Wheaton College Massachusetts

Philadelphia Alumni Gathering
2024-06-20 18:00 - 20:00 (America/New_York) | Otto Distilling Co., 1713R McKean Street, Philadelphia, PA, 19145, United States
Join Wheaton alumni at Otto Distilling Co. on Thursday, June 20 for a social gathering! This is a wonderful opportunity to catch up with old friends, make new connections, and share your experiences since graduation.
The night will include snacks and complimentary drinks.
RSVP

Symphony Under the Stars
2024-06-27 19:00 | Cole Memorial Chapel, Norton, MA, 02766, United States
Great Woods Symphony Orchestra performs a concert of classical and pops favorites led by Professor Delvyn Case, Conductor.
Bring your blanket or lawn chair and relax.
The President’s Garden is located behind the President’s House. Parking is available in Lot 1, enter from Mansfield Ave. (Rte. 140)
If you would like to make a donation to Cupboard of Kindness Food Pantry, we will be collecting canned goods before the start of the event.
Individuals with disabilities requiring accommodations or information on accessibility should contact Pam Vaz at vaz_pamela@wheatoncollege.edu by June 24.
In the event of rain, the performance will be moved to the Cole Memorial Chapel.

Program
Professor Delvyn Case, Conductor
Professor Ethan Wood, Violin
Natan Chalem ’23, Tenor
Kammeron Frost, Singer-Songwriter
Emma Bradshaw ’25, Singer-Songwriter

America, the Beautiful — Samuel A. Ward (1847-1903)
Deep River — Trad., Arr. H.T. Burleigh (1866-1941), Orch. D. Case
Danzas da Panama — William Grant Still (1895-1978)
II. Mejoran y Socarn
IV. Cumbia y Congo
The Old Boatman — Florence Price (1887-1953)
You’re Gone — Emma Bradshaw ’25 (b. 2002)
“Hoe-Down” from Rodeo — Aaron Copland (1900-1990), Arr. Bulla

“Summer” from the Four Seasons — Antonio Vivaldi (1678-1741)
II. Allegro non molto
“My Shot” from Hamilton — Lin-Manuel Miranda (b. 1980)
Bite Back — Kammeron Frost (b.2002)
Sweet Caroline — Neil Diamond (b. 1941)
John Williams Trilogy — John Williams (b. 1932)

Great Woods Symphony Orchestra

Violin I
Prof. Ethan Wood, concertmaster
Gigi Turgeon, guest musician
Sangeetha Kavety, Mansfield
Brittany Comfrey, Somerset
Violin II
Prof. John Biatowas
Kimberly Fang, guest musician
Ross Nelson, Mansfield
Colleen McHugh, Foxborough
Viola
Hannah Ross, guest musician
Jeremy Tonelli-Sippel, guest musician
Jackson Reed ’21

Cello
Miguel Vasquez, guest musician
Cherry Kim, guest musician
Ping Kerber, Sharon
Bass
Robert Hoffman, guest musician
Rene Fontaine, Cumberland, RI
Percussion
Jackson Reed ’21
Keyboard
Conor Fergus ’23

