Upcoming events
6:00pm - 8:00pm
Studio B - FA 196
GradShare + Grant Info Session!聽
Share your work, learn about funding opportunities for grad students in the arts, and eat free food.
We鈥檒l cover:
鈥 School of the Arts Graduate Student Grant opportunities
鈥 Q&A on how to apply + what gets funded
Then: a relaxed GradShare session where students can perform, read, show, tell, or present anything they鈥檝e been working on (or thinking about).
馃搮 Tuesday, Feb 3, 6鈥8pm
馃搷 Studio B (stage + screen available)
馃崟 Free food!
馃晵 3-5 minutes per person
Departments: Art History, Cinema, Creative Writing, Music, Theatre
鉁 Goal: connect across programs, get inspired, and learn how to secure support for your work.
馃憠 Sign up to present:聽(no rsvp needed to simply attend) 5:00pm - 6:30pm
LN 1106, IASH Room
Art History: 聽VizCult Series
Tanya Tiffany (University of Wisconsin, Milwaukee):聽聽"Diego Vel谩zquez鈥檚 Saint Ildefonso and the Visual Culture of Sacred Spain"
This talk focuses on a little-studied work by Diego Vel谩zquez: the magnificent, if damaged Virgin Bestowing the Chasuble on Saint Ildefonso (ca. 1622鈥1623). In the composition, Vel谩zquez depicted a seventh-century miracle in which the Virgin alighted upon the Spanish city of Toledo to reward its bishop for his devotion, cloaking him in a rich ecclesiastical garment that came to be hailed as a powerful relic. Churchmen in Vel谩zquez鈥檚 day affirmed that the chasuble, still intact, had survived the Umayyad invasion of Toledo in 712, and they regarded its very existence as testimony to the unbroken history of Christianity in Iberia, which had supposedly remained steadfast through centuries of Muslim rule. I explore how Vel谩zquez鈥檚 painting of Saint Ildefonso engaged the visual, material, and written evidence surrounding the miracle of the chasuble and proclaimed the ancient origins of sacred doctrine as propagated in seventeenth-century Spain.
7:00pm - 8:30pm
Phelps Mansion Museum, 191 Court St, 91社区, NY 13901, USA
91社区 Opera Workshop presents Dominick Argento鈥檚 Postcard from Morocco. Set in a railway station, this poetic and quietly surreal opera follows a group of travelers who reveal their inner lives through postcards they never send. Blending wit, memory, and longing, Argento鈥檚 score offers an intimate portrait of private dreams and unspoken desires.
Join us for this First Friday feature event at the Phelps Mansion. This performance is free and open to the public.
10:00am - 2:00pm
Light Lab / FA 143
Theatre: Lighting Lab - Chauvet Demo聽
10 am - 2pm
We'll have a whole suite of state of the art lighting fixtures from Chauvet Lighting. Students are invited to join us at any point during the day to see these fixtures and get some hands-on experience with them.
2:00pm - 4:00pm
Light Lab / FA 143
Theatre: Lighting Lab - Workshop 'How to pick the right light?' with Chauvet's Ford Sellers
From 2-4pm we will be hosting a workshop 'How to pick the right light?' with Ford Sellers, where we will go over manufacturer Spec sheets and how to compare various fixtures, to choose the right light for your purpose
5:00pm - 6:30pm
LN 1106, IASH Room
Art History: 聽VizCult Series
February 4 - Tanya Tiffany (University of Wisconsin - Milwaukee)
February 11 - Berin Golonu (Buffalo)
March 25 - Nino Zchomelidse (Johns Hopkins), *Ferber Lecture
April 22 - Marilynn Desmond (91社区)
6:00pm - 8:00pm
The Jay S. and Jeanne Benet Alumni Lounge, Old O'Connor Hall
An Evening with M. Cynthia Cheung
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.
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.
7:00pm - 8:30pm
Casadesus Recital Hall, 4400 Vestal Pkwy E, Vestal, NY 13850, USA
Join us in Casadesus Recital Hall for a masterclass-concert by the Bang Bang Experience. This seven-piece brass and drum ensemble from Portland, Oregon, performs the music of trumpet player, Sam Dechenne. With Bang Bang, you鈥檒l hear melodic and fiery solos from every member of the band, soft and intimate 3-part horn section compositions, exciting rhythm breaks and catchy melodies and horn riffs that will keep you on your feet and your ears open all night. This experience will be formatted for student learning, students are encouraged to Bring their instruments.
This event is free and open to the public.
ARTIST BIO
Bang Bang Experience is a seven-piece brass and drums ensemble from Portland, OR playing the music of trumpet player, Sam Dechenne. Inspired by the sounds of international brass bands and Jazz ensembles, Funk and Reggae horn sections, West African and Latin American drumming, their sound is truly their own.
