The Experience

JANUARY 2013

Friday & Saturday, January 25-26
Green & Growing: Student Projects in Theatre
8 p.m., Wachovia Theatre

Thursday, January 31
Prints from the Reading Public Museum, a Centennial Salute (On view Jan. 29 – March 3, Freedman Gallery)
Artist/Curatorial Lecture 
As a salute to the Reading Public Museum’s centennial celebration in 2013, the Freedman Gallery will collaborate with our local partner museum to showcase prints from their collection—many of which have never been seen before.
4-5 p.m., Klein Hall

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FEBRUARY 2013

Thursday-Sunday, February 14-17, and Wednesday-Saturday, February 20-23
Short and Sweet, a Collection by Matt Fotis
A Domino Players production directed by Matt Fotis
Join us for an evening of fast and furious fabulousity as we present a collection of funny, touching, charming, challenging, and short plays by award-winning playwright and new Albright faculty member Matt Fotis. Whether it is two pages in a book, falling in love, the prequel to Oedipus, or the journey to adulthood, each play will tickle your funny bone and fill your brain with food for thought—and best of all, they’re all short!
8 p.m., except Sunday matinee, 2:30 p.m., Wachovia Theatre

Wednesday-Friday, February 27-28 and Friday-Saturday, March 1-2
Ordinary Days by Adam Gwon
A Domino Players production directed by Jeffrey Lentz
When Deb loses her most precious possession, the notes to her graduate thesis, she unwittingly starts a chain of events that turn the ordinary days of four New Yorkers into something extraordinary. Told through a series of intricately connected songs and vignettes, Ordinary Days is a refreshingly romantic and original musical about growing up and enjoying the view.
8 p.m., except Saturday matinee, 2:30 p.m., Wachovia Theatre

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MARCH 2013

Saturday, March 2
Master Works, a Choral Ensembles Concert
7:30 p.m., Memorial Chapel

Monday, March 4
Buried Memories: Katie Beers’ Story

In 1992, 9-year-old Katie Beers was kidnapped in New York and held in an underground bunker for 16 days while she was abused emotionally and sexually. Her kidnapping attracted nationwide attention when revelations surfaced while she was still missing that she had suffered years of neglect from her mother and had been repeatedly sexually assaulted by her godmother’s husband since she was a toddler. After she was found, Beers was placed in foster care and raised in a comfortable East Hampton home with four siblings.

Today, she is a married mother of two living in rural Pennsylvania. Her recently published book, Buried Memories: Katie Beers’ Story, co-written with Carolyn Gusoff, chronicles what happened to her and how the abduction ultimately saved her from a life of abuse. A Q&A and a book signing will follow the presentation.

7 p.m., Campus Center South Lounge

Thursday, March 7
Once in a Lullaby: The PS 22 Chorus Story by Jonathan Kalafer

Winner of the 2012 New Jersey International Film Festival Best Documentary Film, Once in a Lullaby features a children’s chorus at Public School 22 in New York City and their choir director, Gregg Breinberg, who led the fifth graders in performances at the White House and the 83rd Academy Awards.

7 p.m., Klein Lecture Hall, Center for the Arts

Wednesday, March 20
Feminism for a New Generation

Amy Richards and Jennifer Baumgardner, prominent third-wave feminist activists, are also the co-authors of Manifesta: Young Women, Feminism and the Future and Grassroots: A Field Guide to Feminist Activism. The lecture will pose the question of what it means to be a feminist today.

Thursday, March 21
Artist Lecture
James Hyde (On view March 19 – April 14, Freedman Gallery)

Working primarily in the styles of abstraction and minimalism the contemporary artist James Hyde will exhibit new work in the main gallery and a selection of past work in the project space in this monographic exhibition of his painting and objects.
4-5 p.m., Klein Hall

Thursday, March 21
Welcome Home, the Albright Angels & Mane Men Spring Tour Finale
7:30 p.m., Memorial Chapel

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APRIL 2013

Wednesday, April 3
Newtown USA: Guns in America – a panel discussion
Panelists include Bruce Auerbach, Ph.D., Mark Oleszek, Ph.D., and Brittany Bramlett, Ph.D., from the political science department, and Rob Seesengood, Ph.D., and Jennifer Koosed, Ph.D. of religious studies.
4 p.m., Wachovia Theatre