Professor of Music Delvyn Case P‘22 conducts the Great Woods Symphony Orchestra and teaches courses in composition, popular music, and songwriting. He is a composer of concert, educational, and pops music, including the holiday overture Rocket Sleigh, which has been performed by the Boston Pops and more than 100 orchestras across the US, Europe, UK and Canada. His two “musical storybook” compositions, “Lighthouse Keeper” and “Fire in the Big-Top!”, have been performed for thousands of children in Maine, Massachusetts, New York City, California, and Australia. In 2022, he was named Distinguished Composer of the Year by the Music Teachers National Association. He spent the first half of 2024 as a Visiting Fellow at Oxford, where he worked on projects exploring the intersections of music and theology.
Ethan Wood, Assistant Professor of Music in Performance, serves as Concertmaster of the Great Woods Symphony. As a violinist and violist, he has appeared around the United States and abroad as a guest artist, recitalist, and chamber and orchestral musician. Also a pianist, mandolinist, and composer, he has collaborated with dozens of ensembles in New England and beyond. A graduate of the New England Conservatory of Music, Prof. Wood earned a Grammy nomination as part of the Boston-based string orchestra A Far Cry.
Born in Paris, France, Natan Chalem graduated from Wheaton in 2023 with a B.A. in music and mathematics. While at Wheaton, he studied voice with Joanne Mouradjian. He is currently studying for his master’s degree in vocal performance at UMass Amherst with William Hite. This summer, Chalem will be performing the title role in Mozart’s final opera, La Clemenza di Tito as a student in the AAMA 2024 program. He has been featured with the Great Woods Symphony Orchestra in three previous performances, including the 2022 and 2023 Symphony Under the Stars concerts and as the winner of the 2023 Concerto Aria Competition at Wheaton.
Kammeron Frost is a writer and singer originally from Dayton, Ohio. A 2024 graduate of the Berklee College of Music, Kammeron received Berklee’s “Public Service Music Scholarship” in 2023 for her outstanding work bringing music classes to the Kroc Community Center in Dorchester. She ended her senior year as a featured soloist at Berklee’s Commencement Concert of 2024, where she performed a setlist of hip-hop legend QTip’s discography as part of the ceremony honoring him with an honorary doctorate. Kammeron has recently released her debut album “Goodbye Old Friends,” which blends hip-hop elements with R&B soul vocals. Kammeron Frost’s website.
Emma Bradshaw is a rising senior at Wheaton College who discovered the scope of her passion for songwriting in her freshman year. As a sophomore, Emma spent the fall semester in Professor Case’s songwriting class, followed by an independent study with him that spring. In addition to songwriting, she is also a versatile musical theatre performer who was recently seen at Wheaton in a starring role in Rent. Emma loves how versatile music can be, from an aid in working through difficult situations, to making others laugh. She is very grateful for the connections and memories that music has created in her life and looks forward to where it will bring her next!

Join Us for the Fall Semester!
Members of the general public are welcome to join the Great Woods Symphony Orchestra for the Fall 2024 semester. All musicians are welcome to audition, including talented high school students. Rehearsals are held Monday evenings at 7 p.m., starting September 9th.
No orchestral experience is necessary and membership is free.
Visit the Great Woods Symphony Orchestra website for more information.

Orientation
2024-06-28 08:30 - 16:00 | All Campus, 26 E. Main St., Norton, MA, 02766, United States
Start your Wheaton journey this summer
Academic Orientation – Mentored Academic Pathway (MAP) is a one-day comprehensive program that serves as a fun and engaging start to your Wheaton journey. Choose the date that best fits your schedule. Sessions will delve into content about academics, social life, and what to expect as the fall semester begins. In addition, your Peer Advisor will be available for questions, and you’ll get to know some of your new classmates.
Family Orientation takes place the same day as your Academic Orientation – MAP. During Orientation, you will work with advisors to map out your academic schedule and connect with other new students while your family and friends will meet with Wheaton community members across campus to learn how they can support you throughout your college experience.
You may register for both events on the same form. To begin, choose your date. If you can’t make any of the dates, let us know.
Register today!

Fall 2024 Early Arrival Program Participant Move-In
2024-08-20 | Balfour-Hood – Atrium, Norton, 02766, United States
Move-In day for Early Arrival Program participants. More details will be sent to students in July.

Fall 2024 New Student Move-In
2024-08-23 | Balfour-Hood – Atrium, Norton, 02766, United States
Move-In day for new students. More information will be sent to students in July.

Fall 2024 Returning Student Move-In
2024-08-25, 2024-08-26 | Balfour-Hood – Atrium, Norton, 02766, United States
Move-in day for returning students. More information will be sent to students in July.

