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The Architecture of EnlightenmentThe Tibetan Monks of Drepung Loseling Monastery return to Western Maryland for an extraordinary five-day residency endorsed by His Holiness the Dalai Lama.Mandala sand painting has its roots in the tantric legacy of Buddhist India, extending back more than 20,000 years. In Tibetan, this art is called dul-tson-kyil-khor, which means “mandala of colored powders.” The lamas painstakingly lay millions of grains of colored sand to create the traditional iconography of ancient spiritual symbols. They begin by drawing an outline of the mandala on a wooden platform. Over the next five days, sands are delicately poured from traditional metal funnels called chak-purs. Upon completion, the sands are swept up and placed in an urn. To fulfill the function of healing, half of the sand is distributed to spectators while the remainder is dispersed in a nearby body of flowing water to carry the healing blessing to the ocean; from there it spreads throughout the world for planetary healing.Mandala Opening Ceremony Tuesday, April 29 | Noon The monks consecrate the mandala site with traditional chants, music and mantra recitation. Mandala Creation Daily Schedule Tuesday, April 29 | 1-6 PM Wednesday - Friday, April 30-May 2 | 10 AM-6 PM Saturday, April 30-May 3 | 10-11 AMMandala Closing Ceremony Saturday, May 3 | Noon The monks dismantle the sand mandala for dispersal in Wills Creek at Canal Place. Half of the sand is distributed to observers as blessings for personal health and healing.This engagement is presented in partnership with the Allegany Arts Council.CES is supported in part by a grant from the Maryland State Arts Council, and receives financial support from he Allegany Arts Council and the City of Frostburg.

Dive into the vibes with music, movement, and good times at the PE Cordts Pool! Join Creative Minds and Black Student Alliance from 8:30–10:00 p.m. for a chill night of swimming, beats, and late-night energy. Don’t miss the splash!

🎉 Spirit Week is Here! 🎉 04/28-05/02 Get ready to show off your school pride with a week full of fun, flair, and friendly competition! ✨ Monday: Major Day / Success Day + Campus Survey Day 🌀 Tuesday: Throwback Day + Pie a Creative Minds Member at the Echo Circle 👗 Wednesday: Wacky Tacky Day + Stack Cup Challenge 🎨 Thursday: Class Color Day + Balloon Darts 😴 Friday: Pajama Day + Pin the Tail on CM MemberLet’s make memories, rep our style, and bring the energy all week long! 💥

🎉 Spirit Week is Here! 🎉 04/28-05/02 Get ready to show off your school pride with a week full of fun, flair, and friendly competition! ✨ Monday: Major Day / Success Day + Campus Survey Day 🌀 Tuesday: Throwback Day + Pie a Creative Minds Member at the Echo Circle 👗 Wednesday: Wacky Tacky Day + Stack Cup Challenge 🎨 Thursday: Class Color Day + Balloon Darts 😴 Friday: Pajama Day + Pin the Tail on CM MemberLet’s make memories, rep our style, and bring the energy all week long! 💥

Please join Interim Provost Dr. Lawrence Weill in the Lewis J. Ort Library as he reads from his newly published novel,The Metaphysics Shoppe of Wyler's Ford on Tuesday, April 29 from 4-6 p.m. Dr. Weill is an author and artist in western Kentucky. He writes novels, short fiction, non-fiction articles and books, creative non-fiction, and poetry. He has nine books in print, including his latest novel. His work has appeared in a wide range of local, regional, and national journals. He also is a visual artist working in graphite, oils, metal and wood. In addition to his life as a writer and visual artist, Lawrence works in academia, as a professor of philosophy and ethics for some twenty-five years, then as an academic administrator, and now, as Interim Provost of Frostburg State University.

