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Apr
1
Mon
4:30pm - 6:00pm
Rosefsky Gallery
Art & Design: Senior BFA Exhibition 4/1 - 4/18/24 | M-F 9-5 p.m. Rosefsky Gallery | Free Admission Exhibition Opening 4/1/24 | 4:30 - 6  p.m.
Apr
2
Tue
9:00am - 5:00pm
Rosefsky Gallery
Art & Design: Senior BFA Exhibition 4/1 - 4/18/24 | M-F 9-5 p.m. Rosefsky Gallery | Free Admission
12:00pm - 4:00pm
Binghamton University Art Museum, Lower galleries
In recognition with the 2024 total solar eclipse on April 8, the Binghamton University Art Museum highlights works from the permanent collection that focus on the sun, the moon and the stars, across centuries and continents.
Apr
3
Wed
12:00pm - 1:30pm
LN 1106
The Institute for Advanced Studies in the Humanities hosts Katie Reinhart (Art History) with "Sic Itur ad Astra: The Politics of Architecture and the Construction of the Paris Observatory” on April 3, from 12:00-1:30pm in LN 1106.
3:00pm - 4:00pm
IASH Conference Room (Library North 1106)
The Center for Medieval & Renaissance Studies presents a guest lecture by Susan L. Einbinder (Professor Emeritus, University of Connecticut) titled "Rethinking a Jewish Plague Tract: Abraham Caslari on Pestilential Fevers." This event will take place on April 3, at 3pm in the IASH Conference Room (LN 1106). All are welcome!
 
CEMERS, an interdisciplinary research unit established in 1966, promotes innovative research and scholarly exchange in medieval, Renaissance, and early modern studies. For additional information, please email us (cemers@binghamton.edu) or visit our website (cemers.binghamton.edu).
Apr
4
Thu
4:30pm - 6:30pm
FA 258
Co-sponsored by CMENAS (Center for Middle East and Africa Studies) and LACAS (Latin American and Caribbean Area Studies)
5:00pm - 7:00pm
University Union 209
Join the Department of History for the 15th annual Shriber lecture, which will take place from 5-7 p.m. Thursday, April 4, in University Union 209 (UU 209). Daniel Immerwahr, American historian, professor and associate department chair of history at Northwestern University, will present “Guns, Germs, and Wood: The Environment of Settler Colonialism." In the nineteenth century, settlers spread across North America with astonishing speed, dislodging Native peoples as they did. In this lecture, Immerwahr explores the environmental dimension of that. North America was (and is) unusual for its bounty of timber; the present-day United States is where the world's tallest, oldest and largest trees all grow. This timber, Immerwahr argues, facilitated settler colonialism in two important ways. It attracted settlers and subsidized their activities, allowing them to build up their habitations quickly and cheaply. And it allowed them to not just evacuate but annihilate Native towns, with torches.
7:00pm - 8:30pm
Lecture Hall 6
Visiting Film/ Video Artists & Speakers Series Spring 2024:

Tara Nelson, Select Works, 21 min

Tuesday, April 4, 2024, Lecture Hall 6, 7:00 pm, Free Admission

Tara Nelson is a filmmaker, curator, programmer, and lecturer working with film and digital media. At Visual Studies Workshop, Tara oversees the cataloging, preservation, and interpretation of the VSW collections. She is the lead programmer for the VSW Salon and the Managing Editor of VSW Press. 

Luther Price (January26, 1962 – June 13, 2020) was a prolific artist whose work explored the deepest, darkest corners of the human experience. Working in film, performance,sculpture, photography, and mixed media, his haunting images were often composed from found elements, thickly layered with ink, paint, glue, tape, and bodily fluids. Price's films are sculptural compositions in which images of eviscerated bodies, raw meat, hardcore gay porn, and laughing clowns occupy the same psychic space as quiet scenes of street corners, blue skies, and empty clothes lines. 

Luther Price’s stunning work with slides is documented in New Utopia and Light Fracture by Luther Price, a 2023 VSW Press publication featuring copious images derived from the depths of Price’s 35mm collages as well as intimate email correspondence from Price to VSW editor Tate Shaw 2017–18 and an essay by Ed Halter of Light Industry, Brooklyn. In celebration of this publication, Tara Nelson, VSW Curator and Managing Editor for the VSW Press is presenting two sets of Price’s double-projected slides—New Utopia and Light Fracture (both 2017), which Luther Price donated to the VSW archives in 2017.Tara will speak on the publication, the slides, and on Price.

Apr
5
Fri
3:00pm - 5:00pm
Phelps Mansion Museum, 191 Court St, Binghamton, NY 13901, USA
Binghamton University’s Opera Workshop, in coordination with the Phelps Mansion and Museum presents: An evening of Arias, Duets, and Art Songs as part of Binghamton’s First Friday Series! Come be entertained by the members of the Opera Workshop as they present a wide selection of vocal music including Opera, Art Song, and Musical Theater. 
 
David Carl Toulson, Instructor and Director of Opera 
John Isenberg, Musical Director and Accompanist 
 
Members of the workshop: Michael Breslin, Robert Dakwar, Jessica Dugatkin, Liam Flatley, Laura Forero, Andrea Gilebarto, Cali Jacobs, Val Lasser, Daisy Lawrence, Kyle McAfee, Matthew Merolla, Victoria Popritkin, Ava Portmore, Madisyn Rivera, Itzel Robles, Abigail Sprague, Juan Tello, Kiara Walker
4:00pm - 5:30pm
Smart Energy Fountain Room
We are pleased to announce the 17th bi-annual Eisch Lectureship in Inorganic Chemistry to be held Friday, April 5, 2024. We are delighted to have as our featured speaker Dr. Gregory Robinson from the University of Georgia. He will be speaking on the Inorganic/Organometallic Chemistry. We invite you to join us on Friday, April 5, 2024, 4:00 - 5:30 in the Fountain Room of the Smart Energy Building. This promises to be an excellent lecture as well as a chance to meet with faculty, alumni and friends. For more information about the Eisch Lectureship and this year's featured speaker, please visit our website at https://www.binghamton.edu/chemistry/events/eisch-lecture.html
6:00pm - 7:30pm
Science 1, Room 149
Lindsay Bernal is the author of What It Doesn't Have to Do With (University of Georgia Press, 2018), winner of the National Poetry Series. Poems from her second, in-progress manuscript have appeared in Action, Spectacle, the Georgia Review, Full Bleed, New England Review, Oversound, Poem-a-Day, and other journals. She coordinates the MFA Program in Creative Writing at the University of Maryland, where she also co-directs the Writers Here & Now reading series and teaches in the undergraduate program. 
 
