Drug Addiction: Real People, Real Stories - INTO LIGHT Massachusetts
2024-10-29 13:00 - 17:00 (America/New_York) | 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

Wheaton in DC
2024-10-29 18:00 - 21:00 | BlueJacket Brewery, 300 Tingey St SE #160, Washington, DC, 20003, United States
Join Wheaton for a fun evening at BlueJacket Brewery, where alumni from all class years can come together to reconnect, socialize, and network! This event is a fantastic opportunity to meet fellow Wheaton graduates living in the DC area, reminisce about your time at Wheaton, and build new connections in a relaxed and welcoming atmosphere.
Whether you’re hoping to grow your professional network, catch up with old friends, or simply enjoy a fun night out with the Wheaton community, there’s something for everyone. Enjoy lively conversations, delicious appetizers, and a vibrant ambiance as we celebrate our shared Wheaton experience.
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Greater Boston Wheaton Club BOO! Walking Tour
2024-10-30 18:15 - 19:45 | Park Street MBTA Station, Park Street and Tremont Street, Boston, Massachusetts, 02108, United States
The Greater Boston Wheaton Club invites you to Beacon Hill with a BOO! exclusive walking tour!
There is no better place than Beacon Hill to walk to the dark side. On the BOO! tour, you will hear stories that shed a new light on this quiet residential neighborhood – murder and mayhem lurk just below the surface. This tour is only offered once a year and highlights the Hill’s dark legacy of mystery and murder. Visit the home of the infamous Dr. George Parkman and learn what happened to his dismembered body. Learn the names and stories of Boston women hung for witchcraft. This tour is being led by Jennifer Bradley ’92 who will take you through the dark alleys and show you Beacon Hill as you have never experienced it before!
The tour starts at the Park Street MBTA station, at the corner of Park and Tremont Street and is rain or shine.
Distance: 0.94 miles, uneven surfaces and significant inclines.
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Jay Goodman Political Series Part 2
2024-10-30 19:00 - 20:00 | Virtual
Join the Alumni Relations Office virtually as we sit down with Gabe Amo ’10, Member of the House of Representatives from Rhode Island, for an insightful conversation about his work, journey, experiences, and impact.
This event is our second part of the Jay Goodman Political Series and is an opportunity you won’t want to miss.
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Part 1 of the Jay Goodman Political Series with Ted Nesi ’07 can be viewed here.
Upcoming: Part 3 of this series will take place in April 2025 – more news to follow.

Lysistrata
2024-10-31 19:30 - 22:00, 2024-11-01 19:30 - 22:00, 2024-11-02 19:30 - 22:00 | Watson Fine Arts – Weber Theatre, Norton, MA, 02766, United States
Written by Aristophanes, adapted by Ellen McGlaughlin, directed by Don Mays
Produced in special arrangement with Playscripts, Inc. (playscripts.com)
Follow Lysistrata, our Athenian heroine, as she creates an…unconventional…movement to end the Peloponnesian War. The women of Greece vow a prohibition in the bedroom until the violence of war has ceased. If the women of Greece refuse to love, will the men refuse to war? This fast-paced, comedic retelling of the classic Aristophanes play brings to light issues society has been discussing for millennia. Will we finally figure out how to make love, not war?

Tickets may be purchased online via the Watson Box Office. $5 student, $10 faculty & staff & seniors, $15 general
