Wheaton College Massachusetts

New Plays Festival 2026
2026-02-22 17:00 (America/New_York) | Kresge Experimental Theatre, Watson Fine Arts
Eleven longer form plays—written, directed and performed by Wheaton students—are showcased in our annual festival. The festival runs over two days with two seatings each day, each seating showcases a different set of plays.
Free or pay-what-you-can tickets are available through the Watson Box Office.

Taste of Wheaton: Providence
2026-03-10 18:00 - 20:00 | Culinary HUB of Providence (CHOP), 221 Washington St., Providence, RI
Join fellow alumni and friends for an evening at the Culinary Hub of Providence (CHOP), featuring exceptional food, great company and an inside look at how the Life & Career Design Institute uses design thinking to help students build skills and a mindset for success in college and beyond. Come celebrate our shared Wheaton connection, reflect on where we’ve been and toast to what’s ahead—all over a great meal.
Your $25 registration fee supports LCDI and provides access to research opportunities, fully funded internships and hands-on experiences that prepare students for success professionally and personally.
Casual dress is encouraged.
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Taste of Wheaton New Haven
2026-03-11 18:00 - 20:00 | Bar, 254 Crown St., New Haven, CT, 06511
Join fellow alumni and friends for an evening at the BAR on Crown Street, featuring exceptional food, great company and an inside look at how the Life & Career Design Institute uses design thinking to help students build skills and a mindset for success in college and beyond. Come celebrate our shared Wheaton connection, reflect on where we’ve been and toast to what’s ahead—all over a great meal.
Your $25 registration fee supports LCDI and provides access to research opportunities, fully funded internships and hands-on experiences that prepare students for success professionally and personally.
Casual dress is encouraged.
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Taste of Wheaton: Worcester
2026-03-12 18:00 - 20:00 | The Mercantile, 2 Mercantile St., Worcester, MA, 01608
Join fellow alumni and friends for an evening at the The Mercantile, featuring exceptional food, great company and an inside look at how the Life & Career Design Institute uses design thinking to help students build skills and a mindset for success in college and beyond. Come celebrate our shared Wheaton connection, reflect on where we’ve been and toast to what’s ahead—all over a great meal.
Your $25 registration fee supports LCDI and provides access to research opportunities, fully funded internships and hands-on experiences that prepare students for success professionally and personally.
Casual dress is encouraged.
Register today

MAP Day Spring 2026
2026-03-18 09:00 - 17:00 | All Campus, 26 E. Main St., Norton, MA, 02766, United States
Get the time and space for reflection, exploration and forward motion on Spring 2026 MAP Day. The day’s events will include a keynote address from former U.S. Rep. James Langevin (D–R.I.), a career fair featuring more than 70 organizations, and a showcase for student scholarship and creativity.
As always, a centerpiece of the programming will be advising. MAP Day will feature advising by academic program as well as class-based gatherings and information sessions on a range of topics from applying to law school and preparing for Massachusetts’ teaching licensure exams to competing for prestigious awards, such as Watson fellowships and Fulbright scholarships.
More details available on the college blog. A full schedule will be distributed before the event.

Readings by the Writer: Kate Colby
2026-03-25 17:00 | Mary Lyon Hall – May Room, Norton, MA, 02766
Kate Colby reads from her work including Paradoxx, her new collection of essays. “In Paradoxx, Colby applies her humor and exacting intelligence to teasing out tangles in relationships between memory, signification, and human perception. A one-hundred-day chronicle of a dark period in the author’s life, this tightly-wound lyric essay is also a memoir of growing up in the late 20th century and stumbling into the 21st.” (Essay Press) Colby was a founding board member of the Gloucester Writers Center in Massachusetts, where she now serves on the advisory board. She grew up in Massachusetts and currently lives in Providence, where she teaches at UPenn.

Object Lessons: Matisse and Art Education
2026-03-25 18:30 | Watson Fine Arts – Ellison Lecture Hall, Norton, MA, 02766
The Wheaton College Friends of Art proudly present the 18th Annual Mary L. Heuser Lecture in Art History featuring Camran Mani. Throughout his artistic career, Henri Matisse tried to be the teacher he had never had as an unhappy art student in late 19th-century Paris. In his talk, Camran Mani will explore the evolution of ideas about how to educate young people for careers in art by looking at a few of Matisse’s experimental teaching efforts from 1908-1948, including the art academy he briefly operated in Paris, his mural for an educational foundation in Pennsylvania, and the book Jazz.