Drug Addiction: Real People, Real Stories - INTO LIGHT Massachusetts
2024-08-27 13:00 - 17:00, 2024-09-03 13:00 - 17:00, 2024-09-10 13:00 - 17:00, 2024-09-17 13:00 - 17:00 | Watson Fine Arts – Beard and Weil Galleries, Norton, MA, 02766, United States
Drug Addiction: Real People, Real Stories
Massachusetts INTO LIGHT Project Exhibition
August 27–November 8, 2024 / Opening reception: Saturday, September 14, 2024 1-3pm
Wheaton College haves partnered with the national non-profit the INTO LIGHT Project to create an exhibition of graphite portraits, personal items, and written narratives of 40 Massachusetts residents who have died of drug overdose or poisoning. The INTO LIGHT Project is working to organize an exhibition like this in every state.
Our goal is to help destigmatize overdose and substance use disorder and to open up the conversation about the opioid epidemic. The exhibition brings together medicine, mental health, public health, and visual and creative arts. We are using art to connect, humanize, and heal.
INTO LIGHT Project is national non-profit that creates exhibitions with portraits and stories of people who have died from the disease of drug addiction in each state. Their mission is to change the conversation about drug addiction through the power of art and storytelling. Wheaton College is the host of the Massachusetts exhibition. The people honored in this exhibition are from eleven Massachusetts counties and range in age from 18-39. We seek to eliminate the stigma surrounding substance use disorder and to address the misconception that people with addiction are to blame for their illness. Through portraiture and storytelling, the Into Light Project offers healing and hope and create meaningful dialogue about substance use disorder.
Exhibition Details
Beard and Weil Galleries, Watson Fine Art
Dates: August 27–November 8, 2024
Hours: Tu, We, Fr, Sa 1-5pm; Th 1-8pm; Su 10-5pm

Boston Red Sox Game
2024-09-08 13:30 - 16:30 | Fenway Park, 4 Jersey Street, Boston, MA, 02215, United States
You’re invited to join fellow Wheaton alumni, family, and friends at the Boston Red Sox vs. Chicago White Sox game on Sunday, September 8, 2024.
Wheaton is offering discounted tickets for $35 each which are located in the Right Field Grandstand 3, rows 1-3. Tickets are available on a first come, first served basis and are limited to 4 per person.
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Music Faculty Recital
2024-09-11 19:30 | Watson Fine Arts – Weber Theatre, Norton, MA, 02766, United States
The faculty members in the Department of Music perform as part of the Faculty and Friends Music Series.

Opening Reception for Drug Addiction: Real People, Real Stories
2024-09-14 13:00 - 15:00 | Watson Fine Arts – Beard and Weil Galleries, Norton, MA, 02766, United States
Please join us for the opening reception of Into Light Project’s Drug Addiction: Real People Real Stories. We will hear from Theresa Clower, Into Light Project Founder and others involved with this important work.
Wheaton College has partnered with the national non-profit the INTO LIGHT Project to create an exhibition of graphite portraits, personal items, and written narratives of 40 Massachusetts residents who have died of drug overdose or poisoning. The INTO LIGHT Project is working to organize an exhibition like this in every state.
Our goal is to help destigmatize overdose and substance use disorder and to open up the conversation about the opioid epidemic. The exhibition brings together medicine, mental health, public health, and visual and creative arts. We are using art to connect, humanize, and heal.
The reception is free and open to the public.

Visiting Artist/Filmmaker Rowan Haber
2024-09-18 17:30 | Mary Lyon Hall – Holman Room, Norton, MA, 02766, United States
Rowan will screen and discuss their work in documentary, narrative, and commercial. They will cover the ins and outs of making your first film, fundraising for your project, and how to get your start. Rowan will ask the students questions, and Leah will facilitate a discussion afterward. This is not to be missed if you are an aspiring filmmaker or visual artist. Ro has found ways to do both successfully. Bring your dinner and your friends!

