Four Senior Artists Debut Work in Studio Honors Thesis Show

The studio art honors theses of seniors Natasha Blackmore, Shannon Brathwaite, Maria Darrow and Emma Rothkopf are currently on display in Fayerweather’s Eli Marsh Gallery. Blackmore’s “Circle of Thoughts” succeeds at symbolically reflecting the relationship between liberating and burdening forces through a series of drawings and collage pieces. The relationship between various dualities such as what Blackmore refers to in her exhibit description as “the disparity of things that seem so far apar

Thesis Spotlight: Lebovitz Resurrects the Energy of Big Band Jazz

This Friday at 7 p.m, Lucas Lebovitz ’15 will take the stage of Buckley Recital Hall to present a showcase of contemporary classical and jazz music as part of the senior thesis presentation, “The Jukebox.” Lebovitz invites the audience on a journey through sounds of the 19th, 20th and 21st centuries. The concert will spotlight the original compositions of Lebovitz, which he will perform alongside the Amherst College Jazz Ensemble, in an effort to journey back to the golden age of big band jazz.

“Show&Tell” Offers a Raw Look Into the Individual Experience

The latest community endeavor to surface in my Facebook newsfeed has presented itself in the form of a video blog of sorts, titled “Show & Tell.” A week ago, I received a notification inviting me to like the show’s Facebook page. Intrigued, I decided to visit the page. Posted was a short description advertising “Show & Tell” as a series of short videos aiming to humanize the faces we walk past every day, along with a 24-second promotional video that left me with many questions, but eager for mo