Hofstra Cultural Center

If you haven’t yet seen the Hofstra University Museum’s exhibition, “We Hold These Truths…” you can check it out through July, 26, 2013 in the Emily Lowe Gallery!

The exhibition celebrates the 150th anniversary of the Emancipation Proclamation and examines issues of slavery, middle passage, the abolition movement, emancipation and American freedom through the presentation of historic and contemporary artworks. In conjunction with the Hofstra Cultural Center conference “For Their Actual Freedom: 150th Anniversary of the Emancipation Proclamation” which will be held Fall 2013. 

Admission is free. For hours and more information contact the Hofstra University Museum at 516-463-5672.

On this day in Presidential History, the 35th President, John F. Kennedy, was born in 1917 in Brookline, MA. 

See Jennifer Moore as Mimi and Anthony Webb as Rodolfo in The Bronx Opera Company’s performances of La boheme, Friday, May 17, 2013, at 8 p.m. and Saturday, May 18, 2013, at 2 p.m. in the John Cranford Adams Playhouse, South Campus. For tickets and more information please contact the Box Office at 516-463-6644. 

The Hofstra University Department of Music presents an evening of traditional and contemporary music performed by the Hofstra University Choir and Hofstra String Orchestra under the direction of Cindy Bell and Timothy B. Perry. Tonight at 8 p.m. in the John Cranford Adams Playhouse, South Campus. Tickets are $10, $8 senior citizen or non-Hofstra student. One free ticket with current HofstraCard. For more information please contact the Box Office at 516-463-6644.

Come for the Dutch Festival during the day on Sunday, stay for the Margaret Leng Tan Art of the Toy Piano concert in the evening! At 7 p.m. in the Cultural Center Theater. For more information call the Box Office at 516-463-6644.

30th Annual Dutch Festival This Sunday at Hofstra

Celebrate the 30th anniversary of the Hofstra Dutch Festival, this Sunday, May 5, from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. on the South Campus. To celebrate this milestone, Hofstra is launching what will be a new tradition of honoring other cultures in the community and on Hofstra’s global campus. This year the spotlight will be on India and Portugal, in addition to the Netherlands. 

Performances at this year’s Dutch Festival will include a dance ensemble representing Portugal, Ranchos Juventude e Sonhos de Portugal at noon; Dutch-born singer at entertainer Frans Bloem at 2 p.m.; and the Nartanrang Dance Academy of Bharatiya Vidya Bhavan (Institute of Indian Culture) and The India Association of Long Island (IALI) at 3:30 p.m. 

In addition to the live performances, there will also be children’s activities, food, the annual plate sale and dozens of vendors. Admission to the Festival is $7 general public, $5 senior citizen and free for children under 12. Members of the Hofstra community may be admitted free upon presentation of a HofstraCard. For more information call the Festival Hotline at 516-463-6582 or visit www.hofstra.edu/festivals. 

D’Addario Community Music Appreciation Concert Saturday, May 4

The D’Addario Community Music Appreciation Initiative and the Hofstra University Music Department present a free outdoor concert on Saturday, May 4, 12:30-4 p.m. on Hofstra’s South Campus. Admission is free. 

The concert will feature an eclectic mix of jazz, classical music and new compositions by Hofstra students and alumni. There will be performances by The Vocal Jazz Quartet, The Songwriters, Two String Quartets, The Chorale and The Hofstra Jazz Ensemble. 

For more information contact the Hofstra Music Department at 516-463-5490. 

Big weekend of music coming up - not only is the D’Addario concert on Saturday, there will be a performance by the “Queen of the Toy Piano,” Margaret Leng Tan, on Sunday, May 5 at 7 p.m. in the Cultural Center Theater! Ms. Tan will perform using toy pianos and other toy instruments as well as a full-sized concert piano. For tickets and more information contact the Box Office at 516-463-6644.

Never get tired of seeing how beautiful the tulips on campus are! Come see for yourself this weekend at Saturday’s D’Addario Music Appreciation Concert or Sunday’s Dutch Festival and Margaret Leng Tan concert!