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September 2019
Watts Gallery: Sharon Swift
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Watts Gallery, Goode Fine and Performing Arts Center
A sampling of works by Sharon Swift, Professor of Art and Chair of the Art Department at Virginia Wesleyan University.
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Goode Fine and Performing Arts Center, 7:00 p.m.
Kiss summer goodbye with an evening of jazz standards and modern works by VWU Professor Jason Squinobal (saxaphone), Joel Sanford (piano), Evan Shackly (guitar), Will McPeters (string bass), and Mike Laibach (percussion).
Light refreshments and cash bar. Doors open at 6:45 p.m. Free and open to the public.
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September 5
Reception + Artist's Talk
"Big Old Work" by John Rudel
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Neil Britton Art Gallery, 5:00-7:00 p.m.
In this exhibition by John Rudel, Professor of Art at Virginia Wesleyan University, large-scale painting and mixed media works employ expressive color, recognizable imagery, and abstract elements spanning nearly 20 years; aggregations as a nexus-point to ponder the role of history, psychology, science, politics, spirituality, aesthetics and humanity as an exploration of our perceptions of and place in the world. The exhibit will be on display through October 1.
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September 9
VWU Music Faculty Recital
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Goode Fine and Performing Arts Center, 7:30 p.m.
An evening of music featuring the talents of Virginia Wesleyan University faculty: Billye Brown Youmans (soprano), Randall Ball (tenor), Rachel Ordaz (flute), Kirsty Barnett Green (violin), Will McMasters (string bass), Jason Squinobal (saxophone), Todd Holcomb (classical guitar), Lawrence Clemens (trumpet), Kenneth Keller (trombone), and Mike Laubauch (drums). Tickets: $10-15. Available at
vwu.tix.com. Free to VWU students, faculty and staff.
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September 14 & 15
Sonatas and Stories
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WHRO and WHRV
"Sonatas and Stories," a culmination of WHRV's The Writer's Block and WHRO's Classical Open Mic Night, will air on WHRO 90.3 on September 14 at 11:00 a.m. and on WHRV 89.5 on September 15 at 11 a.m. The event was recorded in May 2019 as part of the opening series for the Goode Fine and Performing Arts Center and featured musical performances by the Ambrosia Quartet; VWU faculty artists Billye Brown Youmans, Lawrence Clemens, Kirsty Barnett Green, and Elizabeth Richards; and the flute and clarinet duo of Anne Epperly and Mateo Ayala. The featured authors were VWU faculty member Vivian Teter and student Jayla Cross '20, along with two favorites from past Writer’s Block programs, Laura Bortnik and Larry Edge. The evening was hosted by
Barry Graham and Wayla Chambo.
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September 15
Agnes Wan, Steinway Concert Artist
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Goode Fine and Performing Arts Center, 4:00 p.m.
A Steinway Concert Artist and first-prize winner of the Paris Grand Virtuoso Music Competition, Agnes Wan performs works by Bach, Granadas, Mozart and more. Tickets: $10-20. Available at
vwu.tix.com. Free to VWU students, faculty and staff.
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Goode Fine and Performing Arts Center, 7:30 p.m.
Called “visionary and heretical” by critics, this early music group brings music to life in wholly unexpected ways in “Truly, Madly Baroque.” Tickets: $10-20. Available at
vwu.tix.com. Free to VWU students, faculty and staff.
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October 5
Homecoming and Family Weekend Arts Showcase
6:30 p.m., Goode Center
October 8
Morning with the VSO Ladies
11:00 a.m., Goode Center
October 15-December 15
"Healing and Hope"
Neil Britton Art Gallery
October 18
VWU Choral Invitational
5:30 p.m., Goode Center
October 31-November 3
Fall Theatre Production: "The Christians"
Goode Center
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