Eckerd College offers myriad activities and programs as a service to the community. All events are held on the Eckerd College campus and are free and open to the public, unless otherwise stated.
Eckerd College is located at 4200 54th Avenue South in St. Petersburg. Programs and events are subject to change. For more information, email events@eckerd.edu, visit eckerd.edu/events or call 727.864.7979. To see all International Cinema Series at Eckerd College offerings, visit eckerd.edu/international-cinema.
SPEAKERS
Sense of Home: Can Captivity Be a Home for Marine Mammals? Addressing Current Misconceptions
Wed., April 4, 7 p.m., Environmental Studies Auditorium
In recent years, facilities housing captive marine mammals have been under intense scrutiny. Can captivity make a suitable home for marine mammals? Dr. Heather Hill, an associate professor of psychology at St. Mary’s University who has been studying marine mammals in managed care for more than 20 years, will address current misconceptions surrounding this issue.
Sponsored by the Behavioral Sciences Collegium as part of the Presidential Events Series at Eckerd College
Who Owns Culture? An Interactive Discussion on Politics, Art and Society
Thu., April 19, 7:30 p.m., Fox Hall
Dr. Esra Akin-Kivance, assistant professor of Islamic art and architecture at the University of South Florida, will talk about issues surrounding the protection of the world’s cultural heritage. The discussion will help participants understand and appreciate the inherently fluid nature of the concept of cultural ownership. It also will impart on the students a set of critical tools with which they can evaluate past practices and craft new ideas for future endeavors to preserve and effectively benefit from the world’s tangible and intangible cultural heritage.
Sponsored by the Center for Spiritual Life
An Evening With Rob Greenfield
Sat., April 21, 5 p.m., Environmental Studies Auditorium
Shortly after graduating from college, Rob Greenfield started a marketing firm where he was caught up in the goal of being a millionaire by age 30. He quickly learned about environmental issues and saw that a life of material possessions was not for him. Greenfield began to make significant changes in his life to positively impact the world and better himself in the process. He now raises awareness for others, whether by biking across America to shine a light on our overuse of fossil fuels or eating from dumpsters to illustrate the incredible amount of food we throw out. His goal is to do the extreme and raise awareness, so others don’t have to do the extreme to be aware. He will share his story and suggest ways that we, too, can make a difference.
Sponsored by the Office of Sustainability, Eckerd College Organization of Students (ECOS), Environmental Studies discipline and Center for Spiritual Life
An Evening With Dolores Huerta
Thu., April 26, 7:30 p.m., Fox Hall
2012 Presidential Medal of Freedom winner Dolores Huerta has spent her life organizing and advocating on behalf of the disenfranchised. From gathering her students’ parents into a labor movement that would become the National Farmworkers Association to working alongside Gloria Steinem to get more women into office, Huerta’s eight-decade life is a testament to the work and commitment social activism requires. This living legend and labor icon will share her story and thoughts with the Eckerd community during this special event.
Sponsored by the Col. Christian L. and Edna M. March International Relations Lecture Series and the Behavioral Sciences Collegium as part of the Presidential Events Series at Eckerd College
ART
Visual & Interdisciplinary Arts
Senior Thesis Exhibitions
March 11–May 4
Opening Receptions on Sundays, 3–5 p.m.
Nielsen Center for Visual Arts, Elliott Gallery
Gallery Hours: Monday–Friday, 10 a.m.–5 p.m.
Telling Stories
Works From the Permanent Collection
Co-Sponsored by the Center for Spiritual Life
March 25–May 4
Nielsen Center for Visual Arts, Main Gallery
Gallery Hours: Monday–Friday, 10 a.m.–5 p.m.
Sophomore Show
Visual Arts Portfolio Exhibition
April 1–6
Opening Reception on Sun., April 1, 4–6 p.m.
Cobb Gallery
Gallery Hours: Monday–Friday, 10 a.m.–5 p.m.
