April 2-8: Books, theater, music, and more!

Monday, April 2ndEvent: Classes resumeLocation: Brown UniversityTime: 8:30 a.m. for some unfortunate soulsWelcome back!!Tuesday, April 3rdEvent: Journalist C.J. Chivers -War Without End: Bringing Context and Assessment to America’s ConflictsLocation: Alumnae HallTime: 6 p.m. - 7:30 p.m.What are the unique challenges of reporting on war? CJ Chivers is a combat veteran and Pulitzer Prize-winning investigative reporter who writes for the New York Times Magazine and the investigations desk. Come see him talk about the challenges of reporting on war, the strengths and weaknesses of different journalistic approaches, and the struggle to show the costs and consequences of America’s involvement in multiple conflicts.Presented as part of the NEH-sponsored project “Irregular Warfare: Experiences Across the Civil-Military Divide.”Event: Economics Career PanelLocation: Petteruti Lounge (in Faunce)Time: 6 p.m. - 7 p.m.The ECONDUG Career Panel will feature Director Scott Wolf '75 of Grow Smart RI, Professor Bobby Pakzad Hurson of the Brown Economics Department, and Dan Jennings, senior economic advisor of the Rhode Island Commerce Corporation. See the event for profiles of the speakers.Wednesday, April 4thEvent: A Bipartisan Conversation on the Changing Middle EastLocation: Smitty B 201Time: 6 p.m. - 7:30 p.m.Join Brown Students for Israel and American Enterprise Institute in welcoming Brian Katulis of Center for American Progress and Michael Rubin of American Enterprise Institute in a bipartisan discussion of the implications of the changing Middle East on U.S. foreign policy.This event is co-sponsored by Brown Students for Israel, American Enterprise Institute, J Street U Brown, Brown RISD Hillel, The Watson Institute for International Affairs, The International Relations Program, and Middle East Studies.Thursday, April 5thEvent: Get Out: Film Screening and DiscussionLocation: 271 North Main St.Time: 7 p.m. - 9:30 p.m.The Center for Reconciliation, The Providence Center for Media Culture and the Cable Car Cinema present a screening of the Oscar winning film, GET OUT. After the movie stick around for a discussion about race in America, horror films, stereotypes, and the psychology behind racialized fears. The audience dialogue, moderated by CFR Program Director, Elon Cook Lee, will also include horror film expert, Dr. Michael Siegel and RISD Staff Psychologist and Intercultural Specialist, Dr. Erin Unkefer.This screening was co-sponsored by Science on Screen which creatively pairs screenings of classic, cult, science fiction, and documentary films with lively presentations by notable experts from the world of science and technology. Science on Screen is an initiative of the COOLIDGE CORNER THEATRE, with major support from the ALFRED P. SLOAN FOUNDATION.Popcorn and beverages will be available.Event: Sock&Buskin Presents: Sometimes the Rain, Sometimes the SeaLocation: Leeds Theatre (83 Waterman St.)Time: 8 p.m. on April 5th, see event for other timesThe Little Mermaid is Hans Christian Andersen’s most beloved and well-known fairy tale, which is why that is not the story our friend, Dolan, is going to tell you today. He’s going to tell you the story of a Little Rain Cloud who falls in love with a human. They are not the same story at all, he swears.Written by Julia Izumi ’19 MFADirected by Kate Bergstrom ’18 MFABUY TICKETS HERE. (First years and transfers go free on Thursdays!)Friday, April 6thEvent: Attitude Dance Co. Presents 14th Annual Show: HOT PINK!Location: Alumnae HallTime: 7 p.m.Tickets: $5 presale, $7 at the doorPresale tickets will be sold Monday-Friday this week at the Blue Room from 10am-4pm. There will also be an online link posted, or you can ask any company member!Guest performances by GB and GBX!Event: PW Presents: YermaLocation: The Downspace at PW (7 Young Orchard Ave.)Time: 8 p.m. - 9:30 p.m. on April 6th, see event for other timesWritten just two years before the assassination of its author, "Yerma" has been hailed by critics as Federico