Lectures and Events Archive

Fall 2009

Opening Reception
Spectacle Spectacular:  Cautionary Tales and Other Stories
September 3, 5.00–7.00 p.m.

Thursdays at the Handwerker
“Music”
Themed reading featuring assistant professor Maggie Gerrity and student Sarah Stapperfenne (Department of Writing), followed by an open reading. 
September 10, 6.30 p.m.

Thursdays at the Handwerker
Student Film Night
Second annual  student-film screening juried by  film artist John Fracchia and Park senior Jim Ludlow.
September 17, 6.30 p.m.

Talk
Father Roy Bourgeois, "United States-Latin America (and Honduran) Foreign Policy:  Closing the School of the Americas" Father Roy will speak on the current violent events in Honduras and the role of the School of the Americas.  Sponsored by the Roy H. Park School of Communications and CUSLAR (Committee for US-Latin American Relations.  Contact Patricia Rodriguez for more information. 
September 24, 10.50 a.m.

Artist's Talk
Dawn Hunter, "Spectacle Spectacular"
September 30, 4.30 p.m.

Tuesday Salon
Jason Hamilton, "Reclaiming Sustainability"
October 6, 4.00 p.m.

Thursdays at the Handwerker
"Nostalgia"
Themed reading by Cory Brown and student Angela Goldberg, Department of Writing.  An open reading to follow.
October 8, 6.30 p.m.

Opening Reception
Threads of Hope: The Chilean Arpillera Movement
October 22, 5.00 p.m.

Staged Reading
An On the Verge Production of HAYAVADANA,
by Girish Karnad, directed by Claire Gleitman
October 28, 6.30 p.m.

Tuesday Salon: Nina Cummings, "Violence Against Women: Cultural Relativism or Human Rights?"
Nina Cummings, lecturer of sociology, will lead a discussion on cultural practices that are violent in nature against women. Together we will explore whether these are merely traditional rites of passage and practices that define a culture; or are they immoral violation of human rights? Furthermore, if these violent practices are seen to be in violation, what can we do to break and change these behaviours.
November 3, 4.00 p.m.

Round Table Discussion: Threads of Hope
with Marjorie Agosín, Jennifer Jolly, and Annette Levine
November 4, 6.00 p.m.

Poetry Reading
Dr. Marjorie Agosín, Latina author, activist, and professor (Wellesley College) in conjunction with the exhibition Threads of Hope: The Chilean Arpillera Movement
November 5, 12.15 p.m.

Thursdays at the Handwerker
"Survival"
A themed reading by Elaine Farrugia, Katharyn Howd Machan, Mary Beth O'Connor, Joan Marcus, and Katie Marks of the Department of Writing.  An open reading to follow.
November 5, 6.30 p.m.

Family Weekend Tour
Tour of the exhibition Threads of Hope led by Ithaca College museology student Danielle Sherwood (English '11). 
November 7, 11.45 a.m.

Thursdays at the Handwerker
Come, Look, and Listen.
Come explore how variations of visual audio, sounds and music can affect one's perceptions, interpretations, and experiences with art.  Organized and presented by Museology students Melissa Neumann (Integrated Marketing Communications '11) and Kristina O’Connor (Art History '10).
November 12, 6.30 p.m.

Thursdays at the Handwerker
The Cripple of Inishmaan
An On the Verge production of Martin McDonagh's play.  Directed by Claire Gleitman. 
November 19, 6.30 p.m.

Spring 2009

Opening Reception
21st c. New Propositions
The Birth Experience Project
January 21, 5.00–7.00 p.m.

Thursdays at the Handwerker
"Inner Worlds/OuterRealities"
Featuring work by John Fracchia and experimental film students from the Park School of Communications
January 29, 6.30 p.m.

Tuesday Salon
Naeem Inayatullah, "Pakistan Images.  Everyday Life in a 'Most Dangerous Place'"
A slide show and discussion on the reality of our conceptions of daily life in Pakistan with Naeem Inayatullah, associate professor in the Department of Politics
February 3, 4.00 p.m.