Rowan West Haber is an aesthetically minded Writer/Director. An MFA graduate of NYU’s Tisch School of the Arts, they were a Sundance Momentum Fellow, a Sundance New Frontier Lab, and an Art of Practice Fellow. They were selected for the Universal Pictures Directing Lab, AFI’s Directing Workshop for Women, Film Independent’s Episodic Lab and Project Involve, Outfest’s Screenwriting Lab, and were a shadowing director on FX’s Pose. They were featured on The Alice Initiative’s 2018 list of directors ready to helm studio films, Indiewire’s 8 Best Trans Directors Working Today, and have been a fellow at Yaddo, MacDowell, and UCross Artist Residencies.
They won a Webby, New Orleans Film Festival, and LA Film Festival awards and were nominated for a GLAAD award for their series, New Deep South. Their series Braddock, PA (Topic) gained critical attention from The New York Times and The New Yorker. They directed Stonewall Forever for Stink Studios as well as Celestial for Tribeca Studios x Bulgari, and have done commercial work for Mercedes, Pepsi, Spotify, Facebook and Apretude to name a few.
Recently, they directed the finale for the FX x Killer Films Gotham and GLAAD Award-nominated series Pride. They are currently directing a feature documentary EPed by Lauren Greenfield and produced by Caryn Capotosto entitled We Are Pat about the 90s SNL cult figure It’s Pat. They are also attached to direct Amasia Entertainment’s (Green Hornet, Them That Follow) trans coming of age film, Handsome and their film Shell.ai, which is a modern feminist horror retelling of the Frankenstein story from the perspective of a female technologist, is being produced by Seaview (Slave Play, Reality). They are also attached to direct the feature adaptation of Brontez Purnell’s award-winning novel Since I Laid My Burden Down, which is being adapted to screen by Savannah Knoop and just won the 2021 SFFILM Rainin Grant. They were an advisor for Sundance’s first Trans Possibilities Lab and are currently a Sundance Humanities Sustainability Fellow. They are a member of the collective of artists, scientists and technologists called Talk to Me About Water.
They speak Spanish and Portuguese, and when they aren’t doing creative work, they are definitely on a mountain somewhere.
WEBSITES
Rowan Haber / Personal
https://www.rowanhaber.com/
Talk to Me About Water
https://www.talktomeaboutwater.com/

Drug Addiction: Real People, Real Stories - INTO LIGHT Massachusetts
2024-09-24 13:00 - 17:00, 2024-10-01 13:00 - 17:00, 2024-10-08 13:00 - 17:00 | Watson Fine Arts – Beard and Weil Galleries, Norton, MA, 02766, United States
Drug Addiction: Real People, Real Stories
Massachusetts INTO LIGHT Project Exhibition
August 27–November 8, 2024 / Opening reception: Saturday, September 14, 2024 1-3pm
Wheaton College haves partnered with the national non-profit the INTO LIGHT Project to create an exhibition of graphite portraits, personal items, and written narratives of 40 Massachusetts residents who have died of drug overdose or poisoning. The INTO LIGHT Project is working to organize an exhibition like this in every state.
Our goal is to help destigmatize overdose and substance use disorder and to open up the conversation about the opioid epidemic. The exhibition brings together medicine, mental health, public health, and visual and creative arts. We are using art to connect, humanize, and heal.
INTO LIGHT Project is national non-profit that creates exhibitions with portraits and stories of people who have died from the disease of drug addiction in each state. Their mission is to change the conversation about drug addiction through the power of art and storytelling. Wheaton College is the host of the Massachusetts exhibition. The people honored in this exhibition are from eleven Massachusetts counties and range in age from 18-39. We seek to eliminate the stigma surrounding substance use disorder and to address the misconception that people with addiction are to blame for their illness. Through portraiture and storytelling, the Into Light Project offers healing and hope and create meaningful dialogue about substance use disorder.
Exhibition Details
Beard and Weil Galleries, Watson Fine Art
Dates: August 27–November 8, 2024
Hours: Tu-Sa 1-5pm; Th 1-8pm; Su 10-5pm

World Interaction Design Day 2024 featuring Deborah A. Levinson
2024-09-26 17:30 | Mary Lyon Hall – Holman Room, Norton, MA, 02766, United States
UX Practice & Designing Software that Enables Sustainable Building
UX strategist, designer and author Deborah A. Levinson graduated with a degree in Creative Writing and she will share her professional journey to UX. She will discuss what a work day looks like and how she helps one long-term client design software for architects and builders to select and specify the use of green building materials. A brief Q&A session will be included in this event. Light snacks will be provided during the presentation.

