THURSDAY, SEPT. 26
ART
“Practices of Receptivity,” an artist talk by Lindsey French of the University of Pittsburgh on the current Handwerker Gallery exhibit, “Ambiguous Territory: Architecture, Landscape, and the Postnatural”; 6 p.m., Handwerker Gallery, Gannett Center.
LECTURE
“The Soul of the Nation at a Time of White Nationalism,” a Peggy Ryan Williams Difficult Dialogues Symposium talk by the Rev. Kelly Brown Douglas, canon theologian at the Washington National Cathedral and author of “Stand Your Ground: Black Bodies and the Justice of God”; 7 p.m., Emerson Suites, Campus Center.
READING
Distinguished Visiting Writers Series reading by novelist and short-story writer Christine Schutt, a finalist for both the Pulitzer Prize and National Book Award; 6 p.m., Clark Lounge, Campus Center.
SATURDAY, SEPT. 28
MUSIC
Concert version of the Puccini opera “La Boheme,” performed by the Cayuga Chamber Orchestra (admission charged, visit ccoithaca.org for tickets); 7:30 p.m., Ford Hall, Whalen Center.
SUNDAY, SEPT. 29
MUSIC
Concert version of the Puccini opera “La Boheme,” performed by the Cayuga Chamber Orchestra (admission charged, visit ccoithaca.org for tickets); 3 p.m., Ford Hall, Whalen Center.
WEDNESDAY, OCT. 2
SCREENING
Out of the Closet series showing of “From Selma to Stonewall,” documenting the unusual bond formed between a black, straight preacher and a white, lesbian activist, followed by a panel discussion; 6 p.m., Textor 103.