Guest Artist Series: Andrew Uhe, violin

Grand Valley State University alumus Andrew Uhe will be performing a recital at 7:30 p.m. on Jan. 14. in the Sherman Van Solkema Recital Hall (PAC 3125). Andrew Uhe is a violinist originally from West Michigan. He regularly performs music from the solo, chamber, and orchestral repertoires. He has performed in the U.S. and abroad and currently resides in Texas where he plays with the symphonies in Victoria and Corpus Christi.

He is a founding member of the Nashat Trio, the featured chamber ensemble of the LaReDo Music Festival. He also serves as a member of the music faculty at the Morales Fine and Performing Arts academy and Laredo Community College where he directs a newly formed youth orchestra, the Laredo String Soloists.

Uhe holds degrees from GVSU and Ohio University. He is now pursuing a doctorate of musical arts at the University of Iowa.

While a student at GVSU, Uhe won the university-wide Shakespeare Writing Competition and was the first-place winner of the Madura String Scholarship in 2002. He has also held positions as teaching assistant at Ohio University and the University of Iowa.

The event is free and open to the public. For more information, visit www.gvsu.edu/music.

A Cappell-Off

At 7 p.m. on Jan. 16 at Allendale High School, the sisters of SAI Mu Alpha will host the sixth annual A Cappell-Off. A Cappell-­Off is a collegiate a cappella competition. The groups will perform 10-­12 minutes of music each, showcasing their skills. There will be prizes for Best Group Overall, Best Male Group, Best Mixed Group, and Best Female Group.

Tickets are $10 for adults and $5 for students and seniors and can be purchased at the door. For more information, visit www.gvsu.edu/events/a-cappell-off-3.

“Twilight Los Angeles: 1992”

A free production of GVSU Theaters’ “Twilight Los Angeles: 1992” will be held at 10 a.m. and at 2:30 p.m. on Jan. 18 in the Kirkhof Center Room 2263.

The show contains the perspectives of famous, infamous and anonymous individuals linked to the direct aftermath of the acquittal of four LAPD officers charged with assaulting Rodney King. Often referred to as documentary theater, the production draws on traditions of oral history and is designed to promote discussion and social change, while giving voice to individuals who might otherwise go uncounted.

For more information, visit www.gvsu.edu/clas.

Great Lakes: Image and Word exhibition opens

A new exhibit will open in the Performing Arts Center Art Gallery at 10 a.m. on Jan. 19 featuring 16 poets and visual artists, each with a connection to the Great Lakes. The collaborative works all work to make up the Great Lakes theme as a natural resource and beautiful piece of nature.

An event for the exhibit will be held at 5 p.m. on Jan. 21 to help introduce the event to the public.

The exhibit and the event are free and open to the public. For more information, visit www.gvsu.edu/artgallery.