2018-2019 Academic Year Archives
Exhibition: The Figure of the Indian Dancer through October 19
Monday, September 24, 2018 12:00 AM - Friday, October 19, 2018 12:00 AM at RCAH LookOut! Art Gallery
Visit the RCAH LookOut! Art Gallery on the second floor of Snyder-Phillips Hall for the exhibit The Figure of the Indian Dancer, curated by RCAH Professor Sitara Thobani.
Accapalooza Night 1
Friday, October 12, 2018 7:00 PM at Hannah Community Center, 819 Abbot Rd.
Accapalooza Night 2
Saturday, October 13, 2018 7:00 PM at Hannah Community Center, 819 Abbot Rd.
Live Lit: An Evening of Student Readings
Monday, October 15, 2018 7:00 PM at LookOut! Gallery
Confessions: The Unfiltered Truths of Being A Single Mom
Tuesday, October 16, 2018 6:30 PM - Tuesday, October 16, 2018 8:00 PM at Griot Music Lounge 66 East Forest Avenue, Detroit, MI 48201
Live Event
History, Culture and Schooling in Southern Africa Summer 2019 Study Abroad Program Info Session
Wednesday, October 17, 2018 4:30 PM - Wednesday, October 17, 2018 5:30 PM at C203 Snyder Hall
Assistant Professor John Aerni-Flessner will hold an info session on a new study abroad opportunity to South Africa and Lesotho.
Dance As Fluid Sculpture: The Example of Odissi
Thursday, October 18, 2018 3:00 PM at International Center, Room 303
Presentation by classical Indian dancer Oopali Operajita, winner of national and international awards and a widely known choreographer.
Film: Umrao Jaan
Thursday, October 18, 2018 7:00 PM at RCAH LookOut! Art Gallery
See the classic Hindi/Urdu film Umrao Jaan (1981) projected onto the wall of the LookOut! Art Gallery while surrounded by the exhibition The Figure of the Indian Dancer before it closes.
Evergreen Haiku Study Group
Saturday, October 20, 2018 1:00 PM - Saturday, October 20, 2018 3:00 PM at
Enjoy communal appreciation of poetry and writing with Michele Root-Bernstein.
Films: Stories of Migration, Immigration, and (Dis)Placement
Monday, October 22, 2018 7:00 PM - Monday, October 22, 2018 9:00 PM at RCAH Theater
Stories of Migration, Immigration, and (Dis)Placement is the inaugural presentation of the RCAH Cultures and Languages across the Curriculum Program.
RCAH Center for Poetry Fall Writing Series 2018: Russell Brakefield
Wednesday, October 24, 2018 - Wednesday, October 24, 2018 at LookOut! Art Gallery and RCAH Theater
The RCAH Center for Poetry's Fall Writing Series kicks off with Russell Brakefield.
Exhibition: Nanibah Chacon: Ni’ hoosdzáán (The Female Ground) through November 21
Monday, October 29, 2018 - Wednesday, November 21, 2018 at RCAH LookOut! Art Gallery
Nanibah Chacon creates public artwork that engages the community and the local landscape.
Book Talk: Aerni-Flessner on "Dreams for Lesotho"
Monday, October 29, 2018 12:15 PM - Monday, October 29, 2018 1:50 PM at MSU Auditorium
RCAH's John Aerni-Flessner will discuss his new book, “Dreams for Lesotho: Independence, Foreign Assistance, and Development," as part of the Our Daily Work/Our Daily Lives brown bag lecture series.
What Makes a Writer? with Jane Congdon
Tuesday, October 30, 2018 3:00 PM at RCAH LookOut! Gallery
Jane Congden will tell of her 52-year writing journey from English-class rebel to grammar cop and book author.
Benvenuto & Samet High School Winners Reception
Tuesday, October 30, 2018 6:00 PM at Snyder-Phillips Hall, RCAH LookOut! Gallery
Come listen to the Richard Benvenuto High School Poetry & Tom Samet High School Fiction Competition Winners.
Benvenuto & Samet High School Winners Reading
Tuesday, October 30, 2018 7:00 PM at Snyder-Phillips Hall, RCAH LookOut! Gallery
Come enjoy readings of the Benevuto Prize Winners.
