The Undergraduate College of Arts, Culture, and Humanities (ACH) brings together first-year students at Stony Brook University who share an interest in the wide scope of human activity, particularly artistic production of all sorts (music, literature, theatre, the visual arts, dance, etc). Because the ACH experience is not strictly academic in nature, involvement is based on an interest in these areas, rather than on one's choice of major. Throughout the academic year, the ACH team (consisting of a Faculty Director, Quad Director, and Undergraduate College Advisor) will plan events that highlight the college's themes and offer participants a chance to meet other students with similar interests, as well as network with faculty and staff. The college is housed in Tabler Quad and boasts a newly refurbished arts and cultural center including a cafe, performing arts space, practice rooms for musicians, and a digital arts lab.
Circo Aero – Interactive Juggling Workshop
12:00P.M., Staller Center
30 seats will be made available to ACH students interested in participating in this workshop.
Sign up at the Tabler Quad Office to obtain tickets to this event.
“Fright Night” Movie
7:00P.M., Tabler Center for the Arts, Culture and Humanities-Black Box Theater
Weekend Life Traveling Board Games
8:00P.M., Tabler Center for the Arts, Culture and Humanities- Café
Circo Aero “ESPRESSO” Performance
8:00P.M., Staller Center- Main Stage
*30 seats will be made available to ACH students interested in attending this performance.
Sign up at the Tabler Quad Office to obtain tickets to this event.
10 seats will be made available to ACH students interested in attending this theatre performance. Sign up at the Tabler Quad Office to obtain tickets to this event.
“These Shining Lives”
2:00P.M., Staller Center- Main Stage
10 seats will be made available to ACH students interested in attending this theatre performance. Sign up at the Tabler Quad Office to obtain tickets to this event.
West African Dance Program
7:00P.M., Toscanini College Classroom
Joan Osborne, The Holmes Brothers and Paul Thorn
7:00P.M., Staller Center Main Stage
*15 seats will be made available to ACH students interested in attending this performance.
Sign up at the Tabler Quad Office to obtain tickets to this event.
Pocket Theatre Improv Workshop; Children’s Story Theme
6:00P.M., Tabler Center for the Arts, Culture and Humanities, Black Box Theater
Children’s Story Book Reading
7:00P.M., Tabler Center for the Arts, Culture and Humanities, Black Box Theater
ACH Council – General Interest Meeting
9:30P.M., Tabler Center for the Arts, Culture and Humanities, Room 104
“Prepping for Careers in Media and the Arts” – Presentation from the Career Center
5:45P.M., Douglass College Classroom
7:00P.M., Tabler Center for the Arts, Culture and Humanities, Room 104
WUSB Radio Demo & Station Tour
8:00P.M., Tabler Center for the Arts, Culture and Humanities
Executive Chef’s Kitchen: Asian Cuisine
1:30P.M., Kelly Quad Café
A Cappella Night; Featuring the Pipettes, High C’s, and SB Vocalists
8:00P.M., Tabler Center for the Arts, Culture and Humanities, Black Box Theater
Thanksgiving Holiday Thank You Cards- SB Firefighter Appreciation
8:00P.M., Hand College Classroom
Long Island Gay and Lesbian Youth (LIGALY) LGBT Awareness Workshop
7:00P.M., Tabler Center for the Arts, Culture and Humanities, Black Box Theater
Gender Rights & Law
9:00P.M., Hand College Classroom
Staller Films
7:00P.M., “The Summer Hours” – Staller Center
9:15P.M., “The Brothers Bloom” – Staller Center
*10 seats will be made available to each performance.
Sign up at the Tabler Quad Office to obtain tickets to this event.
ACH Autumn-Fest
Mocktail Party, Arts and Crafts, Activities & Fun
8:00 -11:00P.M., Tabler Center for the Arts, Culture and Humanities, Black Box Theater
DALA – Female Folk Acoustic Duo
8:00P.M., University Café
15 seats will be made available to ACH students interested in seeing this performance.