The rhythm section interweaves grooves and swaps roles throughout the performance for a visual and audible experience. Drum set, Cajon, Timbales, Congas, Surdo (Brazilian Bass Drum) and a variety of mixed percussion make up the intricate drum beats you鈥檒l hear. The lower brass section takes on the bass role, rhythmic comping, inner harmonies and supporting melodies. Riding the musical wave on top is the trumpet, playing the main melody and voice of the band.
For More information about this artist, visit:
To hear more music by this artist, visit:
This event is free and open to the public.
ARTIST BIO
Bang Bang Experience is a seven-piece brass and drums ensemble from Portland, OR playing the music of trumpet player, Sam Dechenne. Inspired by the sounds of international brass bands and Jazz ensembles, Funk and Reggae horn sections, West African and Latin American drumming, their sound is truly their own.
The rhythm section interweaves grooves and swaps roles throughout the performance for a visual and audible experience. Drum set, Cajon, Timbales, Congas, Surdo (Brazilian Bass Drum) and a variety of mixed percussion make up the intricate drum beats you鈥檒l hear. The lower brass section takes on the bass role, rhythmic comping, inner harmonies and supporting melodies. Riding the musical wave on top is the trumpet, playing the main melody and voice of the band.
For More information about this artist, visit:
To hear more music by this artist, visit:
1:00pm - 2:30pm
Casadesus Recital Hall, 4400 Vestal Pkwy E, 91社区, NY 13902, USA
Discover the beauty of Chinese art song鈥攚here classical Chinese poetry meets Western harmony in a rare and expressive vocal tradition. In this lecture-recital, Dr. Yuchen Luo presents works from lyrical love to patriotic passion, with insight into Mandarin diction and performance practice. Join us for an afternoon that celebrates China鈥檚 rich vocal heritage and builds bridges across cultures.
This event is free and open to the public
ARTIST BIO: Yuchen Luo Soprano Yuchen Luo, a native of China, enjoys a dynamic international career that seamlessly blends operatic performance, vocal pedagogy, and artistic leadership. An expressive and versatile lyrico-spinto soprano, Ms. Luo has performed leading roles across the United States and Asia鈥攊ncluding the Countess in Mozart鈥檚 Le nozze di Figaro, Fiordiligi in Cos矛 fan tutte, Lucia in Lucia di Lammermoor, Cendrillon in Massenet鈥檚 Cendrillon, Mim矛 in La boh猫me, 脛nnchen in Der Freisch眉tz, Flora in La traviata, and Leonora in Il trovatore. She currently serves as Associate Professor of Voice at Hebei Normal University School of Music, Shijiazhuang, China. In 2022, she produced and released the album Chinese Art Songs Collection on CD Baby, reflecting her research on the reception and dissemination of Chinese art songs in the United States鈥攁 project developed during her doctoral studies at the University of Cincinnati College-Conservatory of Music, where she earned her DMA with full scholarship and served as a Teaching Assistant in the Voice Department. A prizewinner in multiple international competitions鈥攊ncluding First Prize in the National Higher Art Institutions Opera Vocal Competition (China), the 31st Annual Amelia T. Riemann Opera Competition, and the Marguerite Ough Voice Competition (USA)鈥擫uo was hailed by legendary mezzo-soprano Marilyn Horne as 鈥渁 young soprano with a beautiful, natural, infectious voice.鈥 She also co-produced the 3rd and 4th National Higher Art Institutions Opera Vocal Performances and founded the Fiorito International Music Festival, where she serves as Executive Artistic Director.
Li Wang
Pianist Li Wang, a native of Inner Mongolia, China, enjoys a vibrant international career that beautifully balances performance, collaboration, and education. An engaging and versatile performer, Ms. Wang has been heard across the United States, China, and Europe鈥攚ith performances in Ukraine, Spain, Portugal, Italy, and South Korea. She currently resides in Columbus, Ohio. The 2025 season includes invited appearances at the Cremona International Music Festival in Italy, masterclasses at Xinghai Conservatory of Music and Sun Yat-Sen University, and a recording project with her husband, violinist Andrii Isakov, featuring the complete four sonatas for violin and piano by Allen Saap for release on Navona Records. In 2023, she gave the world premiere of Chen Yi鈥檚 Spring in Dresden for violin and piano at Tsinghua University.
1:00pm - 2:30pm
Casadesus Recital Hall, 4400 Vestal Pkwy E, 91社区, NY 13902, USA
Faculty members Daniel Miller and Pej Reitz will present a recital of music for the saxophone and piano by composers who have lived, studied, or taught in New York state.聽 The recital will include works by composers Ronald L. Caravan, Caleb Burhans, Amanda Harberg, Adolphus Hailstork and Steven Banks.
