Willimantic, CT- Eastern Connecticut State University welcomed well-known poet Christine Gelineau to campus on Oct. 20. Most of Gelineau’s poetry focuses on her experiences living on a horse-breeding farm. She was invited by the Eastern Writers Guild, an on-campus club led by faculty advisor Daniel Donaghy. The Writers Guild is responsible for publishing Eastern’s annual campus … [Read more...] about Famous Poet Reads to Eastern Students
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Willimantic Orchestra to Present its Autumn Concert at Eastern
Willimantic. CT —The Willimantic Orchestra opens its 36th season on Nov. 6 at 3 p.m. with a concert titled “Extended Family.” The concert will take place in the Concert Hall of the Fine Arts Instructional Center at Eastern Connecticut State University. The public is invited. Admission is free. This season the orchestra will be performing under the direction of guest … [Read more...] about Willimantic Orchestra to Present its Autumn Concert at Eastern
Eastern Graduate Premieres Play in Manhattan
Willimantic, Conn. — Eastern Connecticut State University alumnus Anthony Piccione ’16 premiered his play “the END of the LINE at the END” on Oct. 19 at the Manhattan Repertory Theatre in New York City. Piccione has been involved in theatre since his early teen years as a playwright, actor and dramaturge. He graduated from Eastern with a bachelor’s degree in theatre, and … [Read more...] about Eastern Graduate Premieres Play in Manhattan
Concert Band and Wind Ensemble Concert Present Fall Concert
Willimantic, Conn. – The Music Program at Eastern Connecticut State University presented the Concert Band and Wind Ensemble Fall concert on Oct. 19 at 7:30 p.m. in the Fine Arts Instructional Center Concert Hall. The Concert Band is a unique blend of more than 80 musicians, including Eastern students, faculty, alumni, local music educators and talented musicians … [Read more...] about Concert Band and Wind Ensemble Concert Present Fall Concert
Eastern Professor Publishes Fifth Book
Willimantic, Conn. – Michèle Bošković, French professor at Eastern Connecticut State University recently published her fifth book, “Un appelé dans la guerre d'Algérie: témoignage photo-textuel” [A Conscript in the Algerian War of Independence: A Photo-Textual Testimony] by L’Harmattan, Paris. The book is based on Bošković's interview with her father about his service in the … [Read more...] about Eastern Professor Publishes Fifth Book