Jessica Lang Dance
8 p.m., November 10-12 | Meany Theater
Hailed as “a master of visual composition” by Dance Magazine, Jessica Lang, the recipient of a 2014 Bessie Award, seamlessly incorporates striking design elements and transforms classical ballet language into artfully crafted, emotionally engaging contemporary works. .

Symposium: Music Of Max Reger
November 11-12 | St. Mark’s Cathedral + Brechemin Auditorium
The School of Music presents a symposium celebrating the music of German composer Max Reger in partnership with St. Mark’s Cathedral. Events and performances during this two-day celebration will take place both in Brechemin Auditorium on the 91Ě˝»¨Campus and at St. Mark’s Cathedral on Capitol Hill. .

Artventure: Portrait Party With Grey Ellis And Pamela Santiago
1 p.m., November 13 | Henry Art Gallery
The Henry Art Gallery invites families and children to explore and create together at its monthly ArtVenture. In November, participants will learn how Chuck Close captured the tiniest details of his friends’ faces to create larger-than-life portraits—and then create a portrait of their favorite person without showing their face. .

Barry Lieberman And Friends Recital: Ted Botsford, Double Bass
2 p.m., November 13 | Brechemin Auditorium
A solo recital by Seattle Symphony bassist Ted Botsford kicks off the 2016-17 Barry Lieberman and Friends series, which includes master classes and recitals by noted performers, young innovators and rising classical music stars. .

Imani Winds With Pianist Fabio Bidini
7:30 p.m., November 15 | Meany Theater
North America’s premiere wind quintet, known for its dynamic playing and inspirational youth outreach programs, brings a program of music by Piazzolla, Mozart, Rimsky-Korsakov and more to Meany Hall. .

Joyce Yang
7:30 p.m., November 3 | Meany Theater
Joyce Yang captivates audiences across the globe with her stunning virtuosity, combined with heartfelt lyricism and interpretive sensitivity. She returns to Meany Hall for a performance of music by Schumann, Grieg and Vine.

91Ě˝»¨Symphony
With Sæunn Thorsteinsdóttir
7:30 p.m., November 4 | Meany Theater
David Alexander Rahbee conducts the University Symphony and School of Music cello professor Sæunn Thorsteinsdóttir in a program of works by Martinů, Shostakovich, and Brahms.

Meet the Mammals
10 a.m., November 5 | Burke Museum
Hundreds of specimens – from tigers to bats, pangolins to wolverines – will be on display during the Burke Museum’s annual Meet the Mammals day. There will be hands-on activities for all ages, with mammal experts available to answer questions. .

Jessica Lang Dance
November 10 – 12 | Meany Theater
Hailed as “a master of visual composition” by Dance Magazine, Jessica Lang, the recipient of a 2014 Bessie Award, transforms classical ballet language into artfully crafted, emotionally engaging contemporary works.

Chuck Close Photographs
November 5 – April 2 | Henry Art Gallery
This traveling exhibition is the first comprehensive survey of the photographic work by renowned American artist and Washington native Chuck Close (BA, Art, 1962). With over 90 works, this exhibition reveals the fundamental role photography has played in Close’s artistic practice for over five decades.

Calidore String Quartet
7:30 p.m., October 27 | Meany Theater
The award-winning Calidore String Quartet performs a program of chamber music by Beethoven, Mendelssohn and Schumann at Meany Hall. This event replaces the previously-announced Heath Quartet performance, which was cancelled due to illness. .

Marc Seales: Piano Jazz
7:30 p.m., October 28 | Brechemin Auditorium
Noted Northwest jazz pianist and 91Ě˝»¨professor Marc Seales presents a program of music for solo piano in the first performance of this quarterly piano series.

Halloween Organ Concert
7:30 p.m., October 28 | Kane Hall, Walker-Ames Room
Students of Professor Carole Terry perform spooky organ classics—including Bach’s Toccata and Fugue in D minor—on the UW’s Littlefield Organ.

