Harpur Calendar of Events

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Apr
4
Fri
2:00pm - 4:00pm
UUW-324
Please join the Philosophy graduate program in social, political, ethical and legal philosophy (SPEL) for our Colloquium on Friday, April 4 from 2-4 p.m. in UUW 324. Carol Gould, Distinguished Professor of Philosophy and Political Science The City University of New York at Hunter College and the Graduate Center, will be presenting “Democracy in Dark Times: Towards a Radical Reconstruction.”
3:00pm - 4:30pm
Register for location
Dr. Rodriguez will provide tips, tricks, and other information about what to expect when interviewing with Medical schools. He will also provide individual or small group feedback to common interview questions. Refreshments provided!

Dr. Rodriguez majored in biological sciences and earned his medical degree from SUNY Upstate Medical University College of Medicine in Syracuse. He completed an internship and residency in emergency medicine at NYU Grossman School of Medicine. Dr. Rodriguez is an emergency medicine physician with clinical and leadership experience working at academic and community-based emergency departments, urgent care centers, and with adult and pediatric patients. He is the Assistant Medical Director and EMS Director at Teamhealth.
7:30pm - 9:20pm
Lecture Hall 6
Harpur Cinema Program
All screenings at 7:30PM in LH6 (doors open at 7PM)
Free for Cine-121 students w/ID, $4 for all others

4/4-4/6/25- Evil Does Not Exist, Ryusuke Hamaguchi, Japan,2023, 106 min.

In the rural alpine hamlet of Mizubiki, not far from Tokyo,Takumi and his daughter, Hana, lead a modest life gathering water, wood, andwild wasabi for the local udon restaurant. Increasingly, the townsfolk becomeaware of a talent agency’s plan to build an opulent glamping site nearby,offering city residents a comfortable “escape” to the snowy wilderness. Whentwo company representatives arrive and ask for local guidance, Takumi becomesconflicted in his involvement, as it becomes clear that the project will have apernicious impact on the community. Ryusuke Hamaguchi’s follow up to hisAcademy Award-winning DRIVE MY CAR is a foreboding fable on humanity'smysterious, mystical relationship with nature. As sinister gunshots echo fromthe forest, both the locals and representatives confront their life choices andthe haunting consequences they have.

8:00pm - 10:00pm
Studio A (FA 192)
KAROO MOOSE

Graduate Thesis Studio Show

By Lara Foot Newton

Graduate Thesis Studio Show

Directed by Abdul Razak Mohammed (Zach)

Advised by Brandon A. Wright & David Bisaha

Performances:

April 3 at 8pm
April 4 at 8pm
April 5 at 8pm
April 6 at 2pm

Location:FA 192 / Studio A
Price:FREE

Apr
5
Sat
1:00pm - 2:30pm
Casadesus Recital Hall
1:00pm - 5:00pm
CS 115
Gain confidence and experience as an effective public speaker in this Crash Course. No prior experience needed, come and build your competence and learn from a renowned acting teacher how best to speak to communicate your message no matter the format. Snacks are co-sponsored by the GSO!
7:30pm - 9:00pm
Casadesus Recital Hall
Faculty member Paul Sweeny, guitar, presents a varied program of classical guitar music from Latin America. His wide-ranging repertoire will include music from Argentina, Brazil, Cuba, Venezuela and elsewhere.

Free Admission.
8:00pm - 10:00pm
Studio A (FA 192)
KAROO MOOSE

Graduate Thesis Studio Show

By Lara Foot Newton

Graduate Thesis Studio Show

Directed by Abdul Razak Mohammed (Zach)

Advised by Brandon A. Wright & David Bisaha

Performances:

April 3 at 8pm
April 4 at 8pm
April 5 at 8pm
April 6 at 2pm

Location:FA 192 / Studio A
Price:FREE

Apr
6
Sun
1:00pm - 2:30pm
Casadesus Recital Hall, Fine Arts, 4400 Vestal Pkwy E, Vestal, NY 13850, USA
An eclectic mix of music for low brass, ranging from Renaissance to Jazz, in recital format. Featuring the ý Low Brass Ensemble.
1:00pm - 5:00pm
LN 1302C
Whether you're a beginner or looking to sharpen your skills, this course is designed to get you up and running quickly with Tableau, the leading data visualization tool. By the end of this crash course, you'll have the skills to create compelling visualizations and dashboards that drive insights and inform decisions. Perfect for analysts, business professionals, and anyone eager to harness the power of data!
2:00pm - 4:00pm
Studio A (FA 192)
KAROO MOOSE

Graduate Thesis Studio Show

By Lara Foot Newton

Graduate Thesis Studio Show

Directed by Abdul Razak Mohammed (Zach)

Advised by Brandon A. Wright & David Bisaha

Performances:

April 3 at 8pm
April 4 at 8pm
April 5 at 8pm
April 6 at 2pm

Location:FA 192 / Studio A
Price:FREE

3:00pm - 5:00pm
Chamber Hall


For more events and information please visit the music department"
7:30pm - 9:20pm
Lecture Hall 6
Harpur Cinema Program
All screenings at 7:30PM in LH6 (doors open at 7PM)
Free for Cine-121 students w/ID, $4 for all others

4/4-4/6/25- Evil Does Not Exist, Ryusuke Hamaguchi, Japan,2023, 106 min.

In the rural alpine hamlet of Mizubiki, not far from Tokyo,Takumi and his daughter, Hana, lead a modest life gathering water, wood, andwild wasabi for the local udon restaurant. Increasingly, the townsfolk becomeaware of a talent agency’s plan to build an opulent glamping site nearby,offering city residents a comfortable “escape” to the snowy wilderness. Whentwo company representatives arrive and ask for local guidance, Takumi becomesconflicted in his involvement, as it becomes clear that the project will have apernicious impact on the community. Ryusuke Hamaguchi’s follow up to hisAcademy Award-winning DRIVE MY CAR is a foreboding fable on humanity'smysterious, mystical relationship with nature. As sinister gunshots echo fromthe forest, both the locals and representatives confront their life choices andthe haunting consequences they have.

Apr
7
Mon
11:00am - 12:00pm
Smart Energy Building SN 1001A-The Fountain Room-Just off the lobby
The dispersive readout scheme enables the quantum non-demolition measurement of superconducting qubits, and nearly all modern superconducting quantum processor units employ this readout technique. After highlighting recent advances with superconducting circuits, I'll explain how the dispersive readout works in a basic setting of a qubit coupled to a resonator probed by a microwave tone and discuss the challenges associated with this readout approach from an experimentalist's viewpoint. I will then describe the problem that we are set to investigate in our lab. Specifically, an increased readout power can shorten the readout time and reduce the state discrimination error but can promote qubit transitions into higher noncomputational states. These measurement-induced transitions present a severe obstacle to improving the qubit readout. Building upon the concept of dressed coherent states, I will explain how to predict the number of microwave photons causing such transitions using a fluxonium qubit as an example system and show the preliminary results from our lab. PRESENTATION 11:00 AM– 12:00PM ALL WELCOME – COFFEE AND REFRESHMENTS AT 10:50 AM Please let Manny know if you would like to meet with Ivan or go to lunch after his talk: msmeu at binghamton.edu
12:00pm - 1:00pm
Old Champlain Atrium
Join us for a free lunch and learn from alumnus, Mitchell Cohen who has worked at Youtube, Google, IBM and the NY Mets in data. He will share information learned from his career in data analytics.
Apr
8
Tue
5:00pm - 6:30pm
FA 258
Dean's Distinguished Lecture: Neha Khanna with “Race, Place, and Pollution: Redlining, Kinship, and Environmental Justice

Tuesday, April 8, 2025, at 5:00 p.m.

FA 258, with reception to follow in the Grand Corridor

More Information can be found at:The Dean’s Distinguished Lecture website

Neha Khannais an environmental economist whoseearly work focused on climate change, global oil markets and the relationship between economic growth and environmental quality. More recently she has studied air quality in the US including voluntary self-regulation and pollution spillovers under the Clean Air Act. Her current projects focus on issues of environmental justice, including the intergenerational persistence in exposure to pollution as well as the welfare consequences of exposure to roadway noise.Her contribution to the field has been recognized by numerous awards, among them aChancellor’s Award for Excellence in Scholarship and Creative Activities in 2020,and the 2024Lois B. DeFleur Faculty Prize for Academic Excellence.

