Artist Gallery Conversation with DSLR Seminar participants on their panorama photo exhibit. These advanced photographers share their stories. Their images range from landscape to maritime, color and black and white, familiar to exotic. Closing reception. Refreshments.

Western New England University is celebrating National Arts & Humanities Month! D'Amour Library will be hosting a wonderful art and craft exhibit of creations made by our faculty, staff and alumni from September 30 through October 7. This program is sponsored by the Department of Arts and Humanities, D'Amour Library and Western New England Marketing and External Affairs Group.

All-campus and community sing-along and costume contest sponsored by Campus Chorus, Office of Student Activities & Leadership Development, and Arts and Entertainment Management students.

FROM SPAIN TO CUBA AND BACK
Habanera, Zarzuela, Rum and Cigars

The Theater of War: Soldiers & Citizens Tour presents dramatic readings of Sophocles’ Ajax — an ancient Greek tragedy about the suicide of a great, respected warrior — to diverse military and civilian audiences in order to engage communities in powerful town hall discussions about the visible and invisible wounds of war. The presentations are intended to foster understanding and compassion, while mobilizing citizens and resources to help improve the lives of service members, veterans, and their families and communities.

Creative placemaking, cultural districts, and the creative age of cities – this is an exciting time in Boston as artists and cultural organizations are playing a central role in strategies shaping our communities’ social, physical, and economic futures. Hear about transformational change through the Dudley Square Neighborhood Initiative, the development of the nation’s first Literary Cultural District, the vision of the City’s Urban Mechanics, and emerging trends from Susan Silberberg, Founder and Managing Director of CivicMoxie, LLC and Lecturer in Urban Design and Planning at MIT.

Attention Artists! Take control of your own marketing by learning what it can and can't do for your careers. Discover the basics of marketing strategy based on those objectives and how to make it real. Presenter Deborah Obalil will address the difficult balance of making art while running a thriving small business.

Businesses often promote volunteerism as one of the key elements of employee engagement and arts organizations are looking for ways to increase involvement with skilled volunteers. Learn practical strategies on how to build and fund a successful volunteer program in your community.