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Stony Brook Film Festival Offers Free Screening and Live Q&A

The screening of "God Knows Where I Am" will be held on July 25 at 8 pm and features a Q&A with actress Lori Singer and directors Jedd and Todd Wider.

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Making Music in the Midst of a Pandemic

It’s hard for students to switch gears easily from real time in the classroom to virtual time in the middle of a semester. But for Taylor Ackley ’20, a postdoctoral student in the Department of Music, the coronavirus...

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Vachon Named Among 50 Most Powerful LGBTQ Players in Hollywood

The award-winning film producer and co-founder of Killer Films has been honored in The Hollywood Reporter's Pride Issue.

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Alumni Hottest Stories Arts & Entertainment COVID-19 Humanities News Highlights Stony Brook Matters

Virtual Options Keep Staller Center, Zuccaire Gallery Fans Engaged

The worldwide COVID-19 pandemic and the ensuing shutdown of large gatherings put a temporary end to the way we traditionally experience performance and visual art. But creative people beget creative solutions, and there...

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Alumni Hottest Stories Arts & Entertainment COVID-19 Featured Story Stony Brook Matters

SBU Cultural Leaders View Post-Pandemic Performing Arts

“Think about how much film, literature, music and visual arts people are consuming during their sheltering in place,” said Ken Weitzman, Associate Professor, Dramatic Writing, Stony Brook University Department of...

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Go “Beyond the Expected” with New Podcast Series

Stony Brook has launched its first-ever official podcast, “Beyond the Expected,” highlighting the expertise, discoveries and service of outstanding members of the Stony Brook University community. Brought to you by the...

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Staller Center 2020 Season Highlights

Staller Center kicks off its 2020 Season with world-class contemporary dance company BODYTRAFFIC on February 8 at 8 pm. Tickets are on sale now for all performances.

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Student Creates Mural Celebrating Women Engineers

A striking new mural on the second floor of the Light Engineering building, designed by computer engineering student Sejal Mehra, pays tribute to women in engineering. Entitled Luna the Future, the mural uses a stylized...

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Aspiring Singer Follows Dream Through Stony Brook

The road to any dream can be long and winding, and the dreamer rarely knows how long the road will be. Analise Buker ’21, however, knows exactly how far away she is from her dream: 55 miles, the distance between Stony...

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Indian Film Chuskit Wins Grand Prize at 24th Annual Stony Brook Film Festival

Chuskit, directed by Priya Ramasubban, won the Grand Prize at the 24th annual Stony Brook Film Festival presented by Island Federal at the Staller Center for the Arts, “This festival was one of the most competitive...

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Celebrating the 50th Anniversary of the Apollo 11 Moon Landing

It was one small step for man and one giant leap for mankind when Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin landed on the moon on July 20, 1969, and Stony Brook University is playing a big part in the 50th anniversary celebration...

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A World of Cinema Comes to the 24th Stony Brook Film Festival

When filmgoers attend the Stony Brook Film Festival presented by Island Federal, they’re likely to see something they wouldn’t normally get a chance to see. “Probably two-thirds of the feature films we’ve shown, you...

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Howardena Pindell Makes Art that Matters

It’s been quite a year for Howardena Pindell. Known for making thought-provoking art and building spaces for women of color to express themselves on their own terms, Pindell is celebrating her 40th year as a professor...

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Friend of Stony Brook Erwin P. Staller Dies at 97

Erwin P. Staller, 97, visionary philanthropist and tireless advocate for Stony Brook University, died yesterday after a lifetime of support for education, arts and culture. Staller, Hon. ’01, one of Long Island’s most...

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The Doc Who Rocks

Renaissance School of Medicine alum and record producer David Seitz, MD ’88 takes a leading role in fight against addiction August 26, 2000 was supposed to be an exciting day for David Seitz, MD ’88. As Seitz opened the...

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Musical Acrobatic Adventure Comes to Staller Center February 2

Cirque Éloize, a Montreal-born contemporary circus company, will perform at Staller Center on Saturday, February 2, at 7 pm. Their show, Saloon, takes audiences on a musical acrobatic adventure inspired by the days when...

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Iconicity Exhibit Opens at Zuccaire Gallery January 26

New group exhibition Iconicity opens at Staller Center’s Paul W. Zuccaire Gallery with a reception on Saturday, January 26, from 6 pm to 8 pm and remains on view through Saturday, February 23. Gretta Louw, a...

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40 Under Forty Honoree Momina Mustehsan ’15 Dives Back into Music with Debut Single “Aaya Na Tu”

For Momina Mustehsan, there is such a thing as a second chance at a first impression. The Stony Brook 40 Under Forty honoree, who graduated with a dual major in biomedical engineering and applied mathematics, burst onto...

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Category - Arts & Entertainment

Making Music in the Midst of a Pandemic

Vachon Named Among 50 Most Powerful LGBTQ Players in Hollywood

Virtual Options Keep Staller Center, Zuccaire Gallery Fans Engaged

SBU Cultural Leaders View Post-Pandemic Performing Arts

Staller Center 2020 Season Highlights

Student Creates Mural Celebrating Women Engineers

Aspiring Singer Follows Dream Through Stony Brook

Indian Film Chuskit Wins Grand Prize at 24th Annual Stony Brook Film Festival

Celebrating the 50th Anniversary of the Apollo 11 Moon Landing

A World of Cinema Comes to the 24th Stony Brook Film Festival

Howardena Pindell Makes Art that Matters

Friend of Stony Brook Erwin P. Staller Dies at 97

The Doc Who Rocks

Musical Acrobatic Adventure Comes to Staller Center February 2

Iconicity Exhibit Opens at Zuccaire Gallery January 26

40 Under Forty Honoree Momina Mustehsan ’15 Dives Back into Music with Debut Single “Aaya Na Tu”

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