García Lorca's most explicitly political tragedy. Alongside "The House Of Bernarda Alba" and "Blood Wedding," this production marks the final installment of Lorca's 'Rural Trilogy' to be performed at PW.by Federico García LorcaPresented in a new translation by Duncan Gallagher '18See event for tickets.Event: A Murmur from Earth: Max Sternlicht Thesis PerformanceLocation: Grant Recital HallTime: 8 p.m. on April 6th, see event for other timesA thesis performance by Music concentrator Max Sternlicht. This event is free and open to the public.In late summer 1977, NASA launched the Voyager II space probe. Its primary mission was to study the outer planets of our solar system, but it has since ventured far beyond the reaches of our sun's rays. Affixed to the front of the space craft is a golden record containing the sites, sounds, and music of Earth in case Voyager were to encounter any extra-terrestrial lifeforms. What the public doesn't know, however, is that Voyager has two tenants - a robot named ANDi and a turtle named Mo. When ANDi realizes that its turtle friend won't live forever, the two go on a journey through deep space in search of life, meaning, and something to eat.A Murmur from Earth is a multimedia space opera featuring live music and projections.Saturday, April 7thEvent: Unbound 2018 Art Book FairLocation: Fleet Library at Rhode Island School of Design (15 Westminster St.)Time: 11 a.m. - 6 p.m.RISD un*bound is a day-long event celebrating artists’ books, zines, and experimental printed matter created by RISD students, faculty, and artists, designers, and publishers from across the region.This year, UNBOUND will feature work from 52 exhibitors. 1/4 of the exhibitors are current RISD students, who will be tabling alongside alumni, and professional artists and publishers from throughout the region and beyond.Event: PRIDE PROM 2018 // Enchanted GardenLocation: Sayles HallTime: 9 p.m. - 12 a.m.THE TIME HAS COME again for us to reclaim our high school prom days but without all the straight/cis nonsense. After winning SAO event of the year in 2017, Pride Prom is back and gayer and trans-er than ever. We formally invite you to our queer & enchanted garden party. Come mingle and dance among flowers and fairy lights, all while celebrating the end of another year at Brown!!! ????Pride Prom is open to all Brown/RISD students (+1 non-brown/risd guest)People of all identities welcome (including allies), but keep in mind that Pride Prom *specifically* centers and celebrates those who identify as LGBTQ+. ?️‍?See the event for more information.Event: Ethan's Bar Mitzvah: A Jew RevueLocation: Brown RISD Hillel (80 Brown St.)Time: 8:30 p.m. on April 7th, see event for more timesDo you like free food?How about free musical theatre?If so, then come on down to...Ethan's Bar Mitzvah: A Jew Revue!Directed by Talia Brenner '19Music Directed by Henry Belcaster '1920-year-old Ethan plans a rockin' Bar Mitzvah for himself... then everything goes wrong. Featuring some of your favorite musical theatre songs and a script by Megan Pope '18, Ethan's Bar Mitzvah takes a comedic and insightful look at spirituality, ritual, and American Jewish identities.Event: Jabberwocks 'After Dark' Spring ConcertLocation: Salomon DECITime: 8:30 p.m. - 9:30 p.m.Spring has sprung and it's time for the Jabberwocks' annual Spring Invitational Concert! Come to Salomon 101 to listen to some new (+ some old) songs by the 'Wocks AND see a 5-star performance by Syracuse's Main Squeeze!The Jabberwocks will be selling presale tickets for $3 on Thursday, Friday, and Saturday from 12pm to 2pm on the Main Green.See event for more information.Sunday, April 8thEvent: MusicWorks Collective at RISD MuseumLocation: RISD Museum (20 North Main St.)Time: 2 p.m - 3:30 p.m.The premiere of Forrest Larson’s string quartet forms the centerpiece of this wide-ranging MusicWorks Collective program - curated by Larson himself - in which the enigmatic modernism of Amy Beach and Charles Ives is juxtaposed with a charming discovery by Luigi Boccherini.