2007–2008 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 30 Arts Society
All-Arts Picnic
626 Parson(s) Street
6:00 p.m.
side dishes and desserts welcome!
Friday, August 31 Music Department
Faculty Recital: Skip Wilkins Quintet
Williams Center Main Stage 8:000 p.m. (610) 330-5356
Saturday, September 1 Arts Society
Sixth Annual Pre-Game Block pARTy
600 block Parsons Street
3–6:00 p.m.
September 6–October 28 Art Gallery
A Son and His Adoptive Father
Williams Center Gallery (610) 330-5361
Thursday, September 6 Lloyd Kramer lecture Williams Center Main Stage 4:00 p.m. Lafayette 250th Celebration
Friday, September 7 Performance Series: Special Event
Philomel with Julianne Baird
Williams Center Main Stage 8:00 p.m. Lafayette 250th Celebration
Saturday, September 8 Performance Series: Jazz Masters
Dave Holland and Steve Nelson
Williams Center Main Stage 8:00 p.m.  
Tuesday, September 18 Brown Bag with College Archivist Diane Shaw Williams Center room 108 12:15 p.m. Lafayette 250th Celebration
Wednesday–Saturday, September 26–29 College Theater: 365 Days/365 Plays Williams Center Black Box 8:00 p.m. NO LATE SEATING!
Tuesday, October 2 Performance Series: Footlights
Essential Martha Graham
Williams Center Main Stage 8:00 p.m.  
Wednesday, October 3 Music Department
First Wednesday Student Recitals

Williams Center 123
12:00 noon

(610) 330-5356

Wednesday, October 3

Performance Series: Sound Alternatives
Spanish Harlem Orchestra
Williams Center Main Stage 8:00 p.m.  
Thursday, October 4 Performance Series: Chamber Music
American Brass Quintet with Billy Childs
Williams Center Main Stage 8:00 p.m.  
Friday, October 12 Office of Intercultural Development
N*gger W*tback Ch*nk
Williams Center Main Stage 7:00 p.m. (610) 330-5819
Friday, October 19 Ron Chernow lecture Williams Center Main Stage 4:00 p.m. Lafayette 250th Celebration
Friday, October 19 Performance Series: Chamber Music
Orpheus with Yefim Bronfman
Williams Center Main Stage 8:00 p.m.  
Wednesday–Saturday, October 31–November 3 College Theater: Our Town Williams Center Main Stage 8:00 p.m.  
November 5–December 16 Art Gallery
History Paintings from the Lafayette College Art Collection
Williams Center Gallery (610) 330-5361
Wednesday, November 7 Music Department
First Wednesday Student Recitals

Williams Center 123
12:00 noon

(610) 330-5356

Wednessday–Thursday, November 7–8

Performance Series: Footlights
Danny Hoch's Takin' Over
Williams Center Main Stage 8:00 p.m.  
Friday, November 9 Performance Series: Jazz Masters
Roy Hargrove and Mulgrew Miller
Williams Center Main Stage 8:00 p.m.  
Saturday, November 10 Performance Series: Chamber Music
Elizabeth Field
Williams Center Main Stage 8:00 p.m.  
Sunday, November 11, 3:00 p.m. Arts Society/Special Event
An Afternoon of A Cappella
Williams Center Main Stage 3:00 p.m.
Monday, November 12 Art Gallery
Barbara Mitnick lecture
Williams Center room 108 4:00 p.m. (610) 330-5361
Monday–Tuesday, November 12–13 College Theater
Fringe XV
Williams Center Black Box 8:00 p.m.  
Wednesday, November 14 Art Department
Riley Temple lecture
Williams Center room 108 4:00 p.m. (610) 330-5356
Wednesday, November 14 Performance Series: Sound Alternatives
Yamato
Williams Center Main Stage 8:00 p.m.  
Thursday–Friday, November 15–16 College Theater
Fringe XV
Williams Center Black Box 8:00 p.m.  
Saturday, December 1 Music Department
Concert Band
Williams Center Main Stage 8:00 p.m. (610) 330-5356
Sunday, December 2 Music Department
Orchestra
Williams Center Main Stage 3:00 p.m. (610) 330-5356
Wednesday, December 5 Music Department
First Wednesday Student Recitals