Neil Diamond Musical starring Nick Fradiani '08
2024-09-26 19:30 - 21:30 | Providence Performing Arts Center, 220 Weybosset St, Providence, RI, 02903, United States
Join the Wheaton community in Providence at The Neil Diamond Musical: A Beautiful Noise, starring Nick Fradiani ’08 on Thursday, September 26th.
A Beautiful Noise is the story of the legendary Neil Diamond in a gripping and uplifting new musical featuring his hit songs “Sweet Caroline,” “America,” “Cracklin’ Rosie,” and more!
Tickets are $55 and are available on a first-come, first-served basis. Limit 2 per person.
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Peer Grief Support Groups
2024-09-27 15:00 | Watson Fine Arts – Beard and Weil Galleries, Norton, MA, 02766, United States
In conjunction with Drug Addiction: Real People, Real Stories Massachusetts INTO LIGHT Project currently on display in the Beard & Weil Galleries, this special peer grief support group is open to anyone 18+ who has experienced the death of someone they care about due to substance use.

MASS MoCA
2024-09-28 12:00 - 19:30 | MASS MoCA, 1040 MASS MoCA WAY, North Adams, MA, 01247, United States
Join Wheaton alumni at MASS MoCA on Saturday, September 28th from 12:00-7:30 p.m. Visit anytime during the day and attend any (or all) of the fun-filled activities we have planned.
Tickets are free and gets you access to the museum on both Saturday, September 28th and Sunday, September 29th.
Schedule
12-1:30 p.m. – Check-in and pick up a boxed lunch from Lickety Split. The location is TBD based on the weather.
1:30-3:30 p.m. – Guided tour of museum highlights
3:30-4:45 p.m. – Free time to roam the rest of the museum and shop their retail stores
4:45-5:45 p.m. – Private showing of The Plastic Bag Store
6-7:30 p.m. – Cocktail reception with remarks from President Michaele Whelan
Visit the museum’s website for a list of recommended hotels.
Please email alumni@wheatoncollege.edu with questions!
Register Here

Norman W. Johnson Lecture
2024-10-01 17:00 - 18:30 | Discovery Center – Hindle Auditorium, Norton, MA, 02766, United States
Data Visualization in the News will be the topic of the 2024 Norman W. Johnson Lecture delivered by Amanda Cox. She will discuss how news organizations use data to communicate scale, context and patterns to large audiences.
Amanda Cox is the executive editor for data journalism at Bloomberg News. She spent most of her career at the New York Times, where she made graphics for a decade and edited The Upshot for another six years. She has a masters degree in statistics from the University of Washington and a bachelor’s degree from St. Olaf College. Her Wikipedia page says that she is the Michael Phelps of infographics. She has no idea what this means.

Family and Friends Weekend 2024
2024-10-04, 2024-10-05, 2024-10-06 | All Campus, 26 E. Main St., Norton, MA, 02766, United States
Save the dates!
We’re looking forward to celebrating Family and Friends Weekend in conjunction with Wheaton’s Alumni Fall Fest October 4-6, 2024.
These two events will be combined to provide our alumni, students, families, and friends with an all-encompassing weekend of Wheaton activity and connection. We hope you are able to join us!
Please check back later in the summer for program details and registration information.

Experiential Learning Showcase
2024-10-04 12:30 - 14:30 | Filene Center, Norton, MA, 02766, United States
Explore innovative work from a wide range of fields and disciplines, engage with current Wheaton students, and see firsthand how experiential learning is shaping the next generation of young professionals.

Whims 75th Anniversary Concert
2024-10-05 19:00 - 20:30 | Watson Fine Arts – Weber Theatre, Norton, MA, 02766, United States
Join us for a special a cappella concert as we mark the 75th anniversary of the Whims! This milestone event promises an extraordinary evening of vocal brilliance, showcasing tradition and innovation. From timeless classics to contemporary favorites, Whims alumni and students will enchant you with their extraordinary harmonies and dynamic arrangements.

5 Minute Play Festival
2024-10-05 21:00 - 22:00 | Watson Fine Arts – Experimental Theatre, Norton, 02766, United States
Original five-minute plays—written, directed, and performed by Wheaton students—are showcased in our biannual festival.

Peer Grief Facilitated Gallery Tour
2024-10-06 13:00 | Watson Fine Arts – Beard and Weil Galleries, Norton, MA, 02766, United States
Join us for a tour of our current exhibition Drug Addiction: Real People, Real Stories Massachusetts INTO LIGHT Project currently on display in the Beard & Weil Galleries. This special tour is open to anyone.
