Kahn Project 'Evil' Presents Classic Film Waxworks with Live Organ

The Kahn Liberal Arts Institute will glance back at film evolution with the presentation of the silent classic German film Waxworks, with live accompaniment improvised by award-winning organist Peter Krasinski on Wednesday, Feb. 15, at 7:30 p.m. in John M. Greene Hall. The film depicts the story of a poet hired to write dramatic tales based on the wax figures of three of history's evil men, Harun al Raschid, Ivan the Terrible and Jack the Ripper. The novel event is part of the Kahn project, "Evil."

An Alumna Filmmaker in Morocco

With her latest documentary, All I Wanna Do, about a Moroccan father-son rap duo, filmmaker Michelle Medina '05 has collected several awards after screenings at film festivals around the world. Meanwhile, Shana Corey '96 cultivates her passion for "olden girls" as an author and editor of books about brave women in history. Notes From Paradise.

Teaching Model About Building Knowledge

Smith is one of the first schools to apply innovative teaching methods known as knowledge building, a system developed some 20 years ago that emphasizes higher-level thinking, innovation, collaboration and creativity over lectures and conventional teacher-to-student interactions.

What Photos Say About Women of Smith Past

Museum Exhibition: Debussy's Paris

This March will mark the 150th anniversary of the birth of Claude Debussy, one of modern classical music's most influential composers. To help celebrate the milestone, the Museum of Art presents Debussy's Paris: The Art, Music and Sounds of the City, a multimedia exhibition running through June 10.

Renowned Indian Vocalist to Perform

One of North India's most acclaimed classical vocalists, Pandit Devashish Dey, a visiting professor of music, will perform music of his homeland during a free concert on Saturday, Feb. 11, at 7:30 p.m. in Earle Recital Hall, Sage, accompanied by Dibyarka Chatterjee on tabla. The event is the first of four concerts to be performed by Devashish this spring.

CWL Event Urges Students to 'Ask for It'

Those who do not develop the skills and confidence to ask for what they want in their careers are losing out, avers Sara Laschever, author of Ask For It: How Women Can Use the Power of Negotiation to Get What They Really Want. Laschever will lead a workshop for students on Friday, Feb. 10.

Junior Beats the Drum to Wake the Dragon

Among the lessons learned by Claire Ma '13 during her Junior Year Abroad in Geneva was how to effectively beat out a rhythm on a massive, Chinese drum. Ma spent January as an intern with International Bridges to Justice, which hosted an event at the World Economic Forum in Davos.