Arts and entertainment
April 11, 2013
Arts Roundup: Music, art — and a Western from the School of Drama
This week brings art exhibits, lectures and several events from the UW School of Music, and the School of Drama wrangles the Western genre for a six-part, ensemble-created show.
April 4, 2013
Explore global health through the arts during Global Health Week
Dance, photography, cinema, theater and music will convey how the arts can make a difference in public health.
Arts Roundup: Music, art, fiction — and the Burke Museum’s ‘Coast Salish Weekend’
There’s much to see and hear on campus as spring quarter begins — music. art, lectures and fiction — even though the true campus stars are the cherry blossoms.
March 28, 2013
Arts Roundup: Art, recitals, trivia — and big band jazz
This week, student art and music, a School of Social Work art exhibit a lecture on art and more. It’s between quarters but there’s still plenty to see on campus.
March 21, 2013
Arts Roundup: Art about music, music about art — and ongoing shows
Ongoing exhibits at the Henry Art Gallery and Burke Museum and UW-related art being shown off campus are featured.
March 14, 2013
Arts Roundup: Symphony, chamber singers, organ music and more
The UW Symphony, Chamber Singers, Littlefield Organ Series and more this week in UW arts.
March 7, 2013
Arts Roundup: Music, opera, drama — and dinosaurs
Lots of music this week, plus “Cyrano” continues and the Burke Museum holds Dino Day, a family-friendly event 65 million years in the making.
February 28, 2013
Arts Roundup: Dance, art, music, lectures — and students stage ‘Cyrano’
This week the Undergraduate Theater Society stages the Cyrano de Bergerac story and the School of Drama performs “Pentecost.” There’s also the 2013 Dance Majors Concert.
February 25, 2013
Eric Ames’ new book focuses on filmmaker Werner Herzog
Eric Ames, UW associate professor of Germanics, discusses his new book about filmmaker Werner Herzog.
February 21, 2013
Arts Roundup: Drama, art, music, lectures — and the Dance Majors Concert
Dance and drama lead this busy week of UW Arts, with the School of Drama’s production of “Pentecost,” the visiting Black Grace dance company and later, the 2013 Dance Majors concert.
February 15, 2013
Arts Roundup: Art, drama, dance — and McCabe, Larionoff celebrate Beethoven
In arts this week, the School of Drama opens “Pentecost,” Robin McCabe and Maria Larionoff kick off their Beethoven Project, and the dance company Black Grace visits campus.
February 11, 2013
A reading life considered in David Shields’ ‘How Literature Saved My Life’
English professor David Shields discusses his new book, “How Literature Saved My Life.”
February 7, 2013
Arts Roundup: Music old and new, drumming and percussion — and the Burke’s Artifact ID Day
The School of Music leads this crowded week, from baroque to modern, percussion to a combined band concert. Plus, Taiko drummers visit, the Henry Art Gallery has its annual gala and the Burke Museum holds its popular annual Artifact ID Day
January 31, 2013
Arts Roundup: Music, theater, art, lectures — and ‘Short Takes on Plastics’
The drama “Burn This” continues, the School of Art has multiple events and the Kirkland Choral Society stops by for a visit.
January 24, 2013
Arts Roundup: Dance, art, music, historical photos — and undergraduates stage ‘Burn This’
A new Henry Art Gallery exhibit, a classical pianist performs Nirvana and Radiohead and the visiting Compagnie Marie Chouinard continues the campus celebration of “The Rite of Spring.”
January 17, 2013
Arts Roundup: Exhibits, lectures, books on stage — and a dance collaboration
A busy week in UW arts, including a dance concert and staging great novels with Book-It Repertory.
January 15, 2013
Celebrations start Thursday, service opportunities during MLK holiday weekend
A number of events and volunteer opportunities for UW faculty, staff and students are planned in conjunction with Martin Luther King Jr. Day.
January 10, 2013
Arts Roundup: Art, lectures, photos — and novels on stage
Art exhibits abound and the School of Drama once again teams with Book-it Repertory this week in UW arts.
January 3, 2013
Arts Roundup: Student art and a new library exhibit as quarter begins
A new student art exhibit and a UW Libraries exhibit about printmaker Richard V. Correll are featured this week.
December 24, 2012
Dentistry sculpture winners named
Wire, rubber bands and dental acrylics are fashioned into sculptures for the annual Department of Orthodontics contest.
December 13, 2012
Arts Roundup: Medieval music and ‘Plastics Unwrapped’ at the Burke
Medieval chanting in Mary Gates Hall and a major new exhibit on plastics at the Burke Museum come to campus this week.
