CULTURAL SERIES 2016-2017
Each year, York College hosts cultural events that are designed to entertain and enlighten members of the campus and regional communities. Our goal is to provide something for everyone's taste – a variety of concerts, art exhibits, films, lectures, and theatrical performances. In addition to showcasing the talents of our faculty and students, we also host guest experts to promote discussion of topics that are important to our community. In keeping with our educational mission and our mission to serve the community, the College makes every effort to allow for a spectrum of ideas and to encourage open and respectful dialogue. We welcome community members to campus for these programs; it is always our pleasure to host you. Admission is free unless otherwise specified. Please go to www.ycp.edu/cultural-series for additional information about events. – Pamela Gunter-Smith, Ph.D., President, York College of Pennsylvania
The York College Galleries are dedicated to providing opportunities to explore the visual arts in a setting that promotes learning, discovery, and appreciation. The galleries on our main campus were established in 1994 as the centerpiece of the Music, Art, and Communication Center, and rededicated in July 2006 as Evelyn and Earle Wolf Hall. Comprising two adjacent galleries, the Cora Miller Gallery and the Brossman Gallery, these exhibition spaces serve a vital role in our community by attracting nationally and internationally renowned artists to York. The YCP Galleries also host monthly First Friday exhibitions and events at Marketview Arts, located at 37 W. Philadelphia St. in the downtown York arts district. Exhibitions have featured emerging and established regional artists and renowned visiting artists, including Wayne White's site-specific FOE installation and the national juried sculpture exhibition, Mirror, Mirror. Gallery Hours: Monday, Tuesday, Friday 9:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m.; Wednesday and Thursday 9:00 a.m. - 9:00 p.m.; Saturday, 10:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m. Closed on Sundays, Holidays and when campus is closed. Summer Gallery Hours begin May 15, 2017: Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, 9:00 a.m. - 4:30 p.m.; Friday 9:00 a.m.-11:30 p.m. For additional information about exhibitions and events in the Art Galleries, visit http://galleries.ycp.edu or call the Department of Communication and the Arts at 717-815-1354.
Faculty Biennial Exhibition September 1 - October 1, 2016 York College Galleries Reception: September 1, 4:00 p.m. Wolf Hall Lobby The YCP Faculty Biennial offers an opportunity to view recent work by full- and part-time faculty from York College's fine art and graphic design faculty. This exhibition reflects the faculty's dedication to pursuing creative research and an active studio practice. The works in the exhibition cover a wide range of disciplines and media, including photography, painting, printmaking, drawing, illustration, jewelry, sculpture, and installation. Among the exhibiting faculty are professional artists with active exhibition records who have won many awards, including the Janet & Walter Sondheim Prize, The Joan Mitchell Foundation MFA Award, and several Best In Show awards from national juried exhibitions. Faculty members have also exhibited their work nationally and internationally from New York to New Delhi.
Hard Pressed: DBP@YCP Artist Lecture: September 1, 5:30 p.m. DeMeester Recital Hall Reception: September 1, 4:00 p.m. Wolf Hall Lobby Printing Demonstration: September 1, 12 - 4 p.m., Wolf Hall Entrance Drive By Press is a collaborative print experience on wheels, created to educate and share the contemporary practice of printmaking. It began with an etching press in the back of a truck and a collection of 200 contemporary American prints but has evolved to three mobile operations, over 450 schools visited, and 450,000 miles traveled. The goal is to demonstrate the power of the multiple, educating students in a variety of techniques, and shedding light on current trends in printmaking. Following a full afternoon of printing DBP co-founder Greg Nanney will lecture on the history of printmaking and demonstrate how it remains a vital art form. Above: YCP students Ivy Rodgers and Alexus DeBraganza with DBP shirts.
DBP Printing Demonstration Location: Marketview Arts, 37 West Philadelphia St. September 2, 3:00-8:00 p.m. Marketview Arts Entrance First Friday Exhibition/Reception: September 2, 5:00-8:00 p.m., Coni Wolf Gallery. First Friday: Downtown with Drive By Press at Marketview Arts Drive By Press will set up their mobile printmaking studio at York College's Marketview Arts building for September's First Friday Art Walk. DBP will demonstrate printing techniques and print custom T-shirts using a wide array of wood blocks. Customers can bring their own shirts or purchase one from DBP. The printing demo will run for most of the afternoon and will be followed by a reception in the second floor Coni Wolf Gallery. The exhibition will feature selections drawn from the DBP Collection, which is the largest known collection of contemporary prints, most of which have been donated by faculty and students.
Helen Zughaib: Arab Spring (Unfinished Journeys) October 20 - November 19, 2016, York College Galleries Artist Lecture: November 10, 5:30 p.m. DeMeester Recital Hall Reception: November 10, 6:30 p.m. Evelyn and Earle Wolf Hall Lobby Helen Zughaib was born in Beirut, Lebanon but left in 1975 as her country descended into civil war. Zughaib’s concern for those affected by war and violence, particularly women, is a major theme in her work. Her "Weeping Women" series began in the wake of Israel's 2006 attack on Lebanon, and her "Witness" series followed her experiences as U.S. Cultural Envoy to Palestine in 2008. This exhibition reflects Zughaib's response to the complexity of the Arab Spring and its aftermath, capturing the initial optimism while lamenting the lives lost and fractured in the violence that followed. Above: Unfinished Journeys by Helen Zughaib
Helen Zughaib: 2nd Annual Perspectives on Peace Lecture November 10, 5:30 p.m. DeMeester Recital Hall Reception: November 10, 6:30 p.m. Evelyn and Earle Wolf Hall Lobby
Fall Senior Exhibition December 9–20, 2016 Senior Presentations: December 9, 5:00 p.m. DeMeester Recital Hall Reception: December 9, 5:45 p.m. Wolf Hall Lobby
Helen Zughaib lived mostly in the Middle East and Europe before coming to the U.S. to study art at Syracuse University. Her work has been widely exhibited internationally and is in the collections of the White House, World Bank, Library of Congress, and the Arab American National Museum in Detroit, MI. In 2008, she was U.S. Cultural Envoy to Palestine. In 2009, she was sent to Switzerland under the State Department's Speaker and Specialist Program. Her paintings have been gifted to heads of state by President Obama and former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton. Zughaib views the arts as an important tool for shaping and fostering dialogue about the Middle East. Above: Helen Zughaib screenprinting, photo by Erwin Thamm
This exhibition features the work of Division of Art students in their final semester at YCP. Senior Fine Art majors display their bodies of work, often organized around cohesive thematic and/or formal concerns. Senior Graphic Design majors exhibit their final projects, which began with the introduction of a common design problem during their final semester. Students work collectively during their last semester to refine their creative vision and learn to present themselves and their work in a professional manner. This process culminates with the Senior Presentations and Exhibition. A reception and announcement of awards will follow the presentations in the Wolf Hall Lobby and York College Galleries respectively. Photo by Caleb Robertson.
