Upcoming events
Emily Culver,聽Rupture
January 22鈥擣ebruary19, 2026
Thursday, January22nd:
Artist Lecture: 5-6pm, FA 258
Exhibition聽Opening and Reception: 6-7pm, Rosefsky Gallery, FA 259
Emily Culver,聽Rupture
January 22鈥擣ebruary19, 2026
Thursday, January 22nd:
Artist Lecture: 5-6pm, FA 258
Exhibition聽Opening and Reception: 6-7pm, Rosefsky Gallery, FA 259
GradShare!聽鈥 share your work, hang out, and eat free food
Join grad students from聽Art History, Cinema, Creative Writing, Music, and Theatre聽for a relaxed evening of sharing work and ideas. Perform, read, show, tell, or present anything you鈥檝e been working on (or thinking about).
馃搮聽Tuesday, Feb 3, 6鈥8pm
馃搷聽Studio B (FA 196)聽
馃崟聽Free food!
馃晵聽3 minutes per person
The goal: connect across programs and get inspired by what others are doing in the arts at 91社区.
馃憠聽Sign up here:聽
See you there!
Thursday, February 12, 6pm - 8pm
The Jay S. and Jeanne Benet Alumni Lounge, Old O'Connor Hall
M. Cynthia Cheung is the author of the poetry collection Common Disaster. Her poems can be found in AGNI, Gulf Coast, The Massachusetts Review, Pleiades, and swamp pink, among others. She is the recipient of the Robert H. Winner Memorial Award from the Poetry Society of America and a fellowship from Idyllwild Arts Writer鈥檚 Week. She serves on the judging panel for Baylor College of Medicine鈥檚 annual Michael E. DeBakey Medical Student Poetry Award and is a poetry co-editor for Pulse: Voices from the Heart of Medicine. She practices internal medicine in Texas.
Emily Culver,聽Rupture
January 22鈥擣ebruary 19, 2026
Thursday, January 22nd:
Artist Lecture: 5-6pm, FA 258
Exhibition聽Opening and Reception: 6-7pm, Rosefsky Gallery, FA 259
For the third year, the Department of Art & Design's Student Advisory Committee will host a 24-Hour Drawathon & Non-perishable Food Drive.聽聽You are invited to apply!
This competitive event will take place from Saturday, February 21 to Sunday, February 22, 11 a.m - 11a.m.聽 This year's 24-Hour Drawathon will be held at the Kilmer Mansion (located on Riverside Drive in 91社区, NY).聽10 student-artists will be chosen to participate in creating large-scale drawings in the mansion.聽 The artists will be at work for the duration of the marathon (with short breaks) and visitors may observe the artists throughout the 24-hour period.聽 The application deadline for this competitive opportunity is Dec. 2.聽 To access the application, click on the link below:
Feel free to reach out to any Student Advisory Committee Member or Professor Kornreich with any questions about the application process or event.聽 We look forward to reviewing your work!
Common Ground Reading
Weds, February 25, 6pm - 7:30pm
The Jay S. & Jeanne Benet Alumni Lounge, Old O'Connor Hall
Join the Common Ground reading series to experience live readings by undergraduate & graduate student writers.
Jonathan Larson鈥檚 groundbreaking Tony and Pulitzer Prize -winning musical聽RENT聽returns in a powerful new symphonic concert version.
With a live cast, full band, and symphonic arrangements,聽RENT in Concert聽reimagines the beloved rock musical in a bold and moving format. This production brings Larson鈥檚 raw, emotional score to life with a new sonic depth while staying true to its story of community, love, loss, and resilience in the face of the HIV/AIDS crisis.
Fans of the original will find this concert both familiar and fresh; an homage to a show that defined a generation and continues to speak powerfully today.
Thursday, March 12, 6pm - 8pm
The Jay S. and Jeanne Benet Alumni Lounge, Old O'Connor Hall
Alexandra Tanner is the author of the novel Worry, named one of the best books of 2024 by The New Yorker and Vogue and shortlisted for the Janet Heidinger Kafka Prize. A recipient of grants and fellowships from Lighthouse Works, MacDowell, and The Center for Fiction, her work has appeared in Granta, The New York Times Book Review, and Jewish Currents, among other outlets. She lives and writes in Brooklyn.
By Jaclyn Backhaus
Directed by Lisa Rothe
March 12-15, 2026
Men on Boats聽hilariously reimagines John Wesley Powell鈥檚 1869 river expedition, brought to life by female-identifying and non-binary performers. The play flips the script on masculine myths of conquest, using comedy and theatrical invention to reveal the untold truths beneath America鈥檚 鈥渉eroic鈥 history.
