Carleton Arts Calendar – Arts at Carleton

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Towards a Warm Embrace • Jan 11, 2024 - Apr 14, 2024 In-Person • Perlman Teaching Museum • from Perlman Teaching Museum

March 2024

April 2024

Mon 1

7:00pm International Film Forum: Medan vi lever - 2h In-Person • Weitz Cinema • from International Film Forum

Wed 3

4:30pm Guest Lecture: Suzanne Farrin - "Translation, Presencing, and the Expressionless" - 1h In-Person • Weitz Cinema • from Music

Thu 4

9:00am Artist Talk: Karin Jacobson - 2h 30m In-Person • Boliou 140 • from Art & Art History
7:30pm The Hot Dog Play: A Comps Production by Collin Preves & Tosh Le - 1h 30m In-Person • Weitz Center for Creativity 172 • from Theater + Dance

Fri 5

7:00pm Guest Concert: Suzanne Farrin's "dolce la morte" with Ensemble Dal Niente and Michael Walker - 1h 30m In-Person • Kracum Performance Hall • from Music
7:30pm The Hot Dog Play: A Comps Production by Collin Preves & Tosh Le - 1h 30m In-Person • Weitz Center for Creativity 172 • from Theater + Dance

Sat 6

11:00am Guest Masterclass: Suzanne Farrin - 2h In-Person • Applebaum Recital Hall • from Music
2:00pm The Hot Dog Play: A Comps Production by Collin Preves & Tosh Le - 1h 30m In-Person • Weitz Center for Creativity 172 • from Theater + Dance
7:30pm The Hot Dog Play: A Comps Production by Collin Preves & Tosh Le - 1h 30m In-Person • Weitz Center for Creativity 172 • from Theater + Dance

Mon 8

9:00am Artist Talk and Demos: Colleen Riley and Glynnis Lessing - 1h In-Person • Boliou 46 • from Art & Art History
7:00pm International Film Forum: The Lovers' Exile - 2h In-Person • Weitz Cinema • from International Film Forum

Thu 11

12:00pm CAMS Comps Kickoff - 1h In-Person • Weitz 136 • from Cinema & Media Studies
4:30pm Books Abound: an Artist Talk with Erica Spitzer Rasmussen - 1h In-Person • Boliou 161 • from Art & Art History
7:00pm Cozy Art Night - 1h 30m In-Person • Perlman Teaching Museum • from Perlman Teaching Museum

Fri 12

7:00pm 'Murmurations': A Dance Comps by Claudia d’Auria - 1h In-Person • Weitz Center for Creativity 168 • from Theater + Dance
7:30pm Guest Concert: Christopher Taylor - 2h In-Person • Kracum Performance Hall • from Music

Sat 13

9:00am CAMS Comps Symposium - 5h 30m In-Person • Weitz Cinema • from Cinema & Media Studies
11:00am Music Comps Fest - 1h In-Person • Applebaum Recital Hall • from Music
7:00pm 'Murmurations': A Dance Comps by Claudia d’Auria - 1h In-Person • Weitz Center for Creativity 168 • from Theater + Dance

Sun 14

Towards a Warm Embrace (ends) In-Person • Perlman Teaching Museum • from Perlman Teaching Museum
6:00pm Screening of 'Black Panther' and Q & A with Dr. John Kani - 3h 30m In-Person • Weitz Cinema

Mon 15

4:30pm Artist Talk: Dustin Yager - 1h In-Person • Boliou 104 • from Art & Art History
7:00pm International Film Forum: Utama - 2h In-Person • Weitz Cinema • from International Film Forum
7:00pm Reading of 'The Island' and Discussion with Dr. John Kani - 2h In-Person • Weitz Theater

Tue 16

12:00pm CAMS New Majors Welcome Lunch - 1h In-Person • Weitz 136 • from Cinema & Media Studies

Fri 19

7:00pm Conversation with Dr. John Kani - 2h In-Person • Kracum Performance Hall

Sat 20

7:00pm Guest Concert: Les Arrivants "Home" - 1h 30m In-Person • Kracum Performance Hall • from Music

Mon 22

12:30pm Artist Talk: Dan Bruggeman - 2h 30m In-Person • Boliou 140 • from Art & Art History
7:00pm International Film Forum: In the Blind Spot - 2h In-Person • Weitz Cinema • from International Film Forum

Wed 24

5:00pm Flowing, Firm: Nature and Mastery in Bernini's Braids with Karen Lloyd - 1h In-Person • Boliou 104 • from Art & Art History

Thu 25

5:00pm Junior Show Reception - 2h In-Person • Boliou East Gallery • from Art & Art History

