The College of Fine Arts/Clark County partnership continues at 7 p.m. on Oct. 2 with an artist talk entitled Chasing the Morning Star: The Aesthetic & Philosophical Armatures of Experimental Composer Lucia Dlugoszewski at the Composers Showroom located in historic Commercial Center, 953 E. Sahara Ave. The event is free and open to the public. Free refreshments are available for those who RSVP.

Arts in the Center features a varied array of music, visual arts, film and theatre events through June 4, all of which are free and open to the public (reservations may be required).

UNLV chair of the department of dance Louis Kavouras leads a talk about experimental composer Lucia Dlugoszewski (1925-2000) who created a body of music uniquely steeped in poetry, aesthetics, philosophy, and abstraction. Many of her works were for choreography by American Dance Choreographer Erick Hawkins. Lucia’s garden of sound is best understood when one understands the threads woven together to form the sound tapestry and topographical aural landscape Dlugoszewski explored. With personal story and philosophical citation, this lecture reveals the aesthetics that underscore and support Dlugoszewski’s artistic process.

Additional selections during its second season will be evenings of artist talks and exhibitions, a mariachi extravaganza, an evening of holiday music, the immersive theatre experience Parking Lot Plays, and a short film showcase.

Arts in the Center is a public demonstration of a partnership that has been forged between Clark County and UNLV’s College of Fine Arts. Its purpose is to expand the reach of arts programming created at UNLV while providing free quality arts programming to the community at large.

The UNLV College of Fine Arts — currently with more than 2,700 enrollees — focuses on seven key disciplines, including theatre, dance, film, art, architecture, engineering and design, and music. It also offers on-site programming including professional presentations from world-renowned artists to concerts presented by faculty and students, lectures offered by distinguished artists, writers, critics and exhibitions of student work in galleries.

Upcoming programs for the Arts in the Center series are:

• October 2 at The Composers Room — Chasing the Morning Start: The Aesthetic and Philosophical (An Artist Talk) Experimental composer Lucia Dlugoszewski (1925-2000) created a body of music uniquely steeped in poetry, aesthetics, philosophy, and abstraction. Many of her works were for choreography by American Dance Choreographer Erick Hawkins. Lucia’s garden of sound is best understood when one understands the threads woven together to form the sound tapestry and topographical aural landscape Dlugoszewski explored. With personal story and philosophical citation, this lecture reveals the aesthetics that underscore and support Dlugoszewski’s artistic process.
• October 23 at The Composers Room — Bright Futures: Emerging UNLV Artists (Visual Arts)
• December 18 at The Composers Room — Holiday Music by Studio Scarlet, a Premiere Jazz Vocal Ensemble
• February 5 at The Composers Room — CFA CoLab: Multidisciplinary Performance
• February 19 at The Composers Room — Coloring Outside the Lines (Graduate Art Exhibition)
• March 5 at The Composers Room — Climate Plays (10-Minute Short Play Festival)
• April 12 in the County-Owned Commercial Center Parking Lot — Parking Lot Plays (10-Minute Outdoor Short Plays)
• April 30 in The Composers Room — New Musical Workshop
• May 5 in The Composers Room — Mariachi Extravaganza
• June 4 at The Composers Room — Heart of Cinema: Short Film Showcase

Capacity for events may be limited. Locations subject to change.

About the UNLV College of Fine Arts

The College of Fine Arts educates, empowers, and engages creative people to become visionary change-makers in the arts through acts of imagination. At UNLV we believe the arts are an essential good for society. We make education relevant and accessible through our programs and outreach. We create new knowledge in the arts. We celebrate independent thought and the power of bringing people together to foster creativity.