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

Women in STEM: A Panel Discussion

Tue., November 5, 7 p.m., Fox Hall
Nearly half of female Ph.D. chemistry students give up on their intentions to do research during their course of study, according to a survey by the Royal Society of Chemistry. Eckerd College Assistant Professor of Mathematics Erin Griesenauer, Ph.D.; St. Petersburg Coastal and Marine Science Center Research Geologist Julie Richey, Ph.D.; and Gabriela Walker, Ph.D., will discuss their experiences in STEM fields and the well-documented “leaky pipeline” effect, a term to define the drop-off in women’s desire to pursue research work. 

Part of Eckerd’s College Program Series. Sponsored by the Science Outreach Club and EC Feminists.

Building the Beloved Community: Racism in American Buddhism
Wed., November 6, 7 p.m., Fox Hall
On May 14, 2015, a delegation of 125 Buddhists gathered for the first White House–U.S. Buddhist Leadership Conference, during which they delivered a letter titled “Buddhist Statement on Racial Justice.” This letter is part of efforts to challenge racism and white privilege in American Buddhist convert communities spanning more than two decades. For much of this time, such efforts have been either marginalized or ignored. Due to the combination of a committed network of Buddhist Teachers of Color and the impact of #BlackLivesMatter, such work is being increasingly centered. Ann Gleig, Ph.D., an associate professor of religion and cultural studies at the University of Central Florida and author of American Dharma: Buddhism Beyond Modernity, will present her research about how current social justice movements have influenced modern Buddhist communities.
Sponsored by the Religious Studies discipline.

Lighting the Way: Climate Change Theatre Action 2019

Mon., November 25, 7 p.m., Wireman Chapel at Eckerd College

Climate Change Theatre Action (CCTA) engages a diverse community of artists and audiences to foster sustainable change on a local and global scale. Fifty playwrights, representing every continent as well as several indigenous nations, were commissioned to write five-minute plays about an aspect of climate change. Then local artists produce the plays in conjunction with other educational and activist initiatives. As the theme “Lighting the Way” suggests, for 2019, CCTA is giving center stage to the climate heroes lighting the way toward a just and sustainable future.
Sponsored by Performance and the Environment and the Creative Arts Collegium.

VISUAL ART

Visual & Interdisciplinary Arts Faculty Exhibition:

Visual Arts, Creative Writing, Music, Theatre and Film

October 6–November 27

Cobb Gallery

Gallery Hours: Mon.–Fri., 10 a.m.–5 p.m.

Used Once, Lasts Forever Art Contest and Show

Wed., November 13, 5–7 p.m., Wrenn Hall, James Center for Molecular and Life Sciences

This is a one-evening exhibition of art created from single-use plastic waste. All submissions to the Used Once, Lasts Forever art competition will be on display. Contest winners in a variety of categories, including People’s Choice (we need your vote!), will be announced during the event. This communitywide event aims to increase awareness of the environmental impacts of abundant and unnecessary single-use plastic consumption while offering a creative way to repurpose discarded items.
Sponsored by the Reduce Single-Use Project and the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration Marine Debris Program.

MUSIC

From an Octopus Garden

Thu., November 7, 7:30 p.m., Fox Hall

The Eckerd String Orchestra, co-directed by Eckerd College Music Instructor Brent Douglas and Rebecca Zapen, presents a memorable evening of oceanic music—from Mendelssohn to the Beatles, jazz to Charles Ives.

A Trip to the Moon

Thu., November 14, 7:30 p.m., Fox Hall

Eckerd’s concert band, jazz combo and steel drum orchestra venture into outer space for the 50th Anniversary of the Apollo 12 moonwalk. More than 50 students and faculty will perform.

FILM

Capernaum

Fri., November 1, 7 p.m., Dan and Mary Miller Auditorium

Directed by Nadine Labacki (Lebanon, Arabic and Amharic with English subtitles, 150 min., 2018)

The highest grossing Middle Eastern film of all time, Capernaum is a stunning melodrama of a young boy who sues his parents for child neglect. Praised for its performances and style, Capernaum won the Jury Prize at the 2018 Cannes Film Festival.
Part of the International Cinema Series at Eckerd College.

