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Thursday 29 September 5:30pm

The Dazzle of Vermilion

For thousands of years the people living in much of the central Andes have been trading the cinnabar for its rich vermillion pigment and for jewelry making purposes. Due to the scientific advances in the research of mercury isotopes, researchers have able to pinpoint the geological sources of cinnabar to reconstruct the prehistoric networks that allowed for the distribution of this rare material. Drawing on this context, Richard Burger, anthropology professor at Yale University, will deliver a lecture titled "The Dazzle of Vermilion: Tracing the Early Cinnabar Trade in the Ancient Andes." His talk will explore the symbolism and use of cinnabar for three millennia. The lecture is sponsored by donors to the Jane Powell Dwyer Lecture Fund and the Friends of the Haffenreffer Museum of Anthropology. The event begins at 5:30 p.m. in the Salomon Center for Teaching, Room 001, the College Green.

Thursday 29 September 6:30pm

Film screening: Ivy League Rumba

As part of the Providence Latin American Film Festival, the Center for Latin American and Caribbean Studies present a screening of Ivy League Rumba. Featuring Latin jazz and pop, Joe Cardona and Ralf Gonzalez' hour-long documentary captures the spontaneity of Latin music and explores the genre's influence in contemporary American music and culture. The event begins at 6:30 p.m. in the Watson Institute for International and Public Affairs, Joukowsky Forum, 111 Thayer St.

Thursday 29 September 8:00pm to Sunday 9 October 2:00pm

Performance: By The Way, Meet Vera Stark

The Department of Theatre Arts and Performance Studies and Sock and Buskin present Lynn Nottage's "By The Way, Meet Vera Stark," a satirical comedy about a fictional black actress that breaks into the Hollywood scene. Spanning the glamorous 1930s Hollywood to the revolutionary 1970s and finally to present day, the play tells the story of Vera's rise to fame and the price she had to pay for it. Aiming to reflect the strengths and the challenges that students face in making contemporary performances, this year’s season grew out of ongoing conversations about diversity and inclusion. The play runs from September 29 to October 2 and October 6-9 in Lyman Hall, Leeds Theatre, the Ruth J. Simmons Quadrangle. Showtimes are Thursday-Saturdays at 8 p.m. and Sundays at 2 p.m. Tickets are $15 for general admission, $12 for seniors and $7 for students. For more information, visit: http://www.browntaps.org/by-the-way-meet-vera-stark/

Friday 30 September 8:00pm

Concert: Breath and Hammer

Grammy-nominated clarinetist David Krakauer and pianist Kathleen Tagg will perform a concert called "Breath and Hammer," presented by the Brown Arts Initiative. Krakauer has been working with Tagg since 2012 in the genre-crossing recital program, Beyond Crossover. In conjunction with the concert, both musicians will deliver lectures on September 28 and 29 at 6 p.m. in the Granoff Center for the Creative Arts, Martinos Auditorium, 154 Angell St. The concert is free and open to the public, but tickets are required. The event begins at 8 p.m. in the Martinos Auditorium.

Saturday 1 October 8:00pm

New Music for Organ plus Bach

The Department of Music presents a performance by University organist Mark Steinbach titled "New Music for Organ plus Bach." Steinbach will deliver the United States premiere of Eric Nathan’s “Immeasurable” and Wang Lu’s “Missing Absence." Over the summer, Steinbach played the world premiere of these compositions at the the Cathédrale Notre-Dame de Paris and followed up with a performance in Berlin. A senior lecturer in music, Steinbach is a prolific organist who has made appearances throughout the world and has been featured in news outlets for his critically acclaimed CD Organ Works of Anton Heiller. The event begins at 8 p.m. in Sayles Hall, Auditorium, the College Green.

Tuesday 4 October 7:00pm

Film screening: Memories of the Wind

Middle East Studies and the Brown University Film Forum present a screening of Memories of the Wind (Ruzgarin Hatiralari, 2015), as part of the Turkish Film Series. Set against the backdrop of World War II, the film follows an Armenian painter and poet who is forced to flee after being labeled a communist sympathizer. While waiting in a remote mountain home for his papers to arrive in order to cross country lines, Aram remembers the Armenian relocation and genocide of 1915 in a political drama that eventually turns into a love affair. The film will be presented in Turkish with English subtitles. The event begins at 7 p.m. in the Watson Institute for International and Public Affairs.

Thursday 6 October 12:00pm

Afro-Politics and Civil Society in Salvador da Bahia, Brazil

Human rights scholar Kwame Dixon will discuss the political projects being led by the Afro-civil society in Brazil as part of a Brazil Initiative lecture. His talk, titled "Afro-Politics and Civil Society in Salvador da Bahia, Brazil," will address the democratic challenges people of African descent in the Americas face. Dixon's talk will touch on themes of political hierarchies, new affirmative action measures, forms of citizenship and other topics. The author of numerous articles about Afro-politics in Latin America, Dixon is an assistant professor of African American studies at Syracuse University. Co-sponsored by the Department of Africana Studies, the event begins at noon in the Watson Institute for International and Public Affairs, Joukowsky Forum, 111 Thayer St.

Thursday 6 October 5:30pm

A reading by poet Cathy Park Hong

The Program in Literary Arts presents a reading by poet Cathy Park Hong as part of its Writers On Writing Reading Series. Park Hong is the author of numerous poetry collections including Engine Empire, Translating Mo'um and Dance Dance Revolution, winner of the Barnard Women Poets Prize. The recipient of numerous awards and honors including a Guggenheim Fellowship and a National Endowment for the Arts Fellowship, Park Hong is a poetry editor at The New Republic and is an associate professor at Sarah Lawrence College. The event begins at 5:30 p.m. in the McCormack Family Theater, 70 Brown St.

Thursday 6 October 5:30pm

Clinton, Trump and the Middle East

Several professors will take part in a panel discussion titled "Clinton, Trump and the Middle East," as part of Middle East Studies' 7th Critical Conversations series. Focusing on the way Middle East issues are playing out in the presidential election, invited speaker Rami Khouri will address lessons the United States has learned from its long war overseas. An internationally syndicated political columnist and book author, Khouri is a adjunct lecturer at American University and senior fellow at Harvard University. Khouri will be joined by Brown faculty panelists Narges Bajoghli, postdoctoral research associate in international and public affairs; Jeffrey D. Colgan, associate professor of political science; Beshara Doumani, professor of modern Middle East history and director of MES; and Stephen Kinzer, senior fellow at the Watson Institute and Boston Globe columnist. The event begins at 5:30 p.m. in the Watson Institute for International and Public Affairs, Joukowsky Forum, 111 Thayer St.

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