Arabic Vocal Traditions Workshop
From Erinn Roos-Brown: In this workshop, Syrian vocalist Gaida, will help you free your own, unique voice and deepen your approach to signing. You will be introduced to different Arabic maqams and to...
View Articlepowerdove @ memorial chapel
From Ryden Nelson ’16: Annie Lewandowski will perform a solo show of “music oscillating between gentle madness and mutant avant-garde” (Longuer D’ondes). It sounds like this:...
View ArticleWelcome Back Bagel Brunch
From Isabel Fattal ’18: Come eat bagels and lox with the Wesleyan Jewish community at the Bayit this Sunday! Whether you’re a regular at Shabbat or have never been to the Bayit before, we’d love to see...
View ArticleLight of the East—The Beauty of Movement in Silence
PSA from the College of East Asian Studies: Prominent Korean digital artists Youngho Kim and Jisong Lee examine the “beauty of movement in silence” through photography and video in their first...
View ArticleORIENTED Film Screening
From Yael Fisher ’18: J Street U, Jewish Voice for Peace, and Middle Eastern Perspectives are excited to bring you a free, on-campus screening of the newly released “ORIENTED”, a documentary following...
View ArticleEat Your Heart Out: Russian Tea and Cupcake Decorating
Zoe Thrasher ’16 writes in: It’s v close to V-Day, but no one likes dat sappy puppy love or commodifying/commercializing intimacy, so we’re gonna celebrate by decorating sweets with ironic intentions...
View ArticleFEB ? Love Actually — No, Like Actually ? [ social experiment with free froyo ]
Nina Stender ’16 wants YOU! ? 36 Questions to Fall in Love ? Brought to you by the Social Experiment Group (aka SEGWAY) Hoping to find love just in time for Valentine’s Day? Sign up to participate in a...
View ArticleThe Streets of New York: A Conversation with Gerard Koeppel
Sophia Franchi ’15 writes in: Gerard Koeppel’s talk will focus on his most recent book, City on a Grid: How New York Became New York (2015), which tells the story of how New York’s city streets came to...
View ArticleChina’s Youth: Another Cultural Revolution
From the CFA: Barbara Pollack moderates a panel discussion about issues facing the post-Mao generation in China. Eric Fish is the author of the book “China’s Millennials: The Want Generation,” and a...
View ArticleThai Late Night: Project Full Moon
Tess Williams ’19 writes in on behalf of Wes PadThai: Looking for some great treats to end your weekend? Craving Thai Food? Having moral dilemmas over the exotified commodification of South-Asian,...
View ArticleAwareness Series: Mediterranea
From the Center for Film Studies: The second film in this spring’s Awareness Series at the Center for Film Studies is MEDITERRANEA. Director Jonas Carpignano ’06 will give comments after the screening...
View ArticleSubmit to the Subway Ride!
Shoko Yamada ’17 writes in: Got creative inspirations? Looking for a non-scary, open artistic platform for your creations? The Subway Ride is here for a shy artist like YOU!!! Our theme for the...
View ArticleNew Orleans Themed Late Night!
Angela Chung ’18 writes in: Wesleyan ServeUP is having a New Orleans Themed Late Night to raise money for a service trip to rebuild houses and communities in New Orleans during Spring Break. Please...
View ArticleWeSLAM presents: WOR(L)DS, a non-english poetry night
Alexis Jimenez ’19 writes in: Join WeSlam for our first-ever non-English performance poetry event. Our focus in doing this is to create a space that celebrates language in all its forms. This is...
View ArticleAsian American Month Dinner Discussion: What is Asian American?
Christine Leung ’17 writes in: Join Shakti and AASC this week on 4/6 for a FREE dinner (catered by Macori) exploring the concept “What is Asian American?”. This question ties in with the theme of AA...
View ArticlePROMETHEUS FIRE ARTS SHOW (WesFest Edition)
Alexis Jimenez ’19 writes in: Come see Wesleyan’s one and only fire spinning troupe, PROMETHEUS, as we show off our firey moves this Thursday at 7:30 PM on Foss Hill! Seating is very much not limited,...
View ArticleAn Evening with Said Sayrafiezadeh
Zenzele Price ’18 writes in: Come to the Shapiro Center on Monday, April 18th, for a reading of Saïd Sayrafiezadeh’s works. Mr. Sayrafiezadeh’s writing has appeared in The New Yorker, The Paris Review,...
View Article2016 Sturm Lecture
From Professor of Astronomy Seth Redfield: Mae Jemison is the 2016 Sturm Lecturer and will be giving a public lecture next Tuesday, April 19th at 8pm in the Ring Family Performing Arts Hall (formerly...
View ArticleShmattes: A Pop-Up Exhibition
Sonya Levine ’17 writes in: Come to discuss cultural Jewish identity while admiring a variety of Jewish t-shirts. Free Indian food and great conversation guaranteed. Date: Wednesday, April 20 Time:...
View ArticleProcrastination Destination: Bar Mitzvah Throwback Tunes
I know this is a pretty big claim but throwback Bar Mitzvah-esque tunes might just be my favorite thing in all of cyberspace. For all of you who didn’t have the experience that is a Jewish coming of...
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