Part of the Creative Writing Events series coordinated by the department of English, General Literature and Rhetoric. Creative Writing press and event inquiries can be directed to Suzanne Richardson, Assistant to the Director of Creative Writing: sricha18@binghamton.edu
7:30pm - 8:45pm
Lecture Hall 6

HARPUR CINEMA SPRING 2023

Symbiopsychotaxiplasm: Take One (William Greaves)
In his one-of-a-kind fiction/documentary hybrid Symbiopsychotaxiplasm: Take One, the pioneering William Greaves presides over a beleaguered film crew in New York’s Central Park, leaving them to try to figure out what kind of movie they’re making. A couple enacts a breakup scenario over and over, a documentary crew films a crew filming the crew, locals wander casually into the frame: the project defies easy description. Yet this wildly innovative sixties counterculture landmark remains one of the most tightly focused and insightful movies ever made about making movies.

Cinema Department

Programmed by Cinema Professors Kenneth White and Brian Wall

Lecture Hall 6, unless otherwise noted
7:30pm on Friday and Sunday

$4 Single Admission
*Tickets will be for sale at the door from 7:00pm on the evening of the screening. Free admission to students currently enrolled in CINE 121.

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Apr
6
Sat
1:00pm - 2:30pm
Casadesus Recital Hall
Join members of the Music Department's Flute Studio for their recital on April 6th at 1:00pm in Casadesus Recital Hall. This performance will feature works by Hailstork, Schocker, Poulenc, Gaubert, and more!
7:30pm - 9:00pm
Fine Arts Building, Room 21
Join the Music Department for their composition concert on April 6th at 7:30pm in FA-21. Experience new compositions and world premieres by Binghamton University composers.
Apr
7
Sun
1:00pm - 2:30pm
Casadesus Recital Hall
Dept. of Music presents: Graduate Recital: Laura Forero, soprano     Learn More
3:00pm - 5:00pm
Anderson Center Chamber Hall
Celebrate spring with choral music on Sunday, April 7th at 3:00pm in the Anderson Center Chamber Hall. This concert will feature music performed on the Treble Chorus' recent tour, as well as English madrigals, vocal jazz, and the lush sonorities of Morten Lauridsen. Admission is $10 for the public, $5 for Faculty, and free for students. https://andersoncenter.my.salesforce-sites.com/ticket/#/events/a0S8W00000fCixOUAS
7:30pm - 8:45pm
Lecture Hall 6

HARPUR CINEMA SPRING 2023

Symbiopsychotaxiplasm: Take One (William Greaves)
In his one-of-a-kind fiction/documentary hybrid Symbiopsychotaxiplasm: Take One, the pioneering William Greaves presides over a beleaguered film crew in New York’s Central Park, leaving them to try to figure out what kind of movie they’re making. A couple enacts a breakup scenario over and over, a documentary crew films a crew filming the crew, locals wander casually into the frame: the project defies easy description. Yet this wildly innovative sixties counterculture landmark remains one of the most tightly focused and insightful movies ever made about making movies.

Cinema Department

Programmed by Cinema Professors Kenneth White and Brian Wall

Lecture Hall 6, unless otherwise noted
7:30pm on Friday and Sunday

$4 Single Admission
*Tickets will be for sale at the door from 7:00pm on the evening of the screening. Free admission to students currently enrolled in CINE 121.

Learn More

Apr
8
Mon
3:30pm - 5:30pm
FA 212 and on Zoom (https://binghamton.zoom.us/j/98942256738)
The Evolutionary Studies program (EvoS) presents "Human-Virus Coevolution: Evidence of Virus Microevolution from SARS-CoV-2" with Michel Shamoon-Pour (Binghamton University). This is an in-person lecture in FA 212 on April 8 from 3:30-5:30 and can also be viewed on Zoom at https://binghamton.zoom.us/j/98942256738.

Abstract
This talk informs the topic of human-virus coevolution by presenting two cases of
immune response-driven microevolution in viruses. First, we will discuss how APOBEC3
enzymes, a group of innate antiviral immune response molecules, may be responsible
for the rapid evolution of Monkeypox Virus observed during the recent global outbreak.
According to our analysis of 294 Monkeypox Virus genomes representing four
outbreaks, 87.61% of observed mutations had the APOBEC3 “signature”, suggesting
the likelihood of APOBEC3-driven accelerated evolution of this virus. In the second
case, we will discuss the possible effect of vaccination on the evolution of the SARS-
CoV-2 (COVID19 virus). Through comparison of the mutation rates of the Beta variant
(B.1.351) before and throughout the mass vaccination period against COVID-19, we
report a strong correlation between increase in global vaccination rate and the
accelerated mutation rate of the Beta variant of SARS-CoV-2. Our findings support the
hypothesis that vaccination as a selective pressure can lead to accelerated evolution of
rapidly mutating viruses. Overall, while further research is required to investigate the
causal relationship between immune response and observed changes in mutation rates,
these two scenarios provide examples of the possible immune response-driven
microevolution in human viruses.