Nanibah Chacon Opening Reception
Thursday, November 1, 2018 4:00 PM - Thursday, November 1, 2018 7:00 PM at RCAH LookOut! Art Gallery
Opening reception for Nanibah Chacon's Ni’ hoosdzáán (The Female Ground), which will run from October 29 to November 21 in the RCAH LookOut! Art Gallery.
Deans' Dialogues: Presentation by Dean Stephen Esquith
Friday, November 2, 2018 3:00 PM - Friday, November 2, 2018 4:30 PM at RCAH Room C201, Snyder Hall, 362 Bogue Street, East Lansing, Michigan 48825
RCAH faculty, staff, and students join Dean Esquith to share their experiences working collaboratively with organizations in diverse communities to address social justice issues and community needs.
Center for Poetry Fall Writing Series: Karin Gottshall on Ballads
Wednesday, November 7, 2018 3:00 PM at RCAH Theater
The Fall Writing Series continues with an afternoon discussion by Karen Gottshall in the RCAH LookOut! Art Gallery.
Center for Poetry Fall Writing Series: Karin Gottshall
Wednesday, November 7, 2018 - Wednesday, November 7, 2018 at LookOut! Gallery
The Fall Writing Series continues at 7 p.m. with a reading by Karen Gottshall in the RCAH Theater.
English Country Dance
Thursday, November 8, 2018 7:00 PM - Wednesday, November 7, 2018 9:30 PM at RCAH Theater
Fall Film Night
Saturday, November 10, 2018 5:00 PM at RCAH Theater
Popcorn + The Secret Life of Drug Pricing!
By Way of Revolution: A Talk/Workshop with Artist Helina Metaferia
Monday, November 12, 2018 6:00 PM - Sunday, November 11, 2018 8:00 PM at the RCAH LookOut! Gallery
Join Helina Metaferia in this workshop that explores activist and community building strategies in the name of social justice.
Center for Poetry Fall Writing Series: Sam Gleaves
Wednesday, November 14, 2018 3:00 PM at LookOut! Art Gallery, Snyder Hall Second Floor
Singer and multi-instrumentalist Sam Gleaves will present "Gems and Settings: Re-purposing Traditional Songs," showing how he and other Appalachian singers have rewritten traditional songs to create songs about social and environmental issues.
RCAHppella: Grooveyppella
Wednesday, November 14, 2018 7:00 PM at the RCAH Theater
Come join your favorite A Capella group at this 70's themed night as its singers prepare for ICCA's.
WNL: Sam Gleaves, Appalachian Musician
Wednesday, November 14, 2018 7:00 PM at RCAH Theater
Multi-instrumentalist Sam Gleaves joins us for a Wednesday Night Live presentation.
Evergreen Haiku Study Group
Saturday, November 17, 2018 1:00 PM - Saturday, November 17, 2018 3:00 PM at C301 Snyder Hall
Enjoy communal appreciation of poetry and writing with Michele Root-Bernstein.
Exhibition: 60 years of Things Fall Apart
Monday, November 19, 2018 - Friday, February 15, 2019 at Snyder Hall, Second Floor
Celebrate the 60th anniversary of Chinua Achebe's African novel
Concert: The Crows in the Coal Mine
Monday, December 3, 2018 7:00 PM - Monday, December 3, 2018 8:00 PM at The LookOut! Gallery
Enjoy southern Appalachian music with this RCAH 291 Creative Workshop class
RCAH Fall Showcase: 111 Stories & ILO Projects
Tuesday, December 4, 2018 7:00 PM - Tuesday, December 4, 2018 8:30 PM at Snyder-Phillips Hall
Attend this open house to enjoy RCAH 111 student' creative work and Integrated Language Option projects from the Fall Semester
RCAH Fall Showcase: 111 Stories & ILO Project Exhibit
Wednesday, December 5, 2018 - Friday, December 14, 2018 at The LookOut! Gallery
RCAH students, alumni, faculty, and staff, parents, friends, and community partners are invited to see this semester's RCAH 111 students' creative work and Integrated Language Options (ILOs) projects at this exhibit
Culturally Speaking Series: The Tongue + the Heart
Wednesday, December 5, 2018 7:00 PM - Wednesday, December 5, 2018 9:00 PM at the RCAH Theater
Join this open mic poetry reading as part of the Culturally Speaking Series, connecting our varied languages and homes.
