Category - Arts & Entertainment

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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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New Endowed Position Strengthens Stony Brook’s Jazz Chops

It’s one thing for a musician to be an accomplished performer. To become an “Artist in Residence” at a university, however, requires the knowledge and/or vision to make a greater contribution to the university’s...

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Staller Center Fall Season Features Thrilling Arts and Entertainment

An exciting variety of jazz, music, dance and Broadway stars will appear on the stage of the Staller Center for the Arts in its Fall 2018 season. The season opens on September 29 with An Evening with Pat Metheny, the...

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An Inside Look at “Faces and Places” Exhibit

“Faces & Places: Photographs from the Kellerman Family” is an exhibiton on display in the Paul W. Zuccaire Gallery that features over 60 color and black and white photographs by well-known documentary...

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Hidden Symmetries Exhibit Opening at Simons Center Gallery

Hidden Symmetries, an exhibition featuring pre-Columbian art is on display at the Simons Center Gallery now through September 12. An opening reception and lectures will be held on Tuesday, July 31. The exhibition...

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West Point Band is among the performers appearing at the Long Island State Veterans Home Concert Under the Stars.

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Free Concert Under the Stars, August 16

The Long Island State Veterans Home presents a Concert Under the Stars featuring the West Point Concert Band and Laser Light Show on Thursday, August 16, from 6:30 pm to 9:30 pm at the Long Island State Veterans Home...

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Empowerment and Feminism Resonate in Meg Wolitzer’s Latest Novel

The Female Persuasion, the newest novel by New York Times-bestselling author Meg Wolitzer, was released this spring into a world very different from the one she imagined when she started writing it four years ago...

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From Pens to Podcasts: Southampton Campus Innovates the Language of Storytelling

This week aspiring novelist Emily Gilbert of Amagansett will be getting news she’s been striving toward for a year. “I’ll be meeting with an agent who will give me feedback about my literary novel,” said Gilbert, who...

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Visit the Pollock-Krasner House This Summer

Looking for something to do on Long Island this summer? Head to the Hamptons and visit the Pollock-Krasner House and Study Center, run by the Stony Brook Foundation. The museum is open from May through October, Thursday...

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Stony Brook Film Festival to Shine a Spotlight on Cultural Heritage, Diversity

The Stony Brook Film Festival has always been about great storytelling. This year’s festival, which is in its 23rd year and running from July 19 to July 28, is no exception. “The Stony Brook Film Festival is about great...

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Category - Arts & Entertainment

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”

New Endowed Position Strengthens Stony Brook’s Jazz Chops

Staller Center Fall Season Features Thrilling Arts and Entertainment

An Inside Look at “Faces and Places” Exhibit

Hidden Symmetries Exhibit Opening at Simons Center Gallery

Free Concert Under the Stars, August 16

Empowerment and Feminism Resonate in Meg Wolitzer’s Latest Novel

Visit the Pollock-Krasner House This Summer

Stony Brook Film Festival to Shine a Spotlight on Cultural Heritage, Diversity

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