February 29 - March 6: Viola Davis, Super Tuesday, and Spring Weekend release!
Monday, February 29Event: Teach for America at Flatbread!Location: Flatbread Company ProvidenceTime: 7:00 p.m.Come join incoming 2016 Teach for America Corps Members and Teach for America alumni to learn more about how you can join the movement toward educational equity! Learn more about the application and placement process (final deadline for graduating seniors—March 4th), share your passion for education reform by networking with incoming TFA corps members and alumni, and enjoy yummy Flatbread pizza and salad! Don't miss this great opportunity to learn more about TFA's mission and model and to prepare yourself for the final application date! RSVP here.Event: Brown Lecture Board Presents: VIOLA DAVISTime: 7:00 p.m.Location: SolomanIf you had success in the lottery and were able to get a ticket, I hate you that's amazing! If you were unlucky like me, I look forward to seeing you in line an hour before, desperately awaiting that golden ticket. For more information, click here.Also, if you haven't seen Davis' acceptance speech at the Emmy's, 10/10 would recommend.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gXcT213XYlA Tuesday, March 1Event: Brown Dems x BPR Present: Super (Duper!) Tuesday WatchLocation: Metcalf AuditoriumTime: 6:30 p.m.Super Duper Tuesday! 11 States, about 25% of GOP delegates, and 22% of Democratic delegates are up for grabs. Join the Brown Democrats and Brown Political Review for a huge day in our 2016 cycle! Also, FREE PIZZA!
Event: Spring Weekend Lineup Release PartyLocation: The Whiskey RepublicTime: 9:30 p.m.It's that time of year again! Come down to Brown Concert Agency's annual Lineup Release party at WhisCo to find out which of your favorite artists are playing Spring Weekend 2016!!! Featuring richard and Double Clap; the lineup will be released at midnight. There is no cover charge for the event. You must have a Brown or RISD ID to enter. 18+ to party, 21+ to drink.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GHaqOgHIxEMWednesday, March 2Event: "Radicals in America: The U.S. Left Since World War II" book talk with co-author Christopher PhelpsLocation: Peter Green House, Room 106Time: 12:00 PM- 1:30 p.m.Radicals in America shows how radical leftists, while often marginalized or ostracized, have the potential to assume a catalytic role as effective organizers in mass movements, fostering the imagination of alternative futures. Beginning with the Second World War, Radicals in America extends all the way down to the present, making it the first comprehensive history of radicalism to reach beyond the sixties. From the Communist Party and the Black Panther Party for Self-Defense, its coverage extends to the Battle of Seattle and Occupy Wall Street. Join co-author Christopher Phelps in a discussion of the controversial dissenters who pursued greater equality, freedom and democracy-and transformed the nation. Coffee and snacks provided!Thursday, March 3Event: Je Suis Mohamed: An MPC Workshop on Racialized Islamophobia in the USLocation: Leung Family GalleryTime: 6:30 - 8 p.m.The Minority Peer Counselors will facilitate a workshop on Islamophobia at Brown and beyond, more complicated than the rise of Trump, the refugee crisis, and the "good Muslim" myth.Event: Carve Your Own StampsLocation: List 225Time: 7:00 p.m.CREATE YOUR OWN RUBBER STAMPS using carving tools and (surprise surprise) rubber!Event: A Midsummer Night's DreamLocation: Brown University Stuart TheaterTime: 8:00 p.m.Thursday-Saturday, 8 p.m.Sunday matinees at 2 p.m.Local director Kira Hawkridge brings Edwardian steampunk style to Shakespeare’s famous comedy of dreamers, lovers, and fairy-inspired chaos.$15 for adults, $12 for seniors, $7 for students. FIRST YEARS AND TRANSFER STUDENTS FREE ON THURSDAYS. For more information, click here.
Friday, March 4Event: Comic Sans Presents: THE LIFE OF (IM)PROVLOLocation: SalomonTime: 8:00 p.m.This improv show will culminate in an elaborate choose your own adventure game, where you, the audience, will get to decide what happens next. Free of charge!Event: RUN(A)WAY: 13th Annual Spring Show by IMPULSE Dance Co.Time: 7:00- 9:00 PMLocation: Alumnae HallIt's that time of year again! IMPULSE Dance Co. is pleased to present the 13th annual spring show: RUN(A)WAY on March 4th and 5th. The show only comes around once a year-- so don't miss out! Tickets are $5 pre-sale and $7 at the door. Online ticket sales end at noon on the day of each respective show. Keep your confirmation email! They will also be sold in the Blue Room from 11 a.m. - 2 p.m., Monday 2/29 through Friday 03/04 before the first show. The party won't stop there! Make sure to come to the AFTER PARTY @ The Colosseum at 11 p.m. $5 with a show ticket, $7 at the door. There will be live guest performances and DJs; stay tuned for the setlist. For more information, click here.https://vimeo.com/156991273Saturday, March 5Event: Providence 2016 Art + Feminism Wikipedia Edit-a-thonLocation: 1:00-5:00 PMTime: Fleet Library at RISDArt+Feminism is a rhizomatic campaign to improve coverage of women and the arts on Wikipedia. Wikimedia’s gender trouble is well-documented. In a 2011 survey, Wikimedia found that less than 13% of its contributors were female. While the reasons for the gender gap are up for debate, the practical effect of this disparity is not. Content is skewed by the lack of female participation. This represents an alarming absence in an increasingly important repository of shared knowledge. Let's change that!This event is one of more than 100 Art+Feminism Edit-a-thons happening worldwide.No prior Wikipedia editing experience needed! Tutorials will be provided for the beginner Wikipedian, along with reference materials and refreshments. Please bring your laptop if you have one (there will also be computers available). Refreshments will be served!Event: Reimagining Connections | A PanelLocation: Peterruti LoungeTime: 4:00-6:30 PMThis March, Better World by Design is excited to hold Re(Interact), a spring mini-series dedicated to reimagining interactions across disciplines and spaces, both personal and global.Join discussions alongside panelists, collaborate with designers in a workshop, and hear from individuals who are engaging these ideas through their work. Stay tuned for the release of the panelists! Re(Interact) is free and open to the public! For more information, click here and here.Event: Brown/RISD STEAM Makeathon 2016Location: Brown Design WorkshopTime: 9:00 AM- 4:00 PMHave an idea for assistive technology? Join the Brown/RISD STEAM's Makeathon, a two-day session of brainstorming and building, where people of all concentrations and ages come together to make things focused on assistive technology. Students from all disciplines and ages are welcome! For more information, click here.Sunday, March 6Event: The Jazz Series: Sundays at Fete with Leland BakerLocation: Fete Music HallTime: 7:00 PM- 11:00 PMLeland Baker is a tenor saxophinst that has been hitting the New England and NYC jazz-jam scene hard. Musicians, bring your instruments. This is not a jam session, but Leland invites his musical friends to sit in when the time is appropriate. Admission is free!Images via and via