Free Admission
5:00pm - 7:00pm
91社区 Art Museum, 4400 Vestal Pkwy E, 91社区, NY 13901, USA
Free Admission
9:00am - 5:00pm
Rosefsky Gallery, FA 259
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
7:30pm - 9:00pm
Lecture Hall 6
Harpur Cinema Program
All screenings at 7:30PM in LH6 (doors open at 7PM)
Free for students w/ID, $4 for all others
2/20 & 2/22/2026
Don Hertzfeldt presents ANIMATION MIXTAPE (various artists)
85 mins. Intl |聽2025
Two-time Academy Award nominee and Sundance Film Festival Grand Jury Prize winner Don Hertzfeldt partners with Ink Films to release Animation Mixtape, an 85-minute short film program personally selected by Hertzfeldt. An exclusive collection of animated shorts by talented artists from around the world, Mixtape features many recent films from up-and-coming animators next to classics that originally inspired Hertzfeldt to start animating. 鈥淎nimated short films are a vital part of our cinematic ecosystem, and I鈥檒l always leap at every opportunity to bring the work of amazing artists to the biggest screens we can find," said Hertzfeldt. "This feature-length collection includes many strange treasures I鈥檝e admired over the years 鈥 from new films that haven鈥檛 been released widely yet, to titles that inspired me to become an animator over thirty years ago.鈥
7:30pm - 9:30pm
Chamber Hall, Anderson Center, Parkway E, Vestal, NY 13850, USA
91社区 Opera Workshop presents Dominick Argento鈥檚 Postcard from Morocco. Set in a railway station, this poetic and quietly surreal opera follows a group of travelers who reveal their inner lives through postcards they never send. Blending wit, memory, and longing, Argento鈥檚 score offers an intimate portrait of private dreams and unspoken desires.
Performances take place on Friday, February 20 at 7:30 pm and Sunday, February 22 at 3:00 pm in the Anderson Center Chamber Hall.
Ticketing information:聽/anderson-center/events-list.html
Performances take place on Friday, February 20 at 7:30 pm and Sunday, February 22 at 3:00 pm in the Anderson Center Chamber Hall.
Ticketing information:聽/anderson-center/events-list.html
11:00am - 11:00am
Kilmer Mansion, 9 Riverside Dr, 91社区, NY 13905, USA
Dear Students,
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!
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!
7:30pm - 9:00pm
Osterhout Concert Theater, Anderson Center, Parkway E, Vestal, NY 13850, USA
Ticketing information:聽/anderson-center/events-list.html
3:00pm - 5:00pm
Chamber Hall, Anderson Center, Parkway E, Vestal, NY 13850, USA
91社区 Opera Workshop presents Dominick Argento鈥檚 Postcard from Morocco. Set in a railway station, this poetic and quietly surreal opera follows a group of travelers who reveal their inner lives through postcards they never send. Blending wit, memory, and longing, Argento鈥檚 score offers an intimate portrait of private dreams and unspoken desires.
Performances take place on Friday, February 20 at 7:30 pm and Sunday, February 22 at 3:00 pm in the Anderson Center Chamber Hall.
Ticketing information:聽/anderson-center/events-list.html
Performances take place on Friday, February 20 at 7:30 pm and Sunday, February 22 at 3:00 pm in the Anderson Center Chamber Hall.
Ticketing information:聽/anderson-center/events-list.html
7:30pm - 9:00pm
Lecture Hall 6
Harpur Cinema Program
All screenings at 7:30PM in LH6 (doors open at 7PM)
Free for students w/ID, $4 for all others
2/20 & 2/22/2026
Don Hertzfeldt presents ANIMATION MIXTAPE (various artists)
85 mins. Intl |聽2025
Two-time Academy Award nominee and Sundance Film Festival Grand Jury Prize winner Don Hertzfeldt partners with Ink Films to release Animation Mixtape, an 85-minute short film program personally selected by Hertzfeldt. An exclusive collection of animated shorts by talented artists from around the world, Mixtape features many recent films from up-and-coming animators next to classics that originally inspired Hertzfeldt to start animating. 鈥淎nimated short films are a vital part of our cinematic ecosystem, and I鈥檒l always leap at every opportunity to bring the work of amazing artists to the biggest screens we can find," said Hertzfeldt. "This feature-length collection includes many strange treasures I鈥檝e admired over the years 鈥 from new films that haven鈥檛 been released widely yet, to titles that inspired me to become an animator over thirty years ago.鈥
6:00pm - 7:30pm
The Jay S. & Jeanne Benet Alumni Lounge, Old O'Connor Hall
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.
12:00pm - 7:00pm
Main Gallery
1:30pm - 2:30pm
7:30pm - 9:30pm
Osterhout Concert Theater
Ticketing Information聽/anderson-center/events-list.html
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.
