Spring 2019

Events at a Glance
Spring 2019

01

1/28–3/1, 10 AM–4 PM
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Repeats every week every Sunday and every Monday and every Tuesday and every Wednesday and every Thursday and every Friday and every Saturday until Fri Mar 01 2019.
Monday, January 28, 2019 - 10:00am to Friday, March 1, 2019 - 4:00pm
Tuesday, January 29, 2019 - 10:00am to Saturday, March 2, 2019 - 4:00pm
Wednesday, January 30, 2019 - 10:00am to Sunday, March 3, 2019 - 4:00pm
Thursday, January 31, 2019 - 10:00am to Monday, March 4, 2019 - 4:00pm
Friday, February 1, 2019 - 10:00am to Tuesday, March 5, 2019 - 4:00pm
Saturday, February 2, 2019 - 10:00am to Wednesday, March 6, 2019 - 4:00pm
Sunday, February 3, 2019 - 10:00am to Thursday, March 7, 2019 - 4:00pm
Monday, February 4, 2019 - 10:00am to Friday, March 8, 2019 - 4:00pm
Tuesday, February 5, 2019 - 10:00am to Saturday, March 9, 2019 - 4:00pm
Wednesday, February 6, 2019 - 10:00am to Sunday, March 10, 2019 - 5:00pm
Thursday, February 7, 2019 - 10:00am to Monday, March 11, 2019 - 5:00pm
Friday, February 8, 2019 - 10:00am to Tuesday, March 12, 2019 - 5:00pm
Saturday, February 9, 2019 - 10:00am to Wednesday, March 13, 2019 - 5:00pm
Sunday, February 10, 2019 - 10:00am to Thursday, March 14, 2019 - 5:00pm
Monday, February 11, 2019 - 10:00am to Friday, March 15, 2019 - 5:00pm
Tuesday, February 12, 2019 - 10:00am to Saturday, March 16, 2019 - 5:00pm
Wednesday, February 13, 2019 - 10:00am to Sunday, March 17, 2019 - 5:00pm
Thursday, February 14, 2019 - 10:00am to Monday, March 18, 2019 - 5:00pm
Friday, February 15, 2019 - 10:00am to Tuesday, March 19, 2019 - 5:00pm
Saturday, February 16, 2019 - 10:00am to Wednesday, March 20, 2019 - 5:00pm
Sunday, February 17, 2019 - 10:00am to Thursday, March 21, 2019 - 5:00pm
Monday, February 18, 2019 - 10:00am to Friday, March 22, 2019 - 5:00pm
Tuesday, February 19, 2019 - 10:00am to Saturday, March 23, 2019 - 5:00pm
Wednesday, February 20, 2019 - 10:00am to Sunday, March 24, 2019 - 5:00pm
Thursday, February 21, 2019 - 10:00am to Monday, March 25, 2019 - 5:00pm
Friday, February 22, 2019 - 10:00am to Tuesday, March 26, 2019 - 5:00pm
Saturday, February 23, 2019 - 10:00am to Wednesday, March 27, 2019 - 5:00pm
Sunday, February 24, 2019 - 10:00am to Thursday, March 28, 2019 - 5:00pm
Monday, February 25, 2019 - 10:00am to Friday, March 29, 2019 - 5:00pm
Tuesday, February 26, 2019 - 10:00am to Saturday, March 30, 2019 - 5:00pm
Wednesday, February 27, 2019 - 10:00am to Sunday, March 31, 2019 - 5:00pm
Thursday, February 28, 2019 - 10:00am to Monday, April 1, 2019 - 5:00pm
Friday, March 1, 2019 - 10:00am to Tuesday, April 2, 2019 - 5:00pm
Kevin Frances: Superposition
Jewett Art Gallery

02

2/4, 5–6:30 PM
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Monday, February 4, 2019 -
5:00pm to 6:30pm

Theatre and War: Chronicles from Kashmir
Collins Cinema
2/5–2/6, 7 PM
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Repeats every week every Tuesday and every Wednesday until Wed Feb 06 2019.

