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Read MoreOn August 4, 2022, Terra Firma the Band (featuring band leader Kemi Adegoroye '13) co-headlined Summer SOULstice, an electrifying evening of soul, jazz, and R&B, in front a nearly sold out audience.
Read MoreIn the latest in my new Tricycle magazine series, "Between-States: Conversations About Bardo and Life," I talk with Mohsin Hamid '93 about endings and beginnings. "The impulse to deny when change comes is natural," Hamid says. "It isn't wrong in the sense that the change can be quite overwhelming, but it's an impulse that's worth interrogating because I'm not sure it serves us particularly well."
Read MoreThe Alumni Council Award for Service to Princeton is given for outstanding service contributions to the Princeton University community by any member of the Princeton family, with special emphasis on those who serve significantly, but inconspicuously.
Read MoreIf I Were a Tiger is Caroline Coleman's debut picture book, released a month ago by an imprint of Penguin Random House--just in time for holiday shopping for the 3-7 year olds in your life.
Read MoreSigns of Marriage, Poems by Carla Schwartz is her newest chapbook.
Read MoreAre you bored of the philistines crowding the water cooler at your corporate workplace? Are you nostalgic for the sweet sound of embittered academics tittering about their non-problems? Well, look no further, because William Keiser '19 and the mononymous Shakthi have bottled their Enneagram Four slumber party at the source to bring you Wingless and Wet, an absurdist comedy podcast. Tune in weekly on Apple Podcasts and Spotify for your weekly dose of intelligent inanity. And, please, leave us a scathing review - we'll dissect it on the pod
Read MoreAnn Tashi Slater '84 is launching a series with Tricycle magazine called “Between-States: Conversations About Bardo and Life.” The interviews will explore how Tibetan bardo wisdom relates to our everyday existence, illuminating new ways of seeing and living. In the first conversation, Ann talks with author Maud Newton about how uncovering the connection between our past and present can help us find lasting happiness. ANCESTOR TROUBLE: A RECKONING AND A RECONCILIATION, Newton's investigation of America’s fascination with genealogy and her obsession with her own family history, has been named one of the best books of 2022 by The New Yorker and Esquire. (https://tricycle.org/article/maud-newton/)
Read MoreThe 185v76 artists collaborative, soon to be known as PAX, followed up the summer release of its unique 3D online retrospective Visual Arts Program 1976 Faculty Show with its 2022 Fall project exploring the Pop Up concept in the offline world – opening a retail site (Fantasia) in London; a café-to-gallery site conversion (BOX) in New York; a library conversion (Kasper’s Temescal) in Oakland CA; as well as an additional multi-media exhibition in Paris; and a new online gallery generated from Macungie PA.
Read MoreReady for some architectural horror? Harrison Blackman '17's short story "Falling," a fabulist retelling of Frank Lloyd Wright's construction of Fallingwater, reimagines the creation of America's greatest architectural masterpiece as a haunted house story. The story is one of many speculative fiction pieces featured in the 2022 anthology 'Tales from the Deep' from Flying Ketchup Press in Kansas City, Missouri. The book features illustrations from KC-based artist Alex Eickhoff. Purchase the book today on Amazon in paperback or ebook: https://www.amazon.com/dp/1970151277.
Read MoreKaty Pinke '10, multidisciplinary artist and singer-songwriter, is going on a solo tour across Europe with her music, on the heels of opening for Indigo Sparke (Sacred Bones) at Public Records, NY. She's then going to the studio to record her first full-length album. Tour dates can be found on her Instagram profile. She is holding studio visits for sales of her visual art work to support the tour, and she has also started an indiegogo page to fund the tour and recording: https://igg.me/at/katypinkesolo/x/13108349#/ . To see more of her artwork and learn about her practice, visit www.katy-pinke.com.
Read More4-song EP of my country songs (music & lyrics):'Listen To The Land" (solo and duet) and "Second Chances" (contemporary solo) and "Second Chances (traditional duet). Available on most music streaming devices: Spotify, Pandora, iTunes, Amazon Music, etc. Recorded at Stormy Cooper Media, Houston TX and featuring Tiffany Baumann and Shay Domann.
Read MoreThe short film was directed by Camille Natta, who came to prominence in the French film industry before moving to Hollywood. This is Natta’s directorial debut as a solo director on a music video, having previously collaborated with French director Erick Zonca on the Golden Bear nominated feature film “Julia” starring Tilda Swinton.
Read MoreOn September 16th, IVA released her new record “Nobody’s Woman.” The single, “Run”, is already making a breakthrough on Spotify at 63k streams and up to 10k monthly listeners. The four-song EP features IVA’s solo songwriting as well as a co-write with Nashville luminary Kim Richey. "Run" has already garnered stunning reviews with its streaming release. The record was produced at Philadelphia’s legendary Turtle Studios by Ross Bellenoit and features IVA’s band The New Young.
Read MoreFurysong, the third and final book in the Aurelian Cycle by Rosaria Munda '14, published with Penguin Random House this August.
Read MoreProfessor of Dance Judith Hamera is the new Chair of the Lewis Center for the Arts, Professor of Creative Writing Yiyun Li is the new Director of the Program in Creative Writing, and noted Black feminist theorist of visual culture and contemporary art Tina Campt has joined the Princeton faculty as the new Roger S. Berlind ’52 Professor in a joint appointment in the Lewis Center’s Program in Visual Arts and the Department of Art & Archaeology.
Read MoreMarin Shakespeare Company, co-founded by Lesley Schisgall Currier '84, is nearing completion of a new 15,000 square foot Center for Performing Arts, Education, and Justice in San Rafael, which will house a 165-seat year-round theatre, Lobby/Cabaret space, Classrooms, Administrative Offices, and Costume/Prop/Set storage.
Read MorePilar Castro Kiltz ’10 and Calvin Van Zytveld ’19 of More Canvas Consulting are expanding their services in digital accessibility to include packages designed specifically for artists. These packages are ideal for those who are interested in making most or all of the changes themselves once they have received clear instructions. For those who would rather not have to make these changes themselves, alternatives are available. Accommodating the needs of those with impairments and disabilities is a crucial responsibility for anyone who has a website.
Read MoreI'm super excited to share that my debut picture book, that I wrote the first week of the pandemic, is being published by an imprint of Random House on October 25! Perfect for all future tigers aged 2-7. Xo
Read MoreHow to Raise an Art Star, a debut novel by Ara Tucker ‘01, is now available on Audible and Amazon Kindle (link to order: amzn.to/3vby1Tt).
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