This Week at Austin Peay: Young Women’s Leadership Symposium, Theatre & Dance presents ‘Edges’
(Posted on Monday, March 21, 2022)
This week – the week after spring break – will be busy around campus. These are some of the bigger events happening:
Young Women’s Leadership Symposium coming Friday
The is 8:30 a.m.-1:30 p.m. on Friday, March 25, in the Morgan University Center (MUC) Ballroom.
The symposium will be hosted by Dr. Marsha Lyle-Gonga, professor and chair of the Department of Political Science & Public Management, and will include sessions on careers, voting, mental health, politics, identity and popular culture. The event’s purpose is to increase the political efficacy of young women, ages 16-24, through leadership development and civic engagement activities.
The symposium is open to the public and will include free breakfast, informational breakout sessions and free lunch.
Participants must register at the event’s webpage.
Theatre and Dance presents ‘Edges’
The Department of Theatre and Dance will have the world premiere of Benj Pasek and Justin Paul’s “Edges,” produced by Capital Repertory Theatre, Albany, New York, and directed by Tommy Iafrate, associate professor and director of musical theatre at Binghamton University, New York. Austin Peay’s Deonté Warren is the musical director.
The shows will be at 7:30 p.m., March 24-26, and at 2 p.m., March 26-27. Tickets are $10 for students, military and seniors and $15 for adults.
Call 931-221-7379 or visit for more information.
Flute Day 2022 coming Sunday
Austin Peay State University’s Department of Music will celebrate Flute Day 2022 with a day filled with masterclasses, discussions and a concert featuring internationally praised .
The day – on Sunday, March 27 – will include interactive workshops and masterclasses for high school and collegiate players and a question-and-answer discussion on careers in music before culminating with the concert.
Flute Day 2022 is from 10:30 a.m. to 6 p.m. CDT virtually via Zoom and in-person at the Music/Mass Communication building at Austin Peay. Still’s concert begins at 5 p.m.
For more information and free registration, visit or email Wolynec at wolynec@apsu.edu.
Flute Day 2022 is sponsored by the Center of Excellence for the Creative Arts.
Last week for ‘Listening’ at The New Gallery
Listening: The Fourth String by visual artist Raheleh Filsoofi and musician Reza Filsoofi continues an engaging 2021-22 exhibition season at The New Gallery.
The exhibit runs through March 25 at The New Gallery, located in the Art + Design building at Austin Peay.
The exhibit is free and open to the public.
A virtual tour of the exhibition will be available soon and can be found at .
This project is supported with funding from CECA, APSU, the Tennessee Arts Commission and Vanderbilt University.
Hours for The New Gallery are 9 a.m.-4 p.m. Monday-Friday, closed on weekends and holidays, and follows the university’s academic calendar.
For more information on this exhibition contact Dickins at dickinsm@apsu.edu.
Last showing for APSU 2022 World Film Festival
The APSU 2022 World Film Festival ends today, March 21, in Room 120 of the Art + Design building. Today’s showing at 5 p.m. is “Hirak Rajar Deshe” introduced by Dr. Somaditya Banerjee.
For more information, email konkoboc@apsu.edu.
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