Bio
Michel Shamoon-Pour is a molecular anthropologist specializing in population genetics
and paleogenomics. He is a Research Assistant Professor with the Binghamton
University's First-Year Research Immersion Program. His research primarily focuses on
two areas of genetic histories of the Middle East and Caucasus populations, and tick-
borne diseases. A microbiologist by training, Shamoon-Pour's research and teaching
also focuses on host-pathogen coevolution, particularly human-virus and microbiome-
pathogen interactions. As an educator, he emphasizes the health impact of
socioeconomic disparities and systemic racism in the United States.

Apr
10
Wed
5:00pm - 6:30pm
IASH Conference Room (Library North 1106)
Join us for this year's annual Ferber Lecture, featuring guest speaker Denva Gallant (Assistant Prof. of Art History, Rice University) with "Approaches to Alterity: Race and Othering in Late Medieval Italian Art History." This lecture will be on Wednesday, April 10 at 5:00pm in the IASH Conference Room (LN 1106). This event is organized by the Center for Medieval & Renaissance Studies. All are welcome!
 
CEMERS, an interdisciplinary research unit established in 1966, promotes innovative research and scholarly exchange in medieval, Renaissance, and early modern studies. For additional information, please email us (cemers@binghamton.edu) or visit our website (cemers.binghamton.edu).
Apr
11
Thu
3:00pm - 4:00pm
4:30pm - 6:30pm
FA 258
SOAR: “Real World” tips from School of the Arts

How to get started after school in the fields of Music, Visual Art, Entertainment, Cinema, Acting, and Writing
April 11 4:30 - 6:30
Room FA 258

*Prof Practice Panel

Thomas Goodheart | Career development for the aspiring professional singer.
Colin Lyons | Artist residencies and/or exhibition proposals
Daniel Sonnen | How professional entertainment technician contracts work. How to deal with taxes/payroll. Pro/cons becoming a member of IATSE/ union employee.
Tomonari Nishikawa | Tips for Submitting to Film Festivals – Nishikawa has shown his films at numerous film festivals, including Berlinale, Hong Kong International Film Festival, International Film Festival Rotterdam, London Film Festival, New York Film Festival, Singapore International Film Festival, and Toronto International Film Festival. He will share his experience and provide tips for submitting to film festivals.
Brandon A. Wright | Acting and directing professionally. We can touch on topics like touring vs regional theatre, various markets (NYC/LA/Chicago), representation, and professional prep (auditioning, resumés).
Joseph Weil | TBD
4:30pm - 6:00pm
Lecture Hall 6
Book launch of "Domicide: Architecture, War and the Destruction of Home in Syria" by Ammar Azzouz Thursday, April 11, 2024 - 4:30 - 6:00 pm, Lecture Hall 9
7:30pm - 9:00pm
Casadesus Hall
Join the Violin Studio for their recital on Thursday, April 11th at 7:30pm in Casadesus Recital Hall. This performance will feature works by Mozart, Bach, Shostakovich, Vivaldi, Price, and more!


8:00pm - 10:00pm
University Art Museum
The Light in the Piazza tells the story of a young woman's romance in Italy in the 1950's and her mother's struggle to protect her or set her free.  This musical production is a collaborative effort with the BU Art Museum.  Performers and audience will move about the museum as the story is told.  Opening night is April 11th at 8 pm.  Performances through April 18th.  See the schedule and purchase tickets on the Anderson Center website.  binghamton.edu/anderson-center
 
Students only $10.  Faculty & staff $15
 
Book by Craig Lucas
Music & Lyrics by Adam Guettel
Directed by Tommy Iafrate
Music Directed by Melissa Yanchak
 
This production of The Light in the Piazza takes place in the Binghamton University Art Museum, and audience members will need to move around in order to view scenes staged in different locations within the museum. Because patrons will be moving somewhat frequently, much like when viewing art at an art museum, they should be prepared to stand for the duration of the 2.5-hour performance. If an audience member requires seating, a limited number of chairs will be provided in a place that will allow them to see most - but not all - of the action of the production.
Apr
12
Fri
9:00am - 5:00pm
Crossing the Boundaries XXIX
Art History Graduate Student Union Conference
Binghamton University
Friday 12 April
Kenneth C. Lindsay Study Room
Binghamton University Art Museum
Fine Arts 179
featuring keynote speaker Vialcary Crisóstomo Tejada (Assistant Professor, Modern Languages and Cultures, University of Rochester)
7:30pm - 9:00pm
Casadesus Recital Hall
Join Andrew Hiers for an evening of opera and musical theater on Friday, April 12th at 7:30pm in Casadesus Recital Hall.

Hailed for his “mature musicianship and superb comic timing” while possessing a dark yet vibrant timbre with both an extensive vocal and dramatic range, bass-baritone ANDREW ALLAN HIERS brings a unique color and character to each and every role he undertakes. An alumnus of the Merola Opera program and Opera Colorado's Resident Artist program, where he performed Don Magnifico (La Cenerentola) and Falstaff (Falstaff), respectively, Mr. Hiers is no stranger to big stages and leading roles. He studied with Thomas Goodheart during his graduate studies at SUNY Binghamton (MM Opera, 2017), performing King Melchior in Amahl and the Night Visitors and the title role in Gianni Schicchi. He was Don Basilio in Il barbiere di Siviglia, Kind Rene in Iolanta, Judge Turpin in Sweeny Todd, and Doctor Grenvil in La traviata with Tri-Cities Opera. Originally from West Palm Beach, Mr. Hiers studied with David Okerlund at Florida State University. He currently lives in Merritt Island and performs prominently with several opera companies across the Sunshine State. His next upcoming performance will be Raimondo in Lucia di Lammermoor with St. Pete Opera alongside his partner, soprano Chelsea Lehnea before they both sing in Anna di Resburgo with Teatro Nuovo this summer in NYC. Mr. Hiers was recently featured in the PBS documentary “Iron Opera” available to watch on YouTube. In addition to social media, you can follow Andrew’s musical journey by visiting www.andrewallanhiers.com
7:30pm - 9:15pm
Lecture Hall 6

HARPUR CINEMA SPRING 2023

Boat People (Ann Hui)
One of the major works of the Hong Kong New Wave, Ann Hui’s Boat People is a work of indelible humanity and searing political resonance. Invited to document the progress of postwar Vietnamese society, a Japanese photojournalist (George Lam) initially finds a picture-perfect image of communist contentment. But when he begins looking beneath the idealized surface the government wants him to see, he discovers a world of poverty and brutality that shocks him into helping a desperate family escape. Winner of five Hong Kong Film Awards—including best picture and director—Hui’s masterpiece gives harrowing expression to the experiences of those living under authoritarian oppression.

