Stetson University offers a full array of cultural opportunities open to the public, including concerts and operas by the School of Music, art exhibitions in the Homer and Dolly Hand Art Center, collections and exhibitions at the Gillespie Museum, theatre productions at Stover Theatre and public lectures. Free parking is available with easy access to Stetson’s beautiful campus in DeLand. The cultural calendar for March 2012 is listed below, and can be found online at www2.stetson.edu/artsevents.

Arts Events Calendar for March 2012

Arts: (Continuing) – Bluemner Exhibition, “Concentrated Color: Watercolors by Oscar Bluemner from the Vera Bluemner Kouba Collection,” in the Homer and Dolly Hand Art Center, opened Jan. 27, and will continue through Wednesday, May 2. The Hand Art Center, on the University’s Palm Court/Quad, is located at 139 E. Michigan Ave., DeLand. Free. Open 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. Monday through Friday during the Stetson University academic year; closed weekends and all national holidays. For more information, call the Hand Art Center at (386) 822-7270 or the Stetson University Art Department at (386) 822-7266; www2.stetson.edu. 

Arts: (Continuing) – “The Politics of the Personal,” Exhibition featuring works by Judith Page in the Homer and Dolly Hand Art Center, opened Jan. 27, and will continue through Friday, March 2. The Hand Art Center, on the University’s Palm Court/Quad, is located at 139 E. Michigan Ave., DeLand. Free. Open 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. Monday through Friday during the Stetson University academic year; closed weekends and all national holidays. For more information, call the Hand Art Center at (386) 822-7270 or the Stetson University Art Department at (386) 822-7266; www2.stetson.edu.

Museum: (Continuing) – Stetson’s Gillespie Museum exhibition on “Ross Allen and Florida Natural History: A Photographic Exhibition,” 234 E. Michigan Ave., DeLand. Exhibition opened in Sept. 2011 and will continue through April 12. This exhibition is based on photos, artifacts and memorabilia from the Stetson archives, featuring Ross Allen, Stetson alumnus and self-trained herpetologist and entrepreneur who opened the Reptile Institute at Silver Springs in the 1930s. Allen helped make it an important tourist attraction for Central Florida before the days of Florida’s major attractions. More information: www2.stetson.edu/gillespie; (386) 822-7330. 

Music: Sunday, March 11 – Stetson University Faculty Recital featuring Marja Kerney, percussion. 7:30 p.m., Lee Chapel inside Elizabeth Hall, 421 N. Woodland Blvd., DeLand. Admission: $10 general public; $8 senior citizens; $5 area students. More information: Concert Line (386) 822-8947; School of Music (386) 822-8950; www2.stetson.edu/music.

Art: Monday, March 12 – Friday, March 30 – “Uma Coisa into Another,” a multi-media show of collaborative works by Dr. Terri Witek and Dr. Cyriaco Lopez, featuring video, installation, and works on paper. Hand Art Center, on the University’s Palm Court/Quad, located at 139 E. Michigan Ave., DeLand. Free. Open 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. Monday through Friday. This is in conjunction with the Multi-Media Reading, “But Here All Dreams Equal Distance,” scheduled March 15. (See below)

Music: Tuesday, March 13 – Stetson University Guest Recital/Artists & Lecturers Series, “Echoing Air” by Early Music Ensemble. 7:30 p.m., Lee Chapel inside Elizabeth Hall, 421 N. Woodland Blvd., DeLand. Admission: $10 general public; $8 senior citizens; $5 area students. More information: Concert Line (386) 822-8947; School of Music (386) 822-8950; www2.stetson.edu/music.

Lecture: Thursday, March 15 – Stetson University Multi-Media Reading, “But Here All Dreams Equal Distance,” featuring Stetson professor Dr. Terri Witek and Dr. Cyriaco Lopez. 7-8 p.m., Rinker Auditorium inside Lynn Business Center, 345 N. Woodland Blvd., DeLand. More information: contact Dr. Terri Witek at [email protected].

