Fall 2019

Events at a Glance
Fall 2019

08

8/26–9/29
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Monday, August 26, 2019 (All day) to Sunday, September 29, 2019 (All day)
Boston Printmakers 2019 North American Print Biennial
Jewett Art Gallery and Jewett Hallway Galleries

09

9/2019–8/2020
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Sunday, September 1, 2019 (All day) to Monday, August 31, 2020 (All day)
Windows Invitational
Davis Museum Lobby Windows
9/10 (Tuesday)9/10 (Tue), 4:30 PM
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Tuesday, September 10, 2019 - 4:30pm
Newhouse Center Faculty Series: Koichi Hagimoto
Newhouse Center for the Humanities
9/11 (Wednesday)9/11 (Wed), 8 PM
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Wednesday, September 11, 2019 - 8:00pm
Russia NOW: The Current State of the Former Soviet Union
Library Lecture Room
9/12 (Thursday)9/12 (Thu), 5:30 PM
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Thursday, September 12, 2019 - 5:30pm
Fall Opening Celebration
Collins Cinema, Davis Museum Lobby and Galleries
9/13–9/14
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Friday, September 13, 2019 (All day) to Saturday, September 14, 2019 (All day)
Fatimah Tuggar Symposium: Time and Technology
Davis Museum
9/13–12/15
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Friday, September 13, 2019 (All day) to Sunday, December 15, 2019 (All day)
Fatimah Tuggar: Home’s Horizons
Camilla Chandler and Dorothy Buffum Chandler Gallery, Marjorie and Gerald Bronfman Gallery
9/2019–6/2020
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Friday, September 13, 2019 (All day) to Sunday, June 7, 2020 (All day)
Hidden Histories: Revealing the Life of a Painting
Robert and Claire Freedman Lober Viewing Alcove
9/13–12/15
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Friday, September 13, 2019 (All day) to Sunday, December 15, 2019 (All day)
Kanishka Raja: I and I
Joan Levine Freedman ’57 and Richard I. Freedman Gallery
9/13–11/15
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Friday, September 13, 2019 (All day) to Friday, November 15, 2019 (All day)
Recent Acquisitions: New Photographs of Haley Morris-Cafiero and Habiba Nowrose
Friends of Art Gallery
9/13, 3–5 PM
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Friday, September 13, 2019 -
3:00pm to 5:00pm
Blue Worlds: Old and New Perspectives on Indigo
Newhouse Center for the Humanities
9/16, 5:30–7 PM
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Monday, September 16, 2019 -
5:30pm to 7:00pm
2019 Domna Stanton Lecture: Zakiya Luna
Collins Cinema
9/19, 5–6:30 PM
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Thursday, September 19, 2019 -
5:00pm to 6:30pm
An Evening with Marlon James
Jewett Auditorium
9/21 (Saturday)9/21 (Sat), 7:30 PM
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Saturday, September 21, 2019 - 7:30pm
Erica Johnson, Organ Concert
Houghton Memorial Chapel
9/23, 4:30–6 PM
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Monday, September 23, 2019 -
4:30pm to 6:00pm
Newhouse Center Faculty Series: Nikki A. Greene
Newhouse Center for the Humanities
9/23 (Monday)9/23 (Mon), 6 PM
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Monday, September 23, 2019 - 6:00pm
Prilla Smith Brackett Award: Artist’s Presentation and Reception
Davis Lobby
9/24 (Tuesday)9/24 (Tue), 4:15 PM
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Tuesday, September 24, 2019 - 4:15pm
Women Filmmakers at Wellesley: The Role of the Producer
Founders 120
9/24 (Tuesday)9/24 (Tue), 7:30 PM
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Tuesday, September 24, 2019 - 7:30pm
Core Ensemble: “Las Magnificas”
Jewett Arts Center
9/26 (Thursday)9/26 (Thu), 1 PM
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Thursday, September 26, 2019 - 1:00pm
Midday Muse: Gabriela Díaz
Jewett Auditorium
9/26, 4:30–6 PM
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Thursday, September 26, 2019 -
4:30pm to 6:00pm
Hollywood’s Dirtiest Secret: The Hidden Environmental Costs of the Movies
Newhouse Center Lounge
9/30 (Monday)9/30 (Mon), 5:15 PM
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Monday, September 30, 2019 - 5:15pm
Out of the Musical Closet: Writing Handel
Brackett Room, 2nd Floor Clapp Library

