Scrunchies and vision boards: Arts Week had it all!

On Tuesday, October 1, NYC based ensemble Either/Or performed Richard Carrick’s l’Algérie at a pop-up concert in Columbia’s Miller Theater.

School of the Arts professor Deborah Paredez asks what it truly means to be a diva in an event celebrating her new book.

On September 26, Staff Writer Lorelei Gorton attended the “Coney Island, Spectacular” exhibition in Butler’s Rare Book and Manuscript Library.

Managing Editor Alison Hog finds community and love in the 13th Annual Morningside Lights.

On September 19, Bwog News Editor Emma Burris and Staff Writer Lorelei Gorton attended the Voyager Golden Record Experience, an interdisciplinary exploration of humanity’s place in the cosmos. 

On September 18, Staff Writer Ashlyn Darley attended Patricia Lockwood’s lecture on craft in creative writing. The lecture was part of Columbia’s School of the Arts’ Creative Writing Lectures Series.

Staff writer Amelia Foster attended “Sounds as Archives and Monuments: Centering the quotidian of a French Banlieue” at Columbia’s Maison Francaise on Tuesday, September 17, from 6 to 7:30 pm. The event was an exploration of Mame-Fatou Niang’s book, Néoblaste. 

Last Friday, Bwog attended the opening performance of Mayday, Columbia’s 130th annual Varsity Show. This year’s production was directed by Caroline Egler (BC ‘24), and written by Julian Gerber (CC ‘24) and Casey Rogerson (CC ‘24).

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

On Saturday, April 13, Staff Writer Sofie Huang attended the opening of Columbia Musical Theatre Society’s production of Anastasia, which ran on April 12 and 13 at the Glicker-Milstein Theater.

This Saturday night, Staff Writer Paula Carrión attended CU Players production of Sarah Ruhl’s Eurydice.

Last Friday, Staff Writer Jasmine Wright attended the matinee of Sorry Sorry Okay Sorry as part of the New Plays Festival and experienced the flawed humanity of people trying their best. Warning: this play contains themes relating to death, illness, trauma, (and meditation).

On Sunday, April 14, News Editor Emma Burris and Staff Writer Viviana Pereyo went to the Lenfest Center matinee show of Timmy, a stunning new play written by visionary Columbia Playwriting MFA student Megan Rivkin.