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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...

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powerdove @ 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:...

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Welcome 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...

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Light 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...

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ORIENTED 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...

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Eat 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...

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FEB ? 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...

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The 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...

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China’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...

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Thai 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,...

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Awareness 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...

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Submit 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...

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New 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...

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WeSLAM 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...

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Asian 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...

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PROMETHEUS 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,...

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An 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,...

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2016 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...

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Shmattes: 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:...

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Procrastination 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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