congress Parkway / C33 Gallery
11 a.m. - 9 p.m. / Reception: 4 - 7 p.m.
Those Who Desire to Teach, Those Who Desire to Learn
Student teachers highlight special projects and work from students during their certification process and master's degree coursework in their spring 2009 semester of student teaching.

English
Contact: Becca Klaver bklaver@colum.edu
525 South State Street, Great Room / University Center
Poetry BA Students: 11 a.m. - 1 p.m.
Poetry MFA Thesis Students: 2 - 4 p.m.
Receptions: 12 p.m. and 3 p.m.
Creative Writing -- Poetry BA and MFA Showcase Readings
Come hear graduating BA and MFA Poetry students read from their theses, alongside the winners from the English department's poetry contests. Afterward, palaver with the poets over hors d'oeuvres!

English
Contact: Michelle Sayset msayset@colum.edu
525 South State Street, Great Room Terrace / University Center
11 a.m. - 5 p.m.
The Clothesline Project
The Clothesline Project is a visual display that raises awareness about the issue of violence against women. This provocative display of T-shirts, decorated by women survivors of violence, provides an opportunity for people to break the silence and tell their own story.

Fiction Writing
Contact: Kevin Freese kfreese78@aol.edu
731 South Plymouth Court / The Court
Undergraduate Reading: 3 - 5 p.m. /
Graduate Reading: 6 - 8 p.m. / Reception: 5 - 6 p.m.
Fiction Writing Department Senior Showcase Reading
Join the Fiction Writing department for a celebration and reading of graduating BA, BFA, and MFA student work. The event includes a reception, music, photography, and story interpretation from the ASL department as part of the MFA reading.

Film & Video
Contact: Dimitri Moore dmoore@colum.edu
1104 South Wabash Avenue / Film Row Cinema
MFA Screening - 3 - 5 p.m. /
Animation Screening - 6 - 8 p.m. / Reception: 5 - 6 p.m.
Film & Video MFA and Animation Screenings
Exhibiting completed film projects is the cornerstone of the Film & Video department and the industry as a whole. The MFA and Animation screenings give the community a look at some of the best this department has to offer.

Film & Video
Contact: Dimitri Moore dmoore@colum.edu
1104 South Wabash Avenue / Film Row Cinema
11 a.m. - 3 p.m.
Flash Frame
Flash Frame is a showcase of vignettes featuring graduating seniors. Each short involves an interview with the student telling his or her Columbia experience and is produced, directed, and edited by Film & Video students.

Film & Video
Contact: Dimitri Moore dmoore@colum.edu
1104 South Wabash Avenue / Conaway Center
11 a.m. - 7 p.m.
Life Cycle
Life Cycle takes elements from the filmmaking process and puts them on display, drawing the audience member into the process behind the storytelling. Each station in Life Cycle represents stages in the filmmaking process where guests can create, participate in, or take away an element of cinema. Come join this path from one interactive process to the next, experiencing life behind the scenes.

Frequency TV
Contact: Ed ferrara, eferrara@colum.edu
625 South Wabash Avenue / Parking Lot
11 a.m. - 9 p.m.
Frequency TV: All-day LIVE coverage of Manifest
Beginning at noon, Frequency Television will be covering Manifest LIVE! Check out the live coverage any number of ways:

• FTV monitors throughout campus
• Channel 32 in the dorms
• www.colum.edu/Manifest
• www.FrequencyTelevision.com

And don't forget to stop by the student stage and check out the Frequency crew as well as Columbia's new HD production truck in action!

Humanities, History and Social Sciences
Contact: Iris Parker iparker@colum.edu
525 South State Street, Loop/River Room / University Center
9 a.m. - 3 p.m.
Cultural Studies Forum
Graduating seniors in the Cultural Studies program generate provocative, thoughtful theses as their final projects. During the Cultural Studies Forum, students present excerpts from their papers on the following topics: a study of capitalism and colonization in the DeBeers diamond empire; a rhetorical analysis of James Dobson and Jerry Falwell's anti-queer campaigns; the creation of political subjectivity through slave narratives; working class stereotypes in animated television comedies; food deserts in Latino Chicago; airports as architectural spaces for modern nomads; the rhetoric of the pro-GMO and pro-organic foods debate; a study of Chicago Mexican-American tamale vendors; and an examination of Mao, Che, and Barack as political poster icons.

