“Arc of Life/Ark of Bones,” is a two-part installation that showcases the artist Walter Hood's duality and latest work.
Spread across a series of 10 paintings, Hood portrays scenes from the first decade of his life in “Arc of Life,” painting figures playing, running, praying or resting. “It's pretty amazing how memory can be lucid,” Hood said. “Do I want to grab pictures of my father and paint from that? Or do I want just those figures to come out? And it's probably the latter. I'm…
Reginald Dwayne Betts is a poet and lawyer and the Founder & CEO of Freedom Reads, a not-for-profit organization that is radically transforming the access to literature in prisons through the opening of Freedom Libraries in prisons across this country.
For more than twenty-years, he has used his poetry and essays to explore the world of prison and the effects of violence and incarceration on American society. The author of a memoir and three collections of poetry, he has…
Award-winning poets John Keene and Marissa Davis will visit Bloomington-Normal for the annual SRPR Lucia Getsi Poetry Reading on Wednesday, April 10. The poetry reading is at 7 p.m. at Normal Theater in Uptown Normal. A book signing will follow the reading.
At 3 p.m. on April 10 in the Beckman Auditorium in the Ames Library at Illinois Wesleyan University, Keene will be in conversation with IWU Professor Joanne Diaz.
Both events are free and open to the public.
Award-winning poets John Keene and Marissa Davis will visit Bloomington-Normal for the annual SRPR Lucia Getsi Poetry Reading on Wednesday, April 10. The poetry reading is at 7 p.m. at Normal Theater in Uptown Normal. A book signing will follow the reading.
At 3 p.m. on April 10 in the Beckman Auditorium in the Ames Library at Illinois Wesleyan University, Keene will be in conversation with IWU Professor Joanne Diaz.
Both events are free and open to the public.
With his broad outlook, Chris Thile creates a distinctly American canon and a new musical aesthetic, giving the listener "one joyous arc, with the linear melody and vertical harmony blurring into a single web of gossamer beauty" (The New York Times). He returns to Meany Center for the Performing Arts with a solo concert inspired by Laysongs — his first truly solo album: just Thile, his voice and mandolin.
The Jazz at Princeton Jazz Festival takes place on Saturday, April 13. In addition to free sets by Darryl Harper (clarinet), Josh Lawrence (trumpet), Yuhan Su (vibraphone), and the Princeton University Faculty Quintet, there is a ticketed concert at 8:00 pm featuring the Creative Large Ensemble, directed by Darcy James Argue, with drummer/composer/MacArthur fellow Dafnis Prieto.
Experts from academia and advocacy organizations will come together for a hybrid symposium on April 16 that will explore LGBTQ+ and reproductive rights from an international and human rights perspective. The free, public event will take place from 8:30 a.m. to 4 p.m. in the Buffalo Room, 10 Capen Hall, North Campus, and virtually. Registration for in-person and virtual attendance is required. Email dussourd@buffalo.edu to sign up.
The symposium…
"Poverty, By Greenville" is a thought-provoking dialogue featuring Pulitzer Prize winner and MacArthur Genius grant recipient Matthew Desmond. Explore Desmond's groundbreaking research on the enduring complexities of poverty in our communities and discover bold strategies for addressing them head-on. This main event hosted at the Peace Center will be limited to 2,000 attendees and feature an exclusive opportunity for a VIP Book Signing. The format will feature a dynamic 40-minute…
Jenna Jambeck, the Georgia Athletic Association Distinguished Professor of Environmental Engineering at UGA, will deliver the graduate Commencement address on Thursday, May 9, at 10 a.m. for master’s and specialist degrees and at 2 p.m. for doctoral degrees. Both graduate ceremonies will take place in Stegeman Coliseum.
Jenna Jambeck, the Georgia Athletic Association Distinguished Professor of Environmental Engineering at UGA, will deliver the graduate Commencement address on Thursday, May 9, at 10 a.m. for master’s and specialist degrees and at 2 p.m. for doctoral degrees. Both graduate ceremonies will take place in Stegeman Coliseum.