New Commons Film Series: Wild Nights With Emily February 23, 2022, 7:00pm-9:00pm Emery Performance Space This event is free and open to the public. Just us for a screening of Madeline Olnek’s 2018 film, Wild Nights with Emily. This event is sponsored by The New Commons Project.
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New Commons Keynote: Rachel Lindsay, “PERSEPOLIS & the Graphic Memoir” February 23, 2022, 11:45am-1:00pm Emery Performance Space This event is free and open to the public. Vermont-based cartoonist Rachel Lindsay examines why comics are a powerful storytelling tool, and where Satrapi’s work fits into the medium. Rachel Lindsay’s book, RX: A…
Comments closedNew Commons Keynote Lecture: Liz Prince, “PERSEPOLIS and the Autobiographical Comic Book” February 16, 11:45am-1:00pm Emery Community Arts Center Performance Space This event is free and open to the public. Award-winning cartoonist Liz Prince examines why comics are a powerful storytelling tool, and where Satrapi’s work fits into the medium. Come…
Comments closedNew Commons Project Film Series: PERSEPOLIS February 12, 7:00pm-9:00pm Emery Community Arts Center Performance Space This event is free and open to the public. Join us in a screening of the highly acclaimed film adaptation of Marjane Satrapi’s Persepolis. Discussion to follow. Notes from Dr. Erika Rodrigeuz, NCP Assistant…
Comments closedFaculty Panel: The Cultural Context of Persepolis February 7, 11:45am-1:00pm Emery Community Arts Center This event is free and open to the public. Join Professors Waleck Dalpour, Nasser Rohani, Ali Geshnizjani, and Linda Beck in a conversation about Marjane Satrapi’s Persepolis that delves into Iranian history. Notes from…
Comments closedArtist Talk with Dawn Nye February 2, 2022 at 11:45am Performance Space, Emery Community Arts Center Please join us for an artist talk with UMF Associate Professor of Art, Dawn Nye. During her presentation, Professor Nye will discuss her recent documentary projects and her new exhibition, American Conversations, on view from…
Comments closedDeath of a Salesman December 9th, 10th & 11th at 7:00pm December 12th at 2:00pm This event is free and open to the public, but reservations are required. Make your reservation here: https://forms.gle/DrT4EHUnLdqjDAjb8 Widely considered one of the best plays of the 20th century, Death of a Salesman explores…
Comments closed21st Annual Animation Show of Shows November 18, 2021 7:00pm Emery Community Arts Center Performance Space This event is free and open to the public *Some subject matter is of a mature nature and not intended for young children. Trailer: https://www.facebook.com/AnimationShowOfShows/videos/the-21st-annual-animation-show-of-shows-trailer/513535475902572/ THE 21ST ANNUAL ANIMATION SHOW OF SHOWS OFFERS A DIVERSE…
Comments closedNCP Keynote Lecture: Kevin Wynter, “The Final Brother: On Horror and Black Survivability” November 10, 11:45am-1:00pm Emery Performance Space This event is free and open to the public. Do Black people always die first in horror movies? Is it possible to be Black and successfully survive a horror film? This…
Comments closedMichael Johnson, “GET OUT and the History of African Americans in Horror Films“ November 5, 11:45am-1pm Emery Performance Space This event is free and open to the public. Join Dr. Michael Johnson (Professor of English at UMF) for an examination of Get Out‘s place within a long lineage of…
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