This week at Arts Scholars...

Coffee & Crafts Today!

Today is the first Coffee & Crafts of the semester! And there are two more next week! These count for Pentathlon credit! Sign up here: https://goo.gl/forms/ehmEjz8syQ9ndtL62

Friday, October 12, 4 - 5:30pm, Art Jam led by Damien
Tuesday, October 16, 8 - 9:30pm, Arts Journal Spreads led by Josh
Friday, October 19, 3:30 - 5pm, Friday Karaoke led by Marieh

Halloween Coffeehouse

The first Coffeehouse of this year is on Thursday, October 25th! Please stay tuned for more details from the Arts Advisory Board.

CPSA100
Colloquium

Monday, October 15th: Visiting Art Historian, Dr. Metcalf

On Monday October 15, Dr. Metcalf is visiting colloquium. Dr. Metcalf is a professor of art history, film studies, and cultural theory. He is going to discuss the theme of migration in art and how artists have used their experiences as immigrants to inspire their creative practices. Bring your Arts Journals to make note of any ideas that inspire you.

CPSA200

Colloquium

Tuesday, October 16th: Capstone Work Session II

Come prepared to this week’s class with your ideas for a capstone project! Students will work with TAs and staff in subgroups geared towards their project type (workshop, creative, service learning). The primary focus of this session will be working on parts of the proposal submission.

Citation Review
Reserve a spot for your citation review as soon as possible! Sign ups are on ELMS.

Pentathlon Opportunities

Literature/Presentations:
Afternoon Tea with Special Collections and University Archives
Monday, October 15, 2018
2:00 PM - 4:00 PM
Hornbake Library
In Collaboration with the Year of Immigration, the UMD Libraries Special Collections and University Archives would like to invite you to join us for Afternoon Tea at our Fall Open House. Special Collections and University Archives is home to a number of collections that capture the complex history of immigration to the United States. This year, we hope to engage in conversations with you about the items in our collection that exemplifies this. To participate come over to the lobby of Hornbake Library North on Monday, October 15th from 2pm - 4pm. We can't wait to have a cup with you.

SEE Stand Up
October 16
7:30pm
Adele's Restaurant, Stamp
SEE will be featuring standup comedians every Tuesday at 7:30 pm in the Adele’s Restaurant space in the Adele H. Stamp Student Union, starting with Dina Hashem on September 18! Doors will open at 6:30 pm and close at 8 pm. This series is not ticketed and seating is available on a first-come, first-served basis.

Films and Screenings:
Movies at the Hoff Theater this week:

D eadpool 2, 10/18 & 19 @ 8pm

Newtown Screening and Discussion
Monday, October 15, 2018
7:00 PM - 9:00 PM
South Campus Commons, 1102 Building 1
https://www.facebook.com/events/2120474138218699/
Filmed over the course of nearly three years, the filmmakers use unique access and never before heard testimonies to tell a story of the aftermath of the deadliest mass shooting of schoolchildren in American history on December 14, 2012. Newtown documents a traumatized community fractured by grief and driven toward a sense of purpose. Joining the ranks of a growing club to which no one wants to belong, a cast of characters interconnect to weave an intimate story of community resilience.

Young Frankenstein Screening
Wednesday, October 17, 2018
6:30 PM - 9:00 PM
McKeldin Library, Room 6137
https://umd.libcal.com/event/4044757

Hester Street Screening and Discussion
Thursday, October 18, 2018
5:00 PM - 8:00 PM
Shoemaker Building, Room 2102
Free
http://www.globalmigration.umd.edu/events/films/films.php
Join us for a screening of Hester Street, a film that deals with themes of assimilation in late 1800s New York City from the perspective of a Russian Jewish immigrant family. This film is a part of the Center for Global Migration's "Immigration in Film Series", which seeks to promote an understanding of the multiple experiences of immigrants. A discussion following the film will be led by Dr. Marsha Rozenblit, a social and cultural historian of the Jews of Central Europe.

Pose Screening and Discussion
Friday, October 19, 2018
12:00 PM - 1:00 PM
Marie Mount Hall, Room 2218
Free
The category is: LIVE. WORK. POSE! Yes, that's right. If you missed this summer's historical series, Pose, don't worry. We will be hosting a weekly screening & discussion in the LGBT Equity Center Fridays at noon. Hope to see you there!
Contact: Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender Equity Center, 301-405-8720, lgbt@umd.edu

Dance/Theatre:
Royal Scottish Country Dancing
Wednesday, October 17, 2018
7:00 PM - 8:30 PM
Mathematics Building Rotunda
Free
A Scottish country dancing class and practices. (An ancestor of square dancing and a cousin of the dancing you may have seen in Jane Austen movies.) Taught by certificated Scottish Country Dance teacher Howard Lasnik (Distinguished University Professor of Linguistics). ANYONE can come. No experience required. No partner needed. And no Scottish heritage required!
Contact: Howard Lasnik 301-405-4929

MFA Dance Thesis Performance: dwelling and Hamlet
Friday, October 12, 2018 & Sun , October 14, 2018
7:30 PM
The Clarice Smith Performing Arts Center, Kogod Theatre
Cost: $10 (or free if booked in advance)
https://theclarice.umd.edu/events/2018/fall-mfa-thesis-concert
MFA Dance candidates present thesis concerts of original, compelling works. dwelling, by Stacey Carlson, is a multidisciplinary work that explores the myriad subtleties of dwelling. What implicit meaning does the word suggest? Internal versus external, shadow against light, our perspective versus what we perceive. Spaces near and far, up and down, seen and unseen. The choreography uniquely intertwines dance with puppetry, projections, aerial arts and other mysterious elements.