Tuesday, February 5, 2019 - 7:00pm

Wednesday, February 6, 2019 - 7:00pm
Immersion Theatre Workshop with Nandita Dinesh ’06
Cow Chair Room, Lulu Chow Wang Campus Center
2/6 (Wednesday)2/6 (Wed), 4:30 PM
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Wednesday, February 6, 2019 - 4:30pm
New Authoritarianism and the University in the Global South
Founders 120
2/7–6/9
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Thursday, February 7, 2019 (All day) to Sunday, June 9, 2019 (All day)
Art_Latin_America: Against the Survey
Camilla Chandler and Dorothy Buffum Chandler Gallery | Marjorie and Gerald Bronfman Gallery
2/7–6/9
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Thursday, February 7, 2019 (All day) to Sunday, June 9, 2019 (All day)
Bread and Roses: The Social Documentary of Milton and Anne Rogovin
Robert and Claire Freedman Lober Viewing Alcove
2/7–6/9
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Thursday, February 7, 2019 (All day) to Sunday, June 9, 2019 (All day)
Disappearances: Three Video Artists from Latin America
Joan Levine Freedman ’57 and Richard I. Freedman Gallery
2/7–6/9
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Thursday, February 7, 2019 (All day) to Sunday, June 9, 2019 (All day)
Surface Tension
Morelle Lasky Levine '56 Works on Paper Gallery
2/7–6/9
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Thursday, February 7, 2019 (All day) to Sunday, June 9, 2019 (All day)
Yinka Shonibare MBE: Guns Drawn
Friends of Art Gallery
2/7, 5–6:15 PM
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Thursday, February 7, 2019 -
5:00pm to 6:15pm

An Evening with Samuel R. Delany
Newhouse Center for the Humanities
2/7 (Thursday)2/7 (Thu), 5:30 PM
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Thursday, February 7, 2019 - 5:30pm
Spring Opening Celebration
Collins Cinema, Davis Lobby, and Galleries
2/8, 9:30 AM–5 PM
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Friday, February 8, 2019 -
9:30am to 5:00pm

Wellesley Alumnae and Latin American Art Symposium
Jewett Auditorium or Collins Cinema *TBD
2/9 (Saturday)2/9 (Sat), 7:30 PM
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Saturday, February 9, 2019 - 7:30pm
Music Department Honors Concert
Jewett Auditorium
2/11 (Monday)2/11 (Mon), 5 PM
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Monday, February 11, 2019 - 5:00pm
Postures of Refusal: From Antigone to Ali/Kaepernick
Newhouse Center Lounge
2/13 (Wednesday)2/13 (Wed), 5 PM
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Wednesday, February 13, 2019 - 5:00pm
What Is the Point of College? Stanley Fish and Alice Dreger in Conversation
Alumnae Hall Ballroom
2/20 (Wednesday)2/20 (Wed), 7 PM, 2/21, 4:15–6 PM
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Wednesday, February 20, 2019 - 7:00pm

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Thursday, February 21, 2019 -
4:15pm to 6:00pm

Images of the Girl from West to East: From Austen to Manga
Collins Cinema & Newhouse Center Lounge
2/21, 11:30 AM–12:30 PM
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Thursday, February 21, 2019 -
11:30am to 12:30pm

Artist Talk Series: WebEx with Ester Hernandez
Collins Cinema
2/23 (Saturday)2/23 (Sat), 7:30 PM
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Saturday, February 23, 2019 - 7:30pm
Classical Faculty Concert: Our Favorites
Jewett Auditorium
2/26 (Tuesday)2/26 (Tue), 4:15 PM
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Tuesday, February 26, 2019 - 4:15pm
Curatorial Gallery Talk: James Oles
Camilla Chandler and Dorothy Buffum Chandler Gallery | Marjorie and Gerald Bronfman Gallery
2/26, 5–6 PM
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Tuesday, February 26, 2019 -
5:00pm to 6:00pm

A Poetry Reading with Kristen Case
Newhouse Center Lounge
2/27, 12:30–1:45 PM
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Wednesday, February 27, 2019 -
12:30pm to 1:45pm

The Changing Landscape of Immigration: Beyond the Headlines
Alumnae Hall Ballroom

