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I Had No Idea You Were Black: Navigating Race on the Road to Leadership

Cole Memorial Chapel Norton, MA, United States

Dr. Ronald Crutcher, President Emeritus returns to Wheaton to celebrate the release of his recently published memoir I Had No Idea You Were Black: Navigating Race on the Road to Leadership . A leader in higher education, distinguished classical musician and accomplished administrator, Dr. Crutcher shares his talents on the cello before sitting down for an interview discussing his life as a Black leader successfully bridging America’s cultural divides and sharing his compelling story which offers many important lessons on life and leadership.

An Evening of Musical Theatre and Jazz

Emerson Dining Room

The Wheaton Chorale and Chamber Singers under the direction of Visiting Assistant Professor Alexandra Lutkevich, present an evening of musical theater and jazz, featuring group numbers as well as student soloists.

Nicholas Kitchen, violin with Ann Sears, piano

Cole Memorial Chapel Norton, MA, United States

Nicholas Kitchen, internationally recognized violinist, founder of the Borromeo String Quartet, and faculty member of New England Conservatory, presents a concert with Professor of Music, Ann Sears, piano. This performance includes sonatas by Beethoven and Mozart, as well as works by Clarence Cameron White and Amy Beach.

Free

Louise Toppin presents the Music of Harry T. Burleigh

Cole Memorial Chapel Norton, MA, United States

Noted soprano Louise Toppin presents an evening of art song, arias, and spiritual arrangements by Harry T. Burleigh and his contemporaries. The art songs featured will be included in a forthcoming edition of the art songs, long out of print but happily rediscovered by today's artists.

Free

Wheaton Chorale & Chamber Singers

Cole Memorial Chapel Norton, MA, United States

The ensembles, under the direction of Visiting Assistant Professor Alexandra Lutkevich, present a concert of works with orchestra, featuring visiting artist conductor Christopher Lowrey and soloists from Ensemble Altera: Clare Brussel, Andrew Brown, and Michael Garrepy.  Suggested donation $10.

Active Color Perception; name a color, blind the eye

Watson Fine Arts - Ellison Lecture Hall Norton, MA

In this talk, artist Rosy Lamb shares her research into color as a responsive language we all can learn to speak by listening, and by attending to what our eyes see all around us.

Free

Fresh, Fly, Fabulous: 50 Years of Hip Hop Style

Watson Fine Arts - Weber Theatre Norton, MA, United States

Over the last half century, hip hop has taken over the world. Its beginning is marked by Cindy and Clive Campbell’s (aka DJ Kool Herc) legendary back-to-school party held in the Bronx on August 11, 1973. Since that time, hip hop has spread around the globe, lending its influence to innumerable spaces. Style is one […]

Free

Event Series Drop-in Artist Studio Hours

Drop-in Artist Studio Hours

Watson Fine Arts - Beard and Weil Galleries Norton, MA, United States

For our inaugural 2023 Artist Residency, the Beard and Weil Galleries will be transformed into a studio workspace for two visiting artists, Bláithín Haddad and Adjua Gargi Nzinga Greaves.

Event Series Drop-in Artist Studio Hours

Drop-in Artist Studio Hours

Watson Fine Arts - Beard and Weil Galleries Norton, MA, United States

For our inaugural 2023 Artist Residency, the Beard and Weil Galleries will be transformed into a studio workspace for two visiting artists, Bláithín Haddad and Adjua Gargi Nzinga Greaves.

Event Series RENT

RENT

Watson Fine Arts - Weber Theatre Norton, MA, United States

Book, Music & Lyrics by Jonathan Larson, directed by Stephanie Burlington Daniels

Premiering on Broadway in 1996, RENT garnered international acclaim and won several awards, including The Pulitzer Prize for Drama and The Tony Award for Best Musical, and is based loosely on Puccini's La Boheme.