Tinariwen with Special Guest Kishi Bashi
Their backstory has been called “the most compelling of any band” — a stranger than fiction saga involving a guitar made from a tin can and stick a wood
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Great Hall Milonga
DUE TO WEATHER, GREAT HALL MILONGA IS CANCELLED FOR SUN. OCT. 28
All tango lovers (beginners through experienced) and even those who are just thinking about learning to tango are invited to join us for a sensational afternoon of dancing amongst the beautiful background of Wilson Hall. There will be an intro to Tango lesson for all beginners an hour before the Milonga given by Lee Sager and Silvana Brizuela of Tango Pantera.
Gallery Exhibition: Historic Wilson Hall
Pollak GalleryThe splendor of the golden age of American palaces will be featured in an exhibit of photographs depicting Shadow lawn estate as it appeared from 1903 through 1937.
Free
Met Opera: TEMPEST
Composer Thomas Adès conducts the Metropolitan Opera premiere of his 2004 work, which has been widely praised as a modern masterpiece.
Peter Yarrow w/ Special Guests Bethany & Rufus
Fifty years after the release of the first album by Peter, Paul & Mary, the man who helped to reinforce folk music’s
Argentine Tango Classes (Beginner and Advanced
Join us for a series of both advanced and beginner Tango classes with Lee Sager of Tango Pantera. No partner needed.
Provost Film Series: Camp de Thiaroye
Provost Film Series: Camp de Thiaroye
Event: Provost Film Series: Camp de Thiaroye
Date: 11/12/2012
Location: Pollak Theatre
In this semi-autobiographical film by Ousmane Sembene, black soldiers help to defend France in the Algerian War, but are detained in prison camp before being repatriated home.
The Foreigner
Lauren K. Woods TheatreWinner of 2 Obie (Off-Broadway) awards and two Outer Critics Circle awards as Best New American Play and Best Off-Broadway production, The Foreigner is an inspired comic romp. Set in rural Georgia, this comedy investigates what can happen when a group of people encounter a stranger who (they think) neither speaks nor reads English. That he does fuels the nonstop hilarity of the play and sets up the wildly funny climax in which things go uproariously awry for the “bad guys” and the “good guys” emerge triumphant.
Fall Poetry Festival
Bey HallThe day will consist of readings by nationally known poets, some of whom will conduct poetry workshops for participants. The keynote readers will be Pulitzer Prize winner Stephen Dunn and Cave Canem Fellow Rachel Eliza Griffiths. Stephen Dunn was awarded the Pulitzer Prize in Poetry for Different Hours.
Met Opera: OTELLO (Encore)
Verdi’s Shakespearean masterpiece returns to the Met with an exciting cast. Johan Botha sings the title role opposite the acclaimed Desdemona of star soprano Renée Fleming, with Falk Struckmann as Iago and Semyon Bychkov conducting.