Christine Hands' Hamlet questions if Shakespeare's Hamlet had existed in a dystopian, futuristic world, would things have turned out differently? This work of highly physical dance theater, set against fresh sci-fi-inspired design, takes on the timeless tragedy. The emotionally evocative, soul-rending choreography explores the characters' duplicity and basic truths about the human experience, while inviting the audience to come to their own conclusions.

Rockfish: A Story of Immigration and Identity
Friday, October 19, 2018
7:30 PM - 8:30 PM
The Clarice Smith Performing Arts Center, Dance Theatre
Free
https://go.umd.edu/UGi
A Second Season dance theater performance by Sydney Lemelin.
This piece is an exploration of my half-Chinese identity. My research brought me to old photographs, half remembered stories, and an untouched Mah Jong set. I drew on these elements in creating my Second Season show "Rockfish".

Music:
Victor Provost: The Other Side of the Storm
Friday, October 12, 2018
7:00 PM
Joe's Movement Emporium 3309 Bunker Hill Road, Mt. Rainier, MD 20712
Pay as you wish
https://go.umd.edu/U4p
Experience new music examining local and global societal structures in the U.S. Virgin Islands as the territory rebounds from a devastating hurricane season.

Sphinx Virtuosi: Music Without Borders
Sunday, October 14, 2018
3:00 PM
The Clarice Smith Performing Arts Center, Gildenhorn Recital Hall
Cost: $10 or Free
https://theclarice.umd.edu/events/2018/sphinx-virtuosi-music-without-borders-music-unites-the-world-when-words-fail
As part of one of the world's most dynamic chamber orchestras, these 18 professional players are among the nation's acclaimed Black and Latino professional solo instrumentalists and chamber musicians. Music Without Borders, an electrifying and haunting program, features works by Shostakovich, Cassado, Emmy Award-nominated Syrian-American composer Kareem Roustom and a commission by Grammy Award-winning trumpeter Terence Blanchard. Through Music Without Borders, these cultural ambassadors share the journey of various communities from around the world who seek peace, harmony and refuge from hardship due to conflict.

Repertoire Orchestra Symphonic Dances Performance
Wednesday, October 17, 2018
8:00 PM
The Clarice Smith Performing Arts Center, Dekelboum Concert Hall
Free, no tickets required.
https://go.umd.edu/UUd
The University of Maryland Repertoire Orchestra (UMRO) presents beloved symphonic dances across many nationalities, united by the colorful energy of movement and music.

Bach Cantata
Thursday, October 18, 2018
1:30 PM
The Clarice Smith Performing Arts Center, Grand Pavilion
Free, no tickets required.
https://go.umd.edu/U5x
Bach, the great master, wrote 209 cantatas, and UMD Choral activities aims to sing them all in this series of informal performances by students, faculty, staff and community friends.

Stew and the Negro Problem: Notes of a Native Song
Friday, October 19, 2018
8:00 PM
The Clarice Smith Performing Arts Center, Kay Theatre
Cost: $10 or Free
https://go.umd.edu/U4Y
Tony and Obie Award-winning writer and composer Stew delves into the rich legacy of activist writer James Baldwin in this new music and theater experience alongside long-time collaborator and co-composer Heidi Rodewald and an all-star band. Stew's uniquely incisive lyrics are wrapped in an irresistible mix of rock, rhythm and blues, and jazz in this powerful homage to the inspiring writer, who famously confronted issues of gender, race, and class distinction with wisdom and fire.

UMD Wind Ensemble
Friday, October 19, 2018
8:00 PM
The Clarice Smith Performing Arts Center, Dekelboum Concert Hall
Free, no tickets required.
https://go.umd.edu/U5f
Under the leadership of newly appointed Associate Director of Bands Andrea Brown, the University of Maryland Wind Ensemble (UMWE) serves as a training ground for talented young wind players. With a focus on student performers, UMWE presents an exciting season of the best traditional and contemporary wind ensemble literature.

Know of any events on campus that other Arts Scholars should attend? Let Kenna know!

Other Opportunities

Scholars Field Trip to the Harriet Tubman Visitor Center and Historic Byway
Join the upcoming field trip to the Harriet Tubman Visitor Center and Historic Byway, on Saturday, October 20th, 8:45 AM-7:00 PM. Please sign up as soon as possible (and bring your $10 cash deposit to the Scholars office). Pentathlon credit will be given to those who attend.

Sign up here: https://go.umd.edu/ScholarsTubmanTrip

FrankenTerps Literary Competition

In conjunction with the “FrankenTerps” celebration of Mary Shelley’s Frankenstein, the Center for Literary and Comparative Studies and the Libraries are sponsoring a Literary Competition for University of Maryland undergraduate and graduate students.

All submissions should reflect in some way on Frankenstein, and we welcome poetry and prose. We will choose a graduate student winner and an undergraduate winner. The prize for each is $100. The deadline for submission is October 22, 2018 at 11:00 pm, and the webform for submissions is here: https://www.english.umd.edu/FrankenReads/Submission

Winners will be announced and have an opportunity to read from their work at a ceremony on October 31, 2018, at 6:00 pm, in 6137 McKeldin Library, as part of the FrankenReads Marathon & Celebration.

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This newsletter was sent on October 12, 2018.