What's Happening At Connecticut College This Weekend?

Art, music and dance at Conn College this weekend. 

Oct. 28 through Dec. 6: Studio Art Exhibitions, Monday-Friday, 9 a.m.-5 p.m., Saturday-Sunday, 1-4 p.m., the galleries of Cummings Arts Center. The Connecticut College Department of Art presents two exhibitions by the College’s current Dayton Artists-in-Residence, Sophie Kahn’s “Shards” and Alex Rubio’s “Abstract Experiment.” Kahn will give an artist talk on Monday, Oct. 28, and Rubio on Tuesday, Oct. 29. Both lectures take place at 4:15 p.m. in Room 308 of Cummings Arts Center. A public reception for both artists will be held in the galleries on Tuesday, Oct. 29, from 5:30 to 6:30 p.m. For more information, contact the art department at 860-439-2740.

Nov. 1: Fortepiano masterclass with Yi-heng Yang, 4 p.m., Evans Hall in Cummings Arts Center. Yi-heng Yang — prize-winning pianist and a member of the Davidsbund Piano Trio and Elbereth Duo — will conduct a masterclass on fortepiano. This event is part of the College’s Dayton Early Music Series. For more information, contact Terry Wisniewski at tawis@conncoll.edu. This event is part of the College’s Dayton Early Music Series. 

Nov. 1: “The Composers’ Instruments” concert, 7 p.m., Evans Hall in Cummings Arts Center. The concert will include works by Haydn, Mozart, Beethoven and CPE Bach performed on period instruments by Yi-heng Yang, fortepiano; Daniel Lee, violin; and Hannah Collins, cello. For more information, contact Terry Wisniewski at tawis@conncoll.edu. This event is part of the College’s Dayton Early Music Series.

Nov. 1 and Nov. 2: Dance Club Fall Performance with choreography by Connecticut College students, 7:30 p.m., Martha Myers Dance Studio in the College Center at Crozier-Williams. Select students have choreographed dance works from many genres for this performance. Tickets are $5. For more information, contact Aimee Couture at aimee.couture@conncoll.edu.