Wheaton College Massachusetts

Film Composer Ted Reichman
2022-04-26 15:30 - 17:00 (America/New_York) | Virtual
Visiting Artist Ted Reichman will discuss his work scoring films, including his most recent work for the critically lauded documentary “Missing In Brooks County,” hailed as “one of the most nuanced and disturbing…films about the immigration crisis.” by the Boston Globe.
Join the event via Zoom here.

Passover Seder this Friday
2022-04-22 18:30 - 20:30 | Emerson Dining Hall – Faculty Dining Room
Dear Campus Community,
We would like to invite you to a Wheaton Passover Seder this Friday, April 22nd. Wheaton’s Hillel, the Center for Religious and Spiritual Life, the Center for Social Justice and Community Impact, the Office for Institutional Equity and Belonging, and the Office of the President are excited to extend this invitation.
The Jewish holiday of Passover celebrates the exodus of the Jewish people from slavery in Egypt. The Passover Seder and recounting of the exodus story fulfill the biblical commandment to pass this story of liberation down to the next generation.
Wheaton’s Seder will be held in Emerson Faculty Dining from 6:30 – 8:30 p.m. on Friday, April 22nd. Professor Jonathan Brumberg-Kraus and student leaders will read the Haggadah and a catered kosher meal will be provided. No registration is required.
This community Seder is open to all–you do not have to be Jewish to attend. Hillel and all staff offices involved are committed to creating welcoming and supportive spaces for students and all community members to practice their faith and respectfully learn about the rich traditions that exist at Wheaton and beyond.
This time of year features several major holidays in addition to Passover: Ostara, the Spring Equinox in Wiccan and Neo-Pagan practices; Easter in the Christian tradition; and this year the holy month of Ramadan in Islam spans from April 1 to May 1. For more information on how to connect with other students observing these holidays, or with any questions, feel free to reach out to Interfaith Engagement Coordinator Caleigh Grogan: grogan_caleigh@wheatoncollege.edu or 508-286-3372.
Sincerely,
Caleigh Grogan, Interfaith Engagement Coordinator
Katie Hodes and Chloe Geller, Hillel Co-Presidents
Jonathan Brumberg-Kraus, Professor of Religion
Lenny Breton, Director of the Centers for Social Justice and Community Impact and Religious and Spiritual Life
Shaya Gregory Poku, Associate Vice President for Institutional Equity and Belonging

Dance and Conversation with Tina Mullone: Umfundalai Dance Technique
2022-04-21 19:00 | Balfour-Hood – Ellison Dance Studio, Norton, 02766, United States
Visiting Artist Tina Mullone will give an interactive movement class on the Umfundalai technique and talk on African and African American contemporary dance forms—specifically, on the Black body as confined and shaped by space.

Tina Mullone (BA, MFA) is Assistant Professor of Dance at Bridgewater State University and a New England board member for the American College Dance Association. Tina’s current research interests are centered around African Diaspora dance, dance as a conduit for change, African-Americans and the spaces that define/confine, the presence of spirituality in dance, Black feminism in movement & visual art, Arts education, and movement-based therapy as a result of trauma.
Umfundalai is a contemporary African dance technique that comprises its movement vocabulary from dance traditions throughout the Diaspora. The literal word, Umfundalai, means “essential” in Kiswahili. Much like Katherine Dunham, the late Kariamu Welsh , D. Arts, Umfundalai’s progenitor, has designed a stylized movement practice that seeks to articulate an essence of African – oriented movement or as she has described, “an approach to movement that is wholistic, body centric and organic.”

Gallery Exhibition—The Tens: Friends of Art Alumni Collection 2011–2020
2022-04-21 13:00 - 20:00, 2022-04-14 13:00 - 20:00, 2022-04-07 13:00 - 20:00, 2022-03-31 13:00 - 20:00 | Watson Fine Arts – Beard and Weil Galleries, Norton, MA, 02766, United States
The Tens, highlights selected work from students who received the Friends of Art Purchase Prize from 2011-2020. These pieces are part of the Wheaton College Permanent Collection and range from photography to film to illustration. The talented alumni artists included in this exhibition are:
2011 Katharine Heyl, Emiko Kurokawa, Rosemary Liss
2012 Skye Landon, Emily Timm, Tim Oxton
2013 Caroline Isaacs, Walker Downey
2014 Soraya Matos
2015 Lindsey Gillis
2016 Cloë Ella Urbanczyk, Sienna Van Slooten
2017 Charlotte Hall
2018 Aleza Epstein
2019 Bhavika Dugar
2020 Elisa McClear
Exhibition runs February 16–March 27, 2021
Gallery Opening | Monday, February 22, 5:00 p.m. EST Register here
Due to the ongoing coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic, the Beard & Weil Galleries is only open to the on-campus community for the spring 2021 semester. We will make every effort to make our exhibitions available virtually during this time. We appreciate your patience as we navigate this global challenge and we look forward to welcoming you back to campus when we are able to resume normal operations.