Evergreen Haiku Study Group
Saturday, December 8, 2018 1:00 PM - Saturday, December 8, 2018 3:00 PM at C301 Snyder Hall
Enjoy communal appreciation of poetry and writing with Michele Root-Bernstein.
English Country Dance
Thursday, December 13, 2018 7:00 PM - Wednesday, December 12, 2018 9:30 PM at RCAH Theater
Fall Commencement Ceremony
Saturday, December 15, 2018 10:00 AM at The Breslin Center
Celebrate the graduation of RCAH students at the Breslin Center
English Country Dance
Thursday, January 10, 2019 7:00 PM - Thursday, January 10, 2019 9:30 PM at RCAH Theater
Evergreen Haiku Study Group
Saturday, January 12, 2019 1:00 PM - Saturday, January 12, 2019 3:00 PM at C301 Snyder Hall
Join the Center for Poetry for this haiku study group
8th Annual Perspectives on African American Experience: Emerging Visions
Monday, January 21, 2019 - Friday, February 15, 2019 at the LookOut! Gallery
Artworks exploring black fugitivity and secrecy as a means of liberation.
Opening Reception: Emerging Visions
Monday, January 21, 2019 3:00 PM - Monday, January 21, 2019 5:00 PM at the LookOut! Gallery
Celebrate the 8th Annual RCAH Perspectives on African American Experience by artist Justin Bryant.
MSU Filmestry Festival
Wednesday, January 23, 2019 7:00 PM at the RCAH Theater
Enjoy the screening of this short film, courtesy of the Center for Poetry
Artist Justin Bryant (Emerging Visions) Talk
Thursday, January 24, 2019 3:00 PM at the LookOut! Gallery
Join the Center for Poetry at this talk with artist Just Bryant
"Mrs. Ashlee Chesny: Workshop on Community Storytelling
Tuesday, February 5, 2019 5:00 PM - Tuesday, February 5, 2019 6:30 PM at Snyder Hall
Award winning author and literacy advocate Ashlee Chesny in Community Storytelling Workshop, part of the RCAH Black History Series
Film: Matangi / Maya / M.I.A.
Wednesday, February 6, 2019 7:00 PM at the RCAH Theater
Join at the RCAH Theater to view this Stephen Loveridge's intimate documentary of the artist and musician known as M.I.A.
Evergreen Haiku Study Group
Saturday, February 9, 2019 1:00 PM - Saturday, February 9, 2019 3:00 PM at C301 Snyder Hall
Join the Center for Poetry for this haiku study group
Festival of Listening
Tuesday, February 12, 2019 7:00 PM at (SCENE) Metrospace
Cancelled to to inclement weather: Join this annual festival to read and hear untranslated poetry in non-English languages, sponsored by the Center for Poetry
Cities of the Arab World: Theory, Investigation and Critique
Thursday, February 14, 2019 - Friday, February 15, 2019 at the MSU Union
This interdisciplinary conference will address a number of topics including environmental issues in Arab cities, the contributions of ethnic and religious minorities to urban life, the political economy of redevelopment and questions of civil conflict and post-conflict reconstruction.
English Country Dance
Thursday, February 14, 2019 7:00 PM - Thursday, February 14, 2019 9:30 PM at RCAH Theater
Denver Publishing Institute Info Session
Friday, February 15, 2019 at The Student Services Building
Denver Publishing Institute Info Session Featuring RCAH Alumna Emma Hintzen ’17
Panel: Careers With Words
Friday, February 15, 2019 1:30 PM - Friday, February 15, 2019 3:00 PM at The Student Services Building
Join the Career Services Network to explore career pathways with the written word
2019 MSU Comics Forum
Friday, February 22, 2019 12:00 PM - Sunday, September 23, 2018 12:00 PM at MSU Main Library 366 W Circle Dr.
