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The Bennett Lecture in Judaic Studies
Dara Horn, PhD
“In the Haunted Jewish Present: On (Not) Confronting Anti-Semitism”
Tuesday | 7:30 p.m.
September 19, 2023
Inspired Writers Series
Hosted by MFA Program’s Phil Klay
“The Art of the Personal Essay With Emily Bernard”
Thursday | 7:30 p.m.
September 21, 2023
Open VISIONS Forum | Bank of America
Women and Leadership Series
Zanny Minton Beddoes
“Your Kitchen Table Meets Global Disruptions:
Economic Challenges Near & Far”
Wednesday | 8 p.m.
September 27, 2023
Agathe et Adrien
N.Ormes
Wednesday & Thursday | 7:30 p.m.
October 4, 2023
October 5, 2023
Fredrickson Family Innovation Lab
Jonathan Soma and Jeannie Joshi
“AIspiration: Reimagining the Humanities and Art With Generative AI”
Wednesday | 7:30 p.m.
October 11, 2023
Open VISIONS Forum
Art Spiegelman
“Surviving Maus: Visualizing the Unimaginable”
Tuesday | 7:30 p.m.
October 17, 2023
Theatre Fairfield
DollHouse
A Drama by Theresa Rebeck
based on Henrik Ibsen’s A Doll’s House
Directed by Jan Mason
October 17-21, 2023
Theatre Fairfield
Project X
by Judy Tate
Directed by Godfrey L. Simmons, Jr.
October 25 & 26, 2023
Open VISIONS Forum
Radhika Dirks
“The Future is Here:
The Promise and Peril of Artificial Intelligence”
Thursday | 7:30 p.m.
October 26, 2023
The Met: Live in HD
Jake Heggie’s
Dead Man Walking
Saturday | 1 p.m. (encore) | 12 p.m. pre-screening talk
October 28, 2023
Open VISIONS Forum: Espresso
Peter Shapiro
“The Music Never Stops:
Promoting Rock Shows From Dylan to the Dead”
Monday | 7:30 p.m.
October 30, 2023
Broken Chord
Gregory Maqoma
Wednesday | 8 p.m.
November 1, 2023
Open VISIONS Forum: Espresso
James Campbell
“From Profits to Ponzi:
Inside Madoff’s $67 Billion Scam”
Thursday | 7:30 p.m.
November 2, 2023
Fredrickson Family Innovation Lab
Cynthia Nourse Thompson
“Health Humanities Catalysts:
Processing Grief and Loss Through Meaningful Collaborations”
Wednesday | 7:30 p.m.
November 8, 2023
Open VISIONS Forum
Marian Grant, DNP, ACNP-BC, ACHPN, FPCN, FAAN, RN
“Resilient Progress for Palliative Care: Mind – Body – Spirit”
Thursday | 5:30 p.m.
November 9, 2023
Ranky Tanky With Lisa Fischer
Friday | 8 p.m.
November 10, 2023
Open VISIONS Forum
Kaitlan Collins
“‘This Just In’ – The Media’s Role in Shaping America’s Path Forward”
Sunday | 3 p.m.
November 12, 2023
Open VISIONS Forum
Susannah Heschel
“Turning Inter-Religious Dialogue Into Prayer:
Transformations of Abraham Joshua Heschel”
Tuesday | 7:30 p.m.
November 14, 2023
U.S. Premiere
Michael Keegan-DolanTeaċ Daṁsa
MáM
Friday & Saturday| 8 p.m.
November 17, 2023
November 18, 2023
The Met: Live in HD
Anthony Davis’s
X: The Life and Times of Malcolm X
Saturday | 1 p.m. (live) | 12 p.m. pre-screening talk
November 18, 2023
Inspired Writers Series
Hosted by MFA Program’s Phil Klay
“The Art of Literary Criticism With Ryan Ruby and Becca Rothfeld”
Thursday | 7:30 p.m.
November 30, 2023
Theatre Fairfield
Theatre in the Raw
The Lucille Lortel Festival of New Plays
Directed by Jackob Hofmann
November 30, December 2 & 3, 2023
The Met: Live in HD
Daniel Catán’s
Florencia en el Amazonas
Tuesday | 1 p.m. (encore)
December 12, 2023
The Met: Live in HD
Verdi’s
Nabucco
Saturday | 1 p.m. (live) | 12 p.m. pre-screening talk
January 6, 2024
National Theatre Live
Romeo & Juliet
by William Shakespeare
Friday | 7 p.m.
January 19, 2024
Open VISIONS Forum: Espresso
Wendell Wallach
“Hype v. Reality: Navigating the Future of AI Ethics and Governance”
Wednesday | 7:30 p.m.
January 24, 2024
World Premiere
Kyle AbrahamA.I.M
Friday | 7:30 p.m.
January 26, 2024
The Met: Live in HD
Bizet’s
Carmen
Saturday | 1 p.m. (live) | 12 p.m. pre-screening talk
January 27, 2024
Theatre Fairfield
Independent Play Project
Our Annual Student-Produced Piece
Sponsored by the Jamie Hulley Arts Foundation.
January 26-28, 2024
The Howard and Katherine Aibel Memorial Concert
Young Concert Artists on Tour
Sunday | 3 p.m.
January 28, 2024
Open VISIONS Forum: Espresso
Patrick Bringley
"Guarding the Met’s Masterpieces:
Meditating on the Meaning of Art While Discovering My Own Soul"
Tuesday | 7:30 p.m.
January 30, 2024
Drum Tao
Sunday | 4 p.m.
February 4, 2024
Martin Luther King, Jr. Convocation
Dr. Bettina Love
Dreaming and Doing:
Transforming Education
Now is the time to make real the promises of democracy.
Tuesday | 5:30 p.m.
February 6, 2024
Open VISIONS Forum: Espresso
Jared Cohen
“Life After Power: Seven Presidents and Their Search for Purpose Beyond the White House”
Thursday | 7:30 p.m.
February 8, 2024
Inspired Writers Series, Hosted by Phil Klay
The 2024 Writers Colloquium:
“Writing Soul Into a Broken World”
Saturday | 10 a.m. - 5 p.m.
February 10, 2024
Theatre Fairfield
Project X
by Judy Tate
Directed by Godfrey L. Simmons, Jr.
February 13 & 14, 2024
in conjunction with MLK & Black History Month celebrations.
7 p.m.
DiMenna-Nyselius Library, Auditorium 101
Open VISIONS Forum
The Annual Student Forum
“Going Viral With Juju Chang and Masih Alinejad”
POSTPONED:
This event will be rescheduled at a later date.
Open VISIONS Forum: Espresso
Gail Levin
“Searching for Edward Hopper:
Legal and Ethical Issues of a Vanished Legacy”
Wednesday | 7:30 p.m.
February 21, 2024
National Theatre Live
Dear England
a new play by James Graham
directed by Rupert Goold
Thursday | 7 p.m.
February 22, 2024
HomeBridge Ventures and Fairfield’s Center for Social Impact Present
An Evening With Fr. Gregory Boyle, S.J.
Founder of Homeboy Industries
Thursday |6:30 p.m.
February 29, 2024
Inspired Writers Series
Hosted by MFA Program’s Phil Klay
“Nathan Englander Talks Novels, Short Stories, and Adapting His Work for the Stage.”
Thursday | 7:30 p.m.
February 29, 2024
The Met: Live in HD
Verdi’s
La Forza del Destino
Saturday | 12 p.m. (live)
March 9, 2024
Orin Grossman, PhD, and Giulia Contaldo
An Afternoon in Paris
Sunday | 3 p.m.
March 10, 2024
National Theatre Live
Vanya
adapted by Simon Stephens, after Anton Chekhov
directed by Sam Yates
designed by Rosanna Vize
Wednesday | 7 p.m.
March 13, 2024
Open VISIONS Forum & Joan and Henry Katz Lecture
Dr. Timothy Snyder
“On Tyranny: Propaganda, Politics, Persuasion”
Thursday | 7:30 p.m.
March 14, 2024
Open VISIONS Forum
An Onstage Conversation With Michael Pollan
Author of The Omnivore's Dilemma and
How to Change Your Mind
Thursday | 7:30 p.m.
March 21, 2024
The Met: Live in HD
Gounod’s
Roméo et Juliette
Saturday | 1 p.m. (live) | 12 p.m. pre-screening talk
March 23, 2024
Fredrickson Family Innovation Lab
Tom Boellstorff
“Toward an Anthropology of the Metaverse”
Wednesday | 7:30 p.m.
March 27, 2024
Fairfield University Glee Club
“Ticket to the World” Concert
Saturday | 7:30 p.m.
April 6, 2024
Frontlines: Stories from the Edge
Global Theatre: Performance Series
Created by Cheryl Wiesenfeld and Melanie Hoopes
Written and Directed by Melanie Hoopes
Tuesday | 7 p.m.
April 9, 2024
Office for Mission and Ministry
"Adventures of a Vatican Astronomer"
Br. Guy J. Consolmagno, S.J.
Director of the Vatican Observatory
President of the Vatican Observatory Foundation
Wednesday | 7:30 p.m.
April 10, 2024
Inspired Writers Series
Hosted by MFA Program’s Phil Klay
“Tom Sleigh on Poetry, Journalism, and Conflict”
Thursday | 7:30 p.m.
April 11, 2024
FLIP Fabrique in Blizzard
Sunday, April 14, 2024 | 7 p.m.
Monday, April 15, 2024 | 7 p.m.
Theatre Fairfield
The Lightning Thief,
The Percy Jackson Musical
Directed by Dr. Sean Edgecomb
April 17-21, 2024
The Met: Live in HD
Puccini’s
La Rondine
Saturday | 1 p.m. (live) | 12 p.m. pre-screening talk
April 20, 2024
National Theatre Live
The Motive and the Cue
a new play by Jack Thorne
directed by Sam Mendes
Tuesday | 7 p.m.
April 30, 2024
Duets:
Chucho Valdés, Dianne Reeves, Joe Lovano
Friday | 8 p.m.
May 3, 2024
The Met: Live in HD
Puccini’s
Madama Butterfly
Tuesday | 1 p.m. (encore) | 12 p.m. pre-screening talk
May 21, 2024
National Theatre Live
Nye
a new play by Tim Price
directed by Rufus Norris
Tuesday | 7 p.m.
June 18, 2024
