What To Do This Week: Indigenous People's Day, Family Weekend, Performances, and More!
Monday, October 14
Event: Exhibit: Transient Matter (link)
Location: Joukowsky Institute for Archaeology and the Ancient World
Time: 9:00am – 4:30pm (open all week)
Description: (From event page)
Transient Matter is a student-organized and curated exhibition of artifacts linked to the migrant and border crossing experience and collected from the island of Lesvos, on the Greek-Turkish Border. It was prepared as part of the course, MGRK1210: A Migration Crisis? Displacement, Materiality, and Experience, taught by Professor Yannis Hamilakis. It asks us to reflect on the physical traces and remnants of border crossing, and invites us to understand the phenomenon paying attention to “small things forgotten”, to life-vests, thermal blankets, prayer mats and other personal objects that migrated and crossed borders together with humans.
Event: Food Trucks at PRONK 2019 (link)
Location: South Water Street, Providence
Time: 2:00pm – 10:00pm
Description: (From event page)
PVD Food Truck Events is excited to be scheduling food trucks to be on site in support of PRONK 2019.
PRONK! 2019, in coordination with the City of Providence and Waterfire will join with the Pedestrian Footbridge People's Opening Celebration - Honoring Indigenous People. PRONK 2019 will have four stages including the Hot Club Stage, The Hot Club Amphitheater Stage, the Dome Stage, and the Pedestrian Bridge Stage. At approximately 6 pm, there will be a lighted procession that starts at the Hot Club Stage and parades along south water street to the pedestrian bridge. An Indigenous People's Blessing and Bridge Opening will follow.
Tuesday, October 15
Event: Be Safe Brown 2019 (link)
Location: Main Green
Time: 10:30am – 1:30pm
Description: (From event page)
Our annual resource fair with safety resources, a raffle, apple cider, horses, and puppy dogs! Pick up a personal safety alarm, whistle, laptop camera cover, and other goodies.
Event: IFF Presents: "At the Heart of Gold" Screening and Discussion (link)
Location: Granoff Center for the Creative Arts
Time: 7:00pm – 10:00pm
Description: (From event page)
Join Ivy Film Festival for a free screening of the new HBO documentary 'At the Heart of Gold: Inside the USA Gymnastics Scandal.' This screening is part of the Courage First program from the Foundation for Global Sports Development. The film will be followed by a panel discussion with activist and survivor Jessica Ann Smith, and two of the film's producers Dr. Steven Ungerleider and David Ulich, along with more panelists to be announced soon. The panel will be moderated by Brown Professor Hilary Friedman, sociologist and expert on beauty pageants, childhood and parenting, competitive afterschool activities, and popular culture.
Event: Democratic Primary Debate Watch Party (link)
Location: 85 Waterman 005
Time: 8:00pm – 11:00pm
Description: (From event page)
Hi everyone! We hope that you can join us this Tuesday, October 15th at 8 PM in 85 Waterman 005 to watch the Fourth Democratic Primary Debate! As always, anyone is welcome to watch and to stay for any amount of time.
Wednesday, October 16
Event: Startup Forum (link)
Location: 1 Euclid Ave
Time: 12:00pm – 1:00pm
Description: (From event page)
Game changing conversation, centered around curated, can't miss, innovation inducing content. Startup forum is a place to gather and watch world-class curated collection of videos (and podcasts) featuring some of the most innovative entrepreneurs in the world. This is followed by immersive free-flowing group discussions, idea exchange, and insight from your peers, mentors, and thought leaders.
Event: Kia Caldwell - Reflections on Black Feminism, Power and Violence (link)
Location: The Brazil Initiative at Brown (111 Thayer St)
Time: 12:00pm – 1:30pm
Description: (From event page)
The March 2018 assassination of Brazilian activist and politician Marielle Franco led to domestic and global critique of Brazil’s increasing levels of violence and rapidly deteriorating political situation. This presentation examines Franco’s importance as a political figure, both during her life and since her untimely death. The analysis explores the intersectional dimensions of Franco’s political life and contributions, by locating her within two main political genealogies: black women politicians in the city of Rio de Janeiro who preceded her; and black feminist activists in Brazil and the United States who influenced Franco’s life and politics in profound ways. By situating Franco within these two genealogies, the analysis highlights and explores the significance of black women’s engagement in both activism and office seeking as paths to expand and reconceptualize democracy in Brazil.
Thursday, October 17
Event: Third Thursday (link)
Location: RISD Museum
Time: 5:00pm – 9:00pm
Description: (From event page)
Bring your work buddy, your studio neighbor, an old friend, or a new date and start your evening with Third Thursday and experience art in new ways through performances, snippets of conversation, hands-on art-making, and encounters with contemporary artists. Free!
Event: Brown University "Rigged" Screening (link)
Location: 280 Brook Street
Time: 6:30pm – 8:30pm
Description: (From event page)
RIGGED takes a rigorous look at voter suppression and sparks discussion on the actions needed to protect our democracy.
Shot principally during the 2016 election, Rigged tracks a systematic, decade-long effort to suppress votes at scale and reverse the growing demographic tide of new, young, non-white voters who helped elect President Barack Obama in 2008. It details a variety of voter suppression “plays,” or tactics, ranging from the purging of voting rolls and passing of new, restrictive voter ID laws to gerrymandering and voter intimidation. The film also includes interviews with Republican strategists detailing how the game was played as well as interviews with leading voting rights advocates, law professors, demographers and Democratic strategists.
Friday, October 18
Event: Fireball 2019 (link)
Location: WaterFire Arts Center
Time: 6:00pm – 11:00pm
Description: (From event page)
Join us in celebrating 25 years of transforming place and building community with WaterFire. We are hosting an evening of entertainment, food, drink and dancing at the WaterFire Arts Center. This year we honor Brooke and Eugene Lee for their commitment to the arts and Providence.
Event: Brown Jazz Band Family Weekend Concert (link)
Location: Grant Recital Hall
Time: 9:00pm – 10:30pm
Description: (From event page)
Jazz Band director Ed Tomassi leads the group in a concert of classic and modern repertory. Tickets: $5 general
Saturday, October 19
Event: Family Weekend Caricatures (link)
Location: Stephen Robert Campus Center
Time: 12:00pm – 3:00pm
Description: (From event page)
Celebrate Family Weekend with a family portrait on the College Green! Grab your family and friends for FREE group or individual portrait caricatures and refreshments on Saturday, October 19th, from 12-3 pm! Sponsored by the Stephen Robert ‘62 Campus Center.
Event: Brown University Orchestra (link)
Location: Sayles Hall
Time: 8:00pm – 10:00pm
Description: (From event page)
Conductor Mark Seto leads the BUO in a concert at Sayles Hall. Program includes music by Arturo Márquez, Felix Mendelssohn, and Igor Stravinsky. 2018 Concerto Competition winner Rebecca Qiu ’22, performs the Mendelssohn G Minor Piano Concerto. Tickets: $15 general, $7 seniors, $3 students.
Sunday, October 20
Event: SPEC Presents: Fall Fest (link)
Location: Ruth J. Simmons Quad
Time: 8:00pm – 10:00pm
Description: (From event page)
It's that time of the year again - Brown's annual FALL FEST presented by SPEC!
Stop by Ruth Simmons Quad between 8 and 10 on Sunday 10/20 for Broccoli cheddar bites and mac n cheese, apple cider and hot chocolate, pumpkin pie and apple crisp, all while watching some of Brown's best student performance groups