Sign up at the Tabler Quad Office to obtain tickets to this event.
15 seats will be made available to ACH students interested in seeing this performance. Sign up at the Tabler Quad Office to obtain tickets to this event.
September 24
Tejas-Luminous
by Malini Srinivasan and Dancers
Tejas-Luminous invokes the atmosphere of the morning, afternoon, dusk, and evening through the Indian classical dance form of Bharatanatyam. Dancer and choreographer, Malini Srinivasan integrates Yoga as well as the Kerala art forms Mohiniyattam and Kudiyatta into her new choreography for traditional Bharatanatyam dance. Carnatic music, along with new music by Ilari Kaila, accompany the dancers, providing a soundscape of sublime melodies and haunting harmonies in a sensory feast that will please Indian dance aficionados and delight those who have never experienced it.
Tejas Luminous Workshop
Monday, September 21, 4:00 pm, Wang Center Chapel
Free for VIP ticket holders; $10 otherwise
Tickets: $35 for VIP; $20 for General; $15 for Seniors; $10 for Students
20% discounts for groups of 5 or more
Reserved seating for all VIP ticket holders. Reservations highly recommended.
Please reserve your tickets by e-mailing wangcenter@stonybrook.edu or call (631) 632-4400.
Thursday, September 24, 7:30 pm, Wang Center Theater
October 17
Khoomei Taiko Ensemble
Mongolian Music with Japanese drumming
Born out of collaborations in New York City between Mongolian and Japanese American musicians, Khoomei Taiko Ensemble searches for and creates cultural links between Mongolia, the United States, and Japan through music. Easily transitioning between traditional Mongolian long and Japanese Minyo folk melodies to freeform jazz-inspired improvisations, the Khoomei Taiko Ensemble use the morin khuur (horsehead fiddle), Mongolian jaw harp, khoomei (throat singing), long song, matgaal (praise) songs, Japanese flutes and taiko (drums) to emphasize the similarities between Japanese and Mongolian traditions and bring both into the future together.
Tickets: $35 for VIP; $20 for General; $15 for Seniors; $10 for Students
Reserved seating for all VIP ticket holders. Reservations highly recommended.
Please reserve your tickets by e-mailing wangcenter@stonybrook.edu or call (631) 632-4400.
Saturday, October 17, 8:00 pm, Wang Center Theater
November 19
Arab American Comedy Night
featuring Dean Obeidallah & Maysoon Zayid
Two of the founders of the New York Arab American Comedy Festival come to the Wang Center to make you laugh with their insight and wit.
Born in New Jersey, Dean Obeidallah's comedy comes in large part from his unique background of being the son of a Palestinian father and a Sicilian mother. Dean, an award-winning comedian has appeared on ABC's "The View," Comedy Central's "Axis of Evil" Comedy special and is the co-creator and co-producer of Comedy Central.comÕs critically acclaimed Internet series "The Watch List," featuring a cast of all Middle Eastern-American comedians performing stand up and sketch comedy.
Maysoon Zayid is an actress and professional stand-up comedian, who received her BFA in acting from Arizona State University. Maysoon has performed comedy in top New York clubs, including The Improv, Caroline's, Gotham, and Stand-Up NY, and has toured her stand-up act extensively in both the USA and abroad. Maysoon was the first comedian to perform standup live in Palestine, performing in Nazareth, Haifa, Bethlehem, Ramallah, and Jerusalem.
