Wheaton College Massachusetts

Winter Celebration for Wind Symphony
2019-12-06 19:30 - 21:30 (America/New_York) | Watson Fine Arts – Weber Theatre, Norton, MA, 02766, United States
The Southeastern Massachusetts Wind Symphony, under the direction of Associate Professor Earl Raney, presents works by Prokofiev, Milhaud, Gould, Hindemith, plus seasonal favorites. Suggested donation $5.

In the Weeds: Art and the Natural World
2019-12-07 13:00 - 17:00, 2019-12-10 13:00 - 17:00, 2019-12-11 13:00 - 17:00, 2019-12-12 13:00 - 20:00 | Watson Fine Arts – Beard and Weil Galleries, Norton, MA, 02766, United States
In the Weeds: Art and the Natural World showcases six artists who are examining the complicated relationship between humans and the environment. Many of these artists bridge art and science to bring to life processes that may otherwise elude the general public. Through seed collecting, camouflage, performance, video, and artists’ books, artists Kwang Choi, Rachel Frank, Jenny Kendler, Next Epoch Seed Library (a collaboration between Ellie Irons and Anne Percoco), and Tammy Nguyen consider issues of rewilding and human influence on the natural world.
The exhibition runs October 23—December 12, 2019
Image: Rachel Frank

Great Woods Symphony Orchestra presents Dance Mix!
2019-12-07 15:00 - 17:00 | Watson Fine Arts – Weber Theatre, Norton, MA, 02766, United States
The 60-piece GWSO performs dance music from around the world, featuring selections from Stravinsky’s Firebird; Respighi’s Ancient Airsand Dances Suite No 2; Melanie Bonis’ Suite en forme de valses; and African-American composer William Grant Still’s Danzas da Panama. Charlotte Chuen, Class of 2020, also performs Beethoven’s Violin Concerto. Suggested donation $5.

Holiday Vespers Concert
2019-12-08 19:30 - 21:30 | Cole Memorial Chapel, Norton, MA, 02766, United States
The Wheaton Chorale, under the direction of Professor of Music Tim Harbold, continues a Wheaton tradition, singing carols and other music from a wide variety of cultures and traditions. The concert is free to the public, but donations are gratefully accepted. Suggested donation $10.

Student Film Screening
2019-12-10 19:00 - 20:00 | Watson Fine Arts – Weber Theatre, Norton, MA, 02766, United States
A curated selection of student work from Production I and II, Introduction to Animation and Animation II will be showcased in this end-of-semester screening.
Please note: The location of the screening has been changed from Ellison Lecture to Weber Theatre

Gallery Opening: 2020 Senior Visual Art Majors’ Exhibition
2019-12-16 17:00 - 19:00 | Haas Concourse and Lobby, Watson Fine Arts

Dance Company Auditions
2020-01-27 17:00 - 19:00 | Balfour-Hood – Ellison Dance Studio, Norton, 02766, United States
Are you interested in jazz, ballet, and modern dance? Audition for the Wheaton College Dance Company. There will be a warmup with our modern teacher then you will be taught a combination. Please wear clothes that you are able to dance in.

Gallery Opening: a nerve is not a nerve but a bundle of fibers
2020-01-30 17:00 - 19:00 | Haas Concourse and Lobby, Watson Fine Arts
a nerve is not a nerve but a bundle of fibers showcases seven contemporary artists, Caroline Wells Chandler, Pilar Sans Coover, Gabrielle Ferreira, Sean Paul Gallegos, Sarah E. Jenkins, Saberah Malik, and Sarah Zapata, all of whom are working with textiles in innovative ways. Though textiles are often thought of as decorative or functional, the artists in this exhibition address complex ideas of identity and cultural history with large-scale crochet, narrative embroidery, deconstructed sneakers, public sewing circles, and traditional dyeing and weaving.

How to Stop Time: Design Principles for Immersive Storytelling
2020-02-05 19:00 - 20:30 | Discovery Center – Hindle Auditorium, Norton, MA, 02766, United States
Overwhelmed by endless streams of content, sophisticated audiences are demanding deeper, more powerful experiences. Innovative technologies enable and inspire new forms of stories and participation, but immersion is not a property of technology, it is a product of a great experience. Mike Monello, Co-founder of Campfire and one of the creators of The Blair Witch Project, shares secrets from over 20 years on the frontline of emerging technology and storytelling.

