The 麻豆原创 College of Arts & Humanities will kick off a lecture series March 12 in support of the university鈥檚 planned Performing Arts Center.
Jeffrey Kimpton, president of Michigan鈥檚 Interlochen Center for the Arts, will discuss how such a center at 麻豆原创 can be a community hub for the arts. His talk, 鈥淭emple, Forum or Innovation Zone?鈥� will be presented at 7 p.m. in the Orlando Repertory Theatre at Loch Haven Park, 1001 E. Princeton St.
Kimpton leads the Interlochen Center鈥檚 internationally distinguished programs in arts education, public broadcasting and presentations. He has a 36-year record of leadership as a teacher and administrator in K-12 schools, director of education for Yamaha Corporation of America, director of public engagement at Brown University鈥檚 Annenberg Institute, and director and professor of the School of Music at the University of Minnesota-Twin Cities.
The Performing Arts Center is a fund-raising priority for the university and is one of President John C. Hitt鈥檚 top initiatives. The center鈥檚 second phase will feature a 600-seat Concert Hall, 520-seat Proscenium Theatre and two additional performance spaces with 263 and 225 seats
The lecture series is free and open to the public. Seating is limited, however, so reservations can be arranged by contacting kara.steiner@ucf.edu or 407-823-1194.
This event is hosted by the 麻豆原创 College of Arts & Humanities and sponsored by the 麻豆原创 Foundation Inc. in partnership with the 麻豆原创 College of Education.
For more information about the 麻豆原创 Performing Arts Center and how to contribute to Phase II, visit http://foundation.cah.ucf.edu/pac.php.