More Weekend Events
Here is a listing of other events happening on campus during Reunion/Commencement Weekend that may be of interest to returning alumni, including open houses, ongoing exhibits, concerts and more.
Sarah Doyle Women’s Center Open House
The center’s art gallery features an exhibit of sculpture and prints entitled When Is It Time to Panic? by Liz Shepherd. All are welcome.
Friday, May 23 - 9 am-7 pm
Saturday, May 24 - 11 am–3 pm
(Sarah Doyle Women’s Center, 26 Benevolent St.)
Hospitality at Brown Hillel
Alumni and parents are welcome to drop by to relax, enjoy light refreshments, and get information about Reunion and Commencement activities.
Friday, May 23 and Saturday, May 24 - 10 am–8 pm,
and Sunday, May 25 - 8 am
(Glenn and Darcy Weiner Center, 80 Brown St.)
Brown’s History Goes Digital: The Brown Daily Herald archive
Drop by interactive kiosks in the Sciences or Rockefeller Library lobbies to browse the Brown Daily Herald’s new digital archive. Herald student staffers and Brown Library experts involved in the joint University-BDH project will be on hand to answer your questions.
Friday, May 23 and Saturday, May 24 - 11 am –3 pm
(Sciences Library and Rockefeller Library)
John Nicholas Brown Center/Public Humanities Program Open House
Built in 1792 and home to five generations of the Brown family, the historic Nightingale-Brown House is now better known as the John Nicholas Brown Center, home to the master’s program in public humanities. Take a look at the house, learn more about the innovative graduate program, and visit a student-curated exhibit.
Saturday, May 24 - 11 am–1 pm
(John Nicholas Brown Center, 357 Benefit St.)
Social Entrepreneurship Program Launch
Enjoy a wine and cheese event to launch the Social Entrepreneurship Program. Come hear presentations from current students and recent alumni on their social ventures.
Friday, May 23 - 5 pm–7 pm
(Swearer Center for Public Service)
Brown/NASA Northeast Planetary Data Center Open House
The Brown/NASA Northeast Regional Planetary Data Center is operated cooperatively by NASA’s Planetary Geology and Geophysics Program and Brown University. The Data Center is part of a network of Regional Planetary Image Facilities located throughout the United States, Europe, and Japan. On view will be samples of image data obtained by the U.S. Space Program from 1962 to the present, including 3-D images of the Moon and Mars.
Saturday, May 24 - 9 am–2 pm (Lincoln Field Building, 2nd Floor)
Women in Medicine Reception
The Office of Women in Medicine invites alumni and their families to an informal reception. Connect with fellow alumni, network with Medical School faculty, and learn more about the office’s programs.
Saturday, May 24 - 2:30 pm (Outside MacMillan Hall, Room 115)
Machado de Assis: Reading the Brazilian Master, Then and Now
Machado de Assis is a name that stands alone in 19th-century Latin American fiction. During his prolific career, Machado explored nearly every medium, but it was as a novelist and a short story writer that he forged a narrative voice that would forever affect the literary topography of his nation. Brown University Library commemorates the 100th anniversary of Machado’s death with a display of early criticism of Machado’s works, donated by Professor William Leonard Grossman.
All weekend - 9 am–5 pm (John Hay Library)
The Politics of Poetry: Walt Whitman and the Public Memory of Abraham Lincoln
Walt Whitman and Abraham Lincoln never met in life, but Whitman has played an instrumental role in the way Americans think about Lincoln. The exhibition, drawn from the McLellan Lincoln Collection and the Harris Collection of American Poetry and Plays at the John Hay Library, explores Whitman’s memorials to Lincoln and their influence on generations of Americans.
All weekend - 9 am–5 pm (John D. Rockefeller Library)
Exhibition: Believing Africa
Stop by the Haffenreffer Museum of Anthropology’s satellite home at Manning Hall to explore Believing Africa, an exhibition that explores the diversity and dynamic nature of African spiritual beliefs in a changing world.
All weekend - 10 am–4 pm (Manning Hall)
Tickets for all concerts can be purchased at the door.
Brownstones Concert
Come catch the last show of the year for one of Brown’s all-female a cappella groups.
Friday, May 23 - 3 pm (List Art Center)
Harmonic Motion Concert
Brown’s sassy coed a cappella group sings.
Friday, May 23 - 6 pm (List Art Center)
The Brown Derbies Concert
Catch the Brown Derbies’ final a cappella event of the year!
Saturday, May 24 - 4 pm (Salomon Center 001)
The Higher Keys Concert
Brown’s oldest coed a cappella singing group presents its annual Commencement concert, featuring jazz and pop selections.
Saturday, May 24 - 5 pm (List Art Center)
The Chattertocks Concert
Brown’s oldest all-female a cappella group and winners of the 2004 Contemporary A Cappella Recording Award for best female collegiate album, All Modesty Aside.
Saturday, May 24 - 6 pm (Salomon Center for Teaching, Room 101)
With One Voice Concert
Christian a cappella.
Saturday, May 24 - 6 pm (Manning Chapel)
Alef Beats Concert
Saturday, May 24 - 6 pm (Salomon Center for Teaching, Room 001)
The Bear Necessities Concert
An all-male, all-suspendered a cappella group.
Saturday, May 24 - 7 pm (List Art Center)
Brown Madrigal Singers Concert
Brown’s only student-run classical a cappella group will be singing music dating from the Renaissance to the present.
Saturday, May 24 - 8 pm (Manning Chapel)
Ursa Minors Concert
Brown’s spiciest all-female a cappella group.
Saturday, May 24 - 8 pm (Salomon Center for Teaching, Room 001)
The Jabberwocks Concert
Brown’s oldest a cappella group.
Saturday, May 24 - 9 pm (Salomon Center for Teaching, Room 101)
Theater, Freshwater Road by Denise Nicholas
Freshwater Road is the coming of age story of Celeste Tyree, a black college student from the North who goes to Mississippi to work as a voter registration volunteer.
Friday, May 23 - 7 pm and Saturday, May 24 - 11 am
(Rites and Reason Theatre)