APSU This Week: International Night brings food, culture, Zuzu African Acrobats to campus
(Posted Nov. 11, 2019)
Austin Peay State University’s International Night presents everybody in the community an opportunity to explore different countries through cuisine, décor and demonstrations.
And everything is free – even the food!
This year’s event is 6-7:30 p.m. Nov. 12 in the Memorial Health Building, aka the Red Barn, on APSU’s campus. International Night is open to the public, and everyone can wear their cultural attire. The event – which coincides with International Education Week – usually draws more than 500 people.
And this year, the Zuzu African Acrobats from America's Got Talent will perform. Zuzu
Acrobats are a five-person Kenyan Acrobatic show that embodies the Bantu Culture of
East Africa.
The show features fast pyramid building, limbo, chair balancing, comedy, fast skip
rope and juggling to high-energy Lingala music.
For more information, click here.
Governors to face rival Murray State on Saturday
The Governors continue their march to an OVC title by traveling to nearby Murray, Kentucky, to take on the rival Murray State Racers noon Saturday.
The Governors win last Saturday over UT Martin helped Austin Peay gain control over its destiny. It the team beats Murray State and Eastern Illinois, the Governors win the OVC regular season title and an automatic bid to the Football Championship Series playoffs.
For more information, click here.
The volleyball team also travels to Murray for a 6 p.m. Nov. 13 matchup. The Governors have clinched a berth in the OVC tournament.
Collage artist Deborah Roberts to speak on campus
Nationally recognized collage artist Deborah Roberts will deliver a lecture – free and open to the public – at 6 p.m. Tuesday, Nov. 12, at Austin Peay State University’s Art + Design building, Room 120.
Roberts is a mixed-media artist whose work challenges the notion of ideal beauty. Her work has been exhibited internationally across the United States and Europe.
For more information, click here.
‘Do it’ exhibit continues
Austin Peay State University’s 10-week run of the international “do it” exhibit continues at The New Gallery in the Art + Design building on campus. The exhibit runs through Dec. 6.
“Do it” is a 26-year global phenomenon that is a compendium of 400 written instructions by artists interpreted anew every time they are enacted. The New Gallery will have 22 sets of instructions by artists such as Felix Gonzalez-Torres, Adrian Piper, Yoko Ono, Alison Knowles, Sol LeWitt, David Lynch and Joan Jonas.
For more about “do it,” go to www.apsu.edu/news/september-2019-do-it.
Other Austin Peay happenings this week:
- Veterans Day Celebration 11 a.m.-1 p.m. Tuesday, Nov. 12, at Morgan University Center Room 120. Click here for more.
- Military-Affiliated Stipend and More 1 p.m. Thursday, Nov. 14, at Austin Peay Center at Fort Campbell lobby. Click here for more.
- Keys to the World Showcase 8 a.m. Thursday, Nov. 14, at Morgan University Center’s Third Floor. Click here for more.
- For more campus events, click here.
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