Upcoming Events

Leigh Silverman with long curly dark hair wearing a purple shirt under a black unbuttoned collared shirt.

The Drama Department is delighted to welcome Leigh Silverman, a two-time Tony nominated director, who will speak with Professor Amanda Culp about her varied and impressive career and reflect on the ever-evolving landscape of American theater. Open to the public, reservations required.

The three artists posing with their instruments.
Feb. 15, 2025, 7:30 p.m.

Fauré Piano Quartet #2 and the Dohnányi Serenade: Faculty members Marka Young, violin, and Marija Ilić, piano, perform two great works that bridged the gap between Romanticism and Modernity. With Lauren Byrne, viola, and Jeanne Fox, cello.

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Feb. 16, 2025, 3:00 p.m.

Join Paul Bellino, tenor trombone and Tom Hutchinson, tenor trombone, Bill Whitaker, bass trombone, and Dan Peck, tuba, for music arranged for the low brass section of the orchestra.

Graphic of three people putting together four puzzle pieces.
Feb. 19, 2025, 5:00–6:30 p.m.

Join the Race & Racism in Historical Collections Working Group as they dive into powerful stories and materials from the college archives about the impactful 1969 Black Studies Sit-In.

Campus community only, please.

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Dr. Alexis Pauline Gumbs, the first researcher to explore the full depths of Audre Lorde’s manuscript archives, will give a talk on her new book, Survival Is a Promise: The Eternal Life of Audre Lorde. Open to the public.

Dr. Ira Helfand, wearing eyeglasses, a light blue shirt, brown tweed jacket, red patterned tie with a bookcase in the background.

A lecture by renowned activist Dr. Ira Helfand, a member of the International Steering Group of the International Campaign to Abolish Nuclear Weapons (ICAN), which received the 2017 Nobel Peace Prize.

This event is open to the public.

The artist
Feb. 20, 2025, 5:30 p.m.

Jackson has worked experimentally across genres including drawing, painting, printmaking, bookmaking, poetry, dance, theater, and costume design.

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Ongoing Events

Jan. 16 – Feb. 16, 2025

William’s sculptures, works on paper, and prints draw inspiration from music, literature, nature, and the art of the African diaspora.

MODfest 2025