Hank Willis Thomas: Unbranded: A Century of White Women 1915-2015 January 16–February 18, 2017 York College Galleries Lecture/Reception: February 9, 5:30 p.m. DeMeester Recital Hall Hank Willis Thomas explores notions of virtue, power, beauty, privilege, and desire by selecting advertising portrayals of white women between1915-2015 and removing text or logos identifying the product being sold. He said, "I think what happens with ads when we put text and logos on them, we do all of the heavy lifting of making them make sense to us. But when you see the image naked or unbranded, you start to really ask questions. That's why we can almost never tell what it's actually an ad for because ads really aren't about the products. It's about what myths and generalizations we could attach." Above: She’s all tied up … in a poor system, 1951/2015 by Hank Willis Thomas
Hank Willis Thomas Artist Lecture: February 9, 2017, 5:30 p.m. DeMeester Recital Hall Reception: February 9, 6:30 p.m. Evelyn and Earle Wolf Hall Lobby Photo conceptual artist Hank Willis Thomas works primarily with themes related to identity, history, and popular culture. His work is in numerous public collections including The Museum of Modern Art, New York, The Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum, and the National Gallery of Art in Washington, D.C. His collaborative projects have been featured at the Sundance Film Festival and installed permanently at the Oakland International Airport, The Birmingham-Shuttlesworth International Airport, The Oakland Museum of California, and the University of California, San Francisco. He was recently appointed to the Public Design Commission for the City of New York. Thomas is represented by Jack Shainman Gallery in New York City and Goodman Gallery in South Africa. Photo by Andrea Blanch
James Johnson: Forgetting is Important Lecture: February 22, 2017, 5:30 p.m. DeMeester Recital Hall Reception: February 22, 6:30 p.m. Wolf Hall Lobby
Jan Conradi: On Writing and Design Lecture: February 23, 2017, 5:30 p.m. DeMeester Recital Hall Reception: February 23, 6:30 p.m. Wolf Hall Lobby
James Johnson is Associate Professor of Photography and Digital Arts at Moore College of Art in Philadelphia, PA. He has had solo exhibitions at Vox Populi in Philadelphia as well as Oakland University, Rochester, MI, The Contemporary Museum, Baltimore, MD, and Fleischer Art Memorial, Philadelphia, PA. His work has been included in group exhibitions in cities such as London, Chicago, New York, Boston, and Seattle. Johnson was the recipient of the Independence Foundation Fellowship in the Arts in 2011 and the Pennsylvania Council on the Arts Individual Creative Artists Fellowship in 2007 and 2009. His art makes reference to architecture and issues surrounding representation, economics, and power. Johnson's studio is in Philadelphia. Above: Some Rooms by James Johnson
Jan Conradi, Professor at Rowan University, is a design educator with a primary focus on typography and design history. Her book, Lella and Massimo Vignelli: Two Lives, One Vision, was published in 2014. Her previous book, Unimark International: The Design of Business and the Business of Design, was published in 2010. She has authored numerous articles, and her project and course materials have been featured in books by Phil Meggs, Rob Carter, Elizabeth Resnick, and Steven Heller. Conradi has presented at AIGA Education, TypeCon, and the Design Exchange International conferences. She was an Art Director at Wm. C. Brown Publishers in Dubuque, IA. In her spare time, she focuses on letterpress printing, creating artist books and typographic experiments.
Annual Juried Student Exhibition March 16 - April 6, 2017 York College Galleries Reception: March 16, 5:00 p.m. Graphic Design Juror: Jan Conradi Fine Art Juror: James Johnson
Spring Senior Exhibition April 28 - May 6, 2017 Presentations: April 28, 5:30 p.m. DeMeester Recital Hall Reception: April 28, 6:30 p.m. Wolf Hall Lobby
The exhibition features selected work from YCP students taking courses in fine art and graphic design. Students submit work for consideration and guest jurors select works that are exceptional, represent our program, and exhibit well together. Graphic design juror is Jan Conradi, Professor at Rowan University. Fine art juror is James Johnson, Associate Professor at Moore College of Art. Awards will be announced at the opening reception at 5:30 p.m. in the Cora Miller Gallery. Above: Linocuts by 2nd Place Award in Graphic Design winner Rebecca Shaffer
The exhibition features the work of students from the Division of Art in their last semester of study at YCP. Seniors majoring in Fine Art display their final bodies of work, often organized around cohesive thematic and/or formal concerns. Seniors majoring in Graphic Design exhibit final projects, which began with the introduction of a common design problem that each senior interprets individually. The students work collectively during their final semester to refine their creative vision and learn to present themselves and their work in a professional manner. This process culminates with the Senior Presentations and Exhibition. Above: Spread from End of the Yarn by Kendra Miller, 1st Place, 2016 Graphic Design Senior Exhibition
Cody Bannon '15: Appell Fellowship Exhibition Cora Miller Gallery June 8 - July 7, 2017 Reception: June 8, 5:00 p.m. Wolf Hall Lobby Artist Talk: June 8, 6:00 p.m. Cora Miller Gallery Cody Bannon was awarded the fifth annual Appell Arts Fellowship, a residency program open to recent YCP graduates that provides housing, parking, studio space, and a stipend. This exhibition is the culmination of a year's worth of artistic production made possible by this fellowship. Bannon graduated from YCP in December 2015 with a BA in Graphic Design. He received 2nd Place in the Fall Senior Exhibition for work that included a hand-printed book emphasizing his love of printmaking and automobiles. During his senior year, Bannon served as President of the York College chapter of AIGA and collaborated with The Rooted Artist Collective on the exhibition The Shirt Show.
Typorama 7.0 Brossman Gallery June 8 - July 7, 2017 Reception: June 8, 5:00 p.m. Wolf Hall Lobby What began as an impromptu opportunity to exhibit Typography II final projects has become a York College Galleries tradition. Showcasing the typographic work of students, Typorama demonstrates the varied media use and experimentation of our Graphic Design program. Students engage in wordplay, expression and analysis of form, all in a distinctively letter-based way. Sometimes funny, sometimes poignant, and always with the viewer in mind, students challenge themselves to create pieces that push the limits of their creativity, ability and command of language. Graphic Designers at YCP are taught the importance of selfinitiated creative work as an integral part of doing excellent client-driven work. Typorama gives us a peek at the depth and breadth of their inquiry on many levels.
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The York College Division of Music is proud to present another season of exciting performances in the 700-seat Waldner Performing Arts Center and the 200-seat DeMeester Recital Hall. All events are free and open to the public. The 2016-2017 series will be highlighted by several exciting guest artist performances, made possible by a generous gift from the Boustead Family Foundation. The season will include residencies and performances by acclaimed pianist James Winn and rising a cappella group UCD MIX. The season will also feature performances by YCP’s talented faculty artists and student ensembles culminating in spring performances of The Drowsy Chaperone. For additional information on music events, please visit www.ycp.edu/music or call the Department of Communication and the Arts at 717-815-1354.
James Winn, Piano: Guest Artist Recital September 22, 2016, 7:30 p.m. DeMeester Recital Hall This event is made possible thanks to a generous gift from the Boustead Family Foundation. James Winn, piano and composition professor at the University of Nevada, Reno since 1997, made his professional debut with the Denver Symphony at the age of 13, and has been performing widely in North America, Europe, and Asia ever since. Winn has been a solo pianist with the New York City Ballet, a member of the New York New Music Ensemble, and a frequent guest with the Chamber Music Society of Lincoln Center, Speculum, the Group for Contemporary Music, and Bargemusic. He has received numerous career recognitions, including an Artist Fellowship from the Nevada State Council of the Arts and, in 2009, the Governor’s Award for Excellence in the Arts. Dr. Winn will present a masterclass on September 21 at 7:30 p.m.
Faculty Artist Recital: Erin Lippard, Mezzo-soprano; Michael Lippard, Clarinet; Kenneth Osowski, Piano September 30, 2016, 7:30 p.m. DeMeester Recital Hall YCP faculty members Erin and Michael Lippard, together with Kenneth Osowski, will present a concert of chamber music for voice, clarinet, and piano. The eclectic program will feature repertoire spanning several centuries, from early Romantic German literature to Modern American chamber works.
PRISM Concert - A Showcase of the York College Music Program October 1, 2016, 4:00 p.m. Waldner Performing Arts Center This program will feature a wide range of talented performers from the York College Division of Music, including students, faculty, large ensembles, and small ensembles.
