Events for Sat, October 17th, 2020 - Thu, October 22nd, 2020
October 2020
The Green Room with Sharen Davis, two-time Oscar and Emmy-nominated Costume Designer for “Ray” and "Dreamgirls"
Zoom event link. Sharen Davis is a two-time Academy Award and Emmy-nominated costume designer whose discerning eye for detail has created some of the most memorable costumes in film and television. Davis received two Oscar nominations for her costume designs. The first for Universal’s Ray, starring Jamie Foxx, Regina King and Kerry Washington, and the second for Paramount’s Dreamgirls, starring … Continue reading "The Green Room with Sharen Davis, two-time Oscar and Emmy-nominated Costume Designer for “Ray” and “Dreamgirls” "
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Dance on Screen: "Rize" directed by David LaChapelle
One event on Tue, October 20th, 2020 at 7:00pm
One event on Thu, October 22nd, 2020 at 7:00pm
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- Arts at Williams
- Cost
- Free
Dance on Screen Film Festival How can the camera expand our experience of dance? In five films, we will watch together as diverse dance traditions are brought to life. Live Q+A’s with filmmakers and choreographers will reframe dance from multiple viewpoints, and bring vibrant choreography from around the world to wherever you may be. Dance on Screen Film Festival is … Continue reading "Dance on Screen: “Rize” directed by David LaChapelle"
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Faculty Recital - Joanna Kurkowicz, violin; Doris Stevenson, piano - pre-recorded stream
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Artists in Residence Joanna Kurkowicz, violin, and Doris Stevenson, piano, present "Celebrating Beethoven - An evening of sonatas for violin and piano" marking the 250th year of the composer's birth. Both works showcase the partnership of two instruments, and of the performers. At times restless and urgent, Sonata No. 4 in A Minor, op. 23 is written in the classical … Continue reading "Faculty Recital – Joanna Kurkowicz, violin; Doris Stevenson, piano – pre-recorded stream"
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Online Event | Art-Inspired Yoga with Emily Kamen
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- Arts at Williams
This one-hour vinyasa-style yoga class looks at a gelatin silver print from the WCMA collection by Manuel Alvarez Bravo called "Ya Mero," 1968. Register here: https://us02web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_aTa-PiLqTS2JP
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Envisioning Just Worlds: A Conversation on Emergent Strategy with adrienne maree brown (virtual)
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- Lectures, Films, Readings, Panels
We invite you to a dialogue between visionary writer and activist adrienne maree brown and Williams students on her book Emergent Strategy. The world experiences constant change; in this conversation, we will explore how to map, understand, and influence this change and how adapting to it underscores leadership, organizing, and the building of a more just future in the Williams … Continue reading "Envisioning Just Worlds: A Conversation on Emergent Strategy with adrienne maree brown (virtual)"
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Voting Rights, Election 2020, Colleges, Universities, and Us
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This webinar features Presidents from four institutions representing distinct structures and student bodies: Berkshire Community College, Howard University, Rutgers University, and Williams College.
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The Pandemic Series, Part 1: Temporalities of Race & Disease
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This series of discussions applies interdisciplinary medical-humanities lens to the pandemic including issues ranging from health policy and public health, to race, gender and sexuality and how they impact the handling of the crisis.
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English Department Class of 60’s event, open to all
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- General Announcements
2020 has been a year of losses — of life, foremost, but also loss of contact, loss of the routines that shape our days. Please join us this Monday at 7:00 p.m. for “The Art of Losing,”
https://williams.zoom.us/j/97266033135
Clean Coal? The Environmental and Health Impacts of Burning Coal
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- Lectures, Films, Readings, Panels
The Geosciences Dept Annual Environmental Justice Lecture speaker is Dr. Laura Ruhl, Associate Professor in the Department of Earth Sciences, University of Arkansas, Little Rock. Dr. Ruhl is recognized nationally as a multidisciplinary scientist who uses field and laboratory methods to solve challenges created by the societal impacts of mining, urban anthropogenic activities, and coal combustion residuals on the environment. … Continue reading "Clean Coal? The Environmental and Health Impacts of Burning Coal"
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Stories We Tell: Reflections on Family History, Silence, and the African American Trail Project
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Zoom Link Meeting ID: 919 7760 3941 Passcode: history
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