What to do this week: music, art, and reclaiming history
Monday, February 17
What: 10-Minute Teach-in (with Boba!)
When: 7 - 9 PM
Where: King House (154 Hope St.)
Description: Profs still don’t have a monopoly on semantic lectures and inane commentary. Teach us more stuff. Let us be your PhD dissertation committee again. Parlor tricks, absurd passions, and inquiry welcome as always. Now with boba.
What: Open President's Day!
When: 1 PM - 5 PM
Where: Rhode Island Museum of Science and Art
Description: RIMOSA will be open from 1-5pm on February 17, President's Day. Get out of the cold and come see what's new!
What: Winter Skate Break
When: 1 PM - 3 PM
Where: BankNewport City Center (2 Kennedy Plaza)
Description: Looking to have some fun during school vacation week? Head to The Winter Skate Break presented by The Rhode Show on WPRI 12. Join us at The Bank Newport City Center in Downtown Providence, Monday, February 17th from 1 to 3pm. Skate for free by bringing a non-perishable food item for the Rhode Island Community Food Bank. There will be give-a-ways, surprises and lots of fun!
Tuesday, February 18
What: The Idea of a Moral and Reparatory History of New World Slavery
When: 4 PM - 6 PM
Where: Pembroke Center, 305
Description: David Scott, the Ruth and William Lubic Professor of Anthropology in the Institute for Research in African American Studies, Columbia University, will give a research lecture that asks what story of the history of New World slavery ought to command our critical attention in the present. He offers the provisional answer that the story of New World slavery ought to be reoriented by a moral, and more specifically a reparatory, history that embraces the idea that New World slavery was not only an historical catastrophe but a moral evil, a wrong which may in fact be irreparable. Free and open to the public and wheelchair accessible. Pembroke Hall 305.
Wednesday, February 19
What: Policing Citizens: Minority Policy in Israel
When: 12 PM - 1:30 PM
Where: Joukowsky Forum (111 Thayer St.)
Description: Join co-author Guy Ben-Porat for a discussion of Policing Citizens: Minority Policy in Israel.
What does police violence against minorities, or violent clashes between minorities and the police tell us about citizenship and its internal hierarchies? Indicative of deep-seated tensions and negative perceptions; incidents such as these suggest how minorities are vulnerable, suffer from or are subject to police abuse and neglect in Israel. Marked by skin colour, negatively stigmatized or rendered security threats, their encounters with police provide a daily reminder of their defunct citizenship. Taking as case studies the experiences and perceptions of four minority groups within Israel including Palestinian/Arab citizens, ultra-Orthodox Jews and Ethiopian and Russian immigrants, Ben-Porat and Yuval are able to explore different paths of citizenship and the stratification of the citizenship regime through relations with and perceptions of the police in Israel. Touching on issues such as racial profiling, police brutality and neighbourhood neglect, their study questions the notions of citizenship and belonging, shedding light on minority relationships with the state and its institutions.
Introduction by Edward Steinfeld, Howard R. Swearer Director of the Thomas J. Watson Institute for International and Public Affairs.
What: Artist Talk: Claire Pentecost
When: 5 PM - 6 PM
Where: List Art Building (64 College St.)
Description: Claire Pentecost is an artist and writer who researches the living matters of the unified multi-dimensional being that has grown out of the surface of our planet. Her work is driven by research but inspired by questions of form. She advocates for the role of the amateur in the production and interpretation of knowledge, while a longstanding interest in nature and artificiality predicates her recent responses to anthropogenic climate change. Past projects focused on industrial agriculture in a global, corporate food system, as well as agroecological methods of growing. Pentecost has exhibited work nationally and internationally at dOCUMENTA (13), Kassel, Germany; 13th Istanbul Biennial; White Chapel, London; Castello di Rivoli Museo d’Arte Contemporanea, Turin, Italy, 3rd Mongolian Land Art Biennial; Higher Pictures, New York; Corcoran Museum, Washington, DC; Milwaukee Art Museum; Whitney Museum, Stamford, CT; Transmediale 05, Berlin; and American Fine Arts, New York. She is a professor in the department of photography at the School of the Art Institute of Chicago, and holds degrees from Smith College and the Pratt Institute.