Williams Center 123
12:00 noon

(610) 330-5356
Friday, December 7 Music Department
Juried Student Recitals

Williams Center 123
12:00 noon

(610) 330-5356
Friday, December 7 Music Department
Jazz Ensemble
Williams Center Main Stage 8:00 p.m. (610) 330-5356
Saturday, December 8 Music Department
Concert Choir and Chamber Singers
Williams Center Main Stage 8:00 p.m. (610) 330-5356
January 3–17 Art Gallery
Isadore LaDuca: Recent Works
Williams Center Gallery (610) 330-5361
Friday, February 1 Performance Series: Jazz Masters
Lewis Nash and Steve Wilson
Williams Center Main Stage 8:00 p.m.  
February 3–March 16 Art Gallery
John "Crash" Matos: Recent Works
Williams Center Gallery (610) 330-5361
Sunday, February 3, 3:00 p.m. Performance Series: Chamber Music
Orpheus with Nikolaj Znaider
Williams Center Main Stage 3:00 p.m.  
Tuesday, February 5 Performance Series: Sound Alternatives
Shoghaken Folk Ensemble
Williams Center Main Stage 8:00 p.m.  
Wednesday, February 6 Music Department
First Wednesday Student Recitals

Williams Center 123
12:00 noon

(610) 330-5356
Friday, February 8 Cadence: Sweet Sixteen Concert Williams Center Main Stage TBA  
Saturday, February 9 Music Department
Choral Festival
Williams Center Main Stage TBA (610) 330-5356
Sunday, February 10 Music Department
Faculty Recital: Alexis Fisher, piano, and Susan Charlton, flute
Williams Center Main Stage 2:00 p.m. (610) 330-5356
Tuesday, February 12 Performance Series: Footlights
Urban Bush Women and Jant-Bi
Williams Center Main Stage 8:00 p.m.  
Wednesday, March 5 Music Department
First Wednesday Student Recitals

Williams Center 123
12:00 noon

(610) 330-5356
Wednesday–Saturday, March 5–8 College Theater: Pride and Prejudice Williams Center Main Stage 8:00 p.m.  

Tuesday, March 11

Performance Series: Jazz Masters
Gary Burton and Chick Corea
Williams Center Main Stage 8:00 p.m.  
Wednesday, March 12 Performance Series: Chamber Music
Trio Solisti with Alan Kay
Williams Center Main Stage 8:00 p.m.  
March 24–May 24 Art Gallery
LOOK AT ME!: The Performative Impulse in Recent Chinese Photography
Williams Center Gallery (610) 330-5361
Friday, March 28 Performance Series: Special Event
Orpheus with Dame Felicity Lott
Williams Center Main Stage 8:00 p.m.  
Saturday, March 29 Performance Series: Sound Alternatives
New York Voices
Williams Center Main Stage 8:00 p.m.  
April TBA Marquis Players: TBA Williams Center Main Stage TBA (610) 330-5320
April TBA Arts Society
Favorite Poem Reading
Williams Center Lobby 12:00 noonish bring your lunch; dessert provided
Wednesday, April 2 Music Department
First Wednesday Student Recitals

Williams Center 123
12:00 noon

(610) 330-5356
Tuesday, April 8 Performance Series: Footlights
Paul Taylor Dance Company
Williams Center Main Stage 8:00 p.m.  
Wednesday, April 9 Performance Series: Chamber Music
Emerson String Quartet
Williams Center Main Stage 8:00 p.m.  
Friday, April 11 Synchromotion Williams Center Main Stage 8:00 p.m.  
Saturday, April 12 International Students Association
Extravaganza
Williams Center Main Stage 7:00 p.m.  
Wednesday–Saturday, April 23–26 College Theater: The Shape of Things Williams Center Black Box 8:00 p.m. NO LATE SEATING!
Sunday, April 27 Music Department
Orchestra
Williams Center Main Stage 3:00 p.m. (610) 330-5356
Saturday, April 26 Music Department
Concert Choir and Chamber Singers
Williams Center Main Stage 5:00 p.m. (610) 330-5356
Friday, May 2 Music Department
Jazz Ensemble
Williams Center Main Stage 8:00 p.m. (610) 330-5356
Saturday, May 3 Music Department
Concert Band
Williams Center Main Stage 8:00 p.m. (610) 330-5356
Wednesday, May 7 Music Department
First Wednesday Student Recitals

Williams Center 123
12:00 noon

(610) 330-5356
Friday, May 9 Music Department
Juried Student Recitals

Williams Center 123
12:00 noon

(610) 330-5356

last updated July 25, 2007


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