Interactive Arts + Media
Contact: Terence Hannum thannum@colum.edu
623 South Wabash Avenue, Floor 1 / Hokin Gallery
11 a.m. - 9 p.m. / Reception: 4 - 7 p.m.
INTERFACE
INTERFACE is a showcase of cutting-edge, technology-based artwork presented by this year's Interactive Arts and Media Senior Practicum class.

Interactive Arts + Media
Contact: Terence Hannum thannum@colum.edu
916 South Wabash Avenue, Lobby / Project Room
11 a.m. - 7 p.m.
Dismantle.Repair
Come and play the first game designed by the graduating seniors of the IAM Game Project class. Join them in the lobby of 916/1000 South Wabash Avenue to play the game Dismantle.Repair. Also visit the Project Room to view an exhibition on the elements that went into the game's creation.

Interdisciplinary Arts
Contact: Melissa Jay Craig
1104 South Wabash Avenue, Floor 2 / Book and Paper Arts and 618 South
Michigan, Floor 2 / New Media Gallery
11 a.m. - 9 p.m. / Reception: 4 - 7 p.m.
Interdisciplinary Arts Department 2009 Thesis Exhibition
The event is an extension of the thesis exhibition for the three Interdisciplinary Arts degree programs MA in Interdisciplinary Arts, MFA in Interdisciplinary Book and Paper Arts, and MFA in Interdisciplinary Media Arts. The show consists of twenty large installation works, the culmination of at least seven years of education, exhibited in the Book and Paper Arts facilities.

Journalism
Contact: Jennifer Halperin jhalperin@colum.edu
525 South State Street, Lake Room / University Center
Graduate Student Presentations: 10 a.m. - 12 p.m.
Reception: 12 - 1 p.m.
Undergraduate Student Presentations: 1 - 4 p.m.
Journalism Showcase
Top Journalism students will share stories and experiences - from on the beat and in the streets - and show off their best work from the last year. Graduate and undergraduate students will talk about covering campaigns and debates, getting published, on-the-job learning at internships, chasing down tough sources, creating multi-media packages, traveling to exotic and not-so-exotic places, submitting Freedom of Information Act requests, and, of course, getting stories published, produced, and on the air.

Library
Contact: Kim Hale khale@colum.edu
624 South Michigan Avenue / Library
11 a.m. - 7 p.m. / Reception: 4 - 7 p.m.
Art of the Library
Presenting the work of Columbia College Chicago students, faculty, staff, and alumni, the Art in the Library program exhibits works in all forms of visual arts, including sculpture, painting, drawings, and paper and book arts. Exhibitions are held four times each year including during Manifest! You are cordially invited to visit the library and view work by talented artists from our Columbia community.

Library
Contact: Kim Hale khale@colum.edu
624 South Michigan Avenue / Library Windows
Ongoing
Haiku Contest
This year marks the second annual library haiku contest, which is open to all Columbia College Chicago students. This time, entries focus on all things Ray Bradbury, including the man himself, his works, and the themes within. The winning haiku, selected by a committee of faculty, staff, and students, will be affixed to the library's Michigan Avenue windows and may be seen at street level.

Library
Contact: Kim Hale, khale@colum.edu
Spectacle Fortuna Parade Route
6:45 - 7:45 p.m.
Library Book Cart Drill Team
The library is back for its second Book Cart Drill Team presence in Spectacle Fortuna. Watch as library staff and members of the Columbia community join in celebrating Ray Bradbury and bring some of his most memorable characters to life during the parade! Our red book trucks will be magically transformed into fire trucks as an homage to Fahrenheit 451 and copies of the book will be distributed along the parade route.

Marketing Communication
Contact: Craig Sigele, csigele@colum.edu
623 South Wabash Avenue, Floor 1 / Hokin Hall Reception: 9th Street and Wabash Avenue
12 - 7 p.m. / Reception: 12 - 1:30 p.m.

