The Â鶹ӳ»´«Ã½ College of Arts & Humanities will kick off a lecture series March 12 in support of the university\u2019s planned Performing Arts Center.<\/p>\n
Jeffrey Kimpton, president of Michigan\u2019s Interlochen Center for the Arts, will discuss how such a center at Â鶹ӳ»´«Ã½ can be a community hub for the arts. His talk, \u201cTemple, Forum or Innovation Zone?\u201d will be presented at 7 p.m. in the Orlando Repertory Theatre at Loch Haven Park, 1001 E. Princeton St.<\/p>\n
Kimpton leads the Interlochen Center\u2019s 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\u2019s Annenberg Institute, and director and professor of the School of Music at the University of Minnesota-Twin Cities.<\/p>\n
The Performing Arts Center is a fund-raising priority for the university and is one of President John C. Hitt\u2019s top initiatives. The center\u2019s second phase will feature a 600-seat Concert Hall, 520-seat Proscenium Theatre and two additional performance spaces with 263 and 225 seats<\/p>\n
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.<\/p>\n
This event is hosted by the Â鶹ӳ»´«Ã½ College of Arts & Humanities and sponsored by the Â鶹ӳ»´«Ã½ Foundation Inc. in partnership with the Â鶹ӳ»´«Ã½ College of Education.<\/p>\n
For more information about the Â鶹ӳ»´«Ã½ Performing Arts Center and how to contribute to Phase II, visit http:\/\/foundation.cah.ucf.edu\/pac.php.<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"The Â鶹ӳ»´«Ã½ College of Arts & Humanities will kick off a lecture series March 12 in support of the university\u2019s planned Performing Arts Center. Jeffrey Kimpton, president of Michigan\u2019s Interlochen Center for the Arts, will discuss how such a center at Â鶹ӳ»´«Ã½ can be a community hub for the arts. His talk, \u201cTemple, Forum or Innovation Zone?\u201d will be presented…","protected":false},"author":11,"featured_media":10011,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"template-twocol.php","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"lazy_load_responsive_images_disabled":false,"footnotes":"","_links_to":"","_links_to_target":"","_wp_rev_ctl_limit":""},"categories":[3,6],"tags":[17023,2510,3680,4886],"tu_author":[],"class_list":["post-33433","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-arts","category-community","tag-college-of-arts-and-humanities","tag-john-c-hitt","tag-performing-arts-center","tag-ucf-foundation"],"yoast_head":"\n