World Music Ensemble
2022-04-20 19:30 | Watson Fine Arts – Weber Theatre, Norton, MA, 02766, United States
Wheaton’s World Music Ensemble, under the direction of Associate Professor of Music Sheila Falls Keohane, performs music and song from Brazil, Ukraine, Cuba and more.

Mivos Quartet
2022-04-19 19:00 | Cole Memorial Chapel, Norton, MA, 02766, United States
Hailed as “one of America’s most daring and ferocious new-music ensembles” (The Chicago Reader), the Mivos Quartet visits Wheaton to perform a concert of contemporary music, including world premieres by Wheaton student composers.

Student Film Screening
2022-04-14 19:00 | Watson Fine Arts – Ellison Lecture Hall, Norton, MA, 02766
The Film & New Media and Visual Art programs present a screening celebrating the work of last semester’s film and animation students. Please join us for the festivities, we will have food, drinks, and good vibes. Who knows, perhaps you might secretly be in one of the films. Feel free to bring friends and come support the amazing work made by the students here at Wheaton!

Gallery Exhibition—Freedom is a Constant Struggle: Perspectives on Mass Criminalization
2022-04-14 13:00 - 20:00, 2022-04-12 13:00 - 17:00, 2022-04-07 13:00 - 20:00, 2022-04-05 13:00 - 17:00, 2022-03-31 13:00 - 20:00 | Watson Fine Arts – Beard and Weil Galleries, Norton, MA, 02766, United States
February 18–April 14, 2022
The exhibition title is borrowed from Angela Davis’s 2015 book and is focused on prison abolition. The work in the show centers on the perspectives of people who have been or are currently incarcerated. Each of the exhibited projects allows us to see the impact the carceral system has on individuals, offering the viewer a chance to reevaluate their perspective on the dehumanizing and harmful effects of incarceration. But each of these projects also offers solutions in the form of information, actions, ways to connect, and alternatives to incarceration.
Ultimately, through the drawings, video performances, photography, writing, and gardens, the exhibition encourages visitors to ask “What would a future without prisons look like? What would it take to get there?”
Masks are required in the galleries regardless of vaccination status.
Gallery hours:
Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, & Saturday 1-5:00 p.m.
Thursdays 1-8:00 p.m.

Western Music II recital
2022-04-13 19:30 | Cole Memorial Chapel, Norton, MA, 02766, United States
Students enrolled in MUSC311: Western Music II are joined by Professor of Music Ann Sears for a performance of selected works from their coursework this semester.

Dance Collaborative 2022: Revive the Legacy
2022-04-10 14:00 - 17:00, 2022-04-09 19:30, 2022-04-08 19:30, 2022-04-07 19:30 | Watson Fine Arts – Weber Theatre, Norton, MA, 02766, United States
Student-led dance groups Kaos, Parasio Latíno (PL), Tap Out Loud (TOL), and Trybe come together once again to perform for the Wheaton community this spring. You don’t want to miss it! This performance will showcase a variety of styles of dance, from contemporary tap to modern K-Pop hits.
Tickets: $5 for general admission, $2 for students
Purchase tickets here.
In support of our performing artists and aligning with other local arts organizations, all indoor Arts at Wheaton programming, the Beard & Weil Galleries, and all events taking place in Weber Theatre or the Kresge Experimental Theatre will require gallery visitors and audience members to wear a mask regardless of vaccination status.

Chorale & Chamber Singers
2022-04-08 19:30 | Trinitarian Congregational Church, 2 Pine Street, Norton, MA, 02766, United States
Please join the Wheaton Chorale and Chamber Singers, under the direction of Tim Harbold, for an eclectic program of jazz, folk songs, spirituals and pop, featuring songs we explored with Visiting Artists Donnell Patterson (gospel), Dominique Eade (jazz), and Alex Grover (pop).
The Trinitarian Church is located adjacent to campus at 2 Pine Street, (corner of Main and Pine, right across from Young).

In support of our performing artists and aligning with other local arts organizations, all indoor Arts at Wheaton programming will require audience members to wear a mask regardless of vaccination status.

Indigenous Art: Past, Present and Future at the Rhode Island School of Design (RISD) Museum
2022-04-05 18:00 | Virtual
14th Annual Mary L. Heuser Lecture featuring Sháńdíín Brown

RISD Museum Henry Luce Curatorial Fellow for Native American Art, Sháńdíín Brown (Diné), discusses the museum’s Native American Art collection history, new acquisitions, and upcoming exhibitions. The Henry Luce Curatorial Fellowship is the first full-time position at RISD Museum dedicated exclusively to the Native North American Art collection. About 1,000 objects make up the Native North American Art collection, with a diverse array of Tribal Nations represented. Sháńdíín is a jeweler, Native American Art professional, and citizen of the Navajo Nation.

Virtual via Zoom, register here.

Five Minute Play Festival
2022-04-02 19:30 - 21:00 | Watson Fine Arts – Experimental Theatre, Norton, 02766, United States
Come join us again for this biannual festival featuring five-minute plays written in 48 hours based on a prompt devised by Playwright-in-Residence Charlotte Meehan. The festival is a collaboration between the Creative Writing Program and the Department of Theatre and Dance Studies.

