SmithArts Weekly: New Play Reading: Spork Play tonight, Valley Classical on Sunday
Thursday, March 5 – 7:30 pm – Acting Studio 1
NPRS: Spork Play by Sadie Shapiro '29
After a series of setbacks and a lifetime of mediocrity, Marv Weaver has come up with an invention that can permanently revolutionize the routine of modern society. When he finds himself in the public eye, he is forced to defend his increasingly controversial agenda (a spoon and a fork at the same time). Presented by the Department of Theatre’s New Play Reading Series.
Saturday, March 7 – 3:00 pm – Sweeney Concert Hall
Valley Classical Concerts: Camille Thomas, cello; Julien Brocal, piano
The critically acclaimed duo presents a fascinating program featuring music by J. S. Bach, Erik Satie, and Edvard Grieg’s Cello Sonata. Tickets required. More info and tickets at valleyclassicalconcerts.org.
Tuesday, March 10 – 4:30 pm – Green Room, Mendenhall CPA
50+ Years of Women Directing with Mary B. Robinson ’75
Join Smith Alum and award winning theatre director, educator, and author Mary B. Robinson for a talk about women in directing roles and her journey from Smith to over 70 regional and off-broadway productions. Robinson, who has also published work on theater artists and the blacklist, will talk about how theater students can acquire the tools they need - and connect with mentors - to build their craft. Geared toward students, but open to the public.
Thursday, March 12 – 5:00 pm – Seelye 110
Talk: Dancing About Architecture with Robert A. Rushing
Drawing on his recent book Transmedial Resonance: Calvino Across Media (Fordham University Press, 2025), Rushing explores how Ashwini Ramaswamy reimagines Italo Calvino's Invisible Cities through dance. The talk examines how Bharatanatyam, modern, and urban dance forms transform Calvino’s literary reflection on cities into an embodied exploration of migration and cultural exchange. Free and open to the public.
Thursday, March 12 – 6:30 pm – Graham Hall, Hillyer
Artist Talk & Reception: Shabez Jamal
This immersive installation examines the connection between the Black built environment and space/time. It draws on the complex histories of Black cities and townships established after U.S. slavery, as well as the rich history of religious syncretism that developed alongside this migration. This work offers a new understanding of illegibility and of place, time, and space as crucial tools for subverting systems of power.
March 12 performance is canceled to be rescheduled in April.
Spring Cabaret: The Golden Age
Smith College Vocal Performance students present classic songs from the Golden Age of Broadway. From Tin Pan Alley to the first American musicals, enjoy the songs of legendary composers like Irving Berlin, Cole Porter, Richard Rodgers, and more.
Coming Up
March 16-20 - SPRING BREAK
Monday, March 23 – 1:00 pm – Sweeney Concert Hall
Music Monday 5: Max Wareham, banjo
Thursday, March 26 – 5:00 pm – Alumnae House
2026 Miller Lecture in Art with Finnegan Shannon: Learning How to Desire
Thursday, March 26 – 7:30 pm – Sweeney Concert Hall
Sage Chamber Music Society presents: Celebrating Pianos! PianoDuo Festival
Current Exhibitions
January 26–March 20 – 8:30 am–4:30 pm – Oresman Gallery, Hillyer Hall
Everything falls to time / Everything falls in place, Shabez Jamal
This immersive installation examines the connection between Black built environment and space/time. It draws on the complex histories of Black cities and townships established after US slavery, as well as the rich history of religious syncretism that developed alongside this migration. This work offers a new understanding of illegibility and of place, time, and space as crucial tools for subverting systems of power. NEW DATE: Artist talk and reception March 12 at 5:30 pm.
The Oresman and Janotta Galleries are open Monday to Friday from 8:30am - 4:30 pm. Note: The most College departments are closed for the holidays December 20-January 5
Where to Find Our Venues
All events take place at Smith College in Northampton, MA
Mendenhall Center for the Performing Arts - 122 Green Street
Theatre 14, Hallie Flanagan Studio Theatre, Acting Studio One, Josten Library Mezzanine
Sage Hall - 144 Green Street
Sweeney Concert Hall & Earle Recital Hall
Ainsworth Gym - next to 47 Belmont Ave and the ITT
Scott Dance Studio
Crew House Dance Studio - College Lane
John M. Greene Hall - 60 Elm Street
Brown Fine Arts Center - 22 Elm Street
Hillyer Hall, Graham Hall, Oresman & Jannotta Galleries,
Smith College Museum of Art, Boeckman Sculpture Court (Atrium)
Wright Hall – Next to Neilson Library, Across from Campus Center
Weinstein Auditorium, Poetry Center