7:00pm - 8:30pm
Lecture Hall 6
Cinema Presents: Visiting Artist Speaker series- Courtney Stephens
Apr
9
Wed
2:20pm - 3:20pm
Academic A G008
Join us for a discussion of The Youngest Yugoslavs: An Oral History of Post-Socialist Memory, a collection of interviews with the last generation of Yugoslavs, those born between 1971 and 1991. The volume showcases how these individuals remembered their childhoods during the final decades of socialism and how they conceptualized the lasting impact Yugoslavia has had on their lives. In her talk, Dr. Babović explores why Yugoslavia resonated so prominently in the memories of this generation thirty years since the state collapsed amidst war, genocide, and dislocation. It also offers insights into how these individuals reconciled with the loss of homeland and navigated the world after Yugoslavia.

Dr. Jovana Babović is an Associate Professor of History at SUNY Geneseo. She holds a PhD in modern European history from the University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign as well as MA degrees from New York University and Central European University. Dr. Babović new book The Youngest Yugoslavs: An Oral History of Post-Socialist Memory will be published by the Indiana University Press in 2025. She is also the author of Metropolitan Belgrade: Class and Culture in Interwar Yugoslavia (University of Pittsburgh Press, 2018) and Sleater-Kinney’s Dig Me Out (Bloomsbury Academic Press, 2016).

Co-sponsored by REEP, GRS, History, and Comparative Literature
6:00pm - 8:00pm
Old Champlain Hall, Atrium
In a special collaboration with the Human Rights Institute, the Creative Writing Program welcomes novelist, poet, essayist, playwright, and screenwriter Chris Abani. He is the author of the poetry collections Smoking the Bible andSanctificum, the novels Song for Night andGraceLand, and the essay collection The Face, among many other books. His work has been translated into French, Italian, Spanish, German, Swedish, Romanian, Hebrew, Macedonian, Ukrainian, Portuguese, Dutch, Bosnian, and Serbian. Through his TED Talks and other public speaking, Abani is known as an international voice on humanitarianism, art, ethics, and our shared political responsibility.
7:30pm - 9:00pm
Casadesus Recital Hall
Members of the ý Composition Studio present new compositions for instruments, voices, and electronics. Featuring graduate and undergraduate composers, Music Now! showcases the cutting edge work created by the studio. Free Admission.
Apr
10
Thu
1:20pm - 2:30pm
Osterhout Concert Theater, Anderson Center, Parkway E, Vestal, NY 13850, USA
The Harpur Jazz Ensemble, presents a concert featuring saxophonist, Alison Shearer. The ensemble will be performing big band and small group jazz of various styles and moods. We hope to see you there!"

This concert and guest artist appearance are made possible through the Karen and Robert Pompi jazz artists series endowment.




For more events and information please visit the music department



4:30pm - 6:00pm
Rosefsky Gallery, FA 259
Department of Art and Design BFA Exhibition
April 10-24, 2025|M-F 9-4 p.m.
Rosefsky Gallery (FA 259) | Free Admission



Opening reception Thursday, April 10, 4:30-6:00 p.m.
6:00pm - 8:30pm
Fine Arts 258
TAE Material + Visual Worlds


Adrian Anagnost
Associate Professor, History of Art,Tulane University
"Naming Waters, Claiming Lands: Territorial Fictions and Ecological Entanglements in the Gulf South"
Thursday 10 April
6:00 PM
Fine Arts 258
6:00pm - 7:30pm
Join Ava Portmore and Liam Flatley as they present their Junior Recital. This performance will feature works by Brahms, Donaudy, Faure, and Mozart. Free Admission.
6:30pm - 7:30pm
Private Location (register to display)
Studying for the MCAT? Join us every Thursday at Harpur Edge 1105LN from 6:30pm - 7:30 PM for our student-led MCAT study sessions. We will be using the platform UWorld and other resources to provide questions to study with. There is no payment needed, and UWorld application will be free for students.
7:30pm - 9:00pm
Osterhout Concert Theater
The Harpur Jazz Ensemble, presents a concert featuring saxophonist, Alison Shearer. The ensemble will be performing big band and small group jazz of various styles and moods. We hope to see you there!"

