This week you can tap into your creativity by decorating pottery, painting plein air, learning about French literature, or supporting student performances.

Here at Bwog, we do our best to bring your attention to important guest lecturers and special events on campus. If you have a correction or addition, let us know in the comments or email events@bwog.com.

Student Spotlight:

Cultural Connection: Language & Food Exchange

  • Monday, April 6, 8 pm, Intercultural Resource Center, 552 W 114th St.
  • Chicane Caucus and the Haitian Students Association are co-hosting this event fusing Mexican and Haitian culture! The night will include cultural snacks and a fun social vibe.
  • No registration required.

Mālama Hawaiʻi Lūʻau 2026: Nānā I Ke Kumu

  • Monday, April 6, 7 to 9 pm, Alfred Lerner Hall.
  • Don’t miss Mālama Hawaiʻi annual showcase! Enjoy live performances and local food while celebrating Pacific Islander culture.
  • Buy tickets here.

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Recommended:

Est-ce que je vis encore ? Two eighteenth-century women and the powers of literature

  • Monday, April 6, 6 to 7 pm, Buell Hall, East Gallery.
  • This talk features Oxford professor of French Kate Tunstall, who will discuss the capacity of literature to immortalize authors. It will focus on two eighteenth-century French women, Julie de Lespinasse (writer of tragic love letters) and Charlotte Bourette (an unknown but prolific poet).
  • Register here.

Pottery Painting with USL

  • Tuesday, April 7, 5:30 to 8 pm, Lerner Hall.
  • Attend this off-campus field trip to Color Me Mine for an evening of pottery painting. You can decorate your own pottery piece and meet other undergraduate students (and escape campus for a little while).
  • Register here.

Plein Air: Painting in Nature at Central Park Conservatory Garden

  • Friday, April 10, 10 am to 1 pm, The Sundial, 535 W 116th St.
  • Spend an idyllic morning in Central Park’s Conservatory Garden, painting plein air among the flowers…Mini watercolor kits and sketchbooks will be provided!
  • Register here.

Earth Month Park Cleanup & Picnic: Fort Tryon

  • Saturday, April 11, 10 am to 12 pm, Fort Tryon, Broadway/Arden Entrance.
  • Feeling virtuous? Join University Life for this installment of their Park Cleanup series and help tidy up Fort Tryon. If that’s not convincing enough, there will also be a picnic lunch with sandwiches.
  • Register here.

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