7:30pm - 9:00pm
Casadesus Recital Hall, 4400 Vestal Pkwy E, Vestal, NY 13850, USA
2:00pm - 4:00pm
Bartle Breezeway
#BingCollects Pop-Up Series
Collaboration with University Libraries聽Special Collections
The theme during the 2025-2026 academic year is 鈥淔ood & Drink.鈥 聽Items on display will highlight artwork, objects, ephemera and books from the collections related to dining out and at home as well as growing and preparing food. 聽Not merely for nourishment, food and drink are central to individual enjoyment, strengthening bonds among family and friends, building community and celebrating culture. 聽
Sub-theme: In the GardenMarch 5, 2026, 2鈥4PM
Bartle BreezewaySub-theme: For the Feast
April 14, 2026, 12鈥2PM
Marketplace, University Union
7:30pm - 9:10pm
Lecture Hall 6
Harpur Cinema Program
All screenings at 7:30PM in LH6 (doors open at 7PM)
Free for students w/ID, $4 for all others
3/6 & 3/8/2026
Spell Reel (Filipa C茅sar)
96 mins. France/Germany/Guinea-Bissau/Portugal |聽2017
At once archive, memory, and cinematic voyage, Spell Reel traces a sea change in post-colonial African cinema through the collaboration of Portuguese filmmaker Filipa C茅sar and Guinean directors Sana na N'Hada and Flora Gomes. During Guinea-Bissau's war of independence (1963鈥74), N'Hada and Gomes documented the liberation struggle, working under Am铆lcar Cabral's decolonizing vision and trained by radical filmmaker Chris Marker. Decades later, C茅sar joins them as they return to those original sites, screening the footage for local audiences鈥攎any seeing it for the first time in fifty years. Spell Reel becomes both an evocation of revolutionary cinema's spirit and a living archive of its improbable emergence: cinema as collective memory, as pedagogy, as antidote to our current crisis.
7:30pm - 9:00pm
Casadesus Recital Hall, 4400 Vestal Pkwy E, Vestal, NY 13850, USA
Free admission.
3:00pm - 4:30pm
Osterhout Concert Theater, Anderson Center, Parkway E, Vestal, NY 13850, USA
罢颈肠办别迟蝉:听/anderson-center/events-list.html
7:30pm - 9:10pm
Lecture Hall 6
Harpur Cinema Program
All screenings at 7:30PM in LH6 (doors open at 7PM)
Free for students w/ID, $4 for all others
3/6 & 3/8/2026
Spell Reel (Filipa C茅sar)
96 mins. France/Germany/Guinea-Bissau/Portugal聽|聽2017
At once archive, memory, and cinematic voyage, Spell Reel traces a sea change in post-colonial African cinema through the collaboration of Portuguese filmmaker Filipa C茅sar and Guinean directors Sana na N'Hada and Flora Gomes. During Guinea-Bissau's war of independence (1963鈥74), N'Hada and Gomes documented the liberation struggle, working under Am铆lcar Cabral's decolonizing vision and trained by radical filmmaker Chris Marker. Decades later, C茅sar joins them as they return to those original sites, screening the footage for local audiences鈥攎any seeing it for the first time in fifty years. Spell Reel becomes both an evocation of revolutionary cinema's spirit and a living archive of its improbable emergence: cinema as collective memory, as pedagogy, as antidote to our current crisis.
6:00pm - 8:00pm
The Jay S. and Jeanne Benet Alumni Lounge, Old O'Connor Hall
Distinguished Writers Series with Alexandra Tanner
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.
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.
8:00pm - 10:30pm
Watters Theater
Men on Boats:
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.
7:30pm - 9:30pm
Osterhout Concert Theater
Ticketing Information聽/anderson-center/events-list.html
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.
7:30pm - 9:00pm
Lecture Hall 6
Harpur Cinema Program
All screenings at 7:30PM in LH6 (doors open at 7PM)
Free for students w/ID, $4 for all others
3/13 & 3/15/2026
The Headless Woman (Lucrecia Martel)
87 mins.聽Argentina | 2008聽
A compelling and oblique tale of a poster child for the South American haute bourgeoisie: blonde and bland, perfectly coiffed and made-up, usually sitting behind the wheel of a Mercedes. Mar铆a Onetto plays a woman whose perfect life may be a dream or whose nightmare accident (was that a child her car hit? a dog? or nothing?) may indicate that her entire existence lacks reality. Critics have referenced David Lynch and Luis Bu帽uel as forerunners for the kind of hyper-reality the film exudes. When the film played at the 2008 New York Film Festival, the Village Voice鈥檚 J. Hoberman wrote: 鈥淭he third feature by Lucrecia Martel, leading director of the Argentine renaissance, is her strongest to date 鈥 at the very least, this brilliantly edited, purposefully disorienting comedy about a middle-aged woman鈥檚 post-car-accident confusion is the movie I鈥檓 most looking forward to revisiting.鈥
8:00pm - 10:30pm
Watters Theater
Men on Boats:
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.
2:00pm - 4:30pm
Watters Theater
Men on Boats:
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.
8:00pm - 10:30pm
Watters Theater
Men on Boats:
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.
1:00pm - 1:45pm
2:00pm - 4:30pm
Watters Theater
Men on Boats:
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.