This concert and guest artist appearance are made possible through the Karen and Robert Pompi jazz artists series endowment.



For more events and information please visit the music department
Apr
15
Tue
5:30pm - 7:00pm
UU133A or Zoom (https://binghamton.zoom.us/j/95721805610)
The Panel is a part of our "Real World Arts" series, a collaboration between School of the Arts and the Fleishman Center than helps prepare students for a life in the arts. We bring together faculty, staff and alum to give students behind the scenes advice on what it takes to bring their skills to fruition.

Mike Montano - music and music production
Psych Montano is a musician, live event coordinator, and artist development consultant from Long Island, NY currently residing in Tampa, FL. He won Album of the Year in 2021 for the Greater Tampa Bay, Pasco, and Pinellas County areas for his collab album “Mansion Music” (with Albert J), recognized by Tampa’s premier independent news outlet, Creative Loafing. The release party for “Mansion Music” sold over $10,000 in tickets and is the only hip hop event to take place at Tampa’s most premier luxury venue, CW’s “The Vault”. In 2025, Psych dropped his solo debut full-length album “Skeleton Key”, featuring award-winning producer Sponatola, viral sensation Alfred Banks (SaxKixAve), and Shevonne Philidor, who competed in The Voice, American Idol, and sings the national anthem at Tampa Rays, Lightning, and Bucs games. His catalogue features collaborations with Grammy-nominated Mega Ran, Rolling Stones Magazine-featured Mickey Factz, VH1 “Signed” star Ren Thomas, viral battle rapper Aaron Sawyer, Roc Nation affiliate Gat$, and underground hip hop legend Cambatta.

Jonathan Lee - music producing/engineering
BAND!T is a Billboard-charting producer and Grammy-nominated engineer with a deep passion for music. Most recently, he produced half of Maino’s project Mainovation, including the single Big Dog, which was featured on BET Jams. He also contributed music for Paper Planes, Jay-Z’s fashion brand, in support of their latest collection drop. His past production work includes Sorry 4 What by Tory Lanez, which peaked at #2 on the Billboard Rap Albums chart, and "Krissyb" by Roc Boyz, which reached #20 on Billboard Norway Songs. As an engineer, he was nominated for Album of the Year for his work on Beyoncé’s self-titled album.
7:30pm - 9:00pm
Casadesus Recital Hall
Come hear the BU Flute Ensemble perform music that will take you to places near and far. Some of our destinations include Ireland and France, with a thoughtful memory of an immigrant looking back to Argentina. We will perform with all sizes of flutes, in groups large and small. Free Admission.
Apr
17
Thu
1:20pm - 2:30pm
Room 21, Fine Arts
Commemorating the 275th anniversary of J.S. Bach's death, the Collegium Musicum performs the cantata, Ich habe genug, BWV 82 with Sebastiano Lombardo, baritone. Join in Fine Arts room 21 for this thrilling performance. Free Admission.
6:00pm - 8:00pm
ý Art Museum, 4400 Vestal Pkwy E, ý, NY 13901, USA

The ý Music Department and Creative Writing Program continue their 4th annual collaboration this spring. Student composers, writers, and performers create compositions that celebrate poetry, music, and the singing voice.

Presented in conjunction with the ý Art Museum’s Spring 2025 exhibition, Monuments:Commemoration and Controversy, this semester-long project culminates in live performances of over a dozen new musical works.

Guided by Professors and fellow artistsTina Chang, Daniel Thomas Davis, Lembit Beecher, James Budinich, Hippocrates Cheng, Jen DeGregorio, Thomas Goodheart, Brenda Iglesias, and Joe Weil, this unique assembly of talent highlights the breadth and depth of imagination that make ý such an inventive and inspiring place to study and create.