Cinema Department

Programmed by Cinema Professors Kenneth White and Brian Wall

Lecture Hall 6, unless otherwise noted
7:30pm on Friday and Sunday

$4 Single Admission
*Tickets will be for sale at the door from 7:00pm on the evening of the screening. Free admission to students currently enrolled in CINE 121.

Learn More

8:00pm - 10:00pm
University Art Museum
The Light in the Piazza tells the story of a young woman's romance in Italy in the 1950's and her mother's struggle to protect her or set her free.  This musical production is a collaborative effort with the BU Art Museum.  Performers and audience will move about the museum as the story is told.  Opening night is April 11th at 8 pm.  Performances through April 18th.  See the schedule and purchase tickets on the Anderson Center website.  binghamton.edu/anderson-center
 
Students only $10.  Faculty & staff $15
 
Book by Craig Lucas
Music & Lyrics by Adam Guettel
Directed by Tommy Iafrate
Music Directed by Melissa Yanchak
 
This production of The Light in the Piazza takes place in the Binghamton University Art Museum, and audience members will need to move around in order to view scenes staged in different locations within the museum. Because patrons will be moving somewhat frequently, much like when viewing art at an art museum, they should be prepared to stand for the duration of the 2.5-hour performance. If an audience member requires seating, a limited number of chairs will be provided in a place that will allow them to see most - but not all - of the action of the production. 
Apr
13
Sat
10:00am - 12:00pm
FA-21
Join Andrew Hires for his Masterclass on Saturday, April 13th at 10:00am in FA-21.

Hailed for his “mature musicianship and superb comic timing” while possessing a dark yet vibrant timbre with both an extensive vocal and dramatic range, bass-baritone ANDREW ALLAN HIERS brings a unique color and character to each and every role he undertakes. An alumnus of the Merola Opera program and Opera Colorado's Resident Artist program, where he performed Don Magnifico (La Cenerentola) and Falstaff (Falstaff), respectively, Mr. Hiers is no stranger to big stages and leading roles. He studied with Thomas Goodheart during his graduate studies at SUNY Binghamton (MM Opera, 2017), performing King Melchior in Amahl and the Night Visitors and the title role in Gianni Schicchi. He was Don Basilio in Il barbiere di Siviglia, Kind Rene in Iolanta, Judge Turpin in Sweeny Todd, and Doctor Grenvil in La traviata with Tri-Cities Opera. Originally from West Palm Beach, Mr. Hiers studied with David Okerlund at Florida State University. He currently lives in Merritt Island and performs prominently with several opera companies across the Sunshine State. His next upcoming performance will be Raimondo in Lucia di Lammermoor with St. Pete Opera alongside his partner, soprano Chelsea Lehnea before they both sing in Anna di Resburgo with Teatro Nuovo this summer in NYC. Mr. Hiers was recently featured in the PBS documentary “Iron Opera” available to watch on YouTube. In addition to social media, you can follow Andrew’s musical journey by visiting www.andrewallanhiers.com


10:00am - 3:00pm
The Binghamton University EcoBlitz is a community-science event to collect ecological data at a given location and time. At our last EcoBlitz event, 200 participants collected 1,162 observations over two weeks. The highlight of the event is our Kickoff event, which will be held from 10 a.m.-3 p.m. Saturday, April 13. The 2024 EcoBlitz will run from April 13-May 4.

The event’s main goal is to unite students, classes, researchers, conservation organizations and community members to document local biodiversity and the environment on campus. The free nature identification app iNaturalist will be used to collect data during this event. At the last EcoBlitz, we had 28 tables from student groups, classes, researchers, lab groups and local parks — including Binghamton University Sustainability Hub, Broome County Parks, National Audubon Student Conservation Chapter, Cornell Herpetological Society, BUgs!, Wild Waders (both biology graduate student lab groups) and Ross Park Zoo.

The EcoBlitz event features tours with naturalists and scientists to collect data and a variety of nature-themed activities for all age groups hosted by student groups, research groups and community partners. Our Kickoff event will have tours, activity/information tables and opportunities to log data.

If you would like to receive general information about this event or to volunteer at the Kickoff event, or if you are interested in hosting a table, running a nature tour or having your class be involved, fill out the interest form at: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLScVIV9hHD4vjPqB-JToqnYDxaHYRsi5gH3GPFnGGmmuPoXCBw/viewform

Questions can be sent to binghamtonecoblitz@gmail.com. Click the link below to learn more or RSVP for the event: https://cglink.me/2eQ/r2261776
1:00pm - 2:30pm
Casadesus Hall
Join the Music Department for their Low Brass Recital on Saturday, April 13th at 1:00pm in Casadesus Recital Hall. This performance will feature the brass students of Andrew Williams and Tony Godoy in recital format. The Binghamton University Low Brass Ensemble and Trumpet Ensemble will be featured as well. Free admission.
2:00pm - 4:00pm
University Art Museum
The Light in the Piazza tells the story of a young woman's romance in Italy in the 1950's and her mother's struggle to protect her or set her free.  This musical production is a collaborative effort with the BU Art Museum.  Performers and audience will move about the museum as the story is told.  Opening night is April 11th at 8 pm.  Performances through April 18th.  See the schedule and purchase tickets on the Anderson Center website.  binghamton.edu/anderson-center
 