Text and You will Receive
The Marketing Communication seniors present a revolutionary concept in social networking for Columbia College. First, check out the initial presentation in the Hokin Hall auditorium at noon. Lunch is provided! Then, seniors demonstrate the concept at a kiosk set up at 9th Street and Wabash Avenue, and offer information about the program. This cell phone based network is active throughout the day for everyone to participate. Our advertising campaign continues on with students dressed in special Manifest outfits promoting this social networking concept as well as guerrilla advertising events. Come see how students take an idea and build a campaign of public relations, advertising, and marketing to make it a stellar product.

Marketing Communication
Contact: Craig Sigele csigele@colum.edu
623 South Wabash Avenue, Floor 1 / Hokin hall
Awards Presentation: 10 a.m. - 12 p.m.
The Best of the Marketing Communication
The best of the Marketing Communication starts at 10 a.m. Witness our first annual exit interview video featuring our senior students and their experience in the Marketing Communications program at Columbia. And don't forget the presentation by the National Student Advertising Competition and our end-of-the-year ceremony for the following awards:

• Mendelsohn PR awards
• Patricia McCarthy Scholarship
• Media Plan Award
• Intern Awards
• Airlift Awards
• Columbia Ad Award
• Great Strategic Partner Award

Music - Senior Showcase
Contact: Bobbi Wilsyn bwilsyn@colum.edu
754 South Wabash Avenue, Main Room / Buddy Guy's Legends
11 a.m. - 3 p.m.
Music! Music! Music!
The Music department presents top notch student performances including the Gospel and Jazz/Pop Choirs; the Women’s Chorus; the Pop Orchestra; and the Blues, Pop/Rock, R& B, and Jazz Fusion Ensembles, all adding up to a day filled with musical delights. This event is always a highlight at Manifest and should not be missed!

Music-Jazz Ensembles
Contact: Scott Hall shall@colum.edu
610 South Michigan Avenue, Concert Hall / Spertus Institute
4:30 - 6 p.m.
Columbia College Jazz Ensemble and the Columbia College Vocal Jazz Ensemble Watch the performance by the Columbia College Jazz Ensemble and the Vocal Jazz Ensemble with special guest artist Mark Murphy.

Photography BFA
Contact: Liz Chilsen
1006 South Michigan Avenue / Gallery
11 a.m. - 9 p.m. / Reception: 4 - 7 p.m.
BA / BFA Photography
Attend one of the most popular shows at Manifest - the Photography department presents the work of over 100 graduating BA / BFA students.

Photography MFA
Contact: Greg Foster-Rice
1104 South Wabash Avenue / Glass Curtain Gallery
11 a.m. - 9 p.m. / Reception: 4 - 7 p.m.
MFA Photography Exhibition
Enjoy this exhibition of work by graduates in the MFA program in Photography. A perennial favorite!

Radio
Contact: Barbara Calabrese bcalabrese@colum.edu
525 South State Street, Loop/River Room / University Center
5 - 7 p.m.
Senior Awards
The Radio department presents an awards ceremony and showcase of senior radio work in production, news, sports, talent, public affairs, radio theater, and documentary.

Radio
Contact: Barbara Calabrese, bcalabrese@colum.edu
33 East Congress Parkway, WCRX Studio
1 - 3 p.m.
WCRX Radio presents Committing to our Community
Graduating students at WCRX 88.1FM host a live program promoting volunteerism and community service. Broadcast highlights feature students who have donated time and resources to making a difference in their community. Visitors are invited to participate as members of our studio audience. Listen to live coverage at www.wcrx.net or 88.1FM.

Silver Tongue
Contact: Dave Snyder, dsnyder@colum.edu
1104 South Wabash Avenue / Elevators
throughout the day
Elevated Diction
Poets from the Silver Tongue student reading series serenade elevator passengers at the 1104 Center.

Theater
Contact: Heather Gilbert hgilbert@colum.edu
11th Street & Wabash Avenue / Garden Stage
12 - 1 p.m.
Pirates of Penzance
Pirates! Beautiful girls! Cowardly cops! Love! Swoon to excerpts from the Theater department's exciting spring production of this beloved Gilbert and Sullivan operetta.

