Palm Springs and the Desert Modernism: Thursday, September 20, 6:00-7:00 p.m. in Olin Hall

A discussion of post-WW2 desert modernism by Dr. Mara Gladstone will focus on the art of the transcendentalist painter Agnes Pelton and the architect Albert Frey.

Visiting Writers Reading Series: Thursday, September 20, 7:00 p.m. in Kimball Theatre in Hunter Conservatory

The first Visiting Writers session of the 2018 academic year will acquaint Whitman students with Sophie Johnson, the author of “Many Love: A Memoir of Polyamory and Finding Love(s).”

Instant Play Festival 2018: Saturday, September 22, 8:00-9:30 p.m. in Harper Joy Theatre

Whitman students will perform 14 ten-minute plays written by themselves in just two days.

Tom Taylor Live Music: Friday, September 21, 7:30-9:30 p.m. in Plumb Cellars, Walla Walla

Spend an evening listening to some of the most popular songs by modern and classical artists such as Bob Dylan, The Beatles and Elton John, performed by Tom Taylor, a one-man acoustic act.