Tickets: $25 for VIP; $15 for General; $10 for Student/Senior
Thursday, November 19, 7:00 pm, Wang Center Theater
Port Jefferson Documentary Series
Presented by The Greater Port Jefferson Northern Brookhaven Arts Council
September 21
Afghan Star
In Afghanistan you risk your life to sing. After 30 years of war and Taliban rule, pop Idol has come to Afghanistan. Millions are watching the TV series "Afghan Star" and voting for their favorite singers by mobile phone. For many this is their first encounter with democracy. This timely film follows the dramatic stories of four contestants as they risk all to become the nation's favorite singer. The organizers, Tolo TV, believe with this programme they can "move people from guns to music." But will they attain the freedom they hope for in this vulnerable and traditional nation? (87 minutes, Pashtu/Dari with English subtitles, 2009)
Guest Speaker: Naheed Bahram from Women for Afghan Women
Monday, September 21, 7:00 pm, Wang Center Theater
October 26
The Betrayal (Nerakhoon)
A Lao prophecy says, "A time will come when the universe will break, piece by piece, the world will change beyond what we know." That time had come for the small country by 1973, at which point the United States had dropped three million tons of bombs on Laos in the fight to overcome the North Vietnamese, more than the total used during both world wars. The Betrayal takes us through Thavisouk Phrasavath's youth, his escape from persecution and arrest in Laos, his family's reunion and their journey as immigrants to America, and the second war they had to fight on the streets of New York City. (96 Minutes, English/Lau with English subtitles, 2008)
Guest Speakers: Ellen Kuras and Thavisouk Phrasavath, Co-Directors / Writers.
Monday, October 26, 7:00 pm, Wang Center Theater
November 2
Yodok Stories
Yodok is one of the many concentration camps in today's North Korea where an estimated 200,000 to 500,000 are imprisoned under the worst possible conditions, including systematic torture, starvation, and murder. A small group of people who escaped from Yodok to South Korea decide to make an extraordinary and controversial musical about their experiences. Despite death treats and many obstacles, Yodok Stories becomes a tour de force for this ensemble of refugees and offers them a possibility to talk about their experiences and inspire others to protest the existence of the camps. (83 minutes, Korean/English with English subtitles, 2008)
Monday, November 2, 7:00 pm, Wang Center Theater
September 29
Sita Sings the Blues
The Greatest Break-Up Story Ever ToldÐSita is a Hindu goddess and a dutiful wife who follows her husband Rama on a 14 year exile, only to be kidnapped by an evil king from Sri Lanka, in India's epic the Ramayana. In a delightful animated adaptation, Sita Sings the Blues parallels the director's life to the classic epic when her husband breaks up their marriage via email from India. Narrated by three hilarious Indonesian shadow puppets with Indian accents, this ancient tragedy and modern comedy features musical numbers and a cast of hundreds: flying monkeys, evil monsters, gods, goddesses, warriors, sages, and winged eyeballs. (USA, 82 minutes, English, 2008)
Discussion to follow with director Nina Paley.
Tuesday, September 29, 7:00 pm, Wang Center Theater
Korean Horror Film Series
October 22
A Tale of Two Sisters
Two young sisters recovering from an unnamed trauma must face a mysterious past in this excellent South Korean shocker, a worldwide hit upon its release and based on an old Korean fairy tale. Equal parts drama, mystery, and ghost story, A Tale of Two Sisters is a richly complex and challenging cinematic treat. (115 minutes, Korean with English subtitles, 2003).
Thursday, October 22, 7:00 pm, Wang Center Theater
October 29
Whispering Corridors
Whispering Corridors is part of the explosion in Korean cinema following the liberalization of censorship at the end of the country's military dictatorship, and makes a strong social commentary on authoritarianism and conformity in the harsh South Korean education system. (105 minutes, Korean with English subtitles, 1998).
Thursday, October 29, 7:00 pm, Wang Center Theater
It's a Man's World Film Series
December 3
The Band's Visit
Once, not long ago, a small Egyptian police band arrived in Israel. Not many remember this. It wasn't that important: Arriving in Israel from Egypt, the Alexandria Ceremonial Police Orchestra finds there is no delegation to meet them, nor any arrangements to get to their destination of Petah Tiqva. Stuck in the remote town of Beit Hatikva until the next morning's bus, the band gets help from the worldly lunch owner, Dina, and settles in as best they can; each of the members attempts to get along with the natives in their own way. What follows is a special night of quiet happenings and confessions as the band makes its own impact on the town and the town on them. (87 minutes, Hebrew with English subtitles, 2007)
The Band's Visit is co-Sponsored by Osher Life Long Learning Institute (OLLI). Discussion with Thora Wagner to follow.