Theater
Contact: Heather Gilbert hgilbert@colum.edu
11th Street & Wabash Avenue / Garden Stage
1 - 2 p.m.
Comedy Studies
Make 'em laugh indeed. Students write and perform their own Second City - style revue. Always a hit, come see why Columbia College is one of the best schools for comedy and improv in the country.

Theater
Contact: Heather Gilbert hgilbert@colum.edu
11th Street & Wabash Avenue / Garden Stage
2 - 3 p.m.
25th Annual Putnum County Spelling Bee
Student Director Maria Hornby and her cast bring excerpts from this charming and quirky Tony-award winning musical to life.

Theater
Contact: Heather Gilbert hgilbert@colum.edu
11th Street & Wabash Avenue / Garden Stage
3 - 3:30 p.m.
Christmas in May
Deck the Halls? In May? Why not? Enjoy the much-loved, time-honored story of redemption and renewal in a musical adaptation of Charles Dicken's A Christmas Carol. Director and Choreographer Amy Uhl's Freshman Performance Project will delight you selections from their fall 2008 show.

Theater
Contact: Heather Gilbert hgilbert@colum.edu
11th Street & Wabash Avenue / Garden Stage
3:30 - 4:30 p.m.
Musical Theater Collective
Enjoy a performance from the Musical Theater Collective.

Theater
Contact: Heather Gilbert hgilbert@colum.edu
Roaming - Various Locations
All Day
Shakespearean Sonnets
Receive the gift of poetry! Caroline Latta's Shakespeare Acting students take on the roles of wandering bards and present a sonnet just for you.

Theater
Contact: Heather Gilbert hgilbert@colum.edu
72 East 11th Street / Getz Theater
12 - 1 p.m.
Stage Combat
Always a thrilling part of Manifest, watch Columbia College Theater students thrust and parry in the high energy event of Stage Combat finals!

Theater
Contact: Heather Gilbert hgilbert@colum.edu
72 East 11th Street / Getz Theater
1 - 2 p.m.
TAPPING!!!!!
Tap Into It! Enjoy this explosion of synchronized sound and movement. Share in the exhilaration of Dance students tap dancing away on the Getz Stage.

Theater
Contact: Heather Gilbert hgilbert@colum.edu
72 East 11th Street / Getz Theater
2 - 3 p.m.
Communicating Without Words
Join Ann Boy's Movement group on an exploration of the physical, emotional, and theatrical dimensions of space.

Theater
Contact: Heather Gilbert, hgilbert@colum.edu
72 East 11th Street / Getz Theater
3:30 - 4:30 p.m.
Tableau Vivant! Warrington Colescott's History of Printmaking” An original piece commissioned for Global Implications: Southern Graphic Council Conference 2009, is being hosted by Columbia this spring. A fascinating collaboration between Chicago’s Silent Theatre founded by Columbia College alums and current Columbia Theater students.

Theater
Contact: Heather Gilbert hgilbert@colum.edu
72 East 11th Street / Classic Studio
2 - 3:30 p.m.
Solo Performance
An actor. A bare stage. Their words. Their story to tell. Intimate, personal, moving, and funny.

Theater
Contact: Heather Gilbert hgilbert@colum.edu
72 East 11th Street / Classic Stage
3:30 - 4 p.m.
VoiceScape
The Theater department's Advanced Voice students devise an ensemble piece weaving different theatrical materials into a vocal collage.

Theater
Contact: Heather Gilbert hgilbert@colum.edu
72 East 11th Street, Room 111
12 - 5 p.m.
Design Showcase
Sets. Props. Lights. Costumes! The Theater department proudly exhibits the stunning design portfolios from the graduating seniors. See how the talented design and technical students create the physical worlds of the productions throughout our exciting seasons at Columbia College.

Television
Contact: Jodie Mack jmack@colum.edu
600 South Michigan Avenue / Fergusen Theater
11 a.m. - 7 p.m. / Reception: 5 - 7 p.m.
TV TASTIC
Join us for a continuous screening of works by graduating seniors. With great docs, narratives, and magazine segments, these students are on their way to the big time!