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Emily Wishingrad


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Interview Column

This week, justArts sat down with the events manager at Cholmondely's to get the inside scoop on the internal workings of the coffeehouse, as well as a vision of where it is headed. Just Arts: What is your position at Chum's and what does that entail? Josh Berman: I'm the events manager at Chum's so that means that I'm the person that looks at the space requests, and people contact me if they want to book an event at Chum's ... I make sure that the required equipment is in the space and the staff knows that the events are happening. JA: How did you get involved at Chum's? JB: I applied to work at Chum's my freshman year, second semester.


BTC presents Chekhov's 'The Seagull'

This weekend, the Brandeis Theater Company put on a simultaneously comedic and heartbreaking performance of Anton Chekhov's masterpiece, The Seagull. The play was originally written in Russian and first staged in 1896.


Interview Column

This week, justArts sat down with Sally Pinkas, professor of music and artist-in-residence at Dartmouth College, to discuss her upcoming concert in honor of the late Harold Shapero, former Brandeis music professor and composer. Just Arts: How did you know the former Professor Shapero? Sally Pinkas: I was here [at Brandeis] as a student, and when I came I wasn't sure whether I was going to be a pianist or a composer, and I was very interested in theory.


Improv showcase starts rollicking year

On Sunday night at 9 p.m., students gathered in Cholmondeley's for a night of laughter and leisure before the start of the first five day week of the semester, a sign that the school year is beginning its intensity.


First-years introduced to 'Curious' art on campus

On Friday, Aug. 29 at 2 p.m. in the Carl J. Shapiro Theater, students and faculty shared some insight into the visual, musical and theatrical arts programs on campus in an information session entitled "Art for Curious Minds." There was an encouragingly large turnout for an event smack in the middle of the second day of classes.


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