I Dig Dinos
11 a.m., October 30 | Burke Museum
Budding paleontologists are invited to the Burke Museum for a day of fossilized fun. Children are encouraged to get in the Halloween spirit by making dinosaur masks and Stegosaurus hats and by uncovering fossils in the Dino Dig Pit. Costumes encouraged.

Mariza
8 p.m., November 1 | Meany Theater
One of world’s most acclaimed and decorated artists in her field, vocalist Mariza returns to Meany Hall with her bewitching renditions of fado — the haunting torch songs of old Portugal. 

Utopia Neighborhood Club: School Faculty + International Artists
November 2 – December 23 | Jacob Lawrence Gallery
The School of Art + Art History + Design celebrates the 100th anniversary of Jacob Lawrence’s birth with a series of participatory exhibitions and programs. This first exhibition showcases artwork by 91Ě˝»¨faculty alongside international artists. The public is invited to the opening celebration on November 1 at 5 p.m.

Iphigenia and Other Daughters
October 18- 30 | Glenn Hughes Penthouse Theater
The School of Drama opens its 2016-2017 season with modern retelling of the ancient Greek tale of Iphigenia. This three-play cycle follows the ill-fated children of Clytemnestra and Agamemnon as they become players in the family tragedy — and victims of it. .

Together
7 p.m., October 21 | Alaska Airlines Arena
The 91Ě˝»¨launches an expansive philanthropic campaign with a multimedia and live-performance event that explores the University’s storied past and promising future through light, sound and story. Registration is required for this free event.

Frequency, The Kreutzer Sonata
7:30 p.m., October 23 | Meany Theater
Frequency, a new chamber ensemble comprised of 91Ě˝»¨faculty members Sæunn ThorsteinsdĂłttir (cello) and Melia Watras (viola), and Pacific Northwest Ballet concertmaster Michael Jinsoo Lim (violin), presents a program of interconnected works by Beethoven, Janáček and Watras. .

Music of Today: Eighty and Ninety:
Stuart Dempster and Bill Smith
7:30 p.m., October 26 | Meany Theater
Celebrate the eightieth and ninetieth birthdays of two faculty all-stars with a performance of their original compositions. The professors emeriti revisit their creative work from the past half-century while demonstrating the improvisational talents that made them both central figures in the School of Music. .

MOTHA and Chris E. Vargas present: Trans Hirstory in 99 Objects
Through June 4 | Henry Art Gallery
99 Objects, the second iteration of an ongoing series from the Museum of Transgender Hirstory & Art (MOTHA), features archival materials and works by contemporary artists that narrate the history of transgender communities. The exhibition at the Henry, organized by MOTHA executive director Chris E. Vargas, focuses on lives and experiences specific to Seattle and the Pacific Northwest.

Chamber Dance Company
October 13-16 | Meany Theater
The 91Ě˝»¨Dance Program’s Chamber Dance Company presents works made famous by the Judson Dance Theater in the 1960s, giving audiences a chance to see rarely performed post-modern dances choreographed by Steve Paxton, Lucinda Childs, Trisha Brown and Yvonne Rainer. 

Mindfulness Meditation
12:30 p.m., October 13 | Henry Art Gallery
The Henry Art Gallery invites the public to gain a general sense of health and well-being by practicing mindfulness meditation in the gallery’s Skyspace. Registration is not required for this lunch hour event; participants should check in at the front desk for information.

Iphigenia and Other Daughters
October 18- 30 | Glenn Hughes Penthouse Theater
The School of Drama opens its 2016-2017 season with modern retelling of the ancient Greek tale of Iphigenia. This three-play cycle follows the ill-fated children of Clytemnestra and Agamemnon as they become players in the family tragedy — and victims of it.

Stephen Stubbs & Tekla Cunningham: Stylus Fantasticus
7:30 p.m., October 20 | Meany Theater
Faculty artists Stephen Stubbs (lute and guitar) and Tekla Cunningham (violin) display their instrumental and improvisational agility in a free-form, quasi-improvised performance of 17th-century music. They are joined onstage by Pacific MusicWorks colleague Maxine Eilander (harp) in this performance of music by Farina, Fontana, Schmelzer, and Biber. 

