BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//WCSU Events - ECPv6.15.17.1//NONSGML v1.0//EN CALSCALE:GREGORIAN METHOD:PUBLISH X-ORIGINAL-URL:https://www.wcsu.edu/events X-WR-CALDESC:Events for WCSU Events REFRESH-INTERVAL;VALUE=DURATION:PT1H X-Robots-Tag:noindex X-PUBLISHED-TTL:PT1H BEGIN:VTIMEZONE TZID:America/New_York BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0500 TZOFFSETTO:-0400 TZNAME:EDT DTSTART:20220313T070000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0400 TZOFFSETTO:-0500 TZNAME:EST DTSTART:20221106T060000 END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0500 TZOFFSETTO:-0400 TZNAME:EDT DTSTART:20230312T070000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0400 TZOFFSETTO:-0500 TZNAME:EST DTSTART:20231105T060000 END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0500 TZOFFSETTO:-0400 TZNAME:EDT DTSTART:20240310T070000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0400 TZOFFSETTO:-0500 TZNAME:EST DTSTART:20241103T060000 END:STANDARD END:VTIMEZONE BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20230708T083000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20230708T153000 DTSTAMP:20260409T002522 CREATED:20230518T144516Z LAST-MODIFIED:20230518T144819Z UID:10063734-1688805000-1688830200@www.wcsu.edu SUMMARY:Arts Technology Workshops DESCRIPTION:SUMMER 2023 ARTS TECHNOLOGY WORKSHOPS: The Summer 2023 Arts Technology Workshops are open to all rising high school freshman through seniors who are interested in arts technology. \nThe arts industries are rapidly evolving; implementing new technologies and softwares that are changing the landscape of what it means to be an artist and technician. This two-day\, educational experience offers students the opportunity to learn cutting edge arts technology that will expose them to new means of creation\, and open doors to new pathways in the arts. The Arts Workshops begin at an introductory level and equips students with a unique and advanced skillset in their area. In addition to learning skills in the various forms of arts technology\, students will also get a real look at what it’s like to be a college student in the visual and performing arts. \nWCSU will provide all technology needed. The only thing the participant needs to bring is their smartphone (and charger!). Lunch will be provided on both days of the workshops. There is a $35.00 registration fee. Registration opens March 15. There are a limited number of spots available for each workshop. \nAll workshops take place in the Visual and Performing Arts Center at Western Connecticut State University\, located at 43 Lake Avenue Extension\, Danbury\, CT. This stunning\, new facility offers top-of-the-line arts technology\, with equipment and software outmatching most professional arts venues. \n\nAbout the Workshops\nThe student may select one of the three workshops to participate in during the weekend. \nMusic Production – SOLD OUT\nStudents will be introduced to professional-level software\, hardware\, and production techniques to use in the creation of their own original music. Students will work with skilled instructors in the Recording Studio\, Music Technology Lab\, and suite of Audio Production Practice Rooms. Following brief exposition modules on audio fundamentals\, sound design\, composition\, and software use\, students will have the opportunity to produce original music using our state-of-the-art technologies and audio resources. \nStop Motion\nStudents will be introduced to stop-motion animation through historical reviews\, scene photography and building of their own zoetrope\, one of the earliest forms of stop-motion animation. Using available software the zoetrope photos will be compiled into a final movie form. \nTheatre Stage & Sound Technology\nExplore scenic and sound design for theatrical productions using industry standard software including Vectorworks\, Sketch Up and Qlab.  Students will create a visual and aural landscape from scratch and explore how scenery and sound work together to create the environment of a theatre production. \n\nSchedule\nEach day begins at 8:30 a.m. and ends at 3:45 p.m. Lunch will be provided from noon to 1:00 PM. Snacks and bottled water will be provided throughout the day. \n\nContact\nFor questions\, please email svpa@wcsu.edu\, or call the Office of the Dean of the School of Visual and Performing Arts at (203) 837-3222. URL:https://www.wcsu.edu/events/calendar/41625/2023-07-08/ LOCATION:Visual & Performing Arts Center\, 43 Lake Ave. Extension\, Danbury\, CT\, 06811 CATEGORIES:Workshops ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.wcsu.edu/events/wp-content/uploads/sites/181/2023/05/Technology-workshops.jpg ORGANIZER;CN="School of Visual &%3B Performing Arts":MAILTO:svpa@wcsu.edu END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20230708T130000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20230708T200000 DTSTAMP:20260409T002522 CREATED:20230626T135008Z LAST-MODIFIED:20230626T135008Z UID:10063747-1688821200-1688846400@www.wcsu.edu SUMMARY:Womanimation! Film Festival DESCRIPTION:WOMANIMATION! 