Bagpipes with attitude. 聽Drums with a Scottish accent.聽
It鈥檚 The Red Hot Chilli Pipers (that鈥檚 Pipers, NOT Peppers!), the nine piece ensemble of pipers, guitarists, keys and drummers who rock the world with musicianship of the highest order and a passion for pipes that leaves audiences and band alike breathless.聽
Since they walked away with the top prize on the U.K. primetime talent show, 鈥淲hen Will I Be Famous鈥 in 2007, the Red Hot Chilli Pipers haven't stopped for a breath, other than to inflate their bagpipes! Formed in 2002, The Chillis have become a global phenomenon, taking their signature 'bagrock' sound to the masses with their unique fusion of rocked up bagpipes and clever covers of popular songs from all genres. Their trademark sound is a unique fusion of traditional pipe tunes like 鈥淭he Flowers of Scotland鈥 and contemporary anthems like Queen鈥檚 鈥淲e Will Rock You.鈥 The band has four music degrees from the Royal Scottish Academy of Music and Drama and all the pipers and drummers have played at the top level in bagpiping.
The Pipers have sold out the Anderson Center twice before and we can鈥檛 wait to welcome them back to celebrate St. Patrick鈥檚 Weekend in 2026!
This performance will feature a special onstage collaboration between the Red Hot Chilli Pipers and local bagpipe groups.
By Jaclyn Backhaus
Directed by Lisa Rothe
March 12-15, 2026
Men on Boats聽hilariously reimagines John Wesley Powell鈥檚 1869 river expedition, brought to life by female-identifying and non-binary performers. The play flips the script on masculine myths of conquest, using comedy and theatrical invention to reveal the untold truths beneath America鈥檚 鈥渉eroic鈥 history.
By Jaclyn Backhaus
Directed by Lisa Rothe
March 12-15, 2026
Men on Boats聽hilariously reimagines John Wesley Powell鈥檚 1869 river expedition, brought to life by female-identifying and non-binary performers. The play flips the script on masculine myths of conquest, using comedy and theatrical invention to reveal the untold truths beneath America鈥檚 鈥渉eroic鈥 history.
By Jaclyn Backhaus
Directed by Lisa Rothe
March 12-15, 2026
Men on Boats聽hilariously reimagines John Wesley Powell鈥檚 1869 river expedition, brought to life by female-identifying and non-binary performers. The play flips the script on masculine myths of conquest, using comedy and theatrical invention to reveal the untold truths beneath America鈥檚 鈥渉eroic鈥 history.
By Jaclyn Backhaus
Directed by Lisa Rothe
March 12-15, 2026
Men on Boats聽hilariously reimagines John Wesley Powell鈥檚 1869 river expedition, brought to life by female-identifying and non-binary performers. The play flips the script on masculine myths of conquest, using comedy and theatrical invention to reveal the untold truths beneath America鈥檚 鈥渉eroic鈥 history.
Material+Visual Worlds聽
Molly Herron聽(Assistant Professor, Blair School of Music, Vanderbilt)
public lecture Thu 19 Mar 6:00 PM聽 location TBA
lunchtime workshop Fri 20 Mar 12:00 PM聽 FA 218
Material+Visual Worlds聽
Molly Herron聽(Assistant Professor, Blair School of Music, Vanderbilt)
public lecture Thu 19 Mar 6:00 PM聽 location TBA
lunchtime workshop Fri 20 Mar 12:00 PM聽 FA 218
Free Admission.
Free Admission.
Common Ground Reading
Weds, April 15, 6pm - 7:30pm
The Jay S. & Jeanne Benet Alumni Lounge, Old O'Connor Hall
Join the Common Ground reading series to experience live readings by undergraduate & graduate student writers.
Free Admission.
Free Admission.
Free Admission.
