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Philip I. Eliasoph Open VISIONS Forum

“An Evening with Ken Burns in Conversation with CNN's John Berman”

Tuesday | 7:30 p.m.

February 3, 2026

GLOBAL THEATRE: PERFORMANCE SERIES

Hell Has an Exit: Finding Freedom Behind Bars

by Ron Jenkins
(based on interviews with Debra Taylor and BL Shirelle)
Produced by Cheryl Wiesenfeld
With music written and performed by BL Shirelle

Friday | 7 p.m.

February 6, 2026

Philip I. Eliasoph Open VISIONS Forum

Scott Rothkopf
"The Whitney Museum of American Art:
A New Paradigm for Artists and Audiences"

Monday | 7:30 p.m.

February 9, 2026

MLK Convocation
Challenging Injustice: Fear as Fuel for Change

Dr. Eddie S. Glaude, Jr.

Wednesday | 6 p.m.

February 11, 2026

National Theatre Live

Life of Pi
by Yann Martel
adapted by Lolita Chakrabarti
directed by Max Webster

Thursday | 7 p.m.

February 12, 2026

Philip I. Eliasoph Open VISIONS Forum

Elaine Pagels, PhD
"In God We Trust:
Faith in America 1776-2026"

Tuesday | 7:30 p.m.

February 17, 2026

Philip I. Eliasoph Open VISIONS Forum

Jim Sciutto
"Reporting Foreign Affairs: How Does It Impact the USA?"

Monday | 7:30 p.m.

February 23, 2026

Philip I. Eliasoph Open VISIONS Forum: Espresso

Elizabeth Weitzman
"American Women in Film"

Wednesday | 7:30 p.m.

February 25, 2026

Student Independent Play Project

tick, tick… BOOM!

Thursday & Saturday | 7:30 p.m.
Sunday | 2 p.m.

February 26-March 1, 2026

Philip I. Eliasoph Open VISIONS Forum | Marion Peckham Egan School of Nursing and Health Studies Lecture

Barry Stein, MD
Hartford Healthcare

Wednesday | 5 p.m.

March 4, 2026

"Antisemitism, an American Tradition"
Lecture is co-sponsored by the Jewish Federation of Greater Fairfield County and the Bennett Center for Judaic Studies

Pamela Nadell

Thursday | 7:30 p.m.

March 5, 2026

Philip I. Eliasoph Open VISIONS Forum: Espresso

Gina Barreca, PhD
"A Seat at the Table: Celebrating the Feast of Italian American Culture"

Tuesday | 7:30 p.m.

March 24, 2026

The School of Education and Human Development Diversity Lecture Series

Temple Grandin, PhD
“The Way I See It: A Personal Look at Autism”

Wednesday | 6 p.m.

March 25, 2026

Philip I. Eliasoph Open VISIONS Forum | Bennett Center for Judaic Studies Lecture

David Brooks
“How To Know a Person”

Sunday | 3 p.m.

March 29, 2026

Philip I. Eliasoph Open VISIONS Forum: Espresso

Stephen Wilkes
"America the Beautiful: Time, Memory, and History"

Tuesday | 7:30 p.m.

March 31, 2026

Big River: In Concert

Music and Lyrics by Roger Miller
Book by William Hauptman
Adapted from the novel by Mark Twain

Friday & Saturday | 3 p.m.

April 17-18, 2026

Joanna Chang, PhD, DMA
Musical Postcards:
A Transatlantic Journey from Beethoven to Bernstein

Monday | 7:30 p.m.

April 27, 2026

The Met: Live in HD

Frank & Cruz’s
El Último Sueño de Frida y Diego

Tuesday | 1 p.m. (encore)

June 2, 2026

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