2023 FILM FESTIVAL: Womanimation! visits Greenwood Features on Saturday\, July 8\, presented by MergingArts Productions\, allowing animation aficionados the chance to sample some of the world’s best animated short film stories\, culled from hundreds of submissions from women around the globe. It features a select program of 12 short films from nine countries\, all of which are U.S. or international premieres. \nIn roughly the length of a typical 90-minute feature film\, the festival entertains and challenges the audience\, with visual styles from stop motion to computer animation to traditional hand drawn. The focus is on independent animators and studios\, and the material is not for younger children\, with the subjects being more challenging than what you see in mainstream animation. Festival organizers will be on hand throughout the day\, with each screening kicking off with a slideshow with music introducing the filmmakers. \nAudiences at each screening will vote for their favorite three films of the program\, with the top overall vote-getter receiving a custom art object award\, created by a winner from a previous edition of the festival. In a new twist for this year’s event\, a special jury has been assembled consisting of women musicians who have topped the charts over the past year on MergingArts global radio programs (https://tinyurl.com/MACharts). The jury will review and rate the films\, with the winner also receiving a custom art award from a previous winner. \nYou can buy tickets at the door or ahead of time for festival screenings at 1\, 4 and 8 p.m.  At 6 p.m.\, we’ll have a reception DJ Madame B spinning music created by women across the globe\, along with special female-fronted karaoke selections for the bold among us. \nIn collaboration with Pink Boots Society (https://www.pinkbootssociety.org)\, who will be on hand for the reception as well\, we will premiere the special Citrus Got Real Wheat Ale from Reverie Brewing Company. \nMore information is available at http://www.mergingarts.org and https://www.mergingartsproductions.com/Events/Womanimation/Main.aspx. URL:https://www.wcsu.edu/events/calendar/womanimation-film-festival/ LOCATION:Greenwood Features\, 269 Greenwood Avenue\, Bethel\, CT\, 06801 CATEGORIES:Affiliated Event,Entertainment,Festival ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://www.wcsu.edu/events/wp-content/uploads/sites/181/2023/06/Womanimation.jpg.png ORGANIZER;CN="MergingArts Productions":MAILTO:mergingarts@gmail.com END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20230709T083000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20230709T153000 DTSTAMP:20260409T002522 CREATED:20230518T144516Z LAST-MODIFIED:20230518T144819Z UID:10063735-1688891400-1688916600@www.wcsu.edu SUMMARY:Arts Technology Workshops DESCRIPTION:SUMMER 2023 ARTS TECHNOLOGY WORKSHOPS: The Summer 2023 Arts Technology Workshops are open to all rising high school freshman through seniors who are interested in arts technology. \nThe arts industries are rapidly evolving; implementing new technologies and softwares that are changing the landscape of what it means to be an artist and technician. This two-day\, educational experience offers students the opportunity to learn cutting edge arts technology that will expose them to new means of creation\, and open doors to new pathways in the arts. The Arts Workshops begin at an introductory level and equips students with a unique and advanced skillset in their area. In addition to learning skills in the various forms of arts technology\, students will also get a real look at what it’s like to be a college student in the visual and performing arts. \nWCSU will provide all technology needed. The only thing the participant needs to bring is their smartphone (and charger!). Lunch will be provided on both days of the workshops. There is a $35.00 registration fee. Registration opens March 15. There are a limited number of spots available for each workshop. \nAll workshops take place in the Visual and Performing Arts Center at Western Connecticut State University\, located at 43 Lake Avenue Extension\, Danbury\, CT. This stunning\, new