Alumni Women's Virtual Panel
2026-03-26 19:00 | Virtual
This Spring, we are pleased to invite you to a special virtual event celebrating the remarkable journeys of Wheaton College women. Our alumni panel will feature Elisabeth Stitt ’88, Nancy Considine ’94 and Paloma Naderi ’09 and be moderated by Katelyn Brewer ’07.
Join us as we delve into the experiences of these accomplished women and explore how Wheaton College has played a pivotal role in shaping their personal and professional trajectories. The panelists will share insights into their time at Wheaton, reflecting on what drew them to our institution, how their experiences influenced their paths and recalling vital moments that shaped their careers.
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Amadeus
2026-03-26 19:00 - 22:00, 2026-03-27 19:00 - 22:00, 2026-03-28 19:00 - 22:00 | Kresge Experimental Theatre, Watson Fine Arts
written by Peter Shaffer
directed by John O’Meara
Amadeus, produced by the Kresge Theatre Company, tells a compelling story of intrigue, deceit, and obsession. Salieri, a successful composer in the court of the Austrian Emperor Joseph must reckon with his faith, passion, and personal identity when he is confronted by the young Wolfgang Mozart, a genius composer who puts his life’s work to shame with ease.
Tickets can be purchased via the Watson Box Office.
“Amadeus” is presented by arrangement with Concord Theatricals on behalf of Samuel French, Inc. www.concordtheatricals.com

Spring Preview Day
2026-03-28 08:30 - 12:00 | All Campus, 26 E. Main St., Norton, MA, 02766, United States
Preview Days are designed to provide a general overview of the opportunities available at Wheaton College—everything from academics to life on campus. The program includes a look into the Wheaton Curriculum, an interactive student panel, admission and financial aid information, as well as a campus tour.
We hope to see you on campus soon!
Register to attend Saturday, March 28, 2026

Spring Preview Day
2026-04-03 08:30 - 12:00 | All Campus, 26 E. Main St., Norton, MA, 02766, United States
Preview Days are designed to provide a general overview of the opportunities available at Wheaton College—everything from academics to life on campus. The program includes a look into the Wheaton Curriculum, an interactive student panel, admission and financial aid information, as well as a campus tour.
We hope to see you on campus soon!
Register to attend Friday, April 3, 2026

2026 Creative Writing Senior Reading
2026-04-14 17:00, 2026-04-21 17:00 | Balfour-Hood – New Yellow Parlor
Seniors graduating with a major in Creative Writing and Literature read from their original work. Students will present readings over two evenings April 14 & 21, 2026.

Wheaton College Dance Company
2026-04-16 19:30, 2026-04-17 19:30, 2026-04-18 14:00 | Watson Fine Arts – Weber Theatre, Norton, MA, 02766, United States
The ensemble performs under the direction of Artistic Director Andrea Taylor-Blenis.
Pay-what-you-can tickets may be purchased via the Watson Box Office.

Welcome to Wheaton Day
2026-04-17 08:30 - 15:00 | All Campus, 26 E. Main St., Norton, MA, 02766, United States
Experience all that Wheaton College has to offer—or as much as you can pack into one day! Now that you’ve been admitted, whether you have already visited or not, we encourage you to visit campus with a brand-new perspective! Learn more about academic and student life, explore our laboratories and studios with the students and faculty who work in those spaces, and talk one-on-one with faculty who teach the subjects in which you are interested.
Event details and registration
Schedule coming soon!

Great Woods Symphony Orchestra presents Variations on America
2026-05-03 16:00 | Watson Fine Arts – Weber Theatre, Norton, MA, 02766, United States
A concert celebrating the rich and varied tapestry of American music, including classical, jazz, ragtime, hip-hop, and more. Featuring music by Charles Ives, Aaron Copland, Scott Joplin, Florence Price, George Gershwin, Lin-Manuel Miranda, a world-premiere by Kyle Ducharme ’28, and solo performances by Ben Lyon ’26, Zach Rakotomaniraka ’27, and Carolyn Stevenson ’28. The Great Woods Symphony Orchestra performs under the direction of Professor Delvyn Case.
Pay-what-you-can tickets are available via the Watson Box Office

Reunion Weekend 2026
2026-05-15 - 2026-05-17 | Wheaton College, 26 E Main Street, Norton, MA, 02766, United States
We look forward to welcoming classes ending in 1s and 6s back to campus to celebrate Reunion! Reconnect with classmates and take part in our traditional Commencement and Reunion events planned for the weekend.
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