Thursday, December 3, 1:00 pm, Wang Center Theater
December 10
Bonjour Monsieur Shlomi
Shlomi takes care of everyone. He takes care of his ailing grandfather, his older soldier brother, his quick-tempered mother, his older sister's twins and keeps them happy by cooking their favorite dishes. But no one in the family really sees Shlomi until one day a routine math test arouses the suspicions of Shlomi`s math teacher and school principal. Realizing that a brilliant and very unique personality is hiding behind this neglected and dormant boy they, along with the help of Rona the gardener with whom he falls head over heels in love, help Shlomi discover himself. (94 minutes, Hebrew with English subtitles, 2003) Co-Sponsored by Osher Life Long Learning Institute (OLLI). Discussion with Thora Wagner to follow.
Thursday, December 10, 1:00 pm, Wang Center Theater
Lectures, Workshops & Cultural Events
Humanities Institute Series
September 30
Lalitha Gopalan: Indian Popular Cinema and Industry Films
Part of the "Other Hollywoods" Lecture Series
Wednesday,September 30, 2:20 pm, Wang Center Theater
October 28
Luis Francia: Longing and Belonging- The Idea of Home in Asian American Literature
Part of the HISB/NYCH Lecture Series. Reception to follow in the Wang Center Chapel.
Wednesday, October 28, 4:30 pm, Humanities, Room 1008
For more information, email wangcenter@stonybrook.edu or call (631) 632-4400.
Buddhism Study & Practice Group
Meetings held weekly on Thursdays, September 3 through December 17, in Room 301, Wang Center. To receive our weekly newsletter, please send an email to buddhism@ic.sunsyb.edu.
September 26
One-Day Meditation Workshop and Sharing with Nancy Bonardi
Nancy Bonardi began practicing meditation with Chan Master Sheng Yen of Dharma Drum Mountain in 1978. She has been teaching meditation for beginning and intermediate levels and conducting one-day retreats at the Chan Meditation Center for years. In this workshop Nancy will share with you the teaching of wisdom in Buddhism, alternating with periods of sitting meditation.
Saturday, September 26, 9:00 am to 2:30 pm, Wang Chapel
October 29
"The Buddha's Teaching of Non-Self: The Key to Living with Wisdom"
Lecture by Ven. Bhikkhu Bodhi
Ven. Bhikkhu Bodhi is an American Buddhist monk from New York City. Drawn to Buddhism in his youth, he traveled to Sri Lanka after completing his university studies where he received full ordination in 1973. He was appointed editor of the Buddhist Publication Society in 1984 and its president in 1988. The Ven. Bodhi is a leading scholar and translator of Buddhist texts with many important publications to his credit. In May 2000, he gave the keynote address at the United Nations on the occasion of Vesak, the day celebrating the Buddha's birth, enlightenment, and passing away. He returned to the U.S. in 2002 and presently lives and teaches at Chung-yen Monastery, Carmel, New York and Bodhi Monastery in Lafayette, New Jersey.
Thursday, Ocober 29, 6:30 pm to 8:30 pm, Lecture Hall 1
Storytelling
December 5
TellabrAsian: Tales from Asia
The Wang Center puts its own unique flair on Tellebration, an annual celebration of storytelling celebrated all over the world. Join us in our serene Interdenominational chapel as talented storytellers weave a web of folktales and fairytalesÑand personal, spiritual, magical, comedic and poignant human stories from and about Asia and Asia America.
Saturday, December 5, 3:00 pm, Wang Center Chapel