Students only $10.  Faculty & staff $15
 
Book by Craig Lucas
Music & Lyrics by Adam Guettel
Directed by Tommy Iafrate
Music Directed by Melissa Yanchak
 
This production of The Light in the Piazza takes place in the Binghamton University Art Museum, and audience members will need to move around in order to view scenes staged in different locations within the museum. Because patrons will be moving somewhat frequently, much like when viewing art at an art museum, they should be prepared to stand for the duration of the 2.5-hour performance. If an audience member requires seating, a limited number of chairs will be provided in a place that will allow them to see most - but not all - of the action of the production. 
7:30pm - 9:00pm
Osterhout Concert Theater
8:00pm - 10:00pm
University Art Museum
The Light in the Piazza tells the story of a young woman's romance in Italy in the 1950's and her mother's struggle to protect her or set her free.  This musical production is a collaborative effort with the BU Art Museum.  Performers and audience will move about the museum as the story is told.  Opening night is April 11th at 8 pm.  Performances through April 18th.  See the schedule and purchase tickets on the Anderson Center website.  binghamton.edu/anderson-center
 
Students only $10.  Faculty & staff $15
 
Book by Craig Lucas
Music & Lyrics by Adam Guettel
Directed by Tommy Iafrate
Music Directed by Melissa Yanchak
 
This production of The Light in the Piazza takes place in the Binghamton University Art Museum, and audience members will need to move around in order to view scenes staged in different locations within the museum. Because patrons will be moving somewhat frequently, much like when viewing art at an art museum, they should be prepared to stand for the duration of the 2.5-hour performance. If an audience member requires seating, a limited number of chairs will be provided in a place that will allow them to see most - but not all - of the action of the production. 
Apr
14
Sun
2:00pm - 4:00pm
Binghamton University Art Museum, 4400 Vestal Pkwy E, Binghamton, NY 13901, USA
The Light in the Piazza tells the story of a young woman's romance in Italy in the 1950's and her mother's struggle to protect her or set her free.  This musical production is a collaborative effort with the BU Art Museum.  Performers and audience will move about the museum as the story is told.  Opening night is April 11th at 8 pm.  Performances through April 18th.  See the schedule and purchase tickets on the Anderson Center website.  binghamton.edu/anderson-center
 
Students only $10.  Faculty & staff $15
 
Book by Craig Lucas
Music & Lyrics by Adam Guettel
Directed by Tommy Iafrate
Music Directed by Melissa Yanchak 
 
This production of The Light in the Piazza takes place in the Binghamton University Art Museum, and audience members will need to move around in order to view scenes staged in different locations within the museum. Because patrons will be moving somewhat frequently, much like when viewing art at an art museum, they should be prepared to stand for the duration of the 2.5-hour performance. If an audience member requires seating, a limited number of chairs will be provided in a place that will allow them to see most - but not all - of the action of the production.
3:00pm - 4:30pm
Casadesus Hall
Music: Music from Latin America A faculty recital featuring Brenda Iglesias, mezzo soprano & Paul Sweeny, guitar
7:30pm - 9:15pm
Lecture Hall 6

HARPUR CINEMA SPRING 2023

Boat People (Ann Hui)
One of the major works of the Hong Kong New Wave, Ann Hui’s Boat People is a work of indelible humanity and searing political resonance. Invited to document the progress of postwar Vietnamese society, a Japanese photojournalist (George Lam) initially finds a picture-perfect image of communist contentment. But when he begins looking beneath the idealized surface the government wants him to see, he discovers a world of poverty and brutality that shocks him into helping a desperate family escape. Winner of five Hong Kong Film Awards—including best picture and director—Hui’s masterpiece gives harrowing expression to the experiences of those living under authoritarian oppression.

Cinema Department

Programmed by Cinema Professors Kenneth White and Brian Wall

Lecture Hall 6, unless otherwise noted
7:30pm on Friday and Sunday

$4 Single Admission
*Tickets will be for sale at the door from 7:00pm on the evening of the screening. Free admission to students currently enrolled in CINE 121.

Learn More

Apr
15
Mon
3:30pm - 5:30pm
FA 212 and over Zoom (https://binghamton.zoom.us/j/98942256738)
The Evolutionary Studies program presents "Human adaptive evolution to starch digestion upon the onset of agriculture" with Omer Gokcumen (University at Buffalo). This is an in-person lecture in FA 212 on April 15 from 3:30-5:30 and can also be viewed on Zoom at https://binghamton.zoom.us/j/98942256738.

Abstract
Starch digestion is a cornerstone of human nutrition. The amylase enzyme, which digests starch, plays a key role in starch metabolism. Indeed, the copy number of the human amylase gene has been associated with metabolic diseases and adaptation to agricultural diets. Previous studies suggested that duplications of the salivary amylase gene are of recent origin. In the course of characterizing 51 distinct amylase haplotypes across 98 individuals employing long-read DNA sequencing and optical mapping methods, we detected four 31mers linked to duplication of the amylase locus. Analyses with these 31mers suggest that the first duplication of the amylase locus occurred more than 700,000 years ago before the split between modern humans and Neanderthals. After the original duplication events, amplification of the AMY1 genes likely occurred via nonallelic homologous recombination in a manner that consistently results in an odd number of copies per chromosome. These findings suggest that amylase haplotypes may have been primed for bursts of natural-selection associated duplications that coincided with the incorporation of starch into human diets.

Bio 
Omer Gokcumen is a professor in the Biological Sciences Department at University at Buffalo. His research focuses on evolutionary and anthropological genomics — studying how humans evolved and how they differ from nonhuman primates and mammals. He received his B.S. in Molecular Biology and Genetics from Bogazici University in Istanbul in 2002. He then earned her Ph.D. in anthropology at the University of Pennslyvania in 2008. After a 5-year postdoctoral fellowship at Harvard Medical School, Gokcumen started his laboratory in Buffalo in 2013. He and his team have published over 50 articles in several areas of human and mammalian evolutionary genomics. His research has been recognized by several awards and featured in several popular outlets, including NYT, BBC, Guardian, Scientific American, New Scientist, and NPR.

