Photo Courtesy of Nancy L. Ford
As the summer approaches and the nostalgia of the past school year starts to set in, here is a recap of the College’s notable arts and entertainments events from the past spring semester.
There was a plethora of laughter and strong performances at both CAB Comedy shows. CAB kicked off the semester with their FebFest Comedy Show on Feb. 16. The event featured Brent Morin and opened with Julia Shiplett. While Shiplett’s humor was dry, relatable, and covered important social issues, Morin’s bit was full of wild tales from his childhood. On Apr. 18, CAB Comedy closed the year with its Spring Comedy Show, featuring Alex Moffat and opening with Yedoye Travis. Moffat brought his popular impressions and characters to the stage, while Travis’s jokes were full of self-deprecating humor and discussions on social issues.
The Hispanic Studies Department commenced its Ibero-American Film Festival on Feb. 4. The festival was sponsored through a Pragda Spanish Film Club Grant. The series featured five films:
After Lucía (Después de Lucía)
,
The Empty Classroom (El aula vacía)
,
Bad Hair (Pelo malo)
,
Wilaya
, and
Summer 1993 (Estiu 1993)
. Each of the showings were accompanied by discussions with the directors and producers from their respective films.
The Ruth and Elmer Wellin Museum of Art opened its exhibit, “Theaters of Fiction,” on Feb. 16. The exhibit featured seven artists hailing from five different countries and over 20 pieces of art. An article from the Feb. 14 issue of
The Spectator
noted that “Theaters of Fiction” featured “work that examines how the physical and structural aspects of entertainment spaces contribute to the experiences and responses that those environments garner.” In addition to the exhibit, the WellinWorks series created an accompanying pop-up theater that multiple classes used throughout the semester. The exhibit closes on June 9.
Different music groups had multiple opportunities to perform off-campus this semester. A capella group Special K opened for the Radio City Rockettes’ Christmas Spectacular in New York City on Dec. 16, and the College Hill Choir went on an East Coast tour through Washington, D.C., Raleigh, NC, Charleston, SC, Atlanta, GA, and Tampa, FL over spring break. “The Night of Magenta Funk,”
Circle Magazine
’s first event, was held at Saranac Brewing Company on March 2 in Utica, NY. The event featured Hamilton student bands Otis Shanty, Uptown Booty, and Yonic Youth.
This year’s spring Mainstage production was
West Side Story
. This was the first time in recent history that the College’s Music and Theatre Departments collaborated on a pro- duction. The show ran from Apr. 19–27. Additionally, the Theatre Department showcased many student-directed productions, most recently the Senior Theatre Theses, which opened on May 1 and run through May 9.
Kyandreia Jones ’19 and Heidi Wong ’20 both published books this semester. Wong’s
The Blue Velvet Dress Says I Told You
, a collection of art and poetry, dropped on Mar. 26, and Jones’s choose-your-own-adventure novel
Spies: James Armistead Lafayette
hit bookshelves on May 1.
British singer-songwriter and guitarist Bruno Major headlined CAB’s Acoustic Coffeehouse on Apr. 27, with alternative/ indie duo Handsome Ghost opening the event. This Friday, May 10, CAB’s Class & Charter Day Concert will feature electronic dance duo Galantis, American musician Rozes, and student band Juice.