7:30pm - 9:00pm
Lecture Hall 6
Harpur Cinema Program
All screenings at 7:30PM in LH6 (doors open at 7PM)
Free for students w/ID, $4 for all others
3/13 & 3/15/2026
The Headless Woman (Lucrecia Martel)
87 mins.聽Argentina | 2008聽
A compelling and oblique tale of a poster child for the South American haute bourgeoisie: blonde and bland, perfectly coiffed and made-up, usually sitting behind the wheel of a Mercedes. Mar铆a Onetto plays a woman whose perfect life may be a dream or whose nightmare accident (was that a child her car hit? a dog? or nothing?) may indicate that her entire existence lacks reality. Critics have referenced David Lynch and Luis Bu帽uel as forerunners for the kind of hyper-reality the film exudes. When the film played at the 2008 New York Film Festival, the Village Voice鈥檚 J. Hoberman wrote: 鈥淭he third feature by Lucrecia Martel, leading director of the Argentine renaissance, is her strongest to date 鈥 at the very least, this brilliantly edited, purposefully disorienting comedy about a middle-aged woman鈥檚 post-car-accident confusion is the movie I鈥檓 most looking forward to revisiting.鈥
7:00pm - 9:00pm
LH6
Cinema Department's Visiting Artist Series
3/17 - LH6 - 7:00pm to 9:00pm
Beyond Resolution: Films By Sabine Gruffat
3/17 - LH6 - 7:00pm to 9:00pm
Beyond Resolution: Films By Sabine Gruffat
Sabine Gruffat is a French-American artist born in Bangkok, Thailand. She co-founded and co-programs the Cosmic Rays Film Festival in Chapel Hill, NC with filmmaker Bill Brown. Currently she lives in Marseille, France.聽
Sabine Gruffat works on experimental, animation, and essay forms and exhibits her work as installations, performances, and single-channel screenings. By actively engaging with both current and outmoded technology, Gruffat鈥檚 work questions our standardized and mediated world.
Sabine Gruffat鈥檚 films and videos have screened at festivals worldwide including the Image Forum Festival, The Ann Arbor Film Festival, Migrating Forms, the Viennale, MoMA Documentary Fortnight, Chicago Underground, Cin茅ma du R茅el, 25FPS, Transmediale in Berlin, and The Copenhagen International Documentary Film Festival.聽 She has produced digital media works for public spaces as well as interactive installations that have been shown at the North Carolina Museum of Art, Zolla Lieberman Gallery in Chicago, Art In General, PS1 Contemporary Art Museum, and Hudson Franklin in New York. Her collected video works are distributed by the Video Data Bank in Chicago, IL.
6:00pm - 8:00pm
TBA
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
7:00pm - 9:00pm
LH6
Cinema Department's Visiting Artist Series
3/19 - LH6 - 7:00pm to 9:00pm
Works by Peter Burr
Peter Burr is an artist from Brooklyn, NY who transforms complex computational systems into emotional, sensory experiences through large-scale immersive environments. Drawing from early experiments with computational graphics in the mid-nineties, Burr's practice has evolved to incorporate techniques that merge fundamental computing operations with modern real-time rendering systems. His work frequently explores the relationship between human-machine interfaces and the underlying systems that drive them.His practice has been recognized through grants and awards including a Guggenheim Fellowship, a Creative Capital Grant, and a Sundance New Frontier Fellowship. His work has been presented at major cultural institutions including the Museum of Modern Art, The Barbican Centre, Documenta 14, the Whitney Museum of American Art, and the Centre Pompidou.
3/19 - LH6 - 7:00pm to 9:00pm
Works by Peter Burr
Peter Burr is an artist from Brooklyn, NY who transforms complex computational systems into emotional, sensory experiences through large-scale immersive environments. Drawing from early experiments with computational graphics in the mid-nineties, Burr's practice has evolved to incorporate techniques that merge fundamental computing operations with modern real-time rendering systems. His work frequently explores the relationship between human-machine interfaces and the underlying systems that drive them.His practice has been recognized through grants and awards including a Guggenheim Fellowship, a Creative Capital Grant, and a Sundance New Frontier Fellowship. His work has been presented at major cultural institutions including the Museum of Modern Art, The Barbican Centre, Documenta 14, the Whitney Museum of American Art, and the Centre Pompidou.
10:00am - 5:00pm
BUAM Kenneth C. Lindsay Room (FA 179)
Annual interdisciplinary graduate student conference entitled Crossing the Boundaries (CTB), hosted by the Art History department. Now in its 31st year, this year's theme is Ephemerality, which draws on topics surrounding time-based media, materiality, media studies, and museum and curatorial studies. The conference will take place on March 20th, 2026, and will be held in the Kenneth C. Lindsay Room in the Fine Arts building.
