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Saturday, October 29

Fall Fest Welcome and Registration Area
Shapiro Campus Center Atrium 
9:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m.

Croissants and Conversations
9:00-11:00 a.m.
Start your day with a delicious continental breakfast and a chance to meet faculty and staff from across the University. Also join in one of our community service projects throughout the weekend. We will be making fleece blankets in partnership with a local Boston organization "Cradles to Crayons".

 
Haunted Trip to Salem, MA
with Tales and Tombstones Tour
 Bus leaves Usdan Student Center at 2:00 p.m. ; return to campus around 8:30 p.m.
Put on your costume and spend the day before Halloween at the historic witch town and explore the history of the witchcraft trials of 1692. Also, join with us on one of the most private and special trolley tours -Tales & Tombstones. Visit scenes of grisly murders and ghastly executions; hear stories of ghosts - both mischievous and malevolent; listen to tales of Salem's haunted hotels and restaurants and of long forgotten underground passageways.  Tour will include information about ancient curses and legends of ghost ships and haunted islands. Trolley tours are separated into two groups. The first trolley leaves at 6 pm and the second at 6:15pm.  The tour is about one hour long.  Tickets are limited and are available for $35 per person.

Faculty Presentations
12:15 p.m. -3:45 p.m.
Schedule of Presentations
Students and families are invited to join our distinguished faculty and staff in a unique opportunity to connect with some of the University’s brightest minds in an intimate setting.

Faculty Spotlight Presentation
"Brandeis University at The Beginning"
Stephen Whitfield, Max Richter Professor of American Civilization
11:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m.
The early years of Brandeis University set the pattern for the sort of institution it would become and yet were perhaps the period in which the campus diverged most sharply from elsewhere.  What made Brandeis so distinctive and so exciting is the theme of this presentation.

• 1961-62: Art at the Origins: The original Rose galleries were inaugurated fifty years ago in May 1961. This exhibition presents works of art from the permanent collection created during the first full year of the museum's existence-academic year 1961-62-a pivotal period in American and art history.
• Collecting Stories: Highlighting the acquisition history behind some of the Rose Art Museum's most notable objects, Collecting Stories celebrates the purchases and gifts that have shaped the museum. Since a small but significant selection of modernist paintings was given to Brandeis in the 1950s, the Rose has pursued bold art acquisitions alongside groundbreaking exhibitions, establishing itself as a leader in modern and contemporary art in New England.
• Bruce Conner: EVE-RAY-FOREVER: Bruce Conner made the stroboscopic film triptych EVE-RAY-FOREVER for his 1965 exhibition at the Rose.  In honor of the museum's 50th anniversary, the Rose has acquired Conner's 2006 recreation of this groundbreaking film experience.

Music Unites Us: World Music Concert
Navarasa Dance Theater - Encounter
Preconcert Talk at 7:00 p.m., Concert at 8:00 p.m.
ENCOUNTER explores different encounters- encounter with the Divine, encounter with Self, encounter with Bob Marley, encounter with Love, and encounter with the Military. The first encounters are explored through dance. Each piece has a unique feel to it ranging from contemporary, modern to classical and folk. The encounter with the Military is based on a story about an indigenous woman, Dopdi, inspired by Magsaysay award winning writer Mahasweta Devi's story and adapted for the stage by S M Raju and Aparna Sindhoor. ENCOUNTER explores imageries from the history and the world around whether it is the Native American history or indigenous peoples history elsewhere or a modern day occurrence in Iraq or Afghanistan or Rwanda. Dr. Mohan Agashe (veteran Indian actor) says, "[Encounter] is a powerful piece. It is gorgeously staged. The dances are beautiful, and the impact of the show makes one think about it for a long time."  This concert concludes Navaras's residency, part of the MusicUnitesUS Intercultural Residency Series at Brandeis University.  Tickets are $20 for general public, $15 for Brandeis Community and Seniors, $5 for students. Purchase tickets online, by phone at (781) 736-3400, and in person at Brandeis Tickets in the Shapiro Campus Center. 

Student Events’ Film Series - "Sydney White"
8:00 p.m.
In this modern retelling of Snow White, Sydney is a tomboy who talks football with her father at home but decides to pledge the girliest sorority on campus when she starts college. When she finds herself at odds with the head of the house as the two clash over a boy, she finds help in a socially challenged group of new friends who help her take revenge on the devious diva. PG-13 

Brandeis Ensemble Theater (BET) presents
Cinderella Waltz
Carl J. Shapiro Theater, Shapiro Campus Center
8:00 p.m.
Rosey Snow is trapped in a fairy tale world that is by turns funny and a little frightening, with her stepsisters Goneril and Regan, her demented stepmother, her lecherous father, a bewildered Prince, a fairy godmother who sings salty old sailor songs, a troll and a possibly homicidal village idiot.  This play investigates the archetypal origins of the world's most popular fairy tale, contrasting the familiar and charming Perrault version with the darker, more ancient and disturbing tale recorded by the brothers Grimm. Grotesque farce and romantic fantasy blend in a fairy tale for adults. 
Purchase tickets online, by phone at (781) 736-3400, and in person at Brandeis Tickets in the Shapiro Campus Center.