Join us for an engaging evening featuring a panel of drag performers, including local phenoms Vuronika Baked, Gemini DeBarbay and Jackie Leggs as they share their lived experiences in understanding their queer identities, their journey with drag performances, and the role drag has played in their identity journeys. The panel will follow a moderated Q & A format, and you can submit questions...
Alexandra Foradas presents "Technologies of Magic: Contemporary Artists and Rituals, Talismans, and Folklore" on October 16, 2024 at 6:30pm, MOSAIC Event Space (49 Main St, North Adams) The opacity lent by the convergence of technology and magic offers fertile ground for contemporary artists: for seeking power, solace, and healing, and for refusing systems’ efforts to control their lives and...
The MCLA Day of Dialogue is an annual campus-wide alternative day of education, with suspended day classes to ensure full campus participation by students, faculty, and staff. This year’s event, held on Wednesday, October 23rd, will be in a hybrid format with remote and in-person sessions to allow for the greatest participation. Erasure is defined as “...the practice of collective indiffer...
Dr. K Renee Horton is a trailblazing advocate for diversity in STEM and the first African American to receive a Ph.D. in Material Science with a concentration in Physics from the University of Alabama. Currently serving as a NASA airworthiness deputy, Dr. Horton has received numerous accolades, including the Black Engineer of the Year Trailblazer Award. She founded Unapologetically Being, Inc....
Forrest Gander is a poet, translator and novelist who won the Pulitzer Prize for Poetry in 2019. Trained in both Geology and English Literature, Forrest's many books include Twice Alice, Be With and Science & Steepleflower, are known for their intimate investigations of ecology and poetics, and have been translated into more than a dozen languages. Sponsored by MCLA's English and Philosophy...
