Wheaton College Massachusetts

Anna Webber's Simple Trio
2022-09-08 19:30 (America/New_York) | Watson Fine Arts – Weber Theatre, Norton, MA, 02766, United States
Award winning composer, saxophonist, and flutist Anna Webber performs with her band Simple Trio (Matt Mitchell, piano; John Hollenbeck, drums) blending strands from contemporary concert music and free improvisation. It is surprising, inventive, virtuosic, and engagingly problematizes entrenched notions about the genre of a jazz trio.

Library Open House: Come Find Your Space!
2022-09-08 15:00 - 18:00 | Wallace Library, Norton, 02766, United States
Come Find Your Space at the library’s open house! Get to know the staff, tie-dye a t-shirt, graffiti a whiteboard, or read a graphic novel. You can register to vote, make a button, work on a puzzle, and play a board game with Roary. While you are here, score some sweet swag, enter to win Lyons Bucks, and explore the building to find your favorite corner, carrel or couch!

Gallery Exhibition—The Tens: Friends of Art Alumni Collection 2011–2020
2022-09-08 13:00 - 20:00, 2022-09-01 13:00 - 20:00, 2022-08-25 13:00 - 20:00, 2022-08-18 13:00 - 20:00, 2022-08-11 13:00 - 20:00, 2022-08-04 13:00 - 20:00, 2022-07-28 13:00 - 20:00, 2022-07-21 13:00 - 20:00 and 9 more dates | Watson Fine Arts – Beard and Weil Galleries, Norton, MA, 02766, United States
The Tens, highlights selected work from students who received the Friends of Art Purchase Prize from 2011-2020. These pieces are part of the Wheaton College Permanent Collection and range from photography to film to illustration. The talented alumni artists included in this exhibition are:
2011 Katharine Heyl, Emiko Kurokawa, Rosemary Liss
2012 Skye Landon, Emily Timm, Tim Oxton
2013 Caroline Isaacs, Walker Downey
2014 Soraya Matos
2015 Lindsey Gillis
2016 Cloë Ella Urbanczyk, Sienna Van Slooten
2017 Charlotte Hall
2018 Aleza Epstein
2019 Bhavika Dugar
2020 Elisa McClear
Exhibition runs February 16–March 27, 2021
Gallery Opening | Monday, February 22, 5:00 p.m. EST Register here
Due to the ongoing coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic, the Beard & Weil Galleries is only open to the on-campus community for the spring 2021 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.

Wheaton Dance Company Auditions
2022-09-06 17:00 | Balfour-Hood – Ellison Dance Studio, Norton, 02766, United States
Are you interested in jazz, ballet, and modern dance? Current students are invited to 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.
Find the company on Instagram @wheatondanceco

Mainstage Auditions
2022-09-01 19:00 - 22:00 | Watson Fine Arts – Weber Theatre, Norton, MA, 02766, United States
Auditions for the fall mainstage production of ROE, written by Lisa Loomer and directed by Professor Stephanie Burlington Daniels, will take place on Thursday, September 1. Current students can sign up for an audition slot on the Theatre and Dance call board, located in the hallway outside of Watson office 126. A PDF of the script is available, please contact Professor Daniels for access. A cast list will be posted on call board by 7pm Friday night (September 2).
Updates about the production can be found on instagram @roeatwheatonma
Rehearsal schedule: Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday night 7-10pm, and Friday afternoon from 2-4pm. Rehearsals begin on Tuesday night Sept. 6. The show opens on November 3 and runs until the 12th.

Theatre & Dance Meet & Greet
2022-09-01 17:00 | Watson Fine Arts – Experimental Theatre, Norton, 02766, United States
Come out and meet the faculty and staff of the Department of Theatre and Dance and hear what’s planned for the coming year. Information about auditions for both theatre and dance will be provided as well as information about classes and the major.

Music Department Meet & Greet
2022-08-31 17:00 | Watson 222
Interested in getting involved in Music? Come out and meet the faculty and hear about opportunities for classes and performance.

Class of 2020 Reunion
2022-06-03 15:00 | All Campus, 26 E. Main St., Norton, MA, 02766, United States
The Class of 2020 returns for their two-year reunion and to celebrate Wheaton traditions, from the campus candle-lighting ceremony on Friday night (6/3) and the planting of the class tree on Saturday (6/4) to a Commencement celebration in the Dimple on Sunday (6/5) at noon. The fun will also include a pub night on campus, a food truck festival and more.
View the tentative schedule and additional information.
Participants must register by May 13, 2022.
Please note: Due to campus protocols we will not be able to accept walk-ins or any registrations after the deadline.
Register today

@capacity: 2022 Senior Visual Art Majors' Exhibition
2022-05-19 13:00 - 17:00, 2022-05-17 13:00 - 17:00, 2022-05-14 13:00 - 17:00 | Watson Fine Arts – Beard and Weil Galleries, Norton, MA, 02766, United States
Senior Visual Art majors’ will present bodies of work in a variety of mediums including: illustration, painting, photography, printmaking, and sculpture. This group exhibition is mounted under the supervision of Assistant Professor of Photography Leah Dyjak.
Gallery hours: Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday & Saturday 1-5 p.m.; Thursdays 1-8 p.m.
Please note: Wheaton currently requires guests to wear a mask indoors regardless of vaccination status.

Honors Thesis Parade
2022-05-16 11:45 | Mars Center for Science and Technology, Norton, 02766, United States
The Annual Honors Thesis Parade is Monday May 16th. The parade commences at 11:45 at the main doors of Mars Center for Science and Technology and proceeds around the Dimple to the Registrar’s office.
All are welcome to march along with the honors thesis students or stand around the Dimple and watch!

First-Gen Senior Send-Off
2022-05-16 10:00 - 11:15 | MA
We are excited to announce an inaugural reception celebrating first-generation* students from the Class of 2022. Any graduating students who identify as first-generation are encouraged to attend.
This celebration honors the experiences of graduating first-gen students while also recognizing those who have supported first-gen students throughout their time at Wheaton.
The event will occur in-person on May 16th at 10a.m. The location will be announced soon. Registration RSVP no later than May 9, 2022, please.
Form to RSVP
This reception is being hosted by the First-Gen and Low-Income Task Force, the Office for Institutional Equity and Belonging, and the Center for Social Justice and Community Impact.

2022 Ensemble Experiments presents Between Us
2022-05-13 19:30 | Watson Fine Arts – Experimental Theatre, Norton, 02766, United States
Join the 2022 senior theatre majors as they present their Ensemble Experiment Between Us.
The worlds ending. War, famine, and death ravage the world. Suffering is everywhere. But this story is not about that. Instead, we follow four, college students as they return to in-person class and are tasked with co-creating a play. Together they grapple with learning how to carry on even when everything is falling apart.
Free Tickets are available for reservation via the Watson Box Office.
