The temperature is cooling off around Emory, and new events are on the horizon across both campuses this month. Make time to enjoy musical and theatrical performances, cheer on the Eagles, celebrate Homecoming, explore campus and more in the coming weeks.
1. Enjoy performances on the Atlanta and Oxford College campuses.
October brings plenty of chances to catch an engaging artistic performance, whether you prefer to be swept up in the drama of theater or immersed in the sounds of music.
From Thursday, Oct. 3, to Saturday, Oct. 12, Theater Emory presents “MUD” at the Mary Gray Munroe Theater in the Alumni Memorial University Center. “MUD” tells the story of Mae, a spirited young woman living in extreme poverty who seeks to escape the brutality of her life. Tickets can be purchased on the Schwartz Center website, and Emory students are eligible for up to two free tickets for each Theater Emory production.
Catch a performance by pianist Todd Qualls at an Emory Artist Affiliate Recital on Sunday, Oct. 6, at 4 p.m. in the Emerson Concert Hall at the Schwartz Center for Performing Arts.
On Thursday, Oct. 10, and Thursday, Oct. 17, at 6:30 p.m., celebrate the lively music of jazz with the Emory Jazz Combos in an outdoor performance on Patterson Green, adjacent to the Schwartz Center for Performing Arts. These performances are free and open to the public.
Head to Williams Hall at Oxford College on Thursday, Oct. 17, at 7:30 p.m., where the Emory Chamber Music Society of Atlanta will host a trio led by violinist Emil Altschuler. This performance is free and open to the public.
You will also have a chance to hear Altschuler on the Atlanta campus during the Cooke Noontime Concert on Friday, Oct. 18, at 12 p.m. in the Carlos Museum’s Ackerman Hall. It’s part of the Altschuler Summer Music Institute Chamber Ensemble, which launched in Italy in 2019. The performance will include Altschuler on violin, Sam Ou on cello and Thomas Pandolfi on piano, performing romantic trios of Tchaikovsky and Dvořák. This event is open to the public, but registration is required.
Renowned pianist Zee Zee comes to Emerson Concert Hall in the Schwartz Center for Performing Arts as part of the Candler Concert Series on Friday, Oct. 18, at 8 p.m. Her performance will include selections from “Années de pèlerinage” by Franz Liszt along with works by Wagner, Schoenberg and Ravel. This event is open to the public, and tickets can be purchased on the Schwartz Center website. Emory students are eligible for discounted tickets.
On Sunday, Oct. 20, at 4 p.m., Emory Wind Studies will present an evening of classic and contemporary works for instrumental ensembles in Emerson Concert Hall at the Schwartz Center for Performing Arts. This event is free and open to the public.
More drawn to movement than music? Be sure to check out Doug Varone and Dancers as part of the Candler Concert Series on Friday, Oct. 25, at 7:30 p.m. and Saturday, Oct. 26, at both 2 p.m. and 7:30 p.m. The group’s artistic investigations dig deep into the storytelling of human nature, engaging in dialogue with diverse audiences and creative communities globally. Tickets can be purchased on the Schwartz Center website, and Emory students are eligible for a $10 ticket.
The Emory University Symphony Orchestra will perform Saturday, Oct. 26, at 8 p.m. in the Emerson Concert Hall at the Schwartz Center for Performing Arts. The orchestra will present Copland’s “Appalachian Spring” and Stravinsky’s “The Firebird Suite” as well as Reinecke’s Flute Concerto with Julia Nagel, the 2024 Concerto and Aria Competition winner, as part of their Family Weekend Concert. This event is free and open to the public, but tickets are required.
2. Cheer on the Emory Eagles.
The fall semester means a new season for sports and more opportunities for the Emory community to cheer on teams.
Make Saturday, Oct. 5, a day full of soccer. Head to the Woodruff PE Center Soccer Stadium at 11 a.m. to support the women’s soccer team in their first conference match against Washington University. The first 100 students will receive free replica jerseys and Chipotle. Then, at 1:30 p.m., the men’s team will take on Washington University. Chipotle and replica jerseys will also be distributed at this game.
On Saturday, Oct. 19, at 1 p.m., go to the Woodruff PE Center to cheer on the volleyball team as they take on rival Berry College. For the first 100 students in attendance, free Chick-fil-A and crossbody bags will be distributed.
These events are free and open to the public. Check out the full Emory Athletics calendar and Oxford Athletics calendar.
3. Visit the Michael C. Carlos Museum for new experiences.
Head to Ackerman Hall on Sunday, Oct. 6, at noon for “Sunday FUNday: Paint a Story,” where attendees can paint their own story scene on a tile, much like the narratives featured in the “Picture Worlds: Greek, Maya and Moche Pottery” exhibit, on view at the Carlos Museum through Dec. 15. This program is free, open to the public and no registration is required.
Join other community members in Ackerman Hall on Thursday, Oct. 10, at 1 p.m. for “Positively Creative: The Arts and Youth Mental Health.” Co-hosted by The Carter Center Mental Health Program and the Carlos Museum in conjunction with Healing Arts, Atlanta, the program will feature an afternoon of expert panels and activities relating to the mental health of young people. This program is free and open to the public, but advance registration is required.
Ceramic artist Kukuli Velarde joins the Carlos Museum for an artist talk on Sunday, Oct. 27, at 2 p.m. in Ackerman Hall. Velarde will discuss her artistic practice, which she describes as a personal primordial task to understand her cultural patrimony as a multi-racial and historical hybrid. This talk is free and open to the public, but registration is required.