facility offers top-of-the-line arts technology\, with equipment and software outmatching most professional arts venues. \n\nAbout the Workshops\nThe student may select one of the three workshops to participate in during the weekend. \nMusic Production – SOLD OUT\nStudents will be introduced to professional-level software\, hardware\, and production techniques to use in the creation of their own original music. Students will work with skilled instructors in the Recording Studio\, Music Technology Lab\, and suite of Audio Production Practice Rooms. Following brief exposition modules on audio fundamentals\, sound design\, composition\, and software use\, students will have the opportunity to produce original music using our state-of-the-art technologies and audio resources. \nStop Motion\nStudents will be introduced to stop-motion animation through historical reviews\, scene photography and building of their own zoetrope\, one of the earliest forms of stop-motion animation. Using available software the zoetrope photos will be compiled into a final movie form. \nTheatre Stage & Sound Technology\nExplore scenic and sound design for theatrical productions using industry standard software including Vectorworks\, Sketch Up and Qlab.  Students will create a visual and aural landscape from scratch and explore how scenery and sound work together to create the environment of a theatre production. \n\nSchedule\nEach day begins at 8:30 a.m. and ends at 3:45 p.m. Lunch will be provided from noon to 1:00 PM. Snacks and bottled water will be provided throughout the day. \n\nContact\nFor questions\, please email svpa@wcsu.edu\, or call the Office of the Dean of the School of Visual and Performing Arts at (203) 837-3222. URL:https://www.wcsu.edu/events/calendar/41625/2023-07-09/ LOCATION:Visual & Performing Arts Center\, 43 Lake Ave. Extension\, Danbury\, CT\, 06811 CATEGORIES:Workshops ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.wcsu.edu/events/wp-content/uploads/sites/181/2023/05/Technology-workshops.jpg ORGANIZER;CN="School of Visual &%3B Performing Arts":MAILTO:svpa@wcsu.edu END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20230710T080000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20230711T153000 DTSTAMP:20260409T002522 CREATED:20230502T195556Z LAST-MODIFIED:20230502T195556Z UID:10063655-1688976000-1689089400@www.wcsu.edu SUMMARY:New Student Orientation Make-Up Session DESCRIPTION:NEW STUDENT ORIENTATION MAKE-UP SESSION: New student orientation for students who were unable to attend a previous school-specific orientation session will be on Monday and Tuesday\, July 10 and 11\, from 8 a.m. Monday until 3:30 p.m. Tuesday. For more information\, visit https://www.wcsu.edu/orientation/. URL:https://www.wcsu.edu/events/calendar/new-student-orientation-make-up-session/ LOCATION:Midtown campus\, 181 White St.\, Danbury\, CT CATEGORIES:Orientation ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.wcsu.edu/events/wp-content/uploads/sites/181/2023/05/Orientation-3.jpg ORGANIZER;CN="Student Affairs":MAILTO:diazv@wcsu.edu END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20230713T190000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20230713T203000 DTSTAMP:20260409T002522 CREATED:20230612T160538Z LAST-MODIFIED:20230612T163917Z UID:10063739-1689274800-1689280200@www.wcsu.edu SUMMARY:The Future Isn't What it Used to Be: Green Hydrogen DESCRIPTION:THE FUTURE ISN’T WHAT IT USED TO BE: How do we implement Green Hydrogen and Fusion energies?  \nHuman civilization needs a reliable supply energy. When (if?) the brakes are put on fossil carbon\, we will need a variety of replacements. Some post-carbon sources are well known (solar\, wind\, hydro) while others are not.  We will learn that some solutions supply energy\, while others conserve it.  A note of caution from Mitch himself\, “The speaker is an ecologist\, not an engineer or city planner. Therefore\, definitive solutions are unlikely to be proposed. Many ideas will be discussed\, however\, and I hope that the audience will contribute some good ones.” \nThe C.H. Booth Library in Newtown will welcome Dr. Mitch Wagener\, Climate Change Educator\, WCSU Professor of Biology\, as part of its efforts to bring the 2023 UN Climate Conference in the United Arab Emirates\, Dubai  Nov. 30 – Dec. 12 to the attention of its patrons. \n\n\nDate:\nThursday Jul 13\, 2023\n\nTime:\n7  –  8:30 p.m.