Actor Steve Zahn Helps Raise Money for UK Art Museum
Steve Zahn as Marvin in "Daddy Day Care."
LEXINGTON, Ky. (June 16, 2016) — Actor Steve Zahn, known for his roles in "Dallas Buyers Club," "Modern Family" and the upcoming "War for the Planet of the Apes," will talk about his life and career in a conversation with Director of the University of Kentucky Art Museum Stuart Horodner. The event will benefit the museum's free admission policy. The talk will begin 6:30 p.m. Thursday, June 23, at the Singletary Center for the Arts Recital Hall.
Zahn was born in Marshall, Minnesota, in 1968, and first began doing improvisational acting in high school. He attended the American Repertory Theater in Cambridge, Massachusetts, and later starred in a traveling production of "Bye, Bye, Birdie" where he met his wife Robyn. Zahn's first film was Ben Stiller's "Reality Bites" in 1994 and he has since performed many lovable comedic and dramatic characters in such films as "Out of Sight," "Rescue Dawn," "Riding in Cars with Boys," "Sahara," "Saving Silverman," "That Thing You Do" and "You've Got Mail." He has also appeared on TV in such shows as "Treme" and "Mind Games." Zahn and his wife live in Georgetown, Kentucky, with their two children.
Tickets for "Steve Zahn: One Night Only" are $15 for general admission and $10 for museum members. Tickets may be purchased through the Singletary Center ticket office online at www.scfatickets.com. A reception at the museum will follow the event.
The mission of the UK Art Museum, part of the UK College of Fine Arts, is to promote the understanding and appreciation of art to enhance the quality of life for people of Kentucky through collecting, exhibiting, preserving and interpreting outstanding works of visual art from all cultures. Home to a collection of more than 4,800 objects including American and European paintings, drawings, photographs, prints and sculpture, the UK Art Museum presents both special exhibitions and shows of work from its permanent collection.
The UK Art Museum, located in the Singletary Center at Rose Street and Euclid Avenue, is open 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Tuesday through Thursday, 10 a.m. to 8 p.m. on Friday, and noon to 5 p.m. on Saturday and Sunday. Admission is free but donations are encouraged. For more information on membership, contact Lyndi Van Deursen at 859-257-8164 or lyndi.vandeursen@uky.edu.
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