Thursday, April 4
Echoes of the Holocaust in Israeli Contemporary Literature, a talk by Rachel Korazim, Ph.D.
This talk will look at reflections of the Holocaust in recent works of Israeli literature, exploring how Israeli society deals with the Shoah as a significant influence on who Israelis are and how they behave. Rachel Korazim, Ph.D., has been involved with Jewish education worldwide, creating and implementing in-service programs and writing educational materials.
4 p.m., Klein Lecture Hall

Friday, April 5
Interrobang
Clark Runciman ’13 and Jared Mason ’13 will perform their two-man musical comedy act. Clark and Jared, who include a wide variety of subject matter in their show, have toured locally and are hoping to expand their audience.
8 p.m., Wachovia Theatre

Sunday, April 7
String Chamber Orchestra & Jazz Band Concert
3 p.m., Memorial Chapel

Sunday, April 7
Poetry Reading by Kerry Shawn Keys
Kerry Shawn Keys is a native of Harrisburg, Pa. He has become an expatriate poet, residing in Lithuania, with an international reputation.
5:30 p.m., Faculty Club, Alumni Hall

Tuesday, April 9
Mike Kuchar film series
7:30 p.m., Klein Lecture Hall

Thursday, April 11
Waste Land
This film is an award-winning documentary made by Lucy Walker about the Brazilian photographer Vik Muniz and his project making art with a community of “trash pickers” who live in the largest garbage dump in Rio de Janeiro.
7 p.m., Klein Lecture Hall

Friday, April 12
Fashion & Jazz: Stylish Representations of Conformity, Influence and Defiance
This is a visual presentation by Alphonso McClendon, assistant professor in the Department of Product, Fashion & Design & Merchandising at Drexel University.  McClendon will analyze the visual and behavioral representation of jazz and African-American aesthetics that influence fashion and popular culture. There will be time for questions after the event, which will conclude with a reception and music by Hal Weary’s Jazz Trio.
7:30 p.m., Roop Hall

Saturday, April 13
Sounds of Spring, a Symphonic Band Concert
7:30 p.m., Memorial Chapel

Monday, April 15
It Gets Better (Post Graduation) – An open panel discussion featuring three to five openly gay Albright College staff members. They will discuss what it is like to be gay at Albright, what it is like to be a gay professor, what it is like to be gay in their field, what it is like to be a gay role model, etc.
7 p.m., Campus Center South Lounge

Tuesday, April 16
The Case for Diversity: Business, Moral, Political and Security Imperatives
The Honorable Pedro A. Cortés served as Pennsylvania secretary of state from 2003 to 2010. He was the first confirmed Latino Cabinet member and the longest serving secretary of state in Pennsylvania history. Currently, Cortes is a partner with the law firm of Haggerty, Goldberg, Schleifer & Kupersmith, where he is the director of HGSK’s Community Services Liaison Office.
7 p.m., Campus Center Main Lounge

Tuesday, April 16
Def Jam Poetry Words
A thrilling evening of spoken word infused with hip-hop music featuring the stars of HBO Def Poetry Bruce George and Dana Gilmore.  Join these two internationally renowned, award-winning poets as they electrify the mic tackling themes such as womanhood, bad relationships, cultural identify, sexuality, racism and more.
6–8 p.m., Center for the Arts, Mezzanine 

Wednesday, April 17
High Fashion Hats: 1950-1980
Rose Jamieson '63 will display her wonderful collection of fashion hats, reflecting the decades.  She will discuss her book High Fashion Hats: 1950-1980, which was co-authored with Joanne Deardorff.
1-3 p.m., Campus Center South Lounge

Wednesday-Sunday, April 17-21
King Lear by William Shakespeare
A co-production by Albright College and Alvernia University Theatres, directed by Julia Matthews, starring Nathan Thomas as King Lear
“Expose thyself to feel what wretches feel.” A great king plans to divide his realm among his three daughters, according to who “doth love us most,” but his arrogance unleashes chaos. In his most remarkable tragedy, The Bard examines the tempest in one man’s mind as his family disintegrates, his country is ripped apart by petty ambitions, and the very universe itself seems to unravel around him.
8 p.m., except Sunday matinee, 2:30 p.m., Wachovia Theatre

Wednesday, April 17
King Lear by William Shakespeare: Panel Discussion with Al Cacicedo, Ph.D.
6 p.m. (show at 8 p.m.), Klein Hall

Thursday, April 18
Medicinal Chemistry: What’s That?
This will be a scientific lecture presented by a member of the chemistry community.  If you are a student interested in a career in science, love chemistry, and are curious how you can contribute to the improvement of human health through the discovery of new medicines, then this is a seminar for you.
4:30 p.m., Science Hall, room 256

