Author, critic Stanley Crouch to host W.E.B. Du Bois forums

Author, critic and commentator Stanley Crouch will host “A Reconsideration of W.E.B. Du Bois’ The Souls of Black Folk at its Centenary” at 11 a.m. and 2 p.m. Oct. 27. Both hour-long sessions will take place in Graham Chapel and are sponsored by The Center for the Humanities and the Department of English, both in […]

International art at rock-bottom prices

Over the past 25 years, Island Press, the professional print shop in the School of Art, has published dozens of editions by internationally renowned artists, displayed work at major museums around the world and generally earned a reputation for pushing the boundaries of the printmaking medium. It has never, however, had a sale. Until now. […]

A discussion of his craft

Photo by Joe AngelesFilm director Johnnie To, best known for cops-and-gangsters action movies, discusses his work with Film & Media Studies students.

Beloved children’s author Paterson to read Nov. 17-18

Acclaimed children’s author Katherine Paterson, who wrote of Bridge to Terabithia, will host a pair of events for the 2003-04 Center for the Humanities in Arts & Sciences’ Writers Series Nov. 17-18. At 8 p.m. Nov. 17, Paterson will read from her work in Anheuser-Busch Hall, Room 204. At 4 p.m. Nov. 18, she will […]

There’s no place like home

Selections from the 1902 stage musical The Wizard of Oz by St. Louis native Paul Tietjens will highlight a performance of 19th- and early 20th-century popular song at 7 p.m. Nov. 7 at the Gallery of Art. The concert, part of the Music at the Gallery of Art series, will feature six songs by Tietjens, […]

A roof over your head

Photo by Mary ButkusStudents finish the roof of a traditional Japanese teahouse waiting bench in the Elizabeth Danforth Butterfly Garden.

Shakespeare’s Othello Nov. 2

Aquila’s production combines the Bard’s peerless language with an original score, inventive staging and epic, film-like visual flair.
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