“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 arts@bwog.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.

​​Italian Opera with Baroque Ensemble “Split the Lark”

  • Monday, October 19, 7 to 8:30 pm, Teatro (The Italian Academy)
  • Split the Lark, a Baroque ensemble inspired by modern musical influences, is celebrating the 250th anniversary of the U.S. with a performance showcasing the musical spirit of the American revolutionary era. Lead singers Sarah Fleiss and Morgan Mastrangelo and their ensemble will draw from musicians like Vivaldi, Pergolesi, Handel, and Arne to demonstrate the influence of Italian opera in late-1700s America.

Century Cinema Classics: Sparrows (1926)

  • Wednesday, October 21, 6 to 7 pm, Room 511 (Dodge Hall)
  • This week, Century Cinema Classics, a series featuring 100-year-old films, is screening Sparrows (1926). The silent drama and Southern Gothic thriller stars Mary Pickford, portraying a young woman who rescues a baby from kidnappers. The screening will be followed by a conversation between Center for American Studies director Jeremy Dauber and New York Times film critic Alissa Wilkinson.

On The Record: The Art & History of DJ

  • Thursday, October 22, 6 to 7:30 pm, Jed D. Satow Room (Lerner Hall)
  • Hosted by Multicultural Affairs, “On The Record: The Art & History of DJ” will exhibit the history, cultural heritage, and current influence of DJing. Bring your own laptop and you can learn the basics for making your own DJ set. The event will also feature special guest Kid Nick, a Bronx-born producer, musician, and DJ. And there will be snacks (!).

‘The Glorias’

  • Thursday, October 22, 6:30 to 10 pm, The Katharina Otto-Bernstein Screening Room (Lenfest Center for the Arts)
  • Check out this screening of The Glorias, a 2020 film based on Gloria Steinem’s autobiography and telling the story of her childhood, her writing, and her feminist activism. The film features Julianne Moore, Alicia Vikander, Janelle Monáe, and Bette Midler. After the screening, don’t miss the Q&A with the film’s director Julie Taymor and producer Geralyn White Dreyfous.

Lenfest Film Faculty Spotlight: Maureen A. Ryan Presents ‘Brazil’

  • Friday, October 23, 7 to 9:30 pm, The Katharina Otto-Bernstein Screening Room (Lenfest Center for the Arts)
  • This film screening features the 1985 sci-fi/comedy Brazil. Set in a dystopian world, the film depicts a low-ranking bureaucrat navigating a hyper-consumerist, totalitarian society maintained by fantastical machines. Brazil includes plenty of satire, dark humor, and Robert de Niro.

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