4:00pm - 5:00pm
UUW-325
Amy Aines, a communications strategist and speaker coach, is the co-author of “Championing Science: Communicating Your Ideas to Decision Makers.” She’ll be on campus for three signature events during Binghamton University Research Days in April. Her keynote, "How to Use Communication Strategy to Stand Out as a Researcher", is at 4 p.m. Monday, April 15, in UUW-325. Every opportunity to speak about your research can help you win funding, attract collaborators, drive action and enhance your reputation — if you take a strategic approach.
4:00pm - 6:00pm
Old Union Hall
This program, organized by the Center for Civic Engagement, will highlight community-engaged research, learning and scholarship.
Apr
16
Tue
9:00am - 10:30am
UU-324
A workshop for faculty, "Success Strategies for Communicating Across Disciplines", is at 9 a.m. Tuesday, April 16, in UUW-324. This workshop will strengthen participants’ ability to express themselves clearly, ensure they have been understood and encourage productive collaboration. Participants will work with relevant subject matter and provide opportunities to apply key concepts.
 
Registration is encouraged but not required for the workshop and seminar; email Rachel Coker at rcoker@binghamton.edu to sign up.
11:00am - 12:30pm
An interactive seminar, "Tame Your Nerves: Speaker Preparation and Delivery Tips and Techniques", at 11 a.m. Tuesday, April 16, UUW-324. This interactive seminar will help presenters get ready for their next speaking opportunity and provide tools and simple exercises to help them be effective under pressure.
 
Registration is encouraged but not required for the workshop and seminar; email Rachel Coker at rcoker@binghamton.edu to sign up.
5:00pm - 6:30pm
Jonathan Karp, professor of History and Judaic Studies, will deliver the 2024 Dean’s Distinguished Lecture: "'Everybody's Doin' It Now': The Peculiar Place of Jews in Early Jazz."

Please save the date:  Tuesday, April 16, at 5:00pm with a reception to follow. Location TBA.
5:00pm - 6:30pm
Alpern Room - LN 2200
Why do religious minorities seek recognition from a state that ostensibly marginalizes them? Examining the claims-making practices of Coptic Orthodox Christians and Bahá’í in Egypt before and after the 2011 uprising, this talk argues that the pursuit of official recognition by religious minorities is a devotional practice, one that assures communal integrity and coherence over time. It illumines how state and communal norms together shape the regulatory environment whereby some memberships overlap (e.g., Christian and Egyptian) and others remain distinct and exclusive (e.g., Bahá’í not Copt). 
 
Light refreshments will be provided. Location: Alpern Room, Library North 2200.  
 
Sponsored by the Department of Middle Eastern and Ancient Mediterranean Studies (MEAMS) with support from the Center for Middle East and North Africa Studies (CMENAS).
7:30pm - 9:00pm
Casadesus Hall
Join the Flute Ensemble on Tuesday, April 16th at 7:30pm for a concert of flutes of all sizes and combinations in Casadesus Recital Hall. They will present works that range from spirited and driving energy, to calm and reflective beauty by Higdon, Coleridge Taylor, Bartok, Coleman, and Hailstork.
Apr
17
Wed
12:00pm - 1:00pm
Hybrid (EB T1 and Zoom; link below)
The Binghamton Center of Complex Systems (CoCo) presents "The Measure of Complementarities and Synergies: A Systematic Review of the Organizational Science Literature and an Interdisciplinary Exploration" by Minjong Jun (Management, Binghamton University). 
 
Minjong Jun is a Ph.D. candidate in Leadership and Organizational Science for the School of Management at Binghamton University. He is doing research on strategic HRM (AMO bundles, system complementarity, training & turnover), human capital resource (emergence process and its links to HRM system), and leadership (strategic leadership, shared leadership, leader-follower congruence) through leveraging advanced statistical methodologies such as multilevel modeling, computational modeling, polynomial regression analysis, and panel analysis. He serves as a research assistant for the Bernard M. & Ruth R. Bass Center for Leadership Studies. Also, he specializes in computational tools and modeling by earning an Advanced Graduate Certificate in Complex System Science and Engineering from the Systems Science and Industrial Engineering department of Binghamton University. 
 
Hybrid (EB T1 and Zoom; link below)
https://binghamton.zoom.us/j/98463329955?pwd=NlhLSzl4NitKR0JmdlA0SndqUjV2dz09
3:00pm - 4:00pm
At 3 p.m. Wednesday, April 17, Lori Jones, adjunct research professor in the Department of History at Carleton University and part-time professor in the Department of History at the University of Ottawa, will present “‘Another one of the most holsome preservatives agaynst the plague’: The Long Lives of Black Death Plague Remedies” in IASH Conference Room LN 1106. This lecture will also be co-sponsored by the History Department.
6:00pm - 7:30pm
Jeanne & Jay Benet Alumni Lounge

Creative Writing: Common Ground Reading

Join the Common Ground reading series and experience live readings from undergraduate & graduate writers.

This installment is a dissertation focused reading for graduating creative writing students.

Apr
18
Thu
9:00am - 5:00pm
Rosefsky Gallery
Art & Design: Senior BFA Exhibition 4/1 - 4/18/24 | M-F 9-5 p.m. Rosefsky Gallery | Free Admission
1:20pm - 2:30pm
Osterhout Concert Theater
7:30pm - 9:00pm
Osterhout Concert Theater

Dept. of Music presents: Harpur Jazz Ensemble (Spring 2024)


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Apr
19
Fri
4:00pm - 5:30pm
Casadesus Recital Hall
Music:  Junior Recital: Abigail Sprague, soprano
7:30pm - 9:00pm
Casadesus Recital Hall
Music: Senior Recital: Valerie Lasser, soprano
8:00pm - 9:30pm
Studio B

Graduate Thesis: Acting project

I Used to Have a Dream 

Written, performed, and staged by Alnara Tleugazinova

Advisor: Elizabeth Mozer

Acting coach:  Jane Elliott

Music coach:  Olivia Dilworth

A comedy drama representing the Dream of an ordinary person forced to challenge herself to find the spirit within to break through obstacles and find her way back.

