Dining Services' Annual Holiday Treat Extravaganza
Monday, December 17 during dinner in the Marketplace from 5:00 to 8:00 pm.
Each member of our culinary staff is preparing a favorite recipe of theirs as their gift to you. Candies, cookies, bars, cakes, and other treats will be served, with the highlight being the gingerbread structure made by our pastry chef.
Save the Date for the College Holiday Dinner and Dance!
Friday, December 21, 2012
PleaseRSVP for the dinner to hr@grinnell.edu by December 14.
We had a great turnout at the dance last year, so we're doing it again! (We promise to provide better sound!) A special thank you to those who helped plan the dance: Rachel Bly, Andrea Conner, Kate Gluckman, Travis Greene, Jen Jacobsen, and Kristin Lovig.
There will be a happy hour in Lyle's Pub. Interested individuals should bring cash to purchase a drink.
Child care will be available for children ages 3-12 at the Grinnell Community Day Care and Preschool at the Ahrens Center. There are limited slots, so interested parents MUST RSVP to reserve a slot by contacting Bailey Thompson thompsonb@grinnell.edu and include child(ren) name, age, parents name and phone number. Drop off time will be 5:45 p.m., pick up by 11 p.m. Expect to fill out a small amount of paperwork upon arrival. This service is being generously supported by the Office of the President.
Here's the timeline for the evening:
5:30 – 6:30 p.m. Happy hour in Lyle's Pub
5:45 p.m. Drop off at Community Day Care begins
6:15 p.m. Dinner line opens (note the start time)
8:00 p.m. Dance starts and cash bar in JRC 101 opens
11:00 p.m. Dance ends
Happy Holidays to you! We hope to see you at the holiday dinner and dance!
Faculty/Staff Connect Lunches
Ever wonder what the people across campus or down the hall are like, or what they care about? Join your colleagues for the weekly Faculty/Staff Connect lunches. These informal lunches give you the opportunity to meet people from across campus, to chat with close colleagues, and to help improve the community at the College.
Faculty/Staff Connect meets every Tuesday from 11:30 to 1:00 pm. in the Marketplace Pavilion (the "whale room" at the West end of the dining hall). Pay regular Marketplace rates at the door or stop in the Dining Services office (JRC 2nd floor) to purchase five meals (with cash or personal check) for only $25 ($5 for each meal!). Feel free to join us weekly, monthly, or whenever you find it convenient!
Faulconer Gallery
Breach
November 2, 2012 - December 16, 2012
For the past several years, Andrew Kaufman has been exploring the concept of containment, as well as the tangential ideas of breach and contamination, in a multiplicity of forms that range from painting to installation. Rather than engage with narrative, Kaufman's work seeks to embody these concepts by co-opting their structures, and utilize cultural signifiers that intrinsically allude to the body.
we're all in this together
Craig Quintero, Joyce Ho, David Dunlap, Josh Black, Justin Thomas, Erik Sanning, Erin Howell-Gritsch, Isaac Lai, Yen Yi-tzu, and Milton Severe
November 2, 2012 - December 16, 2012
This exhibition, developed by Assistant Professor of Theatre Craig Quitero, invites visitors to cross the boundary between spectator and spectacle and participate in the creation of art. The exhibition encourages visitors not only to "see art" but also to "be art," as they stage images and photograph them in the surreal installation space. This is an exhibition of inclusion, a cutting of the red ropes that separate art from life, a celebration of art as action. The Grinnell College Department of Theatre and Dance will stage two performances in the space.
Los Infrahumanos: The Sub-humans: Linocuts by Antonio Frasconi
Curated by Grace Withmory '13
December 3, 2012 - December 21, 2012
Burling Library Print and Drawing Study Room
From a young age, South American artist Antonio Frasconi created work with social and political themes. Like many young socialist Uruguayans, Frasconi looked at the United States as a model. The race riots of June 1943 in Detroit, however, shocked and empowered him to create a portfolio of linocuts entitled Los Infrahumanos ("The Sub-humans"). In these prints he depicts the experience of African Americans and the progression of the way they were treated in the United States. This work was first displayed in a socialist gathering place, however, they were soon taken down after others felt it dangerous to criticize their allies in wartime. This exhibit incorporates this work as well as the letter he wrote to Richard Wright asking for advice. The response he received inspired Frasconi to continue his response to social concerns as well as influenced the format of his work to focus on a theme or a written text and create a sequence in either a portfolio or book form. Curated by Faulconer Gallery Intern Grace Withmory '13.
Yoga in the Gallery with Monica St. Angelo
Mondays and Thursdays, November 5 – December 13
12:15 p.m. - 12:50 p.m.
Enjoy a 30-minute yoga practice midday, including warming and invigorating poses and a final period of relaxation. Mats are provided and we welcome both beginners and experienced practitioners. Co-sponsored by Faulconer Gallery and Live Well Grinnell.