MSU Arts Strategy Presentation
Friday, February 22, 2019 3:00 PM - Friday, February 22, 2019 5:00 PM at the MSU broad Art Lab
Come join a discussion about the next phase of designing MSU Arts with Provost June Pierce Youatt, András Szántó and Adam Levine
Helen Zia Book Signing and Reception
Friday, February 22, 2019 4:00 PM at The Mosaic Center
Come out to Helen Zia's event for her latest release "Last Boat Out of Shanghai: The Epic Story of the Chinese Who Fled Mao's Revolution"
Live Lit: An Evening of Undergraduate Readings
Tuesday, February 26, 2019 7:00 PM at the LookOut! Gallery
See undergraduate poetry readings with the Center for Poetry
Guillermo Delgado: Rituals to Seed Clouds with Crystals
Thursday, February 28, 2019 - Friday, March 15, 2019 at the LookOut! Gallery
Works by and with incarcerated artists in mid-Michigan prisons be displayed in the LookOut! Gallery
“Rituals to Seed Clouds with Crystals” Reception
Thursday, February 28, 2019 4:00 PM - Thursday, February 28, 2019 6:00 PM at
Join students and faculty for the opening of Guillermo Delgado's exhibit, showcasing artworks and poetry by incarcerated artists
"Mankiller" Film Screening
Tuesday, March 12, 2019 6:00 PM at MSU Law School
This documentary tells the story of an American legend, Wilma Mankiller, the Cherokee Nation’s first woman Principal Chief
Culturally Speaking: Expressive Traditions Around the World
Wednesday, March 13, 2019 3:00 PM at The LookOut! Gallery
Enjoy this multicultural show, courtesy of the Center for Poetry
Dawnland - A Documentary About Cultural Survival and Stolen Children
Wednesday, March 13, 2019 7:00 PM at the RCAH Theater
The feature-length documentary "Dawnland" follows the Truth and Reconciliation Commission to contemporary Wabanaki communities to witness intimate, sacred moments of truth-telling and healing.
English Country Dance
Thursday, March 14, 2019 7:00 PM - Thursday, March 14, 2019 9:30 PM at RCAH Theater
Evergreen Haiku Study Group
Saturday, March 16, 2019 1:00 PM - Saturday, March 16, 2019 3:00 PM at C301 Snyder Hall
Join the Center for Poetry for this haiku study group
Ethiopia Forum: Challenges and prospects for Constitutional Democracy in Ethiopia
Friday, March 22, 2019 - Sunday, March 24, 2019 at The MSU International Center
This Forum intends to promote open and healthy debate surrounding Ethiopia and its transition to a constitutional democracy
Ethiopia Forum: Symposia and Panel Discussions
Saturday, March 23, 2019 8:00 AM - Sunday, March 24, 2019 12:30 PM at The MSU International Center
At this forum, knowledgeable academic and public intellectuals with expertise on Ethiopian affairs will analyze and offer solutions for a united and peaceful transition towards a constitutional democratic order in Ethiopia
Exhibition: Ripped & Torn: Punk at the Intersection
Monday, March 25, 2019 - Wednesday, April 17, 2019 at The LookOut! Art Gallery
An exhibition featuring graphics from one of the world's largest Punk collections, and photographs from the era.
Israeli Film Festival
Monday, March 25, 2019 - Monday, March 25, 2019 at Wells Hall
This two-day event will feature four Israeli films and a complimentary dinner from Woody's Oasis
Junior Preview Day
Saturday, March 30, 2019 10:00 AM at Snyder-Phillips Hall
High school juniors are invited to learn more about RCAH
LMC Resume Design Workshop
Friday, April 5, 2019 1:00 PM at the RCAH LMC
Andrew Duris will instruct students in a resume workshop
Junior Preview Day
Friday, April 5, 2019 4:00 PM at Snyder-Phillips Hall
High school juniors are invited to learn more about RCAH
Edible Book Contest
Tuesday, April 9, 2019 11:30 AM - Tuesday, April 9, 2019 1:00 PM at the LookOut! Gallery
Join the fun of this delicious Edible Book Contest
Democracy Reform Town Hall
Tuesday, April 9, 2019 6:00 PM at RCAH Theater, Snyder Hall, Terrace Level, 362 Bogue Street, East Lansing, Michigan 48825
Learn about Michigan's new Redistricting Commission and other democracy reform issues.
Malcolm X in Greater Lansing
Wednesday, April 10, 2019 7:00 PM at Capital Area District Library - Downtown Lansing
Professor Aerni-Flessner will discuss Malcolm X's experiences in Michigan
Kate Birdsall Talk on Ripped & Torn: Punk at the Intersection
Thursday, April 11, 2019 3:00 PM at The LookOut! Art Gallery
Co-curator Kate Birdsall offers a talk on the LookOut! exhibition Ripped & Torn: Punk at the Intersection.
