Wheaton College Massachusetts

Gallery Opening: a nerve is not a nerve but a bundle of fibers
2020-01-30 17:00 - 19:00 (America/New_York) | 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.

Hexaflexagon Making
2020-03-25 18:00 - 19:00 | Online
Are you fidgety during this pandemic and want to relieve your stress. Come and learn how to make hexaflexagons! What are hexaflexagons? They’re paper folds composed of triangles which you can flip inside out over and over again. Hexaflexafolds are fidget toys that come in 2D AND 3D! All you need to bring is a piece of paper, some scissors, and tape/glue. We’ll start off with the classic 2D hexaflexagon and work our way to the little more challenging 3D origami style. Hope to see you there!
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Intro to Blender - Navigation and Orientation with Jacob
2020-04-02 18:00 - 19:00 | Online
This is an introduction to the 3D software Blender. No prior experience is necessary! This introduction will go over the general uses for the software and supply you with the knowledge needed to get you started. Feel free to download Blender beforehand and follow along on Twitch.tv. Please email Jacob at libby_jacob@wheatoncollege.edu if you are interested so that he can get an estimated head count beforehand!
Download Blender here
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Virtual Gallery Opening—Many Frequencies, Equal Intensity: 2020 Visual Art Majors' Exhibition
2020-05-06 18:00 - 20:00 | Virtual
The Wheaton College Visual Art Program is thrilled to invite you to a celebratory virtual gallery opening. During this virtual event senior visual art majors will present their group thesis exhibition Many Frequencies, Equal Intensity in a 3D virtual gallery tour experience powered through the generosity of Kunstmatrix.
Advanced registration is required to attend
After registering, you will receive a confirmation email containing information about joining the meeting.

Performing Arts Meet & Greet
2020-08-27 17:00 - 18:00 | Virtual
Interested in getting involved in the performing arts? Faculty, staff and students from the music, theatre and dance programs will be available to answer questions about academic and co-curricular opportunities.
Register via Zoom

It's Elemental: Earth
2020-09-10 13:00 - 20:00, 2020-09-11 13:00 - 17:00, 2020-09-12 13:00 - 17:00, 2020-09-15 13:00 - 17:00, 2020-09-16 13:00 - 17:00 | Watson Fine Arts – Beard and Weil Galleries, Norton, MA, 02766, United States
Third in a series of four biannual exhibitions curated by students enrolled in ARTH335: Exhibition Design, It’s Elemental: Earth considers how earth—in all of its forms—affects our world. Using objects from the Gebbie Archives & Special Collections and the Permanent Collection, each exhibition will explore one of the four classical elements: water, air, earth, fire.
The exhibition will be on display September 10–October 10, 2020.
Due to the ongoing coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic, the Beard & Weil Galleries will only be open to the on-campus Wheaton community during the fall 2020 semester. We will make every effort to make our exhibitions available virtually during this time. We appreciate your patience as we navigate this global challenge and we look forward to welcoming you back to campus when we are able to resume normal operations.

Virtual Gallery Opening—It's Elemental: Earth
2020-09-10 17:30 - 18:30 | Virtual
Third in a series of four biannual exhibitions curated by students enrolled in ARTH335: Exhibition Design, It’s Elemental: Earth considers how earth—in all of its forms—affects our world. Using objects from the Gebbie Archives & Special Collections and the Permanent Collection, each exhibition will explore one of the four classical elements: water, air, earth, fire.
Register here: https://zoom.us/meeting/register/tJwode6uqTgqEtI2bsa3bR6ihGoaAyDM3B0Y
The exhibition will be on display September 10–October 10, 2020.
Due to the ongoing coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic, the Beard & Weil Galleries will only be open to the on-campus Wheaton community during the fall 2020 semester. We will make every effort to make our exhibitions available virtually during this time. We appreciate your patience as we navigate this global challenge and we look forward to welcoming you back to campus when we are able to resume normal operations.