12:00pm - 1:30pm
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
7:30pm - 9:00pm
Casadesus Recital Hall, 4400 Vestal Pkwy E, Vestal, NY 13850, USA
Free Admission
7:30pm - 9:00pm
Lecture Hall 6
Harpur Cinema Program
All screenings at 7:30PM in LH6 (doors open at 7PM)
Free for students w/ID, $4 for all others
3/20 & 3/22/2026聽
Ralph Hocking Retrospective (Ralph Hocking)
87 mins.聽USA聽
A pioneering video artist and tireless advocate for the medium, Ralph Hocking shaped electronic media art from the 1960s until his death in 2025. At 91社区, he founded one of the first campus-based media access programs in the country and served as Professor of Video Computer Art and Chair of the Cinema Department until his retirement in 1998. In 1971, he established the Experimental Television Center, an independent nonprofit that became a vital resource for artists through its residency program, community training, and national exhibitions. Hocking's influence extended through his advisory work with the New York State Council on the Arts, the NEA, the New York Foundation for the Arts, and numerous other institutions. His own work鈥攅xhibited internationally鈥攅arned support from the NEA Visual Arts Fellowship Program and NYSCA.
1:00pm - 2:30pm
Casadesus Recital Hall, 4400 Vestal Pkwy E, Vestal, NY 13850, USA
7:30pm - 9:00pm
Casadesus Recital Hall, 4400 Vestal Pkwy E, Vestal, NY 13850, USA
Free admission.
1:00pm - 2:30pm
Casadesus Recital Hall, 4400 Vestal Pkwy E, Vestal, NY 13850, USA
Free Admission.
3:00pm - 4:30pm
Chamber Hall, Anderson Center, Parkway E, Vestal, NY 13850, USA
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7:30pm - 9:00pm
Lecture Hall 6
Harpur Cinema Program
All screenings at 7:30PM in LH6 (doors open at 7PM)
Free for students w/ID, $4 for all others
3/20 & 3/22/2026聽
Ralph Hocking Retrospective (Ralph Hocking)
87 mins.聽USA聽
A pioneering video artist and tireless advocate for the medium, Ralph Hocking shaped electronic media art from the 1960s until his death in 2025. At 91社区, he founded one of the first campus-based media access programs in the country and served as Professor of Video Computer Art and Chair of the Cinema Department until his retirement in 1998. In 1971, he established the Experimental Television Center, an independent nonprofit that became a vital resource for artists through its residency program, community training, and national exhibitions. Hocking's influence extended through his advisory work with the New York State Council on the Arts, the NEA, the New York Foundation for the Arts, and numerous other institutions. His own work鈥攅xhibited internationally鈥攅arned support from the NEA Visual Arts Fellowship Program and NYSCA.
5:00pm - 6:30pm
LN 1106, IASH Room
Art History: 聽VizCult Series
February 4 - Tanya Tiffany (University of Wisconsin - Milwaukee)
February 11 - Berin Golonu (Buffalo)
March 25 - Nino Zchomelidse (Johns Hopkins), *Ferber Lecture
April 22 - Marilynn Desmond (91社区)
1:30pm - 2:30pm
Free Admission.
7:00pm - 9:00pm
Chamber Hall
Our second SOARJam brings together visual art, dance, spoken word, performance, cinema, and more, turning the Chamber Hall into a live laboratory ofsound, movement, and image.
7:30pm - 9:30pm
Broome County Forum Theatre, 236 Washington St, 91社区, NY 13901, USA
The 91社区 Chamber Singers join with the Southern Tier Singers' Collective and members of the Syracuse University Oratorio Society for a performance with the 91社区 Philharmonic Orchestra. Under the direction of Daniel Hege the BPO performs Beethoven's 9th Symphony at the Broome County Forum Theater.聽
Soloists:
Sophia Hunt, soprano
Sophia Maekawa, mezzo-soprano
Ethan Burck, tenor
Erik Tofte, baritone (91社区 Music Department Alumus '19)
Ticketing:
1:20pm - 2:30pm
Casadesus Recital Hall, Fine Arts, 4400 Vestal Pkwy E, Vestal, NY 13850, USA
7:30pm - 9:30pm
Chamber Hall, Anderson Center, Parkway E, Vestal, NY 13850, USA
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6:00pm - 9:00pm
Bundy Museum of History and Art, 129 Main St, 91社区, NY 13905, USA
聽Personal Cinema will be hosting an off-campus screening of curated subjective film works on April 10 at the Bundy Museum from 6-9 pm. Free and open to the public.
7:30pm - 9:00pm
Lecture Hall 6
Harpur Cinema Program
All screenings at 7:30PM in LH6 (doors open at 7PM)
Free for students w/ID, $4 for all others
4/10 & 4/12/2026聽
Ralph Hocking Retrospective (Ralph Hocking)
86 mins.聽USA |聽1998
A rediscovered treasure of 1990s DIY filmmaking, Cauleen Smith鈥檚 Drylongso embeds an incisive look at racial injustice within a lovingly handmade buddy movie/murder mystery/romance. Alarmed by the rate at which the young Black men around her are dying, brash Oakland, California, art student Pica (Toby Smith) attempts to preserve their existence in Polaroid snapshots, along the way forging a friendship with a woman in an abusive relationship (April Barnett) and experiencing love, heartbreak, and the everyday threat of violence. Capturing the vibrant community spirit of Oakland in the nineties, Smith crafts both a rare cinematic celebration of Black female creativity and a moving elegy for a generation of lost African American men.