English Country Dance
Thursday, April 11, 2019 7:00 PM - Thursday, April 11, 2019 9:30 PM at RCAH Theater
Punk Sticker-Making Workshop
Friday, April 12, 2019 12:00 PM - Friday, April 12, 2019 3:00 PM at the RCAH LMC
Draw inspiration from the current LookOut! installation and create punk stickers in the LMC
Evergreen Haiku Study Group
Saturday, April 13, 2019 1:00 PM - Saturday, April 13, 2019 3:00 PM at C301 Snyder Hall
Join the Center for Poetry for this haiku study group
Natural Dyes Workshop
Sunday, April 14, 2019 3:00 PM - Sunday, April 14, 2019 5:00 PM at the RCAH LMC
Come learn about sustainable ways to dye fabrics in the LMC
“Indecent” Play Discussion
Monday, April 15, 2019 7:00 PM - Monday, April 15, 2019 8:30 PM at Wells Hall
Learn about “Indecent”, the true story of a little Jewish play
Closing Reception & Sorrondeguy Talk: Ripped & Torn: Punk at the Intersection
Tuesday, April 16, 2019 4:00 PM at The LookOut! Art Gallery
Photographer Martin Sorrondeguy will offer remarks during the closing reception of this groundbreaking exhibit.
Noodles Night
Tuesday, April 16, 2019 7:00 PM - Tuesday, April 16, 2019 9:00 PM at Snyder-Phillips Hall
Free Noodles and Company courtesy of RCAH Council and RCAHppella
No Secret: Sexual Violence in the Holocaust
Thursday, April 18, 2019 7:00 PM - Thursday, April 18, 2019 8:30 PM at the Kellogg Hotel & Conference Center
Doris Bergen will discuss sexual violence during the Holocaust against Jews and non-Jews, against women and girls, and also boys and men.
“Indecent” Play Excerpts
Monday, April 22, 2019 7:00 PM - Monday, April 22, 2019 8:30 PM at the RCAH Theater
Come view excerpts from “Indecent”, the true story of a little Jewish play
RCAH Spring Showcase
Monday, April 22, 2019 7:00 PM - Monday, May 6, 2019 8:30 PM at RCAH LookOut! Art Gallery
An annual exhibit showcasing RCAH student work and creative activity from the spring semester.
Reproductive Writes
Wednesday, April 24, 2019 7:00 PM at LookOut! Gallery
Come explore using creative writing as a way of easing our anxieties around the threat of losing reproductive freedoms
Lecture: Stephen L. Esquith, Different Trains
Thursday, April 25, 2019 7:00 PM at Little Theater
Take a trip to Toledo's Little Theater to see Dean Esquith's talk on Beatriz Caravaggio's film "Different Trains"
Digital Humanities Presentation in the LMC
Friday, April 26, 2019 7:00 PM at the RCAH LMC
Andrew Duris will give a presentation in the LMC on digital humanities
Malcolm X Talk
Wednesday, May 1, 2019 7:00 PM at the Edgewood United Church
John Aerni-Flessner will speak about Malcolm X
RCAH Commencement 2019
Saturday, May 4, 2019 7:00 PM at the Wharton Center for Performing Arts
RCAH 2019 Graduation will be on Satuday, May 4th at 7 p.m. in the Great Hall of the Wharton Center
East Lansing Art Festival Poetry Reading
Sunday, May 19, 2019 3:00 PM at Bailey Street Lot
Come visit an RCAH Center for Poetry event during East Lansing's Annual Art Festival
Grit, Glam and Guts Summer Residential Program
Sunday, June 23, 2019 - Saturday, June 29, 2019 at
Grit represents the necessary hard work to reach her goals. Glam is the beauty of wisdom and compassion that’s birthed from experience. Guts are the passion in our hearts to push us to our purpose.
Grit, Glam and Guts 2019 Statewide Conference
Saturday, June 29, 2019 at Snyder-Phillips Hall
Every year, through interactive workshops, in-depth honest discussions, and practical teaching, the Grit, Glam, & Guts conference touches the lives of hundreds of young women across the region and throughout Michigan.
Redlining, I-496 and the African-American Community
Saturday, July 27, 2019 11:00 AM at South Lansing Capitol Area District Library
See RCAH Professor John Aerni-Flessner's talk on urban renewal and redlining in Lansing