10

10/1, 4:30–6 PM
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Tuesday, October 1, 2019 -
4:30pm to 6:00pm
Newhouse Faculty Series: Julie Walsh
Newhouse Center for the Humanities
10/2, 4:30–6 PM
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Wednesday, October 2, 2019 -
4:30pm to 6:00pm
Policing Life and Death: Race, Violence, and Resistance in Puerto Rico
Library Lecture Room
10/3 (Thursday)10/3 (Thu), 1 PM
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Thursday, October 3, 2019 - 1:00pm
Midday Muse: Sound Listening
Jewett Auditorium
10/3 (Thursday)10/3 (Thu), 7 PM, 10/4 (Friday)10/4 (Fri), 7 PM, 10/5 (Saturday)10/5 (Sat), 7 PM
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Thursday, October 3, 2019 - 7:00pm
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Friday, October 4, 2019 - 7:00pm
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Saturday, October 5, 2019 - 7:00pm
Actors From The London Stage present Twelfth Night
Diana Chapman Walsh Alumnae Hall
10/5 (Saturday)10/5 (Sat), 7:30 PM
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Saturday, October 5, 2019 - 7:30pm
International Contemporary Ensemble
Jewett Auditorium
10/7–12/20
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Monday, October 7, 2019 (All day) to Friday, December 20, 2019 (All day)
Havana Revisited: An Architectural Heritage
Founders 300CC
10/7, 4:30–6 PM
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Monday, October 7, 2019 -
4:30pm to 6:00pm
Mira Jacob
Newhouse Center for the Humanities
10/8, 2–3 PM
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Tuesday, October 8, 2019 -
2:00pm to 3:00pm
Artist Skype Talk Series: Haley Morris-Cafiero
Collins Cinema
10/10 (Thursday)10/10 (Thu), 4:30 PM
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Thursday, October 10, 2019 - 4:30pm
Bradley Campbell: Dignity in an Era of Victimhood and Incivility
Alumnae Hall Ballroom
10/10 (Thursday)10/10 (Thu), 6:30 PM
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Thursday, October 10, 2019 - 6:30pm
Women Filmmakers at Wellesley
Collins Cinema
10/16 (Wednesday)10/16 (Wed), 4:15 PM
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Wednesday, October 16, 2019 - 4:15pm
The 2019 Goldman Lecture in Economics
Tishman Commons
10/17 (Thursday)10/17 (Thu), 4 PM
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Thursday, October 17, 2019 - 4:00pm
Sustainability at Wellesley: A Campus Update
Collins Cinema
10/17 (Thursday)10/17 (Thu), 7:30 PM
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Thursday, October 17, 2019 - 7:30pm
The Diane Silvers Ravitch ’60 Lecture
Jewett Auditorium
10/18, 11 AM–12 PM
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Friday, October 18, 2019 -
11:00am to 12:00pm
Artist Skype Talk Series: Habiba Nowrose
Collins Cinema
10/20 (Sunday)10/20 (Sun), 7 PM
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Sunday, October 20, 2019 - 7:00pm
Broad Comedy, led by comedian Katie Goodman
Ruth Nagel Jones Theatre
10/23 (Wednesday)10/23 (Wed), 4:30 PM
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Wednesday, October 23, 2019 - 4:30pm
A Conversation With Nell Scovell
Pendleton Atrium
10/23 (Wednesday)10/23 (Wed), 8 PM
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Wednesday, October 23, 2019 - 8:00pm
Putin’s World: Russia Against the West and With the Rest
Library Lecture Room
10/24, 4:30–6 PM
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Thursday, October 24, 2019 -
4:30pm to 6:00pm
Before the Graphic Memoir
Newhouse Center for the Humanities
10/25, 12:45–2 PM
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Friday, October 25, 2019 -
12:45pm to 2:00pm
Trace: Memory, History, Race and the American Landscape
Suzy Newhouse Center for the Humanities
10/26, 11 AM–3 PM
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Saturday, October 26, 2019 -
11:00am to 3:00pm
Family Day: Dream Home
Davis Lobby, Plaza, and Galleries
10/26 (Saturday)10/26 (Sat), 7:30 PM
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Saturday, October 26, 2019 - 7:30pm
Heinavanker, Estonian Vocal Ensemble
Houghton Memorial Chapel
10/28 (Monday)10/28 (Mon), 5 PM
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Monday, October 28, 2019 - 5:00pm
We Can Mend the Sacred Hoop Together
Collins Cinema
10/28 (Monday)10/28 (Mon), 5:30 PM
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Monday, October 28, 2019 - 5:30pm
William E. Wallace, “Michelangelo, God’s Architect”
Jewett Auditorium
10/28 (Monday)10/28 (Mon), 8 PM
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Monday, October 28, 2019 - 8:00pm
Why Ukraine?
Library Lecture Room
10/30, 6–9 PM
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Wednesday, October 30, 2019 -
6:00pm to 9:00pm
“Two Flags” Screening and Conversation with Pankaj Rishi Kumar
Collins Cinema
10/31 (Thursday)10/31 (Thu), 5:30 PM
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Thursday, October 31, 2019 - 5:30pm
2019 Martin Luther King, Jr. Memorial Lecture
Tishman Commons