Thursday, April 18
Paris in American Literatures
Paris could be the first word of an epic poem. This lecture brings together diverse perspectives on the novels, memoirs, poetry, and journalism concerning Paris written by Americans.
6 p.m., Klein Lecture Hall

Friday, April 19
Paris: The Luminous Years
According to PBS, Paris The Luminous Years, explores this unique moment in Paris from 1905 to 1930, decisive years for our contemporary culture, when an international group including Pablo Picasso, Henri Matisse, Marc Chagall, Igor Stravinsky, Ernest Hemingway, Jean Cocteau, Gertrude Stein, Vaslav Nijinsky and Aaron Copland, among numerous others, revolutionized the direction of the modern arts. 
7 p.m., Klein Lecture Hall

Friday, April 19
Fusion Night
The event comprises various dance performances from different clubs and organizations to celebrate Albright College’s diversity. The theme of the evening is “Where in the World is Carmen Sandiego?”
8 p.m., Memorial Chapel

Monday, April 22
Slavery is Real Movie Screening Event
Slavery is Real is a campaign to create awareness about modern day slavery on Albright’s campus. It highlights the issue of sex slavery in the United States.  Bob Morrison is the founder of Freedom and Restoration for Everyone Enslaved (F*R*E*E).  F*R*E*E was founded to clear paths to freedom from human trafficking.
7 p.m., Klein Lecture Hall

Thursday, April 25
Meet Your State Rep. Mark Rozzi
State Representative Mark Rozzi is interested in hearing your issues as they relate to the Commonwealth legislature. Rozzi and Paul Janssen, director for the Center for Excellence, will interact on the issues so you will gain a full understanding of how the issues can be addressed and their proper venue.
4 p.m., Campus Center Main Lounge

Thursday, April 25
13th Annual Ellen S. Hurwitz Presidential Lecture
Leadership, the Liberal Arts and Spirituality
Presented by Ellen S. Hurwitz, Ph.D., Twelfth President of Albright College
5 p.m., Memorial Chapel

Saturday, April 27
Hal Weary Quintet
After a successful summer tour of Asia, the Hal Weary Quintet comes to Albright.  Don’t miss this jazz concert by an ensemble that has performed at some of the world’s finest venues, including Switzerland’s Montreux Jazz Festival, Gouvy Jazz Festival (Belgium), Le Braiser Salé (Paris), The Wine Banq (Sydney Australia) and the Blue Note (NY).
7:30 p.m., Roop Hall THIS EVEN HAS BEEN CANCELLED

Sunday, April 28
Less Than or Equal To Improv Festival
This is the first annual improv festival in which you will have the opportunity to express yourself in a creative and collaborative environment.  An improvisational workshop will kick off the festivities at 1 p.m. and will continue into the evening. You will practice and hone your improvisational skill with fellow classmates and improvisational troupes from the Reading area. A performance will immediately follow the workshop so you can showcase what you have learned.
1 p.m. to 8 p.m., Roop Hall

Monday, April 29
Green & Growing: Student Projects in Theatre
7:30 p.m., Wachovia Theatre

Tuesday, April 30
9th Annual Richard J. Yashek Holocaust Lecture
Representing the Irreparable: The Shoah in the Art of Samuel Bak
Samuel Bak had the first exhibition of his drawings at the age of 9 in the Vilna ghetto.  Having survived its destruction, he immigrated in 1948 to Israel.  Not only will this event touch on the Holocaust and how that influenced survivors, but it will also discuss child survivors who used art as a form of coping with life after the Holocaust.
7:30 p.m., Memorial Chapel

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MAY 2013

Wednesday, May 1
Green & Growing: Student Projects in Theatre
7:30 p.m., Wachovia Theatre

Thursday, May 2
Albright Student & Berks County Film/Video Show
7:30 p.m., Klein Hall

Saturday, May 4
Annual Fashion Showcase & Runway Show
Celebrate the hard work of Albright’s student fashion designers and merchandisers through exhibition displays and a high-energy runway show—this is one annual event you don’t want to miss!
5 p.m. & 6:30 p.m., Bollman Gym

Saturday, May 4
Celebrate Spring Choral Concert
7:30 p.m., Memorial Chapel

Monday, May 6
The Best of the Listening Hour
4 p.m., Roop Hall

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