Sponsored by School of the Arts and BU Art Museum.

6:30pm - 7:30pm
Private Location (register to display)
Studying for the MCAT? Join us every Thursday at Harpur Edge 1105LN from 6:30pm - 7:30 PM for our student-led MCAT study sessions. We will be using the platform UWorld and other resources to provide questions to study with. There is no payment needed, and UWorld application will be free for students.
Apr
18
Fri
1:00pm - 2:30pm
Free Admission
7:30pm - 9:00pm
Casadesus Recital Hall, Fine Arts, 4400 Vestal Pkwy E, Vestal, NY 13850, USA
9:00pm - 10:30pm
Atomic Tom's, 196 State St, ý, NY 13901, USA
Apr
23
Wed
5:00pm - 6:30pm
IASH Conference Room (LN 1106)
Art History Department
VizCult Seminar Series

Wednesday February 26th - Emily Monty (University of Kansas):"Printmaking and Community: Forming Hispanic identity in Early Modern Rome"
Wednesday March 5th - Kevin Hatch (ý)
Wednesday March 26th - Kathryn O'Rourke (Wellesley College)
Wednesday April 23rd (Ferber Lecture) - Maeve Doyle (Eastern Connecticut State University)
Apr
24
Thu
9:00am - 4:00pm
Rosefsky Gallery, FA 259
Department of Art and Design BFA Exhibition
April 10-24, 2025|M-F 9-4 p.m.
Rosefsky Gallery (FA 259) | Free Admission

1:20pm - 2:30pm
Casadesus Recital Hall, Fine Arts, 4400 Vestal Pkwy E, Vestal, NY 13850, USA
4:00pm - 5:30pm
Lecture title: "Under the Same Sky: Everyday Politics of Religious Difference in Turkey"

Speaker: Secil Dagtas, Associate Professor of Anthropology at Waterloo University
5:00pm - 7:30pm
TBD
TAE Material + Visual Worlds


"First Things" conversationwith
Hippocrates Cheng (Assistant Professor, Music)
Andrea Gyenge (Assistant Professor, Cinema)
Jennifer Stoever (Associate Professor, English, General Literature and Rhetoric)
Thursday 24 April
5:00 PM
Location TBA
6:00pm - 8:00pm
Osterhout Concert Theater

iLuminate

Thursday, April 24, 2025

Osterhout Concert Theater | 6 p.m.



From the moment the lights fade to darkness, you are transported into another world, another dimension, where the music moves you and the visuals are unlike anything you’ve ever seen. Welcome to iLuminate, named “Best New Act in America” by America’s Got Talent in 2011. A fantastic fusion of cutting edge technology and dance, iLuminate features a cast of the country’s top dancers performing to energetic music, including top pop and rock hits from the 1970s through the 1990s, a little jazz, a little Latin, a little hip-hop, and more. The dancers are outfitted with customized LED suits synced to iLuminate’s proprietary software to create extraordinary lighting effects with each of the phenomenally choreographed dance moves.

6:00pm - 8:00pm
Osterhout Concert Theater

iLuminate

Thursday, April 24, 2025

Osterhout Concert Theater | 6 p.m.



From the moment the lights fade to darkness, you are transported into another world, another dimension, where the music moves you and the visuals are unlike anything you’ve ever seen. Welcome to iLuminate, named “Best New Act in America” by America’s Got Talent in 2011. A fantastic fusion of cutting edge technology and dance, iLuminate features a cast of the country’s top dancers performing to energetic music, including top pop and rock hits from the 1970s through the 1990s, a little jazz, a little Latin, a little hip-hop, and more. The dancers are outfitted with customized LED suits synced to iLuminate’s proprietary software to create extraordinary lighting effects with each of the phenomenally choreographed dance moves.

