2008–2009 Williams Center for the Arts Schedule
Includes activities of the Williams Center Performance Series,
Williams Center Gallery, College Theater, Music Department, and Arts Society, as well as lectures and concerts sponsored by academic departments and student organizations that take place in the Williams Center.

For
Williams Visual Arts Building activities, (610) 330-5831.
Unless otherwise noted, contact (610) 330-5009 for information.

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Date 
Event
Location and Time
More Information
Thursday, August 28 Arts Society
All-Arts Picnic
626 Parson(s) Street
6:00 p.m.
side dishes and desserts welcome!
Friday, August 29 Performance Series: Footlights
Eiko & Koma and Margaret Leng Tan: Mourning
Williams Center Main Stage 8:00 p.m.  
September 2 –October 12 Art Gallery
There to Here, Then and Now: Favorites from 25 Years at the Williams Center Gallery
Williams Center Gallery (610) 330-5361
Wednesday, September 3 Performance Series: Jazz Masters
Dizzy Gillespie All-Stars Band
Williams Center Main Stage 8:00 p.m.  
Sunday, September 7 Music Department
Faculty Recital: Alexis Fisher, piano, and Susan Charlton, flute
Williams Center Main Stage 3:00 p.m. (610) 330-5356
Friday, September 12 Performance Series: Chamber Music
eighth blackbird
Williams Center Main Stage 8:00 p.m.  
Saturday, September 13 Arts Society
Seventh Annual Pre-Game Block pARTy
600 block Parsons Street
3–6:00 p.m.
Wednesday–Saturday, September 24–27 College Theater: Plays from the Provincetown Players Williams Center Black Box 8:00 p.m. NO LATE SEATING!
Saturday, September 27 Arts Society
Alumni Brunch
626 Parson(s) Street
11:00 a.m.
e-mail for info
Wednesday, October 1 Music Department
First Wednesday Student Recitals

Williams Center 123
12:00 noon

bring your lunch; dessert provided
(610) 330-5356

Wednesday, October 1

Performance Series: Footlights
Reduced Shakespeare Company: The Complete History of America (abridged)
Williams Center Main Stage 8:00 p.m.  
Thursday, October 2 Music Department
Faculty Recital: Skip Wilkins Quintet
Williams Center Main Stage 8:00 p.m. (610) 330-5356

Friday, October 10

Performance Series: Sound Alternatives
Obo Addy's Okropong
Williams Center Main Stage 8:00 p.m.  
Saturday, October 11 Performance Series: Chamber Music
Guarneri String Quartet
Williams Center Main Stage 8:00 p.m.  
October 26–December 7 Art Gallery
Nature (Re)Made: Artists Investigate Genomics
Williams Center Gallery (610) 330-5361
Wednesday–Saturday, October 29 –November 1 College Theater: Urinetown Williams Center Main Stage 8:00 p.m.  
Wednesday, November 5 Music Department
First Wednesday Student Recitals

Williams Center 123
12:00 noon

bring your lunch; dessert provided
(610) 330-5356
Thursday, November 6 Performance Series: Chamber Music
Jeremy Denk
Williams Center Main Stage 8:00 p.m.  
Friday, November 7 Performance Series: Sound Alternatives
Sweet Honey in the Rock
Williams Center Main Stage 8:00 p.m.  
Friday, November 14 Performance Series: Footlights
Liz Lerman Dance Exchange: Ferocious Beauty: Genome
Williams Center Main Stage 8:00 p.m.  
Saturday, November 15 Music Department
Concert Band
Williams Center Main Stage 8:00 p.m. (610) 330-5356
Sunday, November 16, 3:00 p.m. Arts Society/Special Event
An Afternoon of A Cappella
Williams Center Main Stage 3:00 p.m.
Monday–Tuesday, November 17–18 College Theater
Fringe XIV
Williams Center Black Box 8:00 p.m.  
Wednesday, November 19 Performance Series: Sound Alternatives
Kronos Quartet
Williams Center Main Stage 8:00 p.m.  
Thursday–Friday, November 20–21 College Theater
Fringe XIV
Williams Center Black Box 8:00 p.m.  
Saturday, November 22 Performance Series: Jazz Masters
Mulgrew Miller and Wingspan
Williams Center Main Stage 8:00 p.m.  
Sunday, November 23 Music Department
Orchestra
Williams Center Main Stage 3:00 p.m. (610) 330-5356
Tuesday, December 2 Performance Series: Chamber Music
Chamber Music Society of Lincoln Center
Williams Center Main Stage 8:00 p.m.  
Wednesday, December 3 Music Department
First Wednesday Student Recitals

