“Where Art Thou” is a weekly guide to interesting and notable lectures, events, and performances for the literary/musically/theatrically-inclined.

If you have an event or a group that you’d like to be featured, send us an email at bwog.arts@gmail.com. We try to include as many events as we can find and fit, but reaching out to us is the best way to make sure your event is promoted to the student community and is covered by a staffer. 

Art + Life: Katie Kitamura 

  • Thursday, September 25, 7 to 9 pm, The Katharina Otto-Bernstein Screening Room, Lenfest Center for the Arts
  • Columbia’s Art + Life series, organized by the Undergraduate Creative Writing Program, brings poets and writers to campus to discuss their work with students and faculty. This evening will feature author Katie Kitamura (whose most recent book, Audition, was longlisted for the Booker Prize) in conversation with Hilary Leichter, Assistant Professor in Writing and Director of Undergraduate Studies of the Creative Writing program. 

Honoring Tania León: William Schuman Award Concert

  • Thursday, September 25, 7:30 pm, Miller Theatre
  • The William Schuman Award was established in 1981, and is presented by the Columbia School of the Arts to recognize an American composer’s lifetime achievement. Tania León, this year’s recipient, is a Cuban-born American composer, conductor, and educator. This is the latest of several awards to honor her work, including a Pulitzer Prize for her work Stride, and the Kennedy Center Honors for lifetime artistic achievement. This concert will celebrate her work. 

CUPAL ColorFest

  • Saturday, September 27th, 7 pm, Roone Auditorium (Lerner Hall)
  • The Columbia University Performing Arts League’s ColorFest is an annual tradition that celebrates the performing arts community through field-game-like competitions and games. Performing arts groups on campus who registered for the festival will team up and compete.

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