4. Attend engaging discussions with experts.
Enrich your mind this October by interacting with interesting topics and experts. Make plans to attend the JWJI Colloquium featuring Shanna Greene Benjamin of Wake Forest University on Monday, Oct. 7, at noon in the Jones Room of the Robert W. Woodruff Library. Benjamin’s talk, “Absent Presence: Nellie Y. McKay, the WNBA, and Foundational Sacrifice,” will detail the broad strokes of the American academic and author’s life and reveal its relevance to how understanding Black women’s private lives helps individuals be more astute readers of Black women’s public presence. This event is free and open to the public, but registration is required.
Distinguished Emory faculty will come together for “Masking Mistakes: Lessons from the Science, Policy, and Coverage of COVID-19” on Monday, Oct. 7, at 6:30 p.m. in the Rita Anne Rollins Building, Room 252. Carlos del Rio, the Leon L. Haley Jr. MD Distinguished Professor of Medicine in the Division of Infectious Diseases and professor of global health and epidemiology, and Vinay Prasad, hematologist-oncologist and professor in the Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics at the University of California San Francisco, will analyze the ethics, science, policies, coverage and communication about COVID-19 to provide lessons for ongoing policy. This panel is open to the public and free to attend, with registration required via Eventbrite. Light refreshments will be served.
Informative discussions are happening on the Oxford campus, too. Visit Humanities Hall, Room 202, on Friday, Oct. 18, at 7 p.m. for “The Effects of Alcohol on Cooperation and Trust,” presented by Colin Corbett, assistant professor of economics at Bradley University. In the lecture, Corbett will discuss his research exploring how alcohol has been shown to increase prosocial feelings, behaviors and reciprocity in various contexts — though these effects have rarely been studied in quantified settings. This lecture is open to the public and free to attend.
Near the end of the month, join a panel of scholars in Ackerman Hall at the Carlos Museum for “Speaking Volumes: A Celebration of Intercultural Encounters, Visual Culture, and the Material Future of the Book in the Americas” on Monday, Oct. 21, at 5 p.m. Panelists include scholars from Princeton University, Georgia State University, University of Pennsylvania, University of West Georgia and Emory University to discuss the intricate ways in which diverse cultures have interacted and shaped one another through the shared language of material objects and visual expression. Galleries in the Carlos will be open for viewing from 3:30-5 p.m. This discussion is free and open to the public, but registration is required.
5. Stock your pantry with local baked goods, grab lunch and more.
Soak in the cool fall weather at the Emory Farmers Market on campus. In between classes, walk to McDonough Plaza on Tuesday, Oct. 8, 22 and 29 at 11 a.m. for in-season produce from the Oxford Organic Farm, freshly baked biscotti from Legacy Bakers, hot lunch from Sweet, Sweet Syria, coffee from Shipped Coffee Co. and more.
6. Dig into the archives of the Rose Library.
If you’ve ever wanted to see items from the Stuart A. Rose Manuscript, Archives, and Rare Book Library’s collection, be sure to check out “Miscellaneous Monthly,” the newly launched open house series on Tuesday, Oct. 8, at 1 p.m. Head to the Danowski Seminar Room on the 10th floor of the Robert W. Woodruff Library to view a selection of archival items, focused on different themes each month.
In October, the team will pull items centering around LGBTQIA+ history and culture from their collections. This event is open to the Emory community and is free to attend.
Be sure to check back on the second Tuesday of every month for a new “Miscellaneous Monthly” theme.
7. Celebrate LGBT History Month.
LGBT History Month, which begins Oct. 1, is a time to honor and celebrate LGBT history, and there are multiple ways to show your pride across Emory.
Make plans to attend the Rose Library Drag Show on Wednesday, Oct. 9, at 7 p.m. on the 10th floor of the Woodruff Library. The show will be a celebration of the library’s LGBTQ+ collections and is free and open to the public.
Make plans to march in the Atlanta Pride Parade with Emory on Sunday, Oct. 13. Breakfast will be provided for registered attendees at the Jenkins Courtyard at Goizueta Business School beginning at 9:30 a.m., and at 10:30 a.m., attendees will board chartered busses to the parade route. This opportunity is open to Emory students, faculty, staff, alumni and their guests. Advance registration is required.
Check out the full lineup of events, and be sure to check back throughout the month for more.
8. Join a visionary civil rights leader for an immersive evening.
Valarie Kaur, activist and filmmaker, is bringing an evening of storytelling, music, ancestral wisdom and community-building to Emory on Tuesday, Oct. 22, at 6 p.m. in Ackerman Hall at the Carlos Museum. The Revolutionary Love Tour stop on campus will feature local leaders, artists and advocates who inspire hope and will instill in attendees the tools needed to lead with love and courage in life. The evening will include raag-based kirtan by celebrated Sikh artists, renowned trumpeters and more.
Local Atlanta guests include Dom Kelly, co-founder, president and CEO of New Disabled South, and Nichelle Guidry, dean of the Chapel and director of the WISDOM Center at Spelman College.
This event is free and open to the public, but advance tickets via Eventbrite are required.
9. Build community during Emory’s Homecoming, Oct. 23-27.
Fill your soul in the heart of Emory with a range of activities during Homecoming 2024. On Saturday, Oct. 26, start your morning with the Homecoming and Family Weekend 5K at 8:30 a.m., beginning outside the Student Activity and Academic Center. Registration is required.
Later that day, head to the Quad at noon for the Homecoming Parade and then stick around for the Food and Music Festival, featuring performances from X Ambassadors, Brittney Spencer, Rumors ATL and more, along with food trucks and other family-friendly activities.
Be sure to check out the full list of events for Homecoming 2024 so you don’t miss out on any of the fun.
10. Mark 10 years of the Oxford Organic Farm.
The Oxford Organic Farm is turning 10 this year! Join the celebration on Saturday, Oct. 26, at 4 p.m. at the farm, located just steps from Oxford’s campus. The event will feature live music, farm tours, giveaways and farm-focused light bites. This event is free and open to the public.