The Wheaton Chorale, under the direction of Professor of Music Tim Harbold, continues a Wheaton tradition, singing carols and other music from a wide variety of cultures and traditions. The concert is free to the public, but donations are gratefully accepted. Suggested donation $10.
The ensemble performs under the direction of Artistic Director Andrea Taylor-Blenis. Tickets: $10 general, $5 faculty/staff & seniors, $2 students. Tickets may be purchased online through the Box Office.
written by Aaron Posner, directed by Stephanie Burlington Daniels ’97 and Isabel Pongratz ’19
A homage to Anton Chekhov’s The Seagull, Stupid F**king Bird, is a hilarious tale about love, family, and the creation of art and beauty. A frank portrayal of mental health and suicide with contemporary language and nudity this production is not for the faint of heart. Join us as we sing through depression and find laughter through loss. Tickets: $10 general, $5 with a Wheaton ID & seniors. Tickets may be purchased online through the Box Office.
Trailer by Gracie Vicente ’22
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The Phat Police, a student-led ensemble under the direction of Assistant Professor Jeff Cashen, present a program of music selected and arranged by the members, ranging from jazz standards to blues to reggae.
Join us for the opening reception of In the Weeds: Art in the Natural World at the Beard and Weil Galleries in Watson Fine Arts.
The exhibition showcases six artists who are tackling issues of the human relationship to our environmental surroundings. Many of these artists bridge art and science bring to life processes that may otherwise elude the general public. Through seed collecting, camouflage, performance, and artists’ books artists Kwang Choi, Rachel Frank, Jenny Kendler, Next Epoch Seed Library (a collaboration between Ellie Irons and Anne Percoco), and Tammy Nguyen consider issues of rewilding and human influence on the natural world.
The exhibition runs October 23—December 12, 2019
Image: Jenny Kendler
This exhibition brings together six artists—Sara Jimenez, Antonio McAfee, Annu Palakunnathu Matthew, Mendi + Keith Obadike, and Dano Wall—who are reframing historical images and information to encourage shifts in perceptions of race, immigration, and colonialism.
The exhibition runs September 3—October 11, 2019.
Join us for a screening featuring work from Production I, Stop Motion Animation, Documentary Storytelling, and Intro to Animation.
Braxton Shelley, assistant professor of music at Harvard University, is a musicologist who specializes in African American popular music. His research and critical interests, while currently focused on African American gospel performance, extend into media studies, sound studies, phenomenology, homiletics and theology.
Wheaton sculptors will exhibit their cool creations in an outdoor sculpture exhibition. The artists will begin carving large blocks of ice using power tools in the early afternoon. As the sun sets, colored light will illuminate the sculptures and there will be music and warm refreshments.arts
These two exhibitions celebrate Andrew K. Howard’s 43-year tenure as Professor of Art at Wheaton College. Howard and six of his former students—Robin Bowman, Liz Corman, Adam Ekberg, Rebecca Hale, Jenna Lee Mason, and Danielle Mourning—will participate in a panel moderated by Gallery Director Elizabeth Hoy.