6:30pm - 7:30pm
Private Location (register to display)
Studying for the MCAT? Join us every Thursday at Harpur Edge 1105LN from 6:30pm - 7:30 PM for our student-led MCAT study sessions. We will be using the platform UWorld and other resources to provide questions to study with. There is no payment needed, and UWorld application will be free for students.
7:30pm - 9:00pm
Casadesus Recital Hall, Fine Arts, 4400 Vestal Pkwy E, Vestal, NY 13850, USA
Apr
25
Fri
4:00pm - 6:00pm
Free Admission
4:00pm - 5:30pm
Smart Energy Fountain Room SN 1001
Our special Speaker will be T. Don Tilley from University of California, Berkeley and Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory. He will be discussing the topic of Oxo Metal Clusters in Water Splitting and Bond Activations
6:00pm - 7:30pm
The Jay S. & Jeanne Benet Alumni Lounge, Old O'Connor Hall
Common Ground Reading
Friday, April 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.
7:30pm - 9:30pm
Lecture Hall 6
Harpur Cinema Program
All screenings at 7:30PM in LH6 (doors open at 7PM)
Free for Cine-121 students w/ID, $4 for all others

4/25-4/27/25- Sarraounia, Med Hondo, 1986, 122min.

Director Med Hondo unflinchingly depicts the horrors ofcolonial occupation and conflict with a realistic, epic style, to adaptAbdoulaye Mamani’s Sarraounia, a historical novel about the West African Battleof Lougou. With an incisive eye toward the psychology of warfare, Hondo chartsthe brutal arrogance of French commanders Captain Paul Voulet and LieutenantJulien Chanoine, as well as the fierce determination of Sarraounia, the titularAzna queen, a revered leader who inspires her people to fight the French armywhen most of the surrounding tribes have made deals with the invaders or joinedtheir forces. Ready to meet her adversaries on the battlefield to defend hertribe and its way of life, native oral history claims she was a witch who couldhurl fire at the invaders and any crops that were blazed to ash regrewovernight with more than enough food to keep the warriors going. Rarelyscreened today, Sarraounia remains one of the greatest experiments inhistorical-surrealism to come from Africa.

7:30pm - 9:00pm
Free Admission
8:00pm - 10:30pm
Watters Theater, Vestal, NY 13850, USA
Theatre:López Danza Theatre Project

April 25, May 2, May 3 at 8pm
April 27,May 4th at 2pm

Created through the teachings and research of Costa Rican choreographer Rogelio López. who has dedicated his career to movement and the investigation of it as a universal human expression. World-renowned López teams up with BU faculty and students to create an entirely new collaborative production.
Guest Director/Choreographer/Deviser Rogelio López with Neva Kenny and Elizabeth Mozer



Apr
26
Sat
10:00am - 6:00pm
University Downtown Center
The Center for Medieval and Renaissance Studies at ý is organizing its first Undergraduate Conference in Medieval Studies. We welcome proposals from all undergraduate students interested in any aspect of the Middle Ages. “Medieval” here is broadly construed, including any time period between approximately 400 CE to 1600 CE. In line with current interest in a Global Middle Ages, we welcome papers on any geographic region and any topic related to the history or culture of the medieval past.
1:00pm - 2:30pm
Free Admission
2:00pm - 4:30pm
Watters Theater, Vestal, NY 13850, USA
Theatre:López Danza Theatre Project

April 25 - 8pm
April 26 - 2pm and 8pm
May 2 - 8pm
May 4 - 2pm

Created through the teachings and research of Costa Rican choreographer Rogelio López. who has dedicated his career to movement and the investigation of it as a universal human expression. World-renowned López teams up with BU faculty and students to create an entirely new collaborative production.
Guest Director/Choreographer/Deviser Rogelio López with Neva Kenny and Elizabeth Mozer



4:00pm - 5:30pm
Free Admission
7:30pm - 9:00pm
Osterhout Concert Theater


For more events and information please visit the music department
8:00pm - 10:30pm
Watters Theater, Vestal, NY 13850, USA
Theatre:Encounters

4/25, 4/26, 5/2 | 8 p.m.
4/26 & 5/4| 2 p.m.

World-renowned Costa Rican choreographer, Rogelio López, teams up with BU faculty and students to create an entirely new collaborative production. López, who has dedicated his career to movement and the investigation of it as a universal human expression, will be exploring the theme of "the person and nature" in this original dance-theater work.