8 PM April 19 and 20 and 2 PM April 21

Location:  Studio B

FREE

9:00pm - 11:00pm
Atomic Tom's, 196 State St, Binghamton, NY 13901, USA
Music: Harpur Studio Jazz Band 
Apr
20
Sat
1:00pm - 2:30pm
Casadesus Hall
Music: Percussion Studio Recital
4:00pm - 5:30pm
Casadesus Hall
Music: Masters Recital: Calysta Jacobs
7:30pm - 9:00pm
Casadesus Recital Hall
Music: Senior Recital: Esther N. 
8:00pm - 9:30pm
Studio B

Graduate Thesis: Acting project

I Used to Have a Dream 

Written, performed, and staged by Alnara Tleugazinova

Advisor: Elizabeth Mozer

Acting coach:  Jane Elliott

Music coach:  Olivia Dilworth

A comedy drama representing the Dream of an ordinary person forced to challenge herself to find the spirit within to break through obstacles and find her way back.

8 PM April 19 and 20 and 2 PM April 21

Location:  Studio B

FREE

Apr
21
Sun
2:00pm - 3:30pm
Studio B

Graduate Thesis: Acting project

I Used to Have a Dream 

Written, performed, and staged by Alnara Tleugazinova

Advisor: Elizabeth Mozer

Acting coach:  Jane Elliott

Music coach:  Olivia Dilworth

A comedy drama representing the Dream of an ordinary person forced to challenge herself to find the spirit within to break through obstacles and find her way back.

8 PM April 19 and 20 and 2 PM April 21

Location:  Studio B

FREE

7:30pm - 9:00pm
Casadesus Recital Hall

Music: Masters Recital - Matthew Merolla            


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Apr
25
Thu
5:00pm - 7:00pm
Binghamton University Art Museum, 4400 Vestal Pkwy E, Binghamton, NY 13901, USA

Creative Writing & Music: Word of Mouth 

In this third annual collaboration between the Binghamton University Music Department and Creative Writing Program, composers, writers and performers creategenre-defying compositions that celebrate poetry, music and the singing voice.
The performance will coincide with the Binghamton University Art Museum's exhibition, PaintedExchanges: Artists and Printmakers.

Apr
26
Fri
4:00pm - 5:30pm
Casadesus Recital Hall
Music: Junior Recital: Jessica Dugatkin, mezzoand Kyle McAfee, bass     
6:00pm - 8:00pm
131 Front St. Binghamton NY
Join us for a night of Middle Eastern music, dance, and food. The event is sponsored by CMENAS (Center for Middle East and North Africa Studies) and ACA (American Civic Association). Entrance fee is 10$ for adults and 5$ for kids (12 and under).
6:00pm - 9:00pm
Spool Contemporary, 138 Baldwin Street, Johnson City, NY 13790
Works by Bryan Fernandez, Santiago Parra, and Fahim Rahman
Reception: Friday, April 26, 6-9PM
Open: April 27-28, 12-4PM
Location: Spool Contemporary, 138 Baldwin Street, Johnson City, NY 13790

In this pop-up exhibition, the students have created work that finds its lens and inspiration in Hammons' wit, sarcasm, compassion, and complex practices, but their work moves beyond these elements to engage questions of identity, culture, ritual, and art making. Support for these projects was generously provided by Art Bridges.
7:30pm - 9:00pm
Casadesus Recital Hall
Music: Senior Recital - RiyaBolander
Apr
27
Sat
4:00pm - 5:30pm
FA-21
Music: Collegium Musicum
7:30pm - 9:00pm
Casadesus Recital Hall
Music: Senior Recital - Arianna Anderson, Devyn Jenks, Sarah Petrucelli, flute                
Apr
28
Sun
3:00pm - 5:00pm
Osterhout Concert Theater

Dept. of Music presents: Carmina Burana

Featuring the University Symphony Orchestra and Choirs.


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Apr
29
Mon
3:30pm - 5:30pm
FA 212 and over Zoom (https://binghamton.zoom.us/j/98942256738)
The Evolutionary Studies program (EvoS) hosts a discussion with Rolf Quam and Allen MacNeill. It will be in person in FA 212 from 3:30-5:30 on April 29, and is also viewable over Zoom at https://binghamton.zoom.us/j/98942256738.
7:30pm - 9:00pm
Casadesus Recital Hall
Dept. of Music presents: Piano Ensemble

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Apr
30
Tue
7:30pm - 9:00pm
Chamber Hall
Dept. of Music presents: Percussion Ensemble (Spring 2024)

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May
1
Wed
5:00pm - 6:30pm
ART HISTORY VizCult series: Jessica Maratsos (University of Cambridge, Faculty of Modern & Medieval Languages and Linguistics)
6:30pm - 8:30pm
Osterhout Concert Theater
Anderson Center for Performing Arts presents: The Magic of Rob Lake

One of the world’s most celebrated illusionists, Rob Lake’s (roblake.com) mind-blowing illusions dazzle and entertain millions across network television, in Times Square, on the Vegas strip, in Atlantic City and before sold-out audiences in casinos, arenas and theatres worldwide. Named “The World's Greatest Illusionist” by NBC, Lake is internationally renowned for his mesmerizing and award-winning illusion spectacular. 

In 2008, Lake became the youngest magician in history to receive the holy grail of the magic world — The Merlin Award – as “International Stage Magician of the Year.” This award is magic’s highest honor and the industry equivalent of an Oscar.