What: My Life as a Happy Misfit: An Evening with Robert Krulwich
When: 7:30 PM - 9 PM
Where: List Art Center 120
Description: Robert Krulwich just retired after 16 years as co-host of Radiolab, WNYC's Peabody Award-winning program about ‘big ideas’ now one of public radio’s most popular shows. It is carried on more than 500 radio stations and its podcasts are downloaded over 9 million times each month. He is currently working with Ric Burns on a documentary on “The Hard Problem” of consciousness, a multipart interactive on climate change and is planning to co-host a conference for YouTubers, podcasters, designers and filmmakers from around the world in April 2020.
What: First-Generation Watson Mixer
When: 5:30 PM - 7 PM
Where: The Agora, Stephen Robert ‘62 Hall, 280 Brook St.
Description: Sponsored with Watson's Student Advisory Committee, this event is an opportunity for first-generation students at Watson, across disciplines, to develop connections and foster a greater sense of community. Faculty and staff will also be invited in an effort to strengthen dialogue and understanding around issues facing first-gen students at Watson.
Register for the First-Gen Watson Mixer here: http://bit.ly/31nCpPi
What: Ivy League Women’s Swimming and Diving Championships
When: Feb 19, 10 AM - Feb 22, 9 PM
Where: Katherine Moran Coleman Aquatics Center (235 Hope St.)
Description: The Ivy League Women’s Swimming and Diving Championships
Thursday, February 20
What: Dinner & A Murder
When: 6:30 PM - 8:30 PM
Where: King House (154 Hope St.)
Description: Rush winds down to a close and all seems well, but as we gather around to celebrate, tragedy strikes! One guest is found gruesomely murdered! Now, there is only one thing that can be done-- host a dinner party! Come enjoy free food while attendees and house members alike untangle the web of lies and blood. Remember: the killer is in our midst. Bring your friends and find out how much you really know them.
What: Casa Machado Dance Class
When: 6 PM - 8 PM
Where: Casa Machado (87 Prospect St.)
Description: Interested in practicing your Spanish? Interested in Hispanic culture? Want to live in a MANSION? Join us during our third and final recruitment event! We will be hosting a Bachata class taught by members of Mezcla!
Please ring the doorbell when you arrive at the 87 Prospect St. entrance.
Recruitment events are mandatory for prospective members. Please message us or email us at brown.machado.spanish.house@gmail.com if you absolutely cannot make it to any of the events.
What: Anne Dunlop Lecture
When: 5:30 PM - 7 PM
Where: List Art Center (64 College St.)
Description: Anne Dunlop, Professor of Fine Arts, Culture and Communication at the University of Melbourne will present her lecture, "Shimmer and Surfeit: Gold from Gothic Italy to Cattelan’s America" at Brown University. This lecture is part of a series entitled "On Speculation," sponsored by the Department of the History of Art and Architecture. www.brown.edu/go/on-speculation
What: Third Thursday
When: 5 PM - 9 PM
Where: RISD Museum (20 North Main St.)
Description: Experience art in new ways through performances, snippets of conversation, hands-on art-making, and encounters with contemporary artists. Bring your work buddy, your studio neighbor, an old friend, or a new date and start your evening with Third Thursday.
This month, grab a drink at the cash bar and join a student-designed art-making project. Hear poetry and prose from local Latinx artists and music from Community MusicWorks. Participate in an educator-led conversation on a 20th-century textile, experience performance work in the galleries, and chat with student artists.
What: Sonata Series #3
When: 7 PM - 8 PM
Where: RISD Museum (20 North Main St.)