Arts & Crafts
A Preview Exhibition
April 8–May 4
Cobb Gallery
Gallery Hours: Monday–Friday, 10 a.m.–5 p.m.
FILM
2018 Eckerd Film & Video Festival
Fri., April 6, 7 p.m., Dan and Mary Miller Auditorium
See the best short film works of Eckerd College students and help select 2018’s prizewinners.
Okja
Mon., April 9, 6 p.m., Dan and Mary Miller Auditorium
Directed by Joon-ho Bong (English and Korean with English subtitles, 120 min., 2017)
A young girl risks everything to prevent a powerful multinational company from kidnapping her best friend—a fascinating beast named Okja.
Stop the Presses: Chronicling the End of the Tampa Tribune
Tue., April 10, 7 p.m., Dan and Mary Miller Auditorium
Filmmaker Deborah Kerr thought she was shining a light on the difficulties the newspaper industry was facing when she began her documentary about the Tampa Tribune in 2015. What she captured was the end of the vaunted, 120-year-old hometown staple and a cautionary tale for a world that is turning its back on local newspapers. Kerr will talk about the future of the news industry following the screening. Sponsored by The Current (student newspaper), Eckerd College Friends of the Library and the Communication discipline as part of the Presidential Events Series at Eckerd College.
Pitch Her’s Riveter Series: The Bodies We Live In
Fri., April 13, 7 p.m., Dan and Mary Miller Auditorium
Co-sponsored by Pitch Her Productions, a St. Petersburg– and New York–based nonprofit production company that promotes the advancement of women in the film industry, this screening event features a variety of female-driven film content exploring the nuances of aging, body image and presentation versus perception. The screening will be followed by a filmmaker panel moderated by Pitch Her Productions.
Part of the Eckerd College International Cinema Series
Fri., April 20, 7 p.m., Dan and Mary Miller Auditorium
Directed by Agnès Varda and JR (French with English subtitles, 89 min., 2017)
Feminist, photographer, artist and legendary filmmaker Agnès Varda (Cléo From 5 to 7, The Gleaners and I, La Pointe Courte) and mysterious photo artist JR collaborate in a simple road movie in which they create large portraits of communities that they plaster on their surroundings. Part odd-couple story and part street-art documentary, Faces Places has a 100 percent rating on Rotten Tomatoes and was listed as one of Time Magazine’s Top 10 films of 2017.
Part of the Eckerd College International Cinema Series
Fri., April 27, 7 p.m., Dan and Mary Miller Auditorium
Written, produced and directed by Valeska Grisebach (German and Bulgarian with English subtitles, 100 min., 2017)
In a modern reimagining of the Hollywood genre, Western tells the story of German construction worker Meinhard (Meinhard Neumann), who takes a job on a Bulgarian jobsite with a ragtag crew of fellow expats. The would-be settlers soon find themselves in conflict with the locals, and Meinhard must decide, like the frontiersmen of old, where his loyalties lie. Also produced by Maren Ade (Toni Erdmann), Western was screened in the Un Certain Regard section at the 2017 Cannes Film Festival.
Part of the Eckerd College International Cinema Series
Fri., May 4, 7 p.m., Dan and Mary Miller Auditorium
Directed by Nora Twomey (English, 93 minutes, 2017)
In Taliban-controlled Afghanistan in 2001, a young girl challenges social norms by dressing as a boy in order to support her family after her father is arrested. Winner of the Los Angeles Film Critics Best Animated Feature award, The Breadwinner is an unflinching portrait of triumph in adversity that employs the beauty of animation to expose the ugliest of truths. A film that reminds us that the power of stories is to suggest that the world has not always been the way it is now.
Part of the International Cinema Series at Eckerd College
A Plastic Ocean
Mon., May 7, 7 p.m., Sheen Auditorium, ES100
Directed by Craig Leeson (English, 102 minutes, 2016)
This award-winning adventure documentary follows journalist Craig Leeson on his quest to discover the impacts of plastic pollution in the world’s oceans.