Fortunata Trio: Faculty/Guest Artist Recital October 28, 2016, 7:30 p.m. DeMeester Recital Hall The Fortunata Trio – Alicia Kosack, flute; Laura Armstrong, clarinet; Kimberly Buchar Nolet, bassoon – celebrate the joy and good fortune of performing chamber music as good friends and strive to promote this unusual medium. Their performances have included recitals at Dickinson College and York College, and they have also performed at the National Flute Association’s convention in New Orleans in August of 2013. The Fortunata Trio presents unique programs that have recently featured works by female composers, Latin American composers, and a variety of 20th century and classical composers. For more information on the group, please visit: www.fortunatatrio.com
York College Wind Symphony James Colonna, Director November 6, 2016, 3:00 p.m. Waldner Performing Arts Center Under the dynamic leadership of conductor James Colonna, the York College Wind Symphony is comprised of the College's finest student instrumentalists. The group performs repertoire spanning a wide range of styles and historical periods. Marches, British band classics, transcriptions, medleys, and contemporary music are performed every semester.
Music Industry Panel Discussion November 10, 2016, 7:30 p.m. Weinstock Lecture Hall Reception: November 10, 2016, 7:00 p.m. Weinstock Lobby
Fall Choral Concert: “Songs of Mother Russia� Grace Muzzo and Christine Kates, Directors November 13, 2016, 3:00 p.m. DeMeester Recital Hall
The music industry is constantly evolving. New technology creates an ever-changing paradigm, leaving business and legal experts struggling to keep pace. Both students and professionals must remain current and forward-thinking as they attempt to navigate the new landscape. What is the future of popular music? How will music be produced and consumed in the next 10 years? What about copyright, licensing, and other sectors of the entertainment industry? Our experts will discuss music publishing, live events, and the record industry. The panel will include Chad Taylor (founding member and guitarist for rock band LIVE), David Sestak (founder of Media Five Entertainment and manager for the bands LIVE and Fuel), Anne Sturm (General Manager, Strand-Capitol Performing Arts Center), and Brad Prendergast (Senior Counsel for Licensing & Enforcement, SoundExchange, Inc.).
Luxuriate in the rich and thrilling textures of the Russian choral tradition. The York College Chorale and Chamber Singers will explore settings of folk music and works by Rachmaninoff and Stravinsky composed for the Orthodox Church. The program will also explore the music of Jewish Russia as it took on new life in the United States.
Faculty Artist Recital: Jennifer Herrera-Mullar, Violin Gretchen Dekker, Piano "Beau Soir" November 18, 2016, 7:30 p.m. DeMeester Recital Hall Distinguished faculty artists Jennifer HerreraMullar and Gretchen Dekker will perform a varied program of violin and piano works. The recital will feature pillars of the violinpiano sonata repertoire, as well as beautiful arrangements of French art song and other violin and piano works.
York College Groove and Percussion Ensembles Jeff Stabley and Mika Godbole, Directors December 1, 2016, 7:30 p.m. DeMeester Recital Hall The York College Groove Ensemble is a percussion ensemble with a twist. It includes many traditional percussion instruments, as well as guitars, basses, keyboards, digital samplers, electronic drum machines, and turntables. Groove performs traditional music from around the world, including West Africa, South Africa, and Indonesia. A typical concert may feature anything from Zimbabwean dance music to hip-hop. The York College Percussion Ensemble incorporates a variety of works into their repertoire, ranging from xylophone rags from the early 1900s to minimalist classics, and avant-garde improvisations.
York College Jazz Ensemble Jeff Stabley, Director December 2, 2016, 7:30 p.m. DeMeester Recital Hall
Holiday Festival Concert James Colonna and Grace Muzzo, Directors December 11, 2016, 3:00 p.m. Waldner Performing Arts Center
Student Piano and Chamber Music Recital: "All That Jazz" December 12, 2016, 7:30 p.m. DeMeester Recital Hall
The York College Jazz Ensemble performs a wide variety of music by the jazz greats, including Miles Davis, Charles Mingus, Count Basie, and Duke Ellington. Students are featured in both written arrangements and spontaneous improvisations. The ensemble performs in various jazz idioms, including swing, bebop, and fusion.
York College's most popular concert! This annual holiday musical performance features the York College Chorale and Wind Symphony, under the direction of Grace Muzzo and James Colonna. Bring your family and enjoy the holiday spirit with both secular and sacred music of the season, topped off with an audience sing-along at the conclusion of this festive program.
Students from the York College Division of Music and the York College Preparatory Community Music School will present a recital of jazz-influenced and jazz-related works, including ragtime, Gershwin, and others.
York College Community Orchestra James Colonna, Director December 13, 2016, 7:30 p.m. Waldner Performing Arts Center Conducted by James Colonna, the York College Community Orchestra is a full symphonic orchestra. The group includes music majors, non-music majors, and musicians from York and the surrounding area. This program will feature both major symphonic works and lighter classics.
UCD MIX: Guest Concert February 3, 2017, 7:30 p.m. DeMeester Recital Hall This event made possible thanks to a generous gift from the Boustead Family Foundation. MIX is a coed collegiate group of eight singers from the University of Colorado, Denver. Since its formation in 2012, the group has toured steadily through the United States and overseas, most recently in Denmark. They have won awards in competitions such as SoJam, BOSS awards, Mile High Vocal Jam, and the ICCA West. Success at these competitions has earned them an audition for Season Four of "The Sing Off", as well as performances at the National A Cappella Conference in Memphis, TN, where they opened for the renowned Swingle Singers. MIX is known for their diversity and theatricality, bringing a fresh, storytelling perspective to contemporary a cappella. For more information, please visit: www.ucdmix.com
Faculty/Guest Concert: Jeff Stabley and Friends February 12, 2017, 3:00 p.m. DeMeester Recital Hall
Faculty Artist Recital: Kenneth Osowski, Piano February 17, 2017, 7:30 p.m. DeMeester Recital Hall
Drummer Jeff Stabley, who directs the jazz program at York College, is a fixture in the area’s music scene. He regularly performs with the region's best jazz musicians, including saxophonist Tim Warfield, bassist Steve Meashey, and pianists Steve Rudolph and Kirk Reese.
Kenneth Osowski serves as Assistant Professor of Music (Piano/Music Theory) and Chair of the Department of Communication and the Arts at York College of Pennsylvania. He will present a solo piano recital of varied repertoire, including music by Scarlatti, Schumann, Ravel, and others.
World of Warcraft Composer Eimear Noone: Guest Performance March 11, 2017, 7:30 p.m. Waldner Performing Arts Center
Faculty Artist Recital: The York Chamber Players March 24, 2017, 7:30 p.m. DeMeester Recital Hall
Chamber Voices Grace Muzzo and Christine Kates, Directors March 31, 2017, 7:30 p.m. DeMeester Recital Hall
York College Wind Symphony James Colonna, Director April 2, 2017, 3:00 p.m. Waldner Performing Arts Center
"The Irish Queen of Games Music" (Irish Times, 2/2/15), Eimear Noone has emerged as the world premier conductor of games music, both in the recording studio and on the concert stage. In addition to her work as a classical conductor, as the principal conductor for Blizzard Entertainment and as a regular conductor for Skywalker Ranch, her credits include multiple award-winning scores to games such as World of Warcraft, Diablo III, Overwatch, Starcraft II, and countless others. On the stage, for two years, she toured the world conducting over 60 ensembles in, “The Legend of Zelda, Symphony of the Goddesses,” which featured legendary orchestras such as the Sydney Symphony, The Pittsburgh Symphony, The Dallas Symphony and the Royal Philharmonic (among others).