Making Worlds: How Stories Connect Us through Creativity
2022-04-02 09:20 - 10:20 | Mary Lyon Hall – Holman Room, Norton, MA, 02766, United States
Symposium Keynote Talk Celebrating the Memory of Professor Beverly Lyon Clark
Nicole Tadgell ’91, is an award-winning illustrator of more than thirty picture books, including Annie Astronaut, Follow Me Down to Nicodemus Town and Real Sisters Pretend. Luminous watercolors, tender families, and a wide range of expressive faces characterize her illustrations. Nicole holds a BA degree in Studio Art from Wheaton College. She lives in Chesapeake, VA. Visit her online at nicoletadgell.art.
The Symposium is also being made available virtually via Zoom, register here.

Class of 2022: 50 Days until Graduation Celebration
2022-04-01 19:00 - 21:00 | Emerson Dining Room
Class of 2022, join members of Alumni Relations, Wheaton Fund, Student Alumni Association, and the Senior Class Gift Committee for an event to celebrate 50 Days until Graduation in Emerson Dining Hall from 7-9 pm on Friday, April 1. Food and Drinks will be provided, and this event is FREE.
Marco Barbone ’09 & Patty Grundy will present on the Senior Cord Program and how to access and utilize the LyonsLink, the virtual alumni network. The Senior Class Gift Chairs, Madisun Campbell, Kaitlin Gossart, Emma Lenskold, and Harry Topol, will present the class’s progress towards their Senior Class Gift campaign.
All Senior Class Gift participants will receive a raffle ticket to get the opportunity to win a
FREE Senior Week Ticket, which will be drawn at the event.
Contribute to the Senior Class Gift Campaign today!

andPlay: Contemporary Works for Violin + Viola
2022-03-31 19:30 | Cole Memorial Chapel, Norton, MA, 02766, United States
andPlay (Maya Bennardo and Hannah Levinson) will perform very recent compositions by a diverse roster of composers (David Bird, Carolyn Chen, Anthony Green, and Catherine Lamb).
In support of our performing artists and aligning with other local arts organizations, all indoor Arts at Wheaton programming, the Beard & Weil Galleries, and all events taking place in Weber Theatre or the Kresge Experimental Theatre will require gallery visitors and audience members to wear a mask regardless of vaccination status.

Chorale & Chamber Singers **Postponed**
2022-03-30 19:30 | Cole Memorial Chapel, Norton, MA, 02766, United States
Please join the Wheaton Chorale and Chamber Singers, under the direction of Tim Harbold, for an eclectic program of jazz, folk songs, spirituals and pop, featuring songs we explored with Visiting Artists Donnell Patterson (gospel), Dominique Eade (jazz), and Alex Grover (pop).

32nd Annual Martin Lecture in Religion: Making Sense of Vajrayāna Buddhist Meditation Practices
2022-03-30 19:00 | Mary Lyon Hall – Holman Room, Norton, MA, 02766, United States
A scholar of Tibetan Buddhism who studies contemplative practices, Michael Sheehy ’98 is a research assistant professor in religious studies and the director of scholarship at the Contemplative Sciences Center, University of Virginia.
Join in-person in the Holman Room (Mary Lyon Hall) or virtually on Zoom .
Individuals with disabilities requiring accommodations or information on accessibility should contact Jonathan Brumberg-Kraus at jkraus@wheatonma.edu by March 29, 2022.

Diaspora Panel
2022-03-30 17:00 - 18:15 | Mary Lyon Hall – Woolley Room, Norton, MA, 02766, United States
The Marshall Center for Intercultural Learning is hosting a Diaspora Panel featuring staff and faculty highlighting the rich ways that diasporas influence our families, communities, and traditions.
Panelists include: Touba Ghadessi, Jonathan Chow, Wesley Jacques, Rachael Pauze, and Wanda Suriel

Freetown Collective Live
2022-03-29 19:30 | Cole Memorial Chapel, Norton, MA, 02766, United States
“Welcome to our galaxy of harmony and melody, music and philosophy, good vibes and love over everything else. Welcome to Freetown.” After a celebrated virtual visit last year, Trinidadian band, Freetown Collective, will be on campus, live, straight from performing at SXSW in Austin, touring for the first time in North America. Muhammad Muwakil and Lou Lyons, along with DJ Rawkus, redefine Calypso and Soca genres to create soulful, compelling, irresistibly infectious music, designed to lift people up and amplify issues of empowerment and Social Justice. Please join us for an evening of deeply inspired and moving music.
This event is made possible by WEB (Wheaton Events Board), the Evelyn Danzig Haas ’39 Visiting Artists Program and arts@wheaton.
In support of our performing artists and aligning with other local arts organizations, all indoor Arts at Wheaton programming, the Beard & Weil Galleries, and all events taking place in Weber Theatre or the Kresge Experimental Theatre will require gallery visitors and audience members to wear a mask regardless of vaccination status.