Arts@Wheaton drop-in coffee hour
2020-02-07 10:00 - 12:00 | Haas Concourse and Lobby, Watson Fine Arts
Faculty and staff are invited to join the arts staff for coffee and treats. Come pick up the spring 2020 arts brochure, learn about our exciting upcoming arts programming and, check out the current textile exhibition: a nerve is not a nerve but a bundle of fibers. Visiting artist Sarah E. Jenkins will be in the gallery leading an informal drop-in workshop entitled Sewing Conversations. The workshop is a contemporary take on quilting circles and aims to provide social engagement while creating art.
Image credit: Wayne Thiebaud, Three Donuts, 1994, Oil on canvas

Sewing Conversation
2020-02-07 10:00 - 12:00, 2020-02-16 12:30 - 14:30 | Watson Fine Arts – Beard and Weil Galleries, Norton, MA, 02766, United States
Inspired by her Appalachian family history and the tradition of quilting circles, Jenkins brings people together to sit, talk, and sew.

TRYBE Gala 2020: A Moment in Time
2020-02-13 19:30 - 21:00, 2020-02-15 19:30 - 21:00 | Watson Fine Arts – Weber Theatre, Norton, MA, 02766, United States
Gala 2020 uses dance to take audiences on a journey from past to future. Join Trybe in their 21st year for an evening of fun, learning, celebrating and dancing. Gala will include guest appearances by S.O.L.E. and Wheaton’s Dance Company. Tickets: $5 general, $3 students, may be purchased online via the Watson Box Office.

Loser Concert
2020-02-13 20:00 - 21:30 | Cole Memorial Chapel, Norton, MA, 02766, United States
Called a “world-wide phenomenon” by Boston’s WBUR, A Far Cry has nurtured a distinct approach to music-making since its founding in 2007. The self-conducted orchestra is a democracy in which decisions are made collectively and leadership rotates among the players (“Criers”). This structure has led to consistently thoughtful, innovative, and unpredictable programming — and impactful collaborations with celebrated performers and composers. Over the past year, A Far Cry has risen to the top of Billboard’s Traditional Classical Chart, been named Boston’s best classical ensemble by The Improper Bostonian, and celebrated two Grammy nominations for its Visions and Variations. Boston Musical Intelligencer sums up the group: “In its first decade, this conductor-free ensemble has earned and sustained a reputation for top-drawer playing, engrossing programming, and outstanding guest artists.”
Free tickets may be reserved online though the Watson Box Office.

Dance Fest 2020: Dancing through the Decades
2020-02-14 19:30 - 21:30, 2020-02-16 14:00 - 16:00 | Watson Fine Arts – Weber Theatre, Norton, MA, 02766, United States
As we enter the next decade, student-led dance groups Paraíso Latino (PL) and Tap Out Loud (TOL) are looking back at dance and music styles that inspire the performing arts we know and love today. Performing works choreographed by current members, the groups are excited to showcase their selective styles of Latin and tap on the big stage. Guest artists Lymin’ Lyons and S.O.L.E. will also take part in the celebration. Tickets: $5 general, $3 students.

Where It Used to be Home: Writing Russia and Ukraine under the Trump Administration
2020-02-19 17:00 - 18:30 | Mary Lyon Hall – Holman Room, Norton, MA, 02766, United States
Olga Livshin will discuss how culture, translation, history, current events and her own biography intermingle in her 2019 book of poems, A Life Replaced, which reflects on the experience of living as an immigrant under the Trump administration and with Putin’s war on Ukraine looming. Raised in Odessa and Moscow, Livshin writes witness poetry about xenophobia, war, and strongmen at the helm on both sides of the world. The book braids original poetry in English with translations from Anna Akhmatova, the great poet of 20th-century Russia, and Vladimir Gandelsman, fellow immigrant and winner of the Moscow Reckoning, Russia’s highest prize for poetry. Livshin’s poems, translations, and essays appear in The Kenyon Review and Poetry International, and are widely published. She holds a PhD in Slavic Languages and Literature, and taught at the university level for a number of years before focusing on writing and translation.
Please join us in the May Room for a reception immediately following the lecture.
Sponsored by the Davis Center for Russian and Eurasian Studies, Harvard University and by the Russian Department at Wheaton College.

