Romeo and Juliet, arguably Shakespeare's most romantic and most produced play, tells the story of two "starcrossed lovers," connected by passion but separated by their family ties, whose illicit love leads to their tragic end. Directed by Artist-in-Residence Tom Mula and Department Chair Sheldon Patinkin. Romeo and Juliet is playing at the Getz Theater, 62 E. 11th Street, on Friday, December 7, at 7 p.m., Saturday, December 8, at 7 p.m., and Sunday, December 9, at 3 p.m. To reserve tickets: http://www.colum.edu/theater/
Artist and Social Activist Sue Coe speaks about her work as part of Anchor Graphics' Scraping the Surface Lecture Series tonight (November 29) at 6:30 p.m. at Film Row Cinema, 1104 S. Wabash. "Our behaviors are learned for the most part, and we learn early on as children, that some lives are lesser than others. To a non human animal, we are all the Taliban, and to the Taliban the world is a fearful place." Reception to follow. Please RSVP to institutewomengender@colum.edu
For more information: http://www.colum.edu/Academics/Art_and_Design/Anchor_Graphics/
SILVER TONGUE, Columbia College Chicago's new Literary Reading Series on Wednesday, November 28, at 7 p.m. in the Court, 731 S. Plymouth Ct. Silver Tongue is a monthly reading series curated by students like a gallery show, with rotating themes and genres. The theme this month builds on the Critical Encounters Poverty and Privilege series, with special guest, hip-hop playwright, Idris Goodwin. It is organized and supported by the Campus-wide Events office in consultation with the Fiction Writing and Poetry programs. Refreshments will be served and door prizes.
Latino Art Beat, a Chicago based not-for profit arts organization, awards scholarships to high school students through its art competitions. The awards ceremony takes place on Monday, November 19 at 6:30 p.m. in Film Row Cinema, 1104 S. Wabash, 8th floor. All are welcome! Come join us for a fun filled evening when scholarships are awarded and we share with you a taste of Latino food and music.
| Iraqi artist Wafaa Bilal, a Professor at the Art Institute of Chicago, is featured in the IAM Visiting Artist Lecture Series on Thursday, November 15, at 5:30 p.m. in room 405, 623 S. Wabash. |
 |
| Bilal has exhibited his art world wide, and traveled and lectured extensively to inform audiences of the situation of the Iraqi people, and the importance of peaceful conflict resolution. Bilal’s latest video installation Domestic Tension placed him on the receiving end of a paintball gun that was accessible online to a worldwide audience, 24 hours a day. The month-long piece spurred online debates and intense conversations, garnering the praise of the Chicago Tribune, which called it “one of the sharpest works of political art to be seen in a long time,” and Newsweek’s assessment “breathtaking.” But it is the resulting dialog that Bilal seeks, as an artist who feels he does not have the privilege to create work that is not political. In the face of a war that stretches on, the 2005 deaths of his brother and father, the violence in his own history, Bilal seeks to imbue his audiences with a sense of empowerment that comes from hope in the enduring potential of humanity.
Details on the Interactive Arts Department's events page. |
Want to hear vital music performed by the Columbia community? Then, check out the next "Acoustic Kitchen," Columbia College's monthly open stage for live acoutic music. Tuesday, November 13, from 7-10 PM candlelight and music will fill the Hokin Gallery. Sign-up begins at 6:30 or call 344-7920. Hosted by faculty Dave Dolak and George Bailey.
Manifest is Columbia's annual celebration of graduating undergraduate and graduate student work from every department on campus. It has quickly become an unrivaled cultural event that has extended Columbia's ever-growing presence in the community. The festival historically includes a giant street spectacle, an artwalk & sale, live music, screenings, readings, live radio broadcasts and webcasts.
This year, Manifest will be held on Friday, May 16, 2008 but the show starts at the annual kick-off event, on Monday, November 12 at 12 p.m. inside Film Row Cinema Center, 1104 South Wabash Avenue, on the 8th floor.
Lecture and book signing with author Alan Weisman on Thursday, November 8, at 6:30 p.m. at Film Row Cinema, 1104 S. Wabash, 8th floor. Before Weisman wrote his New York Times best-seller, The World Without Us he was widely esteemed for Gaviotas: A Village to Reinvent the World, the chronicle of the sustainable, utopian community founded in the Los Llanos region of Colombia. The Critical Encounters program hosts this opening event for The Peace Museum’s new exhibition “An Oasis of the Imagination,” based on Weisman’s book. The exhibition takes place at the Harold Washington Public Library. For more information on the exhibition visit http://www.peacemuseum.org
All this Wednesday at the Wellness Center, 731 S Plymouth Ct.. Details on the new Wellness services website.
Bring your student ID | Paid for by your student health and activity fees
Lecture and book signing with author Alan Weisman on Thursday, November 8, at 6:30 p.m. at Film Row Cinema, 1104 S. Wabash, 8th floor. Before Weisman wrote his New York Times best-seller, The World Without Us he was widely esteemed for Gaviotas: A Village to Reinvent the World, the chronicle of the sustainable, utopian community founded in the Los Llanos region of Colombia. The Critical Encounters program hosts this opening event for The Peace Museum’s new exhibition “An Oasis of the Imagination,” based on Weisman’s book. The exhibition takes place at the Harold Washington Public Library. For more information on the exhibition visit http://www.peacemuseum.org
Students learn more than technique in their art classes. New research by Lois Hetland (“Studio Thinking”) shows that art programs teach a specific and valuable set of thinking skills that could have positive impacts on student learning across the curriculum. Lois Hetland appears at Columbia on Monday, November 6, at 6 p.m. at Film Row Cinema, 1104 S. Wabash. Hosted by the Chicago Center for Arts Policy http://www.colum.edu/artspolicy
Hetland is Research Associate & Principal Investigator in Harvard’s Project Zero, and Associate Professor of Art Education at Massachusetts College of Art and Design. Respondents: Nilaja Sun is a teaching artist and writer/performer of No Child…, a “lightening-paced, multi-character solo play” based on Sun’s experiences teaching drama in the New York City’s toughest schools. Mary Ridley is a veteran visual art teacher of nearly two decades in the Chicago Public Schools, a Golden Apple winner and consultant to CPS’s Fine and Performing Arts Magnet Cluster Programs.