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This Week in Photos: December 4

December 11, 2019

Yvonne Gay

A rapper performs in front of a large crowd of excited students.

Photo credit: Yevhen Gulenko

Snap Shots...

Stop by Solarity and watch guest DJs, rappers, and student groups rock the Field House, feel the ViBE, then swing by Finney Chapel for a musical union, public master class, and late night jazz concert. Round out the week with students from Lorain County Community College at the letterpress, participate in a lecture with Kwanzaa's founder, head over to Warner Concert Hall to hear guest pianist XakBjerken play, stop by Dye Lecture Hall and talk journalism with an author, and share a few laughs with this year’s December graduates before visiting Urinetown. 

A man speaks at a podium.
Convocation speaker Tom Rosenstiel ’78 discusses "Objectivity, Facts, Fiction, and the Future of Journalism."  Photo by Michael Hartman

 

A man gives a lecture while standing in front of a projector screen.
Kwanzaa founder Maulana Karenga presents a talk: "Living Kwanzaa and the Seven Principles" in the Adam Joseph Lewis Center. After the talk Karenga led the Kwanzaa ceremony in African Heritage House. Photo by Lucie Maria Weismueller

 

A woman shakes a student's hand, on stage.
Mezzo-soprano Marilyn Horne shakes hands with a student in her public master class. Photo by Yevhen Gulenko

 

A student plays guitar during a concert.
The Oberlin Jazz Ensemble performs several selections. Photo by Yevhen Gulenko

 

A piano player plays during a concert.
Guest Pianist Xak Bjerken performs with Oberlin’s Contemporary Ensemble. Photo by Yevhen Gulenko

 

A large group performs on stage.
The Oberlin College Choir, Musical Union, and Chamber Orchestra, conducted by Gregory Ristow '01. Photo by Yevhen Gulenko

 

A large group of students dance to a rapper at a concert.
Heisman Field House is transformed into a small concert arena for guest performers, student dance groups, and DJs at this year's Solarity. Photo by Yevhen Gulenko
 

 

Actors hold give pee a chance signs during a play.
Residents in Urinetown revolt for the right to urinate “wherever you like, whenever you like, for as long as you like, and with whomever you like.” Photo by John Seyfried

 

Students dance in a fall performance.
Oberlin’s ViBE Dance Company presents its fall showcase.  Photo by Chris Schmucki ‘22

 

A letterpress teacher leads a workshop with students.
Students in the LCCC partnership with Oberlin College do a letterpress workshop with Ed Vermue, head of special collections. Photo by Yvonne Gay

 

Three students hug each other.
Early graduates enjoy dinner, live music, and each other in the Knowlton Complex. Photo by Lucie Maria Weismueller

 

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