Wild Nearby
Open through February 5 | Burke Museum
The Burke Museum’s current exhibit celebrates the rugged beauty and biological diversity of Washington State’s North Cascades. Visitors can immerse themselves in the sights, sounds and stories of one of the largest wildlands in the country.

Mark Morris Dance Group with the Silk Road Ensemble: Lalya & Majnun
October 6-8 | Meany Theater
Meany Center for the Performing Arts kicks off its 2016-2017 season with a remarkable new work featuring the Mark Morris Dance Group and the Silk Road Ensemble. This dance and live music production, co-commissioned by Meany Center, tells the ancient Arabian love story of Layla and Majnun and will feature Azerbaijani singers Alim and Fargana Qasimov.  .

Faculty Recital: Greg Sinibaldi, Saxophone
October 6 | Meany Studio Theater
School of Music Jazz Studies artist-in-residence Greg Sinibaldi presents a program of music based on Sylvia Plath’s poem, “Ariel.” In this work, Sinibaldi creates unique sonic textures by combining saxophone with custom Electric Wind Instrument software. 

Birds at the Burke
October 8 | Burke Museum of Natural History & Culture
The Burke Museum invites the public to celebrate all things feathered with a full day of activities. Hundreds of specimens from the Burke’s ornithology collection will be on display and both the Puget Sound Bird Observatory and Seattle Audubon Society will be on hand to provide expert tips for spotting and identifying birds. .

Senga Nengudi: Improvisational Gestures
Through October 9| Henry Art Gallery
Only three days remain to see a survey of the work of Senga Nengudi, an American artist noted for combining performance art with sculpture. This exhibition, located in the Henry’s Upper Galleries, showcases Nengudi’s work since 1970.

Double Rainbow All the Way
Through October 29 | Jacob Lawrence Gallery
The Jacob Lawrence Gallery’s 2016-2017 exhibition cycle kicks off with the work of second-year MFA students in the Painting + Drawing, Photomedia and 3D4M programs.

Graduation Exhibition: Design
June 8-18 | Jacob Lawrence Gallery
See work by students receiving Bachelor of Design degrees from the School of Art + Art History + Design.

ArtVenture: Catch That Light!
1 p.m., June 12 | Henry Art Gallery
Held the second Sunday of every month, ArtVenture encourages families to play, learn and create together. This month we ask the questions: What if we could hold light in our hands? What would we do with it? Families will experiment with shadows, prisms and more as we think about the way our eyes see the world.

Wild Nearby
Opens June 18 | Burke Museum
The Burke Museum celebrates the rugged beauty and biological diversity of Washington state’s North Cascades. Immerse yourself in the sights, sounds and stories of one of the largest wildlands in the country.

MFA + MDes Thesis Exhibition
Through June 26 | Henry Art Gallery
See thesis work by the graduating class of students receiving master’s degrees from the School of Art + Art History + Design’s Division of Art and Division of Design. .

Paul McCarthy: White Snow Wood Sculptures
Through September 11 | Henry Art Gallery
“Paul McCarthy: White Snow Wood Sculptures” fills the lower level of the Henry Art Gallery with black walnut sculptures – ranging from four to fourteen feet tall – that explore the nineteenth-century German folktale Schneewittchen (Snow White).

Ade Suparman & Sundanese Music of Indonesia
7:30 p.m., June 2 | Meany Theater
Ethnomusicology visiting artist Ade Suparman and his students perform music from West Java, Indonesia. The performance will include traditional and contemporary Sundanese music and dance, and showcase two types of gamelan ensembles.

IMPFest VIII: With Bill Frisell, Reid Anderson, Bill McHenry
7:30 p.m., June 2-4 | Meany Studio Theater
The student-led Improvised Music Project (IMP), now in its eighth year, explores new directions in Seattle’s jazz and improvised music scene. This annual festival pairs up-and-coming musicians with seasoned professionals for three nights of collaborative performances, with a different Seattle-based musician featured each night.