03

3/2 (Saturday)3/2 (Sat), 7:30 PM
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Saturday, March 2, 2019 - 7:30pm
Jazz and World Music Faculty Concert: Cry the Blues
Jewett Auditorium
3/5 (Tuesday)3/5 (Tue), 4 PM
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Tuesday, March 5, 2019 - 4:00pm
Curatorial Gallery Talk: Amanda Gilvin: Yinka Shonibare
Davis Lobby
3/5 (Tuesday)3/5 (Tue), 4:30 PM
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Tuesday, March 5, 2019 - 4:30pm
Censors at Work: How States Shaped Literature
Library Lecture Room, Clapp Library
3/5 (Tuesday)3/5 (Tue), 7:30 PM
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Tuesday, March 5, 2019 - 7:30pm
A Story of Nerpa: Indigenous People and Baikal Seals in Eastern Siberia
Clapp Library Lecture Room
3/6–3/7
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Wednesday, March 6, 2019 -
7:30pm to 9:00pm

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Thursday, March 7, 2019 -
5:00pm to 7:00pm

Alien Citizen: An Earth Odyssey
Jewett Auditorium for performance; LWC Cow Chair Room for workshop
3/7–3/9
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Thursday, March 7, 2019 (All day) to Saturday, March 9, 2019 (All day)
Ingrid Jensen Mini-Residency
Various
3/7, 11:30 AM–12:30 PM
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Thursday, March 7, 2019 -
11:30am to 12:30pm

Artist Talk Series: WebEx with Anna Bella Geiger
Collins Cinema
3/7 (Thursday)3/7 (Thu), 4:15 PM
Event Date: 
Thursday, March 7, 2019 - 4:15pm
Diplomacy in the Undercommons, or the Speculative Politics of Solidarity
Newhouse Center for the Humanities
3/7 (Thursday)3/7 (Thu), 4:30 PM
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Thursday, March 7, 2019 - 4:30pm
Art History Club Lecture: Nina Diamond ’89
Jewett Arts Center 450
3/9 (Saturday)3/9 (Sat), 7:30 PM
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Saturday, March 9, 2019 - 7:30pm
Invisible Sounds: Ingrid Jensen and Steve Treseler
Jewett Auditorium
3/11–4/19
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Monday, March 11, 2019 (All day) to Friday, April 19, 2019 (All day)
Mark Römisch: Flash/Flood
Jewett Art Gallery
3/11 (Monday)3/11 (Mon), 4:15 PM
Event Date: 
Monday, March 11, 2019 - 4:15pm
John Plotz: Laughter is from Mars: Science Fiction as Satire and Game
Newhouse Center Lounge

3/12 (Tuesday)3/12 (Tue), 4:15 PM
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Tuesday, March 12, 2019 - 4:15pm
Curatorial Gallery Talk: Carrie Cushman
Davis Lobby
3/14 (Thursday)3/14 (Thu), 4:15 PM
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Thursday, March 14, 2019 - 4:15pm
Keith Whittington: Why We Should Value Campus Free Speech
Library Lecture Room
3/18 (Monday)3/18 (Mon), 4:15 PM
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Monday, March 18, 2019 - 4:15pm
Keith Vincent: Masaoka Shiki’s New Haiku
Newhouse Center Lounge

3/19 (Tuesday)3/19 (Tue), 5 PM
Event Date: 
Tuesday, March 19, 2019 - 5:00pm
The Wilson Lecture: Jane Mayer
Alumnae Hall Ballroom

04

4/1 (Monday)4/1 (Mon), 4 PM
Event Date: 
Monday, April 1, 2019 - 4:00pm
The 2019 Distinguished Faculty Lecture: Katharine H.S. Moon
Collins Cinema
4/2 (Tuesday)4/2 (Tue), 4:15 PM
Event Date: 
Tuesday, April 2, 2019 - 4:15pm
The 2019 Calderwood Lecture in Economics: Nina Pavcnik
Knapp Atrium in Pendelton East
4/2
Event Date: 
Tuesday, April 2, 2019 -
4:30pm to 6:00pm

Climbing PoeTree: Spoken Word and Multimedia Performance
Jewett Auditorium
4/2 (Tuesday)4/2 (Tue), 4:30 PM
Event Date: 
Tuesday, April 2, 2019 - 4:30pm
The Syrian Conflict Through the Lens of Public Health
Collins Cinema
4/4, 11:30 AM–12:30 PM
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Thursday, April 4, 2019 -
11:30am to 12:30pm