Happy Birthday, Beethoven!
2020-02-19 19:30 - 21:00 | Watson Fine Arts – Weber Theatre, Norton, MA, 02766, United States
Celebrate Beethoven’s 250th birthday with a recital of his first three violin and piano sonatas, Op. 12, with noted violinist Nicolas Kitchen, first violinist of the Borromeo String Quartet, and Professor of Music Ann Sears, piano.

Voice of an Artist: David Hilliard
2020-02-20 19:00 - 20:30 | Watson Fine Arts – Ellison Lecture Hall, Norton, MA, 02766
Through his photographs, Hilliard addresses notions of home, masculinity, desire, family, queerness and place. His unique method combines both the still, singular moment with the movement and perspective only achievable through the passage of time. His large multi-panel panoramas, created with film photography, have been exhibited all over the world. In this lecture, David discusses his work and influences, including his working-class background in Lowell, Massachusetts.

A Watchman’s Web: Using Archives to Visualize 19th-Century Providence—12th Annual Mary L. Heuser Lecture featuring Dr. C. Morgan Grefe
2020-02-25 18:00 - 19:30 | Watson Fine Arts – Ellison Lecture Hall, Norton, MA, 02766
A young watchman at Providence’s Prison made a resolution to keep a daily diary in 1867. He recorded his work with the men and women incarcerated there; but, unlike today, the watchmen lived in the prison as well. What can we learn about Rhode Island history from his words? Dr. Grefe will explore the ways records and documents can illuminate how working-class Providence looked and felt in the 19th century.

Amazing Grace - a Film featuring Aretha Franklin
2020-02-26 17:00 - 19:00 | Watson Fine Arts – Ellison Lecture Hall, Norton, MA, 02766
Join us for a viewing of the 1972 concert film featuring the incomparable ARETHA FRANKLIN. Wednesday, Feb 26 at 5 PM in the Watson Ellison Lecture Hall.
A brief Q&A will follow with Profs. Shawn Christian & Ann Sears.

George Kuo—Hawaiian Slack Key Guitar Master
2020-02-27 19:30 - 22:00 | Watson Fine Arts – Experimental Theatre, Norton, 02766, United States
Kuo is known as one of Hawaii’s premiere Slack Key (ki ho’alu) guitar artists playing in the traditional nahenahe (sweet, soothing) style. In his illustrious career, he has accompanied and collaborated with Hawaii’s major artists such as Eddie Kamae and the Sons of Hawai’i, Dennis Kamakahi, Cyril and Martin Pahinui and Aaron Mahi. His recordings for the Slack Key Guitar Masters Series on the Dancing Cat label, Love for the Elders and Hawaiian Touch, were awarded Instrumental Album of the Year by the Hawai’i Academy of Recording Arts. In addition to his performing career, George is a Board Member of the Hawaiian Music Hall of Fame and Museum, where he has supported initiatives to perpetuate Hawaiian traditional music.

New Plays Festival
2020-02-29 14:00 - 16:00, 2020-03-01 14:00 - 16:00 | Watson Fine Arts – Experimental Theatre, Norton, 02766, United States
Longer form plays—written, directed and performed by Wheaton students—will be showcased at our annual festival.

Readings by the Writer: Stacy Szymaszek
2020-03-04 17:00 - 18:30 | Mary Lyon Hall – May Room, Norton, MA, 02766
Szymaszek is the author of five books, including Journal of Ugly Sites and A Year from Today. She is a poet who marvels at, is obsessed by, and is always considering how a human lives their life during the course of any given day. Her work has appeared in BOMB, Chicago Review, and VOLT. She has taught with the Naropa Institute of Disembodied Poetics and at Brown University.

French Cabaret
2020-03-05 19:00 - 21:00 | Balfour-Hood – Lyons Den, Norton, 02766, United States
A night of music and comedy with performances by students, faculty and special guests Les Frères Manouche. Come have a crêpe and support the students singing their hearts out like Piaf.
Contact Prof Walsh at walsh_jonathan@wheatoncollege.edu if you’d like to perform something in French or have questions (by March 1 please).
Open to the public.
