Arts

Arbofest: Orca, Free Donuts, Free Coffee, and Free Beer

November 22, 2017• Arts • One Comment

Saturday, Nov. 11 marked a bi-annual tradition at Conn: a casual concert in the Arboretum, aptly named Arbofest.

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Back to the 1980s: Stranger Things Satisfies with Season Two

November 21, 2017• Arts

A couple of friends convinced me to watch the Stranger Things pilot with them a little over a year ago....

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Dance Club Entertains and Inspires with Stunning “Momentum”

November 21, 2017• Arts, Reviews

Each year, Conn’s Dance Club puts on two seasonal shows: one in the fall and one in the spring. This year’s fall show “Momentum”...

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Moses Sumney’s “Aromanticism” Is a Libidinal Soundtrack for Sensual Awkwardness

November 20, 2017• Arts, Reviews

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College Hosts Historical Poetics Symposium

November 14, 2017• Arts

This last Friday and Saturday, I had the pleasure of attending the Historical Poetics Symposium, hosted here on campus in the Chu Room. ...

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Blade Runner 2049 Released in a Dystopia Where Good Movies Fail

November 14, 2017• Arts

Qianshan, Anqing, China. Photo courtesy of Unsplash. It has been 35 years since the release of the original Blade Runner, directed by...

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Art of Resistance Met with Reality of Complacence

November 14, 2017• Arts

The day after I gave a presentation about the Native American occupation of Alcatraz in 1969, I entered Cummings to find an imposing and impactful exhibit that proved the subject of my presentation was more relevant than ever almost 50 years later.

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Aroundtown Expresses Love in Dance

November 14, 2017• Arts

“Today, love is dividing...all around and just out of reach.” Tumultuous emotion spilled out of every dancer’s fluid and graceful...

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Theater Department: Uncommon Women and Others

October 29, 2017• Arts

Hillyer Hall was constructed in 1917 as the first gymnasium for Connecticut College for Women. It was the fifth building constructed by the...

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Colors and Torment

October 29, 2017• Arts

You claim my skin with teeth.
Take red and leave purple.

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Finding Inspiration in Art and Coffee

October 29, 2017• Arts

In her short story “How to Become a Writer,” Lorrie Moore narrates: “at home I drink a lot of coffee.” Moore offers tips on how to...

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Handmade Food at Montauk House

October 29, 2017• Arts

Ten minutes from the Connecticut College campus stands a cafe which prides itself on handcrafted food. One can spot it from the wooden...

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