Wheaton College Massachusetts

Disposable Men: On Being Black and Endangered in the U.S.
2021-02-23 17:00 (America/New_York) | Virtual
Multimedia writer and performance artist James Scruggs engages in conversation with Playwright-in-Residence Charlotte Meehan about his critically acclaimed performance work, Disposable Men. He speaks from research, observation, and experience about the “weaponized Black male body” via current events and the long U.S. history of killing unarmed Black men. This event includes Scruggs sharing images of his performance, reading from his work, and a Q&A.
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VR Beat Saber
2021-02-23 17:00 - 20:00 | Digital Lab, 26 E Main St, Norton, MA, 02766, United States
Get aquatinted with our VR set up by playing Beat Saber. 30 minute sessions facilitated by our team member Maggie Chen. The Digital Lab is located in Meneely Room 201. Sign up required!
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Gallery Exhbition—Patty Stone: Time and the River's Edge
2021-02-24 13:00 - 17:00, 2021-02-25 13:00 - 20:00, 2021-02-26 13:00 - 17:00, 2021-02-27 13:00 - 17:00, 2021-03-02 13:00 - 17:00, 2021-03-03 13:00 - 17:00, 2021-03-04 13:00 - 20:00, 2021-03-05 13:00 - 17:00 and 1 more date | Watson Fine Arts – Beard and Weil Galleries, Norton, MA, 02766, United States
Time and the River’s Edge presents 25 years of Patty Stone’s creative work and celebrates her tenure teaching at Wheaton. The exhibition will be displayed on campus as well as virtually and includes paintings and prints spanning the mid-1990s through 2020. Stone’s work explores the tension between nature and the built environment through mapping, collage, and the fluidity and texture of her chosen mediums.
Exhibition runs February 16–March 27, 2021
Gallery Opening | Monday, February 22, 5:00 p.m. EST Register here
Artist Talk | Friday, March 26, 12:00 p.m. EST
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.

Gallery Exhibition—The Tens: Friends of Art Alumni Collection 2011–2020
2021-02-24 13:00 - 17:00, 2021-02-25 13:00 - 20:00, 2021-02-26 13:00 - 17:00, 2021-02-27 13:00 - 17:00, 2021-03-02 13:00 - 17:00, 2021-03-03 13:00 - 17:00, 2021-03-04 13:00 - 20:00, 2021-03-05 13:00 - 17:00 and 1 more date | 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.

Whea Are Wheaton
2021-02-24 18:00 - 19:30 | Virtual
Join the Marshall Center and Alumni Relations for a panel of powerful Black alumni. The panelists will discuss their experiences at Wheaton and how their identities have shaped their work and personal lives.
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Strength Training and the Benefits in Everyday Life
2021-02-25 12:00 - 13:00 | Virtual
Jon Shepard ’10, Certified Strength & Conditioning Specialist and Certified Functional Strength Coach, will discuss the anatomy of strength training and how it can be beneficial in everyday life. This workshop will walk through a typical 4 week session and how it can be structured to accommodate the fitness goals of anyone, at any level.
Following the discussion will be a Q&A and a brief circuit class demonstrating different movements.
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Investing in Low-Income and First-Gen Students
2021-02-25 17:00 | Online
Join Dr. Anthony Abraham Jack, acclaimed author and Harvard scholar, for a campus conversation. He will talk about what we as a community of students, staff and faculty can do about the common barriers faced by low-income and first-generation college students.
For questions and to learn more, contact sjci@wheatoncollege.edu.
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Custom Laser Cut Stamps Workshop
2021-02-27 14:00 - 15:30 | Fab Lab, 26 E Main St, Norton, MA, 02766, United States
Come make custom laser cut stamps! Learn to use Adobe Illustrator and the laser cutter to make these unique stamps. The Fab Lab is in the Old Science Center room 213.
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Natural Solutions for Stress Management
2021-03-03 12:00 - 13:00 | Virtual
Zoë Hack Keller ’05, Holistic Health Coach and Medicinal Herbalist, will present Natural Solutions for Stress Management. Come learn how to use food, medicinal herbs, and lifestyle strategies to effectively support your nervous system and reduce stress.
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Nafis White: All In
2021-03-03 17:00 | Virtual
Interdisciplinary, multihyphenate artist Nafis White, kicks off her virtual artist residency with a discussion of her work in performance, collaborative community-assisted interventions, as well as her sculptural works created from objects commonly found in Black beauty supply stores. White has recently activated the city of Providence through her mural work, uniting a printmaking collective to respond to police brutality, voter suppression, Covid-19 and other local and global crises. During her residency White will engage Wheaton students in timely conversation as well as the production of an artwork on campus.
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New Plays Festival 2021
2021-03-06 12:00, 2021-03-06 15:00 - 17:00, 2021-03-07 12:00, 2021-03-07 15:00 - 17:00 | Virtual
These one-act plays, written by advanced playwriting students in the Creative Writing Program, are presented in collaboration with the Department of Theatre and Dance, student directors and actors and other Wheaton students. Via Zoom, registration required, 12:00 p.m. and 3:00 p.m. EST each day.
Saturday, March 6
12:00 p.m. Register Here
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Sunday, March 7
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