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

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Theater of War Productions: How Do We Remain Human in the Age of AI?

  • Monday, November 16, 2026 4 to 6 pm, 3rd Floor Lecture Hall (Pulitzer Hall)
  • In this special live performance, actors Taylor Schilling from Orange is the New Black, David Strathairn from Good Night, and Good Luck, and Kate Walsh from Grey’s Anatomy will perform dramatic readings that illuminate the issue of preserving humanity in the era of artificial intelligence. The performance will include selections from Pope Leo XIV’s encyclical letter Magnifica Humanitas, The Book of Genesis, and The Book of Nehemiah, and will be followed by a guided audience discussion about the same theme.

2026 Chestwatyr Commission Concert: Featuring Harlem Chamber Players

  • Monday, November 16, 6 to 8 pm, 2nd floor (The Forum at Columbia University)
  • At this concert, Harlem Chamber Players showcases music by living female composers. The program includes Miya Masaoka’s Mapping a Joyful Path for solo violin and fixed media, Alyssa Weinberg’s Table Talk for prepared vibraphone duo, Gabriella Smith’s Carrot Revolution for string quartet, and Bora Yoon’s Casual Miracles II.

The Renaissance in Natural Light: Photographs by Vincenzo Castella

  • Tuesday, November 17, 6 to 7 pm, Italian Academy
  • This exhibition displays the photographs of Vincenzo Castella, who captures portraits of religious structures at five iconic Italian sites. The event promises a “meditative journey” that will explore both Castella’s technical prowess and the spiritually evocative effects of his work.

An Afternoon with Emmet Cohen: Live Jazz Performance & Discussion

  • Thursday, November 19, 4 to 5 pm, 9th Floor, Kavli Auditorium (Jerome L. Greene Science Center)
  • Jazz pianist Emmet Cohen is joining The Zuckerman Institute as their new Jazz Artist-in-Residence. Don’t miss this performance showcasing Emmet’s talent, and stay for the reception afterwards.

Élisabeth Jacquet de La Guerre: Lost Airs from Versailles

  • Thursday, November 19, 6 to 7 pm, St. Paul’s Chapel
  • Somnambula, a Renaissance ensemble that specializes in unknown music for early instruments, is joined by mezzo-soprano Chloe Holgate to perform previously lost work by Baroque composer Élisabeth Jacquet de La Guerre. The program features four “airs” originally written by Jacquet de La Guerre for the Court and Versailles, as well as works by Jacquet de La Guerre’s contemporaries Marin Marais, François Couperin, and Michel Richard Delalande.

Columbia HSO Classical Night

  • Friday, November 20, 7 pm, Wang Pavillion (Lerner Hall)
  • Columbia’s Hindu Student Organization is hosting Classical Night! Join them for an evening of South Asian classical music and dance.

KCST Presents: Ralph Roister Doister

  • Friday, November 20, 7 pm and Saturday, November 21, 2 pm and 7 pm, Blackbox Theater (Lerner Hall)
  • King’s Crown Shakespeare Troupe is performing Ralph Roister Doister! The play by Nicholas Udall is widely considered to be the first comedy in the English language, and the Troupe has promised their show will be funny.

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