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This fall, Occidental’s calendar is filled with opportunities to experience art, performance, and dialogue across disciplines. �鶹��ƵLive! returns for its third season with a brand new host. Music lovers can enjoy concerts by students, faculty, and guest performers. Students from Theater & Performance Studies will take the stage with productions that highlight both classic and contemporary works. No matter your interest, there’s something for everyone in Oxy’s event lineup this season. Bring a friend, grab a seat, and be part of it!

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OXY ARTS

Exhibition | Flesh of the Forest

August 28 - December 13 | 6:00–8:00 p.m.
This semester’s main OXY ARTS exhibition, Flesh of the Forest, brings together nine artists from the African diaspora who use painting, sculpture, film, and installation to explore the forest as a space of history, memory, and imagination. Curated by Tiffany E. Barber of UCLA, the show looks at the forest as both a surreal landscape and a place of ancestral knowledge. 

Making Space Workshop Series
September 20 | 1:00–4:00 p.m.
Free drop-in art workshops for all ages, inspired by the Flesh of the Forest exhibition. Stay tuned for the themes of all three workshops:

Saturday, September 20 | 1–4 p.m.
Saturday, October 11 | 1–4 p.m.
Saturday, November 15 | 1–4 p.m.

An Evening of Film & Sound
September 25 | 7:00–9:00 p.m.
An outdoor screening and DJ set featuring dream hampton’s poetic film Freshwater, followed by Moonshine’s short film/documentary Zaïre Space Program.

Crafting in the Garden with Leah Thomas
October 4 | 10:00 a.m.–12:00 p.m.
Author and environmental advocate Leah Thomas leads a morning of hands-on making in the FEAST Garden.

Flesh of the Forest Curatorial Walkthrough with Tiffany E. Barber
October 25 | 11:00 a.m.–12:00 p.m.
Curator Tiffany E. Barber offers a guided walkthrough of Flesh of the Forest and shares more about the artists and their work.

A Happening in Flesh of the Forest: A Performance by 7NMS
November 18 | 6:30–8:00 p.m.
Choreographer Marjani Fortè-Saunders and sound artist Everett Saunders (together known as 7NMS) perform inside the gallery, creating an improvised, one-night-only dialogue between sound, movement, and the exhibition itself.

�鶹��ƵLive! Series

�鶹��ƵLive! Presents: Roxane Gay in Conversation with Alexandra Grant
September 30 | 7:00–8:30 p.m.
Bestselling writer Roxane Gay (Bad Feminist, Hunger) sits down with visual artist and cultural collaborator Alexandra Grant for an evening of conversation about writing, art, and culture.

�鶹��ƵLive! is an ongoing series that brings a diverse lineup of cultural voices to campus for free public events. This talk is made possible by support from Lisa Coscino ’85, the Class of ’74, and the Antoinette and Vincent M. Dungan Lectureship Fund.

Theater at Oxy

Taylor Mac with Matt Ray — G. William Hume Fellowship in the Performing Arts
Concert: Friday, October 24 | 7:30 p.m.
Masterclass: Saturday, October 25 | 2:00 p.m.
This year’s Hume Fellow is Taylor Mac, the Tony-nominated, MacArthur “genius” grant recipient known for A 24-Decade History of Popular Music. Mac and longtime collaborator Matt Ray perform selections from their celebrated work in a one-night concert, followed by a public masterclass the next day.

Rumors by Neil Simon
November 6–8 at 7:30 p.m. | November 9 at 2:00 p.m.
Directed by visiting artist Tyrone Davis, this classic Neil Simon farce kicks off when the Deputy Mayor of New York shoots himself (non-fatally) right before his 10th anniversary party. Cue four couples, miscommunication, and chaos that only keeps escalating.

POTUS by Selina Fillinger
November 20–22 at 7:30 p.m. | November 23 at 2:00 p.m.
A single offhand remark by the President spirals into a global crisis, leaving the seven women who keep his administration afloat scrambling to contain the fallout. A 2022 Tony-nominated Broadway hit, POTUS promises sharp humor and timely satire. Directed by Hannah Wolf, this Broadway hit is funny, fast, and a little too real.

Music at Oxy

Vijay Gupta: The Medicine of Music
September 26 | 11:45 a.m.–12:40 p.m. | Thorne Hall
The Core Program and Music Department are excited to welcome violinist, speaker, and author Vijay Gupta. The talk is open to the entire community. 

Faculty Recital - Jay Jennings
October 10 | 7:30 p.m.–8:30 p.m. | Bird Studio
�鶹��ƵJazz trumpet faculty Jay Jennings presents a fantastic evening of music at our Faculty Recital! 

Glee Club Homecoming Concert
October 18 | 5:00 p.m.–6:00 p.m. | Herrick Chapel
The Glee Club returns for its annual Homecoming performance, filling Herrick Chapel with song.

Chamber Jazz
November 14 | 7:30 p.m.–8:30 p.m. | Bird Studio
Student musicians take the stage in the Fall Chamber Jazz Concert, highlighting small-ensemble jazz playing and improvisation.

Occidental Symphony Orchestra - Fall 2025 Concert
November 15 | 4:00 p.m.–5:00 p.m. | Thorne Hall
The �鶹��ƵSymphony Orchestra presents its fall concert, performed live in Thorne Hall.

Alumni Choir Concert
November 16 | 4:00 p.m.–5:00 p.m. | Herrick Chapel
The Alumni Choir returns for its second-ever fall concert! Presented live in Herrick Chapel.

Glee Club Winter Concert
December 7 | 4:00 p.m.–5:00 p.m. | Herrick Chapel
Celebrate the season with the Glee Club’s annual Winter Concert, performed live in Herrick Chapel.