Curator's Talk
"21 c. New Propositions and The Birth Exchange Project"
A walk through with Patricia Hunsinger. 
February 5, 12.15 p.m.

Thursdays at the Handwerker
"Fragile"
A reading by Nick Kowalczyk and student in the Department of Writing. An open reading to follow.
February 5, 6.30 p.m.

2009 Senior Student Show Workshop for students in the Department of Art. 
February 7, 10.00 a.m.

Thursdays at the Handwerker:  My [not so] Funny Valentine
Ithaca College Composition Students present an evening of newly-composed Valentine's Songs based on poems written by IC students.
February 12, 6.30 p.m.

Opening Reception
Water Theory: New Installation Works by Megan Roberts and Raymond Ghirardo
February 26, 5.00–7.00 p.m.

Tuesday Salon
Sue-Je Gage (anthropology), "'Mixed' Koreans and the South Korean Ethnonationalistic Terrain"
A discussion on how "race" and "ethnic nationalism" and "multiculturalism" play out among ethnically "mixed" Koreans in South Korea.
March 3, 4.00 p.m.

Thursdays at the Handwerker
A reading by Catherine Taylor and students Jordan Jodallah and Liam Curley of the Department of Writing.  An open reading to follow.
March 5, 6.30 p.m.

Finger Lakes Environmental Film Festival Artist Workshop
Pamela Mei-Ling See
March 31, 12.00 p.m.

Artists' Talk: Water Theory: New Installation Works by Megan Roberts and Raymond Ghirardo
April 2, 12.15 p.m.

Thursdays at the Handwerker:  FLEFF Artists' Reception
April 2,  5.00 p.m.

Tuesday Salon
Lis Maurer, "Will and Grace Meet Dr. Torres and Zoe-Media Portrayals of LGBT Characters"
A reading of the ups and downs of LGBT characters in the media, and what it might mean for us individually, as a movement, and as a society.
April 7, 4.00 p.m.

Opening Reception
2009 Senior Student Show
April 16, 5.00–7.00 p.m.

Thesis Presentation by Nathan Bell (Writing '09)
April 21, 12.15 p.m.

A Talk with Indian Novelist Kiran Nagarkar
sponsored by the Department of English
April 21, 6.30pm

Thursdays at the Handwerker:  An On the Verge Reading of "The Playboy of the Western World"
by John Millington Synge, produced by On the Verge and directed by Claire Gleitman.
April 23, 6.30pm 

Art History End of the Year Party
April 24, 4.00 p.m.

Curators' Talk:  Emily Gachot ('09), 2009 Senior Student Show
April 28, 12.15 p.m.

A Modern Languages and Literatures Celebration:  Our Languages, Our Cultures
April 29, 4.30 p.m.

Thursdays at the Handwerker:  End-of-the year Open Reading by Department of Writing. 
April 30, 6.30 p.m.

Fall 2008

Opening Reception
True Stories and Other Lies: Joy Adams and the Evolution of Mad Sally
September 4, 5.00-7.00 p.m.

Thursdays at the Handwerker
True Lies 
Themed reading by Jamie Warburton (Department of Writing) and student
Open slam to follow
September 11, 6.30 p.m.

Gallery Talk
"Interpreting Mad Sally"
An informal discussion with Carolyn Straughan
September 18, 12:15 p.m.

Thursdays at the Handwerker
Visual Circuits: Electronic Pop Music and Video Artists Collaborate
Curated by Thomas Murphy ‘09
September 25, 6.30 p.m.

Artist's Talk with Joy Adams
October 2, 12:15 p.m.

Thursdays at the Handwerker
More True Lies
Themed reading by Fred Wilcox (Department of Writing) and student
Open reading to follow
October 2, 6.30 p.m.

Tuesday Salon
Election '08--What to Expect
A discussion with Thomas Shevory
October 7, 4.00 p.m.

Opening Reception
Darker Shades of Red: Official Soviet Propaganda from the Cold War
October 23, 5.00-7.00 p.m.