Lake serves as magic consultant for network TV series, feature films, commercials, theme parks, and theatrical shows. His magical creations can be seen in theatrical productions across the globe, including multiple upcoming Broadway productions, Harry Potter philharmonic arena tours, The Phantom of the Opera, and Disney’s Beauty & the Beast. 

Lake headlines in venues around the world bringing his physics- and sometimes even death-defying illusions to audiences across the United States and in more than 40 countries throughout Europe, Asia, Australia and the Middle East, including performances at The Dolby Theatre in Hollywood, Caesars Palace Coliseum in Las Vegas, Atlantic City, Lake Tahoe, and as the resident headliner at the iconic Atlantis Resort in The Bahamas.

Lake dedicates time, support and his voice to causes he holds near and dear to his heart – supporting members of the military and Animal Rescue. In fact, his own furry companion Roger, a Yorkie mutt, was once a rescue dog, and has become a popular part of his show, as well.

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7:30pm - 9:00pm
Casadesus Recital Hall
Binghamton University Chamber Singers and Hub New Music (Ensemble-in-Residence sponsored by the Mid Atlantic Arts Foundation)
May
2
Thu
8:00am - 9:00am
1:20pm - 2:20pm
Casadesus Recital Hall
SOAR Student Showcase: Thursday Afternoon Performance

Faturing opera arias performed by student vocalists and new songs from the Word of Mouth collaboration between the Department of Music and Creative Writing Program
Casadesus Recital Hall — or outdoors if weather permits
7:30pm - 10:00pm
Casadesus Recital Hall
SOAR Student Showcase: Harpur Studio Jazz Band
8:30pm - 9:30pm
Bartle Library Tower (outdoor event, weather dependent)
SOAR Student Showcase: Cinema Student Projection

Bartle Library Tower (outdoor event, weather dependent)
May
3
Fri
12:00pm - 1:00pm
Binghamton University Art Museum, Lower Galleries, Lindsay Room
SOAR Student Showcase: Art History Student Presentations

Binghamton University Art Museum, Lower Galleries, Lindsay Room

1:00pm - 2:00pm
Peace Quad
Music: Nukporfe
3:00pm - 4:00pm
LH-6
SOAR Student Showcase: Student Film Show
LH-6
4:00pm - 7:00pm
Studio A
SOAR Student Showcase: Pedal Powered Theater & Natural Causes a play project
Studio A

Pedal Powered Theater (Nate Wheatley and Tommy Iafrate)
Natural Causes a play project, Artists: Elizabeth Mozer and students.

4:00pm - 6:00pm
Casadesus Recital Hall
SOAR Student Showcase: HUB New Music
Casadesus Recital Hall

Hub New Music performs with Students from the Department of Music
5:00pm - 7:00pm
FA, throughout 1st, 2nd, and 3rd Floors
SOAR Student Showcase: Art & Design Open Studios
FA, throughout 1st, 2nd, and 3rd Floors
5:00pm - 7:00pm
Rosefsky Gallery
SOAR Student Showcase: Art & Design Senior BA Exhibition

5/3 - 5/10/24 | M-F 9-5 p.m.
Rosefsky Gallery | Free Admission

Exhibition Opening 5/3/24 | 5 - 7 p.m.
5:00pm - 6:00pm
John Arthur Cafe & Grand Corridor in FA
SOAR Student Showcase: Cinema screening
John Arthur Café
5:00pm - 7:00pm
FA Memorial Courtyard & Grand Corridor
SOAR Student Showcase Reception (food and refreshments)
FA Memorial Courtyard & Grand Corridor
6:00pm - 8:00pm
Studio B
SOAR Student Showcase: Musical Theatre Voice Recital
Studio B

Students from the BFA in Musical Theatre will be performing their final projects
6:00pm - 6:30pm
Rosefsky Gallery
SOAR Student Showcase: Art & Design Departmental Awards Ceremony
Rosefsky Gallery
6:00pm - 8:00pm
John Arthur Café
SOAR Student Showcase: Poet’s Cafe: A Creative Writing Poetry Reading
John Arthur Café

Hosted by Director of Creative Writing, Tina Chang & Professor Joe Weil
May
5
Sun
2:00pm - 4:00pm
Watters Theater
Theatre: Dance Recital
May
6
Mon
9:00am - 5:00pm
Rosefsky Gallery
Art & Design: Senior BA Exhibition

5/3 - 5/10/24 | M-F 9-5 p.m.
Rosefsky Gallery | Free Admission

May
9
Thu
12:30pm - 2:30pm
Andreson Center Osterhout Theater
For up-to-date Spring 2024 Commencement information, please see https://www.binghamton.edu/commencement/schedule.html
May
10
Fri
9:00am - 5:00pm
Rosefsky Gallery
Art & Design: Senior BA Exhibition

5/3 - 5/10/24 | M-F 9-5 p.m.
Rosefsky Gallery | Free Admission

May
11
Sat
8:30am - 11:00am
Events Center
Check Harpur Spring ceremonies to determine your ceremony.
12:00pm - 4:00pm
Binghamton University Art Museum, 4400 Vestal Pkwy E, Binghamton, NY 13901, USA

Käthe Kollwitz: Timeless Desolation

2/1/24–5/11/24
T-S Noon-4 p.m. | TR Noon-7 p.m.
Lower galleries | Free Admission

Käthe Kollwitz: Timeless Desolation, curated by Toby Olson ’25, Art History and Sculpture majors, German and Russian Studies minor.


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12:00pm - 4:00pm
Binghamton University Art Museum, 4400 Vestal Pkwy E, Binghamton, NY 13901, USA

The Intimate Photographic Style of Larry Fink

2/1/24–5/11/24
T-S Noon-4 p.m. | TR Noon-7 p.m.
Lower galleries | Free Admission

The Intimate Photographic Style of Larry Fink, curated by Jason Anglum '24, History and Physics majors.


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