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Sept. 3-5
Manual Cinema’s “No Blue Memories”
(HC Community: see MyHC for outdoors screenings)
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Manual Cinema’s “No Blue Memories: The Life of Gwendolyn Brooks” brings to life the story of one of Chicago’s most beloved figures. She was an icon, a poet laureate, and a Pulitzer Prize winner—but she was also a treasured educator and mentor to the countless writers and children who knew her as their very own “Miss Brooks.” Weaving together poetry, storytelling, sound design, original music, and striking visuals, No Blue Memories is an exploration of Brooks’ beloved city and a story of how she navigated identity, craft, and politics over the course of one of the most remarkable careers in American literary history. The performance combines intricate paper puppetry, live actors working in shadow, and an original score for an unforgettable multimedia experience.

Featuring a screenplay by Eve L. Ewing and Nate Marshall of Crescendo Literary and with music by Jamila Woods and Ayanna Woods, “No Blue Memories” was commissioned by the Poetry Foundation for the Brooks Centenary and premiered in Chicago in November, 2017.

Sponsored by Arts Transcending Borders

 

 

Sept. 7 – Dec. 15
Cantor Art Gallery
10 a.m. – 5 p.m., Monday-Friday | Noon – 5 p.m., Saturday and Sunday
Closed: Oct. 11, Nov. 11, and Nov. 25 – 28
“The Art of Elizabeth Catlett from the Collection of Samella Lewis”

Widely recognized as one of the more important artists of the 20th century, Elizabeth Catlett (1915 – 2012) was a printmaker and sculptor whose career spanned more than 6 decades. “The Art of Elizabeth Catlett” comprises prints and sculpture created between 1946 and 1996, exploring the many themes that permeate Catlett’s work: social and racial justice, motherhood, and the Black-American experience; and includes works by Catlett’s husband Francisco Mora and student and long-time friend, Samella Lewis.

This exhibition was organized by Landau Travelling Exhibitions, Los Angeles, California.

Sponsored by the Iris and B. Gerald Cantor Gallery

 

 

Sept. 9 | 4:30 p.m.
Rehm Library
Opening Celebration: “The Art of Elizabeth Catlett from the Collection of Samella Lewis”

Lecture by Dr. Rebecca VanDiver, Professor of African American Studies, Vanderbilt University

“My Art Speaks for Both My People: An Introduction to Elizabeth Catlett’s Artistic Activism”

Reception to follow

Cantor Art Gallery + Stein Lawn | 5:30 - 7 p.m.

Sponsored by the Iris and B. Gerald Cantor Gallery

 

Sept. 23 | 7:30 p.m.

Rehm Library

Faculty Reading by Hugh Martin & Xu Xi

 

Join us for an event showcasing work by Holy Cross’ own creative writing faculty. A veteran of the Iraq War, Hugh Martin is the author of “In Country” (2018) and “The Stick Soldiers” (2013). The recipient of NEA and Wallace Stegner Fellowships and a Pushcart Prize, he is currently working on a collection of essays interrogating how the military-industrial complex shapes discourses of masculinity, remembrance, and veteran identity.

 

Xu Xi 許素細, the College’s Jenks Chair of Contemporary American Letters, has authored or edited nineteen books including “This Fish is Fowl” (2019) and “The Art and Craft of Asian Stories” (October 2021). A new collection, “Monkey in Residence and Other Speculations,” is forthcoming in 2023. Xu is Indonesian-Chinese, born and raised in Hong Kong and has taught creative writing at universities internationally since 2002.

 

Sponsored by the Creative Writing Program

*Use photos “Hugh Martin” and “Xu Xi”

Alt text: Hugh Martin, wearing a blue t-shirt, smiles and stands in front of a brick wall