The Record Happenings

Thursday, April 6, 2023

WashU Dance Collective to perform this weekend

The Washington University Dance Collective, the resident dance company of the Performing Arts Department in Arts & Sciences, will present “Genesis,” an evening of new and original choreography, Friday and Saturday, April 7 and 8, in Edison Theatre.

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TRIADS Speaker Series event: social movement activities

Noon–1:30 p.m. Friday, April 7

Laura Nelson, of the University of British Columbia, will give a talk on the advances in digitized data in relation to measuring social movements. Seigle Hall, Room 301.

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International Writers Series: Tere Dávila

5:30–7 p.m. Tuesday, April 11

Award-winning Puerto Rican author Tere Dávila will share some of her fiction with translator Rebecca Hanssens-Reed. Hanssens-Reed’s translation of Dávila’s “Mercedes’s Special Talent” won a 2022 O. Henry Prize for Short Fiction. Olin Library, Ginkgo Reading Room.

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‘Latiné Summit: Estamos Aquí’

5:30–8:30 p.m. Wednesday, April 12

The Center for Diversity and Inclusion will present the annual Latiné Summit. This year’s theme is “Estamos Aquí: Latiné Representation at WashU.” Cristóbal Rodríguez, of Arizona State University, will give the keynote address. Umrath Hall Lounge.

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Violinist Augustin Hadelich to perform

7 p.m. Sunday, April 16

Violinist Augustin Hadelich is a “technically dazzling” (New York Times) performer who revels “in the myriad ways of making a phrase come alive” (Washington Post). Hadelich will present an intimate recital as part of the Great Artists Series. Sponsored by the Department of Music in Arts & Sciences, the performance will be in E. Desmond Lee Concert Hall.

Looking ahead

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Virtual talk on ChatGPT, productivity

12:30 p.m. Thursday, April 13

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Diaspora Dialogues conversation at Kemper Art Museum

5:30 p.m. Thursday, April 13

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WashU Giving Day

Wednesday, April 19

Exhibits and ongoing events

‘The Air That Inhabits’ exhibit opens Saturday

The Kemper Art Museum will showcase thesis projects by this year’s MFA in Visual Art candidates from the Sam Fox School’s Graduate School of Art. The exhibit, which features a range of artistic practices and mediums and explores a variety of themes, will open at 4 p.m. Saturday, April 8, and remain on display through July 24.

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Save the Date

Universitywide Commencement celebration

9 a.m. Monday, May 15