October
Continuing Exhibitions
Through Oct. 5: Evan Summer: Remnants of the Future
The Trout Gallery, Weiss Center for the Arts
Gallery hours: Monday-Saturday, 10 a.m.-4 p.m.
Remnants of the Future presents a selection of etchings and related works that offer remarkable visual testimony to the conflict between elements of nature and elements of human creation. This selection of prints draws from a recent gift of prints to the museum from the estate of print collector and dealer Donald Vogler.
Through Oct. 19: Edward Burtynsky: Water
The Trout Gallery, Weiss Center for the Arts
Gallery hours: Monday-Saturday, 10 a.m.-4 p.m.
Water features large-scale photographs that draw attention to the growing needs of an expanding and very thirsty civilization that is reshaping the Earth in colossal ways. It comes to The Trout Gallery courtesy of the New Orleans Museum of Art.
Thursday, Oct. 3, 7 p.m.
Reimagining Modern Manhood
Anita Tuvin Schlechter Auditorium
Carlos Andrés Gómez is a Colombian American poet, actor and author of Hijito and the memoir Man Up: Reimagining Modern Manhood. Through storytelling, audience engagement and poetry, Gómez shares his journey of growing up as a sensitive boy forced to navigate toxic machismo and restrictive gender stereotypes.
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Oct. 8-28
Artist Talk: Tuesday, Oct. 8, 5:30 p.m., Weiss 235
Reception: Tuesday, Oct. 8, 6:30-7:30 p.m., Goodyear Gallery
Jonathan VanDyke: The Ladder Maker
Goodyear Gallery, Goodyear Building (Cedar St. entrance)
Gallery hours: Tuesday-Friday, 3-5 p.m., Saturday, 2-5 p.m.
VanDyke, a central Pennsylvania native, presents a site-specific installation that evokes a state of flux. Pieced paintings, dripping sculptures and a looping video are arranged on industrial scaffolding and wooden screens.
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Oct. 11-Feb. 1
Reception: Friday, Oct. 11, 5-7 p.m.
Manifestation and Adaptation: Variations in Buddhist Sculpture Across Asia
The Trout Gallery, Weiss Center for the Arts
Gallery hours: Monday-Saturday, 10 a.m.-4 p.m.
Manifestation and Adaptation considers a range of statuettes, made for use in Buddhist practice, from Burma, China, Japan, Java, Korea and Thailand. This exhibition is curated by Bizz Fretty ’20, working in conjunction with faculty members in the departments of East Asian studies and religion. This exhibition is organized in support of the annual meeting of the Mid-Atlantic Region Association for Asian Studies Conference, held at Dickinson Oct. 12-13.
Sunday, Oct. 13, 4 p.m.
The Dickinson College Artist-in-Residence Program Presents Reverón
Rubendall Recital Hall, Weiss Center for the Arts
Come discover a new Latin soundworld beyond salsa and merengue! The all-Venezuelan Reverón Piano Trio will present a concert featuring music from Brazil (Heitor Villa-Lobos), Argentina (Astor Piazzolla and Eduardo Alonso Crespo), and Spain (Enrique Granados).
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Tuesday, Oct. 15, 7 p.m.
Am I a real man?
Questioning Masculinity With a Beginner's Mind
Anita Tuvin Schlechter Auditorium
Thomas Page McBee, award-winning author of Man Alive and Amateur and the first trans man to box in Madison Square Garden, shares what "masculinity" means—and what it definitely doesn't.
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Wednesday, Oct 16, 5:30 p.m.
Sylvia J. Smith '73 Artist-in-Residence Lecture by Will Preman
Weiss Center for the Arts, Room 235
Will Preman is a multidisciplinary artist based in Philadelphia. He received his BFA in ceramics and art history from the Kansas City Art Institute in 2012 and his MFA at the New York State College of Ceramics at Alfred University in 2015. Preman’s subject matter is diverse, but geared toward the details that make objects or events special, strange or humorous. These visuals come from all aspects of his life, including childhood memories, daily routines, imagination and the work of other artists.
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Thursday, Oct. 17, 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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Sunday, Oct. 27, 4 p.m.
Voice Recital: James Martin
Rubendall Recital Hall, Weiss Center for the Arts
James Martin and friends present Songs of Ourselves, a concert dedicated to American voices of resistance against civil and racial injustice. This faculty recital includes guest artists performing the premiere of “Songs of Ourselves,” with music by David Vayo and text by Amit Majmudar, former poet laureate of Ohio. Other works include the music of Tom Cipullo, Margaret Bonds, and Chris DeBlasio with poetry by Walt Whitman, Langston Hughes, Perry Brass and others.
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Thursday, Oct. 31, 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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Many of Dickinson's public events are livestreamed; check our livestream page for the latest information. All of the above 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.