Good rock ‘n roll—face punching, earth-shaking, real rock ‘n roll—is hard to come by these days. Most of the good post-punk bands of the early aughts are either dead (The Rakes) or mediocre (The Strokes), and the only band that seems to be able to pull together a critically and commercially successful rock album around […]
Category: Arts and Culture
Beard and Weil Galleries are going au natural this month. “Nature Talks Back” is the first of four multi-disciplinary art exhibitions to go on display this academic year. All four exhibits will focus on the relationship between science and art, in honor of the new Mars Center for Science and Technology. Specifically, the exhibit questions […]
Thurs., Apr. 25 was the opening night of the senior art show titled Departure. At 5 p.m., students, faculty and visitors gathered in the Beard & Weil Galleries in Watson to see incredible pieces created by sixteen studio art majors. The gallery included sculptures, paintings, photographs and works in other creative media, making for a […]
“Well, well, well. Welcome to detention. I want to congratulate you for being on time. I see some familiar faces and some less familiar. You have exactly one hour to think about what you did”, Anastasia Tammen ’16 lectured the audience as they took their seats in the Hindle Auditiorum between April 4 and April […]
Over the course of two weekends, Wheaton students will be performing the play Rumors, a farce about an upper-class dinner party celebrating the host couple’s tenth wedding anniversary. However, when the guests arrive, the host is found in his study with a bullet through his ear, and the hostess has mysteriously gone missing. The play […]
As Wheaton works towards building a stronger community, it is crucial to give people the opportunity to tell their stories, and most importantly, to listen. Stripped, a production of Wheaton monologues centered on sex and sexuality, began a much-needed conversation about these issues on our campus. In fact, director Lana Rosen ’13 began the show […]
On March 30, Wheaton College hosted the Basement Benefit, a concert and fundraiser designed to bring live music to campus while raising money for Relay for Life. The evening featured five Wheaton acts, each contributing greatly to an excellent evening of live music. The set-list: 1. Lose the Labels (Tory Stosse ’15) Lose the Labels, […]
Concerts are fun, but paying to see big-name bands and artists can quickly bankrupt you. Fortunately, cities breed great local bands whose shows can be a new, fun concert experience. Supporting a local band is great because many of their shows can reflect the unique character of the areas they come from. They are also […]
In celebration of Women’s History month, various events have been planned to commemorate women’s achievements, as well as to raise awareness of women’s experiences in various fields. On March 7, students and faculty learned firsthand about women’s experiences as playwrights, in a talk titled “Playwrights on the Ground: Women in Action.” Three playwrights joined Charlotte […]
Last week, a new exhibition titled Drawing Out of Bounds opened in the Beard & Weil Galleries within Watson Fine Arts. Organized by Michele L’Heureux, Gallery Director, the exhibition displays work by 54 artists from 19 states, as well as one collaborative duo from France. It is a big number for a Wheaton gallery show, […]