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The City and Humanities Spring 2013 Calendar
Added March 19th, 2013 at 12:45 pm
Feb. 7th Niall Connolly – Join the wonderfully talented musician Niall Connolly for some traditional Irish and original urban folk music. Carman Hall, Room B-04. This event is co-sponsored by the CUNY Institute For Irish American Studies.
Feb 21st The Persuasions – “They Still Ain’t Got No Band But They’re Still Making Music After All These Years.” A Celebration of Life, A Cappella Music and History at The Lovinger Theater. This event is co-sponsored by the Dept. of African & African American Studies.
Feb. 28th Charles Hale – In Search of Distant Voices: An Afternoon With Charles Hale, “Who Am I?” at the Black Box Studio Theater. This event is co-sponsored by the CUNY Institute For Irish American Studies.
March 7th Theater Development Fund – “The Production Process and The Art and Craft of Playwriting” with David LeShay and special guests from the world of theater. Carman Hall, Room B-04.
March 14th “What’s in a Name?” – A talented afternoon gathering with the cast and director of Romeo and Juliet, David Sullivan. The Lovinger Theater.
March 21st The Con Brio Ensemble – A Lehman College musical standard since 1993, the Con Brio Ensemble, a chamber trio featuring Lehman College music professors, will perform timeless classical music selections. Recital Hall / Music Building, Room 306. This event is co-sponsored in conjunction with the Music Department.
April 4th Jane Cleland – Author of The Josie Prescott Antiques Mysteries and member of the English Department faculty presents a discussion on Finding Stolen Art: A Detective Takes on the Nazis. According to Interpol and the FBI, the Nazis stole almost 20 percent of all Western art. To this day, more than 20,000 objects are still missing.
The Black Box Studio Theater.
April 11th Jose Roldan Jr. – “Forgive Me Father For I Have Sinned” – An afternoon with the exceptionally talented actor, performer and Lehman College graduate at The Black Box Studio Theater.
April 18th – Ralph Boone – Lehman College faculty member, singer and actor returns once again for a exceptional musical performance. The Black Box Studio Theater.
April 25th – Billy Collins, John Balaban – In a celebration of Poetry Month at the Lovinger Theatre, former Poet Laureate of the United States, Billy Collins, John Balaban and other distinguished poets will hold their third annual performance. This event is co-sponsored by the CUNY Institute For Irish American Studies.
May 2nd Alan Hollander and Friends – A very special afternoon of “Latin Jazz” with Alan Hollander and friends at the Recital Hall / Music Building, Room 306.
May 9th— Contemporary Cartographies – Art Gallery Tour and Lecture – A personal guided tour by the artists of their current exhibit, Contemporary Cartographies. The exhibition will include a group of contemporary artists who use the language and imagery of maps to communicate an array of ideas. The Lehman College Art Gallery.
May 16th – The Bronx Repertory Company – The company will be focusing on an exciting new work by an emerging playwright. This event will take place at the “Black Box” Studio Theater.
Lehman College and TDF: A New Partnership
Added October 5th, 2010 at 4:41 pm
Lehman College and the Theatre Development Fund (TDF) have formed a new partnership. This spring, Lehman is joining three other CUNY colleges (Baruch, Brooklyn, and LaGuardia) to pilot a new partnership with the Theatre Development Fund (TDF). For more information about this exciting collaboration and the benefits it offers, please go to:
http://www.lehman.edu/academics/arts-humanities/TDF.php
Pulitzer Prize Author Junot Diaz Visits Lehman College
Added September 15th, 2010 at 3:44 pm
Pulitzer Prize Winner Junot Diaz, during his recent visit to Lehman College for a reading in the Lovinger Theatre, was greeted to an overflowing capacity crowd of students, faculty and guests from the local community. In anticipation of the event, Diaz’s critically acclaimed short story collection, Drown, was assigned by various sections of ENG 110 and LEH 100. The Brief Wondrous Life of Oscar Wao, Diaz’s first novel earned him the Pulitzer Prize and was already being taught in many classes across the disciplines at Lehman. Junot Diaz is currently a Rudge and Nancy Allen Professor of Writing at M.I.T.