The York Chamber Players is a collective of dedicated performing musicians based in York, Pennsylvania. Most members serve on the faculty at York College of Pennsylvania, and several also teach at the YCPrep Community Music School. The group is dedicated to presenting a wide array of chamber music repertoire for various ensemble configurations. While the group does perform music from the standard repertoire, it is especially devoted to lesserknown works deserving of wider exposure. The group is also dedicated to engaging directly with its audience, and to presenting musical works in multi-disciplinary contexts. The York Chamber Players is the official chamber ensemble in residence at York College of Pennsylvania.
Join us for an informal evening of musicmaking with York College’s smaller ensembles. Both faculty-led (The Chamber Singers and Voca Bella) and student-led (Rhapsody, etc.) ensembles will present a varied program of a cappella, vocal pop and traditional styles in the intimate setting of DeMeester Recital Hall.
Under the dynamic leadership of conductor James Colonna, the York College Wind Symphony is comprised of the College's finest student instrumentalists. The group performs repertoire spanning a wide range of styles and historical periods. Marches, British band classics, transcriptions, medleys, and contemporary music are performed every semester.
Choral Masterworks: Fauré’s Requiem and Mozart’s Solemn Vespers,Grace Muzzo, Director April 9, 2017, 3:00 p.m. St. Paul’s Lutheran Church
York College Groove and Percussion Ensembles Jeff Stabley and Mika Godbole, Directors April 20, 2017, 7:30 p.m. DeMeester Recital Hall
The York College Chorale, Chamber Singers, and Orchestra will perform the Fauré Requiem and selections from Mozart’s Solemn Vespers in St. Paul’s inspiring sanctuary. Fauré’s Requiem is one of the most performed and beloved works from the choral repertoire.
The York College Groove Ensemble is a percussion ensemble with a twist. It includes many traditional percussion instruments, as well as guitars, basses, keyboards, digital samplers, electronic drum machines, and turntables. Groove performs traditional music from around the world, including West Africa, South Africa, and Indonesia. A typical concert may feature anything from Zimbabwean dance music to hip-hop. The York College Percussion Ensemble incorporates a variety of works into their repertoire, ranging from xylophone rags from the early 1900s to minimalist classics, and avant-garde improvisations.
York College Jazz Ensemble Jeff Stabley, Director April 21, 2017, 7:30 p.m. DeMeester Recital Hall The York College Jazz Ensemble performs a wide variety of music by the jazz greats, including Miles Davis, Charles Mingus, Count Basie, and Duke Ellington. Students are featured in both written arrangements and spontaneous improvisations. The ensemble performs in various jazz idioms, including swing, bebop, and fusion.
The Drowsy Chaperone Music and Lyrics by Lisa Lambert and Greg Morrison Book by Bob Martin and Don McKellar Directed by Erin Lippard April 27, 28, 29, 2017, 7:30 p.m. Waldner Performing Arts Center When a keen theatre enthusiast shares his favorite cast album with the audience, the characters come to life in this hilarious musical farce. Winner of five Tony awards, The Drowsy Chaperone is a laugh-out-loud musical that pokes fun at all the idioms that typify the musical theatre genre. A lovingly sarcastic homage to the jazz age musical comedy, it has all the ingredients for an evening of madcap delight.
Student Piano and Chamber Music Recital: Waterworks May 4, 2017, 7:30 p.m. DeMeester Recital Hall
York College Community Orchestra James Colonna, Director May 6, 2017, 3:00 p.m. Waldner Performing Arts Center
Students from the York College Division of Music and the York College Preparatory Community Music School will present a recital of music inspired by water in its many forms: rain, ice, snow, rivers, oceans, and others.
Conducted by James Colonna, the York College Community Orchestra is a full symphonic orchestra. The group includes music majors, non-music majors, and musicians from York and the surrounding area. This program will feature both major symphonic works and lighter classics.
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LECTURE SERIES
Searching the Archive Books are not made to be believed, but to be subjected to inquiry. When we consider a book, we must ask ourselves not what it says, but what it means. -Umberto Eco, The Name of the Rose The Society of American Archivists states in its "core values" that "[a]rchivists recognize that primary sources enable people to examine the past and thereby gain insights into the human experience. Archival materials provide surrogates for human memory, both individually and collectively, and when properly maintained, they serve as evidence against which individual and social memory can be tested." The 2016-2017 Humanities Lecture Series, "Searching the Archives," focuses on the importance of archival research to humanities-based inquiry. In art, foreign languages, history, literary studies, philosophy, religion, rhetoric, and writing, archives play a major role in defining what it means to engage the present and see the possibilities for the future through discovering the past.
LECTURE SERIES
Jessica Enoch "Remembering (and Forgetting) Women: Exploring Complexities of the Public Memory Archive" September 8, 2016, 7:00 p.m. Humanities 218 Jessica Enoch, Associate Professor of English at the University of Maryland College Park, will explore the archive's role in remembering women's presence in public memory. Her talk will consider questions such as: What commemoration practices have asserted and circulated women's historical presence in public? How have archives preserved traces of these memorial practices? What is the significance of these archival traces? How might they (re)orient current perceptions of women's historical erasure? Enoch is the author of Refiguring Rhetorical Education: Women Teaching African American, Native American, and Chicano/a Students, 1865-1911 and co-editor of Burke in the Archives: Using the Past to Transform the Future of Burkean Studies.
Susan Wells "Three Archives" September, 29, 2016, 7:00 p.m. Humanities 218 Our Bodies, Ourselves was a grand public telling of secrets. The collective raided medical libraries to collect secrets of physicians and told them shamelessly: they demonstrated how doctors dismissed women's problems and maintained their ignorance of women's bodies. – Our Bodies, Ourselves and the Work of Writing. Susan Wells, Ph.D., discusses her work at the Archive of Women and Medicine, the Historical Library of Medicine at Montpelier, and her work developing Our Bodies, Ourselves and the Work of Writing (2010). Wells's interests include rhetorics of science and medicine, critical theory, theories of the public sphere, and feminism. Her book on 19th-century women physicians and scientific writing, Out of the Dead House (2001), won the 2002 W. Ross Winterowd Award for the most outstanding book in composition theory.
Panel I: "Searching the Archive" October 19, 2016, 3:30 p.m. Humanities 218 Panelists will discuss their archival work in the context of historical studies, literature, culture, and biographical research. Each panelist will demonstrate the valuable connections between archival resources, scholarship, and teaching. Gabriel Abudu, Ph.D., English and Humanities, “Finding the Lost Voices of Afro-Cuban Women Poets.” Ilana Krug, Ph.D., History, "Uncovering the Medieval World Through Archival Research." Victor Taylor, Ph.D., English and Humanities "Derridean Fever and the Archival Legacy of Jacques Derrida."
Jacques Lezra "Two Dogmas of the Archive: Lucretius, Covarrubias" March 27, 2017, 7:00 p.m. Humanities 218 Jacques Lezra, Ph.D., is Professor of Spanish and Comparative Literature at New York University, and a member of the Departments of English and German. In 2016, he became a member of the Department of Hispanic Studies at the University of California – Riverside. His talk will focus on the connections between ancient and modern philosophy through his archival research on Lucretius.
