Social Injustice in Print
“It’s like being afloat in tangled burlap,” said Jessica Saidian ‘06, in response to the complicated emotional power of the William Kentridge exhibit in Faulconer Gallery. Kentridge, a South African artist who creates powerful social commentary in multiple media. The exhibit brings a diverse collection of prints—simultaneously realistic and primitive, bold and detailed, set on unconventional backgrounds from dictionary pages to vinyl records, to Faulconer Gallery for a comprehensive exhibition.
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Ted Leo & The Pharmacists
On Monday night Gardner will be filled with the captivating guitar lines and vocal acrobatics of Leo and his backing band, The Pharmacists. Leo is one of the best, poppiest rock stars you might not have heard of—he sounds like Sleater-Kinney, the trio that crammed and jammed Harris two years ago, except East Coast, male and with intelligible lyrics. Or maybe he sounds more like The Clash, his biggest influence, except that he’s alive and has a higher voice.
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Belgian composer Jan Van der Roost to visit Grinnell
Few composers are lucky enough to be able to make their entire income from their work alone, Jan Van der Roost is one of them and Grinnell College will be showing their appreciation for his efforts. Van der Roost, a world-renown Belgian composer, will be guest conducting the Grinnell College Symphonic band Wednesday, Nov. 17 at 7:30 p.m. Van der Roost’s music is greatly influenced by the rich European musical traditions and many of his 60 wind and brass band compositions feature the area and its history.
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Martial arts and drug mules
Maria Full of Grace (R)
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