Apr
27
Sun
2:00pm - 4:30pm
Watters Theater, Vestal, NY 13850, USA
Theatre:López Danza Theatre Project

April 25, May 2, May 3 at 8pm
April 27,May 4th at 2pm

Created through the teachings and research of Costa Rican choreographer Rogelio López. who has dedicated his career to movement and the investigation of it as a universal human expression. World-renowned López teams up with BU faculty and students to create an entirely new collaborative production.
Guest Director/Choreographer/Deviser Rogelio López with Neva Kenny and Elizabeth Mozer



3:00pm - 5:00pm
Chamber Hall


For more events and information please visit the music department
7:30pm - 9:30pm
Lecture Hall 6
Harpur Cinema Program
All screenings at 7:30PM in LH6 (doors open at 7PM)
Free for Cine-121 students w/ID, $4 for all others

4/25-4/27/25- Sarraounia, Med Hondo, 1986, 122min.

Director Med Hondo unflinchingly depicts the horrors ofcolonial occupation and conflict with a realistic, epic style, to adaptAbdoulaye Mamani’s Sarraounia, a historical novel about the West African Battleof Lougou. With an incisive eye toward the psychology of warfare, Hondo chartsthe brutal arrogance of French commanders Captain Paul Voulet and LieutenantJulien Chanoine, as well as the fierce determination of Sarraounia, the titularAzna queen, a revered leader who inspires her people to fight the French armywhen most of the surrounding tribes have made deals with the invaders or joinedtheir forces. Ready to meet her adversaries on the battlefield to defend hertribe and its way of life, native oral history claims she was a witch who couldhurl fire at the invaders and any crops that were blazed to ash regrewovernight with more than enough food to keep the warriors going. Rarelyscreened today, Sarraounia remains one of the greatest experiments inhistorical-surrealism to come from Africa.

7:30pm - 9:00pm
Casadesus Recital Hall, Fine Arts, 4400 Vestal Pkwy E, Vestal, NY 13850, USA
Apr
29
Tue
7:30pm - 9:00pm
Chamber Hall


For more events and information please visit the music department
Apr
30
Wed
7:30pm - 9:00pm
Casadesus Recital Hall, Fine Arts, 4400 Vestal Pkwy E, Vestal, NY 13850, USA
May
1
Thu
7:30pm - 10:00pm
Casadesus Recital Hall
8:00pm - 10:00pm
Studio B (FA 196)
Sure Thing and Words, Words, Words from ALL IN THE TIMING

By David Ives
Directed by Lydia Korneffel
Advised by Lisa Rothe

Performances:

May 1 at 8pm
May 2 at 8pm
May 3 at 8pm
May 4 at 2pm

Location:FA 196 / Studio B
Price:FREE

May
2
Fri
4:00pm - 5:30pm
Casadesus Recital Hall
7:30pm - 9:00pm
Casadesus Recital Hall, Fine Arts, 4400 Vestal Pkwy E, Vestal, NY 13850, USA
Free Admission
8:00pm - 10:30pm
Watters Theater, Vestal, NY 13850, USA
Theatre:Encounters

April 25 - 8pm
April 27 - 2pm
May 2 - 8pm
May 3 - 8pm
May 4 - 2pm

World-renowned Costa Rican choreographer, Rogelio López, teams up with BU faculty and students to create an entirely new collaborative production. López, who has dedicated his career to movement and the investigation of it as a universal human expression, will be exploring the theme of "the person and nature" in this original dance-theater work.