LECTURE SERIES
Reading and Talk by Writer-in-Residence Nick Flynn March 30, 2017, 7:00 p.m. DeMeester Recital Hall
Panel II: "Innovations in Archival Research and Archiving Methods" April 19, 2017, 3:30 p.m. Humanities 218
Nick Flynn is author of three memoirs, The Reenactments, The Ticking is the Bomb: A Memoir of Bewilderment, and Another Bullshit Night in Suck City, which has been made into a film, Being Flynn, starring Robert DeNiro as Flynn’s father, Julianne Moore, and Paul Dano. Flynn is the author of four books of poetry, My Feelings, The Captain Asks For a Show of Hands, Some Ether, which won the PEN/Joyce Osterweil Award, and Blind Huber. He has been awarded fellowships from The Guggenheim Foundation, The Library of Congress, The Amy Lowell Trust, and The Fine Arts Work Center. His poems, essays, and non-fiction have appeared in The New Yorker, The Paris Review, National Public Radio’s This American Life, and The New York Times Book Review.
Panelists will discuss current trends and future possibilities for archival research in the context of public humanities, library studies, and cultural rhetoric. Amanda E. Eveler, Assistant Director of Library and Archives at the York Heritage Trust, “The Archive and the Public Humanities.” Karen Rice-Young '92, Archives Specialist at YCP Schmidt Library, "Using Archives for Research and Teaching." Madeleine Mirasol, Ph.D., English and Humanities, "Cultural Studies and Archival Research."
2017 Scholar-in-Residence. Presented by the YCP Institute for Civic Arts and Humanities.
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Julia Reinhard Lupton "Becoming a Creative Citizen through the Arts and Humanities" March 16, 2017, 7:00 p.m. Humanities 218 Julia Reinhard Lupton, The University of California, Irvine, is Professor of English and Comparative Literature and Associate Dean of Research in the School of Humanities. She is a widely recognized scholar in English Renaissance literature, a Trustee of the Shakespeare Association of America, and a strong advocate for bringing the humanities into the public sphere. Her book, Thinking with Shakespeare: Essays on Politics and Life (University of Chicago Press, 2011), explores the ways in which selected plays by Shakespeare speak directly to the politics of his time and to the way we live now.
FILM SERIES
The annual Humanities Film Series at York College is an interdisciplinary program sponsored by the English and Humanities Department and the Office of Academic Affairs. Its aim is to promote the humanities on campus and in the surrounding community by fostering a serious and ongoing discussion about cinema. The Film Series consists of six events scheduled throughout the academic year that are free and open to the entire college and the surrounding community. At each of these events, a guest speaker screens a film or delivers a lecture on cinema, and then leads a discussion. Guest speakers include acclaimed directors, writers, producers, and actors, as well as noted authors, critics, and professors. For more information, please call 717-815-1349.
FILM SERIES
99 Homes, with Director Ramin Bahrani September 23, 2016, 7:00 p.m. Humanities 218 In the thriller 99 Homes (2014), ruthless businessman Rick Carver (Michael Shannon) is making a killing by repossessing homes— gaming the real estate market, Wall Street banks, and the U.S. government. When he evicts Dennis Nash (Andrew Garfield), a single father trying to care for his mother and young son, Nash becomes so desperate to provide for his family that he goes to work for Carver. 99 Homes is the latest film from director Ramin Bahrani, whose movies have screened at the Venice, Cannes, Sundance, and Berlin Film Festivals. In 2010, film critic Roger Ebert proclaimed him "the director of the decade." As part of this year's film series, Bahrani will be on hand to present his movie and answer questions about it after the screening.
Ali: Fear Eats The Soul with Professor Girish Shambu, Ph.D. October 27, 2016, 7:00 p.m. Humanities 218
The Jim Gaffigan Show with Actress Ashley Williams November 17, 2016, 7:00 p.m. Humanities 218
Ali: Fear Eats the Soul (1974), directed by Rainer Werner Fassbinder, is one of the classics of German cinema, and a high point of the New German Cinema movement. In it, a young Moroccan immigrant worker marries a middle-aged white, German cleaning woman, and they become the object of toxic prejudice from friends, family, and strangers. Few movies thrillingly combine both radical aesthetic imagination and cutting social critique, while simultaneously sweeping us up in a flood of emotion. It will be presented by Canisius College Professor of Management and renowned film blogger Girish Shambu, whose essays on cinema have appeared in Senses of Cinema, Artforum, Cineaste, and elsewhere. Girish Shambu will also lead a Q&A session after the screening.
The Jim Gaffigan Show (2015- ) is a TV Land comedy series inspired by the real-life struggles of New York-based comedian Jim Gaffigan to balance his family life with his stand-up comedy career. The role of Jim’s wife Jeannie is played by Ashley Williams, a television, film, and theatre actress featured on TV shows such as Good Morning, Miami (2002-2004) and How I Met Your Mother (2006-2014), in movies such as Something Borrowed (2011) and the soon-to-bereleased The Brits Are Coming, and in the recent Broadway adaptation of John Grisham’s A Time to Kill (2013). Williams will visit York College as part of the film series to discuss her work on The Jim Gaffigan Show and her career on television, in cinema, and in theatre.
The Big Short with Professors Becky Smith, Ph.D. and Pawan Madhorgarhia, Ph D. February 16, 2017, 7:00 p.m Humanities 218 The Big Short (2015) is a comedy-drama that chronicles the real-life events that led to the 2008 financial crisis. It focuses on a small group of men – including Wall Street guru Michael Burry (Christian Bale), banker Jared Vennett (Ryan Gosling), and hedgefund specialist Mark Baum (Steve Carell) — who together make a fortune by taking advantage of the impending economic collapse. The Big Short will be presented by two faculty members from York College's Graham School of Business. Dr. Becky Smith, a Professor of Management and Accounting, will discuss the ethics of the case, while Dr. Pawan Madhorgarhia, a Professor of Finance, will discuss its financial implications. A Q&A session will follow the screening.
FILM SERIES
Son of Saul with Professor Kay McAdams, Ph.D. March 23, 2017, 7:00 p.m. Humanities 218
Rocky III with Professor Jonathan Kraszewski, Ph.D. April 27, 2017, 7:00 p.m. Humanities 218
Son of Saul (2015) is a searing drama directed by Hungarian filmmaker László Nemes. Set in the Auschwitz concentration camp during World War II, it follows a day and a half in the life of Saul Ausländer (Géza Röhrig), a member of the Sonderkommando, the group of inmates tasked with burning the dead. After premiering at the 2015 Cannes Film Festival, where it won the Grand Prix, it went on to win the Golden Globe and Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film. York College Professor of History Kay McAdams, a specialist in the history of Nazi Germany and the Holocaust, who teaches a course on the Holocaust in Film, will present the movie and lead a Q&A session about it afterward.
The Rocky franchise is frequently remembered for its strong beginning and end. The original 1976 film earned 10 Oscar nominations and won three. Recently, Creed (2015) won an NAACP Image Award, and Sylvester Stallone won a Golden Globe Award for reprising his role as Philadelphia's beloved pugilist. Most critics agree, however, that between these films the series lost its gritty realism and devolved into cartoonish camp. Jonathan Kraszewski, a Professor of Visual and Sound Media at Seton Hall University disagrees, arguing that one of these movies, Rocky III (1982), is more sophisticated than it appears at first glance — especially in its treatment of contemporary urban politics. He will offer an introduction to the film and answer questions about it after the screening.
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AND ENVIRONMENTAL STUDIES
A central part of environmental examination is understanding connections. Whether we think of ecosystems, bioticas, or food webs, we consider the world as a series of links — our communities. We repeatedly find communities work better when they are diverse. In the fall we examine a Virginia farm rebuilt by moving toward diversity and ecological community. Fittingly, we discuss this with members of our farming community. Then, we turn to invasive species in the Chesapeake Bay. In spring we look at the system that is Earth. We start out by considering ongoing extinctions in ways many have never seen before. We close the year by examining our bit of space and start to see that everything is connected and shifting perspective results in huge insights. We welcome you to journey with us as we try to figure out how we can live sustainably and environmentally.
