Allenotes 11/17-11/24

4pm: Improvisers Exchange Workshop JeJaWeDa w/ JeJaWeDa (Main Lounge) ​ Sunday, November 17 7pm: Watercolor Workshops (Room 151) 4pm Workshop Sun 17th 7pm: Ceramics Club (Ceramics Lab) 7pm Concert 7pm: Improvisers Exchange Concert Main Lounge of Allen Hall featuring: Bishop/Blonk/Smith/Walter ​ Quartet (Main Lounge) JeJaWeDa features trombone virtuoso , the great Mon 18th 6pm: Fair Trade Fair (South Rec) Dutch sound poet and improvisor Jaap Blonk, and the 6:30pm: Qusa Nia SLAYS (LAR versatile and powerful "rhythm section" of and Weasel Walter. A Boston-based artist, Jeb Bishop Ballroom) Tue 19th established himself as a leading member of Chicago's 7pm: Building Positivity and Resilience improvised music scene for two decades, performing with (South Rec) , Peter Brötzmann Chicago Tentet, and his Wed 20th Halfway to break! own trio. Jaap Blonk is unique for his powerful stage Thu 21st One more day! presence and playful freedom in improvisation, combined with a keen grasp of structure. Damon Smith's sonic palette Fri 22nd Have a great fall break! on double bass is a personal, flexible improvisational Sat 23rd 3pm: Hall Closes for Fall Break language based in the American jazz avant-garde movement Sun 24th See you November 30th! and European non-idiomatic . The frenetically prolific bandleader/composer/multi-instrumentalist Weasel Walter Improvisers Exchange Workshop & Concert w/ JeJaWeDa summons myriad timbres from a (mostly) conventional drum Quartet kit, while also bringing a strong performative element to the Sunday, November 17th, 4:00pm, Main Lounge proceedings. Sunday, November 17th, 7:00pm, Main Lounge IE workshops are open to musicians of all backgrounds and levels who are interested in exploring collective improvisation. The concert will feature: Bishop/Blonk/Smith/Walter Quartet features trombone virtuoso Jeb Bishop, the great Dutch sound poet and improvisor Jaap Blonk, and the versatile and powerful "rhythm section" of Damon Smith and Weasel Walter. All coming together to create a harmonious strong performative Quartet.

Watercolor Workshops Sunday, November 17th, 7:00pm, Room 151 Watercolor workshop will continue our work with basic color theory, composition, and line work.

Ceramics Club Sunday, November 17th, 7:00pm, Ceramics Lab Come join ceramics club to work on ceramics projects! Drop in anytime during our 2 hour meetings! No meeting on Friday the 22nd or Sunday the 24th due to fall break!

Building Positivity and Resilience Tuesday, November 19th, 7:00pm, South Rec Join the Counseling Center Paraprofessionals to learn helpful tools to build positivity and resilience in your daily life.

Qusa Nia SLAYS Tuesday, November 19th, 6:30pm, LAR Ballroom Know your rights informational event hosted by Q, Eusa Nia, and SLAYS. Pizza, drinks and snacks provided!

Fall Break Closing Notice

The residence halls will close for fall break at 3 p.m. on Saturday, November 23.

If your transportation is later than this time, you may wait in the lobbies of the Break Housing halls – Snyder, PAR, FAR, or the Illini Union.

The residence halls will reopen at 9 a.m. on Saturday, November 30.

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