Tue 30

12:00pm A Postcard from the Revolution: Social, Political, and Artistic Change in Modern Iran - 1h In-Person • Boliou 161 • from Art & Art History

May 2024

Thu 2

7:30pm Spring Term Theater Production: Intimate Apparel - 1h 30m In-Person • Weitz Theater • from Theater + Dance

Fri 3

7:30pm Spring Term Theater Production: Intimate Apparel - 1h 30m In-Person • Weitz Theater • from Theater + Dance

Sat 4

9:00am Art History Comps Symposium - 3h In-Person • Boliou 104 • from Art & Art History
2:00pm Spring Term Theater Production: Intimate Apparel - 1h 30m In-Person • Weitz Theater • from Theater + Dance
7:30pm Spring Term Theater Production: Intimate Apparel - 1h 30m In-Person • Weitz Theater • from Theater + Dance

Sun 5

2:00pm Ammy Lin Student Recital - 1h In-Person • Applebaum Recital Hall • from Music
2:00pm Spring Term Theater Production: Intimate Apparel - 1h 30m In-Person • Weitz Theater • from Theater + Dance
5:00pm Ian Paulson & Emma Roskopf - Student Recital - 1h In-Person • Applebaum Recital Hall • from Music

Mon 6

7:00pm Animated films by Jodie Mack - 2h In-Person • Weitz Cinema • from Cinema & Media Studies

Tue 7

12:00pm Pop-Up Concert - 1h In-Person • Weitz Commons
4:30pm Artist Talk: Paloma Barhaugh-Bordas - 1h In-Person • Boliou 104 • from Art & Art History
7:00pm MATTER MATTERS: GROWING IS GRIEVING, Artist Talk with Jodie Mack - 2h In-Person • Weitz Cinema • from Cinema & Media Studies

Wed 8

4:30pm Artist Talk: Kern Samuel - 1h In-Person • Boliou 104 • from Art & Art History

Fri 10

2024 Senior Art Show (begins) In-Person • Perlman Teaching Museum • from Perlman Teaching Museum
To Have and To Hold (begins) In-Person • Perlman Teaching Museum • from Perlman Teaching Museum
11:30am Carleton's 20th Empty Bowls Project Community Lunch - 1h 45m In-Person • Bald Spot (weather permitting) • from Art & Art History
5:00pm 2024 Senior Art Show Opening Reception - 2h In-Person • Perlman Teaching Museum • from Perlman Teaching Museum
7:00pm Symphony Band Concert - 1h 30m Hybrid • Kracum Performance Hall • from Music

Sat 11

2:00pm Remembering Melinda Russell - 5h 30m In-Person • Applebaum Hall, Kracum Hall, Weitz Commons • from Music
8:00pm Voice Showcase Recital - 1h Hybrid • Kracum Performance Hall • from Music

Mon 13

12:30pm Self + Collective: Artist talk with Beth West and AJ Meadows of Polyester Projects - 1h In-Person • Weitz Cinema • from Art & Art History
4:30pm Cute, Comic, Erotic: Feminist Artistic Tactics in Mexico - 1h In-Person • Boliou 161 • from Art & Art History
7:00pm International Film Forum: Matthias and Maxime - 2h In-Person • Weitz Cinema • from International Film Forum

Tue 14

12:00pm Pop-Up Concert - 1h In-Person • Weitz Commons

Thu 16

8:15pm Jazz Area Concert - 1h 30m Hybrid • Kracum Performance Hall • from Music

Fri 17

7:00pm Global & Chinese Music Ensemble Concert - 1h 30m Hybrid • Kracum Performance Hall • from Music
7:30pm Spring Dance Concert - 1h 30m In-Person • Weitz Theater • from Theater + Dance

Sun 19

2:00pm Joe Petrini and April Wurst Student Recital - 1h In-Person • Applebaum Recital Hall • from Music
2:00pm Spring Dance Concert - 1h 30m In-Person • Weitz Theater • from Theater + Dance

Mon 20

7:00pm International Film Forum: The 12th Man - 2h 30m In-Person • Weitz Cinema • from International Film Forum

Tue 21

12:00pm Pop-Up Concert - 1h In-Person • Weitz Commons

Wed 22

7:00pm Piano Studio Recital - 1h 30m Hybrid • Kracum Performance Hall • from Music

Fri 24

7:30pm Carleton Choirs & Orchestra Concert - 1h 30m Hybrid • Kracum Performance Hall • from Music

Sun 26

2:00pm Chamber Recital - 1h 30m Hybrid • Kracum Performance Hall • from Music
5:00pm Just Cellin Concert - 30m In-Person • Applebaum Hall • from Music