AND ENVIRONMENTAL STUDIES
Gaining Ground Panel Discussion October 12, 2016, 7:00 p.m. Weinstock Lecture Hall Forrest Pritchard's Gaining Ground is the 2016 One Book One Community selection, an account of transforming a seventhgeneration Shenandoah Valley farm from a failing conventional agricultural concern into a sustainable, pasture-focused example of environmental stewardship. Join our panel of local farmers facing the challenges of growing and marketing something essential and taken for granted: food. Dru Peters calls herself the "farmer’s wife" at Sunnyside Farms, a pasture-based intensive grazed farm in Dover, PA. They grow heirloom, openpollinated vegetables, cut flowers, and "grow meat" of various types. Rob Wood is the driving force behind Spoutwood Farm in Glen Rock. PA. The farm's approach to agriculture is one of partnership and education with activities including the annual Fall Harvest and May Day Fairie Festivals, youth farming, and cooking schools.
Invasive Species and the Changing Environment of the Chesapeake Bay Speaker: Jonathan McKnight November 14, 2016, 7:00 p.m. Weinstock Lecture Hall
Racing Extinction Film Viewing and Discussion February 23, 2017, 7:00 p.m. Weinstock Lecture Hall Cosponsored by Schmidt Library
Planetary Film Viewing and Discussion March 16, 2017, 7:00 p.m. Weinstock Lecture Hall Cosponsored by Schmidt Library
Phragmites to nutria, snakeheads to blue catfish, invasive species are everywhere in the Chesapeake Bay. In the last 50 years, their increasing numbers have dramatically impacted the Bay's environment and ecology. Join Jonathan McKnight, Associate Director of the Maryland Department of Natural Resources Natural Heritage Program, for a discussion of the origin of these invasive species and their impact on the Bay's landscape and people, and discover how Maryland is addressing the worrying growth of these destructive interlopers.
Watch a team of artists and activists create a film using state of the art equipment to show the world "never-before-seen" images that expose the issues of endangered species and mass extinction. The team conducts covert operations to expose harm to endangered species. There will be a faculty member from the SES program to lead discussion following the film.
Planetary is a provocative and breathtaking wakeup call – a cross continental, cinematic journey that explores our cosmic origins and our future as a species. It is a poetic and humbling reminder that now is the time to shift our perspective. Planetary asks us to rethink who we really are, to reconsider our relationship with ourselves, each other, and the world around us – to remember that we are Planetary. The film will be followed with a discussion led by an SES faculty member.
Join the Theatre Division as we explore the theme of childhood and the stories we tell. We are offering professionally directed shows this year alongside our student directed productions as we continue our educational mission of teaching the next generation of actors, directors and technicians. Theatre is a collaborative art form, and this season we will focus on relationships as we offer a small-cast musical, plays created through improv and workshops with actors, and new work that premiered on the fringe-festival circuit. While each production is unique, they all focus on community, storytelling, and the lessons we hope to pass down to our children. All performances are free and open to the public. For more information on any of the following theatre productions, please contact the box office at 717-600-3863 or email boxoffice@ycp.edu.
PROFESSIONALLY DIRECTED
You're A Good Man Charlie Brown Based on the Comic Strip Peanuts by Charles M. Schulz Book, Music, and Lyrics by Clark Gesner With additional songs by Andrew Lippa Directed by Erin Lippard October 26-29, 2016, 7:30 p.m. Perko Theatre Spend a day in the life of Charlie Brown and the Peanuts gang in this lighthearted, familyfriendly musical. Will Lucy get Schroeder to stop playing the piano long enough to kiss her? Will Snoopy shoot down the infamous Red Baron? Will Linus give up his blanket? And will the little Red-Haired girl ever look in Charlie Brown's direction? Discover what happiness is in this funny and touching modern musical.
A Christmas Carol Adapted by Suzanne Delle from the story by Charles Dickens Directed by Dan Burke December 7-10, 2016, 10:00 a.m. Waldner Performing Arts Center
Mr. Burns, a Post-Electric Play by Anne Washburn With a score by Michael Friedman Directed by Suzanne Delle March 22-25, 2017, 7:30 p.m. Waldner Performing Arts Center
It's time to get in the holiday spirit with York College’s annual student matinee production of the classic story, A Christmas Carol. Join the Ghosts of Christmas Past, Present, and Future as they transform Ebenezer Scrooge from a lonely miser into someone who truly understands the joy of the season. This 45-minute version is perfect for families of all ages.
Written for anyone who has ever had a favorite story and tried to share it, this play explores a post-apocalyptic world that finds comfort in an episode of The Simpsons. When the unthinkable happens, a group of strangers bond over pop culture references and begins to shape a new society using our love of TV, song, and theatre to create a new mythology and rebuild society. Join us for the area premiere of this new play.
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STUDENT DIRECTED
Story Theatre By Paul Sills Codirected by: Abigail Baker '17, Megan Cantz '17, Devin Morgan '18, and Mitchell Nease '18 November 16-19, 2016, 7:30 p.m. Perko Theatre The founder of Chicago's The Second City Improv, Paul Sills, created this unique show based on fables from Aesop and the Brothers Grimm. When it premiered in 1970, Clive Barnes wrote in The New York Times that the show brought "magic and innocence to Broadway." Join these four student directors as they bring Henny Penny, the Golden Goose, Venus and the Cat, the Fisherman and His Wife, The Robber Baron, and the Bremen Town Musicians to life. This show is appropriate for children, but written for adults.
THE430: Devised Theatre Class Presentation December 1-3, 2016, 7:30 p.m. Perko Theatre Theatre students will collaborate to create a unique theatrical experience based on improv, Viewpoints, and Moment Work technique. Together, they will act, direct, and design a show that explores the nature of art and childhood based on this season's theme. Join them as they piece together ideas, scripts, and theatrical elements to premiere a one-of-a-kind production.
Dog Sees God: Confessions of a Teenage Blockhead by Bert V. Royal Directed by Josh Schoff '17 April 5-8, 2017, 7:30 p.m. Perko Theatre This off-Broadway parody imagines what would happen to the beloved Peanuts gang if they hit adolescence as Millennials. When Snoopy has to be put down, CB looks to his friends to answer questions about the afterlife, but they are too busy partying, bullying and trying to play it cool to worry much about the future. Find out if Charlie Brown is still a good man in this provocative look at what it's like to be a teenager in today's world. This show has adult language and themes.
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Each year, York College hosts a series of presentations sponsored by a variety of departments and offices on campus. These events bring noteworthy speakers, performances, and artists to campus to address timely and relevant topics. Several presentations are sponsored by our Center for Professional Excellence as part of a series of seminars designed to help students develop the professional behaviors and skills that are necessary for success in their career paths. We are confident that community members will also find these of interest. The Center for Professional Excellence will announce the Spring 2017 Vizzi Family Lectureship keynote speaker this fall. Previous speakers include Gold medalist Mia Hamm, Chris Herren, founder of The Herren Project, and John Walsh, victims' rights advocate and host of America's Most Wanted show. Visit www.ycp.edu/cpe to hear about the next speaker.
"It's Just a Homework Assignment (How we Trivialize our Cheating Ways)" Tricia Bertram Gallant, Ph.D. Lecture: October 6, 2016, 4:00 p.m. Waldner Performing Arts Center Cosponsored by the Center for Professional Excellence Students, like all humans, are able to rationalize their habits of work in order to maintain their sense of good character while at the same time they are acting without integrity. In this dynamic presentation, Tricia Bertram Gallant uses stories of cheating as a way to invite students to see how their behaviors are perceived by others and so they can see for themselves that actions, not promises, define their characters and will create their futures. Tricia Bertram Gallant, Ph.D., is an ethics and integrity practitioner, researcher, consultant and speaker and is the Director of the Academic Integrity Office at University of California, San Diego.
