TCNJ News
For Immediate Release
June 28, 2008
TCNJ will be hosting the Governor’s School of the Arts from Saturday, June 28 through Sunday, July 6.
EWING, NJ … TCNJ will be hosting the Governor’s School of the Arts from Saturday, June 28 through Sunday, July 6. Throughout the week there will be several free performances open to the public:
7/3: 12-1:30 PM – Green Lawn Picnic Series - Jazz, Brass, Percussion & Vocal Ensembles, poetry by Creative Writers - main lawn behind Green Hall
7/3: 7:30-9:30 PM - Vocal Concert - Mayo Concert Hall
7/4: 7:30-9:30 PM – “Coffeehouse” Performance – location TBA
7/6: Festival of the Arts
- Visual Arts 9:00 a.m. – 2:00 p.m. Holman Hall Art Gallery
- Music 9:30 a.m. – 12:30 p.m. Music Building May Concert Hall
- Theatre 11:00 a.m. – 12:15 p.m. Kendall Hall Don Evans Theatre
- Video/Film Production 11:00 a.m. – 1:00 p.m.; 2:00 p.m. – 4:00 p.m. Kendall Hall Room 129
- Dance 1:00 p.m. – 2:00 p.m. Kendall Hall Main Stage
- Creative Writing 1:30 p.m. – 2:30 p.m. Forcina Hall Room 130
The Governor's School of New Jersey is a unique summer program committed to meeting the educational needs of artistically or academically talented high school students who have completed their junior year. Emphasis is placed on problem solving of complex issues that exist on a local, state, national, and international level, leadership training, and creative expression though the medium of fine and performing arts. The Governor's School is an intensive residential learning experience held on six college campuses throughout the state.
About The College of New Jersey
TCNJ currently is ranked as one of the 75 "Most Competitive" schools in the nation by Barron's Profiles of American Colleges, is rated the No. 1 public institution in the northern region of the country by U.S. News & World Report, and is one of Kiplinger's Personal Finance's top educational values in the country. In 2006, the College joined an elite group of institutions when it was awarded a Phi Beta Kappa chapter. Fewer than 10 percent of the nation's colleges and universities share this honor.
