2008
January 2008
Saturday 19 January 2008
Sat 19 Jan. Saturday, January 19 8 p.m. Slosberg Music Center The extraordinary Lydian String Quartet violinist is joined by pianist Sally Pinkas for an evening of music by Harold Shapero, David Rakowski and Gabriel Fauré. Tickets: $10 to $25. Available online or by calling 781-736-3400. 415 South Street, Waltham, 02454. Dennis Nealon, Media Relations Director, 781-736-4205, nealon@brandeis.edu. Brandeis University - [events]
Sat 19 Jan. 8 p.m. Spingold Theater Center An international lineup of award-winning poets and slam teams, including Saul Williams, Mayda Del Valle and Buddy Wakefield, take the stage to raise money and awareness for after-school programs and affordable housing in Waltham. Hosted by Brandeis' own Jamele Adams and DJed by Wayne n Wax (Professor Wayne Marshall). Tickets: $16 to $36 ($10 suggested donation for Brandeis students). Available online or by calling 781-736-3400. 415 South Street, Waltham, 02454. Dennis Nealon, Media Relations Director, 781-736-4205, nealon@brandeis.edu. Brandeis University - [events]
Thursday 24 January 2008
Thu 24 Jan. Thursday, January 24 (Continues through April 13) Rose Art Museum "Empires and Environments" features works from the Rose collection alongside new work from emerging artists in an exhibition that addresses how the will to power conditions psychic, physical and material environments. "Arp to Reinhardt" features works by Ellsworth Kelly, Leon Polk Smith, Josef Albers and Brice Marden, among other important artists of the 1950s and 1960s. "Broken Home: 1997/2007" re-creates a 1997 “guest-curated” show — one of the first in a commercial gallery, a practice now ubiquitous in the art world. Opening celebration is Jan. 23 at 6 p.m. 415 South Street, Waltham, 02454. Dennis Nealon, Media Relations Director, 781-736-4205, nealon@brandeis.edu. Brandeis University - [events]
Saturday 26 January 2008
Sat 26 Jan. Saturday, January 26 8 p.m. Slosberg Music Center The traditional melodies used to chant the prophetic visions of Ezekiel in the synagogue serve as the inspiration for saxophonist Greg Wall’s "Later Prophets." This “seriously grooving” quartet straddles the gates of the ancient and avant-garde, creating a musical experience that is as timeless as the texts themselves. Tickets: $10 to $25. Available online or by calling 781-736-3400. 415 South Street, Waltham, 02454. Dennis Nealon, Media Relations Director, 781-736-4205, nealon@brandeis.edu. Brandeis University - [events]