|
|
| Start Date and Time | Event Details | Location |
|
| 6:30 PM - 7:30 PM | Music Program Presents: Wonderful Flight to the Mushroom Planet
A totally amazing totally online production of WONDERFUL FLIGHT TO THE MUSHROOM PLANET, the great story of two children and their chicken who fly to the Mushroom Planet to save it from destruction. This original musical, composed by Prof. Penny Prince of the Music Program, with a script written by the cast, is based on a play by Jeffrey Beer and the much loved science fiction book of the same name by Eleanor Cameron. There are 10 songs, dances, laughter, and love.
Suitable for ages 2 to 120.
The cast and crew are current Lehman students, alumni, and community members.
Technical Director: Eduardo Resendiz-Gomez (alum);
Recording Engineer: Steven Buonanotte (Lehman Multimedia Center);
Animator: Brandon Marcano (alum)
Choreographer: Colette Ambo (alum)
Premiering Tuesday, September 22, 2020 at 6:30 p.m. as a livestream on YouTube, and thereafter available on YouTube.
Length: Approximately one hour.
Link to Premier on YouTube:
https://youtu.be/IbwgYh2b_KA_
| |
| 6:30 PM | | |
|
| 12:30 PM - 1:45 PM | The Trouble With My Name performance by Javier Avila
The Trouble with My Name examines the issues of language, race, and social justice in an eye-opening performance where Ávila engages the audience as he tells the story of his life and reads poetry that illustrates what it means to be the American of the future. Ávila’s show breaks barriers and embraces the diversity of a nation whose history is rich and colorful. The message transcends boundaries of race, ethnicity, and geography.
| |
|
| 3:30 PM - 5:00 PM | Poet Carlos Andres Gómez
Andrés Gómez is a Colombian American poet, speaker, actor, and author of Fractures, winner of the Felix Pollak Prize in Poetry, Hijito, winner of the Broken River Prize and a #1 SPD bestseller, and the memoir Man Up: Reimagining Modern Manhood, released by Penguin Random House. A star of HBO’s Def Poetry Jam, TV One’s Verses and Flow, and Spike Lee’s #1 box office movie Inside Man with Denzel Washington, Carlos is widely known for his viral poems, “Where are you really from?” and “What Latino Looks Like,” which have garnered millions of views online. Winner of the Atlanta Review International Poetry Prize and the Sandy Crimmins National Prize for Poetry, he partnered with John Legend on Senior Orientation, a program to counteract bullying and champion inclusive masculinity among high school students. Carlos is a proud Latinx and father. | |
| Start Date and Time | Event Details | Location |
|
| All Day | | Old Gym Building - (Student Health Center, B008) |
| All Day | | Old Gym Building - (Student Health Center, B008) |
| All Day | | Speech and Theatre Building - (Lovinger Theatre) |
| 8:00 AM - 10:45 PM | | Information Technology Center
|
| 10:00 AM - 4:00 PM | The New York Latin American Art Triennial 2019: Progressive Transition
Progressive Transition explores the action and effect of moving from one state to another. More broadly, the project shows the drive towards transformation in the arts. The artists’ need to “feel part of something” that can likewise be recognized and defined by others will be explored within the exhibition. The work on view represents the artistic transition seen against a landscape of societal progress. The project highlights cultural exchange and, at its core, examines the implications of transition on an evolving Latin American culture.
| |
| 3:00 PM - 4:30 PM | MASTERCLASS - Mandarin Voice & Diction with Phillip Cheah
Conductor, pianist, and singer Phillip Cheah visits MSP226 (Voice and Diction I) and MSP205 (Ensemble for Voices and Instruments) to give a masterclass on singing Chinese folk-music in Mandarin. The work accomplished during this masterclass will be showcased on the Ensemble LCCM student recital on Dec. 6th, 2019. | Music Building - (306 (Recital Hall)) |
| 4:30 PM - 6:30 PM | Workshop # 8
The prerequisite for this module is an Introduction to Leadership program. This fun,experiential program will facilitate student development in critical thinking and problem solving. They will use the Social Change Model to conceptualize, develop and implement a capstone project to serve their community.
Student Life Building, Room 111A
| |
| 5:00 PM - 6:00 PM | | |
| 7:30 PM - 9:30 PM | Jazz Festival—Victor Lin Trio Featured Performance
The Victor Lin Trio will deliver a special performance in the 2019 Johnny Pacheco Jazz Festival at Lehman College. Lin has performed in a wide and eclectic variety of contexts. As a pianist, he has performed at Lincoln Center Out-Of-Doors, Bryant Park’s Piano Series, and recently been featured in Jack Kleinsinger’s “Highlights In Jazz” at the Tribeca Performing Arts Center.
In addition, Lin has performed at Flushing Town Hall, The Japan Society, and The Blue Note, and is a regular at the well-known Knickerbocker in downtown Manhattan. As a violinist, he has been a part of Frank Vignola’s Hot Club USA and The Howard Fishman Quartet.
Daniel Stein, Andrew Latona, and lead by Victor Lin, director of Jazz Studies at the Calhoun School.
Information: www.lehman.edu/jazzfest
Donate: www.lehman.edu/givetojazz
Watch live: www.lehman.edu/jazzfeststream | Speech and Theatre Building - (Lovinger Theatre) |
|