\n\nLocation: THIS IS A VIRTUAL EVENT\nC.H. Booth Library Virtual Meeting Space 1\n\nRegister in advance at https://www.eventkeeper.com/code/ekform.cfm?curOrg=CHBOOTH&curID=636802&CFID=82462294&CFTOKEN=75fde0e2e4b23f50-E21E6FF5-D4AE-528A-535022AA29CE1EDA URL:https://www.wcsu.edu/events/calendar/the-future-isnt-what-it-used-to-be-green-hydrogen/ LOCATION:Virtual event CATEGORIES:Lectures,Public Events,Science,Speaker,Virtual event END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20230715T070000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20230715T203000 DTSTAMP:20260409T002522 CREATED:20230605T125349Z LAST-MODIFIED:20230605T125349Z UID:10063736-1689404400-1689453000@www.wcsu.edu SUMMARY:A Day in Saratoga DESCRIPTION:A DAY IN SARATOGA: Join us for a full day of fun in Saratoga\, New York. \nArrive at University Hall (Midtown campus) by 6:45 a.m. for check in. Bus departs at 7 a.m. Rest break on the way. \nArrive at the Guest Center in Saratoga for a rest break and meeting our step-on guide. We will take an hour guided tour around the city and learn about Saratoga both past and present. \nAt the end of the tour\, we will arrive at the Saratoga Race Track and our Grandstand seats. \nEnjoy the afternoon as you wish; grab a bite to eat\, watch the horses and place your bets\, and have some fun! Please make your way back to the Motor Coach for our return trip home by 5:15 p.m. \nThe plan is to arrive home by 8:30 p. m. \n$79 per person includes roundtrip bus transportation\, city tour and Race Track Grandstand seating. \nGet tickets here. URL:https://www.wcsu.edu/events/calendar/a-day-in-saratoga/ LOCATION:CT CATEGORIES:Alumni,Trip ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.wcsu.edu/events/wp-content/uploads/sites/181/2023/06/Saratoga.jpg ORGANIZER;CN="WCSU Alumni Association":MAILTO:crucittit@wcsu.edu END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20230718T183000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20230718T193000 DTSTAMP:20260409T002522 CREATED:20230612T162109Z LAST-MODIFIED:20230612T181354Z UID:10063740-1689705000-1689708600@www.wcsu.edu SUMMARY:The Future of Sustainable Energy DESCRIPTION:THE FUTURE OF SUSTAINABLE ENERGY: The MakerLab at the Danbury Library will host a series of three\, in-person talks with Dr. Mitch Wagener of Western Connecticut State University’s Biology Department\, in addressing immediate concerns in providing a better and sustainable future for generations to come. These talks will discuss ideas presented by Operation Drawdown. (drawdown.org) \n\nThe Future of Sustainable Energy (July 18\, 6:30-7:30 p.m.)\n\n\nThe Future of Sustainable Agriculture (July 25\, 6:30-7:30 p.m.)\n\n\nThe Future of Sustainable Land Use (Aug. 1\, 6:30-7:30 p.m.)\n\nFor Adults and Teens (Ages 12+) Registration required. \nRegister at https://danburylibrary.evanced.info/signup/EventDetails?EventId=40661&backTo=Calendar&startDate=2023/07/01 \n  URL:https://www.wcsu.edu/events/calendar/the-future-of-sustainable-energy/ LOCATION:Danbury Library\, 170 Main Street\, Danbury\, CT CATEGORIES:Lectures,Public Events,Science,Speaker ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.wcsu.edu/events/wp-content/uploads/sites/181/2023/06/OUR_SUSTAINABLE_FUTURE.jpg ORGANIZER;CN="Danbury Library":MAILTO:amuraca@danburylibrary.org END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20230725T183000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20230725T193000 DTSTAMP:20260409T002522 CREATED:20230612T162531Z LAST-MODIFIED:20230612T162531Z UID:10063741-1690309800-1690313400@www.wcsu.edu SUMMARY:The Future of Sustainable Agriculture DESCRIPTION:THE FUTURE OF SUSTAINABLE AGRICULTURE: The MakerLab at the Danbury Library will host a series of three\, in-person talks with Dr. Mitch Wagener of Western Connecticut State University’s Biology Department\, in addressing immediate concerns in providing a better and sustainable future for generations to come. These talks will discuss ideas presented by Operation Drawdown. (drawdown.org) \n\nThe Future of Sustainable Energy (July 18\, 6:30-7:30 p.m.)\n\n\nThe Future of Sustainable Agriculture (July 25\, 6:30-7:30 p.m.)\n\n\nThe Future of Sustainable Land Use (Aug. 1\, 6:30-7:30 p.m.)\n\nFor Adults and Teens (Ages 12+) Registration required. \nRegister at https://danburylibrary.evanced.info/signup/EventDetails?EventId=40662&backTo=Calendar&startDate=2023/07/01 URL:https://www.wcsu.edu/events/calendar/the-future-of-sustainable-agriculture/ LOCATION:Danbury Library\, 170 Main Street\, Danbury\, CT CATEGORIES:Lectures,Public Events,Science,Speaker ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.wcsu.edu/events/wp-content/uploads/sites/181/2023/06/OUR_SUSTAINABLE_FUTURE.jpg ORGANIZER;CN="Danbury Library":MAILTO:amuraca@danburylibrary.org END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR