Weekly updates on the Arts at Babson, Olin, and Wellesley. Styles include art, music, dance, theater, and film.
BABSON COLLEGE friday, oct 22. Drawing from the Skeleton. 6 pm-8pm. Trim 215. Artist in Residence Danielle Krcmar will teach students basic drawing techniques using the skeleton as a model. Students will first learn how to make quick study “gesture� sketches and then develop a longer drawing to learn about proportion and composition. This workshop is free and all materials will be provided. This workshop is cosponsored BFAA and Sorenson Center for the Arts.
Microclimates: Mixed Media Art by Alison Williams. 10am-7pm. Hollister Gallery and Exterior Ongoing until October 29.
The gardens and plants are inspiration for art making. Canvases are buried and rot, paintings are made outdoors in the rain, soaked flowers create delicately colored "Juices", while leaves, stems, and seeds are both stencils and collage materials layered over "unnatural" paint, stickers and found materials.
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Alison grew up in New Zealand, currently has a studio and garden in New Hampshire, and attended art school in Scotland. With the influence of her father's greenhouses, Alison has created glass houses for biology to overlap with creativity. Alison Williams is a 2009 recipient of the Joan Mitchell Foundation Award.
tuesday, oct 26. Acrylic Painting Workshop with Dana Clancy. 5 pm7pm. Trim 215. Painting from your photograph/s: Re-imaging a place. BU painting professor Dana Clancy will teach students to create a shaped painting that uses their own photographs as a starting point. Students will use their imagination, memories, and some tracing paper to make study drawings from their photographs. These study drawings will provide the structure for the shaped painting. RSVP to dkrcmar@babson.edu
SAVE THE DATE friday, oct 29. Pumpkin Painting at the Spooktacular Social. 1pm-3pm. Barefoot Park Hosted by: Class of 2013 Steering Committee The Class of 2013 Steering Committee invites you to a "Spooktacular Social" at Barefoot Park on Friday, October 29th from 1-3pm! Join us for lots of fun, friends, and free stuff! We will be bobbing for apples, having donuteating-from-a-string competitions, painting and carving pumpkins, enjoying hot apple cider, and more! There will also be free prizes for all who attend and secret prizes for members of 2013! There isn't a better way to start off your sure-to-be memorable Halloween Weekend at Babson!
monday, nov 1. Deadline to submit photos to the Education Abroad Contest. Calling All Photographers!!! Currently accepting photo submissions! The Education Abroad Photo Contest is coming up! Students, faculty, and staff can
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DON'T FORGET TO ATTEND THE FACEBOOK EVENT! http://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=133149910066979
enter up to two photos from an Education Abroad experience in which you participated in while at Babson. The photos will be displayed from November 11 – November 22 in Reynolds and Olin. Please submit your photos by November 1! Photos can be sent to sstanley@babson.edu Please read the Education Abroad Photo Contest Rules prior to submitting your photos. You can find the rules for the contest at: www.babson.edu/oip If your photo is selected as the winning photo in a category, you will win a gift certificate to have your photo professionally framed! Enter your photos today, or at least before November 1!
[clubs] BFAA –Babson Fine Arts Association Contact cbao1@babson.edu Calling all photographers and artists, here is your chance to share your work with your classmates, and be rewarded with CASH. Babson Literary Magazine and Babson Fine Arts Association present the 2010 Fall Photo Contest. CASH prizes will be rewarded to 1st, 2nd, and 3rd place winners. Also, all entries will be featured in the Fall 2010 Babson Literary Magazine. 1st Place = $100 & Front Cover of Babson Literary Magazine 2nd Place = $50 3rd Place = $25
Pottery Club Contact david.gardner@students.olin.edu Art Club Contact tiama.hamkins-indik@students.olin.edu Studio Art facilities at Babson Babson Ceramics studio – Open to experienced potters/sculptors $75/$150 fee for 8 weeks
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SUBMIT YOUR WORK TO litmag@babson.edu Deadline: November 14th
Babson Wet Photography Lab – Open to experienced photographers with the permission of the instructor. $75/$150 fee for semester Drawing/Painting Studio – Available to use with the permission of staff. Contact Sorenson@babson.edu
OFF-CAMPUS Museum of Fine Arts, Boston. The MFA is free for University Member students (YES, Babson, Olin, and Wellesley students can come for free anytime!) every day of the year. All you need to do is show your college ID to join and enjoy all that the Museum has to offer.
WELLESLEY COLLEGE Calculated Risks: New Work by Faculty Artists. 11am -5pm. Chandler Gallery Ongoing until December 12. Calculated Risks celebrates the inventive diversity represented among the faculty studio artists in the Art Department at Wellesley. It features paintings, sculpture, drawings, collage, photographs, film, video, and interactive new media and will be installed in gallery spaces throughout the museum. Artists: Judith Black, Carlos Dorrien, Bunny Harvey, Clara Lieu, Phyllis McGibbon, Salem Mekuria, Qing-Min Meng, Andrew Mowbray, David Olsen, Daniela Rivera, Christine Rogers, and Jeffrey Skoller
Featuring works completed by students in Professor Daniela Rivera’s Spring 2010 ARTS 314 course at Wellesley College.
SAVE THE DATE thursday, nov 4.
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Photographs by Clarence Kennedy. Jewett Sculpture Court Ongoing until November 14.
Art Installation and Performance: James Luna. 4:30pm-6pm. Collins Cinema James Luna is a Native American artist originating from the Orange County region of California. He now lives on the La Jolla Reservation in California. After going to the University of California, and later San Diego University, James Luna taught at the University of California in San Diego. He has received multiple awards including an award from the American Indian Film Festival. A full list of his exhibitions can be viewed online here.
BABSON COLLEGE thursday, oct 21. Babson College Radio – Broadcast of the Music Marathon from NYU. 1pm. www.radio.babson.edu Babson College Radio will be broadcasting live from the CMJ Music Marathon at New York University’s Kimmel Center. The broadcast can be heard on radio.babson.edu at 1pm and will be interviewing bands and music industry professionals who will be in attendance at the Music Marathon.
Olin Conductorless Orchestra Performance. 2pm and 2:45pm. Milas Hall Mezzanine The Olin Conductorless Orchestra will be performing for Olin’s Admissions Open House featuring music by Mozart, Bach, and Copland.
SAVE THE DATE tuesday, nov 30.
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OLIN COLLEGE sunday, oct 24.
Babson-Olin Jazz Ensemble and Wellesley College Jazz Ensemble Performance. 7:30pm. Roger’s Pub
WELLESLEY COLLEGE SAVE THE DATE saturday, nov 20. Brandeis-Wellesley Orchestra Concert. 8pm. Wellesley College Hougton Chapel. Join the Brandeis-Wellesley Orchestra as they perform a great selection of music featuring the winners of the 2010 Concerto Competition: Hindemith Der Schwanendreher - Hannah Saltman, Viola Liszt Hungarian Fantasy - Sang-Hee Min, Piano: Sibelius Symphony No. 1 This event is free and open to the public.
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Babson College Radio Contact eshea2@babson.edu Babson Entertainment Initiative Contact tjoyce1@babson.edu Babson Musicians Union Contact cdevlin1@babson.edu Babson/Olin Jazz Ensemble Contact jbroganjazz@gmail.com Brandeis-Wellesley Orchestra Anyone wishing to audition for the Brandeis-Wellesley Orchestra should contact Neal Hampton, the director, at hampton@brandeis.edu. Rocket Pitches Contact alamb1@babson.edu The Rocket Pitches are seeking experienced male vocalists. Please contact Allie Lamb if you are interested in auditioning. Alamb1@babson.edu
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Ask Michèle Oshima moshima@babson.edu how you can take private music lessons at Wellesley.
Conductorless Orchestra Contact Diana.dabby@olin.edu Powerchords Contact Jessica.rucker@students.olin.edu Jazz Sarah.waksom@students.olin.edu Wellesley College: Choir, Chamber Singers, Collegium Musicum, Chamber Music Society, Wellesley BlueJazz, and Yanvalou. Performing Arts Facilities at Babson Carling-Sorenson Theater – State of the art 441 seat proscenium theater. Park Manor Central Band Room – Open to all musicians. Equipped with bass, guitar amps, drum set, electric piano, and instrument lockers. Sorenson Piano Practice Rooms – Open to the Babson community - first come first serve. Contact Sorenson@babson.edu Roger’s Pub – Available for student shows and equipped with a small stage, lights, and sound reinforcement. Contact pbaptiste@babson.edu
BABSON COLLEGE tuesday, oct 26. BASO African Dance Lessons. 6pm-7pm. Glavin Chapel
Come and join BASO to learn the dances and rhythms of the African cultures!!!
SAVE THE DATE thursday, oct 28. Afternoon Dancing with ALPFA. 5pm-8pm. Roger’s Pub
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Hosted by: Babson African Student Organization
Hosted by: Association of Latino Professionals in Finance and Accounting - Graduate Get out your dancing shoes! ALPFA invites you to an afternoon of dancing. We're all about the networking! So come network, dance, and get free drink tickets for the first 15 people to arrive.
thursday, nov 4. Air AMAN. 6:30pm. Sorenson Theater Tickets: $5 on campus/$10 off campus INCLUDES FOOD Calling all passengers flying Air AMAN through the scintillating sights of South Asia! We will be serving you a mix of freshhip-hop steps with bubbling Bollywood beats. We guarantee turbulence but as wereach cruising altitudes, don’t be afraid to unbuckle and unleash the “Sher” (lion) inside of you. Forget your previous flying experiences: you won’t need a wingman to enjoy this ride!
thursday, nov 11. Multicultural Fair. 5pm-7pm. Location TBA
thursday, dec 2-dec 4. Fall BDE Show. 8pm. Carling-Sorenson Theater Save the date for the BDE fall show. More details soon!
Celebrating Divali Through Music and Dance. 7pm. Multifaith Center Divali is considered one of the most beautiful and important Hindu festivals; it celebrates the return of Lord Rama to his kingdom after a 14-year exile. Fire and light are its symbols, representing enlightenment and the illuminating of darkness. Countless flickering oil lamps and lights are lit, making Divali a night of enchantment. Festivities are an essential part of the occasion. Join us as we celebrate Divali with a concert of Indian music and dance.