8:00pm - 10:00pm
Studio B (FA 196)
Sure Thing and Words, Words, Words from ALL IN THE TIMING

By David Ives
Directed by Lydia Korneffel
Advised by Lisa Rothe

Performances:

May 1 at 8pm
May 2 at 8pm
May 3 at 8pm
May 4 at 2pm

Location:FA 196 / Studio B
Price:FREE

May
3
Sat
1:00pm - 2:30pm
Casadesus Recital Hall, Fine Arts, 4400 Vestal Pkwy E, Vestal, NY 13850, USA
Free Admission
4:00pm - 5:30pm
FA-21
For more events and information please visit the music department
7:30pm - 9:00pm
Casadesus Recital Hall, Fine Arts, 4400 Vestal Pkwy E, Vestal, NY 13850, USA
Free Admission
8:00pm - 10:30pm
Watters Theater, Vestal, NY 13850, USA
Theatre:Encounters

April 25 - 8pm
April 27 - 2pm
May 2 - 8pm
May 3 - 8pm
May 4 - 2pm

World-renowned Costa Rican choreographer, Rogelio López, teams up with BU faculty and students to create an entirely new collaborative production. López, who has dedicated his career to movement and the investigation of it as a universal human expression, will be exploring the theme of "the person and nature" in this original dance-theater work.



8:00pm - 10:00pm
Studio B (FA 196)
Sure Thing and Words, Words, Words from ALL IN THE TIMING

By David Ives
Directed by Lydia Korneffel
Advised by Lisa Rothe

Performances:

May 1 at 8pm
May 2 at 8pm
May 3 at 8pm
May 4 at 2pm

Location:FA 196 / Studio B
Price:FREE

May
4
Sun
1:00pm - 2:30pm
Casadesus Recital Hall, Fine Arts, 4400 Vestal Pkwy E, Vestal, NY 13850, USA
Free Admission
2:00pm - 4:30pm
Watters Theater, Vestal, NY 13850, USA
Theatre:Encounters

April 25 - 8pm
April 27 - 2pm
May 2 - 8pm
May 3 - 8pm
May 4 - 2pm

World-renowned Costa Rican choreographer, Rogelio López, teams up with BU faculty and students to create an entirely new collaborative production. López, who has dedicated his career to movement and the investigation of it as a universal human expression, will be exploring the theme of "the person and nature" in this original dance-theater work.



2:00pm - 4:00pm
Studio B (FA 196)
Sure Thing and Words, Words, Words from ALL IN THE TIMING

By David Ives
Directed by Lydia Korneffel
Advised by Lisa Rothe

Performances:

May 1 at 8pm
May 2 at 8pm
May 3 at 8pm
May 4 at 2pm

Location:FA 196 / Studio B
Price:FREE

3:00pm - 5:00pm
Osterhout Concert Theater



For more events and information please visit the music department

7:30pm - 9:00pm
Casadesus Recital Hall, Fine Arts, 4400 Vestal Pkwy E, Vestal, NY 13850, USA
Free Admission
May
5
Mon
5:00pm - 7:00pm
Rosefsky Gallery, FA 259
Department of Art and Design BA Exhibition
May 5-9 , 2025|M-F 9-4 p.m.
Rosefsky Gallery (FA 259) | Free Admission

No opening reception for this exhibition apart from Festival of the Arts / Open Studio Night existing events.
5:50pm - 7:20pm
6:00pm - 7:30pm
Lecture Hall 9
TAE Material + Visual Worlds


Jerry Zee
Assistant Professor, Anthropology,Princeton University
"Fault Zones: Sino-American Encounters with Geophysics"
Monday 5 May
6:00 PM
Lecture Hall 9
7:30pm - 9:00pm
Casadesus Recital Hall
For more events and information please visit the music department
May
6
Tue
5:00pm - 6:30pm
Peace Quad, Fine Arts, 4400 Vestal Pkwy E, Vestal, NY 13850, USA
May
7
Wed
7:30pm - 9:30pm
Fine Arts Building
May
9
Fri
3:00pm - 9:00pm
Fine Arts Building
6:00pm - 7:30pm
The Jay S. & Jeanne Benet Alumni Lounge, and online
Harpur PalateIssue 24.1 Launch
Friday, May 9, 6pm - 7:30pm
The Jay S. & Jeanne Benet Alumni Lounge, Old O'Connor Hall, and online
This event will celebrate the new issue of BU's graduate-student-led literary magazineHarpur Palate's new issue with readings by the winners of the Harpur Palate Prize for Nonfiction and the John Garner Award for Fiction as well as the guest judge of each prize, Lily Dancyger and Marjorie Celona.