Sponsored by the Marine Science Club as part of the College Program Series at Eckerd College
MUSIC
Performance: War & Peace: 1918—Spring Band & Orchestra Concert
Wed., April 25, 7:30 p.m., Fox Hall
The Eckerd Chamber Orchestra and Eckerd Concert Band join forces in a dramatic program of music related to 1918 and WWI. Highlights include “Mars” and “Jupiter” from The Planets, works by Igor Stravinsky and Prix de Rome winner Lili Boulanger, plus selections from West Side Story by Leonard Bernstein (b. 1918).
Jérémy Jouve: Classical Guitar Concert
Wed., May 2, 7 p.m., Dan and Mary Miller Auditorium
World-renowned French guitarist Jérémy Jouve performs a wide variety of classical and modern music, including works from his recent album Cavalcade, with influences from flamenco, Indian and Ravel.
Spring Choral Concert
Tue., May 8, 7:30 p.m., Wireman Chapel
This concert celebrates the 100th birthday of the late Leonard Bernstein, along with other American composers, and features the Tritones, the Eckerd Concert Choir and a professional orchestra.
THEATRE
Failure: A Love Story
Wed.–Fri., April 11, 12, 13, 8 p.m.; Sat., April 14, 2 p.m.—Bininger Theater
The orphaned Fail sisters, along with their adopted brother, run the family clock shop after their parents die in a car accident. In coping with each unexpected death, including the untimely death of each sister, the characters bond to create a renewed sense of home and extended family.
Live HD St. Pete Events
Get your tickets at livehdstpete.com—$25 for the general public and $22 for members of the Academy of Senior Professionals at Eckerd College (ASPEC) and the Osher Lifelong Learning Institute (OLLI).
Live HD St. Pete: Così fan tutte
An Opera by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Sat., April 7, 12 p.m., Dan and Mary Miller Auditorium
The third and final collaboration between Mozart and librettist Lorenzo Da Ponte is a fascinating paradox: a frothy comedy of manners with an intensely dark take on human nature; an old story (it has antecedents in Boccaccio, Shakespeare and Cervantes, among others) with a startlingly modern tone; and a beautiful score depicting questionable behavior. Così fan tutte was only moderately successful at its premiere and remained just outside the standard repertoire for more than a century. Così still poses unique challenges, and correspondingly unique rewards, for the public today. Every possible impression of love—from the loftiest to the basest—is explored in this extraordinary opera.
Live HD St. Pete: Giselle
Presented by the Bolshoi Ballet
Wed., April 11, 1:30 p.m., Dan and Mary Miller Auditorium
When Giselle learns that her beloved Albrecht is promised to another woman, she dies of a broken heart in his arms. While Albrecht grieves, she returns from the dead as a Wili, a vengeful spirit meant to make unfaithful men dance until death. Prima ballerina Svetlana Zakharova personifies this ultimate ballerina role in the classical repertoire, alongside the sensational Sergei Polunin as Albrecht, in this chilling, yet luminous ballet that continues to captivate audiences for over 150 years at the Bolshoi.
Live HD St. Pete: Yerma
A Play by Simon Stone
Fri., April 13, 1:30 p.m., Dan and Mary Miller Auditorium
The incredible Billie Piper (Penny Dreadful, Great Britain) returns in her Evening Standard Best Actress award-winning role. A young woman is driven to the unthinkable by her desperate desire to have a child in Simon Stone’s radical production of Lorca’s achingly powerful masterpiece. The unmissable theatre phenomenon sold out at the Young Vic, and critics called it “an extraordinary theatrical triumph” (The Times) and “stunning, searing, unmissable” (Mail on Sunday). Billie Piper’s lead performance was described as “spellbinding” (The Evening Standard), “astonishing” (iNews) and “devastatingly powerful” (The Daily Telegraph). Set in contemporary London, Piper’s portrayal of a woman in her 30s desperate to conceive builds with elemental force to a staggering, shocking climax.