Paige In Full: A B-girl's Visual Mixtape Written and Performed by Paige Hernandez With original music by Nick tha 1da October 19, 2016, 7:30 p.m. DeMeester Recital Hall Direct from the Kennedy Center's hip hop festival, Paige Hernandez comes to York College bringing a visual mix tape (a blending of poetry, dance, media, and music) that tells the tale of one multicultural girl's journey through hip-hop to selfdiscovery. "Part comedy, part pain, and part retrospective on growing up in Baltimore in the late 80s and early 90s, we experience Paige trying desperately to fit in, before finding her voice, accepting herself and becoming one of the most fascinating artists to watch of this generation." - Porscha Coleman, DC Theatre Scene www.paigehernandez.com
Robert Safian "Lessons of the World's Most Innovative Companies" Sponsored by the Chloé Eichelberger Business Education Series October 25, 2016, 7:00 p.m. Waldner Performing Arts Center A Q&A follows the lecture. Robert Safian is Editor-in-Chief and Managing Director of the influential, awardwinning business magazine Fast Company and its digital and live-event affiliates. He oversees all editorial operations and plays a key role in guiding the enterprise’s advertising, marketing, and consumerengagement efforts. Under Safian’s leadership, Fast Company has received numerous accolades, including the highly coveted National Magazine Award for Magazine of the Year in 2014. Named Editor of the Year by Adweek in 2009, Safian has also served as an Executive Editor for Time and Fortune and headed Money as its Chief Editor for six years.
Matthew Pinsker "Boss Lincoln: Understanding Abraham Lincoln's Partisan Leadership" Langston Lincoln Lecture November 1, 2016, 7:00 p.m. Weinstock Lecture Hall Book Signing follows. Reception: November 1, 2016, 6:30 p.m. Cosponsored by Schmidt Library and the Department of History and Political Science Matthew Pinsker holds the Brian Pohanka Chair of Civil War History at Dickinson College, PA, and serves as Director of the House Divided Project, an innovative effort to build digital resources on the Civil War era. He graduated from Harvard College and received a D.Phil. in Modern History from the University of Oxford. He wrote Abraham Lincoln – a volume in the American Presidents Reference Series, (Congressional Quarterly Press, 2002), and Lincoln's Sanctuary: Abraham Lincoln and the Soldiers' Home (Oxford University Press, 2003).
Douglas Blackmon "Slavery by Another Name: Race and the Jim Crow Justice System" November 10, 2016, 7:00 p.m. Waldner Performing Arts Center Book Signing follows. Cosponsored by Office of Intercultural Student Life and Global Programming, Department of History and Political Science, Department of Behavioral Sciences, and Generation Next General Education Program Douglas Blackmon is Pulitzer-Prize winning author of Slavery by Another Name: The ReEnslavement of Black Americans from the Civil War to World War II, and host and executive producer of American Forum. Slavery by Another Name is a searing examination of how enslavement of AfricanAmericans did not end with the Civil War, but persisted deep into the 20th century, profoundly sculpting current American life. It received the Pulitzer Prize for General Non-Fiction, an American Book award, and an NAACP Freedom Fund Outstanding Achievement Award.
Temple Grandin "Helping Different Kinds of Minds Succeed" March 9, 2017, 7:00 pm Waldner Performing Arts Center Sponsored by Disability Support Services and the Center for Professional Excellence Temple Grandin, Ph.D., is arguably the most accomplished and well-known adult with autism. She is a Professor of Animal Science and designer of humane livestock facilities. Grandin is a strong advocate for early intervention and neurodiversity. She is the subject of many national publications and an Emmy-winning docudrama. She has lectured about autism around the world and on television. She is also the author of five bestselling books. Grandin will discuss advances in neuroimaging and genetic research connecting brain science to behavior. She argues that raising and educating children on the autism spectrum must focus on their long-overlooked strengths to foster their unique contributions and tap into their hidden abilities.
Farewell My Concubine March 20, 2017, 6:00 p.m. Humanities 218 Farewell My Concubine is a Chinese epic that interweaves the story of two stars in a Peking opera troupe with the upheavals of World War II, the Communist takeover of China, and the Cultural Revolution. The film won the Grand Pix at Cannes of 1993, and its title is taken from a favorite work in Chinese opera repertory. However, the film was censored, banned and then unbanned twice by officials in China as it celebrates the rights of the individual and the importance of idiosyncrasy. If the audience is generally familiar with the important moments in modern Chinese history, this film will help them feel and imagine what it was like to live in the country during those times.
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2016-2017 Cultural Series Calendar SEPTEMBER 2016
October 12, 2016 Gaining Ground Panel Discussion, 7:00 p.m., Weinstock Lecture Hall
September 1–October 1, 2016 Faculty Biennial Exhibition, York College Galleries Reception: September 1, 4:00 p.m. Wolf Hall Lobby
October 19, 2016 Panel I: "Searching the Archive" 3:30 p.m., Humanities 218
September 1, 2016 Hard Pressed: DBP@YCP Artist Lecture 5:30 p.m., DeMeester Recital Hall. Reception: 4:00 p.m., Wolf Hall Lobby. Printing Demonstration: 12-4 p.m., Wolf Hall Entrance
October 19, 2016 Paige in Full: A B-girl's Visual Mixtape, written and performed by Paige Hernandez with original music by Nick tha 1da, 7:30 p.m., DeMeester Recital Hall
September 2, 2016 Printing Demonstration: 3:00-8:00 p.m., Marketview Arts, 37 West Philadelphia St. First Friday Exhibition/Reception: 5:00-8:00 p.m., Coni Wolf Gallery. First Friday: Downtown with Drive By Press, Marketview Arts
October 20 –November 19, 2016 Helen Zughaib: Arab Spring (Unfinished Journeys), York College Galleries. Artist Lecture: November 10, 5:30 p.m., DeMeester Recital Hall. Reception: November 10, 6:30 p.m., Evelyn and Earle Wolf Hall Lobby
September 8, 2016 Jessica Enoch: "Remembering (and Forgetting) Women: Exploring Complexities of the Public Memory Archive" 7:00 p.m., Humanities 218
October 25, 2016 Robert Safian Lecture: "Lessons of the World's Most Innovative Companies" Chloé Eichelberger Business Education Series, 7:00 p.m., Waldner Performing Arts Center