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WELLESLEY COLLEGE SAVE THE DATE thursday, nov 4.
[clubs] AMAN Contact ebawa1@babson.edu Babson Dance Ensemble (BDE) Contact atoorock1@babson.edu BAPSA Contact jchan4@babson.edu ODP Contact tiama.hamkins-indik@students.olin.edu Performing Arts Facilities at Babson Sorenson Dance Studio – Studio with wood floor, two mirrored walls, and dance bar Contact Sorenson@babson.edu
BABSON COLLEGE thursday, oct 21. Comedy Series: Johnny Cardinale. 9pm. Sorenson Theater CAB and SGA host a performance by comedian, Johnny Cardinale (as seen on Chelsea Lately) in Sorenson at 9pm.
SAVE THE DATE friday, oct 29-oct 30.
Join the Babson Players for their second play this fall – The Shape of Things. This play is directed by Babson’s Professor Dietrick and will take place in the Dance Studio in the Sorenson Theater, also known as the Black Box.
friday, oct 29. Babson Buffoonery. 7pm-11:30pm. Knight Auditorium
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The Shape of Things. 7pm. The Black Box in the CarlingSorenson Theater
Buffoonery is a bi-annual event coordinated by the Babson Graduate Student Population. The event is a variety show satirizing the Babson Graduate Student Experience, making light of peers, faculty, staff, and current events, through using different mediums, including live skits and video.
[clubs] TheatreWorks Vagina Monologues Babson Players Contact kliska1@babson.edu FWOP Contact megan.elsenbeck@students.olin.edu OFAC Contact Kevin.simon@students.olin.edu Butterfingers Contact Zachary.brass@students.olin.edu
BABSON COLLEGE friday, oct 22. Class of 2013 film: Dinner with Schmucks. 7pm. Carling-Sorenson Theater
You may not know this, but October 22nd is also National Nut Day. This day honors all of the nutty people in the world. It gives recognition to all the kooks, loony birds and daffy people in people's lives. We're encouraging all attendees to go nutty and we will be distributing Babson Kazoos to everyone who attends! Also, there will be FREE food and drinks from Lemon Thai. The whole night is meant as a fun getaway from the stress of midterm exams, so come out and enjoy.
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The Class of 2013 Steering Committee wants YOU to come on Friday, October 22nd and join us in watching Dinner for Shmucks in Sorenson Theater.
Note: There may be some special surprises in store for members of the Class of 2013 as well. DON'T MISS OUT! Invictus Movie Night. 8pm. Olin Auditorium Come join the Men and Women's Rugby team in watching Invictus. The movie was award nominated and there will be free giveaways so you will not want to miss this! monday, oct 25. Class of 2011 film: Salt. 7pm. Knight Auditorium
SAVE THE DATE monday, nov 8. Global Film Series: Raise the Red Lantern. 7pm. Sorenson Theater Director: Zhang Yimou (China). Introduced by Professor Kandice Hauf, Babson College. Set in the 1920s during China's warlord era, the awardwinning Raise the Red Lantern focuses on a young woman struggling to exert control over her own life. After her father's death, 19-year-old Songlian is forced to marry a wealthy and powerful older man, becoming the latest of his four wives and finding herself at the bottom of the pecking order. Each night a red lantern is lit in front of the house of the wife chosen to receive a visit from the master. The power struggle among the women and Songlian’s desperate attempt to escape from the confines of her life leads to a dramatic and surprising conclusion.
SAVE THE DATE wednesday, nov 20. Postwar: Films of Daniel Eisenberg. 6pm. Collins Cinema Screening of Persistence (1997) & Reception in the Davis Museum Lobby. To celebrate the release of Postwar: The films of Daniel Eisenberg (Blackdog Press), Daniel Eisenberg and Jeffrey Skoller will present a screening of Eisenberg’s Persistence (1997) followed
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by a discussion with the author and director about the book and film. The book is the first monograph on Eisenberg’s work, and places his films in the context of contemporary theory and experimental media practice, with contributions from highly respected writers on contemporary film and media art. An award-winning documentary, Persistence is a feature-length experimental portrait of Berlin in the years following the fall of the Berlin wall and the end of the cold war. A meditation on the time just after a great historical event, the film explores what is common to such moments, the continuous and discontinuous threads of history.
[clubs] FILM. Tuesdays. 9pm. Olin Auditorium. contact Eli.Sheldon@students.olin.edu CINE. Contact asmith28@babson.edu
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[clubs] The Babson Literary Magazine is now accepting submissions from any students, faculty, or staff members. If you have any art, photography, poetry, or writing that you would like to showcase in our magazine, please email us at litmag@babson.edu. There is no need to be highly skilled, simply submit any literary or artistic work you may have at hand. Our magazine prints in full color and will be published by the first week of December. We are accepting submissions up until November 14, 2010. Please submit any art you may have!
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Babson Literary Magazine
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Have an event tip or an open call? Email lowolabi1@babson.edu with details.