On-Campus Events

Artist Recital Series
All events take place at Finney Chapel. Tickets are available for advance purchase by visiting http://www.oberlin.edu/arseries or calling 800-371-0178. Tickets are also available at the door, starting one hour before the performance; however, tickets purchased at the door cost $3 more.

The Cleveland Orchestra
Tuesday May 17, 2011, 8 p.m.
The Cleveland Orchestra, one of the world’s most celebrated ensembles, returns to Oberlin College for a 2010-11 Artist Recital Series encore performance on Tuesday, May 17 at 8 p.m. in Finney Chapel. Previously scheduled for March 25, Music Director Franz Welser-Möst will lead the orchestra’s 210th appearance at Oberlin with an offering of Anton Bruckner’s monumental Symphony No. 7 in E Major. This will be a demonstration-type concert in which Welser-Möst will address the audience and showcase various instruments within the orchestra.

Finney Chapel
90 North Professor Street
Oberlin, OH 44074

Oberlin Folk Festival
The 13th annual Oberlin Folk Festival is being held on Friday, May 6th and Saturday, May 7th, in the Cat in the Cream, Tappan Square, and Finney Chapel. Featuring student, local, and national acts, the festival is completely free and open to the public. A full schedule is available by visiting http://www.oberlinfolkfest.org/

Finney Chapel
90 North Professor Street
Oberlin, OH 44074
Cat in the Cream Coffeehouse
180 West Lorain Street
Oberlin, OH 44074

The Big Parade
On Saturday, May 7, 2011 from 10am to 4pm, a cherished Oberlin tradition takes once again to the streets! Since its inception in 2002, the Big Parade has brought Oberlin residents of all ages together in a homespun, imaginative, community arts event that depends on wide-spread collaboration and team work. Groups involved in the Big Parade work relatively independently, but towards a common goal: to represent themselves and the town of Oberlin in a joyous and spectacular event featuring music, dancing, costumes, bikes, art cars, floats and whatever else people can come up with. A festival with various performances and live music follows the parade in Tappan Square. There is a free barbeque lunch, games, tables for many local organizations (all with an activity), crafts, face painting, a moon-bounce, a pie-eating contest, a free raffle, and much more!

Oberlin Orchestra
Oberlin Conservatory piano student Scott Cuellar ’11 will perform Prokofiev’s immensely popular Piano Concerto No. 3 with the Oberlin Orchestra on Wednesday, May 11 at 8 p.m. in Finney Chapel. Last fall, Cuellar was one of four winners of the conservatory’s annual Concerto Competition. Each of the winners earned the opportunity to perform with either the Oberlin Orchestra, or the Oberlin Chamber Orchestra over the course of the school year; this concert marks the final of the four. Featured guest conductor Kevin Noe will lead the performance, and the concert is free; no tickets are required. The program will also include Vaughan William’s “Fantasia on a Theme of Thomas Tallis,” and Lutoslawski’s Concerto for Orchestra.

Finney Chapel
90 North Professor Street
Oberlin, OH 44074

Contemporary Music Ensemble
On Friday, May 13 at 8 p.m., the Contemporary Music Ensemble under Timothy Weiss, director, will present a free concert. The concert includes pieces by Rand Steiger and Edison Denisov.

Warner Concert Hall
77 West College Street
Oberlin, OH 44074

Splash 'N Dash Triathlon
The 7th annual Oberlin College Splash 'N Dash triathlon returns on Saturday, May 14th! Race as an individual or as part of a team. The course is a 500 yard swim in Carr Pool, 20km bike north of campus, and a 5km run throughout the North Fields by Philips Gym. Registration forms are available at the Philips Gym front desk. Race time is 10am.

Philips Physical Education Center
200 Woodland Street
Oberlin, OH 44074

The Oberlin Jazz Ensemble
A performance by the Oberlin Jazz Ensemble on Saturday, May 14 at 8 p.m. Dennis Reynolds, conductor. Admission is free.

Finney Chapel
90 North Professor Street
Oberlin, OH 44074

Opera Scenes, Part I & II
A performance of opera scenes by Conservatory Opera Theater students on Monday, May 16; Jonathon Field and Victoria Vaughan, director. Admission is free. Part I takes place from 4 p.m. – 6 p.m.; Part II takes place from 8 p.m. – 10 p.m.

Finney Chapel
90 North Professor Street
Oberlin, OH 44074