Artist Talk Series: In Person with Ann Parker
Davis Museum Lobby
4/4, 4:30–6 PM
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Thursday, April 4, 2019 -
4:30pm to 6:00pm

The 2019 Domna Stanton Lecture: Alondra Nelson
Collins Cinema/TBD
4/4, 5–6 PM
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Thursday, April 4, 2019 -
5:00pm to 6:00pm

The Jordan Lecture: A Reading and Conversation with Valeria Luiselli
Newhouse Center Lounge
4/6 (Saturday)4/6 (Sat), 7:30 PM
Event Date: 
Saturday, April 6, 2019 - 7:30pm
Flamenco Nuevo: Juanito Pascual Trio
Jewett Auditorium

4/9 (Tuesday)4/9 (Tue), 7:30 PM
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Tuesday, April 9, 2019 - 7:30pm
Zolotoj Plyos Russian Folk Music Concert
Jewett Auditorium
4/10 (Wednesday)4/10 (Wed), 5:30 PM
Event Date: 
Wednesday, April 10, 2019 - 5:30pm
Inky Fingers: Scholars and Artisans in the Renaissance Printing House
Collins Cinema
4/11, 5–7 PM
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Thursday, April 11, 2019 -
5:00pm to 7:00pm

Three Films by Yinka Shonibare
Collins Cinema
4/11–4/14
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Repeats every week every Thursday and every Friday and every Saturday 1 times.

Thursday, April 11, 2019 - 8:00pm

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Event Date: 
Repeats every week every Sunday and every Saturday until Sun Apr 14 2019.

Saturday, April 13, 2019 - 2:00pm

Sunday, April 14, 2019 - 2:00pm
Wellesley College Theatre Spring Main Stage Production: She Kills Monsters
Ruth Nagel Jones Theatre
4/13 (Saturday)4/13 (Sat), 7:30 PM
Event Date: 
Saturday, April 13, 2019 - 7:30pm
Brandeis-Wellesley Orchestra Spring Concert: Catch a Rising Star!
Houghton Memorial Chapel
4/17, 6–7 PM
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Wednesday, April 17, 2019 -
6:00pm to 7:00pm

Artist’s Talk: Tabitha Soren
Collins Cinema
4/17 (Wednesday)4/17 (Wed), 7:30 PM
Event Date: 
Wednesday, April 17, 2019 - 7:30pm
Environmental Activism and Power Dynamics in Russia
Clapp Library Lecture Room
4/18, 11:30 AM–12:30 PM
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Thursday, April 18, 2019 -
11:30am to 12:30pm

Artist Talk Series: In Person with Sergio Gonzalez-Tornero
Collins Cinema
4/18 (Thursday)4/18 (Thu), 4:15 PM
Event Date: 
Thursday, April 18, 2019 - 4:15pm
Scatter and Seed: Crossing Borders in one Historical Novel of Migration
The Newhouse Center for the Humanities
4/18 (Thursday)4/18 (Thu), 4:30 PM
Event Date: 
Thursday, April 18, 2019 - 4:30pm
A Reading with Sumita Chakraborty ’08
Zeta Alpha House
4/21 (Sunday)4/21 (Sun), 5 PM
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Sunday, April 21, 2019 - 5:00pm
Feral: A New Chamber Opera by Martin Brody
Grand Music Hall (PNW-201)
4/23 (Tuesday)4/23 (Tue), 4:15 PM
Event Date: 
Tuesday, April 23, 2019 - 4:15pm
Artist’s Talk: Daniela Rivera: Fragments for a history of displacement
Davis Museum Lobby
4/23 (Tuesday)4/23 (Tue), 4:30 PM
Event Date: 
Tuesday, April 23, 2019 - 4:30pm
What is Missing is Still There
PNE 239
4/24 (Wednesday)4/24 (Wed), 1 PM
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Wednesday, April 24, 2019 - 1:00pm
Midday Muse: Rebecca Thornblade and Friends: An Afternoon of Romantic Music
Jewett Auditorium
4/25, 11:30 AM–12:30 PM
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Thursday, April 25, 2019 -
11:30am to 12:30pm