September 22, 2016 James Winn, Piano, Guest Artist Recital, 7:30 p.m., DeMeester Recital Hall September 23, 2016 99 Homes, with Director Ramin Bahrani, 7:00 p.m., Humanities 218 September, 29, 2016 Susan Wells: "Three Archives" 7:00 p.m., Humanities 218 September 30, 2016 Erin Lippard, Mezzo-soprano; Michael Lippard, Clarinet; Kenneth Osowski, Piano, Faculty Artist Recital, 7:30 p.m., DeMeester Recital Hall OCTOBER 2016 October 1, 2016 PRISM Concert - A Showcase of the York College Music Program, 4:00 p.m., Waldner Performing Arts Center October 6, 2016 "It's Just a Homework Assignment (How we Trivialize our Cheating Ways)" Lecture, 4:00 p.m., Waldner Performing Arts Center
October 26-29, 2016 You're a Good Man, Charlie Brown Based on the Comic Strip Peanuts by Charles M. Schulz, 7:30 p.m., Perko Theatre October 27, 2016 Ali: Fear Eats The Soul, with Professor Girish Shambu, 7:00 p.m., Humanities 218 October 28, 2016 Fortunata Trio, Faculty/Guest Artist Recital: 7:30 p.m., DeMeester Recital Hall NOVEMBER 2016 November 1, 2016 Matthew Pinsker: "Boss Lincoln: Understanding Abraham Lincoln's Partisan Leadership" Langston Lincoln Lecture: 7:00 p.m., Weinstock Lecture Hall November 6, 2016 York College Wind Symphony, James Colonna, Director, 3:00 p.m., Waldner Performing Arts Center November 10, 2016 Music Industry Panel Discussion, 7:30 p.m., Weinstock Lecture Hall
November 10, 2016 Douglas Blackmon: "Slavery by Another Name: Race and the Jim Crow Justice System" 7:00 p.m., Waldner Performing Arts Center November 13, 2016 Fall Choral Concert: “Songs of Mother Russia” Grace Muzzo and Christine Kates, Directors, 3:00 p.m., DeMeester Recital Hall November 14, 2016 Jonathan McKnight: Invasive Species and the Changing Environment of the Chesapeake Bay, 7:00 p.m., Weinstock Lecture Hall November 16-19, 2016 Story Theatre by Paul Sills, codirected by Abigail Baker '17, Megan Cantz '17, Devin Morgan '18, and Mitchell Nease '18, 7:30 p.m., Perko Theatre November 17, 2016 The Jim Gaffigan Show, with Actress Ashley Williams, 7:00 p.m., Humanities 218 November 18, 2016 Jennifer Herrera-Mullar, Violin and Gretchen Dekker, Piano; – "Beau Soir" Faculty Artist Recital, 7:30 p.m., DeMeester Recital Hall DECEMBER 2016 December 1, 2016 York College Groove and Percussion Ensembles, Jeff Stabley and Mika Godbole, Directors, 7:30 p.m., DeMeester Recital Hall December 1-3, 2016 THE430: Devised Theatre Class Presentation, 7:30 p.m., Perko Theatre
December 12, 2016 Student Piano and Chamber Music Recital: All That Jazz, 7:30 p.m., DeMeester Recital Hall
March 11, 2017 World of Warcraft Composer Eimear Noone, Guest Performance, 7:30 p.m., Waldner Performing Arts Center
December 13, 2016 York College Community Orchestra, James Colonna, Director, 7:30 p.m., Waldner Performing Arts Center
March 16, 2017 Julia Reinhard Lupton, "Becoming a Creative Citizen through the Arts and Humanities" 7:00 p.m., Humanities 218
JANUARY 2017
March 16, 2017 Planetary, film viewing and discussion, 7:00 p.m., Weinstock Lecture Hall
January 16 - February 18, 2017 Hank Willis Thomas: Unbranded: A Century of White Women 1915-2015, York College Galleries. Lecture/Reception February 9, 5:30 p.m., DeMeester Recital Hall FEBRUARY 2017 February 3, 2017 UCD MIX, Guest Concert, 7:30 p.m., DeMeester Recital Hall February 12, 2017 Jeff Stabley and Friends, Faculty/ Guest Concert, 3:00 p.m., DeMeester Recital Hall February 16, 2017 The Big Short, with Professors Becky Smith and Pawan Madhorgarhia, 7:00 p.m., Humanities 218 February 17, 2017 Kenneth Osowski, Piano, Faculty Artist Recital, 7:30 p.m., DeMeester Recital Hall February 22, 2017 James Johnson Lecture: "Forgetting is Important" 5:30 p.m., DeMeester Recital Hall. Reception: 6:30 p.m., Wolf Hall Lobby
December 2, 2016 York College Jazz Ensemble, Jeff Stabley, Director, 7:30 p.m., DeMeester Recital Hall
February 23, 2017 Jan Conradi Lecture: "On Writing and Design" 5:30 pm, DeMeester Recital Hall. Reception: 6:30 pm, Wolf Hall Lobby
December 7-10, 2016 A Christmas Carol, from the story by Charles Dickens, 10:00 a.m., Waldner Performing Arts Center
February 23, 2017 Racing Extinction, film viewing and discussion, 7:00 p.m., Weinstock Lecture Hall
December 9–20, 2016 Fall Senior Exhibition, DeMeester Recital Hall
MARCH 2017
December 11, 2016 Holiday Festival Concert, James Colonna and Grace Muzzo, Directors, 3:00 p.m., Waldner Performing Arts Center
March 9, 2017 Temple Grandin, "Helping Different Kinds of Minds Succeed" 7:00 p.m., Waldner Performing Arts Center
March 16 - April 6, 2017 Annual Juried Student Exhibition, York College Galleries. Reception: March 16, 5:00 p.m. March 20, 2017 Farewell My Concubine, film viewing, 6:00 p.m., Humanities 218 March 22-25, 2017 Mr Burns, a Post-Electric Play by Anne Washburn, 7:30 p.m., Waldner Performing Arts Center March 23, 2017 Son of Saul, with Professor Kay McAdams, 7:00 p.m., Humanities 218 March 24, 2017 The York Chamber Players, Faculty Artist Recital, 7:30 p.m., DeMeester Recital Hall March 27, 2017 Jacques Lezra, "Two Dogmas of the Archive: Lucretius, Covarrubias" 7:00 p.m., Humanities 218
April 9, 2017 Choral Masterworks: Fauré’s Requiem and Mozart’s Solemn Vespers, Grace Muzzo, Director, 3:00 p.m., St. Paul’s Lutheran Church April 19, 2017 Panel II: "Innovations in Archival Research and Archiving Methods" 3:30 p.m., Humanities 218 April 20, 2017 York College Groove and Percussion Ensembles, Jeff Stabley and Mika Godbole, Directors, 7:30 p.m., DeMeester Recital Hall April 21, 2017 York College Jazz Ensemble, Jeff Stabley, Director, 7:30 p.m., DeMeester Recital Hall April 27, 2017 Rocky III, with Professor Jonathan Kraszewski, 7:00 p.m., Humanities 218 April 27, 28, 29, 2017 The Drowsy Chaperone, musical directed by Erin Lippard, 7:30 p.m., Waldner Performing Arts Center April 28–May 6, 2017 Spring Senior Exhibition. Presentations: April 28, 5:30 p.m., DeMeester Recital Hall. Reception: April 28, 6:30 p.m., Wolf Hall Lobby MAY 2017
March 30, 2017 Writer-in-Residence Nick Flynn, Reading and Talk, 7:00 p.m., DeMeester Recital Hall
May 4, 2017 Student Piano and Chamber Music Recital: Waterworks, 7:30 p.m., DeMeester Recital Hall
March 31, 2017 Chamber Voices, Grace Muzzo and Christine Kates, Directors, 7:30 p.m., DeMeester Recital Hall
May 6, 2017 York College Community Orchestra, James Colonna, Director, 3:00 p.m., Waldner Performing Arts Center
APRIL 2017
JUNE 2017
April 2, 2017 York College Wind Symphony, James Colonna, Director, 3:00 p.m., Waldner Performing Arts Center
June 8–July 7, 2017 Cody Bannon, Appell Fellowship Exhibition, Cora Miller Gallery. Reception: June 8, 5:00 p.m., Wolf Hall Lobby. Artist Talk: June 8, 6:00 p.m., Cora Miller Gallery
April 5-8, 2017 Dog Sees God: Confessions of a Teenage Blockhead by Bert V. Royal, directed by Josh Schoff '17, 7:30 p.m., Perko Theatre
June 8–July 7, 2017 Typorama 7.0, Brossman Gallery. Reception: June 8, 5:00 p.m., Wolf Hall Lobby
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