91Ě˝»¨Symphony with Concerto Competition Winners
7:30 p.m., June 3 | Meany Theater
David Alexander Rahbee conducts the 91Ě˝»¨Symphony in a program of works by Satie and Brahms. The program also features two winners of the 2015-16 Concerto Competition, performing with the orchestra. .

Skies Over Seattle
June 3-5 | Jones Playhouse
This world-premiere installation performance weaves together three student-generated theater pieces, each evolved from a year of collaboration and conversation between 91Ě˝»¨Drama students and three U-District community groups.

Counterculture Comics and the Semiotics of Disney Icons: A Workshop with Shary Flenniken
12:30 p.m., June 5 | Henry Art Gallery
Seattle-based cartoonist Shary Flenniken leads a two-hour workshop featuring a discussion of the colorful and contentious history of appropriated imagery, and a drawing exercise on adapting imagery from pop culture for satirical purposes.

Studio Jazz Ensemble and Modern Band
7:30 p.m., May 26 | Meany Studio Theater
Two ensembles from the School of Music join together for their spring quarter concert, featuring big band arrangements, jazz standards, selections from the outer limits of the genre, and original compositions.

MFA + MDes Thesis Exhibition Opening Party
7 p.m., May 27  | Henry Art Gallery
Celebrate the graduating class of students receiving master’s degrees from the Division of Art and Division of Design at the MFA + MDes Thesis Exhibition opening party. This free public event, supported by ArtsDawgs, includes food, drink, and giveaways. The exhibition runs through June 26.

Mallethead Series
7:30 p.m., May 27 | Meany Studio Theater
The final Mallethead Series concert of the year celebrates Professor Tom Collier, who retires this year after leading the UW’s percussion studies program for more than 30 years.

University Choirs: “ 91Ě˝»¨Sings”
7:30 p.m., May 31 | Meany Theater
The University Singers, Women’s Choir, and Men’s Glee Club join together to present their popular year-end concert in Meany Theater.

…And Hilarity Ensues…
May 25-29 | Penthouse Theater
Plays from the School of Drama’s inaugural 1940-41 season are reimagined in an immersive, multi-media theater experience. During this performance, the audience is invited to walk freely through time and space as the historic Penthouse Theater comes alive. .

MFA Dance Concert
May 18-22 | Meany Studio Theater
This annual performance features original and thought-provoking choreography created by the Dance Program’s world-class MFA candidates, performed by dance students.

91Ě˝»¨Music and Pacific MusicWorks Opera: Gluck’s °ż°ů±čłóĂ©±đ
May 20-22 | Meany Theater
The School of Music teams up with Pacific MusicWorks to present Gluck’s celebrated opera, °ż°ů±čłóĂ©±đ, with Grammy-winning conductor and Senior Artist-in-Residence Stephen Stubbs.

Gospel Choir
7:30 p.m., May 23 | Meany Theater
Phyllis Byrdwell leads the 100-voice 91Ě˝»¨Gospel Choir in songs of praise, jubilation, and other expressions of the Gospel tradition for its spring quarter concert.

Modern Music Ensemble
7:30 p.m., May 23 | Meany Studio Theater
The School of Music’s contemporary music ensemble performs works by Messiaen, Murail, Takemitsu and Lutoslawski in its final campus performance of the academic year. 

…And Hilarity Ensues…
May 25-29 | Penthouse Theater
Plays from the School of Drama’s inaugural 1940-41 season are reimagined in an immersive, multi-media theater experience. During this performance, the audience is invited to walk freely through time and space as the historic Penthouse Theatre comes alive. .

Graduation Exhibition: Painting + Drawing
May 25-June 4 | Jacob Lawrence Gallery
See the painting and drawing works of students receiving a Bachelor of Fine Arts from the School of Art + Art History + Design this June.