FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

Contact: Cindy Deppe, media relations, 641-269-4834

February 20, 2008

UPCOMING ACTIVITIES IN GRINNELL’S FAULCONER GALLERY

Grinnell College’s Faulconer Gallery will host public events in the surroundings of the gallery’s current exhibition, "Where Are You From? Contemporary Art from Portugal."

On Feb. 28, Mar. 13, and Apr. 10 from 7 to 8 p.m., instructor Jennifer Mavin will engage participants in a warm and welcoming style of yoga accessible to all ages, abilities, and experience levels. Mavin, who has more than 10 years experience as a fitness instructor, personal trainer, and wellness consultant, invites participants to bring a mat or towel to the open sessions.

On Mar. 2 at 2 p.m., the New Prairie Camerata will perform a concert in the Gallery featuring music from Portugal, ranging from the Middle Ages to the bossa nova style. "Music from the Portuguese Empire” will be performed by Claudia Anderson, Jeanmarie Kern Chenette, and Nancy Gaub.

The backdrop for the Faulconer Gallery activity is "Where Are You From?," a multimedia exhibition of works by 21 Portuguese artists, on display through Apr. 20. Gallery hours are Sunday-Wednesday, noon to 5 p.m. and Thursday-Saturday, 10 a.m. to 8 p.m.

The Faulconer Gallery events are free and open to the public. Faulconer Gallery is located in the Bucksbaum Center for the Arts, 1108 Park St. on the Grinnell College campus. For more information about these events, contact Tilly Woodward, 641-269-4663 or woodward@grinnell.edu.

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