11

11/3 (Sunday)11/3 (Sun), 1 PM
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Sunday, November 3, 2019 - 1:00pm
Wellesley College Choral Program: The Dober Memorial Concert
Houghton Memorial Chapel
11/4, 4:30–6 PM
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Monday, November 4, 2019 -
4:30pm to 6:00pm
Newhouse Faculty Series: Rebecca Summerhays
Newhouse Center for the Humanities
11/5 (Tuesday)11/5 (Tue), 4 PM
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Tuesday, November 5, 2019 - 4:00pm
Gallery Talk: Amanda Gilvin: Fatimah Tuggar
Davis Museum
11/5 (Tuesday)11/5 (Tue), 5 PM
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Tuesday, November 5, 2019 - 5:00pm
The Harry Halverson Lecture on American Architecture: Pamela Karimi
Jewett Arts Center 450
11/5 (Tuesday)11/5 (Tue), 7 PM
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Tuesday, November 5, 2019 - 7:00pm
How to Think About Machine Learning
Tishman Commons
11/7 (Thursday)11/7 (Thu), 6:30 PM, 11/10 (Sunday)11/10 (Sun), 1:30 PM
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Sunday, November 10, 2019 - 1:30pm
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Thursday, November 7, 2019 - 6:30pm
Film Screening: “Roma”
Collins Cinema
11/8 (Friday)11/8 (Fri), 12:45 PM
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Friday, November 8, 2019 - 12:45pm
Frank Williams Visiting Artist: Marco Maggi
Collins Cinema
11/9 (Saturday)11/9 (Sat), 7:30 PM
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Saturday, November 9, 2019 - 7:30pm
Classical Faculty Concert: Spiritual World
Jewett Auditorium
11/12, 4:30–5:30 PM
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Tuesday, November 12, 2019 -
4:30pm to 5:30pm
An Evening with Yalitza Aparicio
Alumnae Hall
11/12 (Tuesday)11/12 (Tue), 7:30 PM
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Tuesday, November 12, 2019 - 7:30pm
Collegium Musicum (Early Music Ensemble)
Sargent Music Salon (PNW-101)
11/14 (Thursday)11/14 (Thu), 4:30 PM
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Thursday, November 14, 2019 - 4:30pm
Robin Sparkman ’91: Listening Is an Act of Love: Lessons from StoryCorps
Alumnae Hall Ballroom
11/14–11/16, 6 PM
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Thursday, November 14, 2019 - 6:00pm to Saturday, November 16, 2019 - 6:00pm
Innovations in Contemporary Italian Cinema
Collins Cinema
11/14–11/17
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Repeats every week every Thursday and every Friday and every Saturday until Sun Nov 17 2019.
Thursday, November 14, 2019 - 7:00pm
Friday, November 15, 2019 - 7:00pm
Saturday, November 16, 2019 - 7:00pm
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Repeats every week every Sunday and every Saturday until Mon Nov 18 2019.
Saturday, November 16, 2019 - 2:00pm
Sunday, November 17, 2019 - 2:00pm
“Stupid F*cking Bird”: A Contemporary Adaptation of Chekhov’s “The Seagull”
Ruth Nagel Jones Theatre
11/15, 2–4:30 PM
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Friday, November 15, 2019 -
2:00pm to 4:30pm
Davis Discoveries Fall 2019 Symposium: A Sacra Conversazione
Collins Cinema
11/15 (Friday)11/15 (Fri), 7:30 PM
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Friday, November 15, 2019 - 7:30pm
“Fables”: Cathy Yang and Benyamin Nuss
Jewett Auditorium
11/19 (Tuesday)11/19 (Tue), 10 AM
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Tuesday, November 19, 2019 - 10:00am
Artist Skype Talk Series: Fatimah Tuggar
Collins Cinema
11/19, 4:30–6 PM
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Tuesday, November 19, 2019 -
4:30pm to 6:00pm
Newhouse Center Faculty Series: Carol Dougherty
Newhouse Center for the Humanities
11/19 (Tuesday)11/19 (Tue), 4:30 PM
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Tuesday, November 19, 2019 - 4:30pm
The Ethical Choices of Whales
Library Lecture Room
11/21 (Thursday)11/21 (Thu), 12:45 PM
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Thursday, November 21, 2019 - 12:45pm
November 2019 Democratic Debate: Faculty Discussion of Key Points and Takeaways
Knapp Atrium in Pendleton East
11/22, 6–8 PM
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Friday, November 22, 2019 -
6:00pm to 8:00pm
Kanishka Raja Celebration
Davis Lobby & Galleries
11/22 (Friday)11/22 (Fri), 7:30 PM
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Friday, November 22, 2019 - 7:30pm
Wellesley BlueJazz Combos and Strings Fall Concert
Jewett Auditorium
11/23 (Saturday)11/23 (Sat), 7:30 PM
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Saturday, November 23, 2019 - 7:30pm
Brandeis-Wellesley Orchestra Fall Concert
Houghton Memorial Chapel

