Congratulations to Susan Wheeler of the Program in Creative Writing, one of 20 contenders for this year's National Book Awards for her poetry collection Meme. Susan is one of six poetry finalists. In addition to poetry, writers are nominated in the categories of fiction, non-fiction and young people's literature. The 20 finalists were culled by panels of judges from more than 1,200 submissions. The awards will be announced November 30.

Drawing Class Show

The Program in Visual Arts presents a Drawing Class Show featuring work by over 40 students in VIS 201 Introductory Drawing taught by Eve Aschheim and Nathan Carter and VIS 401 Advanced Drawing taught by Kurt Kauper. The exhibit is on view through October 26 in the Lucas Gallery at the Lewis Center for the Arts at 185 Nassau Street. Gallery open weekdays 10 AM - 4:30 PM. This event is free and open to the public.

Performance of Scheherazade Goes West by Fawzia Afzal Khan; followed by discussion with Jill Dolan

The Fertile Crescent project, a showcase of women artists and writers of the Middle East and Middle East diaspora, continues on Wednesday, October 17 at 7:00 PM with a performance of Scheherazade Goes West by author, poet and vocalist Fawzia Afzal-Khan, a piece that explores contradictions in gender and culture. Followed by a discussion with Jill Dolan, Annan Professor in English, Professor of Theater in the Lewis Center, and Director of the Program in Gender and Sexuality Studies. This event takes place in the James M. Stewart '32 Theater, 185 Nassau Street and is free and open to the public. See the video on The Fertile Crescent project »

Master Class with Christopher Roman
Principal dancer with The Forsythe Company

The Program in Dance presents a Master Class with Christopher Roman, a principal dancer with The Forsythe Company, on Thursday, October 18 from 4:30 - 6:20 p.m. in the Patricia and Ward Hagan '48 Dance Studio at Lewis Center for the Arts at 185 Nassau Street. Roman has studied at the School of Cleveland Ballet, the School of American Ballet, as well as at the Martha Graham School of Contemporary Dance. For the past 12 years he has been a principal dancer and collaborator with the Frankfurt Ballet and The Forsythe Company in Germany under the direction of William Forsythe. He has danced with the Pacific Northwest Ballet in Seattle, The Miami City Ballet, Les Grands Ballets Canadiens in Montreal, the Pennsylvania Ballet in Philadelphia and was a guest artist with Complexions Contemporary Ballet in New York City and Sasha Waltz and Guests in Berlin. This event is free and open to the public.

Lecture on "Art in Ireland Since 1910" by Art Historian Fionna Barber

Irish art historian Fionna Barber will present a lecture entitled, “Art in Ireland Since 1910,” on Friday, October 19 at 4:30 p.m. at the Lewis Center for the Arts’ James M. Stewart ’32 Theater, 185 Nassau Street. The lecture is part of a series presented by Princeton University’s Fund for Irish Studies. The event is free and open to the public.

Visual Arts Lecture by Sculptor Pam Lins

The Program in Visual Arts continues its Fall Lecture Series featuring faculty member and sculptor Pam Lins who will discuss her work on October 24. Lins employs a variety of interdisciplinary art forms to question how objects can function as images, what it means to "build" an image, and the process by which it gets made. The lecture series continues with painter Josephine Halvorson on November 7, and concludes with filmmaker Su Friedrich on December 5. The lectures will take place in the James M. Stewart '32 Theater at 185 Nassau Street at 6:30 PM and are free and open to the public.

The Lewis Center for the Arts encompasses Princeton University's academic programs in creative writing, dance, theater, and visual arts, as well as the interdisciplinary Princeton Atelier. The Center represents a major initiative of President Shirley M. Tilghman to fully embrace the arts as an essential part of the educational experience for all who study and teach at Princeton. Over 100 diverse public performances, exhibitions, readings, and lectures are offered each year, most of them free. For more information about the Lewis Center for the Arts visit princeton.edu/arts.