October
Oct. 4-7
Carlisle Indian School Centennial Commemoration
The Carlisle Indian School Centennial Commemoration is a biennial conference, presented by Dickinson and the Cumberland County Historical Society, focusing on the closing of the Carlisle Indian School a century ago. It includes an Oct. 4-7 workshop in the Waidner-Spahr Library; an Oct. 4 keynote address by Tsianina Lomawaima (Anita Tuvin Schlechter Auditorium, 7 p.m.); two Oct. 5 gallery talks, Re-Riding History and Shan Goshorn; and an Oct. 6 Carlisle Journeys Conference. Please see the two related Trout Gallery listings below.
Continuing Through Oct. 20
Artist’s Reception/Lecture: Friday, Oct. 5, 5–7 p.m.
Re-Riding History From the Southern Plains to the Matanzas Bay
The Trout Gallery, Weiss Center for the Arts
Exhibition: Gallery hours: Monday-Saturday, 10 a.m.-4 p.m.
October 5 lecture: Room 235, Weiss Center for the Arts
Re-Riding History reflects on the prequel to the Carlisle Indian School—the incarceration and mandatory acculturation of 72 Plains Indians at Fort Marion.
Continuing Through Feb. 2
Shan Goshorn: Resisting the Mission
The Trout Gallery, Weiss Center for the Arts
Gallery hours: Monday-Saturday, 10 a.m.-4 p.m.
This exhibition features the contemporary baskets of Shan Goshorn, who infuses her designs with text and imagery that address issues central to the Native American experience.
Saturday, Oct. 6, 7 p.m.
Faculty Recital: Eun Ae Baik-Kim, Piano
Rubendall Recital Hall, Weiss Center for the Arts
Contributing Faculty Member Eun Ae Baik-Kim (piano) will be joined by Jihoon Chang (clarinet) and Ye-Jin Han (violin) on the Introduction and Rondo Capriccioso by Saint-Saëns, Strauss’ Sonata for Violin and Piano and Menotti’s Trio for Clarinet, Violin and Piano.
"The most remarkable aspect of [Ye-jin Han’s] playing was its relaxed, casual effortlessness. Her tone was pure, lovely and expressive in all registers, at any speed. Taking her virtuosity entirely for granted, she never used it for show and effort, turning even the unabashed bravura pieces into music." —Edith Eisler, New York Concert Review
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Oct. 8-27
Reception: Oct 10, 5:30-7 p.m.; Artist’s Talk 6 pm.
Works by Rudy Shepherd
Rudy Shepherd, installation view of Everything in the Universe is My Brother, solo exhibition at Smack Mellon Gallery, Brooklyn, N.Y. (Black Rock Negative Energy Absorber sculpture in the foreground). Photo by Etienne Frossard.
Goodyear Gallery, Goodyear Building (Cedar St. entrance)
Gallery hours: Tuesday-Friday, 3-5 p.m., Saturday, 2-5 p.m.
Rudy Shepherd, a Penn State faculty member who works in painting and sculpture, will exhibit a new body of work.
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Tuesday, Oct. 9, 7 p.m.
Howard Zinn’s Marx in Soho
Anita Tuvin Schlechter Auditorium
In Howard Zinn’s one-person play, Karl Marx, the revolutionary socialist, comes back to earth to clear his name. Performed by Bob Weick, Marx in Soho is a freewheeling and entertaining show, and Weick delivers an impassioned performance that connects Marx to contemporary themes.
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Wednesday, Oct. 10, 5:30-7 p.m.
2018 Goodyear Gallery Mural
Goodyear Gallery Building (Cedar St. entrance)
The 2018 public-mural wall at the Goodyear Gallery will be painted by Deirdre Murphy, a Philadelphia-area artist and University of Pennsylvania adjunct-faculty member, in conjunction with students in the Department of Art & Art History.
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- “Colorful Lives” (article on 2013 Goodyear public mural)
- Studio art program
- Goodyear Gallery
- Previous art & art history events
Oct. 12-13 and 15-16, 8 p.m.
Oct. 12-13 and 15-16, 8 p.m.
Mr. Burns: A Post Electric Musical Play
Mathers Theatre, Holland Union Building
Tickets $7, or $5 with student ID
In a not-too-distant future, survivors of a catastrophic destruction of the electrical grid huddle together and seek comfort in recalling their favorite episode of The Simpsons. Twenty years into the future, the episode (in altered form) has become a staple of a touring theatre company in a post-electric world that recalls the glory days of a phenomenon of the past called “television.” Seventy-five years into the future, Bart, Homer and, of course, Mr. Burns have become mythic figures, whose story has grown to reflect a world both different from and similar to our wired world of today. This dark comedy by Anne Washburn, featuring an inventive score by the late Michael Friedman (Bloody Andrew Jackson) dramatizes how the stories we tell reflect who we have been and shape who we become.
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“Tearing Down the Walls” (fall 2017 theatre production)
Oct. 24-27
Artistic Residency: The Newberry Consort
Various locations
Artists-in-Residence The Newberry Consort join the Dickinson community for a series of masterclasses, workshops and lectures. See associated performance on Saturday, Oct. 27.
Thursday, Oct. 25, 5:30-7 p.m.
Out of Practice
Room 235, Weiss Center for the Arts
Chris Sharples ’87, principal at SHoP Architects, will present Out of Practice, a lecture about his work at SHoP, a NYC firm founded 20 years ago to harness the power of diverse expertise in designing buildings and environments that improve the quality of public life. SHoP Architects has received multiple recognitions and awards, including Fast Company’s Most Innovative Architecture Firm in the World (2014) and the Smithsonian/Cooper Hewitt National Design Award for Architecture (2009).
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Thursday, Oct. 25, noon
Noonday Concert
Rubendall Recital Hall, Weiss Center for the Arts
This concert features students in Dickinson’s performance studies and chamber music programs.
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Oct. 26-27, 7 p.m.
Pride and Prejudice
Mathers Theatre, Holland Union Building
Kate Hamill’s vivacious adaptation of this Jane Austen classic is coming to Dickinson! Directed by Professor of Theatre Karen Lordi-Kirkham, Pendragon Theatre’s production presents the travails and trials of Elizabeth Bennet and Mr. Darcy in a delightful and surprising way. Hamill’s Pride and Prejudice enthralls audiences with its wit, humor and style.
“Simply put, the show is a delight and you all need to catch it!” —Broadway World
Learn more
- “Tearing Down the Walls” (fall 2017 theatre production)
- Online box office
- Department of Theatre & Dance
Saturday, Oct. 27, 7 p.m.
The Newberry Consort Presents Forbidden Love: The Passion of Héloïse and Abélard
Rubendall Recital Hall, Weiss Center for the Arts
Artists-in-Residence The Newberry Consort will tell the love story of 12th-century scholar Pierre Abélard and his student, the young Héloïse D’Argenteuil, using costumed actors, medieval instruments, vocalists and projected images, including supertitles. Music will include compositions by Machaut, Cordier, Senleches and others. This performance is co-sponsored by the classics department and MEMS.
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All events are open to the public and are free, unless otherwise noted. Events listed in the Calendar of Arts are subject to change. Please contact the appropriate department prior to an event to confirm that it will take place as listed.