Mon 27

2:30pm Kai Johnson Student Recital - 30m In-Person • Applebaum Hall • from Music
5:00pm Mira Verma & Andrew Jameson - Student Recital - 1h In-Person • Applebaum Recital Hall • from Music
7:00pm Film Screening, "Pupa: I Don't Want to Go to School" (2012) - 2h 15m In-Person • Weitz Cinema • from Asian Languages & Literatures

Tue 28

12:00pm West African Drum Recital - 30m In-Person • Weitz Commons • from Music
5:00pm Samantha Zimmerman Organ Recital - 1h In-Person • Skinner Chapel • from Music
7:00pm Composition Showcase - 1h 30m Hybrid • Kracum Performance Hall • from Music

Wed 29

3:00pm Strings Recital - 3h In-Person • Kracum Performance Hall • from Music
4:00pm Chinese Music Studio Recital - 30m In-Person • Applebaum Recital Hall • from Music

June 2024

Fri 7

2024 Senior Art Show (ends) In-Person • Perlman Teaching Museum • from Perlman Teaching Museum
To Have and To Hold (ends) In-Person • Perlman Teaching Museum • from Perlman Teaching Museum
10:00am Senior Art Sale - 2h In-Person • Bald Spot • from Art & Art History

Fri 14

12:00pm To Have and To Hold - 5h In-Person • Perlman Teaching Museum • from Perlman Teaching Museum

Sat 15

12:00pm To Have and To Hold - 5h In-Person • Perlman Teaching Museum • from Perlman Teaching Museum

September 2024

Wed 11

1:30pm Music Fest - 1h 30m In-Person • Kracum Performance Hall • from Music

Thu 26

12:00pm Kora Demonstration with Ryan Skinner - 1h In-Person • Shackel Hall
5:00pm Bank Job Artist Talk & Opening Reception - 2h In-Person • Perlman Teaching Museum • from Bank Job
7:00pm International Film Forum: Katanga - 2h In-Person • Weitz Cinema • from International Film Forum

Fri 27

Bank Job (begins) In-Person • Perlman Teaching Museum • from Perlman Teaching Museum
7:00pm Guest Concert: William Eddins - The Goyescas Project - 1h 30m In-Person • Kracum Performance Hall • from Music

Sun 29

3:00pm Faculty & Guest Recital: Natalia Moiseeva, violin & Nicola Melville, piano | Carleton College with Ivan Konev, piano | University of Wisconsin River Falls - 1h In-Person • Kracum Performance Hall • from Music

Mon 30

7:30pm Lucas Lecture in the Arts: Architect Jeanne Gang - 1h In-Person • Boliou 104

October 2024

Wed 2

4:15pm Bank Job Exhibition Tour with Sara Cluggish - 45m In-Person • Perlman Teaching Museum • from Perlman Teaching Museum

Fri 4

4:00pm The Sundiata Epic a performance work-in-progress with WASSA KOUYATE (kora) and featuring Carleton's own CHERIF KEITA - 1h In-Person • Applebaum Recital Hall
7:30pm Guest Concert: Guns N' Rosenkavalier - 1h 15m In-Person • Kracum Performance Hall • from Music

Tue 8

5:00pm Karen Tei Yamashita '73 - Boat & Rainbow: Revisiting Through the Arc of the Rain Forest - 1h In-Person • Weitz Cinema • from English

Thu 10

5:00pm Imagination & Speculation / Storytelling & True Lies: A Moderated Conversation with Karen Tei Yamashita '73 - 1h In-Person • Leighton 304 • from English
5:30pm Weitz Fellows Info Session for Students - 1h In-Person • Weitz 236; For more information or to register, see Handshake • from Career Center

Fri 11

Points, Lines, Angles, and Shapes: Math & Art Symposium (begins) In-Person • from Perlman Teaching Museum
10:50am Convocation with Francis Su - 1h In-Person • Skinner Memorial Chapel • from Convocations

Sat 12

Points, Lines, Angles, and Shapes: Math & Art Symposium (ends) In-Person • from Perlman Teaching Museum

Sun 13

3:00pm Guest Concert: One Hundred Strings - 2h In-Person • Kracum Performance Hall • from Music

Mon 14

4:00pm Pathos Along a Contemporary Frontier: Border Paintings by Rigoberto Alonso Gonzalez - 1h In-Person • Boliou 104 • from Art & Art History
5:00pm Indigenous Peoples' Day: Warrior Women film - 3h In-Person • Boliou 104 • from Indigenous Engagement in Place

Thu 17

4:30pm Guest Lecture - Queens of Afrobeat: Women, Play, and Fela Kuti's Music Rebellion - 1h In-Person • Olin 141 • from Theater + Dance

