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Samuel Coleridge-Taylor: "Hiawatha's Wedding Feast"
American University Chorus and Symphony Orchestra
Matthew Brown, director (AU Symphony Orchestra)
Casey Cook, director (AU Chorus)
April 27, 7:30 p.m. and April 28, 3 p.m.
Katzen Arts Center, Abramson Family Recital Hall
Tickets: $10-$15, free for AU students

The AU Symphony Orchestra and Chorus collaborate to perform a lesser-known but important oratorio by Samuel Coleridge-Taylor—”Hiawatha’s Wedding Feast.” This work sets text from a section of Henry Wadsworth Longfellow’s epic poem Song of Hiawatha (1855) to jubilant music that narrates the marriage celebration of the fictional Ojibwe warrior Hiawatha to Minnehaha, a Dakota woman.   
Tickets to Orchestra and Chorus
 

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Physics Phestival
April 24, 4 p.m. – 5:30 p.m. | DMTI 209

Join us for our end-of-the-year party! It will feature food, our traditional pinata (this year’s theme: the Sun!), physics student awards, and other fun activities.

FINALE Senior Capstone: Photography and New Media and Studio Art Majors

April 17-May 1
Reception: April 26, 5-7 p.m.
Katzen Arts Center Rotunda

The capstone exhibition, FINALE, represents the culmination of intensive research and creative exploration by students from two sections of the Studio Art Capstone class. Showcasing a diverse array of backgrounds, practices, and themes, this exhibition serves as a testament to the transformative journey each student has undertaken. Through their dedicated efforts, they have not only synthesized their learning from this education but also forged a new language of expression, one that reflects their unique ideas, imagination, and craftsmanship. FINALE invites viewers to embark on a journey of discovery, where each artwork offers a glimpse into the rich tapestry of perspectives and experiences cultivated within our Studio Art program at AU.
 

Mathematics & Statistics ColloquiumTuesdays in DMTI 111 at 2:30

See Colloquium page for abstracts and more.

• April 23: Stephen Casey 
• May 14: Dr. Rory Conboye

 

"Our Chance to Play":
A Conversation on Race and Gaming
April 27, 10:00 a.m.–2:00 p.m.
Game Center, DMTI 113 (with hybrid Zoom)

Please join us for a conversation with Dr. Steven Dashiell (Research Affiliate in Residence, SOC), Dr. Benjamin Stokes (Associate Professor, SOC), and Dr. Andy Phelps (Professor, SOC). “Our Chance to Play" is a multi-university gathering on the topic of Gaming and Race, Representation, Design, and Building Community. Speakers are drawn from across the DMV and beyond. A keynote on the state of the field will precede the lunch. It will be a hybrid event, primarily in person at the AU Game Center with some portions streamed live on Zoom. The in-person event is free, and includes regional networking over your initiatives, a chance to connect with the speakers, tours of the Game Center labs, and more. A policy report on findings and next steps will be published afterward. Lunch will be provided!
Register for 4/27

Mixed Ensembles Concert
Monday, April 29, 7:30 p.m.
Katzen Arts Center, Abramson Family Recital Hall
Free and open to all, no RSVP required

Celebrate the end of classes with AU's mixed ensembles—chamber music with strings, piano, winds, brass, percussion and voice! Will also include appearances by the Songwriters' Hub, Improvisation class, and the West African Drumming ensemble.

Annual Modeling and Simulation Conference
May 20-23, 2024

Hosted by The Society for Modeling and Simulation International (SCS), the 2024 Annual Modeling and Simulation Conference (ANNSIM’24) is the annual conference that covers state-of-the-art developments in Modeling & Simulation (M&S). The conference includes keynote speeches presented by technology and industry leaders, technical sessions, and tutorials for professional development. Scientists, engineers, managers, educators, and business professionals who develop or use M&S methodologies and tools are invited to participate and present original contributions. ANNSIM’24 invites original contributions to the theory, methodology, and practice of modeling and simulation in any discipline.
Register for ANNSIM'24
 

Spring at the AU MuseumOpen Wed–Sun, 11–4:00 p.m.

• SURFACE TENSION
  The Visible and The Hidden
  AU Master of Fine Arts Thesis Exhibition
• Looking for the Light
• The Tree around the Corner
• Art and the Demands of Memory: Works by Second Generation Holocaust Survivors
• Dana Hart-Stone: Kaleidoscope
• A Drawing Like No Other: Marilyn Brought Back to Life in 9,000,000 Marks
• The Human Flood
• Learn More: AU Museum