Description: The Sonata Series pairs MusicWorks Collective musicians with pianists from across New England for dynamic duo performances. This year’s series features repertoire from composers, some well-known and beloved, others lesser known but equally compelling, from the 18th Century through the early 20th Century.
On February 20, we’ll warm up the cold winter weather with two lush and evocative masterpieces. Pianist Jeff Louie will join violinist Sarah Kim to play Maurice Ravel’s Sonata, whose middle movement captures Ravel’s infatuation with the blues—not to be missed
And in another sound world, but also capturing sounds of the mid-20th century, cello fellow Holly Dyer will perform Prokofiev’s bold and striking C Major Cello Sonata.
What: Linda Tuhiwai Smith Presidential Lecture
When: 6:30 PM - 7:30 PM
Where: Martinos Auditorium, Granoff Center for the arts (154 Angell St.)
Description: Join us for our Katherine Greenberg Presidential Lecture with distinguished Māori scholar Linda Tuhiwai Smith! A reception will be served at 5:30, before the lecture (registration requested for the reception; see the separate event listing). FREE and open to the public!
Known as the Mother of Indigenous Studies, Prof Tuhiwai Smith’s book “Decolonizing Methodologies: Research and Indigenous Peoples” is considered one of the most influential texts on Indigenous research.
Her books, articles and youtube lectures are prescribed texts in Universities around the world.
Prof Tuhiwai Smith is one of the first Māori women to become a Fellow of the Royal Society, she has received an Honorary Doctorate in Canada and her Prime Minister’s Award is the highest national award for lifetime achievement in education.
What: Transient Matter | Exhibit Opening February 20th
When: 5 PM - 6 PM
Where: Haffenreffer Museum of Anthropology (21 Prospect St.)
Description: Join the Haffenreffer Museum for this two-part event opening the new exhibition, "Transient Matter: Assemblages of Migration in the Mediterranean."
The Curators' Talk | 5 PM - 6 PM
Hear from the curators about their research, ask questions, and learn more about the exhibition.
Friedman Hall, Room 102
Brown University, Providence RI
Opening Reception | 6 PM - 8 PM
See the new exhibit when it opens at this free reception!
Manning Hall Gallery
21 Prospect Street, Providence RI
Visit Brown.edu/go/TransientMatter for more details.
Friday, February 21
What: Slavery and Legacy Walking Tour
When: 12 PM - 1 PM
Where: Center for the Study of Slavery and Justice (94 Waterman St.)
Description: In the eighteenth century slavery permeated every aspect of social and economic life in Rhode Island. The Center for the Study of Slavery and Justice’s Slavery and Legacy walking tour invites guests to learn about the history and legacy of slavery as it pertains to Brown University and the state of Rhode Island. Major stops on this hour-long walking tour includes the Ruth J. Simmons Quadrangle, University Hall, the Slavery Memorial and the Center for the Study of Slavery & Justice.
Meetup Location: Ruth J. Simmons Quadrangle
This event is free and open to the public. The tour will be limited however to the first 15 individuals who register for tickets via the attached Eventbrite link.
Visit https://www.facebook.com/events/187923402321279/ for more information.
Saturday, February 22
What: Art Party at Machado House (pARTyt)
When: 10 PM - 2 AM
Where: Machado House (87 Prospect St.)
Description: Legend has it that 100 years ago, Machado House was once home to millions of dollars worth of paintings and fine art. But when its former owner Ellen Dexter Sharpe died in 1953, she left her entire collection to the RISD Museum, where it all sits to this day in a dark, inaccessible archive.
Until now. On Saturday February 22, French House is bringing the artwork back to Machado. No, not actual paintings; the art is us. Come dance the night away dressed up like art, whatever that means to you. Never before has the proletariat reclamation of a historically inaccessible art collection space been so lit. We're going from 10PM to 2AM, so if you don't use a good setting spray, your Starry Night makeup will end up looking Pollock.