Fri 18

7:30pm Music Department Showcase - 45m Hybrid • Kracum Performance Hall • from Music

Sat 19

9:00pm The New Standards Concert - 1h 30m In-Person • Armory Square Event Center, 519 Division St S, Northfield, MN 55057 • from Parent/Family Gateway

Wed 23

5:30pm Lecture: Music Making in Palestine During the First Half of the Twentieth Century: Agency and Innovation; Dr. Issa Boulos - 1h 30m In-Person • Leighton 305 • from Middle Eastern Languages

Thu 24

7:30pm Concert: An Evening of Palestinian Music: Songs of Resistance and Resilience; Dr. Issa Boulos: singing, oud; Majed Abu Ajamia, qanun. - 1h 30m In-Person • Kracum Performance Hall • from Middle Eastern Languages
7:30pm Fall Term Theater Production: Anon(ymous) - 1h 30m In-Person • Weitz Theater • from Theater + Dance

Fri 25

7:30pm Fall Term Theater Production: Anon(ymous) - 1h 30m In-Person • Weitz Theater • from Theater + Dance
7:30pm Guest Concert | mOthertongue: Lived experience in Asian America - 1h 45m In-Person • Kracum Performance Hall • from Music

Sat 26

2:00pm Fall Term Theater Production: Anon(ymous) - 1h 30m In-Person • Weitz Theater • from Theater + Dance
7:30pm Fall Term Theater Production: Anon(ymous) - 1h 30m In-Person • Weitz Theater • from Theater + Dance

Sun 27

2:00pm Fall Term Theater Production: Anon(ymous) - 1h 30m In-Person • Weitz Theater • from Theater + Dance

Mon 28

4:00pm The Imaginative Landscape: A Search for a Hmong Homeland In-Person • Boliou 104 • from Art & Art History
7:00pm International Film Forum: Tirailleurs - 2h In-Person • Weitz Cinema • from International Film Forum

Wed 30

5:15pm Film, Literature and Culture in Mumbai & Seoul Info Session - 1h In-Person • Leighton 236 • from Off-Campus Studies

November 2024

Fri 1

4:00pm Artist Talk: Katayoun Amjadi - 1h In-Person • Boliou 104 • from Art & Art History
7:00pm Symphony Band Concert - 1h Hybrid • Kracum Performance Hall • from Music

Sun 3

3:00pm Chinese & Global Music Concert - 1h 30m Hybrid • Kracum Performance Hall • from Music

Mon 4

7:00pm International Film Forum: Possible Selves - 2h In-Person • Weitz Cinema • from International Film Forum

Wed 6

Bur Oak Project (begins) In-Person • Boliou Hall • from Art & Art History

Thu 7

2:00pm Luther Davis Artist Talk - 1h 30m In-Person • Laurence McKinley Gould Library Athenaeum • from Art & Art History
8:00pm Jazz Area Concert - 1h 30m Hybrid • Kracum Performance Hall • from Music

Fri 8

7:00pm Semaphore Repertory Dance Company Fall Concert - 1h 30m In-Person • Weitz Theater • from Theater + Dance
7:30pm Orchestra Concert - 1h Hybrid • Kracum Performance Hall • from Music

Sat 9

7:30pm Voice Showcase Recital - 1h Hybrid • Applebaum Recital Hll • from Music

Sun 10

2:00pm Semaphore Repertory Dance Company Fall Concert - 1h 30m In-Person • Weitz Theater • from Theater + Dance

Wed 13

7:00pm International Film Forum: Home is Somewhere Else - 2h In-Person • Weitz Cinema • from International Film Forum
7:00pm Piano Studio Recital - 2h In-Person • Kracum Performance Hall • from Music

Thu 14

5:00pm A Reading with Susan Jaret McKinstry - 1h In-Person • Weitz 236 • from English

Fri 15

7:30pm Carleton Choirs Concert - 1h Hybrid • Kracum Performance Hall • from Music

Sun 17

2:00pm Chamber Music Recital - 2h Hybrid • Kracum Performance Hall • from Music

Mon 18

4:00pm Chinese Music Studio Recital - 1h In-Person • Applebaum Recital Hall • from Music
7:00pm International Film Forum: Close Your Eyes - 3h In-Person • Weitz Cinema • from International Film Forum

Tue 19

5:00pm Organ Recital - 30m In-Person • Skinner Chapel • from Music

Wed 20

Bank Job (ends) In-Person • Perlman Teaching Museum • from Perlman Teaching Museum
3:00pm Strings Recital - 3h In-Person • Kracum Performance Hall • from Music