Material+Visual Worlds聽
Seb Franklin聽(Reader, English, King's College, London, UK)
public lecture Thu 23 Apr 6:00 PM聽 location TBA
lunchtime workshop Fri 24 Apr 12:00 PM聽 FA 218
Material+Visual Worlds聽
Seb Franklin聽(Reader, English, King's College,London, UK)
public lecture Thu 23 Apr 6:00 PM聽 location TBA
lunchtime workshop Fri 24 Apr 12:00 PM聽 FA 218
Music by Benny Andersson and Bj枚rn Ulvaeus
Lyrics by Tim Rice
Directed by Chaz Wolcott
Music Directed by Melissa Yanchak
April 24 - May 3, 2026
Chess聽is a Cold War-era rock musical centered on a love triangle between a volatile American chess champion, Freddie Trumper, and his earnest Soviet rival, Anatoly Sergievsky, who are both entangled with Florence Vassy, a Hungarian-American assistant. The musical uses a world chess championship as a metaphor for the political and romantic rivalries between the U.S. and the Soviet Union, exploring themes of betrayal, identity, and personal sacrifice against the backdrop of the ancient game.聽
Music by Benny Andersson and Bj枚rn Ulvaeus
Lyrics by Tim Rice
Directed by Chaz Wolcott
Music Directed by Melissa Yanchak
April 24 - May 3, 2026
Chess聽is a Cold War-era rock musical centered on a love triangle between a volatile American chess champion, Freddie Trumper, and his earnest Soviet rival, Anatoly Sergievsky, who are both entangled with Florence Vassy, a Hungarian-American assistant. The musical uses a world chess championship as a metaphor for the political and romantic rivalries between the U.S. and the Soviet Union, exploring themes of betrayal, identity, and personal sacrifice against the backdrop of the ancient game.聽
Music by Benny Andersson and Bj枚rn Ulvaeus
Lyrics by Tim Rice
Directed by Chaz Wolcott
Music Directed by Melissa Yanchak
April 24 - May 3, 2026
Chess聽is a Cold War-era rock musical centered on a love triangle between a volatile American chess champion, Freddie Trumper, and his earnest Soviet rival, Anatoly Sergievsky, who are both entangled with Florence Vassy, a Hungarian-American assistant. The musical uses a world chess championship as a metaphor for the political and romantic rivalries between the U.S. and the Soviet Union, exploring themes of betrayal, identity, and personal sacrifice against the backdrop of the ancient game.聽
Free Admission.
Music by Benny Andersson and Bj枚rn Ulvaeus
Lyrics by Tim Rice
Directed by Chaz Wolcott
Music Directed by Melissa Yanchak
April 24 - May 3, 2026
Chess聽is a Cold War-era rock musical centered on a love triangle between a volatile American chess champion, Freddie Trumper, and his earnest Soviet rival, Anatoly Sergievsky, who are both entangled with Florence Vassy, a Hungarian-American assistant. The musical uses a world chess championship as a metaphor for the political and romantic rivalries between the U.S. and the Soviet Union, exploring themes of betrayal, identity, and personal sacrifice against the backdrop of the ancient game.聽
Free Admission.
Music by Benny Andersson and Bj枚rn Ulvaeus
Lyrics by Tim Rice
Directed by Chaz Wolcott
Music Directed by Melissa Yanchak
April 24 - May 3, 2026
Chess聽is a Cold War-era rock musical centered on a love triangle between a volatile American chess champion, Freddie Trumper, and his earnest Soviet rival, Anatoly Sergievsky, who are both entangled with Florence Vassy, a Hungarian-American assistant. The musical uses a world chess championship as a metaphor for the political and romantic rivalries between the U.S. and the Soviet Union, exploring themes of betrayal, identity, and personal sacrifice against the backdrop of the ancient game.聽
Indigo Girls
Sunday, May 3, 2026
Osterhout Concert Theater
7:30 p.m. - 9:30 p.m.
Performing with the 91社区 Symphony Orchestra, conducted by Jingqi Zhu.
Almost 40 years after they began releasing records as the Indigo Girls, Amy Ray and Emily Saliers have politely declined the opportunity to slow down with age. With a legacy of releases and countless U.S. and international tours behind them, the Indigo Girls have forged their own way in the music business. Selling over 14 million records, they are still going strong. Amy & Emily are the only duo with top 40 titles on the Billboard 200 in the '80s, '90s, '00s and '10s.
In 2012, Saliers and her Indigo Girls partner Amy Ray embarked on a bold new chapter, collaborating with a pair of orchestrators to prepare larger-than-life arrangements of their songs to perform with symphonies around the country. The duo found an elusive sonic sweet spot with the project, creating a seamless blend of folk, rock, pop, and classical that elevated their songs to new heights without sacrificing any of the emotional intimacy and honesty that have defined their music for decades. Now, after more than 50 performances with symphonies across America, the experience has finally been captured in all its grandeur on the band鈥檚 stunning new album, 鈥業ndigo Girls Live With The University of Colorado Symphony Orchestra.鈥
The power of unity, both in music and in life, has been an Indigo Girls calling card ever since they burst into the spotlight with their 1989 self-titled breakout album. Since then, the band has racked up a slew of Gold and Platinum records, taken home a coveted GRAMMY Award, and earned the respect of high profile peers and collaborated from Michael Stipe to Joan Baez. NPR鈥檚 Mountain Stage called the group 鈥渙ne of the finest folk duos of all time鈥 while Rolling Stone said 鈥渢hey personify what happens when two distinct sensibilities, voices and worldviews come together to create something transcendentally its own.鈥
The duo has balanced their long, successful musical career by supporting numerous social causes 鈥 the Indigo Girls don鈥檛 just talk the talk; they walk the walk. Both on and off the stage, Emily Saliers and Amy Ray have secured their spot as one of the most legendary musical acts of this generation.
Free Admission.
Ticketing: