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In a world where nothing lasts forever, how do we live? Ann Tashi Slater will discuss how we can find meaning and happiness in the face of the inevitable changes that life brings, drawing on her book, TRAVELING IN BARDO: THE ART OF LIVING IN AN IMPERMANENT WORLD (Balance/Hachette).
Performers will celebrate the Centennial of Route 66, which begins in Illinois, with songs about road trips, cars, places along Route 66, etc. - Sunday, April 26, 2-4 p.m., Stage Left Cafe next to the Woodstock Opera House on the Square in Woodstock, IL
Through a tuneful and character-driven score that blends wit and pathos, this original musical reflects on a life in the theater, and the human journey both on stage and off. Join us for a concert evening from Prospect Musicals' founding artists, sharing their newest work-in-process show.
As part of the Princeton French Film Series, join us for an exclusive US Premiere screening of "The Stranger" (French: "L'Etranger") (2025) adapted from Albert Camus' eponymous novel by award-winning filmmaker François Ozon who will be in attendance with actress Rebecca Marder (Comédie Française) for a special Q&A.
Class of 2010's Dominique Salerno will be premiering an original indie pilot she wrote, produced, and stars in at New York Comedy Film Festival this February.
Zabel in Exile is a searing memory play that honors the strength of a woman unafraid to stand up to tyranny and wrestles with whether it is possible to continue to believe in light during times of endless darkness.
The New Amsterdam Symphony Orchestra welcomes Guest Conductor Claire Lewis for the second concert in its 50th-anniversary season. The program opens with Sibelius' rousing Finlandia, followed by Rachmaninoff's captivating Second Piano Concerto featuring soloist William Wolfram.
As part of the Princeton French Film Series and GSG's Events for Black History Month, join us for a special screening of four-Cesar-winner The Story of Souleymane (2024) by Boris Lojkine who follows a fictional asylum seeker from Guinea, Africa working in the French capital as a bike deliverer.
With the economy on edge, come see NYC's best comedians make fun of economics, money, business, and finance. EconLoL is the world’s first, best, and only economics-themed comedy variety show.
Freddy Blohm '75 appearing at Sugar Mouse, NYC, February 4th at 7pm.
Foolproof is brassy, toe-tapping musical comedy by Sonya Hayden '16 and Megan Loughran. The show will have a reading at Goodspeed's Festival of New Musicals in Connecticut on Sunday, January 18th at 1pm.
Princeton's Famous Triangle Club hits the road again, bringing its signature hilarity to 8 cities for a one-night-only performance from January 16-24, 2026.
Art Against Racism and West Windsor Arts Council, (both 501(c)(3) organizations), invited artists to submit artwork for Not Afraid, a juried exhibition of work that empowers artists to explore the intersection of identity and culture.
Judith Sloan and Najla Said '96 present a new work-in-progress, Imperfect Allies: Children of Opposite Sides, directed by Suzanne Agins '97. Starting Thursday, December 11 at the Universalist National Memorial Church in Washington, DC.
Freddy Blohm '75 will be appearing as part of lineup of singer-songwriters, Wednesday December 10th, from 7 to 9pm at The Jersey Shore Arts Center, 66 South Main Street, Ocean Grove NJ.
Luke Strathmann (MPA '19) is bringing together his favorite comedians to make fun of economics with PowerPoints.
OKLAHOMA SAMOVAR, winner of the National Jewish Playwriting Contest, is inspired by Cohen’s great-grandparents, the only Jews in the 1887 Oklahoma Land Run. December 5-21, Thurs-Sat at 7pm, Sundays at 2pm, Monday Dec 8 at 7pm. At La MaMa, 66 E. 4th St, NYC.
DUM CANTO SPERO (“While I sing, I hope”) is Amuse Singers’ winter choral concert, taking place on Dec 5, 2025 at 7 PM at St. Ignatius of Antioch, 552 West End Ave.
2021/2022 Hodder Fellow Leslie Cuyjet shares her one-woman show, For All Your Life for BAM's Next Wave Festival December 3 - 7 at BAM Fisher in Brooklyn.
Join us as we celebrate the release of Stacy Wolf and Paige Allen's new book Feminist Approaches in Musical Theatre. The authors' conversation will be facilitated by Jill Dolan. The event will be held at Labyrinth Books (122 Nassau Street, Princeton, NJ) on December 2 at 6 pm.
Along Love’s Journey
Music & Poetry by Bach, Palestrina, Rilke, Hafez, and Coleridge-Taylor
November 23rd at 4pm.
A4P invites the Princeton community to join its inaugural book club. On Monday, November 17th at 8:30pm EST we will be discussing Mathey Girls by Melody Chu '01 in an online discussion with the author.
"Until We Fill the Ocean" is an immersive, multidisciplinary performance that honors the stories and poetry of detainees at Angel Island Immigration Station in Northern California (1910–1940). The performance will be taking place on Saturday, November 15 at 3pm EST at the Detroit Public Library - Main Branch. The event is FREE and open to the public.
Freddy Blohm '75 will be appearing Saturday November 15 as part of a singer-songwriter show from 2-5pm at The Art of the Bean and Leaf, 633 Cookman Avenue, Asbury Park.
The New Amsterdam Symphony Orchestra (NASO) will kick off its 50th anniversary season on a dramatic note—with a performance of Beethoven’s Ninth Symphony! The concert takes place on Friday, Nov. 14, 8:00 p.m., at Symphony Space, 2537 Broadway at 95th Street.
THE SEVEN RAVENS, written and directed by Marisol Rosa-Shapiro '07, will premiere November 14-16, at NYC's Bank Street Theater, produced by The New School in partnership with The New Victory Theatre's LabWorks program.
Princeton Arts alumni are invited to celebrate the world premiere of 'Children Are the Spirit of the World' by Princeton alumna Stephanie Leotsakos, award-winning composer, conductor, and soprano, and current Ph.D. candidate in Composition at Rutgers University, at the 50th Anniversary Concert of the Sussex County Music Educators Association (SCMEA) on Wednesday, November 12, at 7:00 p.m. at High Point Regional High School.
Miyuki Miyagi '12 (Princeton Triangle Club, Princeton University Players, Princeton Roaring 20, Lewis Center for the Arts theater certificate) is currently reprising her role of Daphney in the uptown transfer of the Off-Broadway production of BEAU THE MUSICAL at St. Luke's.
The Los Angeles-based vocal octet Exilio (including Theo Trevisan '22 and several other singers who have worked with Princeton choir director Gabriel Crouch) is having a concert on November 9th at 7:30pm at the Pasadena Conservatory of Music.
Abba Leffler '09 is leading a community organizing effort to save a building in the Bronx that was a birthplace of modern dance. Join Abba, Virginia Byron '10 and other alums and current students by signing a petition to stop demolition and secure historic designation.
An exclusive preview of Kemi Adegoroye '13 and her upcoming soul EP, with behind-the-scenes stories, intimate live performances, and custom-made bouquets.
Ann Tashi Slater talked with George Saunders, best-selling author of VIGIL and LINCOLN IN THE BARDO, about final reckonings, everyday liminal states, and being your true self (Tricycle).
Behind the Mask, written and directed by Catherine Andre '17, premiered at the Santa Barbara International Film Festival earlier this month.
Selections from Ryder's growing photo portfolio "Oaktown" are featured in nine different Bay Area exhibits through early May.
From the acclaimed author of Number One Chinese Restaurant comes an affecting novel about an unforgettable group of friends trying to make their way in the world without losing themselves, or one another.
In “Into the Cave,” Ann Tashi Slater talked with Lullaby Machine about what the periods between daily beginnings and endings teach us about larger, life-altering experiences of change and loss.
Sophia Steele (Class of 2023) has been selected as an Artist-in-Residence for the Adisa Ancestry Artist Program in Jamaica. She is a digital creator and research scholar whose work centers on African American and Caribbean girlhood, resistance, and imagination.
Al aka Mifflin Lowe gave a presentation to the Creative Writing Department students and faculty at the Ringling College of Art and Design on 1/20/26 re: his new book ART. AN INTERACTIVE GUIDE.
Ann Tashi Slater talked with best-selling author Ann Patchett about about devoting time to what’s important, why death is ever-present, and using social capital to do good.
I write with good news! The last few years have brought multiple poetry and book publications: The Show Must Go On (Fernwood Press 2025), Dear Beautiful Gay (The Poetry Box 2025), and Erasures of My Coming Out (Letter) (The Poetry Box 2021).
An excerpt from Ann Tashi Slater’s new book, TRAVELING IN BARDO, appears in LIT HUB.
Call for Art for "Not Afraid" Exhibition in Princeton-area.
Declared "the most fun you'll have reading all year" by New York Times bestselling author Steven Rowley, this fast-paced debut novel shines an unflinching light on the drama of reality TV when a gay man returns to the cut-throat show he won in his youth after his adult life begins to unravel.
Rosemead movie premiere. Executive produced by Julia Xu ‘06.
We're thrilled to see the connections being made. A huge thank you to the 85 arts alumni who are generously participating as mentors and mentees between now and January.
Next week, Thursday, November 6th at 7 PM EDT, join us for a conversation all about graduate school options and experiences. Our last webinar will be the following week on Wednesday, Nov. 12th at 7pm EDT, focusing on corporate hygiene for artists.
We know many arts alumni are doing incredible work in the nonprofit sector. To amplify your mission and connect our community with alumni-led causes, we're creating our first-ever Giving Tuesday Look Book: a curated directory of alumni-led nonprofits.
Solo Show at Winston Wachter Fine Art New York.
Ann Tashi Slater has new work in Oprah Daily, PAW, Next Big Idea Club, and Tricycle. Ann also talks about impermanence and the art of living on these podcasts: TRICYCLE TALKS and MINDROLLING (Be Here Now Network).
I have 22 episodes of a podcast about various events in my life, most humorous, some sad, all dramatic-- including THE COSMIC CARE DEALER about my years at Princeton (1965-69). The podcast drops around November 18 on Apple podcasts, TikTok, Spotify, Amazon Music-- wherever you get your podcasts!
The first single from my new record, Samba Americana, is out this month on all platforms. Take a listen if time allows. Let me know what you think...
My book ART. AN INTERACTIVE GUIDE was just purchased by the Getty Museum in LA also the Princeton University art museum bookstores. The buyers both love it.
Join the fun! Michael Kardos's 4th novel, FUN CITY HEIST (Severn House), releases on December 2. Pre-order now wherever books are sold, or get a signed copy from Browseabout Books: https://browseaboutbooks.com/book/9781448317233
Catalina Museum for Art & History announces The Blue Forest, an immersive installation by marine scientist and artist Oriana Poindexter, on view November 8, 2025 through October 11, 2026. The exhibition transports visitors into the underwater world of Catalina Island’s iconic kelp forests without ever getting wet.
Exhibition dates: October 2025 - June 2026. Dozens of Princeton undergraduate students, graduate students, and faculty have received GRAMMY® nominations and awards. Join us in celebrating some of the many exceptional musicians who have studied and taught at Princeton.
Long-time collaborator Gary Monheit '80 joins me again on piano, though this time all compositions are my own, so this is a solo-act release. Website: https://dankrimm.munb.com/secondwind.html.
Princeton Arts Alumni is delighted to host an alum-to-alum mentorship program in Fall 2025! Sign up by October 15th to participate as a mentor, mentee, or both.
Screenwriter James Moyer (English, '10) announces the formation of Salt Springs Productions, a multi-media company in partnership with Michael Affleck (former International Coordinator for Greenpeace).
Hello Princeton Arts Alumni! I am Lydia Cornett '16 and the co-director of TESSITURA, a short documentary co-produced by Chicken & Egg Films and American Documentary. My team and I are currently looking for support for this next chapter for Tessitura. Please don't hesitate to get in touch if you'd like to learn more about making a tax-deductible donation, and in the meantime please follow our Instagram page @tessitura_film.
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