By Rob Vuichard
If you happened to be at Saturday's Kirov Orchestra Arts and Eats Event, you may have noticed that a lot of people showed up - just like you! Close to 350 tickets were sold to Saturday's event, and an astounding 95 pizzas were ordered! If you aren't familiar with UMS's Arts and Eats, you should consider coming to one of the fun, monthly events. If your idea of a weekend outing includes friends, food, learning and good music, dance or theater, Arts and Eats is a really great deal if you're on a student budget!
For $12 dollars, (up to a 60% savings) any student can purchase a ticket to any of the A&E events. That ticket will grant you access to a private pizza gathering that begins an hour to an hour and a half before the night's big event. Students mingle, catch up or chat about the performance they've come to see. Central to the Arts & Eats event, is a guest speaker who gives attendees a scholarly, but informative talk on the music, composer or the group performing. The 10-15 minute presentation given by School of Music Doctoral student Nathan Platte was really helpful considering the Kirov Orchestra’s serious program of Russian symphonic music.
If you're a new student, friendless for an evening, or unsure of what would be a good event to see, consider attending Arts and Eats, and take a chance on a composer, group or performance you might not be familiar with! For only $12 dollars you get a great seat and free pizza – how could you go wrong? The next UMS Arts & Eats event is Jonathan Biss, piano - Sat. November 18, 8 pm in Hill Auditorium. Tickets for Jonanthan Biss' Arts & Eats Event go to: www.arts.umich.edu/ums/
For more information on Arts & Eats and UMS’s student ticket programs, go to:
http://www.ums.org/students
Tickets go on sale approximately two weeks before the concert. For more information, call 734-764-2538.
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