December 6, 2012
Arts Roundup: Art, plays, the University Symphony — and ‘Pippin’ continues
The University Symphony and the Undergraduate Theater Society’s popular production of “Pippin” lead this week’s busy UW arts schedule.
November 29, 2012
Arts Roundup: Music galore, plus ‘Pippin’ and choirs combine for holiday CarolFest
Music — and musical theater — rule this packed week in UW arts. Take your pick from choirs and choruses, jazz, percussion, world music and campus bands, the musical “Pippin” and the opera “Die Fledermaus.”
November 21, 2012
Arts Roundup: Exhibits, theater, museum activities — and School of Music jazz and ensemble concerts
Exhibits, weekend fun at the Burke Museum and an ensemble concert by the Chamber Singers and University Chorale highlight the week in campus arts.
November 15, 2012
Arts Roundup: Music, drama, art, ballet — and happy birthday, Claude Debussy
Art is on display this week at the School of Social Work and on sale at the School of Art. Plus, there’s ballet, drama, a concerto competition and a two-day conference on feminist art.
November 8, 2012
Arts Roundup: Art, lectures, drama, ballet — and Nancy Pearl
The School of Drama leads this busy week in the arts on campus that also includes a weekend workshop at the Henry Art Gallery and a performance by the Cedar Lake Contemporary Ballet.
November 1, 2012
Arts Roundup: Music, art at Hall Health — and the play ‘Landscape of the Body’
A bustling week in UW arts as we head into a rainy November. Common Book author Sarah Lawrence-Lightfoot speaks, violist Melia Watras reteams with an old colleague, the School of Drama starts its season and more.
October 25, 2012
Arts Roundup: Kathy Mattea, La Catrina Quartet, art, theater — and Halloween organ music
Big names in music from campus and beyond lead a busy week in UW Arts that also features new art exhibits, undergraduate theater and the annual Halloween Organ Concert on the famous Littlefield Organ.
October 18, 2012
Arts Roundup: Theater, music, art — and Laurie Anderson
UW arts are well represented during this busy autumn week, with theater, art exhibits, jazz, classical piano, the University Symphony and more.
October 11, 2012
Arts Roundup: Music, art, theater — and the Chamber Dance Company
The Chamber Dance Company’s 2012 concert, Oct. 11-14 in Meany Hall, highlights a busy week in UW arts.
October 4, 2012
Arts Roundup: Art, dance, operatic arias — and the Jazz Faculty Showcase
Expect big big band classics, standards and more when UW jazz faculty members perform together Oct. 10 at Benaroya Hall.
September 27, 2012
Arts Roundup: Exhibits, music, dance — and valuing live versus digital
School of Drama lectures explore the value of live performance in a digital world — plus faculty art at the Jacob Lawrence Gallery and a new exhibit at the Henry Art Gallery.
September 20, 2012
Arts Roundup: Burke Museum activities, organ music and poetics
Weekend activities at the Burke Museum, Renaissance organ music in Kane Hall and a UW Bothell conference on poetics lead the last quiet week in UW arts before the new school year starts.
September 13, 2012
Arts Roundup: Student theater, Native American films — and the Burke gets buggy
The last couple of weeks before fall quarter begins are like the calm before the storm. In this otherwise quiet week, UWTV starts a new series featuring Native American filmmakers, the Undergraduate Theater Society sets its 2012-13 lineup and the Burke Museum goes buggy. Also, University of Washington Press reprints a powerful 1845 slave narrative…
September 6, 2012
Arts Roundup: Films, records, art — and the School of Drama’s new season
The arts calendar is filling with cool events, from record appreciation at the Henry Art Gallery to moth appreciation at the Burke Museum.
August 31, 2012
Lost and Found Films: Taking a survey in 1956
Can you help identify this old bit of film from the library archives?
August 23, 2012
Arts Roundup: Special Collections library exhibits
Two thoughtfully produced Special Collections library displays lead an otherwise sleepy summer week in arts at the UW.
August 17, 2012
Wearable art youth class is a perfect fit for summer
Wings, paper dresses, a cape — students design clothes and then make them in this innovative summer class.
August 16, 2012
Arts Roundup: Art — and the artist — at UW Tower
Artist and UW employee Kathryn Sharpe will exhibit her work at UW Tower — a highlight in an otherwise sleepy summer week in UW arts.
August 9, 2012
Arts Roundup: Seattle Print Arts at the Jacob Lawrence Gallery
Most arts at the UW are having a little midsummer quiet time and regrouping for the fall, but there are still some interesting things to see on campus if you know where to look. Work by members of the Seattle Print Arts collective will fill the Jacob Lawrence Gallery, exhibits continue at the Henry…
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