Somewhat in keeping with the flood of parodies that have inundated Wesleying over the past few days, here’s one in honor of Dr. Seuss’s bday (which is today). It gets really good around 2:00.
via Jezebel
February 8, 2010 – 5:48 PM
[ February 8, 2010; 10:00 PM to 11:00 PM. ] There will be a meeting tonight at 10 pm in Usdan to figure out how Wesleyan students can help and support Middletown residents affected by the power plant explosion. Come to figure out plans, logistics and future projects.
Date: Monday, 2/8 (today)
Time: 10 pm
Location: Usdan 108
January 31, 2010 – 8:57 PM
[ February 1, 2010; 8:00 PM to 10:00 PM. 8:00 PM to 10:00 PM. ] Come to the Woodhead Lounge this Monday February 1 at 8 pm to kick off a super GREEN spring semester. If you want to get involved in anything environment-related this spring, this is the meeting to attend. The Environmental Organizers’ Network is new and improved and making moves to make Wes more sustainable. Come join [...]
January 26, 2010 – 2:27 PM
[ January 27, 2010; 7:00 PM to 8:00 PM. January 29, 2010; 8:00 PM to 10:00 PM. January 30, 2010; 8:00 PM to 10:00 PM. ] The next event in the CFA’s Breaking Ground Dance Series is almost upon us: Morgan Thorson’s HEAVEN goes up this Friday and Saturday at 8 pm in the CFA Theater. In short, the piece is an investigation into religious/spiritual ecstasy using dance, music, lighting and research into religious practices as a means of exploration…but since [...]
January 22, 2010 – 4:19 PM
[ January 22, 2010; 5:00 PM to 7:00 PM. 5:00 PM to 7:00 PM. ]
Still from Forever (2006)
Before you head over to Aladdin, you might want to check out the new show in Zilkha, opening tonight at 5 (with a gallery talk at 5:30). Not like I really need to say this, but gallery openings mean food. Tasty, tasty food.
This show consists of two video projections (Forever, 2006 and Your Blood [...]
January 10, 2010 – 11:56 PM
Though I recognize that this may contribute to your winter break brainrot rather than relieve it, sometimes I just feel like we could all use a little Lady Gaga in our lives. Or in this case a little FauxGa (term and first video lovingly snatched from Jezebel). I was a little on the fence as [...]
January 4, 2010 – 12:41 AM
[ February 6, 2010; February 7, 2010; ] when you’re bored this break!
Auditions for Mabuhay (pronounced ma-BOO-high) will be the first weekend of February (Saturday, 2/6 and Sunday, 2/7). Start thinking of performances now: spoken words, videos, musical numbers, modern or traditional dances, social commentaries, etc… Auditions will be up to 10 minutes per performance. The committee would like to get an idea [...]
January 2, 2010 – 7:13 PM
Head’s up! Sustainability interns Ali San Roman ‘11 and Nora Christiani ‘11 inform us that the Intern position is opening up for next year. If you’re interested in campus sustainability issues, this is a really great way to get involved. Speaking from personal experience, this job gets you right in the thick of things. Lots [...]
December 31, 2009 – 7:44 PM
Happy New Year! To sum it all up, here are two videos:
The end part of this one is pretty much hilarious:
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…and this one makes me feel like my head is about to explode as I frantically attempt to identify the songs, all of which are obviously naggingly familiar:
December 19, 2009 – 12:25 PM
In the holiday spirit of thanking people and making toasts, here’s a toast to our very own Sheek! Recently named WesCeleb, Sheek has been holding down the fort and keeping Wesleying interesting for two years now, and hey, it’s only fitting that he get some recognition.
So thanks, Sheek, for keeping us on our toes, posting [...]
December 14, 2009 – 2:19 AM
[ December 15, 2009; 1:00 PM to 5:00 PM. 1:00 PM to 5:00 PM. 1:00 PM to 5:00 PM. 1:00 PM to 5:00 PM. 1:00 PM to 5:00 PM. 1:00 PM to 5:00 PM. ] Behind on your holiday “shopping?” Check out the second Really, really free market of the semester this Tuesday, 12/15 (the first day of reading…two days? whatever it is).
From the facebook event:
A Really, Really Free Market is like a potluck where everybody brings something and goes away with more. We all have skills, ideas, objects, smiles, [...]
December 8, 2009 – 12:06 AM
[ December 8, 2009; 7:00 PM to 9:00 PM. 7:00 PM to 9:00 PM. ] Gene Baur, animal rights activist, best-selling author and president and co-founder of Farm Sanctuary is coming to Wes tomorrow! He will be giving a talk entitled The Intersections of a Meat-Based Diet and Climate Change: How Our Food Choices Make a World of a Difference.
Date: Tuesday, Dec. 8
Time: [...]
November 30, 2009 – 8:00 AM
[ December 4, 2009; 2:15 PM to 6:00 PM. 2:15 PM to 6:00 PM. 2:15 PM to 6:00 PM. 2:15 PM to 6:00 PM. 2:15 PM to 6:00 PM. 2:15 PM to 6:00 PM. 2:15 PM to 6:00 PM. 2:15 PM to 6:00 PM. ] From Erin O’Donnell ‘12:
Senator Joseph Lieberman is one of the key people shaping our country’s climate change legislation. He is expected to release a compromise framework before the UN Climate Change Conference in Copenhagen this December.
Join Wesleyan 350 to rally in front of Lieberman’s office in Hartford. Show our senator that his constituents care about [...]
November 14, 2009 – 7:19 PM
[ November 15, 2009; 1:00 PM to 5:00 PM. 1:00 PM to 5:00 PM. ] WesRUM’s Really Really Free Market is happening tomorrow from 1-5 in the Nic Lounge. Offer your unwanted clothes, food, games, services, musical talents, books, etc and take whatever you want for free!
Date: Sunday, 11/15
Time: 1-5 pm
Location: Nic Lounge
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November 10, 2009 – 3:30 PM
[ November 13, 2009; 2:15 PM to 6:00 PM. 2:15 PM to 6:00 PM. ] From 350 Wesleyan:
Come to the statewide Rally for Climate Solutions this Friday, November 13th!!
350 Wesleyan and ConnPIRG are planning a powerful event to show Senator Lieberman and Senator Dodd that students from all over Connecticut are asking for strong, environmental leaders.
It is crucial that we take action now, as the Senate considers climate legislation, and [...]
November 10, 2009 – 2:18 PM
[ November 12, 2009; 8:00 PM to 9:00 PM. ] Rhodessa Jones (sister of Bill T. Jones, who was the class of 2010’s First Year Matters performer/lecturer) will be on campus this week working with theater students and students and faculty engaged in the Prison Education Program. She will also give a solo performance/talk this Thursday.
Jones is Co-Artistic Director of the acclaimed San Francisco-based performance [...]
November 6, 2009 – 1:41 AM
[ November 7, 2009; 8:00 PM to 10:00 PM. ]
Though I don’t think this is how things will turn out for me (for the sake of humanity, my singing should never leave the shower), Wesleyan Alumna (and former CFA Intern) Amy Crawford ‘05 is returning to Wes Friday Saturday night, this time as a performer. Apparently, she didn’t even think she could sing until [...]
November 3, 2009 – 10:58 PM
[ November 4, 2009; 7:00 PM to 8:00 PM. ]
Food Not Bombs co-founder (and delightful storyteller) Keith McHenry will discuss the history, principles and current actions of the Food Not Bombs movement and share tales from his 30 years of personal involvement for which he spent two years in jail and faced life in prison in California.
Food Not Bombs, an anti-authoritarian, anti-hunger, anti-military (dis)organization, [...]
October 28, 2009 – 7:36 PM
Looks like I was right…you do have cool rooms! Keep sending us pictures (and remember, you can also commission us to take high quality (…) photos of your place if you so desire). Here are some views of a classy, coffee-themed abode belonging to Alex Bernson ‘11:
I maximized space in my room by pushing my [...]
October 23, 2009 – 12:16 AM
Remember that time Mocon was full of things you could buy for cheap? In an effort to continue events along those lines, WesRUM (Wesleyan Students Re-using materials) will be holding a free market after fall break. You bring (usable) stuff you don’t want, other people take it and you take their stuff. Easy-peasy and free [...]
October 16, 2009 – 9:00 AM
[ October 17, 2009; 8:00 PM; ]
Omar Sosa: Afreecanos Quartet comes to Crowell this Saturday at 8. Sosa is a hugely multi-talented and creative guy–composer, arranger, producer, pianist, percussionist and bandleader.
His music is an electric mix of Afro-Cuban jazz, rooted in folkloric traditions but not without experimentation. A video:
Date: Saturday, 10/17
Time: 8 pm
Location: Crowell Concert Hall
Tickets:$6 for Wes students, $18 for [...]
October 15, 2009 – 11:40 PM
[ October 16, 2009 8:00 PM to October 17, 2009 10:00 PM. October 16, 2009 8:00 PM to October 17, 2009 10:00 PM. October 16, 2009 8:00 PM to October 17, 2009 10:00 PM. October 16, 2009 8:00 PM to October 17, 2009 10:00 PM. October 16, 2009 8:00 PM to October 17, 2009 10:00 PM. October 16, 2009 8:00 PM to October 17, 2009 10:00 PM. October 17, 2009; 8:00 PM to 10:00 PM. 8:00 PM to 10:00 PM. 8:00 PM to 10:00 PM. 8:00 PM to 10:00 PM. 8:00 PM to 10:00 PM. 8:00 PM to 10:00 PM. ]
Perhaps you’ve seen the photographs in Zilkha South, or perhaps you had your own portrait taken at the opening…well now you can see a portrait of the portraitist, in puppeteer Dan Hurlin’s Disfarmer, opening Friday night and continuing on Saturday. The work is a cutting-edge puppet theater piece (not your average Punch and Judy) exploring [...]
October 13, 2009 – 12:49 AM
While Middletown may not be Florence, and the view from your room might be some guy upchucking on a particularly festive Saturday night, I bet you have some pretty cool stuff in your room. And by now, you’ve had time to properly arrange it all (or, in my case, get a nice big pile of [...]
October 8, 2009 – 3:58 PM
[ October 9, 2009; 5:00 PM to 7:00 PM. 5:00 PM to 7:00 PM. 5:00 PM to 7:00 PM. 5:00 PM to 7:00 PM. 5:00 PM to 7:00 PM. 5:00 PM to 7:00 PM. 5:00 PM to 7:00 PM. ]
Come to the opening reception of Mike Disfarmer: Photographs from 5-7 this Friday! Gallery talk by Nina Felshin at 5:30.
There will be a PHOTO BOOTH where you can get your portrait taken for FREE! We’ll email you the photo afterwards. Period-appropriate attire (30s and 40s) is encouraged (read: costume party!); there will also be a [...]
September 28, 2009 – 8:05 PM
[ September 29, 2009; 12:00 PM to 1:00 PM. ] By now, you’ve probably noticed the trailer, known as Emergency Response Studio, in the CFA courtyard. And whether you’ve only seen it in passing or you’ve explored the whole exhibition, you’ve probably heard some buzzwords associated with it–”mobile artist’s studio,” “embedding in a post-disaster situation,” “sustainability,” and more.
Beneath all that, you’ve probably also heard (or [...]
September 23, 2009 – 7:26 PM
[ September 25, 2009; 4:00 PM; September 26, 2009; 1:30 PM; ]
Directed by Robert Broadfoot ‘10, “Fox and Hounds” is a story of two con-women. We are searching for actors for the lead roles of:
Scarlett: early 20’s, a smart and sexy con-woman, “the bitch”
Lucille: early 20’s, a clever and feisty con-woman, Scarlett’s rival
Please sign up on the call board in the CFA Theater Studios. Come prepared [...]
September 20, 2009 – 10:31 PM
[ September 21, 2009; 9:00 PM to 10:00 PM. ]
EON (the Environmental Organizers Network) has its first meeting Monday night (that would be tomorrow) at 9 pm in the Woodhead Lounge (see map on the blog). The group has had a major makeover, so whether you’re a former member or fresh meat (or perhaps a vegetable, since they’re less carbon-heavy), this is the meeting [...]
September 20, 2009 – 8:51 PM
[ September 21, 2009; 4:15 PM to 5:15 PM. 4:15 PM to 5:15 PM. ] WesESL is now hiring. Looks like we missed info session #1, but if you get on it you could catch the one tomorrow afternoon:
Interested in teaching English? WesESL provides English lessons to Spanish-speaking custodial workers on campus. We are now searching for English tutors for the semester. Positions are voluntary, or work-study paid. Come to [...]
September 10, 2009 – 5:13 PM
[ September 11, 2009; 5:00 PM to 7:00 PM. ]
Remember that space-station-esque addition to the CFA courtyard? Well, put an end to your puzzlement tomorrow and head over to the opening reception for the Ezra and Cecile Zilkha Gallery’s latest show, Paul Villinski: Emergency Response Studio (ERS for short). The show consists of a refurbished FEMA-type trailer and a host of other materials on [...]
September 9, 2009 – 9:47 PM
If you did and you haven’t received it yet, you should contact Nora Christiani ‘11 and Ali San Roman ‘11, the sustainability interns.
Email wesustainability (at) gmail with your name and some contact info (and perhaps a description of the couch).
PS: this was the third link down when I googled “couch.” New item for the [...]
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