College of Fine, Performing and Communication Arts gets into the season during 49th Noel Night
From puppet making and ceramic ornament painting to the Winter Art and Retail Market, Wayne State University's College of Fine, Performing and Communication Arts will once again showcase its programs during the 49th Annual Noel Night.
Students, staff and alumni will engage the community on Saturday, Dec. 2, with a variety of events, activities and performances. Noel Night provides the perfect backdrop for an evening packed with performances and other holiday experiences with family and friends.
“Noel Night is also the perfect time for us to celebrate with our Detroit community and highlight the many talented Wayne State students, faculty and staff,” said Hasan Elahi, dean of the College of Fine, Performing and Communication Arts. “It underscores the inextricable link between our college and our local community, and we welcome everyone to explore what our campus has to offer to our city.”
Noel Night is an open house of the Midtown Detroit and Cultural Center districts that celebrates diverse holiday traditions amid the state’s premier arts and cultural institutions, historic churches, galleries, and a growing circle of small businesses. The annual holiday event is produced by Midtown Detroit, Inc., a nonprofit planning and development organization that supports the physical maintenance and revitalization of the Midtown Detroit and New Center neighborhoods.
Below is a complete list and details of all the Noel Night happenings presented by the Maggie Allesee Department of Theatre and Dance and the James Pearson Duffy Department of Art, Art History, and Design:
Company Fresh - Puppet Making and Storytime (All ages)
Company Fresh, which performs throughout the year, actively explores all the areas of theatre and dance in addition to equity and inclusion in the arts for first-year WSU majors. The company will collaborate to devise and develop an original show that encompasses creative performing arts. Supplies will be provided to create your own hand puppet.
Location: Hilberry Gateway lobby (4715 Cass Avenue)
Time: 5-8 p.m.
Cost: Free
Ceramic Ornament Painting
Get creative and come paint your own ceramic ornament! Ornaments and decorating supplies will be provided. Open to children and adults of all ages, while supplies last. Suggested donation of $5 for a small ornament and $10 for a large ornament. Sponsored by the Wayne State University Ceramics Guild (WSUCG).
Location: Elaine L. Jacob Gallery (480 West Hancock Street)
Time: 5-8 p.m.
Winter Art and Retail Market (WARM)
The Winter Art and Retail Market (WARM) is a fun and festive pop-up holiday marketplace featuring student vendors from the Department of Art, Art History, and Design. Stop in and shop to support Wayne State students.
Location: WSU Welcome Center (42 W. Warren Avenue)
Time: 5-10 p.m.
Labors of Love Sale
The Labors of Love Sale is a research project by Erin Burcham wherein ceramic and other handmade wares will be sold at a "Pay What You Want" rate, with intentions to understand the relationships amongst consumers and their money, handmade/artisanal items, and the makers of artisanal items.
Location: Elaine L. Jacob Gallery (480 West Hancock Street)
Time: 5-10 p.m.
Graduate Open Studios and Screenprinting PopUp Event
MA/MFA students from the Department of Art, Art History, and Design will open their studios to the public with works on display. Check out and buy prints from students who are selling pieces. Feel free to stay and make screenprints for the holidays.
Location: Graduate Studios, Old Main Annex (480 West Hancock Street)
Time: 5-10 p.m.
Company One - "The Mixing Bowl" (All ages)
This season, Artist Director Lisa Rose LaMarre Wilmot is collaborating with guests Derrick Finley “Ponytailderrick” and Kylie Vinitski to develop an original show based on the theme of "The Mixing Bowl." The work will be premiered at Noel Night. The show welcomes audiences of all ages.
Location: Hilberry Gateway - STAGE (4715 Cass Avenue)
Time: 7:30 p.m.
Cost: Pay-what-you-can
Theatre and Dance at Wayne presents Sarah DeLappe's "The Wolves" (Recommended for ages 16+)
Strikingly authentic dialogue captures the bravado and empathy found in players of the Wolves, a high school girls soccer team. A 2017 Pulitzer Prize finalist, "The Wolves" delves into the lives of student-athletes navigating their way through big questions and tiny battles, also known as gameday. Throughout the run of “The Wolves,” Theatre and Dance has partnered with I Support the Girls-Detroit to host a bra and period product donation drive in the Hilberry Gateway’s lobby.
Location: Hilberry Gateway - STUDIO (4715 Cass Avenue)
Time: 8 p.m.
Cost: $15-25