What: Brown Datathon 2020
When: Feb 22, 9:30 AM - Feb 23, 4 PM
Where: On Campus
Description: Join Brown Data Science for our annual Datathon!
Spend a weekend hacking and exploring our large and exciting datasets. Participants will gain valuable data science skills through a variety of workshops, collaborate with other students from across the country, and connect with industry professionals.
No background in data science needed. There will be workshops and speakers that students of any background can learn from. Just come ready to eat free food, win big prizes from our sponsors, and learn about topics ranging from deep learning to data visualization to health analytics.
Current sponsors include Citizens Bank, Dassault Systemes, SIG, Fidelity Investments, and more!
DATE: February 22-23, 2019
APPLICATION (due Feb 10):
https://browndata.typeform.com/to/gaLlQx
For more info, visit: https://browndata.org/datathon/
Questions? Feel free to email us at bds@brown.edu :)
What: Caribe Negro: Redobles de Cultura
When: 2 PM - 9:30 PM
Where: Granoff Center for the Creative Arts (154 Angell St.)
Description: Started in the Spring of 2017 by Ryan Mann-Hamilton, PhD, with the Department of Africana Studies/Rites and Reason Theatre, the Caribe Negro series aims to celebrate Afro-Latinx Caribbean cultures through performance events. For the 2020 Caribe Negro concert, Dominican Students at Brown and the Latinx Heritage Series are honored to present:
Redobles de Cultura, Afro-Puerto Rican Bomberos of New York, a collective of three top New York City-based Afro-Puerto Rican Bomba practitioners: Julia Gutiérrez-Rivera, Nicky “Caja Dura” Laboy and Nelson Matthew González. They are proud members of today’s new and younger generation of Bomberos, cultural workers and educators. Collectively, the ensemble has 50 years of teaching and performing experience, as part of several notable Bomba and Plena ensembles. Each member– born into the culture and traditional practices of Puerto Rico and the Afro-Caribbean– embodies the ancestral knowledge of their elders. Working alongside each other for more than 15 years with other groups, the trio officially came together as RDCNYC in 2016 with a mission to engage audiences of all ages and backgrounds. This time through the eyes of new generation DiaspoRicans, who can pair the foundational knowledge of their elders with the aesthetics, styles and realities of urban and diaspora perspectives.
Program for the day:
Dance workshop at 2 PM (Studio 1, level 4S)
Dinner reception at 6 PM (Studio 2, level 4N)
Concert at 7 PM (Studio 1, level 4S)
We are honored to announce that Dr. Mann-Hamilton will be our keynote speaker. He will be introducing Redobles and Caribe Negro as well as facilitating a brief Q&A after the concert.
Come enjoy an evening of food, music and dancing!
FREE and Open to Everyone! No tickets or registration needed.
What: Neave Trio Concert
When: 8 - 10 PM
Where: Grant Recital Hall
Description: Neave Trio visits Brown University for a residency with student and faculty composers and a performance. Neave Trio is widely-acclaimed for engaging, cutting-edge performances, and they are champions of new music. The program for this concert features works written by Music & Multimedia Composition PhD candidate Inga Chinilina, undergraduate students Katherine Beggs, Raphael Cohen, Max Chung, and Ben West, and Professor of Music Eric Nathan. Admission is free and open to the public.
Program:
Ben West: Second to None for piano trio*
Inga Chinilina: /hɪə(r)/ for solo cello
Katherine Beggs: Cycle Two for piano trio*
Max Chung: mode:instability for piano trio and electronics*
Raphael Cohen: Lucinda’s Theme for piano trio*
Eric Nathan: Missing Words V for piano trio
* world premiere
Sunday, February 23
What: Mahjong Club Meeting!
When: 2 PM - 4 PM
Where: The Underground
Description: Come learn and play Mahjong! Our next meeting will be Sunday, 2/23 in the Underground. Snacks will be provided!
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