7:30pm - 9:30pm
Casadesus Recital Hall, 4400 Vestal Pkwy E, Vestal, NY 13850, USA
4:00pm - 5:30pm
Casadesus Recital Hall, 4400 Vestal Pkwy E, Vestal, NY 13850, USA
Free admission.
4:00pm - 7:00pm
Chamber Hall
For more info: onepulse@binghamton.edu
7:30pm - 9:30pm
Casadesus Recital Hall, 4400 Vestal Pkwy E, Vestal, NY 13850, USA
1:00pm - 2:30pm
Casadesus Recital Hall, 4400 Vestal Pkwy E, Vestal, NY 13850, USA
Free admission.
4:00pm - 5:30pm
Casadesus Recital Hall, 4400 Vestal Pkwy E, Vestal, NY 13850, USA
Free admission.
7:30pm - 9:00pm
Lecture Hall 6
Harpur Cinema Program
All screenings at 7:30PM in LH6 (doors open at 7PM)
Free for students w/ID, $4 for all others
4/10 & 4/12/2026聽
Ralph Hocking Retrospective (Ralph Hocking)
86 mins.聽USA |聽1998
A rediscovered treasure of 1990s DIY filmmaking, Cauleen Smith鈥檚 Drylongso embeds an incisive look at racial injustice within a lovingly handmade buddy movie/murder mystery/romance. Alarmed by the rate at which the young Black men around her are dying, brash Oakland, California, art student Pica (Toby Smith) attempts to preserve their existence in Polaroid snapshots, along the way forging a friendship with a woman in an abusive relationship (April Barnett) and experiencing love, heartbreak, and the everyday threat of violence. Capturing the vibrant community spirit of Oakland in the nineties, Smith crafts both a rare cinematic celebration of Black female creativity and a moving elegy for a generation of lost African American men.
7:30pm - 9:00pm
Casadesus Recital Hall, 4400 Vestal Pkwy E, Vestal, NY 13850, USA
Free admission.
7:30pm - 9:30pm
Casadesus Recital Hall, 4400 Vestal Pkwy E, Vestal, NY 13850, USA
Free Admission
12:00pm - 2:00pm
Marketplace, University Union
#BingCollects Pop-Up Series
Collaboration with University Libraries聽
The theme during the 2025-2026 academic year is 鈥淔ood & Drink.鈥 聽Items on display will highlight artwork, objects, ephemera and books from the collections related to dining out and at home as well as growing and preparing food. 聽Not merely for nourishment, food and drink are central to individual enjoyment, strengthening bonds among family and friends, building community and celebrating culture. 聽
Sub-theme: In the GardenMarch 5, 2026, 2鈥4PM
Bartle BreezewaySub-theme: For the Feast
April 14, 2026, 12鈥2PM
Marketplace, University Union
5:00pm - 6:30pm
Casadesus Recital Hall, 4400 Vestal Pkwy E, Vestal, NY 13850, USA
Free Admission
6:00pm - 7:30pm
The Jay S. & Jeanne Benet Alumni Lounge, Old O'Connor Hall
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.
7:30pm - 9:00pm
Casadesus Recital Hall, 4400 Vestal Pkwy E, Vestal, NY 13850, USA
Free Admission
4:00pm - 5:30pm
Casadesus Recital Hall, 4400 Vestal Pkwy E, Vestal, NY 13850, USA
Free admission.
7:30pm - 9:00pm
Lecture Hall 6
Harpur Cinema Program
All screenings at 7:30PM in LH6 (doors open at 7PM)
Free for students w/ID, $4 for all others
4/17 & 4/19/2026聽
Tomonari Nishikawa Retrospective (Tomonari Nishikawa)
Japan/USA聽
In April 2025, the experimental film community lost Tomonari Nishikawa, 91社区 Cinema professor and master of celluloid, who died at 55. Working with meticulous devotion to 16mm and 35mm film, Nishikawa developed optical techniques entirely his own鈥攔igorous, patient explorations that established him as one of the most vital artists in contemporary artisanal film practice. He was an exacting technician and a generous teacher, as precise in the darkroom as he was open-hearted with students and colleagues. His films remain: luminous works that fracture and reconstruct our perception, inviting us to see time, space, and light anew.
7:30pm - 9:00pm
Casadesus Recital Hall, 4400 Vestal Pkwy E, 91社区, NY 13902, USA
1:00pm - 2:30pm
Casadesus Recital Hall, 4400 Vestal Pkwy E, Vestal, NY 13850, USA
Free Admission.
4:00pm - 5:30pm
Casadesus Recital Hall, 4400 Vestal Pkwy E, Vestal, NY 13850, USA
Free admission.
