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Music at the Close
Displays & Exhibits, Events & Programs, Library CollectionsPhoto by Steven Dominguez
In honor of the 400th anniversary of the death of Shakespeare, SOU’s Hannon Library will host an afternoon of Shakespearean highlights, featuring Geoff Ridden.
April 20, 2016
4:00 PM
Meese Room
free parking
Geoff Ridden is an actor, musician, and Shakespeare scholar. Ridden will discuss and perform music from Shakespeare’s plays. Following the presentation, Hannon Library’s Special Collections will offer a viewing of Shakespeare’s Second Folio of 1632 and Fourth Folio of 1685. Other treasures from the Margery Bailey Collection will be displayed, including sixteenth-century histories of the British Isles. Also on display will be a costume from an Oregon Shakespeare Festival production of As You Like It.
Terrace is Open
Library NewsThe groundhog’s not scared anymore, the college kids are gossiping about their week in Cancun, and you’re seeing people in shorts and t-shirts for the first time in months. Spring has finally sprung into Southern Oregon, and we’re excited about it here at Hannon Library
With the coming of warmer weather, the Meese Terrace on the third floor is now open for daytime use. With great views of the campus, the Terrace is the perfect spot to make the most of spring. Anyone is welcome to enjoy the space, so come on out and enjoy the sun while you’re eating lunch, reading books, or even napping under a colorful umbrella.
Renaissance Recorder Music
Events & ProgramsOn April 5th at noon in the rotunda, the library will host a rendition of classical French songs played on Renaissance recorders. The musical group, Ensemble Fontegara, will play several French Renaissance dance movements as well as parts from Mellange de Chanson, a 1572-piece by LeRoy and Ballard.
Ensemble Fontegara is directed by Pat O’Scannell and includes the following performers: Stephen Bacon (bass), Karen Basin (alto), Luna Bitzer (alto/soprano), Tessa Brinkman (tenor), Pat O’Scannell (soprano/alto), and Kevin Woven (tenor).
This hour-long performance is part of Hannon’s Music in the Library series. It is free and open to the public. For more information, contact Dale Vidmar at vidmar@sou.edu.
Quiet & Finals Weeks
Library NewsIt’s that time again… Quiet Week at SOU, or, as the less politically correct students refer to it, dead week. This week has gained its nickname from the feeling students get after staying up all night writing essays, working on final projects, studying for tests… all on top of whatever other responsibilities they have.
SOU’s Hannon Library gives stu
dents a helping every Quiet and Finals week. For the next two weeks, the library will stay open late in order to give students a place to study, use computers, and grind out their final projects. (see below for building hours)
And what’s a late-night study sesh without snacks? Thursday through Saturday of Quiet Week, 7-10 PM, students can enjoy food and iced tea, courtesy of SOU’s Event Planning Involvement Committee (EPIC). Come Finals Week, the library will stay open 24-hours for students including free coffee and snacks, provided by the Friend of Hannon Library, set out at midnight.
Ensemble Fontegara: Renaissance Recorders
Events & ProgramsHannon’s Music in the Library series presents
Ensemble Fontegara: Renaissance Recorders
Friday, March 4
12:30 – 1:30 PM
Library Rotunda
a program of Renaissance dance music directed by Pat O’Scannell, featuring Stephen Bacon, Karen Basin and Kevin Woven. This performance is free and open to the public. Sponsored by Hannon Library and MUSICA MATRIX—bringing Early Music to the People.