Music: Friday, March 16 – Stetson University presents Faculty Chamber Recital, featuring the faculty trio, Veritate Winds. 7:30 p.m., Lee Chapel inside Elizabeth Hall, 421 N. Woodland Blvd., DeLand. Admission: $10 general public; $8 senior citizens; $5 area students. More information: Concert Line (386) 822-8947; School of Music (386) 822-8950; www2.stetson.edu/music.

Music: Saturday, March 17- Hatter Palooza Homecoming Concert Festival 3-11 p.m. More information: contact Kelly O-Hara, Office of Student Involvement/Hatter Productions [email protected].

Music: Sunday, March 18- Stetson University hosts Guest Recital featuring Gail Archer on organ, 3 p.m. Lee Chapel inside Elizabeth Hall, 421 N. Woodland Blvd., DeLand. Admission: $10 general public; $8 senior citizens; $5 area students. More information: Concert Line (386) 822-8947; School of Music (386) 822-8950; www2.stetson.edu/music.

Event: Sunday, March 18 – Stetson University Hatter Harvest club Farmers’ Market, featuring fresh, local and organic foods and entertainment by local bands, noon to 4 p.m., Stetson Green, 421 N. Woodland Blvd., DeLand, free. More info: Elly Bludworth, [email protected] or (386) 631-1995.

Music: Friday, March 23 and Sunday, March 25 – Stetson University Opera Theatre presents Angélique by Jacques Ibert and Les Mamelles deTirésias by Francis Poulenc in English directed by Russell Franks, Anthony Hose, conductor. Friday: 7:30 p.m. Sunday: 3 p.m., DeLand High School Auditorium, 800 N. Hill Ave., DeLand (at the corner of Hill and Plymouth avenues). More information: Concert Line (386) 822-8947; School of Music (386) 822-8950; www2.stetson.edu/music.

Museum: Saturday, March 24 – Stetson University’s Gillespie Museum of Minerals presents “Save a Sandhill Ecosystem,” 10 a.m.-1 p.m. Learn the importance of longleaf pines and plant wildflowers in Stetson’s Teaching Landscape. The Gillespie Museum of Minerals is Stetson University’s earth science museum. Its collection of 20,000 mineral, rock, and fossil specimens—one of the oldest and largest in the southeastern U.S.—has developed over the past 50 years into a center for environmental education. Exhibits and displays include geology, native Florida ecosystems and plant landscapes, minerals and mining, and fluorescent rocks. The Gillespie Museum, located at 234 E. Michigan Ave., is open Tuesday-Friday, 10 a.m.-4 p.m. More information: www2.stetson.edu/gillespie; (386) 822-7330.

Music: Tuesday, March 27- Stetson University Woodwind Ensembles concert, 7:30 p.m. Lee Chapel inside Elizabeth Hall, 421 N. Woodland Blvd., DeLand. Admission: $10 general public; $8 senior citizens; $5 area students. More information: Concert Line (386) 822-8947; School of Music (386) 822-8950; www2.stetson.edu/music.

Music: Friday, March 30- Stetson University presents Student Composers Concert, 7:30 p.m. Lee Chapel inside Elizabeth Hall, 421 N. Woodland Blvd., DeLand. Admission: $10 general public; $8 senior citizens; $5 area students. More information: Concert Line (386) 822-8947; School of Music (386) 822-8950; www2.stetson.edu/music.

Arts: Friday, March 30– Opening reception of the Stetson University Senior Thesis Exhibition in the Homer and Dolly Hand Art Center, 6-8 p.m. Art exhibition continues through Wednesday, May 2. The Hand Art Center, on the University’s Palm Court/Quad, is located at 139 E. Michigan Ave., DeLand. Free. Open 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. Monday through Friday during the Stetson University academic year; closed weekends and all national holidays. For more information, call the Hand Art Center at (386) 822-7270 or the Stetson University Art Department at (386) 822-7266; www2.stetson.edu.

Music: Saturday, March 31- Stetson University Percussion Ensembles concert, 3 p.m. Lee Chapel inside Elizabeth Hall, 421 N. Woodland Blvd., DeLand. Admission: $10 general public; $8 senior citizens; $5 area students. More information: Concert Line (386) 822-8947; School of Music (386) 822-8950; www2.stetson.edu/music.