Life: Creatures of the Deep

Mon., November 4, 7 p.m., Dan and Mary Miller Auditorium

Written by Paul Spillenger (English, 62 min., 2009)

Marine invertebrates, the descendants of one billion years of evolutionary history, are the most abundant creatures in the ocean. In the Sea of Cortez, packs of Humboldt squid make night-time raids from the deep to cooperatively hunt sardines. Beneath the permanent Antarctic sea ice of McMurdo Sound, sea urchins, red sea stars and nemertean worms are filmed scavenging on a seal carcass. A fried egg jellyfish hunts amongst a swarm of aurelia in the open ocean, spearing its prey with harpoon-like tentacles. In the shallows off South Australia, hundreds of thousands of spider crabs gather annually to molt. Large male cuttlefish use flashing stroboscopic colors and strength to win a mate; whereas, smaller rivals rely on deceit: both tactics are successful. A Pacific giant octopus sacrifices her life to tend her single clutch of eggs for six months. Marine invertebrates have a lasting legacy on land too—their shells formed the chalk and limestone deposits of Eurasia and the Americas.

Kusama: Infinity

Fri., November 8, 7 p.m., Dan and Mary Miller Auditorium

Directed by Heather Lenz (USA, English and Japanese with English subtitles, 80 min., 2018)

This film profiles Yayoi Kusama, the enigmatic Japanese artist celebrated around the world for her mesmerizing infinity mirror installations.
Part of the International Cinema Series at Eckerd College.

The Heiresses

Fri., November 15, 7 p.m., Dan and Mary Miller Auditorium

Directed by Marcelo Martinessi (Paraguay, Spanish with English subtitles, 98 min., 2018)

When her partner of more than 30 years is imprisoned, a woman must reexamine and rebuild her life in this subtle Paraguayan drama that earned lead Ana Brun the Silver Bear award for Best Actress at the 2018 Berlinale.
Part of the International Cinema Series at Eckerd College.

THEATRE

Performance: As It Is in Heaven

A Play by Arlene Hutton

Directed by Eckerd Theatre Professor Gavin Hawk

Wed., October 30–Fri., November 1, 8 p.m.; Sat. November 2, 2 p.m., Bininger Theater 

In 1830s Kentucky, a Christian sect known as the Shakers live together in a simple and uniform society that emphasizes piety and equality, but when a newcomer arrives claiming to see angels in the nearby meadow, she quickly threatens to tear their utopia apart, separating the people who believe in her visions from those who do not. A play with beautiful a cappella songs and rhythmic dance, As It Is in Heaven asks us what it means to be a true believer. General admission $10, nonstudent Eckerd community $5, Eckerd students free.

Performance: The Complete Works of William Shakespeare (abridged)

Plays by William Shakespeare

Directed by Eckerd Theatre Professor Gavin Hawk

Wed., November 20–Fri., November 22, 8 p.m; Sat., November 23, 2 p.m., Bininger Theater

An energetic, whimsical look at the works of The Bard.

General admission $10, nonstudent Eckerd community $5, Eckerd students free.

Live in HD at Eckerd College

Get your tickets at eckerd.edu/olli/performance—$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).

Met Opera Live: Madama Butterfly
An Opera by Puccini

Sat., November 9, 12:55 p.m., Dan and Mary Miller Auditorium
Hui He stars as Cio-Cio-San, the devoted geisha who gives everything for the American naval officer Pinkerton, sung by Andrea Carè. Elizabeth DeShong is her devoted companion Suzuki, and Plácido Domingo adds another role to his remarkable repertoire, singing “Sharpless” for the first time. Pier Giorgio Morandi conducts Anthony Minghella’s beautiful, atmospheric production.

Bolshoi Ballet Live: Raymonda

Fri., November 15, 12:55 p.m., Dan and Mary Miller Auditorium
Raymonda is a must-see of the Bolshoi, a work of living dance history showcasing the ballerina as the ultimate virtuosa. Being one of legendary choreographer Marius Petipa’s final works, this ballet is fully armed with beautiful court scenes, romantic corps de ballet dances, Hungarian czardas and a title role suited for the most outstanding ballerina.

Met Opera Live: Akhnaten
An Opera by Philip Glass
Sat., November 23, 12:55 p.m., Dan and Mary Miller Auditorium
Phelim McDermott, whose productions include the hugely successful Satyagraha by Philip Glass, returns to the Met with a new staging of Glass’s Akhnaten, conducted by Karen Kamensek in her Met debut. Anthony Roth Costanzo sings the title role of the Egyptian pharaoh who attempted to inspire his people to adopt a new religion, abandoning the worship of the old gods for that of a single deity.–