FSU’s Department of Music Presents Jazz Combo in ConcertFrostburg State University’s Department of Music presents the FSU Jazz Combo, directed by Tom Harrison, in concert on Tuesday, April 29, at 7:30 p.m. in the Pealer Recital Hall of FSU’s Woodward D. Pealer Performing Arts Center. The concert is free and open to the public. This event will also be livestreamed; click the red 'Join Stream' button on this page to join the live performance.In addition to Harrison on bass, performers will include Gabe Hicks on alto sax, Vincent Hangarter on tenor sax, Sam White on trumpet and piano, Doug Holtz on trombone, vocalist Cat Owens on piano, Matt Alexander on bass, and Daniel Hicks on drums.The repertoire of the Jazz Combo focuses on jazz standards which includes some vocal as well as instrumental selections with Cat Owens singing three of the selections in the concert: “500 Miles High”, “At Last”, and “It Could Happen to You.”“500 Miles High” appeared on the album Light as a Feather recorded in 1972 by Chick Corea, and "Return to Forever" was written by pianist Corea and lyricist Neville Potter.The tune “At Last”, composed by Mack Gordon and Harry Warren for the 1941 movie Sun Valley Serenade, was performed by the Glen Miller Orchestra and later made popular in the 1960 version recorded by rhythm and blues singer Etta James.“It Could Happen to You”, written by Jimmy Van Husen and Johnny Burke, was first heard in the film And the Angels Sing in 1944 and has become a classic jazz standard. The Jazz Combo will perform this and the Dexter Gordon favorite “Fried Bananas” as a medley with both tunes sharing the same chord progression, thus making Dexter’s tune a contrafact.“Gazelle”, written and recorded by saxophonist Joe Henderson on his 1971 album In Pursuit of Blackness, features a rhythmically deceptive pattern which has the listener guessing the meter.One of jazz saxophonist Stanley Turrentine’s most popular albums is Sugar, recorded in 1970. The title song could be considered soul-jazz and may have reached a wider audience than his straight-ahead jazz albums.Pianist Horace Silver composed and recorded the swing tune “Strollin’” for his album Horace-Scope in 1960.A second Chick Corea selection, “Sea Journey”, will be performed as an instrumental and is stylistically like a Bossa Nova, but with Corea’s Spanish flavor. It was first released on a 1973 album of bassist Stanley Clarke and appeared on an album by vibraphonist Gary Burton as well.“Someday My Prince Will Come” was first heard when Snow White sang it to the seven dwarfs as a bedtime story in the 1937 animated film. Composed by Frank Churchill and Larry Morey, the song became a jazz classic recorded by Dave Brubeck, Miles Davis, and many more jazz greats. In 1978 guitarist Jim Hall wrote a contrafact called “Waltz New” over the same chord changes and the Combo will perform both melodies together.The modern jazz standard “Solar” is credited to Miles Davis and the first two measures are engraved on his tombstone. The song may have originally been from the pen of Chuck Wayne, although Davis changed a few things and had it copyrighted in his name in 1963 after having already recorded it on his 1954 album Miles Davis Quintet. Pianist Bill Evans’ version from the album Sunday at the Village Vanguard may be the best-known version of the song.With the 1959 release of the album Kind of Blue, Davis pioneered the modal jazz movement abandoning the complexities of the bebop style giving the performers more freedom to create melodic ideas over basic chord progressions. “Freddie Freeloader” is a blues from that album which is known possibly as the most definitive jazz album ever recorded.For more information, contact FSU’s Department of Music at 301-687-4109.Situated in the mountains of Allegany County, Frostburg State University is one of the 12 institutions of the University System of Maryland. FSU is a comprehensive, residential regional university and serves as an educational and cultural center for Western Maryland. For more information, visit www.frostburg.edu or facebook.com/frostburgstateuniversity. Follow FSU on X @frostburgstate.FSU is committed to making all its programs, services and activities accessible to persons with disabilities. To request accommodations through the ADA Compliance Office, call 301-687-3035 or use a Voice Relay Operator at 1-800-735-2258.