Live HD St. Pete: Luisa Miller
An Opera by Giuseppe Verdi
Sat., April 14, 12:30 p.m., Dan and Mary Miller Auditorium
James Levine and Plácido Domingo add yet another chapter to their legendary Met collaboration with this rarely performed Verdi gem, a heart-wrenching tragedy of fatherly love. Sonya Yoncheva sings the title role opposite Piotr Beczała in the first Met performances of the opera in more than 10 years.
Live HD St. Pete: Cendrillon
An Opera by Jules Massenet
Sat., April 28, 12:55 p.m., Dan and Mary Miller Auditorium
“Glorious,” raved The New York Times when Joyce DiDonato sang the title role of Cendrillon at the Royal Opera in 2011. “Her performance was thoroughly enchanting.” Now, for the first time ever, Massenet’s sumptuous take on the Cinderella story comes to the Met, with DiDonato starring in the title role. She is paired with mezzo-soprano Alice Coote in the trouser role of Prince Charming, Kathleen Kim as the Fairy Godmother, and Stephanie Blythe as the imperious Madame de la Haltière. Bertrand de Billy conducts Laurent Pelly’s imaginative storybook production.
Live HD St. Pete: Julius Caesar
A Play by William Shakespeare
Fri., May 4, 1:30 p.m., Dan and Mary Miller Auditorium
Ben Whishaw (The Danish Girl, Skyfall, Hamlet) and Michelle Fairley (Fortitude, Game of Thrones) play Brutus and Cassius; David Calder (The Lost City of Z, The Hatton Garden Job) plays Caesar; and David Morrissey (The Missing, Hangmen, The Walking Dead) is Mark Antony in this play broadcast live from The Bridge Theatre in London. Caesar returns in triumph to Rome, and the people pour out of their homes to celebrate. Alarmed by the autocrat’s popularity, the educated élite conspire to bring him down. After his assassination, civil war erupts on the streets of the capital. Nicholas Hytner’s production will thrust the audience into the street party that greets Caesar’s return, the congress that witnesses his murder, the rally that assembles for his funeral and the chaos that explodes in its wake.
Live HD St. Pete: Twelfth Night
A Play by William Shakespeare
Fri., May 25, 1:30 p.m., Dan and Mary Miller Auditorium
Tamsin Greig is Malvolia in a new twist on Shakespeare’s classic comedy of mistaken identity.
A ship is wrecked on the rocks. Viola is washed ashore but her twin brother, Sebastian, is lost. Determined to survive on her own, she steps out to explore a new land. So begins a whirlwind of mistaken identity and unrequited love. The nearby households of Olivia and Orsino are overrun with passion. Even Olivia’s upright housekeeper Malvolia is swept up in the madness. Where music is the food of love, and nobody is quite what they seem, anything proves possible. Simon Godwin (National Theatre Live: Man and Superman, NT Live: The Beaux’ Stratagem) directs this joyous new production with Tamsin Greig (Friday Night Dinner, Black Books, Episodes) as a transformed Malvolia and an ensemble cast that includes Daniel Rigby (Flowers, Jericho), Tamara Lawrence (Undercover), Doon Mackichan (Smack the Pony) and Daniel Ezra (The Missing, Undercover).
SPOKEN WORD
Natalie Diaz
Fri., April 20, 10:30 a.m., Wireman Chapel
Native American poet and former professional basketball player Natalie Diaz shares her works.
Sponsored by the Center for Spiritual Life
LITERARY AND VISUAL ARTS
Eckerd Review Reading & Art Party
Sponsored by the Eckerd College Organization of Students (ECOS)
Mon., May 7, 6–7:30 p.m., Cobb Gallery
This art party and reading, hosted by student-editors of Eckerd Review, celebrates the publication of the College’s 2018 literary journal and the writers and artists whose work appears on its pages. Refreshments and a complimentary copy of the journal will be provided for all guests.
Eckerd Review Visual Art Exhibition
May 7–11, Cobb Gallery
Gallery Hours: Monday–Friday, 10 a.m.–5 p.m.