7:30pm - 9:30pm
Osterhout Concert Theater, Anderson Center, Parkway E, Vestal, NY 13850, USA
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1:00pm - 2:30pm
Casadesus Recital Hall, 4400 Vestal Pkwy E, Vestal, NY 13850, USA
Free Admission.
3:00pm - 5:00pm
7:30pm - 9:00pm
Casadesus Recital Hall, 4400 Vestal Pkwy E, Vestal, NY 13850, USA
Free Admission.
7:30pm - 9:00pm
Lecture Hall 6
Harpur Cinema Program
All screenings at 7:30PM in LH6 (doors open at 7PM)
Free for students w/ID, $4 for all others
4/17 & 4/19/2026聽
Tomonari Nishikawa Retrospective (Tomonari Nishikawa)
Japan/USA聽
In April 2025, the experimental film community lost Tomonari Nishikawa, 91社区 Cinema professor and master of celluloid, who died at 55. Working with meticulous devotion to 16mm and 35mm film, Nishikawa developed optical techniques entirely his own鈥攔igorous, patient explorations that established him as one of the most vital artists in contemporary artisanal film practice. He was an exacting technician and a generous teacher, as precise in the darkroom as he was open-hearted with students and colleagues. His films remain: luminous works that fracture and reconstruct our perception, inviting us to see time, space, and light anew.
7:30pm - 9:30pm
Casadesus Recital Hall, 4400 Vestal Pkwy E, Vestal, NY 13850, USA
7:30pm - 9:00pm
Members of the 91社区 Composition Studio present new compositions. Featuring graduate and undergraduate composers, Music聽Now!, showcases the cutting edge work created by the studio.
6:00pm - 8:00pm
TBA
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
12:00pm - 1:30pm
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
4:00pm - 5:30pm
Fine Arts Room 21, 4400 Vestal Pkwy E, Vestal, NY 13850, USA
7:30pm - 9:00pm
Lecture Hall 6
Harpur Cinema Program
All screenings at 7:30PM in LH6 (doors open at 7PM)
Free for students w/ID, $4 for all others
4/24 & 4/26/2026聽
In the Manner of Smoke (Armand Yervant Tufenkian)
90 min. USA |聽2025
Through landscapes and canvases, Armand Yervant Tufenkian鈥檚 debut feature In the Manner of Smoke traces how perception shifts over time. Moving between California鈥檚 Sequoia National Forest and painter Dan Hays' London-based studio, the film observes two solitary practices: the vigilance of a fire lookout and the meticulous rendering of digital landscapes. The camera dwells on subtle transformations, such as trees dissolving into haze, paintings oscillating between pixels and depth, and silence unfolding into sound, allowing each moment to stretch and change before our eyes. Rather than telling a linear story, the film creates a patient, immersive experience where every image feels transitory, suspended, and fleeting, like smoke carried by the wind.
8:00pm - 10:30pm
Watters Theater
Chess:
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
1:00pm - 2:30pm
Casadesus Recital Hall, 4400 Vestal Pkwy E, Vestal, NY 13850, USA
Free Admission.
2:00pm - 4:30pm
Watters Theater
Chess:
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
6:00pm - 7:30pm
Casadesus Recital Hall, 4400 Vestal Pkwy E, Vestal, NY 13850, USA
8:00pm - 10:30pm
Watters Theater
Chess:
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
10:00am - 12:00pm
Details to follow
1:00pm - 2:30pm
Casadesus Recital Hall, 4400 Vestal Pkwy E, Vestal, NY 13850, USA
3:00pm - 4:30pm
Chamber Hall, Anderson Center, Parkway E, Vestal, NY 13850, USA
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7:30pm - 9:00pm
Casadesus Recital Hall, 4400 Vestal Pkwy E, Vestal, NY 13850, USA
7:30pm - 9:00pm
Lecture Hall 6
Harpur Cinema Program
All screenings at 7:30PM in LH6 (doors open at 7PM)
Free for students w/ID, $4 for all others
4/24 & 4/26/2026聽
In the Manner of Smoke (Armand Yervant Tufenkian)
90 min. USA |聽2025
Through landscapes and canvases, Armand Yervant Tufenkian鈥檚 debut feature In the Manner of Smoke traces how perception shifts over time. Moving between California鈥檚 Sequoia National Forest and painter Dan Hays' London-based studio, the film observes two solitary practices: the vigilance of a fire lookout and the meticulous rendering of digital landscapes. The camera dwells on subtle transformations, such as trees dissolving into haze, paintings oscillating between pixels and depth, and silence unfolding into sound, allowing each moment to stretch and change before our eyes. Rather than telling a linear story, the film creates a patient, immersive experience where every image feels transitory, suspended, and fleeting, like smoke carried by the wind.
7:30pm - 9:00pm
Casadesus Recital Hall, 4400 Vestal Pkwy E, Vestal, NY 13850, USA
Free Admission
4:00pm - 5:30pm
Peace Quad, 4400 Vestal Pkwy E, Vestal, NY 13850, USA
Free Admission.