On Friday, May 16, the Rabbit Gallery opened its doors once again for a new year and under a new board. Located this year at 502 West College Ave, the opening reception featured refreshments, live music and a new crop of artistic submissions in all genres and invited students, professors, donors and guests to come…
“Wolf Hall” by Hilary Mantel
Most people know that Henry VIII had six wives, but their knowledge of history might not go any deeper than that. British author Hilary Mantel dives deep into this era of history in her 2009 Booker-winning novel “Wolf Hall,” which follows Henry VIII’s chief minister Thomas Cromwell on his rise to power from lowly peasant…
The Ballroom Thieves to bring unique sound to Lawrence campus
On Saturday, May 17, Boston-based band The Ballroom Thieves will bring their unique rock/folk blend to Lawrence in the Esch-Hurvis room. Featuring Martin Earley on guitar, Devin Mauch on percussion and Calin Peters on cello with all three contributing vocals, the band are currently in the midst of a six week US tour. I got…
“The Weird Sisters” provides a delightful, Shakespeare inspired read
While the title of Eleanor Brown’s “The Weird Sisters” instantly evokes pictures of the three haggard crones from Shakespeare’s “Macbeth,” Brown’s three sisters, three women in their 30s from a tiny Midwestern college town, are decidedly less imposing, and Brown’s story is definitely more of a contemporary fiction than a Shakespearean fantasy. The sisters do,…
Author Talk – Bruce Machart and Matthew Batt
Author Talk – Bruce Machart and Matthew Batt As part of the 7th annual Fox Cities Book Festival from Monday, April 7 to Sunday, April 13, authors Bruce Machart and Matthew Batt, old friends and classmates of Lawrence Associate Professor of English David McGlynn, gathered in the Pusey room of the Warch Campus Center to…
“Bird Lady” transforms photographs into movements
On Thursday, April 3, and Friday, April 4, Rebecaa Salzer Dance Theatre presented the premiere of “Bird Lady,” a multimedia dance piece conceived by Salzer, Visiting Assistant Professor of Dance, and Kristine McIntyre. The piece is inspired by the work of Chicago nanny and street photographer Vivian Maier, who took over 150,000 photographs throughout her…
“Winter Light” exhibition explores winter and humanity
On Thursday, Feb. 6, the winter cold permeated the third floor of the Seeley G. Mudd library as the students of the Introduction to Photography class opened their new exhibition, “Winter Light,” in the Mudd Gallery. Inspired by Ingmar Bergman’s film of the same name, the students used low-tech HOLGA cameras to explore the stark,…
Steve Martin’s “An Object of Beauty” examines the morality of the art world
You probably saw it, walking through the book aisle in Target or Costco. Its white cover contrasts sharply with the colorful romance novels and thrillers around it. But you might have done a double take when you saw the author’s name. “Huh,” you might have thought, “He has the same name as Steve Martin.” And…
Wriston Art Center Galleries debut three fall exhibitions
On Friday, Sept. 27, the Wriston Art Center Galleries debuted their three new Fall exhibitions. Washington, D.C.-based artist Stephanie J. Williams, whose exhibition “Homegrown” is currently showing in the Kohler Gallery, opened the exhibitions with a lecture about her influences and inspirations in art. After the lecture, attendees were invited to partake in refreshments, chat…
César Aira puzzles and entertains
If you ploughed through Jorge Luis Borges’s short stories long after the Freshman Studies assignments were over and read Garcia Marquez’s “One Hundred Years of Solitude” for fun over the summer, then look no further than César Aira’s “The Literary Conference” for your next read. Aira is one of his native Argentina’s most prolific contemporary…