12

12/3 (Tuesday)12/3 (Tue), 3:30 PM
Event Date: 
Tuesday, December 3, 2019 - 3:30pm
The Knapp Social Science Center Faculty-Student Research Symposium
Knapp Atrium in Pendelton East
12/4 (Wednesday)12/4 (Wed), 12/5 (Thursday)12/5 (Thu), 12/8 (Sunday)12/8 (Sun), 12/10 (Tuesday)12/10 (Tue)
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Wednesday, December 4, 2019 (All day)
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Thursday, December 5, 2019 (All day)
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Sunday, December 8, 2019 (All day)
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Tuesday, December 10, 2019 (All day)
Chamber Music Society Concert Series
Various locations
12/4 (Wednesday)12/4 (Wed), 4:30 PM
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Wednesday, December 4, 2019 - 4:30pm
James Simpson: Iconoclasm and the Cultural Revolution
Library Lecture Room
12/5 (Thursday)12/5 (Thu), 5 PM
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Thursday, December 5, 2019 - 5:00pm
*POSTPONED* Critics’ Roundtable: The Art of Writing Criticism on Deadline
Newhouse Center for the Humanities, Green Hall, Second Floor
12/6 (Friday)12/6 (Fri), 7:30 PM
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Friday, December 6, 2019 - 7:30pm
Wellesley BlueJazz Big Band Fall Concert
Jewett Auditorium
12/7 (Saturday)12/7 (Sat), 7:30 PM
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Saturday, December 7, 2019 - 7:30pm
Yanvalou Drum and Dance Ensemble
Jewett Auditorium
12/8 (Sunday)12/8 (Sun), 7:30 PM
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Sunday, December 8, 2019 - 7:30pm
Christmas Vespers
Houghton Memorial Chapel
12/16 (Monday)12/16 (Mon), 7 PM
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Monday, December 16, 2019 - 7:00pm
Theatre Studies 2019 Showcase
Ruth Nagel Jones Theatre