For the Week of July 8
Arts and Performances
Exhibitions
Michiana Modeling Workshop: Cycle 3 Fashion Show
Enjoy an evening of fashion featuring local designers in a fun and inclusive environment. Come celebrate the rising model students who have completed this year’s program. Dress to impress and bring your friends and family! $40 adults, $15 students/children.
Friday, July 12; 7 to 8 p.m. in the Philbin Studio Theatre, DeBartolo Performing Arts Center
Meet Your Museum
This drop-in tour will introduce you to your new Raclin Murphy Museum of Art. You can explore the architecture of the building through some of its most unique spaces and discover works of art on view for the first time. Free and open to all.
These tours will be every Thursday and Sunday through June and July from 2 to 3 p.m. in the Raclin Murphy Museum of Art
Exhibit — “Mapping the Middle Ages: Marking Time, Space and Knowledge”
Take a journey through space created by the objects and mapmakers who used them in Rare Books & Special Collections’ spring exhibit curated by David T. Gura, curator of ancient and medieval manuscripts.
Mondays through Fridays through July 31; 9:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. in Rare Books & Special Collections (Room 102), Hesburgh Library
StoryWalk
Check out the newest StoryWalk in Michiana! The Raclin Murphy Museum of Art has partnered with the St. Joseph County Public Library to bring this exciting national project to the Charles B. Hayes Family Sculpture Park. StoryWalk combines experiencing nature with reading together as a family. Free and open to all.
Daily through Monday, Sept. 2; all day in the Charles B. Hayes Family Sculpture Park
“Metropolis” (1927)
In the 21st century, a dehumanized proletariat labors nonstop in an underground city beneath a luxurious city of mile-high skyscrapers. Director Fritz Lang’s film creates a vision of a not-so-unlikely future that became central to various futurists and films (e.g., “The Matrix”). Part of the Summer Film School series. $7 adults, $6 faculty/staff, $5 seniors, $4 students.
Wednesday, July 10; 7 to 9 p.m. in the Browning Cinema, DeBartolo Performing Arts Center
Summer Film School
Summer Film School is a great way to learn how to recognize and analyze the unique conventions movies use to have flat, giant images on a wall that make us laugh, weep and cheer. This year’s series, broken into four classes, focuses on the world of tomorrow. The classes will ask and answer how films, throughout various points in history, have imagined and created the future. $12 course fee includes a 30-minute lecture, screening and post-film discussion. Sign up by July 10.
Wednesdays, July 10 through 31; 6:30 to 9:30 p.m. in the Browning Cinema, DeBartolo Performing Arts Center
Educational and Research Opportunities
Time-Out for Tech: “What Kind of AI Is This Anyway?”
Confused by all of these AI terms being thrown around? This session will explore various types of AI and how they are making their way into your day-to-day life. Free. Follow registration information to receive the calendar invitation.
Tuesday, July 9; 10 to 10:30 a.m. via Zoom
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Lectures and Presentations
Discussion — “Rediscovered Paintings: Conversations with Conservators and Art Historians”
In this second program of a two-part series, join Alexa Beller, paintings conservator of the Midwest Art Conservation Center, and Robert R. Coleman, professor emeritus of art history at Notre Dame, as they discuss the 18th-century easel painting “Virgin Reading with Angels” from the studio of Carlo Maratti. Open and free to all.
Thursday, July 11; 5:30 to 6:30 p.m. in the Raclin Murphy Museum of Art
The Eucharist and Catholic Schools Virtual Conference
Each week will include opportunities to reflect and watch interviews with theologians, educators and pastoral leaders related to the Eucharist. $40. Review the website for weeks four through six occurring July 8 through 26.
Week 4 — Live Seminar: “The Catholic School and the Vocation to Solidarity and Communion,” Wednesday, July 10; 3 to 4 p.m. virtually
Safety, Parking and Traffic
Traffic Circle Closed for Utility Work
Starting Monday, July 8, part of the circle north of Notre Dame Stadium and near the Snite Research Center in the Visual Arts will be closed for a few weeks for an active construction site. A fenced area (on the map in yellow) and a crane (outlined in orange) will be located within the circle. Review the aerial map for details.
Hesburgh Library Renovation Update — Closures
The Library Circle and east and south entrances will be closed starting Monday, July 15, through Thursday, Aug. 15. The Library Circle and east entrance will temporarily open Thursday through Sunday, July 25-28, for the international soccer friendly before closing again Monday, July 29. Dates may change. Visit library.nd.edu for the latest updates.