The Handwerker Gallery and On the Verge present
Paula Vogel's How I Learned to Drive
A reading featuring Tony Award-winning actor Frank Wood
October 27, 6.30 p.m.

Thursdays at the Handwerker
Spookiness Without Borders: Scary Stories from Around the World
A reading of tales of terror and suspense in various languages by the Department of Modern Languages. 
October 30, 6.30 p.m.

Tuesday Salon
Political Marketing and the 2008 Campaign
A discussion with Steven Seidman
November 4, 4.00 p.m.

Thursdays at the Handwerker
Themed Reading by the Department of Writing
Open reading to follow
November 6, 6.30 p.m.

Battleship Potemkin
A screening of Sergei Eisenstein's dramatized version of the 1905 uprising of the Potemkin when the crew of a Russian battleship rebelled against oppressive officers of the Tsarist regime.  Introduced by Patricia Zimmerman, Professor in the Department of Cinema, Photography, and Media Arts.
November 12, 6.00 p.m.

Thursdays at the Handwerker
An On the Verge Reading of Frank McGuinness's “Observe the Sons of Ulster Marching Towards the Somme” 
November 13, 6.30 p.m.

Gallery Talk
Karen Kettering, Soethby's New York, "Darker Shades of Red:  Socialist Realsin and Official Scoiet Propaganda from the  Cold War Era."
December 4, 5.30 p.m.

Thursdays at the Handwerker
"Wishful Thinking"
A themed reading by the Department of Writing.  An open reading to follow.
December 4, 6.30 p.m.

Thursdays at the Handwerker
"My First Poem"
A recitation by faculty and students of the Department of English of the first poem they ever memorized.  An open recitation to follow.
December 11, 6.30 p.m.

Spring 2008

Opening Reception
2008 Ithaca College Faculty Show
January 24, 5.00–7.00 p.m.

Wednesday Salon
Billie Dawn Greenblatt (‘09, anthropology and sociology), “Prejudice:  A Look at our Own Thoughts”
February 6, 4.00 p.m.

Thursdays at the Handwerker
The Music of John Cage.  Curated by Thomas Murphy ('09)
February 7, 6.30 p.m.

Thursdays at the Handwerker
An On the Verge reading of Marie Antoinette: The Color of Flesh,
by Joel Gross, produced by On the Verge and directed by Jack Hrkach.
February 21, 6.30 p.m.

Opening Receptions
Of the People: Inuit Sculpture from the Collection of Mary and Fred Widding
Running the Numbers: An American Self-Portrait
February 28, 5.00–7.00 p.m.

Thursdays at the Handwerker
Screening of Nanook Revisited (1994)
Followed by a discussion with student curator R.B. Schlather about the Western prejudice against Inuit Culture and Art.
March 20, 6;30 p.m.

Curators' Talk
Of the People:  Inuit Sculpture from the Collection of Mary and Fred Widding
JJ Ignotz, R.B. Schlather and fellow curators will give a tour of the Inuit sculpture exhibition on loan from Mary and Fred Widding.
March 27, 4.00 p.m.

Thursdays at the Handwerker
An On the Verge play reading of Cleansed by Sara Kane
Directed by IC drama major Chrysta Naron '08.
March 27, 6.30 p.m.

Thursdays at the Handwerker
Roundtable discussion on Running the Numbers
Discussion featuring Steve Skopik (Department of Cinema, Photography, and Media Arts); Susan Allen-Gil (Department of Biology); Paige Davis '08 and JJ Ignotz '08.
April 3, 6.30 p.m.

Sorayya Kahn, A Topography of Banda Aceh
A reading in conjunction with the Finger Lakes Environmental Film Festival
April 4, 11.00 a.m.

Thursdays at the Handwerker
Like Life
A themed reading with Mary Beth O'Connor and Karen D'Apice of the Department of Writing. An open reading to follow.
April 6, 6.30 p.m.

Opening Reception
2008 Senior Student Show
April 17, 5.00-7.00 p.m.

Thursdays at the Handwerker
Open Mic Night
April 24, 6.30 p.m.

Thursdays at the Handwerker
Student Slam
May 1, 6.30 p.m.