Artist Talk Series: In Person with Liliana Porter
Collins Cinema
4/25 (Thursday)4/25 (Thu), 4:30 PM
Event Date: 
Thursday, April 25, 2019 - 4:30pm
A Reading with Natalie Scenters-Zapico and Phillip B. Williams
Zeta Alpha House
4/25 (Thursday)4/25 (Thu), 4:30 PM
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Thursday, April 25, 2019 - 4:30pm
Homeland inSecurity: A Presentation by Mohamad Hafez
Newhouse Center Lounge
4/25 (Thursday)4/25 (Thu), 5:30 PM
Event Date: 
Thursday, April 25, 2019 - 5:30pm
Freedom, Privacy, and Technology: The Legal Landscape
Clapp Library Lecture Room

4/26 (Friday)4/26 (Fri)
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Friday, April 26, 2019 (All day)
Community Day of Poetry
Various locations
4/26 (Friday)4/26 (Fri), 7:30 PM
Event Date: 
Friday, April 26, 2019 - 7:30pm
BlueJazz Strings and Combos Spring Concert
Jewett Auditorium
4/27
Event Date: 
Saturday, April 27, 2019 -
11:00am to 3:00pm

Family Day: Día de la familia
Davis Lobby, Plaza, and Galleries
4/27 (Saturday)4/27 (Sat), 7:30 PM
Event Date: 
Saturday, April 27, 2019 - 7:30pm
The Baum Memorial Concert: How Can I Keep from Singing?
Houghton Memorial Chapel
4/28, 12–5 PM
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Sunday, April 28, 2019 -
12:00pm to 5:00pm

Chamber Music Marathon
Lulu Chow Wang Student Center/Anderson Forum

4/30 (Tuesday)4/30 (Tue), 4:15 PM
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Tuesday, April 30, 2019 - 4:15pm
The Betsy Wood Knapp ’64 Lecture: The Problem with Race-Based Medicine
Jewett Auditorium
4/30 (Tuesday)4/30 (Tue), 5 PM
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Tuesday, April 30, 2019 - 5:00pm
The Bakwin Lecture: Wangechi Mutu
Collins Cinema
4/30 (Tuesday)4/30 (Tue), 7:30 PM
Event Date: 
Tuesday, April 30, 2019 - 7:30pm
Collegium Musicum (Early Music Ensemble)
Houghton Memorial Chapel

05

5/3 (Friday)5/3 (Fri), 7:30 PM
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Friday, May 3, 2019 - 7:30pm
Wellesley BlueJazz Big Band Spring Concert
Jewett Auditorium

5/4 (Saturday)5/4 (Sat), 7:30 PM
Event Date: 
Saturday, May 4, 2019 - 7:30pm
Yanvalou Drum and Dance Ensemble Spring Concert
Jewett Auditorium

5/5–5/9, 2 PM
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Repeats every week every Sunday and every Tuesday and every Wednesday and every Thursday until Thu May 09 2019.

Sunday, May 5, 2019 - 2:00pm

Tuesday, May 7, 2019 - 2:00pm
Wednesday, May 8, 2019 - 2:00pm
Thursday, May 9, 2019 - 2:00pm
Chamber Music Society Spring Concerts
Jewett Auditorium and Sargent Salon (PNW 101)
5/13–5/31, 10 AM–4 PM
Event Date: 
Monday, May 13, 2019 - 10:00am to Friday, May 31, 2019 - 4:00pm
Senior and Thesis Exhibition 2019
Jewett Art Gallery, Jewett Sculpture Court, Jewett Hallway Galleries

06

6/5–6/30
Event Date: 
Wednesday, June 5, 2019 (All day) to Sunday, June 30, 2019 (All day)
This Girl Laughs, This Girl Cries, This Girl Does Nothing
Ruth Nagel Jones Theatre
6/27 (Thursday)6/27 (Thu), 7 PM, 7/11 (Thursday)7/11 (Thu), 7 PM, 7/25 (Thursday)7/25 (Thu), 7 PM, 8/8 (Thursday)8/8 (Thu), 7 PM
Event Date: 
Thursday, June 27, 2019 - 7:00pm

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Thursday, July 11, 2019 - 7:00pm

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Thursday, July 25, 2019 - 7:00pm

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Thursday, August 8, 2019 - 7:00pm
Free Outdoor Summer Film Series at the Davis: Technology and the Future
Davis Plaza