Williams Center 123
12:00 noon

bring your lunch; dessert provided
(610) 330-5356
Friday, December 5 Music Department
Juried Student Recitals

Williams Center 123
12:00 noon

(610) 330-5356
Friday, December 5 Music Department
Jazz Ensemble
Williams Center Main Stage 8:00 p.m. (610) 330-5356
Saturday, December 6 Music Department
Concert Choir and Chamber Singers
Williams Center Main Stage 8:00 p.m. (610) 330-5356
January 2–25 Art Gallery
Altered and Assembled: The Beat Goes On—New Perspectives
Williams Center Gallery (610) 330-5361
January 29–March 7 Art Gallery
William T. Williams: Theme and Variations
Williams Center Gallery (610) 330-5361
Thursday, January 29 Performance Series: Special Event
Orpheus with Anoushka Shankar
Williams Center Main Stage 8:00 p.m.  
Saturday, January 31 Performance Series: Jazz Masters
Mulgrew Miller and Kenny Barron
Williams Center Main Stage 8:00 p.m.  
Sunday, February 1 Music Department
Faculty Recital: Alexis Fisher, piano
Williams Center Main Stage 3:00 p.m. (610) 330-5356
Wednesday, February 4 Music Department
First Wednesday Student Recitals

Williams Center 123
12:00 noon

bring your lunch; dessert provided
(610) 330-5356
Friday, February 6 Performance Series: Special Event
The SpokenWorld with Marc Bamuthi Joseph
Williams Center Main Stage 8:00 p.m.

Saturday, February 7

Performance Series: Jazz Masters
Dianne Reeves
Williams Center Main Stage 8:00 p.m.  
Wednesday, February 11 Performance Series: Footlights
Merce Cunningham Dance Company
Williams Center Main Stage 8:00 p.m.  
Wednesday, March 4 Music Department
First Wednesday Student Recitals

Williams Center 123
12:00 noon

bring your lunch; dessert provided
(610) 330-5356
Wednesday–Saturday, March 4–7 College Theater: The Good Person of Setzuan Williams Center Main Stage 8:00 p.m.  
March 22–May 10 Art Gallery
Larry Fink: The Sense of Sound
Williams Center Gallery (610) 330-5361
Monday, March 23 Performance Series: Chamber Music
Orpheus with Nadja Salerno-Sonnenberg
Williams Center Main Stage 8:00 p.m.  
Wednesday, March 25 Performance Series: Footlights
Ballet Hispanico: Palladium Nights
Williams Center Main Stage 8:00 p.m.  
Saturday, March 28 International Students' Association Extravaganza Gande Finale Williams Center Main Stage TBA  
April TBA Arts Society
Favorite Poem Reading
Williams Center Lobby 12:00 noonish bring your lunch; dessert provided
Thursday–Saturday, April 1–3 Marquis Players: Footloose Williams Center Main Stage TBA (610) 330-5320
Wednesday, April 1 Music Department
First Wednesday Student Recitals

Williams Center 123 12:00 noon

bring your lunch; dessert provided
(610) 330-5356
Tuesday, April 7 Performance Series: Sound Alternatives
An Irish Homecoming featuring Cherish the Ladies and Maura O'Connell
Williams Center Main Stage 8:00 p.m.  
Wednesday–Saturday, April 22–25 College Theater: Volpone Williams Center Black Box 8:00 p.m. NO LATE SEATING!
Saturday, April 25 Music Department
Concert Choir and Chamber Singers
Williams Center Main Stage 3:00 p.m. (610) 330-5356
Sunday, April 26 Music Department
Orchestra
Williams Center Main Stage 3:00 p.m. (610) 330-5356
Saturday, May 2 Music Department
Concert Band
Williams Center Main Stage 8:00 p.m. (610) 330-5356
Wednesday, May 3 Music Department
First Wednesday Student Recitals

Williams Center 123 12:00 noon

bring your lunch; dessert provided
(610) 330-5356
Friday, May 8 Music Department
Juried Student Recitals

Williams Center 123
12:00 noon

(610) 330-5356
Friday, May 8 Music Department
Jazz Ensemble
Williams Center Main Stage 8:00 p.m. (610) 330-5356
Saturday, May 9 Performance Series: Chamber Music
Orpheus with Susan Graham
Williams Center Main Stage 8:00 p.m.  

last updated October 7, 2008


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