Archive for the 'Arts.' Category

Check out the highly anticipated comedy. According to Stony Brook University, “Kristina Wong combines a zany sense of humor with biting insight in Wong Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest, a swear-to-god-not-autobiographical portrayal of the high incidence of anxiety, depression, and mental illness among Asian American women.” Wong, Wang. Wang, Wong. A coincidence? I think not.

Where: [...]

(Now why would you ever want to leave this place?)
It’s been a while since we’ve given you some decent cultural exposure at The Brook, so we’re happy to say that S has finally found something. After grabbing some bubble tea at Jasmine, check out the Wang Center today for a great photo exhibit on the [...]

Arts. LICA.

13Mar08

The Long Island College Art Competition, hosted by Stony Brook has just opened up in the SAC Gallery, and will be open for the next couple weeks. Stop by on your way to get coffee– it’s the one event the SAC Gallery hosts that S is bound to stop by at: an eclectic mix of [...]

S is sorry for not keeping you updated yesterday… time flies when you’re studying for midterms.
We welcome you to join us tonight for “Music to Welcome Spring,” The program includes Vivaldi Spring from “The Four Seasons”; Haydn Flute Trio in G Major; Bach Brandenburg Concerto No. 3 in G Major; and Andrew Thomas Samba!
Grab your [...]

Check out the new school play Tartuffe. The play, written by Moliere, the most famous French playwright of the 17th century, is a dark comedy about the members of  Louis XIV’s court. Check out the costumes and the drama, tonight, and the rest of this weekend at the Staller Center for the Arts.

Where: West Campus - Staller Center
Room: Theatre 2
When: 8:00 [...]

We thought we’d share one of our favorite poems with you today….
Where the mind is without fear and the head held high;
Where knowledge is free;
Where the world has not been broken up into fragments by narrow domestic walls;
Where words come out from the depth of truth;
Where tireless striving stretches its arms towards perfection;
Where the clear [...]

Yes, it’s Saturday. Yes, Monday is the start of midterms for this semester. But try and take a break from your studying to check out Pilobolus, the American dance company that performed at the Academy Awards last year (yes, we just name dropped). This show will be filled with crazy acrobatics, amazing costumes, and thrilling [...]

At the Brook.

15Feb08

It’s seems like as soon as Friday hits, the momentum at the Brook comes to an inevitable halt. Here at S, we invite you to join us at the Staller Center for a production of the opera “Dido and Aeneas”. It’s insanely good, and with student rush tickets, it’s a wonderful way to get that [...]

Rachel Villanueva, a recent presenter at at the Fine Arts Gallery in Tabler, gave S a look at some of her paintings. Here’s what she had to say about her work:
“Painting has been an enlightening experience for me.
Forced to contemplate line, color, and value, I allow
the paint to evolve into a representation of my
subjects. I [...]