ARTS AT QUEENS
2022 - 2023 SEA SON
SARAH BELK GAMBRELL CENTER FOR THE ARTS AND CIVIC ENGAGEMENT
With it’s opening in February 2020, the Sarah Belk Gambrell Center for the Arts and Civic Engagement became a hub for transformational cultural education, experiences, and engagement for our students, faculty and staff, and the greater Charlotte community.
The Sarah Belk Gambrell Center is home to the acoustically gorgeous, 995-seat Sandra Levine Theatre, the intimate 150-seat Kathryn Greenhoot Recital Hall, two visual art galleries, eight classrooms, and myriad practice rooms and workspaces for students. Gambrell is the cultural and creative center of campus and is home to academic, visual, performing and literary arts programs, including design and music therapy.
THE MISSION OF THE GAMBRELL CENTER
The Sarah Belk Gambrell Center for the Arts and Civic Engagement is a dynamic arts destination for our community and students to share in diverse cultural experiences. The Gambrell Center facilitates creative scholarship through interdisciplinary collaboration and offers a vibrant gathering place for educational exploration. Queens demonstrates its commitment to this mission by presenting world-class performances, conversations, and exhibitions, showcasing exemplary faculty and student works, and providing an inspiration for design, creativity, and artistic expression.
Laura Kratt, Executive Director
Kristof Leopold, Technical Director
Savannah Deal, Operations Manager
Liz Ball, Patron Services Manager
Scott Brower, Media Specialist
Amanda Mullen, Media Specialist
Jane Wiley, Media Specialist
The Gambrell Center staff programs and manages the Sarah Belk Gambrell Center in addition to providing production services to events across campus.
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W E L C O M E T O T H E
G A M B R E L L C E N T E R S T A F F
WATCHHOUSE (DUO)
FRIDAY, APRIL 21 , 2023 @ 8 PM
Over a year after Andrew Marlin and Emily Frantz of Watchhouse (formerly known as Mandolin Orange) reintroduced themselves on their 2021 self-titled LP, the pair shared a special surprise release: Watchhouse (Duo), a self-produced recording of Marlin and Frantz performing the most elemental possible arrangements of all nine songs from Watchhouse. It’s a project that captures the fundamental power of Watchhouse: Two singers and musicians with profound chemistry, performing earnest yet masterfully crafted songs that encompass the unknowable mysteries, existential heartbreak, and communal joys of modern life.
Starting over a decade ago playing coffee shops and local restaurants around North Carolina, Watchhouse is a grassroots success story that's been driven by Marlin's poignant songwriting. They’ve sold out iconic venues (Red Rocks, Ryman Auditorium) and attract hundreds of millions of streams while producing exploratory music that "redefines roots music for a younger generation" (Washington Post).
2022 was filled with many endeavors including the American Aco ustic Tour with Punch Brothers , headlining shows across the US, collaborating with Planet Bluegrass on Mabon , an autumn equinox concert series, and of course Watchhouse (Duo). In 2023, Marlin and Frantz will celebrate the release of Watchhouse (Duo) with a short run of shows that will feature just the two of them, harkening back to their earliest days of performing.
SP O TLIGHT SERIE S
WELCOME. SUPPORT. LIFT U P.
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AT QUEENS ANNU AL MEMBERSHIP
JU LY 1, 2022 – JUNE 30 , 20 23
$1,500 for two adults ($1,125 tax-deductible)
Support from our annual members extends far beyond the galleries and theaters. Our members make it possible for students to experience exceptional engagement and learning opportunities including master classes, one-on-one interactions and Q&A sessions with professionals representing the visual, literary and performing arts. Thank you for your support!
MEMBERSHIP BENEFIT S:
SPOTLIGHT SERIES
Four evenings at the Gambrell Center
• Two tickets for all four performances in Sandra Levine Theatre with reserved seating.
• Option to select your seats for the season before tickets go on sale to the public.
• Attend the members-only reception at each performance.
• Exclusive reserved parking easily accessible to the Gambrell Center (available on a firstcome, first- served basis).
• Recognition in the printed program for all performances.
ACCESS AND CONNECTIONS
• Join us for special occasions with guest performers and artists, faculty and students throughout the year.
EXHIBITION OPENINGS
• Invitation to two Bank of America Gallery and Loevner Gallery art exhibition openings.
MUSE CIRCLE
Exclusive invitations to scholars and faculty members.
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THANK YOU FOR YOUR SUPPORT OF
ART S AT QUEENS EXECUTIVE C OMMITTEE
Amy Blumenthal
Kim Brattain
Siu Challons-Lipton
Howard Freese
Claudia Heath
Jerald Melberg
Ulrike Miles
Ann Tarwater
MUSE CIRCLE MEMBERS
Joy Greene
Sam and Carolyn G. McMahon
ART S AT QUEENS MEMBERS
Natascha Bechtler
Georgia and Bill Belk
Joye D. Blount and Jessie J. Knight
Amy and Philip Blumenthal
Kim Brattain and Allison Clark
Sally and Brian Bridgford
Jan and Ed Brown
Kathy and Peter Browning
Frances Campbell
Siu Challons-Lipton and Jordan
Lipton Gina and Herb Clegg
Sallie and Derick Close
Jerusha and Murray Fadial
Dorlisa & Peter Flur
Eileen Friars and Scott Pyle
Audean and Berkeley Godehn
Jerry and Gaile Greenhoot
Barbara Karro and Bill Gorelick
Lucy and Hooper Hardison
Claudia and Andy Heath
Barbara Laughlin
Sandra Levine
Jane and Hugh McColl
Kathy and Bill McCollum
Susan McConnell and Josephine Hicks
Jack and Lydia McNeary
Janet and Lowell Nelson
Suzanne and Bill Nichols
Nancy Norelli
Dale and Larry Polsky
Mary Margaret and Fritz Porter
Tamea Price
M.A. Rogers
Susan and Bob Salvin
Harriet Seabrook
Emily Seelbinder and Lydia Edsell
Daphne and Eric Solomon
Jennifer and Eric Steigerwalt
Ann and Michael Tarwater
Will and Dorothy Trotter
Cynthia H. Tyson
Rita and Bill Vandiver
Mary Claire and Dan Wall
Dorothea West and Jim Levesque
Martha and Chip Whitfield
Gail Brinn Wilkins and Howard Freese
This listing is current as of 4.14.23
IN MEMORY OF LEON LEVINE
JUNE 8, 1937-APRIL 5, 2023
Queens remembers Leon Levine and joins the nation in honoring the legacy he has left behind on our campus and beyond.
